tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52373969757037177862024-02-07T12:43:49.834-08:00The Gabby DiariesThe Gabby DiariesGabrielahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854081581444951077noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237396975703717786.post-78730269859302990942012-07-31T12:32:00.002-07:002012-07-31T12:59:37.159-07:00Collection 2000 The Smokey Eye Palette Quick Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have been completely rushed off my feet lately, with my crazy unpredictable schedule, a lot of sorting out to do and worrying because Mr Fish still hasn't found a job and we are needing/wanting to move to our own place ASAP.</div>
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I know things will eventually get there, but it takes a while and a hella lot of headaches I can tell you!</div>
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Apart from that, I am absolutely LOVING my job, I am so happy there! The ideal thing for me would be to move to a more Make-up/Skin care oriented role at Boots, but for now I am very happy just getting little "whiffs" of different roles in the shop: pharmacy, beauty counters, perfume, customer assistant... Getting a load of extra hours covering for other people means every week is different and never boring. It just takes a while to get used to and some weeks I hardly get a break, last week I only got one day off and tomorrow and the next day I'm doing 12 hour shifts! </div>
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As for blogging, unfortunately it has become a bit of a background priority but never forgotten! I still try and catch up with all your gorgeous blogs quickly before I go to bed, even if I don't have the time to comment!</div>
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I really do miss it though, and must get back on the horse, as they say!</div>
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I just wanted to quickly point out a great recent purchase of mine that I have been using everyday. The Collection 2000 The Smokey Eye Palette is freaking awesome and cheap as chips!</div>
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I have been lusting after the infamous Naked II Palette but seeing as it retails for 36£ I think I have to put that one on hold. In the meantime I spotted this little baby at Boots and for just 4,19£ it was impossible to resist!</div>
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The colours are all very wearable, extremely pigmented for such a cheap palette and amazingly long lasting! I was amazed by this because usually eyeshadows will crease and fade during the day, especially without a primer so when I got home from work the other day and checked the mirror, there it was - perfect! I even took a picture for blogging/reviewing purposes.</div>
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I am really enjoying being creative and experimenting with these eyeshadows as they're dead easy to mix and match! </div>
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I fully recommend investing in this palette, it's also excellent for beginners and as a good alternative for those who can't afford the higher end ones!</div>
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I'll try and post a few FOTD using this palette to show you the different shades, but as you can guess the colours range between browns, blacks, nudes and light colours for highlighting. A couple of them are shimmery but without being outrageously so.</div>
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By the way, the mascara I'm using is the No.7 Fanomenal Lashes I had blogged about before, I love it!</div>
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Thanks for reading guys, and thanks for being patient with me! x</div>
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</div>Gabrielahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854081581444951077noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237396975703717786.post-53615346572088773842012-07-01T12:31:00.000-07:002012-07-01T12:33:55.447-07:00Long time, no post!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I haven't forgotten about you guys!</div>
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I have been so busy with work lately, I was only contracted to work 5 hours on a Sunday but have been doing every extra hours I can get my paws on and have been working practically full time for the last couple of weeks - lucky me!</div>
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I am really enjoying working at Boots, my colleagues are so nice, I love interacting with the public and just being around all that make-up and beauty products all day makes me happy! Yes, I have a degree in Pharmacy but am not working as a pharmacist yet (because it will take a while to sort the fact my degree was completed in Portugal). However I am lucky enough to be able to work most days at the Healthcare counter so in the meantime I am, to a certain extent, using my knowledge there :)</div>
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I feel like a totally different person now, more independent and overall just feeling like life is gradually sorting itself out. I was getting a bit desperate - firstly not being able to get a job in Portugal, and now all the adapting process after having moved to the UK. Mr.Fish is job-hunting, and we're already looking at places to rent, so it is all falling into place - slowly!</div>
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As it happens this week now I wasn't given that many extra hours at work, which is a shame, but I'm working Thursday and Friday (and obviously Sunday) so that's better than nothing and at least I'll be able to sort other things out like looking at houses to rent.</div>
