Product Rave - L'Oreal colour appeal eyeshadow

There’s not many products that I try and repurchase because I love them but L’Oreal Colour Appeal Holographic eyeshadows are in the minority which I do repurchase again and again.

Clockwise from top: Turquoise Lame, Brown Lame, Real Silver, Pure Gold.

Swatches

The first one I bought was Real Silver and was devastated when last year when I was running out I found out that it was discontinued buttttttttttttt L'Oreal just repackaged them so it made an appearance again! Yey!

All the shades have a gorgeous sheen to them and they last all day. I also love them because even when you can't be bothered to do your make-up they can transform the simplest look into a smart, sophisticated one. They are a product which I would recommend over and over again.

Have you tried these? What did you think?

Review - Good Things skincare

Good Things is a brand which was launched earlier this year and is only available from Boots. It was created by Alice Hart-Davis and doesn't contain any of the nasty stuff which is bad for us including: parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, animal ingredients and mineral oils (post on these found here). But they do contain 'superfruit' extracts which are a more natural way to cleanser and moisturiser your skin.

I bought a number of the products that are available a couple of months ago and have been using them everyday since and now I'm going to finally review them.

Products bought

L-R: Miracle Mattifier moisturiser, Dream Cream night cream, Stay Clear cleanser and Five Minute Facial face mask

And.... Good Clean Fun freshening polish and Bright Eyes eye cream

Reviews

Miracle Mattifying Moisturiser (RRP: £7.99)

Superfruits / super ingredients:

Blackcurrant - Anti-inflammatory and promotes clearer skin

Goji berry - Calms the skin and energises it

Licorice - Anti-inflammatory, brightens and clarifies

Mango seed oil - Moisturising

What I thought:

It's thicker than other face creams that I've used but a little goes a long way. It also sinks in and is absorbed quickly and it does leave the skin matte and not greasy. It smells gorgeous!

Dream Cream night cream (RRP: £8.99)

Superfruits / super ingredients:

Avocado oil: Rich in essential fatty acids, full of sterolins which leave the skin soft and is moisturising

Cranberry - Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory

Fig - Rich moisturising properties

Rice bran oil - Rich in anti-oxidants and contains squalene which is supposed to support the collagen in the skin

Shea butter - Extremely moisturising and helps repair the skin

Wheat germ oil - Calms the skin and counteracts dryness

What I thought:

I like the fact that with this product you can use it as a normal night cream or apply it in a thick layer, leave for 5 minutes and then wipe off as an intensive moisturiser. It is very think but again this means that you need very little. It smells really nice and even though it is thick it sinks into the skin easy and doesn't leave you feeling sticky or like you have a film over your face.

Stay Clear Cleanser (RRP: £4.99)

Superfruits /super ingredients:

Blueberry - Antioxidant and contain anti-irritant properties

Licorice - Anti-inflammatory, brightens and clarifies

Mango extract - Contains water soluble vitamins which act as antioxidants to boost the skin

Willowbark - Natural ingredient which contains salicylic acid which has an anti-microbial effect

What I thought:

A little goes a long way with this product. It doesn't foam up much but it doesn't contain any artificial foaming ingredients so this is to be expected. I felt that it does leave my skin clean and removes any make up that I have on (excluding mascara).

Bright Eyes eye cream (RRP: £5.99)

Superfruits / super ingredients:

Caffeine - Improves circulation and reduced puffiness

Di-Peptide-2: Reduced puffiness by improving the drainage of under-eye bags

Eyeliss - Reduced puffiness

Lychee - Contain vitamin C and potassium

Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7: Anti-inflammatory and soothes the skin

Raspberry - Soothes the skin and acts as an anti-oxidant

Shea butter - Extremely moisturising and helps repair the skin

What I thought:

This seemed to be extremely moisturising and hasn't irritated my eyes which some other eye creams can sometimes do. It has a light texture so is absorbed easily.

Good Clean Fun freshening polish (RRP: £4.99)

Superfruits / super ingredients:

Cactus stem - Soothing and hydrating and is full of anti-oxidants and moisturising polysaccharides which are sugars

Cranberry - Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory

Strawberry - Purifying, rich in vitamin C and anti-oxidants

Strawberry seeds - Exfoliating

Willowbark - Natural ingredient which contains salicylic acid which has an anti-microbial effect

What I thought:

I have only used this a few times and it does have a gentle exfoliating effect. I like how the strawberry seeds do the exfoliating but I prefer something more rough.

Five minute Facial face mask (RRP: £5.99)

Superfruits / super ingredients:

Avocado oil: Rich in essential fatty acids, full of sterolins which leave the skin soft and is moisturising

Blueberry - Antioxidant and contain anti-irritant properties

Goji berry - Calms the skin and energises it

Green clay/illite: Draws out impurities, tightens pores and banishes blemishes

Kaolin: Absorbs sebum and impurities

Shea butter - Extremely moisturising and helps repair the skin

Willowbark - Natural ingredient which contains salicylic acid which has an anti-microbial effect

What I thought:

I've only used this 3 times and found that unlike other masks this didn't result in me having loads of spots the next day. It does feel like it's tightening pores and absorbing oil which is mainly what my skin suffers from. It dries quick but I found it hard to remove.

