Showing posts with label Happy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happy. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Passion 4 Natural Skincare - Review

 Goooood Morning guys,
 
I hope that you are all having a fabulous summer, although where I am the weather can't seem to make it's mind up!
 
Speaking of the summer, you ever feel that the products you use through the winter seem to dry your skin up of all it's natural oils in the summer, well I think I know something that can help with those troubles. Recently I received some products from Passion For Natural which are trying to encourage more and more people to use natural ways to exfoliate and hydrate their skin. Passion for Natural have created a range of products that provide you with the wonderful active benefits of it's natural components. 
 
 
 
 
I have six products that I would love to share with you readers, but first I think I'm going to talk about my bad experience with the products before I talk about how great they are, I had a lot of trouble in the beginning with the way the products were packed, they came in a giant bag, not at all secure, when I opened it they were all over the bag & the products were ruined.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I found out that this was because the body scrub didn't have a secure lid at all. It was quite disappointing, I then proceeded to email the brand, it took them about 3-4 days to reply, but in the end they re-sent all the products in different packaging, that all happened quite fast!
 
I could then begin starting to use the products, to mix it up a little bit I shared some of the products with my mum & she agrees with me that these are the reach for in the summer, it's hard to put my finger on a favourite but I really do love the Aloe Vera Moisturising Mist
it is the perfect instant moisturiser, it is made with the most pure organic 100% aloe vera, you are guaranteed the best application with the 360 degree trigger spray, it does the three main things you'd want in any moisturiser.
 
1. Soothe
2. Cool
3. Moisturise
 
Great for sunburn, definitely one to carry on holiday, I hope they bring it out in a mini travel size so it would be perfect for your handbag when you're on the go.
It has a fresh scent & it does not leave you sticky, I find it perfect for after a shower for an all over moisturise and I can put my clothes on almost instantly, a 200ml bottle is £7.95 I can't really complain about the price as it's all natural ingredients and for any product like that you're going to have to pay the price, but I think that it's rather reasonable.
 

 
 
The Aloe Vera Gel is another one of the products that I reach for the most, it's a soft hydrating gel for that instant cooling relief to dry irritated areas of skin, contains the most pure organic aloe vera very much like the mist, this product is perfect for cooling sunburn, getting rid of any dry skin patches, this product is also perfect for people with sensitive skin, non-sticky with no oily residue on the skin, fast acting & it rapidly absorbs into the skin. It is £6.95 for a 200ml tube, it kind of sucks that it's unscented.. Oh & it also has no parabens....
 

 
 
 
 
Very much like the Aloe Vera Gel they have a similar product called the Aloe Vera Lotion which can be brought into a skincare routine, I tend to use the gel mostly in the day & the lotion on a night, you'll be amazed with how clear and soft your skin will be, the lotion can help fight the signs of aging, perfect for on holiday and can be used as often as you may need. The price of this is £6.95 for the 200ml tube, same as the gel, great price especially after you see the results.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
The Aloe Vera Lip Butter is one to go on my re purchase list, it contains a blend of organic and natural butters and oils to hydrate dry lips, I use it most days & you only need a smear of it for your lips to feel instantly moisturised, I like to use it before I apply my make up because when it comes round to applying lipstick it goes on so smoothly because my lips are fresh and hydrated and it reduces flakes from foundation or lipstick which is a massive bonus for me.
 





 
The Aloe Vera Body Butter is the perfect thing for you if you'd like a luxuriously rich body butter for the ultimate all over effective moisturising, it penetrates deep into the skin for effective moisturising for the entire body, it helps to protect against signs of aging and helps hydrate dry patches of skin, I am in love with this because it helps keep a tan longer than you would with any other moisturiser and another bonus like all the other Passion for Natural products it is paraben and SLS free!
 
 

And the last product is the Aloe Vera Body Scrub, I must be honest and say I haven't really used it properly, it's a very messy product for the bath, not like any other scrub as it's very liquidized nothing like any other body scrub that I've used, it smells amazing, it helps to remove dead skin cells with the scrub leaving skin radiant and glowing, it's a part of preparing your skin before moisturising, it contains natural walnut shell to gently and effectively remove dead skin cells, it's easy to rinse under the shower but seems to stick to the sides of the bath. It's a great product for the moisturising side and I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a new skincare product! It is priced at £10.95, I wouldn't really pay this, I guess I would have to use the product more to feel how worth it, it is for the price.
 

 

I really enjoyed these products & a certain few of them will be re purchased in the future, most are the best value and quality but I think packaging and the shipping of the products to people could be a little better as the second lot of products turned up covered in tape which ruined the presentation of the products for me. But for the results I d recommend to anyone of any age to try at least one of these products!
 
Hope your skin is happy this summer!
 
Please feel free to leave comments below.
 
