Dove Refresh and Care Dry Shampoo Review

Batiste quite literally owns it when it comes to dry shampoo. I think I have consistently used it since I was about 16 and have never been disappointed by it, until now! I have just felt that recently my hair hasn't really responded to Batiste so I have strayed away from my old favourite and found myself really liking this new little guy.

I am pretty sure someone either recommended me this or I read about this on a blog because I am not sure how else I would have stumbled across it, but boy am I glad I did. I think I purchased this from Superdrug in late March and my initially impression was god lord this is expensive! This is £4.59 for 100ml where as Batiste is about £2.99 for 200ml, I know under a fiver is still cheap but as a fairly poor student price is a big factor for me! I do however think it is worth the price and I will definitely be repurchasing this, especially if I see it on offer!

What I like about this so much is the smell! It has a lovely clean smell and does actually make your hair feel cleaner after using it, which I have found others don't do for me. This absorbs grease amazingly and leaves my hair looking cleaner and less greasy but doesn't leave your hair in anyway powdery or white, which is great for girls with darker hair. 

This dry shampoo also acts as a good voluminser. I have said it before and I'll say it again my hair literally has no life or body to it and I completely hate it so any product that promises volume is a winner for me! This does actually create quite a lot of volume as well as acting as a dry shampoo which is a lovely added bonus!

I basically really like this dry shampoo! I am going to repurchase Batiste, just to try it out again but this little bottle of goodness is shifting forwards into my favourites basket! Anyway hope you enjoyed my little review here, make sure to follow me on Bloglovin and come back tomorrow for a look at my recent non beauty favourites. Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading,

Laura xx

Dove Dry Shampoo- http://www.boots.com/en/Dove-Style-Care-Dry-Shampoo-200ml_1372031/

 

Osbourne Collection at MAC

When it comes to a MAC collection I turn into a mad women and literally want to purchase all of it! My favourite collection this year so far has to be the Fantasy of Flowers collection which included the stunning Mineralise Skin Finish in Stereo Rose which is constantly in my make up bag but I think a new favourite may have just wandered into my life in the form of the Kelly and Sharon Osbourne Collection.

I went into my local MAC store the day this collection came out just for a little look at the products in person, I had already read so many reviews but wanted to give everything a little swatch and play with before deciding on what products I definitely wanted to buy. But as usual I lost control of my spending and ended up buying 2 little things! There are definitely a lot of things from this collection that I am still eyeing up (both the quads in particular) so this is just a little taster because I am sure I will be running back to MAC very soon. 

I love the packaging for both the girls and because of this wanted to make sure I got something from both lines. From Kelly I finally decided on the Blusher in Cheeky Bugger.  This is a satin finish blush which goes on a pretty understated rosy peach colour. I love a bright pink blusher so I was initially drawn to Sharon's blusher in Peaches and Cream which is much brighter but I decided to try something slightly different and go for a softer one. I have already used this blusher loads and I like it a lot (more than when I first swatched it in the shop). I think it will look fab on loads of skin tones, especially fair skin, but will also look amazing on with a bit of a tan. The finish of this is really love and leaves your cheeks looking stained with colour and beautifully flushed. As for the rest of Kelly's line I am really interested in 2 of the lipsticks, Kelly Yum Yum, a bright blue toned pink and the lovely bright lilac Dodgy Girl. Her Bloody Brilliant Eye Shadow Quad is also one I am keeping my eye on.

Onto Sharon and I played it very safe by just picking up a Lipglass in Pussy Willow. Firstly the name? Is it suppose to be naughty, I don't really get it!! This is a lovely gold super glittery sheer lipgloss. I think I prefer the lilac packaging of Kelly's line slightly more but the red packaging is stunning as well! I mostly got this to wear over lipsticks because I am loving a shimmery glossy lip at the moment but over the last couple of days I have enjoyed wearing this just on its own. Last night I did wear this over MAC Plink!, and I think it looked really gorgeous. It doesn't look too gold on the lips which I like but still leaves them with a bit of colour and not just glitter! This, like all their lip products, smells and tastes like vanilla (AMAZING). Out of the rest of the Sharon line there isn't that many things I am drawn too, the Duchess Eyeshaow Quad is under strong consideration for purchasing as is the Blusher in Peaches and Cream. But apart from that I like the Kelly range a little bit more, I think it is more appealing for younger people where as I reckon my mum would love some of the lip colours in the Sharon range!

All this reviewing has made me want to run back to MAC to get more so excuse me, i'm off!! Be back here tomorrow for a look at my new favourite dry shampoo, hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading,

Laura xx

I was going to link some of the products I like from the collection below but it looks like a lot of it is already sold out online. So I would advise going in and seeing if there is still some bits in stock in your local store!

