n-spa Fruit Apple-Mint Crunch Body Scrub Review

Hiya, so I know its been a while... Sorry!
I've had a really busy week but the important thing is I'm back now!

Right, so today I thought I'd do a review of n-spa Fruit Body Scrub.
Basically I needed a new body scrub and asked my mum just to pick me up a cheap one whilst she went and did the weekly shopping, and so she came home with this Apple-Mint Crunch n-spa fruit body scrub from asda for like a couple of quid. I wasn't expecting much but I thought it would do.

I've had it for a while now, and whilst using it the other day, just randomly thought I should probably do a review on it, because really, it isn't up to much.

I'll start with the smell, which is actually fairly pleasant! It definitely isn't a 'nom' smell, but it is quite a nice, fresh, minty smell which definitely wakes you up a bit. So, not amazing, but not bad either.
The colour is a bit peculiar, its a mint green, which is quite weird for a body scrub because they usually tend to be more cream based colours, but I guess it goes with the smell. It's not a off-putting colour, its just a bit weird that's all!
The packaging is nothing much either, it's pretty simple really. The only part that really grabs your attention is the colour, because the packaging is clear so the green of the product can be seen. So again, nothing amazing.

Then, the actual product itself. Again, it's just a bit 'iffy'. It's not terrible, but it isn't good either. The exfoliating granules are really small and tough and just don't really work to exfoliate your skin, they're just like little bits which are quite uncomfortable and nasty really, and also don't work properly! Also, there is such a small concentration of 'bits' in comparison to the lotion which means you have to use quite a bit to actually get any exfoliating bits anyway!
The lotion itself is actually okay. If you forget about the exfoliating bits, the lotion actually feels quite nice on your skin, and rubs in well.

Really, though, there isn't much to say, it's just not very good! It's okay for just using every now and again, if you've not got anything else to hand, or to take on holiday with you etc. but it's definitely not something I'll be buying again.

So, the other day, I bought myself a new scrub... Soap and Glory's Flake Away!
Basically, I was on Asos, sometime last week because they had a sale on and an extra 10% discount too, and I found the Breakfast Scrub and Flake Away both for like £5 and I knew I could get another 10% off which would make it £4.50. So I didn't really know which one to get, because I know the Breakfast Scrub is extremely popular, but my sister has Flake Away and that seemed really good too. But, in the end I din't end up getting either because I went away for the weekend before managing to get a bit of time to actually order one. So, then when I got back, and had 5 mis to spare, I went back onto Asos to see whether they were still discounted, and unfortunately The Breakfast Scrub had sold out, and Flake Away had gone back to full price of £6.50 or something like it. But, Asos were running a 25% off student discount so I finally managed to order it for like £5! And Asos have free p&p too so that was all good! I had a look on Boots and it is £6.64 on there for the 300ml tub, so I feel like I've got a good deal! Now I just have to wait for it to arrive, and hope it doesn't disappoint, and I really love Soap and Glory so I have my fingers crossed that it doesn't!
So I'll write a review on that sometime in the future too!

Hope you like the review guys!
Feel free to comment as always!
x x x

Children in Need Nails!

Hi guys, so this is going to be quick, because I'm very busy at the moment, but not too busy to show you my latest themed nails... Children in Need!

So, the quick steps you need to create these nails are:

1. Paint a white base.

2. Pick 3-4 colours (preferably yellow, red, green and blue - although I actually found I didn't need the blue in the end) and dot them over your nails, unless you intend to do Pudseys, in which case, leave the nails you want to do Pudseys on free.

3. Create Pudsey: This is done through dotting circles. Dot a big circle for his stomach, a smaller one for his head, even smaller ones for his ears, then two ovals for legs and two for arms.

4. Then add a stripe of white across the face for the eye patch and when this is dry, add a couple of multicoloured dots onto it.

5. To finish Pudsey, add a small dot for the eye, another for the nose and a little stripe for a smile.

6. Finish off with a clear top coat and your Pudsey nails are complete!

 

Sorry my pictures aren't great again, but I was in a bit of a rush :L I will try and get better at using my camera - promise!

Hope you like this quick tutorial guys! Sorry it was so rushed!

I'm afraid I won't have any more blogs up until at least Tuesday next week, as I' m going away this weekend and am out at a gig on Monday (Foster the People - Check them out, they're awesome!) so sorry guys!

Hope you enjoy Children in Need and have a great weekend!

x x x

Nails Inc Nail Polish with Glamour Magazine Review

Hi again Guys!

So, I recently did a post about Glamour Magazine and the free Nails Inc Nail Varnishes they're giving away with their magazines, and I thought I'd do an update and review of the nail polishes now I've had some time to try them out properly.

I actually now have all of the four nail varnish colours now, as my mum bought me another, and then I decided to pick up the other two, because I really just can't resist a good bargain, especially when there is nail varnish involved!

The four colours are:

 Tate, Victoria, Piccadilly Circus and Basil Street.

I managed to persuade my sister to let me paint her some of her nails with the colours to see what they were like, and took a photo:

In same order as above from top to bottom.

I do think that all the colours are really gorgeous, however I am a bit puzzled about why they chose Basil Street as one of the four, simply because the other three colours go so well together, but Basil Street is sort of the odd one out, not that I'm complaining because I do really like the colour, but it just doesn't really seem to fit.

Anyways, I did that on Sunday, and had a look at her nails today and I have to say I was amazed! Most of them have chipped a little bit, but only a little bit, and for 5/6 days, that's amazing!