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I'll keep you posted and I'll probably blog this week since I have plenty of time. In the meantime I'll leave you with a couple of pics I took via the Webcam Toy google chrome app. If you have Google Chrome I fully recommend you download this app, it's free and fun to use. You can add loads of effects to your webcam pics and load them instantly to facebook or twitter if you want.</div>
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I literally took these pictures 5 minutes ago, and after a few attempts managed to get a decent one of Marley - bless. For those of you that don't know, I'm blind as a bat without my contact lenses so at the end of the day I have to pop this <i>not so</i> <i>fashionable</i> pair of glasses on (just like every other hipster out there I'm wanting the nerdy ray-ban wayfarer ones).<br />
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Taking off my lenses is on par with putting on pijamas and ditching the bra... just heaven after a day at work!<br />
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">I have been a bit absent these last couple of days because I've been a busy busy bee, with my training at my new job and just generally solving a few bureaucratic issues regarding us moving to the U.K. (i.e. trying to get a N.I. number - a real pain in the behind, but fingers crossed it should be all resolved next week).</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">I am so happy I am finally working, albeit it being only a part time job, but it's keeping me busy and it's always a few more pennies in our pocket at the end of the month. I am really enjoying my training period so far, it can be quite daunting at times but all new beginnings are really and you just have to push through it and learn from the experience. In the long-run it's so gratifying and it provides you so much self-growth.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">With that little bit of motivational speaking I'm moving on to the main purpose of this post, to talk about a very exciting launch I'm dying to try out! I'm still keeping to my spending lock-down and am <b>not </b>buying anything now for a while. </span><br />
<span style="line-height: 14px;">However I can still blog about the things I'm lusting for and put them into my little virtual wish list now can't I?</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">No.7 is proudly presenting their most recent product - a very promising mascara. It has a funny looking wand but has received tonnes of positive reviews already and I'm really itching to try this out!</span></div>
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Do you get frustated when you waste a perfectly good outfit on an extremely non-eventful day? I do. But I needn't fret, as that's what a blog's for.<br />
So here is my OOTD, where I basically got ready and even photographed just to go to the dentist.How sad is that? I wasn't even actually <i>seen</i> by the dentist, I just accompanied Mr.Fish.<br />
My favourite jeans were in the machine and I remembered about the cute dress I got in Bershka a while ago, before I came to Northern Ireland, and thought why not? Then I realized it was raining but it was too late by then. Which also meant the picture would have to be taken inside. So not even an interesting backdrop, but there you have it.<br />
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Although I think it's rather nice, I was almost not going to post this as it was such a dull day - apart from the lovely Fish n' Chips dinner which I was too famished to even photograph.
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I'll be good tomorrow, I swear.<br />
And I'd better be, after the humongous, mahoosive portion of Fish n' Chips I had for dinner. It was yummers though!</div>Gabrielahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854081581444951077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237396975703717786.post-15163451025735896512012-06-11T10:46:00.001-07:002012-06-11T10:58:25.727-07:00*Balance Me* Moisture Rich Face Cream WIMH free try<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Remember when I told about this great site - What's in my handbag - where you find about beauty trends by peeking through other people's handbags? And that you can register for a free try each week and they then send you a lovely personal packaged item if you're selected? If not, take a look <a href="http://thepinkaholicsotherdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/whats-in-my-handbag-freebie-paul-joe.html">here</a> at my older post explaining all about it.<br />
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This past week's try was a Balance Me Moisture Face Cream (10ml) and it even came in a sweet little drawstring bag, I was chuffed when I got it in the mail a few days ago.<br />
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The cream has a lovely texture and is really moisturizing. It smells of roses, and I'm usually not really a fan of that scent, but I've been sent so many rose scented products lately that I'm actually warming up to it more and more!</div>
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Balance Me is a<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> "<span style="line-height: 18px;">natural, high-performance, paraben and sulphate free, aromatherapy skincare products, made in the UK" and has been raved about in several magazines lately, like Red and Glamour. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Now for those of you that follow me on Twitter, you probably already know my good news. I went for an interview last week (quite intense I must say, but it went very well actually) and they called me today offering me the job! I am so so happy, I can't even tell you. </span></span></div>
