Beauty Battle: Battle of the Face Scrubs!

Three face scrubs put to the test! Which one will come out on top?

Nivea Visage Young Smooth It! Mild Exfoliating Scrub - This scrub is designed for young skin. It contains small yellow and pink beads that exfoliate the skin well. My skin always feels smooth after using it.

Boots Vitamin E Gentle Exfoliating Face Wash. £2.03 - (I got this in an offer two products for €5) This is a face scrub with Vitamin E. The thing that really puts me off this product is too much comes out when you squeeze the bottle. I don't need the amount that comes out so it seems like a waste. It did exfoliate my skin but I wasn't 100% impressed with it.

Soap & Glory Face Soap and Clarity Foaming Face Wash £7.00. - (I got this in the big set at Christmas) This scrub is designed to clean, brighten and freshen skin. It also contains vitamin C. I love the texture of this scrub. It is a gel formula and smells lovely. I find it is not the best exfoliater in the world but it does leave my skin feeling really clean. It makes my skin feel tight though so I always put on a lot of moisturiser afterwards. I think it's a great cleanser but scrub wise not the best.

And the winner is...

It was the best by far at exfoliating my dry skin. It was also super cheap I think I only paid about €3 for it. What is your no.1 exfoliator?

Larry x

Beauty Bomb: Soap & Glory Thick & Fast Mascara

About a month ago my Mam gave me Soap & Glory Thick and Fast Mascara. She got it free with Elle Magazine and decided to give it to me. I had never tried Soap & Glory's make-up before so I was excited to try it out. It usually retails at £10/€14 so I had quite high hopes! 

I have quite small lashes so I do love lengthening mascara. This mascara is designed to 'create amazingly, longer, fuller, fabulous lashes.' This seemed perfect for me! So did it live up to my expectations?? 

I'm so disappointed but I found it AWFUL! I hate both the formula and the brush. The brush is too big while the formula is weird. One eye looked all spidery while the other eye my eyelashes just stuck together in a clumped mess. No length and no volume. Disaster! I ended up having to remove all my eye make-up and starting again. (The same happened the second time so I just gave up!) I would have been raging if I had spent €14 on it! It would make me very wary about trying out other make-up products from Soap & Glory. 

Have you tried Thick and Fast Mascara or any other Soap & Glory products? 

Larry x

March Empties!

Another month gone another empties post! 

Product - Boots Extracts Fair trade Mango Body Butter and Body Wash
Price - Reduced to €2 in January sales.
What did I think? - I really liked the mango scent. It is strong without being overpowering. The shower gel is really refreshing and lathers well. The body butter is creamy and moisturising.
Would I buy again? - I would buy both of them again. The body butter is much cheaper than the Body Shop butters but are very similar.

Product - Midnight Fantasy Britney Spears
Price - €12.75
What did I think? - Oh I love this perfume! I love sweet smelling perfumes so this is my cup of tea. Fruity and fresh!
Would I buy again? - Yes I love it!

Product - 17 Photo Flawless Primer
Price - I think it was about €7 it is £4.99 in the U.K.
What did I think? - It is definitely the smoothest silkeyest primer I have tried. I'm not sure if it did make my make up stay on longer however.
Would I buy again? - I'm not sure... maybe...

Product - Soap & Glory Off Your Face Cleansing Cloth Face Wipes
Price - £4.50 about €6 (I got mine in the Big Splendour set at Christmas)
What did I think? - I was actually surprised that I HATED this product! They really made my skin sore and sensitive. I was not impressed at all. My beloved Penneys/ Primark are so much better!
Would I buy again? - Not a chance!

So there you have it my March Empties! 

Larry xx

February Empties!

I'm always interested in products that bloggers fully finish and don't just use once and throw away. In my monthly empties posts I share with you the products I have fully finished this month. This is a great encouragement for me to actually use the products I already have and to stop buying products I don't need! (Well that I don't need YET anyway!)

Product - Soap and Glory Mini Hand Food

Price - €3.00 / £2.50

What did I think? - Lovely scent, non greasy and absorbs well. Left my hands feeling softer. Perfect size for throwing into my handbag.

