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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone has a sweet tooth? | Foodie post

Lipgoss girlies,

 

Do you have a sweet tooth? Everyone has a sweet tooth right?

 

 I've always been a sucker for a piece of cake or chocolate, you can ask anyone in my family that although everyone in my family is a lover of all sweet things. Now I know I'm straying quite afar from my department of the blogging world as you might say, but I thought I'd indulge a little in this blog post I've got for you guys.

 

My lovely auntie, uncle & cousins paid a visit this past weekend, it was great to see them seen as though we haven't had a great big catch up since before the new year. We do the usual general chat about how college/school is going, (boring) then there's the chat about how much I've grown up and we also have a little gossip (I have a very suitable blog name!) of course you have a gossip, it's what family does. My uncle really is quite the joker & knows how to make me laugh, he was talking about eyebrow threading, don't worry, he doesn't get his eyebrows thread, that would be weird. (ooh maybe I'm not straying too far away from my beauty blog after all. Tip - Never get your eyebrows threaded first, better to get them waxed)

 

Anyway,

 

They always bring round some treats for us whether it be home made or bought, so as you can see from the image inserted below, yes... they took a trip to....

 

Tadaaa!

 

 

I've always wanted to make an afternoon out of going to betty's but I'm not fortunate to have one close to where I live, but I would absolutely love to go to the tea room in New York it looks beautiful, ahh one day.. a girl can dream.

 

I might as well say that I'm a coffee & a tea person so you can consider it afternoon tea OR coffee for me, it's not very often we get any treats from betty's tea room, they were lovely enough to bring us some, although I do know that my mum received a giant Easter egg a couple of Easters ago, it was probably one of the best chocolate egg's I have ever tasted, I definitely recommend, a little bit pricy but well worth it when you've had a little piece.

 

 

The packaging is super pretty of course, I find that betty's is your traditional way to enjoy tea with the ceramic teapots decorated with the cute patterns, served in little tea cups with saucers, well that's how I would picture it in my head, very vintage & warm.

 

A bit like the image below, they looked so good that you didn't want to eat them although obviously we ate them, especially while they were fresh, they were decorated in a simple pretty way with the pink and the yellow complimenting each other with the daisy's piped delicately on the top. They tasted amazing with the soft Victoria sponge like filling on the inside. I found that just one made me full which is great for my thighs (ha ha!) not too heavy though, just enough room left for a cup of tea.  

 

 

I've had some of the shortbread biscuits also, they're probably one of my favourite kinds of biscuit, they certainly beat shop bought shortbread, that's for sure, it's always great to have something to dunk in your tea or coffee, although personally I think short bread goes better with tea?

 

Are you a tea or coffee person? I have a taste for twinings English tea, or their fruit teas.

 

 Where are the best tea rooms? I' m thinking about taking a visit to one very soon!

 

What does your sweet tooth crave? Let me know!

 

Thank you for reading

 

Love from

 

 

 

 

 

 



Benefit Fragrance set - MUST HAVE FOR SPRING/SUMMER

 Hello my lovelies,

 

Today I wanted to show you these little cute fragrances I got for Christmas last year, I know that we are now in April but I've only just got around to actually using them properly so I thought that I would show you guys.

 I wish I had used them sooner because they smell gorgeous.

They are the benefit 'Crescent Row' fragrance set, the names of the fragrances are 'Lee Lee' 'Gina' 'Noelle' & 'Bella' and they all have very different and very lush scents.

 

 

They are all in cute little boxes, they all have their individual names on them which I think is a lovely gesture.

I always think that the packaging is cute, very girly and pink, very unique and true to the name and the style of each and every product, personally the pretty colours and the beauty of benefit is what attracted me to the benefit counter in the first place a couple of years ago, a very alluring counter, it's very hard to stay away from.  

 

Laugh with me Lee Lee -

 

 It's a very floral scent, it tells you on the very elegant bottle that there is a light blend of citrus, jasmine and lily blossom. It's a very light scent but it's very feminine great for those that don't like anything too heavy. I use it for everyday wear and it lasts all day without having to keep using it throughout.

 

Just to add...