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This is a post I've been wanting to do for ages, since April and never got round to doing it.<br />
Since I moved to Northern Ireland I had to buy a load of things, I didn't want to fill the already chock-a-block car with half full bottles of shampoo and heavy tubs of moisturizer.<br />
So since I arrived I have been going a bit crazy on Ebay trying to get the best bargains. I tried to refrain myself from going wild in Boots, as you all know there's no Boots in Portugal so it's basically my favourite shop ever. Of course I bought a few things in Boots but I must say I did some good hunting online for some of my products.<br />
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- Everything on this post is new or relatively new, I'm not going to talk about old favourites and things I still have in my make-up bag/cabinet that I still use on a daily basis.<br />
- Don't freak out with the amount of things I'm showing you on this post, keep in mind this is a 2 month combined favourites, that I had to buy a load of new stuff since moving. And a lot of these things were absolute bargains on Ebay, freebies or samples.<br />
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-<b>Saint Tropez Everyday Moisturizer Gradual Tan</b> in Light/Medium</div>
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-<b>Soap & Glory Flake Away </b>Body Exfoliator</div>
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God, I love S&G products. All of these were very smart buys via Ebay. I managed somehow to get these babies for less than half price with some <strike>clever</strike> obsessive bidding. It was worth it though! </div>
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The Righteous Butter and the Flake Away have the S&G signature scent which I ADOOOORE. I am very funny with smells, even if I love a scent I will grow tired of it very quickly and have to change products, but I have yet to get over this luxurious, sweet, musky and sensual scent. Love love love.</div>
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Also both the butter and the exfoliator make my skin so soft and moisturized, it's so worth it I highly recommend.</div>
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The Saint Tropez gradual tan moisturizer is lovely, although I probably need a Medium/Dark because I'm not that pale to begin with. Apart from that, it gave me a nice subtle glow, it's got a lovely texture and applies beautifully and effortlessly. And best of all - no horrible DHA smell that tan products always have no matter how they try to disguise it. </div>
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I shall definitely repurchase, although I'll try the darker one next time.</div>
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This purchase was part of a pack on Ebay (face and body moisturizer) and was again, a great deal. I think I got both for 12£ (that's usually about the price for only one product).</div>
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I admit it. I am a hair product snob. I am so obsessed lately with hair, that I would literally spend anything on a hair product, as long as it were good. I know, it's bad. Mr.Fish and I have countless arguments regarding my extreme consumerism on hair products. But in the end he tries to understand and indulges. Normally!</div>
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I think it derives from the fact that my hair has always been far from perfect, you'll hear me rambling on and on about it in this blog but it's true. And after years of abuse I'm finally trying to get it as healthy as possible and am always in the search of the Holy Grail Hair product. </div>
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That being said, I also enjoy spending as little as possible and am up for a good bargain, so my most expensive products here - the Philip Kingsley Elasticizer and the Macadamia Mask were both bought online through BuyaPowa at a very good price, half price if I recall. </div>
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The Tresemme products were a 2 for 5£ offer in Boots, so that was a bargain too since each one of them is close to 5£ anyway! I like these, but use sparingly as I try not to overload my hair with silicones. I use these if I happen to style my hair or just on the ends if they're looking a little frazzled. These smell gorgeous!</div>
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The L'Oreal shampoo is great, lathers up exceptionally well for a sulphate-free shampoo! </div>
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The Elasticizer and Macadamia masks I use as a special weekly treat, they are absolutely miraculous, love them to bits. I bought the small scalp mask tube for less than 5£ to try it out, I have to say it feels really nice on my scalp, so refreshing.</div>
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I bought the Virgin Coconut oil in Portugal just before I moved and is a great natural treatment for any hair type. It's practically finished and I must buy another soon.</div>
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Finally the Terax products are very retro looking but very effective, apparently Liv Tyler swears by them. I bought them because I was looking for a good silicone free conditioner and was convinced by the raving reviews on the net. I have to say it is a really good conditioner, does its job without weighing down the hair. Some may be put off by the smell, but I quite like it. It is quite expensive so I'm looking to try a few other options I have in mind when it finishes.</div>
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Just going to run you through these really quickly since this post is getting ridiculously long!:<br />
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-<b>L'Oreal Lumi Magique</b> Foundation (nice light foundation, dewy skin, bla bla)<br />
