Beauty, Bargains and Beyond

I am really enjoying using REN Magnesium Booster Body Spray as it's great to massage into skin after a long day at work or after going to the gym (I am trying to get into the habit of going 3 or 4 times a week at the moment after avoiding it for most of the summer).   REN Magnesium Booster Body spray contains a high concentration (30%) of magnesium salts which are extracted from a 250 million years old unpolluted Zechstein sea. It's a great body spray to relieve and relax muscle tension so is ideal to use after the gym.  It recommends using the product after you have showered and massaging it into your skin.  It's a dry oil which immediately sinks into skin and has a cool tingling sensation which is so refreshing.  It sinks into skin quickly so you don't need to massage it in for very long.  It does help you relax and it's definitely something I will continue to use and I'll also be looking out for the other products in this range as well. I reall...

I used to get up to 5 beauty boxes every month a couple of years ago, but a combination of wanting to save some money, already having a huge stash of products, boxes containing the same old brands and in some cases exactly the same products and just general crappy products being included in boxes made me put a stop to all my subscriptions.  I was recently tempted back when Glossybox did a limited edition Sunday Riley box and offered £5 off and early access to subscribers.  I really wanted the Sunday Riley box, so I decided to re-subscribe. I found a couple of discount codes online and managed to get £4 off the subscription price, so all in all it cost just under £9.25 (or £4.25 if you take into account the £5 discount off the Sunday Riley box).     After ordering Glossybox I was interested to see if beauty boxes had upped their game since I last received one.  When I received an offer from Birchbox  which was to receive a free box with the September box...

I recently took advantage of the Space NK free goody bag when you spend a certain amount of money (think it was £150 on this occasion -  I made an order with my sister so I didn't have to fork out the full amount).  The Space NK goody bag is always great, so it would be rude not to take advantage when such an offer is available (that's what I keep telling myself anyway). I usually end up buying some high end products that I couldn't justify spending my money on ordinarily and one of those products that I put in my basket was the  Hourglass Caution Extreme Lash Mascara . To be fair it only cost £12 as I bought the travel size version which is 5.5g.  I think travel size mascaras are a good idea as the brush is the normal size it's just the wand that is shorter and I don't know about you but I usually waste a ton of product when I throw a full size mascara away as I only keep them for about 3 months each. In addition the full size product costs £25 for 9.4g, so t...

I really like Sol de Janeiro products as you can read from my brand review here . When I found out about the limited edition  Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Bath Bomba I was really keen to try it out, but the £10 price point was really putting me off.  £10 seems a bit steep for a bath bomb doesn't it?  I recently took advantage of the gift with purchase goody bag from Cult Beauty and the goody bag included a £15 gift card, so I decided to use the gift card to buy a couple of bath bombs to try out.   First of all it smells exactly like the famous Brazilian Bum Bum Cream which is caramel, pistachio, sandalwood and jasmine.  It's so rich and creamy and yummy smelling.  The bath bomb itself contains marine algae, cupuacu butter, coconut oil and acai.  It's a wonderful hydrating product that you can just drop into the bath and whilst it fizzes away, it turns the bath water turquoise. Overall, it's one of the best bath bombs I have tried and my skin...

Yeah baby I'm back (points to anyone who can tell me which 90's TV series that quote comes from).  Hi All, sorry I have been MIA lately.  I had some bad news a few weeks back and I just needed some time away from things.   I'm hoping to get back to posting on my usual schedule shortly which is Wednesday and Saturdays.  I'll be running another giveaway shortly as well so look out for that. Leigh

I was kindly sent some Billion Dollar Smile Teeth Whitening Strips * to review which I have been using recently.  With a name like Billion Dollar Smile they have a lot to live up to.   They are pretty straight forward to use, you just brush your teeth with water and apply the strips to your upper and lower teeth, and leave on for 15-30 minutes.    You then peel off the strips and rinse your mouth with water.  I love this type of product as you can just get on with your day while you are using them (if you're at home that is).   You don't have to dry your teeth before using the strips like I have seen on similar products and they don't make your mouth water while using them (this has happened to me while using whitening products before).    They taste minty and it does state on the box that the gel is ok to be swallowed which is reassuring. I found these easy to use and I had no tooth sensitivity after using them which I always worry abo...

Finally looks like the heatwave has ended as we have had a bit of rain over the last couple of days.  Of course being a typical Brit I was complaining about the heat and now I'm complaining about the rain, you just can't win.  Anyway with the recent heatwave it's been a great time to try out some Nivea Sun products that I have recently been sent. Q10 Anti-Age & Anti-Pigments SPF50* is an everyday sunscreen for your face and with the weather we have had lately this has been great to use.  Even though its SPF 50 it is a light cream that absorbs quickly into my skin and doesn't leave a white or greasy residue. It smells like you are on your holidays which is nice.  This is ideal for using when you are outside for short or long periods of time and would be ideal to take on holiday with you.  I must admit I am one of those people that tends to use the same sunscreen on my body and face and you end up with a horrible greasy face which attracts dirt like nob...