Tanya Burr Lips and Nails Review

I am a massive Tanya Burr fan, so when I found out she was releasing some make up I have to admit I was quite excited! I didn't purchase any of the products straight away as I wanted to wait until they were in stores so that I could see everything in the flesh before deciding on what bits I wanted. I started off getting just 1 of the lipglosses and 1 of the nail polishes and those are the ones I am going to talk about.

Lipgloss wise I was immediately drawn to Aurora, as you all know I a massive sucker when it comes to cute names and this one I definitely purchased based on the name, I love disney princesses and also aurora sounds like Laura! The packaging is nothing too special but it is sleek and functional. My first thought was how good the lipgloss smells! It has a lovely berry scent (and flavour if you lick your lips) and when applying isn't sticky at all. Aurora provides quite a lot of pigmented colour for a lipgloss and leaves the lips looking plump, glossy and a really nice pink colour. I have loved using this as a day to day lipgloss but it also looks amazing over lipsticks. My winning combination is this combined with MAC Chatterbox, this literally leaves your lips looking awesome! 

On the nail polish front I choose to pick up the super cute Little Duck. I picked this up because I really wanted a duck egg blue nail polish which this colour really is. I first put this on with no base coat or top coat and disappointingly it did chip after just a couple of days. Second time round though and I used a base coat and top coat and the last power was much more impressive so that would be my recommendation for application. I used this colour on my toes for holiday and I was crazy impressed with how long it lasted! I think I retouched it once over the whole holiday which is fab considering that I was in and out of both the pool and sea. 

Generally I have been fairly impressed with these products. Price wise these are middle of the range drugstore products but I would say the quality is slightly higher than the price which is of course amazing! I am very keen to try some more colours, especially in the lipgloss, what colours do you guys like? I know I am a bit late on the Tanya Burr train but better late than never!! Make sure to give my blog a follow on Bloglovin so you can keep up to date with  any new posts and come back tomorrow for a look at my new favourite MAC collection! Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading,

                                                                        Laura xx

Lipgloss- http://www.superdrug.com/lip-make-up/tanya-burr-lipgloss-aurora/invt/931057

Nail Varnish- http://www.superdrug.com/nails/tanya-burr-nail-polish-little-duck/invt/930359

Body Shop Haul

Am I the only person to have noticed that you literally never have to pay full price for anything in Body Shop anymore? If I am, please download VoucherCodes now!! I am a massive fan of the Body Shop and would buy most things in there full price but there are always so many vouchers around which means I get to buy great products at very cheap prices. Last week I was suffering from severe post holiday blues so turned to my old friend internet shopping to get me through and here is what I picked up.

A couple of months ago I smelt the Vineyard Peach Body Scrub in my Boyfriend's shower (it was his housemates) and completely loved it so obviously purchased this scrub straight away. Months on and one container of scrub almost finished I have discovered the rest of the range and to be honest I couldn't be happier! Firstly I decided to get the Vineyard Peach Shower Gel, which I think, if possible smells better than the scrub. I am already a massive fan of their body washes, they leave me smelling lovely and clean and also the scent lingers in my bathroom and through out my house after I have showered so in my opinion win win for

everyone! This is normally but £4 but I got 40% off so was only £2.40.

Like most people I love the body butters and as body moisturising goes I don't think you can wrong with any of their butters but what I have never tried are their Body Lotions. My housemate has the coconut one and raves about it so I bit the bullet and picked up the Vineyard Peach Body Lotion (normally £8, 40% off £4.80). This again smells amazing and looks like it will be super moisturising, which my post sun skin really needs. I haven't had a chance to try this out yet so let me know if you guys have tried any of the body lotions and what you think?

Now I moved away from the Vineyard Peach section and headed for the candles for some reason! I have never tried a body shop candle before but the sound of Vanilla and Tonka Bean (normally £10, 40% off £6) really intrigued my nose. I was most excited to smell this when my order arrived and I have to say I wasn't disappointed! This smells sweet but also quite sophisticated and although it isn't too summery I am going to burn it ASAP. I think I am going to take this candle and leave it at my boyfriends house to make his room smell a little nicer (and smell less like man). 

My final purchase is a weird one and something I have heard nothing about! It is the Ginger Anti-Dandruff Shampoo (normally £4.50, 40% off £2.70). I don't actually suffer from dandruff but my scalp is really peeling after holiday so I got this to hopefully help deal with that! Now I am going to admit that this does not smell nice at all, I normally like the smell of ginger but this is just something else!! I think I am going to use this once a week or so just to keep my scalp nice and healthy whilst combating dandruff before it has even started! I would suggest you smell this before you buy it because I think the smell would really put some people off.