-<b>Paul&Joe Foundation Primer</b> was a freebie from "What's in my handbag" website<br />
-<b>Collection 2000 gel eyeliner</b> in black from the May Glossybox (applies effortlessly and lasts all day)<br />
-<b>Soap and Glory Solar Powder</b> Bronzer (another cheap as chips deal on Ebay - very light and hardly noticeable bronzer)<br />
-<b>W7 Candy Floss Blusher</b> from TKMaxx for about 3£, lovely and apparently a dupe for Benefit's Dandelion<br />
-<b>17 Blusher</b> in First Kiss (so cheap, lovely colour payoff and apparently a dupe for Nars Orgasm)<br />
-<b>Bourjois Effet 3D Lipgloss</b> in Rose Chimeric (Glamour Magazine May Giveaway Freebie)<br />
-<b>Revlon LipButters</b> in Cotton Candy and Peach Parfait (Couldn't resist the 2£ off offer in Boots, they are gorgeous!)<br />
-<b>Rimmel London Kate Lasting Finish Lipstick</b> in 16 (again a 2£ off offer at Boots, a lovely coral pink perfect for summer - love love love!)<br />
-<b>Beauty Blender Sponge</b> for applying foundation bought on Ebay - really cheap<br />
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-<b>Saint Tropez Everyday Moisturizer for Face Gradual Tan</b> Light/Medium<br />
-<b>No.7 Beautiful Skin BB cream</b> for Normal/Dry Skin (my favourite BB cream so far)<br />
-<b>Good Things Daily Cleanser</b><br />
-<b>S&G Peaches and Clean Cleanser </b>(Ebay again)<br />
-<b>Weleda Wildrose Night Cream</b> Sample from the May Glossybox<br />
-<b>L'Oreal Vibrating Collagen Eye Cream </b>from TKMaxx (gimmicky thing, not too bothered about the vibrating but the cream isn't too bad). Am looking to buy a more organic/natural eye cream next though.<br />
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-<b>Tangle Teezer</b><br />
-<b>Braun Silk Epil7 </b> Epilator (Best Ebay Bargain ever!)<br />
-<b>Oral B Triumph 5000A Smart Guide</b> Electric Toothbrush (again, won this on Ebay for much less than half price, would never spend the whopping 179 pounds on it)<br />
I love this thing! Once you go electrical you never want to go back! What a difference, my teeth feel so clean after, like I've just flossed. Best investment ever, it's so expensive but totally worth it especially if you can grab a halp price offer on Boots (think there's one on now) or like me, get lucky on Ebay.<br />
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So that's that! Pheww. I am officially on lock down now though, no buying anything, and I mean <i>anything</i> until I get a job.<br />
I went for a couple of job interviews and have sent millions of CV's so I'll keep you posted on that. Fingers crossed!<br />
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It's the boyf's 28th birthday today and this was the "card" I made for him, courtesy of Sir Marlington looking very dashing for the occasion :)!<br />
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As you know from my <a href="http://thepinkaholicsotherdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/whats-in-my-handbag-freebie-paul-joe.html">previous</a> post, I was one of the lucky winners of Glamour Magazine's May Giveway Bourjois Set consisting of a lovely lipgloss and this gorgeoooous nail varnish.<br />
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I'd never tried any of these Borjois 10 day polishes, as you know I am a fan of the lovely and cheap Catrice, a brand that unfortunately does not yet exist in the U.K., so I've never really thought about shelling out on the more expensive brands like Bourjois (am tempted to try out the Essie range since it's so raved about).<br />
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I'm never convinced with these longevity claims (5 days, 10 days with no chips), to me a manicure only looks good the first couple of days, as I'm a perfeccionist when it comes to manicures and the slightest chip makes we want to get hold of my acetone, clean it off and start again. Because I like changing often the colour of my nails, I don't really mind if nail polishes don't last that long, but obviously it's a plus when they do resist some wear and tear for a while longer.<br />
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I was pleasantly surprised with this Bourjois nail polish, it doesn't last anywhere near 10 days but it kept nice and shiny for longer than my usual polishes. I would say 3 days with no chips is more accurate, but I'm still dead chuffed with this baby. And the colour... Gorge-balls!<br />
It was almost impossible to capture the real colour on camera for some reason, so I took some photos with my camera, and some with Mr.Fish's smartphone. The real thing is somewhere in between, a lovely mauvy pink.<br />
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Unfortunately no funky imaginative names on these lacquers, in fact - no name at all, which is quite annoying since I like having a reference. Actually I just went on the Boots website and searched for these polishes... apparently they do have names, at least on the site anyway. I couldn't seem to find it printed on the actual bottle. I <i>think</i> this one must be <i>Guimauve</i> according to Boots.<br />
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I really loved the shape of the cap, it sort of clicks when you close it which reassures me the bottle is tightly shut. The brush is very good too, has a marvellous shape that allows you to get most of the nail covered in just one stroke.<br />
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As per usual I did two coats and finished with Sally Hansen Insta-dry top coat.<br />
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Ebay has become my new best friend. I got this fantastic assimetrical maxi skirt a while ago for peanuts and decided to give it a whirl today. I wanted to celebrate the Jubilee in style but decided in the end the weather wasn't colaborating and changed to something more demure and cozy.<br />
