The Body Shop Shea Butter Body Butter

I bought this massive 400ml tub over a year ago and have been using it on/off since. It's finally coming to an end now and therefore I figured a review was due!












What's in it and what does it do?
The main ingredients listed are Shea butter, cocoa butter and babasuu oil. TBS say this body butter is for very dry skin - And I would have to agree as it's quite heavy and has been perfect for these winter months. It has a quite a hard consistency and doesn't immediately melt upon touch, which just goes to show how thick it is!

How much and how long?
I got this for £12.50 but they no longer do the 400ml size as it was limited edition. They do however have 300ml tubs (as opposed to the 200ml tubs) which are £18.75.

How does it smell?
Pretty much just like their Shea body scrub... It has a distinctive scent of Shea butter (I think that's what it is :| ). Sadly it's not something I favour highly.

Would I buy it again? As much as I think it's a good moisturiser, I would probably buy something else because of the scent... And because I have been using this on/off for a year!
Would I recommend it? Yup, at the end of the day it a very heavy duty moisturiser :)

Superdrug Summer Launches

Earlier today I had made my way to Haymarket Hotel where at the beautiful Shooting Gallery the Superdrug Summer launches were taking place. There were manicures, eyebrow shaping and all sorts going on but I was most intrigued by two new brands launching to Superdrug - Glam Republic and We Are Faux.

Glam Republic will initially be launching eyeliner appliques in Superdrug in April 2012 before they expand to various other new products throughout the year. They are basically self-adhesive eyeliners which provide the most precise flicks and you can get approximately 5 wears out of them. They will be on sale for £4.99 for a single pack and £9.99 for the double, in either a black matte or glitter finish. Kaushal, the lovely lady who was telling me about the eyeliner appliques, was wearing these herself and I initially thought she was wearing regular liquid eyeliner... So it definitely does create the ultimate illusion!












We Are Faux is a new false eyelashes brand coming to Superdrug. The founder of the company, Ana, is a make-up artist herself and has worked with M.I.A and David Guetta along with many other music artists and so quite obviously knows what she's doing! We Are Faux will be stocking 10 styles (natural, glitter, studded etc.!) in Superdrug but currently have 21 styles on their website and they will be bringing out new lashes every season to add to their collection. I believe they will retail around the £9 mark (will update post once I confirm).









While looking around I also spotted these Intense Colour Lip Glosses from Accessorize, which I thought some of you guys might like! They will retail for £3.95 and will be available from 9th May 2012. Another thing I found interesting is that Superdrug are set to launch their own advanced skincare treatments - Laser hair removal, facial peels etc.! I have attached a price list below. And on a final note on something I wasn't aware of before... Superdrug offer free allergy and melanoma risk assessments along with many other clinical services. Again, I have attached a price list below.













Hope you guys are looking forward to the Spring/Summer launches as much as I am! Any questions, do ask and I will try and keep you informed :)

Heart of Gold

So I am about a week late to the "Valentines themed" party but I thought I'd share this anyway. I really liked this nail colour as it has minute particles of pink shimmer in a semi-opaque hot pink polish! I think this will be one I will be sporting every so often this Summer :)
Ps. I painted my nails in a record time of 5 minutes, including base coat and top coat - So I thought I'd ask, what's your personal best?











Products used:
- Save The Nail Repair & Rescue Treatment
- Orly Fabulous Flamingo
* Viva La Nails golden rhinestone round
- Orly In A Snap

A Little Explanation....

You may be wondering why I have suddenly started using lots of Orly nail polishes in my NOTD's... That would be because back in 2011 I won their Twitter/FB giveaway and won 50 nail polishes of my choice! :D I will still continue to use my non-Orly polishes as I tried to pick colours I don't already have and will also do non-Orly NOTD's just to keep it old school style ;)
My winnings:

LUSH Porridge And Fig & Leaves Soap

A 2 in 1 review today! I have been alternating between these two for the past month and thought I'd review them together as they are pretty similar to each other.










Left: New Fig & Leaves soap. Right: Used Porridge soap.

What's in it and what does it do?
Both Porridge and Fig & Leaves provide a gentle exfoliation without drying out the skin. Porridge initially feels quite scratchy for the first few uses which is a bit uncomfortable. Fig & Leaves on the other hand is super creamy and even more so moisturising than Porridge.

How much and how long?
Porridge is £2.95 for a 100g block and Fig & Leaves is £3.25 for a 100g block. Fig & Leaves will last you a tad longer as it doesn't break away as much as Porridge.

How does it smell?
Porridge smells very warm, sweet and comforting - It's probably the oat milk! Fig & Leaves reminds me of Spring and smells fresh/earthy and feminine - Think this may be the Ylang Ylang?

Other comments:
Would I buy this myself? I have bought Porridge before so yes. Fig & Leaves came as part of a Hatbox but I probably would buy this again, over Porridge!
Would I recommend it? Yes! I really like them both but would recommend Fig & Leaves more because of the creamy lather and gentle scent :)

Let It Snow

While it was snowing pretty heavily the other day it dawned upon me that I hadn't painted snowflakes on my nails before... So I set about putting that right and came up with these. As you can see they are different to the snowflakes I previously did but I like them nevertheless :)











Products used:
- Save The Nail Repair & Rescue Treatment
- Barry M Turquoise, 295
- Models Own & WAH white nail art pen
- Orly In A Snap