New Nip + Fab products

The other day I got an email from Nip + Fab showing a number of new products! Needless to say I was very excited when I saw them! So what's new I hear you ask?

(Image from: Nip + Fab email)

Shine Fix (£9.95) - This mattifying gel helps to control shine and reduces congestion. Microsponges regulate and absorb excess oil flow throughout the day while helping to promote a fresh, healthy looking complexion

Night Fix (£17.95) - An intensive night gel that rejuvenates and adds radiance, leaving skin smoother and visibly younger looking. Beautify while you sleep with this nightly moisture boost!

Pigmentation Fix (£15.95) - Dreaming of bright and luminous skin? This concentrated formula reduces the appearance of age spots and uneven skin tine, for skin that looks radiants and glowing!

Clean Fix Wipes (£4.95) - With all the benefits of the Nip + Fab Clean Fix cleanser, in a conveniently packed wipe! These fabulous wipes maintain natural moisture balance while effective cleansing and sweeping away daily dirt and grime, even stubborn mascara!

Spot Fix (£9.95) - A fast acting gel that targets blemishes. This effective formula helps reduce the appearance of problem prone skin.

These are currently exclusive online at Nip + Fab.

Haul - Clothes, shoes and more!

The last couple of days I've been shopping to get some things for my new job as I don't have a uniform. But of course I got a few more things too!

Next Clearance

Spotty top - £6 (was £14)

Clarks

Regatta coat - £20 (was £36)

Shoes - £31.99 (was £54.99)

Boots

Maybelline eyestudio eyeshadow - £6.99

Revlon colorstay eyeshadows - £7.99

Maybelline gel liner - £7.99

All cosmetics are currently on 3 for 2 so I got the Maybelline eyeshadow free!

 The Works

Books - 3 for £5

Asda

Cream top - £6

Wilkinsons

Mini drawer unit - £2.45

This was an absolute bargain! I have a bigger one which I used for my make up and thought this little one would be perfect to keep my lipsticks and hair grips and bobbles in.


I have another shopping trip coming up next week to get a few more bits that I need and then I'll be sorted!

Save vs Splurge - Shower Oils

I've done all previous save vs splurge posts on cosmetics put I thought I'd have a change and do one on shower oils.

Before I used a shower oil I didn't understand why anyone would want to use an oil in the shower. Surely it would be greasy and just generally be a horrible product. But nope I was wrong. It's got to be one of the best products I've ever used. There aren't many on the market but they are becoming more popular and they do vary in price quite abit. So with this is mind here are the three products I'm comparing:

Left to Right:

Most expensive: L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil (250ml) - £16.00

Mid priced: No7 Luxurious Foaming Shower Oil (250ml) - £9.00

Cheapest: Sanctuary Mande Lular Sensuous Shower Oil (250ml) - £6.89

The first one I used was the L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil. I had a huge 500ml bottle and it took me absolutely ages to use! But this wasn't a bad thing. This comes with a screw dispenser top (it has a hole in the middle where it comes out of when you unscrew the lid) so you don't end up with a tonne of product coming out and wastage which is really good. Even though it is an oil it isn't greasy and when you apply to wet skin it foams up slightly into a rich lather. It left my skin lovely and soft and you can even pour under running water to create a lovely bubbly bubble bath! And it doesn't leave your bath greasy, oily or slippy so all in all it's great for a bath.

Next I used the Sanctuarys Mande Lular Sensuous Shower Oil. The Sanctuary do two shower oils but I chose this fragrance as it doesn't contain parabens, the other one does. The fragrance is lovely, better than the L'Occitane almond but at just under £10 cheaper how does the quality fair up? I have to admit I was really impressed. Everything the L'Occitane oil did, this did. The only thing different was the dispenser, it has one of those which is split into two and you push down one half for the other half to pop up with gives out the product. God I'm rubbish at describing these aren't I?!

Finally, the No7 Luxurious Foaming Shower Oil. This is a grape based product (L'Occitane also did a grape shower oil but it's now discontinued). I did like the fragrance, it was quite subtle but you could smell the fruitiness. This has the same type of dispenser as the Sanctuary product, don't worry I won't try to describe it again, but considering the price I wasn't impressed. It didn't lather up very well, or create a lovely bubbly bath. In fact this bottle didn't last long at all.

So my final thoughts...

1st place - Sanctuary Mande Lular Sensuous Shower Oil (cheapest)

2nd place - L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil (most expensive)

3rd place - No7 Luxurious Foaming Shower Oil (mid price)

Have I persuaded you to try a shower oil? Or have you used one already? Let me know what you think!

NOTD - Revlon Ocean Breeze

This is the first Revlon nail polish I've bought and it is one of their new scented polishes but this isn't why I bought it, I just simply loved the colour.

This was two coats and to be honest, as I didn't use top coat I didn't expect it to last two minutes at work where I'm handling stock, boxes with sticky Sellotape and cash but after a full day at work I only had one small chip on a nail! Very impressed!

As for the scent, once it dries it does smell, this one was a fresh ocean fragrance, but it doesn't last very long. I don't really see the point to have a scent in a polish which doesn't last. Maybe I'm missing something?!

Have you tried the scented nail polishes? What do you think of them?

PTD - Challenge 47

This weeks challenge at Pear Tree Designs is a free for all. This means you can create what ever you want. The prize up for grabs is a goody bag supplied by Donna. My creation is this:

This was made for my friend who I was a bridesmaid for a week ago. I'd already written in it so have tried to blank out the writing on the photo below.

I love it as it's a simple design, yet I think it looks really classy and sophisticated and it matches her wedding colour scheme!

Entries to be in by 4pm sunday! Good luck!

PTD - Challenges 44, 45 and 46

I haven't posted my design team cards from Pear Tree Designs for 3 weeks now so this is a quick post just to show what I made.

Challenge 44 - Use lace

Challenge 45 - Easter

Challenge 46 - Colourful

The next post will show the current challenge which is running for a week.

Product use up

This months product use up has been a monster of one! No less than 22 products have been finished! Why is it that everything seems to finish at the same time?!?

Left - Right:

Sure crustal deodorant x2

Boots Expert Sensitive Cream Bath

Soap & Glory Greatest Scrub of All

Beautifully Delicious bath cubes 

Left - Right:

Pantene Aqua Light Shampoo

Pantene Aqua Light Conditioner

Korres vanilla plum shower gel

Body Shop seaweed clarifying night treatment

No7 Protect and Perfect eye cream

Time Delay face wipes

Left - Right:

Beautifully Delicious Sugar Scrub

Good Things Stay Clear Cleanser

Herbal Essences Seductively Straight Conditioner

Batiste Fresh Dry Shampoo

Dead Sea Source Seaweed Body Wash

Dead Sea Source Ginger Body Wash

Left - Right:

The Body Shop Sweet Lemon body butter

Cowshed 'Lippy Cow' Lip Balm

No7 eye make-up remover

Soap & Glory Heel Genius

L'Occitane Verbena Cooling Hand Gel

Finally I feel like I'm getting somewhere with my challenge but I have alot of reviews coming up so I apologise if you find them boring! Like usual let me know how well your doing if your doing this challenge too!