But are we going to waste a perfectly good outfit?<br />
No we are not, we take pictures as an excuse to register the outfit combo for future reference. Or, as I did, make the boyfriend take the pictures and make him forget about something he'd left in the oven. The things we do for a blog post, tut tut.<br />
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I really want to pair this skirt with a nice light coloured vest paired with sandals or wedges.<br />
That would make it a perfect beachy and relaxed look.<br />
But for that I need to go shopping (and for that I need dosh, therefore a JOB, sob sob), so I decided to see how it looked with some peep toe heels and a quarter sleeve blouse, making it more of an evening look.<br />
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The skirt is from Ebay (link <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180869188389?var=480117533598&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649">here</a>!), the blouse is from Primark (last year's collection I think), shoes and jacket from Portugal and spike necklace from Ebay. (link <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330730056259?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649">here</a>!). Cheap as chips this one, hey?<br />
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Slap-wise, this is just my "less is more" everyday make-up look, let me know if you want a breakdown on the products I use.<br />
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Hope you all have a fantastic, royal weekend!<br />
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As I'm sure we all do, I do love bagging a good bargain or better still, getting free stuff! I've never really won any competitions or received free stuff before, but I guess it's pretty simple as to why. I simply never really tried! This month I started a new resolution : enter as many competitions as I possibly can. I mean, if I don't try then I'll never get will I?</div>
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As you're probably aware, Glamour magazine has been offering a great Giveaway for every day of the month of May, so every day I've been religiously going to their website and entering their competition on diferent products. I think I entered everyday except for a few days where the products they were offering weren't really my cup of tea, like Acne targeted cleansers. To my utter surprise, I get a package yesterday on the post that left me wondering what on earth it could be since I hadn't ordered anything recently. As I open it, realize ... Oh my god I just won May 5th competition prize! It's a Bourjois set comprising of a lipgloss and a nail polish, there were about 700 sets to give away at random people who entered the competition on that day.</div>
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It's a really nice idea, it's basically an online magazine where they show you the beauty must-haves of a whole host of fascinating style-insiders. </div>
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I do love a bit of nosing aroud, especially when it comes to beauty products. So with this site you can flick through various handbag contents and read the descriptions of their favourite products. </div>
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After you've looked into a few handbags you'll realize a few products keep making an appearance, so you end up thinking - wow this must be<i> really</i> good if do many fashionistas are raving about it! I guess this might become dangerous to a person like myself who sadly is quite easy influenced to buy the latest beauty must-have, but oh well!</div>
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Imagine my surprise when <b>all of a sudden</b><i> (it really was, wasn't it?)</i> I went from boots to flip-flops!</div>
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I didn't quite muster up the courage to actually go in the water, no matter how lovely it looked, because I must say - it's much chillier than in Portugal! Baby steps...</div>
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So what were you all up to this weekend? I'm sure you were enjoying this good weather too, hm?</div>
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<i>By the way, this is Runkerry Beach in Portballintrae, right near the Giant's Causeway.. Lovely isn't it?</i></div>
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I'm always on the lookout for tasty but healthy recipes, I feel so much joy when I'm eating something yummy but knowing it's actually doing me some good too! Obviously sometimes you just <i>have </i>that decadent scrumptious chocolate cake but most of the time I try<i> </i>to be good.</div>
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One of the things I found out about recently was Kale crisps (or chips, on the other side of the pond). I am one of those people that actually likes veggies (after all I am a vegetarian, so it would be tricky if I didn't) so this for me isn't one of those "I hated this vegetable before but like this I can actually eat it" situations.</div>
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But this my friends, is out of this world. When I read the several "recipes" - you can hardly call it a recipe it's that easy - on the net for kale crisps I couldn't believe it when people were saying that it really tasted like crips. Maybe even better.</div>
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I decided to try nonetheless, so I bought a bag of ready chopped up and washed kale leaves (it really is best if you can get hold of an actual bunch insted of the small leaves, but I couldn't find any other variety). </div>
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Apparently the kale can't be wet or damp so make sure they're dry before you pop them in the oven. I just blotted them with a piece of kitchen paper.<br />