Overall.....

I was impressed with this range and it has really helped to clear up my skin and since I started using it I haven't had any outbreaks of eczema on my face which is quite an achievement! Out if the products I tried I would repurchase both of the moisturisers, the cleanser and the eye cream. I think that the only product missing from this range is a toner. If they brought one out this range would be complete for me.

Has anyone else tried anything from this range? What did you think?

The week that was....

Like the picture suggests (which has been borrowed from weheartit) I'm currently felling under the weather. Full of cold.

The BF has been away on a course this week so I've had a few days of the best sleep in a long time and then he came home a day early on Thursday and I had the worst nights sleep ever. Not just because of the gale force wind outside which kept me awake but Chris snored all night long like a walrus. So after 4 hours sleep I woke with a stinker of a cold. I'm feeling a little better today even though I feel like I've got bin bags under my eyes so I'm taking it easy and relaxing before another week at work begins.

And I can't believe The Only Way is Essex has finished! More trashy TV needed please!

Review - Avon liquid freeze quick dry nail spray

I bought this a couple of months ago from Avon for £3 (regular price £6) and after having used a lot of 'quick dry' nail products I wasn't holding my breath that this one would be good but I thought that at £3 I'd give it a try.

You paint your nails and simply spray one pump onto each nail and within 30 seconds your polish is dry and I mean dry. As I paint my nails in bed before going to sleep, when I wake the next morning I normally have fabric print in my polish as it was still abit tacky but not after using this.

I've used this a few times so far and my polish has been perfect. I would certainly repurchase this and have recommended it to my mum and her friend who both want a bottle of it!

Has anyone else tried this? Or do you use another quick dry spray?

Haul - Avon

Last week my eagerly anticipated Avon order arrived. I was so excited and wasn't disappointed!

I ordered this Antler case which was £10 when you ordered £10 worth of make up and I LOVE it!

It's HUGE inside and will be perfect when I go on a hen weekend next year and it's got fab pink zebra print lining!

So to get this I ordered 4 bits of make up which came to £20.

An eyeshadow quad in neutral browns, an illuminating Magix brush on concealer, and 2 mineral lipsticks (smooth nude and smooth berry I think).

Swatches of the eyeshadows starting with the lightest to the darkest.

And swatches of the lipsticks nude and then berry.

The eyeshadows go on really well and last the day and the lipsticks give a nice sheer finish. I would repurchase all of these items. The concealer I haven't yet tried.

Have you tried any of these? What do you think?

Boots Mark Hill RAW Zebra Hairdryer offer of the week

Starting tomorrow at Boots the offer of the week is the Mark Hill RAW Zebra Hairdryer which is being reduced from £59.99 to £24.99!

This is such a funky looking dryer and it's part of the RAW range which includes matching straighteners and curling wands.

If I hadn't have got a new dryer last christmas I would be buying this one. Are you going to be buying this?

Haul - Christmas shopping

Last week I had a mega shopping trip and I've only just had time to post what I got.

Boots

Philips epilator, Philips shaver (for Chris), Batiste dry shampoo, E45 dry scalp shampoo, Boots tea tree and witch hazel nose pore strips and Good Things cleanser

Winnie the Pooh diary, Benefit Lemonaid and Papermania metallic markers (not from Boots!)

FCUK sports bag (for Chris for christmas)

Sterimar salt water nasal spray, Colgate 360 Actiflex toothbrush and Original Source extra strong black mint shower gel (this is mens but I think I'll use it in the morning to wake me up, it smells gorgeous)

No7 items: Kabuki brush, eyeshadow contour brush, eyeshadow blender brush, nail polish 'spun sugar', lipstick 'attract', tinter moisturiser 'fair' and lash and brow perfecter mascara. I bought all these with the £5 off vouchers that they regularly give out

Spun Sugar nail polish

Christmas cards, I don't think I need any but all my christmas things are in the loft so I bought some just in case! And a Winnie the Pooh calendar

Boots essentials hairspray (the best I've used), Sure deodorant, Jelly Bean factory jelly bean tins and a chocolate bar

Set of 3 cake tins, Lindt Lindor chocolates, 4 packs of sponges (I use these to wash my face with) and 2 MAM oral care bunnies. These are for my cousins little boy, Josh, and our friends little girl, Izzy, (when she's born!) for christmas. Never seen anything like these before so thought they'd be cute and unusual gift

Alot of the things I bought were part of Boot's christmas 3 for 2 offer so I saved loads of money.

New Look

When I went to New Look last week they had buy one get one free on jewellery so I bought a necklace and a set or earrings and they cost me £4.99 instead of £9.98. Bargain!

So thats a few more of my christmas presents sorted, just got something else to get for Chris, his mums, and his nieces and then I'm done. How is your shopping coming on?