Empties :)

Hello everyone, I just came of holiday from Portugal , the weather was really hot, filled with good food and good company.

 I decided to do this post because I realize I was collecting some empties, I had never done one of these before, so let me know what you think.

 

First is the Soap & Glory body wash, I love this, and I always re-purchase , it leaves my skin really smooth and fresh. Next is the Palmolive so relaxed, I do have to say I don't even remember buying this product, but I wanted to try to see the results. I didn't really like it, it didn't last longer the scent and I didn't really felt the difference in comparison with the Soap &Glory one.

 

 

 

Next is the Boots Vanilla body scrub. I got this product because I love vanilla, so I decided to give it ago. This product is quite soft on the skin but it doesn't really exfoliates,  it is more like an everyday body scrub, I prefer body scrubs such as the soap & glory, they are a little bit more effective . I probably wouldn't buy this product again.

 

 

 

 

 

I always have trouble finding the right shampoo for me for some reason, most of them leave my hair feeling a little bit greasy and oily, which I really hate!!! But I bought this one from Boots and I actually really like it. My hair was feeling a lot healthier and smooth and it wasn't as greasy as before, I was quite surprised. the only trouble with shampoo is that I never buy the same shampoo twice, I just feel that when I use a shampoo for too long it just doesn't do anything for my hair and my hair goes back to being greasy and oily. 

 

 

These two products I have to say I was really impressed. The first one is from Nspa and it is the Hot Cloth Polish. This product is a dupe for the Liz Earle Cleanse and polish. This product from Nspa I think was about £4.00 or maybe even less, it removes makeup so well and leaves skin so fresh and clean. The next one is the Neutrogena  face wash, I used it to cleanse my skin in the morning, it leaves a clean and fresh feeling but it is not to use as a makeup remover, in my opinion, as it doesn't remove makeup. I think I will repurchase these products at some point, trouble is that with Nspa brand it is sold at Asda, which I don't really go often.

 

Next, is L'Oreal Youth Code night cream. I actually bought this on holiday a while ago because I forgot my night cream, but this product is amazing. I used it when I had an oily skin, and it leaves your skin so smooth, its incredible!! I didn't really purchase again because ,y skin now is quite dry so I don't know if it would work well.

L'Oreal again!! I know, it is my favourite brand from drugstore, I just think that the quality is amazing, and some products are even better quality than some high end products. This product is the L'Oreal Lumi, best primer I ever used!!! while it hydrates  the skin it also gives a little bit of highlighting to the skin, nothing to shimmering or crazy, just a subtle highlight, it is just amazing, you all have to try this!! This is actually my third bottle!!  

Finally it is the Body shop lip exfoliator, I bought this because I ran out of my from Lush so I just grabbed this one instead. It is not as good as the Lush lip exfoliator but it still does the job.

I found that it can leave lips quite sensitive specially if you use it every day, but what I didn't like at all on this product is that it comes as a lipstick,  it can be a little messy to clean the top which  I don't think it is hygienic at all.  Maybe if they brought out one that it was in a small pot I would give it another dry. 

Well. these are all the products I used so far, some I like it some I didn't, some I will purchase again, this is the beauty of always trying new products. Let me know if you tried any of these products and what you thought of them.


till my next post :)

take care 

Marlene

xxx

August Birchbox

Hello ladies, I'm back :) I am so happy that I finished college now, at the moment I'm working on my blog, I want to rename the blog and change the design, if you have any good names for my blog please comment below. Anyway I'm here to talk about Birchbox :) I know I was quite disappointed with previous boxes but I decided to give it another go:). This months theme was about beauty junkie and emoji :) .

The first thing I got was from lifestyle and it is emoji stickers :) lovely, thought it was quite nice!!!

When I saw that I got another shampoo in my box I was so disappointed, but then I actually realized it was a clarifying shampoo. The brand is called Kebelo and it will detox your hair from all of the products used, use once or twice a month. It costs £13.95 which I think it is quite affordable.

Next product is from Rituals and it is the ayurveda scrub. I love products from Ritual they are just amazing!!! Enriched with Indian Rose and Multani Clay. It smells so nice and it just leaves skin so soft. You can use it once or twice a week and it costs £10.00.

Next product from my box is overnight success spot minimizing patches from Formula. Infused with tea tree and grape seed, you just have to place on an individual spot and leave it overnight. Priced ast £2.95.

I have an addiction with blushes so I was happy that I received one this month. This one is from Lords and Berry in Lotus. Suitable for all skin tones, just use a fluffy brtusdh and swipe onto apples of cheeks. It is a more natural, flushed shade just to give a healthy appearance, it costs £17.00.

Next is from Huygens and it is an exfoliating cream. It is really important to exfoliate skin and to remove dead cells. This product just smells so good, the texture is a little bit like souffle (I know I'm strange lolol) and it contains rice powder particles. Just massage into damp skin in circular motions. £17.90.

Yuppi:) another blush :) this one is from the Balm (love this brand), this blush gives a fresh, sun kissed look, just use a fluffy brush and just dust over cheekbones. £15.00.

Well, and that is what I got on my box this month :) I do have to say I'm very pleased with this box!! And because I'm going on holiday I will be able to take all these products with me on holiday without taking too much space on my makeup bag. 

Well, let me know your thoughts on Birchbox and products!!! 

Take care

Marlene

Xxx