I also painted my nails with Basil Street on Monday night and have to say I'm stunned at how well it has lasted on mine too! I usually really, really struggle to make my nail polish last, and normally end up with chips after the first day of wearing it, so when my nails still hadn't chipped by yesterday I was like O.M.G, this is amazing! They have chipped a little bit today, but I could still definitely get away with wearing them for a couple more days, and after 4/5 days of wearing them I really would have expected them to basically have been coming off my nails by now so I am very impressed!

Overall, I am very impressed by these nail polishes, they are gorgeous colours and have proven themselves to be excellent quality. Plus, they were an absolute bargain! Would I buy them for the full price of £11, probably not, simply because I don't have that kind of money to spend on Nail Polish, however, if I was to see them in a sale somewhere, or on another great deal like this, then I would be straight in there! I'm definitely recommending them!

Hope you like the review, and again, I hope the pictures are alright :L

I'll have another post up soon :)

x x x

N.Y.C and O.P.I Blue Glitter Nails Review

Hiya!

So, I know I said I was going to do some fireworks inspired nails, but, I ran out of time :( So, instead, because I already had my dark blue base in preparation for my fireworks nail design, I decided that I felt like adding a bit of glitter, with my gorgeous O.P.I blue glitter. And then I thought I may as well do a review on the nail polishes whilst I've got them on anyways. So here it is...

First of all, I always apply a base coat, but I think I'm going to do a separate review on them another time, so I'll move swiftly on to the N.Y.C Nail Glossies nail varnish in colour 243B (imaginative right?!). Now this isn't strictly speaking my nail polish, it actually belongs to my sister, but it is perhaps one of my favourite colours! The colour is a gorgeous deep blue, and as the name ' nail glossies' suggests, it does have a really shiny, glossy effect, which I really love. I really don't like matte nails and do really like my nails to have a glossy finish, and this is perhaps one of the best nail polishes I've tried for that. It's easy to apply as it has a good sized brush, and the square top can be taken off and has a normal top underneath which is much easier to use. It also dries reasonably quickly, which is always good because nobody likes waiting; and it lasts for a good few days with only minor chips, and as a girl who always struggles to make her nail varnish last, this is amazing. So, overall, I love the colour (although it does definitely deserve a more imaginative name!), and I love the polish. I did have a look on Superdrug's website to see whether I could find out how much this was, but it wasn't on there. However, most of their nail polishes are around the £2.00 mark so I don't think it would be too much more than that - definitely worth it in my opinion!

Then, I applied my O.P.I Nail Lacquer in colour Absolutely Alice, from their Alice in Wonderland Collection from last year. This polish was bought for me by sister as a Birthday or Christmas present last year, because I had seen O.P.I's Alice in Wonderland collection and had just been awestruck! Seriously, google the collection - particularly the colour Mad as a Hatter- it is just like my idea of heaven! Anyways, so unfortunately, Mad as a Hatter was completely sold out, but Absolutely Alice wasn't, so my sister got it for me, and I was very pleasantly surprised when I opened that present! So, as you can probably guess, this nail polish is another of my absolute favourites- it's a gorgeous blue glitter, with O.P.I's usual amazing quality and durability, and it is just a really good nail polish. Unfortunately it is a collection which has now gone, so I think you could only get it off e-bay or something now if you were lucky, but O.P.I are continually bringing out amazing and gorgeous collections so I would recommend checking out their website or facebook page to look at these- at the moment there is an awesome Muppets collection which I am loving! The only non-amazing thing about O.P.I's nail polish is the price. I think the normal price is about £10.50, which although they are amazing quality, amazing colours, last for so long, and are a much bigger pot than most other nail polishes, is a hell of a lot of money just for a nail polish. So, I would definitely reccomend O.P.I, but unless you do have that kind of money to spend on a nail polish, or unless it is a particularly amazing colour, then I would say, perhaps wait for it to turn up in a sale somewhere!

Hope you like the review guys! And I hope the pictures are a bit better quality than last time :L Oh, and I'll be doing a post about Nails Inc polishes from Glamour Magazine next, so watch out for that :)

x

Nails Inc Polish with Glamour Magazine

Hiya!

So my Dad just came home with a little treat for me and my sister, Glamour magazine with a free full size Nails Inc nail varnish worth £11 when you buy their magazine, costing £2!
My Dad knows I'm a nail junkie and so was lovely enough to pick up a copy for me, and I think it's such an amazing deal that I'd put it on here.
There are 4 colours, and I have looked but can't seem to find the colour names anywhere :L The one I got is called Basil Street and is a really nice pale brown - it looks gorgeous and I can't wait to try it! The others, as far as I can see from the front of the magazine, are a deep red, a dark mauve and a black or very deep blue - I'm not quite sure, but that's what it looks like.
Just thought I'd put it up on here in case anyone else is interested! I know I'm very tempted to go see if I can hunt down the other three colours to add to my nail collection!
I am hoping to do some firework themed nails for Fireworks night tomorrow, but hopefully, after they're out of the way, I will get to try out my nails inc nail varnish and hopefully put up a review soon!


Hope you enjoy your nail varnish if you do pick it up!
x

Halloween Nails

Hi again!
So, I know it's gone past Halloween, and its a bit late, but as well as my Halloween nail designs which I already put up, I also did a Dracula design, and Frankenstein's monster design too. The photos aren't very good (I'm no whizz with a camera :L) but I just thought I'd put them up anyways. Hope you like :) x