Love From
Amie
xx
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sunday, 10 May 2015

April Favourites | Better late than never

 
Now I know that I'm a little late this month but I've been busy with my new job, so I do apologise but as they say it's better late than never afterall. I've been loving quite a few things this month so it's been hard having to narrow it down into a blog post, I always struggle to do these blog posts because it's sometimes hard to actually pick just a few favourites.
 
 
 
 
In April I really enjoyed starting to read a book I got for my birthday, it is the book 'Girl Online' by Zoe Sugg. I'd been wanting this book for a while way before my birthday so I was really happy to receive it, I love the story so far, I like being able to relate to a book and I didn't have a problem connecting to the story I won't give anything away for those that haven't read it yet or are only at the beginning of the story, but I really do think it's a good book to read this spring, so grab yourself a copy!
 
 
Also this month, well it's the May copy but shhhhhh...
 
I bought the Vogue magazine, I used to buy it a lot a couple of months ago but sometimes certain places don't stock vogue. But I really wanted to start to put a scrap book together for this seasons and next seasons fashion trends to then share with you guys, I love making things and putting things together and I'll have a lot of spare time over the summer so I am really looking forward to building it up and showing you the end result.
 
 

 
 
 
This month I am really loving my Urban Decay Naked 3 eye shadow palette, it comes with 15 different pigments. I'm quite fair skinned meaning really dark colours don't exactly suit me as I have blue eyes and fair hair naturally, this palette is filled with pinks and light browns with one really dark colour which can be used for the smoke eye effect which I must admit I'm still perfecting, but in spring and summer I feel that you don't want anything too heavy on your eyes as it gets quite warm so just a stroke of eye shadow and a coat of mascara is a good alternative for the spring/summer season.
 
Urban Decay have two other palettes out to go with the naked 3, these are naked 2 and the naked palette, they're all around £38 for one, I picked mine up at a Debenhams store. Little bit pricy but well worth the money, mine has lasted me ages.
 
 Definitely one of my favourites this season!
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
I'm really loving lip balm this spring, especially my lollibalm by benefit, just for the simple reason it makes a great alternative to wearing lipstick all the time, it can be a pain in summer to have to keep applying lipstick during the day. I have just been carrying this round in my bag, it's just super easy to whip this out and apply without a mirror, no smudging, slightly pigmented with a pale pink, also a bonus when it comes to keeping your lips hydrated!
 
 
 
 
 



There's probably only one thing I hate when it comes to spring and summer and that's when my hair becomes dry, now that I have blonde ombre, I want to keep it healthy so I've just been using Schwarzkopf  'got2be oil-licious' this is a tame and shine oil with extracts of argan oil, I use this daily, mostly after a shower just to put on the ends of my hair, it has really been helping as well as giving my hair a 3 minute treatment each week and laying off the hair straighteners!
 
It's definitely one to try and can be used on all hair types, this can be found in any drugstore for around £3-4.
 




 I have loads and loads I could write about this month for my favourites, but it would take me forever to write just something little about each of them!
 
 I hope that you are all enjoying spring so far, I know that I am, I have so much to look forward to in the next week and I can't wait to share it with you guys!
 
Thanks for reading!
 
Love From
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Life Through my Camera - Birthdays

Hello my lovelies,
 
 
So it's the half term holidays and we are actually half way through, we've just had Easter and I can safely say that the eggs I got given are now all gone & they were so yummy I might be weird but I always think that Easter chocolate sometimes tastes better than the stuff you get normally!i 

I said in one of my previous blog posts that it was my boyfriends 17th birthday. 

I wanted to get a few little things, we agreed this year we wouldn't buy each other presents as we are sharing Luna and obviously we need to save up to buy things that she's going to need. 
   
I got him a balloon with the happy birthday sign on it & I also got him a badge saying how old he now is which is as I said... 17, I also got him a card of course! Wouldn't be a birthday without a card now would it? 

My family also chipped in a little bit and got him a few things, the best thing was probably the cards as very conveniently they had pugs all over them! 

He also got the new men's fragrance called "Joop Go" and I don't know about Oliver but I think it smells lush, I most definitely recommend as a present for any male if you're struggling to get them something this year.

His lovely mum made birthday breakfast cookies, I wish I'd have had my camera with me at the time so I could have showed them.
Because it was breakfast we had the slightly healthier version oatmeal and raisin cookies even though we could have had chocolate, I'm opting to be healthier. So far I'm not doing too bad but there is room for improvement i'll admit that.

Overall it was lovely to see him smile, that's all my aim was, to make sure he had a lovely day and I can safely say that, that mission has been accomplished.

*Fist pumps the air*
 

 
As we are on the topic of birthdays, my birthday is only 3 days away.

On the 19th of April I shall finally be a whole year older!

Hopefully this year I will pass my driving test and maybe bag myself a car but I'm not getting my hopes up, there's loads of exciting things happening in the next few weeks and I am so excited to share it with you all.

That is all for now my lovelies

Love from
Baloo
xx