dry lips? | The Body Shop Hemp Lip Conditioner

The Body Shop Hemp Lip Conditioner £4

Winter is upon is! - Well according to my lips it is! 

They've become ever so dry and flakey and although this is a casual yearly occurrence for me.. it does tends to gets worse in the dry, cooler months. So with my Lush Chocolate Whipstick and Palmers Moisturing Lip balm failing to do a job of moisturising, I decided to look online for a better solution. 

From my online research The Body Shop's Hemp Lip Conditioner seemed to be very well received especially for dry chapped lips. But at £4 it is definitely not the cheapest lip product on the market. I do find The Body Shop can be quite overpriced for what you get, and its one of the main reasons I don't tend to shop there very often.. hardly at all to be honest! That said, I have found a few gems in there and they're constantly offering discounts codes online which are always good to look out for!

Back to the Hemp Lip Conditioner:

Is it any good?
It's packaging says "intense moisturisation for dry lips" and after using it for just over a week it certainly provides exactly that! I noticed even after the first days use my lips felt a lot smoother and softer and their overall condition had improved. I love the way it sinks into them rather than forming a thick film over the top like other lip products. An overly thick texture is what usually deters me from a lot of other lip balms and conditioners. So for me it works and is doing a great job of looking after my lips! On a side note; I also love the packaging!

So are there any bad points?

I find the smell quite odd. Its not to the point where I can't go near the product, but just different.  However its ability to moisturise my lips outweighs any smell issues I have! - the smell does go away shortly after application.. just incase your wondering. 

If your tired of buying lip products that claim to moisturise lips but instead leave them feeling dryer, then I recommend you try this. Its well worth its price and will leave your lips feeling smooth and soft.

Edit: The smell has definitely grown on me.. and I rather quite like it now! 

SALES SALES SALES

As someone with expensive taste on a student budget, i'm certainly not adverse to a bargain! But these days I feel like high street stores are constantly holding sales only to offer a poor selection of products. Instead of finding that top I'd been wanting for SO long but was too ridiculously over priced to justify buying.. it will never actually end up within the sales.. and instead I'm surround by things that never caught my eye prior to their discounted price! Anyone else ever feel like that?!

For those of you wondering why I brought this topic up its because today, on my way home from university I decided to treat myself to a quick trip to the flagship Topshop store in Oxford Circus! Although this place is an absolute nightmare; always full of people no matter what the time.. I do like to go in a rummage around their petite section. Anyways before I go off topic, as I approached I noticed the large SALE signs across the window. I must admit, I had already looked at the sale online and found nothing of interest but the internet is never the same as looking through rails and racks yourself!

Most items were available in a wide range of sizes which led me to believe the sale couldn't have started that long ago. However what was surprising was the lack of people holding precious finds. It was almost like everyone was just browsing and no one was actually picking anything up. Personally I was very unimpressed, I went round the rails numerous times in a desperate attempt to find something that was worthwhile. I genuinely felt like I shouldn't be leaving empty handed, there must be something that I had missed. But there really wasn't.

In the end I picked up a t-shirt that had been reduced to £8, but not the amazingly special piece I was longing to find!

I hope you had more luck than me! 

Autumn Bronzed? | Famous Shining Star Shimmer Brick

Darkest shade (L), Lightest shade (Middle), All shades mixed (R)

Hello!

So let me start off by telling you that i've owned this bronzer before back when it was called Famous.. by Sue Moxley and it was packaged differently. But unfortunately an incident on a night out meant it sadly had to be thrown away, and in my attempt to replace it my local superdrug never seemed to restock any of the 'Famous' range. You can imagine my delight, when on a recent shopping trip I finally found the range had been revamped and there was my bronzer only housed in a different packaging!!

There are 4 shimmer bricks in the range, all named after different celebrities; Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Mariah. I purchased the shade Lady shimmer as it was the one I owned before, but they are all equally beautiful.

This bronzer is comparable to the Bobbi Brown shimmer brick, which although I do not own, I have read countless reviews on their similarities. The major difference however is the price.. it retails at £6.49 for 7.5g of product, a lot cheaper than the Bobbi's offering! 

So.. is it any good?

It's a shimmer brick.. so there is obviously some shimmer, but not in a glittery-disco-ball way.. more a shimmery sheen. If, like me, your bronzer preference is usually anything matte, then I highly recommend you give this a try. I've found a little bit of shimmer can really add dimension to the face and give you a healthy glow!

The colours are highly pigmented, and can be swirled together or used seperately as a highlight and bronzer. I've even used it as an eyeshadow as they're very beautiful brown and pink shades! 

And the bad?

Some might think this packaging is a step up from the old one with the leopard effect on the front and the shocking pink around the edges, but its not for me. The old packing was a lot thinner and although this provides a large mirror I just don't love it!

This really is a great value bronzer for the price!