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Sunday, 29 April 2012

Metro Centre Haul – End of April Shopping Spree

This week I’ve been on a shopping trip to the metro centre with my friend. I bought lots of goodies to show you and will be reviewing products very soon!

List of things I bought:
Photo Fabulous Moisturising Shampoo by James Brown 250ml - £6.99
Boots No7 Blissful Body Wash 200ml - £9.00
Brazil Nut Extracts body Wash 200ml - £4.25
Soap & Glory Heel Genius Foot Cream 125ml - £5.50
TOPSHOP Nail Polish ‘Barefoot’- £5.00
TOPSHOP Nail Polish ‘Moving House’ - £5.00
The Body Shop Love Etc Body Butter 50ml - £5.00
The Body Shop Born Lippy Lip Balm - £3.00
H&M Gold Hair Cuff - £2.99
H&M Silver Hair Cuff - £1.99
Emeli Sande – Our Version of Events - £10 (HMV)
Company + Company High-Street Edit - £4.50 (WHsmiths)

Percy & Reed Moisturising Conditioner for Hair

In April edition of Glamour magazine, a free hair gift was included. There were a variety of alternative samples included such as conditioner, shampoo, hair mask and finishing polish. One item was available in each magazine.

Unfortunately I got my glamour magazine copy last minute and only the conditioner was left. I would have preferred the shampoo.

Despite this after using this conditioner I was delighted with the results. I use conditioner on and off because my hair isn’t that thick, therefore using conditioner in every wash makes my hair look a bit limp.

I’m not often impressed when it comes to conditioners for this reason. Many brands make my hair look lifeless and thin. The Percy & Reed conditioner works much better. I still only use it every too washes and apply a small amount but the results are really amazing.

My hair feels much silkier, softer, and lighter and smells divine. I feel really pampered every time I use this product. I believe this product is quite a rare find and works very well for my hair.

I adore the clean, crisp and stylish packaging too. If there was one negative about this item, it would be the initial scent in the bottle is quite strong. Don’t be put off though; the smell of your hair afterwards is much less concentrated.

H&M Body Scrub £1.99

This was a spur of the moment purchase while at the till in H&M. At £1.99 I thought it was really good value. The packaging is great in my opinion, particularly for the price.

It was described as a soft vanilla scent, which sounded really nice. There was a seal in the cap I was unable to have a sniff but I’m in love with anything vanilla so had to give it a try!

I was very impressed after using the product in the shower. The grains in the scrub were not too harsh, instead quite gentle. The consistency was similar to a shower gel, just with grains to make skin softer.

After use my skin was smooth and silky. Overall I’m very impressed with this product. I went back in H&M the other day to have a look at other bath products; I might buy some other items!

The Body Shop Make-Up Value Pack £20

I bought a make-up set from The Body Shop a while ago but waited a little while to get a feel of the products before reviewing.

As soon as we walked in, me and my friend saw the gift bags and bought them. I liked how all the products could be used together and they came in an attractive bag which could make a cool gift also. I bought this gift bag in store in Newcastle; the assistants were lovely and very helpful.

The Body Shop is having quite a lot of offers at the moment, particularly online. I thought they might be having financial problems or something but I’m not sure for certain.

Included in the pack was super volume mascara, an eye liner with a smudging tool at the end. Also included were a four part shimmer eye shadow set and a small eye shadow brush.

I tried the products all together and the effect was gorgeous. The eye shadows gave off a beautiful shimmer and could be applied with the brush while wet. I imagine the eye shadows will last me a while, as the cubes are very deep. I don’t normally use a brush but the one that came in the pack was very handy to use with the eye shadow and just the right size.

The eye-liner blended in well particularly when using the smudger. The navy colour stood out and went well with the other navy tones in the gift pack. I prefer eyeliners which you don’t have to sharpen though, like this eyeliner, you have to use a pencil sharper and I can never get the right point and the product always breaks.

The mascara packaging was really pretty; there are little sparkly bits on. The brush looks quite promising but when you take it out but I find the product to be quite messy. I found after applying, when blinking, little specks of mascara came up around the eye area. I do not know if it’s just me but I have not found this problem with other mascaras.

If you are a fan of The Body Shop you may like to pick up a similar value pack. I’m glad I bought this pack instead of buying individual items at full price. I don’t think I will be re-purchasing any items on their own, other than the eye shadow, none really stood out to me.