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Now these crisps can be done however you like them, the simplest being just done with olive oil and salt, but you can do other variations like sesame seed, salt and vinegar, paprika, maple sirup (?). My favourite crips in the whole wide world are salt and vinegar, so that's what I tried to achieve.</div>
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I put about half of the packet of kale in a large bowl with 1-2 tbspoons of virgin olive oil and 2 tbspoons of malt vinegar. Don't be afraid to really dig in and massage the leaves, the misture has to be well distributed throughout the leaves so give them some love!</div>
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Then I distributed them as well as possible on an oven tray, over a baking sheet and put them in the pre-heated oven at 150ºC for about 15 minutes.</div>
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I was going to leave them longer, but since the leaves were cut quite small I took them out earlier. You really just have to keep checking and take them out when they're nice and crisp.<br />
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Sprinkle salt and enjoy your fat free, almost zero calorie tasty crisps!<br />
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I tried making another batch yesterday and decided to be adventurous. Put paprika AND cayenne pepper. I like spicy, but boy they were <i>hot!</i> I drank about a litre of water after that, pheww. They were still nice though!</div>
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Speaking of healthy food, I have just joined Graze, a delivery service<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">where they select the healthy foods that actually taste good and handpick your very own snack box. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">You get a box delivered to your door, on the day you chose for a more convenient weekly delivery and they handpick 4 diferent little boxes of snacks that match your preferences. You can choose whichever system you prefer: 1 box a week, 2 times a week, heck you could have a box everyday except for sunday! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">You also choose if you want a healthy box, a diet box, a normal box... I chose the eat-well box - healthy but still get the occasional treat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">They delivered to any UK address for just £3.79 and to be honest if I went out to buy a snack - especially healthy stuff - I'm sure I'd spend more than that anyway. </span></span></div>
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I'm not going to do the "unless you've been living under a rock" catch phrase everyone seems to be saying nowadays, but I'm sure you are aware of the tremendous success ombre nails seem to be having at the moment. </div>
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I looked at a few tutorials a while back - probably on pinterest - and yesterday I decided to brave the sponging technique myself.</div>
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All you need to do is pre-heat oven to 200º C, lightly dust a oven tray with flour, throw 3 cups of self-raising flour in a large bowl and chop up 80g of cold butter into cubes.</div>
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I swear I did not put any illicit secret ingredients in them, but somehow everyone was acting a tad over excited while eating these scones!<br />
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</div>Gabrielahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854081581444951077noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237396975703717786.post-14843990042972904652012-05-15T14:35:00.001-07:002012-05-15T14:59:12.929-07:00Current obsessions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The only "arm candy" I use at the moment is my faithful silver Pandora, my Thomas Sabo charm bracelet and my only watch (!), my silver and pink Miss Sixty. I haven't always felt the need to wear a watch so that's probably why I only have one, and it was Mr.Fish who gave it to me as a present a year ago and have worn it almost every day since.<br />
The thing is most of my wardrobe (and jewellery) consists in shades that go better with gold than with silver and am really obsessing about getting a rose gold watch, like this gorgeous Marc Jacobs one. A girl can only dream!<br />
The retro gold casio watch is also in my wish list, and is not too expensive - but still <i>is</i> if you're unemployed like me! ha!<br />
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Need I say more? I'm lovin' these two trends at the moment. I already have an aztec bodycon dress I got in New Look for 6£ (bargain much?!) and I have ordered a spikey necklace from ebay (my secret best friend).<br />
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I am TERRIBLE with hats. I love them all, buy a few then they're put away in the wardrobe never to be seen again. Why do they always look cool in the shop, but then just feel ridiculous at home? Maybe it's my tiny egg shaped head, maybe I just need to try again.<br />
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I am a Pinkaholic, but to be honest my favourite shade of pink is coral! Can you actually categorize it as pink? I don't know, but I consider it as so. </div>
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Mint is just a lovely shade too. These colours are just so fresh and summery, they instantly lift my mood and I so need this in my wardrobe now!</div>
