Teeny tiny haul and surpise product rave!

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So anyway, to the point of this post :)

If, like me, you are someone who wears lipstick alot, you've probably already experienced the delights of Lipcote, and just how amazing it is! If not, you're missing out! This stuff will keep any lipstick on your mouth for hours (and I mean hours!), whilst also making it kiss proof, rain proof, and food and drink proof! Amazing!

I wear this every single day that I wear lipstick, unless I'm wearing Ruby Woo, that stuff doesn't budge anyway!

So today I thought I would pop into boots and grab another Lipcote, as I'm rapidly reaching the end of mine, and I was shocked to see they've changed the packaging! I've been buying this little wonder for about a year, and in that time the packaging hasn't changed once. It's the same shape and size bottle, but the lid is now a smooth gold, instead of rough red texture. It actually looks a lot more swish now, it's surprising the difference these small changes make! This also has a 'new vanilla fragrance' to replace the usual scent of applying neat vodka to your lips! This still feels (and smells), a little bit like nail warnish when you apply it, but the scent doesn't linger for aslong, and when it's dried, it does have a very nice vanilla scent! Thumbs up from me.

Spanking new packaging!

On my way to the tills, I spotted some very cute retro packaged products on a random, lonesome stand. I am always drawn to cute, kitsch, retro packaging, and these were gorgeous! Coca cola have launched lip products! 

My lovely new lip products

They've brought out three balms, and three glosses, all in delicious coke flavours. I'm not sure if these are limited edition or not, but they certainly are lovely! One sniff, and you are hooked! This is the first lip gloss I have bought in about 6 years, I tend to hate glosses, but It's actually very nice, and not sticky at all.  It also has a nice feeling on the lips, It's not tingly in the way of a plumping gloss, but It definitely has a cooling sensation. The three flavour options are classic coke (a red), cherry coke (a pinky), and vanilla coke (a clear.) I was seriously tempted to buy all three, but seeing as I never wear lipglosses, it seemed excessive! The balms are £6 for 15ml, and the glosses are £7 for 10ml, and can be bought from the Boots website. These would make really cute christmas presents, or stocking fillers :)

Excuse the shoddy pics!

Shown with flash..can be worn sheer, or layered for more colour

Last, but not least, I would like to rave about a product I received free the other day. I was buying the Elizabeth Arden Advanced Eye Fix Primer (amazing primer, best I've ever tried. Not cheap at £19 for 7.5ml, but you need the teeeniest amount so it lasts ages!), and the lovely sales assistant gave me a freebie. 

My new love!

She gave me the 2 in 1 cleanser, which is supposed to be a cleanser and toner. I'm always a bit dubious with 2 in 1 products, as I don't see how it can do both things as well as an individual product with one purpose, so I didn't think I'd use this much. Still, a freebie's a freebie!

One day when I got home late from work, and just wanted to collapse into my bed straight away, I decided I couldn't be bothered to use my Soap and Glory hot cloth cleanser, and found myself reaching for the EA 2 in 1 cleanser. I am so glad I did! Not only is it quick and simple, just rub into wet skin and rinse off, it removes all makeup (except eye), and leaves the skin feeling gorgeous! It lathers up really well, and smells lovely. It's not got the typical 8 hour skin protectant scent, It's alot fresher and cooler, although it still has a slightly 'mature' feel to it, it reminds me of my Gran! :)

I find myself reaching for this more often than my beloved collection of hot cloth cleansers, if I feel like I want more of an exfoliation, I just mix some face scrub with this cleanser and lather it up together. It seriously is a beautiful product! At £19 for 150ml, again It's not cheap, but I'll be buying it when my tester runs out. 

Thankyou for reading, hope everyone is well! :) 

My Skincare Collection..

Hey guys, 

I realised the other day that I've got quite a few skincare bits and bobs that I've been switching between, in terms of cleansers, scrubs, masks and face washes. I know some people prefer to find a skincare routine that works for them, and to stick to it, but I get really bored using the same products. I haven't found that using different products aggrevates my skin at all, and I tend to use whatever I feel my skin needs on that particular day. I've got quite dry skin, but I'm also acne prone, so sometimes I'll lean towards products that are more moisturing, or other times, I'll favour things with spot fighting ingredients.