That is all for my little post holiday haul. I have been very busy this last week so haven't had a chance to mess around with any of the products yet but let me know which of these products you want full reviews for? I will have a look to see if I can find some voucher codes if any of you are interested in doing your own body shop haul and I will leave any codes below. Come back tomorrow where I shall finally be reviewing Tanya Burr's lipgloss and nail polish! Please follow me on Bloglovin and Instagram if you want, hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading,

                                                                           Laura xxx

If you download the vouchercodes app you will find an extra 25% off sale items in store and also 40% off full priced items in store. Online you can get free delivery on orders over £20 and the same deals as in store with an extra deal of £10 of orders over £25.

http://www.vouchercodes.co.uk/search/?q=The+Body+Shop


Body Wash- http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/bath-body-care/body-washes/vineyard-peach-shower-gel.aspx

Body Lotion- http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/bath-body-care/body-lotion/vineyard-peach-body-lotion.aspx

Candle- http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/fragrance/scented-candles/vanilla-tonka-bean-scented-candle.aspx

Shampoo- http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/bath-body-care/haircare/ginger-anti-dandruff-shampoo.aspx

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Finish Lipstick Review and Swatches

Now I know I am a bit late on this bandwagon but I am finally aboard and wanted to share my thoughts on these lipsticks with you. 

Top- Hot Pepper
Bottom- Frambourjois

First up these are at the more expensive end of the drugstore at £8.99 which did initially put me off but 1, there is always some sort of deal on at Superdrug or Boots and 2, these are worth the money (and maybe even more). I first picked these up back in March so have been using them for a couple of months now and my thoughts haven't actually changed much since I first used them. I also really like the packaging of these, I think the doe foot applicator is really lovely and soft on the lips and the rectangular packaging makes the lipstick look more highend than Bourjois. 

The colours I picked up are Hot Pepper, a bright orange toned red  and Frambourjois, a deep almost purpleish pink. I couldn't decide for ages which 2 colours to purchase but eventually decided out of the 6 available these were the most 'me' colours. Since reading loads and reviews and seeing all the colours swatched I am really interested in picking up Ping Pong as well. I think out of the 2 I have fallen most in love with Hot Pepper, I rarely ever wear a red lip, let alone a matte red lip so this is quite a scary lipstick for me but I really really enjoy wearing it. 

These apply glossy and then dry a lovely velvet matte, which stays on all night. The first time I wore this on a night out I think I reapplied once over the whole night and literally had to scrub at my lips to get this off!! The lasting power of these are fabulous and what is even more amazing is that these do not make your lips looked chapped and disgusting! I have never really got on with many matte lip products, mainly because I don't think they look that nice unless you have perfect moisturised and non cracked lips (which I sadly do not have) but these bad boys are different. No matter how disgusting my lips are these go on beautifully and make my lips look gorgeous (if I don't say so myself!). 

Overall I am really really impressed with these and I will definitely be picking up some more shades. Only having 6 colours does make the line quite limited but hopefully over time they will release some more shades because I am sure everyone will love them. Have you guys tried these? What did you think?

I am so so so happy to say that I have receached 100 followers, I didn't think 100 people would ever in a million years care about my blog, so thank you so much to everyone who has followed me on Bloglovin. And if you haven't followed me yet please do! Links are in the side and also below. Come back tomorrow for another haul, this time Body Shop. Hope you are all having a good Sunday, thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed,


                                                                    Laura xx

P.S- Just looked on the Boots website and there is a deal for 2 for £14 on Bourjois products and 3 for 2 on make up at Superdrug so if you are interested in getting these check these deals out!

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Finish Lipsticks- http://www.boots.com/en/Bourjois-Rouge-Edition-Velvet-lipstick_1459266/

My Holiday!

I got home yesterday from an amazing relaxing week in the sun! It was mine and my boyfriends first holiday together and I was so excited and it definitely didn't disappoint. We went to Costa Teguise in Lanzarote, where I have been holidaying almost every year since I was a child so it was lovely to be able to show him all the places my family talk about. So read on to see some OOTN's as well as some general holiday snaps!

Outfit from the first night, the dress is from Topshop, Sunglasses are from Ebay and Flip Flops Boohoo.

My first meal in Lanzarote and one of the best! Yummy grilled Squid and Canarian potatoes, so good!

This was a cheeky last minute purchase the day before holiday but this colourful Primark bikini became my favourite! The top is really flattering and also provides really good support. The sunglasses are from Tiger.

Another outfit pic, I love this maxi dress, it is from Dorothy Perkins and looks so lovely but is also super comfy. Lanzarote can get a bit breezy so some nights I had to wear a cardigan and when I did it was this H and M one. Finally I wore some Primark flatform wedges. 

I kept my make up fairly simple on holiday so it always featured an eye look from my Naked 3 palette, Benefit High Beam, Body Shop Honey Bronzer (to make me a little more brown!), MAC MSF in Stereo Rose and then a lip of choice. In this picture I was wearing MAC Chatterbox. This look is really simple but I think it is pretty good for summer nights. I kept my hair natural everyday as well because I just couldn't be bothered to style it!

