Early August favourites

Today's post in going to be my August favourites.  I apologise for it being quite early (it's a change from it being late) but I am going to be in London all the time now before I go back to that forbidden word S C H O O L.

Firstly I have been loving the Oral B 3D white Brilliance toothpaste. Now, this promises to give you whiter teeth in two weeks.....well they lied. I have been using if for about 1 week and they are already whiter!!! I love it when a product sayes it takes longer to work and then it works quicker! I'm an impatient person if you hadn't guessed already.

My next favourite is a bit random but I have loved it and used it this month. It's the Loreal preference wild ombré for light brown to dark brown. This gave me amazing ombré results. The applicator was easy to use and I loved the little bottle of conditioning shampoo. It left my hair so shiny and soft! I would be lying if I said that it didn't leave my hair dry, it did. But you just have to be prepared to do a really good hair mask after using the ombré to really battle that dryness. 

My favourite shampoo and conditioner this month are the VO5 give me texture set. These are brilliant (and cheap as chips!). They leave my hair super soft and they do give it more body, more that just normal shampoo. I find freshly washed hair a pain but these products really give it some texture to work with.

I have gotten back into using my Morrocan oil. I love this stuff, the smell is incredible, it leaves my hair shiny and soft and it lasts a long time as I only use a little bit at a time. I really do think its worth it to invest in the bigger size as mine has lasted me longer than my friends 6 little bottles, she has by now spent more money on it than I did on the one bottle!

Onto the non-beauty category now, I have been loving Bloglovin'. This is the app where you follow your favourite blogs and read every new blog post that comes through your feed. I get asked a lot which are my favourite bloggers so I will just say now: I covet thee, Vivianna does makeup, What I heat today, Zoella and Into the gloss (but I only like to read their 'Top shelf' celeb interviews). 

I would highly recommend following these lovely blogs on the app!

XOXO

Mini haul + Update

The other day I ventured out of my comfort zone and visited a different town to the one I always go to and I found that their Superdrugs and Boots stocked everything that my local one didnt! So I was able to find a few things that I have been looking for for a long time. 

Firsty, I picked up a can of Fudge Urban Iced Rasberry and Vanilla hairspray. This hairspray promises to be soft touch(who wants crispy hair?) and to be anti-frizz. Now that sounds like my find of hairspray. The scent of this is incredible, it smells exactly how you would think it would smell but sweeter! Not everyone may like the sweetness of it but i do!

Next, I bought a can of Mitchum 48 hour deodorant in the scent Waterlily. This is possible the nicest smelling deodorant I have ever used. As a deodorant I'm not sure that it lasts quite for 48 hours but maybe more around 10-12 which is good enough for me!

In boots I needed a new concelor and because I wanted to branch away from my most loved Wake me up concealor I bought a really cheap Natural Collection cream concealer for £1.99! I do love a bargain. Not sure what I think about this yet but I will do a post on it.

Also in boots I needed a new mascara as my Maybelline Collosal Mascara has finished (I will also do a review on that) so I picked up the Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro glam mascara in 001 Black. I am already in love with this. I will do a post on this when I have used it for longer. 

As my summer holiday is nearing the end, my Mum and I are going up to London. I am in need of a new school bag and my friend sent me a pick of the new Topshop satchels which I may have a look at. I have created a beauty list of things that I need(well, need is maybe an overstatement!). I will do a haul when I get back.

XOXO

July favourites 2013

Thought I would start doing my monthly favourites. First this month is the Loreal Matt and Messy salt spray. I really loved this as it was great at giving texture to hair when you wanted a scruffy bun or just beachy waves.

Next I loved the Loccitane Verbena shower gel. This smelt amazing, extremely refreshing. It cleaned well but you need to use a rich moisturiser after as you may find it slightly drying.

Now this may seem like a weird one but I enjoyed using the CVS own brand acetone free nail polish remover (I bought this on my latest trip to NY). It smelt very VERY strong but after you finished cleaning your nails, it left them smelling amazing! I know,weird right?

Also I was loving this month was the Bobbi Brown BB cream. This is incredible. I have just the sample the lady at the counter at the counter gave me. I have It in shade Medium and I loved it. It gave the most natural finish to the skin I have ever seen. I would totally buy the full size.

That's it for July but be sure to check back for Augusts as I have some very exciting products to share my opinion on with you guys next month!

XOXO

Review: Nokia Lumia 520 Windows 8 phone

These phones were first released in 2011 and they did very well. I have been without a phone for 7 MONTHS because I was on a 24 month contract with Orange (I do not recommend them at all) and I had 3 blackberry replacements which all broke and then they (to be honest quite nicely) offered me a Samsung Galaxy S2, which was fantastic....for 3 months. The whole system just crashed. It was quite gradually starting to not work but freezing and apps shutting down randomly then one day it just went mental. So I went to the store and they said that they could do nothing about and they made it seem like it was my fault. ANYWAY I am now with phone and I am very happy. I am on a absolutely fantastic contract with Talk Mobile and I get 150 mins, 5000 texts and 500 mb of data for just £8.50 a month! Yes you read right, no need to re-read that. £8.50 per month.

I have rambled enough, now onto the phone. It is very sleek looking and has a camera lense in the centre at the back and a webcam lense at the front. The phone it's self is about the same screen size as an iPhone 5. For your home page you have these 'live tiles' which basically are tiles which are streaming live content to your phone, eg Your current Facebook status or your latest tweet. They are fantastic. The amount you can do on this phone is incredible. To name a few things: you can scan all your credit cards and coupons onto an app called Wallet which means you don't have to carry around cards and vouchers; you can 'tap share' photos which is where you select a photo and click tap-share and you just, using Bluetooth, hold your phone against another phone and they receive the picture. Pure genius. None of this paring nonsense. The camera is digital and produces the best camera phone pictures I have ever seen. You can have all the essential apps from the store like: YouTube, Facebook, what's app and vibes but you can't get Instagram and snapchat on it. But I got around the Instagram problemo, I just logged onto Instagram using the Internet and then added the page to my home screen so I can still see my feed and my own photos but I can't take any and edit and up load. To be honest I think I can live without Snapchat!

I could rave about this phone all day but luckily for you I have things to do in my day so I will leave it at that. If you want to know even MORE about this phone, you can read about it here:http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/phones/phone/lumia520/

XOXO

Schwarzkopf Leave in Conditioner

This apply named product is great. I bought it when I went to New York as you can't get it in the UK. It smells kind of like artificial strawberries which I hate, but the smell is ok. It leaves my hair very smooth and soft which is what it says it does. I don't have much to say about it but I do recommend it and it does what it says which is always a good thing. 

Rating:7/10

Loreal Matt and Messy salt spray

Holy cow I have found a hair saving product. I found out about this because one of my friends had it in her hair and it smelt incredible so I asked her what she used. It gives texture, definition and a just-got-out-of-the-sea look, quite Victoria Secret like. My favourite way to use this is in the morning when I brush my hair, I flip my head over and spray it into the lengths and then scrunch with my hands. It gives so much texture without being frizzy. The ONLY negative thing I can say about this is the spray top is very powerful and it sprays in a straight line so you have to hold it about 20 cms away from your head to avoid just spraying a few strands of hair!

Rating:9.5/10

Bumble and bumble seaweed conditioner

This is a great everyday conditioner. It smells great, not like seaweed atall thankfully! You apply it onto your hair and leave it on for about 2mins then rinse. It is light enough to use everyday and my hair gets greasy really quickly and the conditioner doesn't make it more greasy atall.

It is a really good conditioner and I am sad I have finished it! 

Rating:8/10 because I think you can buy better conditioners for less money.