I keep most of my skincare in this Soap and Glory bag I got free last year at christmas. I bought the Soap and Glory products as a present, but kept the bag for myself, naughty! It's really handy as It's quite big, and waterproof, so you can leave it in your shower or bathroom. It's also super cute which is a good bonus!

As you can see, It's pretty full at the mo!

Washes:

I don't tend to use face washes, as I don't really feel they do anything that I can't get from scrubs or cleansers. I have been using them more recently though, the ones I've got are:  

•  Garnier Pure Active Exfo-Brusher Wash, which I bought more for the brush than the actual wash. It's got rubbery bristles that are supposed to help exfoliate the skin, and they feel like they're giving your face a nice massage when you use it! It's got salicylic acid in, which helps against spots. It does smell like something you'd use to clean the kitchen with though! This also lasts a really long time.

• Soap and Glory Peaches and Cream. This is one of the products a friend gave to me as they didn't get on with it. I'm not mad about it, just because it's a wash, and I don't really see the point of them, but it's nice to use every now and again for a change. It smells like really strong peach vodka though, which is a bit off putting!

Garnier Pure Active Exfo-Brusher wash, Soap and Glory Peaches and Clean.

Face Masks:

I love face masks, and use them about twice a week. 

• Dermologica Multivitamin Power Recovery Masque. This came in my Glossybox, and is nice, although nothing special.
• Soap and Glory The Fab Pore Facial Peel. This mask is supposed to shrink the size of your pores, but I can't say i've noticed any difference in mine, although it is lovely. It smells minty and fresh, and has small green beads that disappear as your rub the mask in. This is definately my favourite mask!
• Soap and Glory No clogs Allowed. This is a self heating mask, which feels gorgeous! The only down side to this is that it turns blue, and can leave little blue marks on your face, which are surprisingly hard to get off!

Dermalogica Multivitamin Power Recovery Masque, Soap and Glory's The Fab Pore and No Clogs Allowed.

 Scrubs:

I really love to use facial scrubs, they make me feel really clean, but it's not that good for you to use them really frequently, so I make a real effort to use scrubs a maximum of 3 times a week. I like scrubs that are pastes, not one's that are creams with a few beads in. The ones I've been using recently are:

• Dermalogica Multivitamin Thermafoliant. This was another one that came in my Glossybox, and is another self heating product! This is gorgeous, and makes my skin feel soo soft, but I don't even want to think about how much the full size product would cost!
• Soap and Glory Greatest Scrub of All. This smells just like the Fab Pore Facial Peel, which is nice and minty! I love this, and it lasts such a long time!

Soap and Glory The Greatest Scrub of All, Dermalogica Multivitamin Thermafoliant

Cleansers:

I much prefer hot cloth cleansers to the ones you use with cotton wool, and I've got three on the go at the mo! 

•  Superdrug Vitamin Hot Cloth Cleanser. This is really nice and gentle on the skin. I use this to take my makeup off, and then tend to use one of the other hot cloth cleansers I've got to actually cleanse my skin. Nice size bottle, lasts a long time. I've heard that this has gone up to £5.99, which I really hope isn't true, because that's just too much.
• Boots Botanics Face Soothing Cleansing Balm. This is my latest addition, and I'm really enjoying it so far! It's a balm, so it's an unusual texture, and I don't think anyone with oily skin would like it, because it's quite greasy. It also leaves a bit of residue on your face, which is kind of weird, but it leaves my skin so soft that I don't mind. The muslin cloth that comes with this is horrible though! 
• Soap and Glory Fab Pore Hot Cloth Cleanser. This is absolutely amazing! Smells like lavender and feels amazing on the skin. Again, this turns into a sort of oil on the skin, which I love for my dry skin.

Superdrug Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser, Boots Botanics Face Soothing Cleansing Balm, Soap and Glory Fab Pore Hot Cloth Cleanser.

I've also got a few toners and moisturisers, but this has taken me all day to write and I'm finding it hard to keep my eyes open now, so that will be my next post! 

Thanks for reading :)