My favourite outfit of the holiday because I love this dress! I got this dress a couple of weeks ago from Zara and I love it! Wore it with my Boohoo flip flops and a H and M bag.

Final outfit is another H and M number, again with my cardigan and bag but this time with Primark black flip flops. 

Ok so that is all of my holiday snaps that I shall be sharing with you! I had such a lovely time and now feel very relaxed and revitalised! I shall be back again tomorrow with a review of some lovely lip products so make sure to check that out. Please follow me on Bloglovin, link below. Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading,

                                                                          Laura xx

May Empties

Ok so I have again been very bad and not posted in ages, but I feel a lot more organised now and I am back from holiday so hopefully I can start posting in a slightly more scheduled manner!! Anyway I have used up some more stuff in the last month so here is a look into my bin,

First up is this face mask from Lush and it is the Catastrophe Cosmetic Fresh Face Mask, this is a blueberry face mask which is suppose to be really good for break outs. I think I bought this back in March/April time and used it pretty quickly. The fresh face masks only last about 6 weeks so you do have to use them up pretty quick which is quite annoying but as the pot is quite small you do get through it within the time. I did like this mask but didn't love it so I probably won't repurchase this exact one again but I may try other Lush masks in the future.

Staying on skincare and this is probably my favourite skincare/make up product at the moment and it is the Body Shop Tea Tree Pore Minimiser. I am a massive fan of the tea tree range from Body Shop and for my skin all the products do absolute wonders! This is my 3rd tube of this primer and I am still a massive fan. It works at combating breakouts but at the same time minimises those pores and keeps your make up on all day. I think this is such a great product and I have already repurchased a new one.

Now this product isn't technically empty but I stupidly left the lid of this so it is all dried up and that is the Collection Gel Eye Liner in Black. Now as you probably know I am terrible at all eye liner, gel, pencil, liquid, you name it, I can't apply it so I haven't had a great deal of use out of this but on the odd occasion I attempt to use eye liner this is the one I lean to. From what I have used of it, it seems pretty good. I probably wouldn't repurchase it but if you like gel eye liner this would probably be fab for you! If anyone has any recommendations for eye liner that is idiot proof please let me know!

Next up very good mascara, the Maybelline The Falsies Volume Express Mascara. I think this is a drugstore favourite for most beauty bloggers and I love it as well. I think this gives great length and volume to your lashes without clumping them together which is great. I will definitely be repurchasing this at some point but I do want to try a few new mascaras first. 

Onto a empties regular and that is the V05 Give Me Texture Dry Texturising Spray. I mentioned this product in my last empties and also a favourites, so if you want to know more check those out! I do still really like this product but I have fallen slightly out of love with it recently. It does give texture and provides much needed volume for my hair but I really want to try a texturising powder (I really want Bumble and Bumble Pret a Poweder!!) so this probably won't be repurchased for a while. 

Now my last 2 empties are make up products and the first is the Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation. I am pretty sure I have spoken about this before but it is basically my favourite budget foundation. I like foundations that are quite light and low coverage and that provides just that. This goes on fabulously with buffing brushes but also with sponges (I like applying this with the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge). The feel of this on the skin is amazing and it lasts for ages. I really can't say enough good things about this and I will be repurchasing this ASAP!

My last empty is something that I had sort of forgotten about until recently and it is the Maybelline Dream Touch Lumi Foundation. This is a great highlighting concealer! I am really trying to attempt contouring at the moment so when I found this in my make up stash I was very excited. It is great for under the eyes and is also really nice for highlighting your cheek bones. This is the only highlighting concealer I really have so although I really enjoyed this I would be keen to try some others on the market before repurchasing this one. 

So there is your look into my bin. I feel like I get through products quite quickly at the moment which obviously means more shopping (yay!). Again sorry for the long absence but I am back on track and very excited for some of the posts I have lined up! I will be back tomorrow with a post all about my recent holiday but for now I am off for a nap because I got back at 4 this morning and feel very tired from all the travelling!! Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading,

                                                                     Laura xx

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Lush Face Mask- https://www.lush.co.uk/products/catastrophe-cosmetic

Tea Tree Primer- http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/shop-by-range/tea-tree/tea-tree-pore-minimiser.aspx

Gel Eyeliner- http://www.superdrug.com/collection-2000/collection-2000-lasting-colour-gel-eyeliner-4g-black-1/invt/450652?source=179_75

Mascara- http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Falsies-Mascara-Waterproof-Black_1416719/

Texturising Spray- http://www.boots.com/en/VO5-Give-Me-Texture-Dry-Texturising-Spray-200ml_1282797/

Foundation- http://www.boots.com/en/Revlon-Nearly-Naked-8482-Make-Up-Foundation_1298536/

Concealer- http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Dream-Touch-Lumi-Concealer_1189607/