These fragrances are the best because they're travel size meaning they fit great in my bag for when I'm out the house or for if I'm staying out for the night.

 

My place or yours Gina -

 

This scent is probably my favourite out of the gift set, although they all smell beautiful, I'm a person that goes for quite heavy scents that aren't too sweet. It has a woody alluring affair of pink pepper, wild raspberry and patchouli. I think that the title of the perfume and the colour of the bottle with the hot pink colours and the images on the packaging, give you an idea about the contents of the bottle.

 

Ring my Bella -

 

This is another fruity scent that's also quite floral, I think the pictures on the box and the bottle gives that away and it is true to the picture, in my opinion it's the prettiest bottle out of the four.

 

Why do I love it? It's fruity floral & sweetly seductive. Perfect for spring/summer.

 

 

Under my spell Noelle -

 

I haven't worn this one as much as the others as it's very rare I go out for a special occasion, but it's another one of the night life scents that I'd wear for a meal out in the evening. The scent is exotic, floral and woody, I think it represents a glamorous and mysterious lady Noelle.

 

 

 

 

 

The picture above doesn't do any justice or even show the true beauty of these wonderful scents.

 

Benefit you have once again stolen my heart.

 

You can also purchase these scents individually in a 30ml bottle, for around £30, I personally think that they're a bit pricy for what they are, I have the travel set and I think that there is a reasonable amount of the fragrance as you do not need to use too much. They're lasting me really well and theres no sign of me running out any time soon.

 

 There's also a bunch of other scents like these just with different names and they're all equally as beautiful, I honestly cannot fault the product, my only down point would be the price of these, but I think you might change your mind once you've had one whiff of this lovely elegantly beautiful collection.

 

 

 

 

 Definitely one to try, let me know what the other scents are like, I would love to hear from you.

 

That's all my lovelies

 

Love From

Baloo

xx

 

 

My March Favourites

Hello my lovelies,

 

Two blog posts in one day, I'm doing well today.

 

*cheers*

 

I wanted to make up for the blog posts I haven't done the past two weeks due to not having my camera to take pictures, I've also not been home to write a blog, as I often stay at my boyfriends house for a few days and I only have my iPhone with me and I much prefer typing up a blog post on my laptop.

 

It's the start of a new month which can only mean it's time to look back on my favourite things in March, I plan to do one of these every month just to refresh you lovely readers on my blog posts during the month.  

 

 

First for my march favourites was definitely meeting the pug puppies which happened at the beginning of march, this is when me and Oliver picked our little pug Luna, we are really excited and I look forward to sharing her with you guys on my blog, she is an absolute cutie, cannot wait to officially introduce her into my blog.

 

 

 

Then during the month I also did a blog about the Lush Bath bombs/Bubble bars these are my absolute favourite out of all the

selection, although I still have one left to review, the products I reviewed in march was the bath bomb 'Sex Bomb' and the bubble bar 'Unicorn Horn' I really enjoyed using them which I explained in the blog post. I also did a collaboration of them both together and they compliment each other perfectly, the smell wasn't too overpowering with both the products so I recommend trying them together. Both take pride place in my top 3 Lush products.

 

 

 

 

 

Moving onto some of my other favourites this month, one of my most popular posts was my 'Benefit Haul' which included to a small selection of the products I bought, but my absolute favourite out of the three has to be Benefit's Roller Lash it is without any doubt the best mascara I have ever owned, I took some pictures of before and after I will be sure to put them on here once I have uploaded them from my camera, but that is my top product from Benefit.

 

 

 

Last but by far not the least, you'll know if you read my blog that one of my most recent blog posts was about the very beautiful and elegant Cinderella collection by Mac Cosmetics now if you read that blog post you'll know that I was incredibly lucky because I retrieved the last one at the Mac counter. I got the Pressed powder called 'Coupe D'Chic' it is so beautiful and I am still in absolute love with it. It compliments my skin tone amazingly. 

Still one of my favourites and a top product from Mac.

 

 

**As you can see it is so unbelievably photogenic**

 

So they're all my favourites this month.

I wonder what my April favourites will be watch out for my April blog posts.

That's all for now my lovelies.

 

Love

From

Baloo

xx