No7 Beautiful Skin Cleaning Brush

I've been wanting to get a Clarisonic for awhile, but couldn't justify the £100+ price tag that came with it. Over a hundred pounds to wash my face?! WHAT THE HECK? Not going to lie, if I had the money for it I would go and buy myself one. But alas I don't have that kind of moolah. There is now, however, an alternative to the Clarisonic! 

The lovely people from No7 have brought out their very own version and I am so super duper happy. This cleansing brush is amazing. It gives such a deep clean and after using it I feel that my skin is as soft as a babies bum. And who doesn't want to have a face that feels as soft as a baby? 

 This little battery powered cleaner has two different speed settings, to give an even deeper clean. You can use this with any facial wash. However, some face washes work better with this than others. Washes that foam up more than others I feel are the best ones to use, or at least that is how I feel.

 The brushes are cheap to replace as they only cost £8 for 2 brushes. You are supposed to change the brush every 3-4 months, I've had mine for a little while but I've not used it very often so may not change it as soon as 4 months.

The only downside to this, I would say, is that it isn't waterproof. I have to be really careful with this when I use it since I can't just shove it in the water. This does make cleaning the brush after ward a little tricky.
I wouldn't say that it is a HUGE downfall to the product. And since the price is so good can we really complain? The cleansing brush is £24. 95 to buy from boots, and this is just a fraction of the price of the Clarisonic. If your wanting the Clarisonic, I would suggest you give the No7 one a go first.

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Garnier Moisture Match Shine Be Gone Mattifying Cream

I saw this awhile back and thought, this sounds like a nice wee idea, so naturally I picked one up. I bought the one named 'Shine Be Gone' for oily skin.

I got this for £3.99, this was an introductory price and is normally £5.99.
This moisturiser claims to be "Perfect for combination to oily skin" and is "enriched with Green Tea extract". It also claims to keep skin shine free all day, I cant say that my skin is shine free all day, I would say I'm shine free for around 6 hours.
For the price I wasn't expecting a miracle. I think this works just as well as the moisturiser I use from Morrison's which costs around £2. The only plus side to the Garnier moisturiser is the amazing smell, it just smells so fresh and sweet, lovely when you put it on in the morning. It may just not have been right for my skin since my skin is overly oily, if you have slightly oily skin this may be appropriate for you.
For the price its not a bad moisturiser but I'm in the market for something to battle my seriously oily skin.

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Rimmel Apocalips Review

Upon a wander around Boots I decided to take a look at Rimmels products and all the new and wonderful products they had brought out. It was then that I found the brilliance that is the Apocalips Lip Lacquers. These are a god send, their colour is amazing and they last for hours.
I only got 3 from the collection - of which there is 8 colours. The colour range is pretty amazing, some colours I wouldn't wear, as  I'm not a huge fan of nudes, but my mum and I were in awe of almost (if not all) of the colours. The ones I chose were Stella and Big Bang and to take full advantage of the 3 for 2 my mum got the shade Galaxy.

The product feels luxurious and creamy on the lips, its not sticky which is a major plus for me as I'd rather not have my lips being stuck together.  They also feel really moisturising, so I didn't feel the need to constantly have my lips covered in lip balm.

The finish of these isn't overly glossy, its actually more on the matte side, I also get the impression that these are more of a stain than a gloss ( but they are kind of a mix of both gloss and stain).

The wand is pretty impressive, I say this as a total gloss/stain virgin. In the past when I've looked at or tried lip glosses I've found the wands quite annoying - as I found they were a horrible shape, didn't have enough gloss attached to it or had waaaay to much, not with this though I feel it is the perfect shape and holds the perfect amount of gloss on the wand ( due to the little package of colour held in the wand).

Over all I have to say I am completely sold on these, and I will probably be going out to buy more of the collection - maybe even the entire collection. They aren't overly pricey, maybe even on the cheaper side for what your getting, £5.99 is a total bargain for these.  I hope as time goes on they bring out more shades, it would be the cherry on top to have lots and lots of shades to choose from and to marvel over.




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Nivea lip butter review

I had been dying to get my hands on these little tins since I first saw them. One day I finally decided to buy them, and am I glad I did. The Nivea lip butters are truly amazing. They come in different scents, Raspberry Rose, Caramel, Vanilla and the plain original one. I bought the Raspberry and the caramel ones, and boy oh boy do they smell heavenly.
Not only do they smell amazing, they make you lips feel pampered and super soft. I have very dry lips, so I'm in a constant battle to keep them soft and to try keep the flakeyness at bay. This has helped so much!

I use these constantly, I have one by my bed and one always by my side when I go out. 

Out of all the lip balms I have ever bought, so far these are my favourite. They tick all the boxes for me, they smell nice, they actually help my lips, last for a long time (unlike all the chapsticks I have used) and they are affordable.

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