BODY SHOP HEMP HAND CREAM

Hello,

Hope whoever reads this is well! My 21 followers: Woo! I’m doing pretty well at this whole blogging thing in terms of sticking at it, the last 2 blogs I started didn’t get past two posts as real life got in the way. I brought a new camera the other day, it should be arriving this week sometime, I'm so excited. It is the infamous Youtube vloggy camera - the Canon IXUS 240 HS. Hopefully I will be able to produce better quality pictures. I am also working with new editing software, so hopefully all the pictures uploaded from now on will have a more uniform feel.

Anyways onto todays post, my favourite hand cream!

Partial photo credit Body Shop

I first brought this hand cream around 4 years ago, back in 2009 i think it was. Culprit? - Work hand wash, you all know the deal; it destroys your hands! I was on the hunt for a decent hand cream as the ones i was previously using weren’t providing results.

The HEMP hand cream by the Body Shop (£10: 100ml) is their best selling hand cream - and I can see why! It is very moisturising and leaves your hands supple and smooth. It contains hemp seed oil and beeswax and has a distinctive smell, I wouldn’t class it as an offensive smell but it is very earthy and slightly menthol like, I like it. The consistency is somewhat like a thick paste, it does take a few minutes to absorb into the skin; so it is best applied at night. So over 3 years down the line I am still using the same product, a miracle product! It has provided me with the results I wanted.

The 100ml tube lasts me quite a few months, maybe around 7?! The full price for 100ml is £10. The 30ml one, which is great for handbags etc is only £5. You are better off buying the bigger size though as the Body Shop always has half price offers!

You can purchase it here: The Body Shop

If you have dry skin i really recommend this product, it works wonders!

Do you have a miracle product you can’t live without? Let me know in the comments!

MAY BEAUTY FAVOURITES

A very late May favourites, I have been contemplating for a while wether I should do a May favourites or not as I tend to use the same products every month. Just because I know they work for me, safe options… as I said a few posts back, I am very much just an eyeliner & mascara kind of person. But I am hoping to change this! My make drawer is overflowing so I may ‘shop my stash’ I really should use all the products up! 

 

♥ The Orginal Beauty Glow

I only recently purchased this bronzer but I have been absolutely loving it! I have a full review HERE. It gives you such a lovely bronzed look, great for contouring also. It is more mineral based, so it feels invisible on the skin and doesn’t cake. Thumbs up from me!

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♥ MUA: Blush (Shade 2)

I brought this blusher last year sometime. MUA is a brand sold in Superdrug and the majority of products are £1! They are superb quality, very pigmented and long lasting. I absolutely love this blush. I used it a lot last month. It is a very cool toned pink with slight shimmers. You only need the smallest amount!

If you are in Superdrug next and haven’t come across MUA (which i doubt) I highly recommend checking the stand out.

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♥ Benefit: BADgal Lash Mascara

I received a sample of this mascara from a magazine a few months ago (£17.50rrp), only got round to using it last month: next time I’m at the Benefit counter I will be buying a full size version! I love it! It is great at lengthening and also thickens the lashes slightly at the roots. A lot of mascaras I have come across climb your lashes after 1 application but this doesn't. You can build layers and it will carry on legthening and thickening without the clumsiness. 

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♥ Soap & Glory Mother Pucker lipgloss

This lipgloss retails at £9, it is well worth the money. I brought this gloss in the shade Punch Bowl, which I think is the most popular colour. Punchbowl is a deep shade of pink, your lips but better kind of colour. It is a plumping lipgloss, so once you apply it it stings. It smells really nice, similar to biscuits?! But it is really sticky, but this more or less means it will last longer: which it does. 

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THE ORGINAL BEAUTY GLOW

Hola!

Just over a week ago i went to the Ideal Home Show Scotland, I blogged about it here. On one of the many hundreds of stalls there was a few representatives of a brand called ‘The Original Beauty Glow’. Lots of people were huddled around. I was intrigued.

I present you, The Original Beauty Glow.

The Original Beauty Glow is a waterproof bronzing powder made in a small town in Scotland. It retails between £18-£20 (18g).  The powder itself is a medium brown tone with slight shimmers in it. This powder has so many impressive features about it. For a start all of the products used to make the product haven’t been tested on animals for the past 10 years. It is suitable for any skin colour as it blends flawlessly into your natural skin tone. It is waterproof and streak free too! The powder also has vitamin E and Primrose oil in it which helps moisturise.

I have been using this for a over a week now and I absolutely love it! You only need the smallest amount as it is very pigmented. It is a great product for travel especially as it reduces the need to carry say a lipstick or an extra eyeshadow. The longevity of the product is also very good, if you were to put this powder on in the morning it would stay on all day. The lady at the stall said it last between 18-24 months: I don’t know about that yet but we shall see, i think it will?!!

The Original Beauty Glow is primarily a bronzing powder but it does also have 6 other uses, it can be used as a blusher, a contour powder, an eyeshadow, on top of vaseline as a lip colour, on top of clear nail varnish as a nail polish and finally as a a semi permanent tan.

I highly recommend the Original Beauty Glow. Perfect for this season!

Thank you for reading my post. Do you have a favourite bronzer? Do let me know in the comments section below.