Would I buy again? - I still have a huge tube waiting to be used from the big Soap and Glory set from Christmas. I think I will buy something different after I'm finished that tube. It's not that I don't like hand food I'm just getting a bit sick of the scent and would like to try something new!

Product - Umberto Giannini Glam Hair Morning After Dry Shampoo 

Price -   €8.29 / £5.61 (I bought this in a special 3 for €14 deal)

What did I think? - Smelled nice and worked well. NOT worth the price though! Batiste is so much cheaper and does the job just as well!

Would I buy again? - NO!!!!

Product -   Umberto Giannini 'Back Comb in a Bottle' 

Price -  €8.29 / £5.61 (I bought this in a special 3 for €14 deal)

What did I think? - I love this product! There is many mixed reviews on Blogs about this product, however, I have to say I LOVE this product. After many trials and errors I have found the best way to use this product for me is give it a good shake, turn your head upside down, spray , and then rub in quickly with your hands! It gives my hair amazing texture and 'poofs' it up. I'm not sure that's it's as good as backcombing but I love the effect of it. A quick blast of hairspray will make it last for the day.

Would I buy again? - YES! (It's the only Umberto Giannini product I would buy again, the rest are dreadful!)

Product -   Barry M Instant Nail Effects Nail Paint in black.

Price -  €5.95 /£3.99

What did I think? - I love this product! I always have so many people ask me about my nails when I wear it. Unfortunately this bottle dried up. I still have a good bit pf product left so that was annoying.

Would I buy again? - Yes, I really liked it :)

Product -  Primark 4 in 1 Deep Facial Cleansing Wipes

Price - €1.50 for pack of two

What did I think? - These are my favourite make up wipes. They don't irritate my skin at all. They are my favourite out of the three colours Primark make. I also much prefer these over Soap and Glory wipes. I found the Soap and Glory wipes stunk my face. These pink Primark wipes don't sting me at all)

Would I buy again? - YES! They are amazing value!

So that is my empties till March! :)

Larry xx

Soap and Glory Moon Beam Dupe?

My sister recently gave me a bag full of cosmetics she didn't want. (It was amazing!) One of the items that jumped out at me was Soap and Glory 'Glow Lotion'. I had never heard of this product so was straight away very intrigued. This is a 'drop dead gorgeous highlighting and hydrating fragranced shimmer lotion which can be applied to highlight your best assets. An all over body moisturiser that doubles as a perfume.' 

Revlon and Soap and Glory Bargains!

I have tried to stop buying so much cosmetics but with so many great bargains out there I can't seem to stop... :( Here is my latest bargains!

I picked up this gorgeous Revlon nail polish for €1.49 in the new shop in Ireland 'Dealz'. They also have Sally Hanson and Rimmel bargains all for €1.49!! I think they are all old colours but there are still some gorgeous items. I love this Revlon nail polish in the colour 'Galaxy'. It's perfect for the party season. I painted it over a Nails Inc polish in the photo below.

I'm sure you are all sick of looking at this by now, but here is the bargain 'Soap and Glory Big Splendour' set. This set is reduced from €81 to €30 (which works out as €3 for each item and a huge vanity case!) I raced down to my local Boots for 9 o' clock to get my hands on a set for me and one for my sister. I couldn't believe how BIG they were! It was a struggle to carry them! 

The products come in a huge pink vanity case and included inside are:

• Clean On Me™ Creamy Clarifying Shower Gel - 500ml
• The Righteous Butter™ Body Butter - 300ml
• Pulp Friction™ Body Scrub - 300ml
• Face, Soap & Clarity™ Fresh Facial Wash - 150ml
• 25 Off Your Face™ Cleansing Wipes
• Heel Genius Foot™ Cream - 125ml
• Hand Food Hand™ Cream - 125ml
• Mist You Madly™ Fragrant Body Spray - 250ml
• Sexy Mother Pucker™ Lip Plumper In Candy Gloss - 7ml
• Calm One, Calm All™ Bubble Bath - 500ml.

 My 'Face Soap'  came with a big chunk of the product  missing... hhhmmmm  :(

   

I have only used a couple of Soap and Glory's products in the past so I am very excited to try these items out! I will do a review in about a month to let you know how I got on with the products. Hurry up to Boots if you want one as they wont be around for long!!

Larry xx