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</div>Gabrielahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854081581444951077noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237396975703717786.post-16463855468053573262012-05-14T14:22:00.001-07:002012-05-14T14:28:23.658-07:00This really isn't fair.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I really am trying to avoid noticing my portuguese friends' statuses on facebook saying how they had a lovely day at the beach this weekend and how today at 9h30 in the morning it reached 34 degrees. </div>
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Meanwhile Mr.Fish and I got blown away by gailforce winds and hailstone whilst atempting to have a nice bike ride in the morning. We were not successful.</div>
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It's such a lovely colour, it will look particularly good in the summer when I've got a bit more of a tan. Hmm.. better stop thinking about that, I'm starting to get the summer blues, it's so grey and horrible outside!</div>
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I decided to spice things up and stray away from the usual Marmite toast or Cherios, and since I had some lovely berries in the fridge I thought I'd better use them. Fruit in the morning, can it get any better?</div>
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I usually make my own pancakes as they're pretty easy to do, but I had some store bought ones I thought I'd better use up, so all I did was heat them up, pop some golden sirup on those babies and throw some scrumptious berries on top.</div>
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Here's a resolution for this year: learn how to make scones. In fact, be a better cook and learn to bake, period. Even if it's just so I can post all my lovely creations on my blog. Certainly something to think about.</div>
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So I was supposed to write this post yesterday, but the internet was so painfully slow I gave up.. And to think we've just installed BT Infinity - 8 times faster than Northern Ireland's average net speed - ha! I have to say though, it's fine most of the time and at least like this I get unlimited downloads. The pirate in me is jumping up in down in glee! (shhh, not supposed to say that!).</div>
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So on to more hairy subjects (ha!), I'd been toying for a while with the idea of jazzing up my hair colour, ever since I spotted a photo of Cheryl Cole with a deep mahogany hair colour a while back.</div>
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I've always been a bit of a chicken when it comes to hair changes. I've always played it very safe, ever since my stepmother, who's a professional hairdresser in Portugal, decided to give me a radical makeover in my teens and I ended up with a half blonde, half bright orange head. Not pretty. </div>
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I'm going to quickly show you a bit of my hair history, and the way I decided to do that is going down memory lane with the help of a very amateurist photo montage.</div>
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The first picture shows you my "virgin" hair when I was about 7 years old, it's basically a mousey brown with blondish highlights. The thing is it started to go a bit darker so in my teens I decided to start highlighting my hair to make it blonder (3rd picture).</div>
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The 2nd picture shows you the remains of the "incident", so you can still see a bit of the orange tint but it had faded considerably. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately!) I couldn't find any photos of the actual disaster hair colour!</div>
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As from the "incident" my stepmother and I decided to keep to the blonde highlights and - to my utter happiness - later on adding my beloved hair extensions. For a few years I was rocking the Barbie doll look and I loved it.
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So from pictures 4 to to 8 you have a series of photos of my Barbiesque years, with the blonde highlights and hair extensions.</div>
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For years I insisted on being a blonde, and although I do think it suited me, especially with all the length from the extensions, this look eventually took its toll on my fine fragile tresses. </div>
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The extensions were bonded to my hair and although they weren't too damaging in themselves, I would have to style my hair everyday to make them look as natural as possible, so that was a hell of a lot of constant heat damage. About a year ago I took the plunge and decided that I - and my fried locks - needed a change. When you have thin, fine hair like mine that doesn't seem to grow at all, you need all the help you can get! So it took a few tears and a lot of willpower but I finally abandoned the extensions. </div>
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This is depicted in photo 9, no extensions but not quite ready to join the brunette wagon yet either! My hair was super damaged here and I'd had quite a bit cut off but was still in pretty rough shape.</div>
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A little while later I decided to go to the dark side (Picture 10), but the colour quickly faded, as I was still a blonde on the "inside" (picture 11). So I would colour it again, and again, would have the fried ends trimmed regularly and sloooooowly it was getting back on track. </div>
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My most recent photo before my current colour is shown on the last picture of the montage and you can see the length isn't too bad, the colour is quite nice, resembling my natural mousey brown with some natural ombre going on because of the remaining bits of blonde from the past... So I wasn't too unhappy with my hair now, it was finally getting healthier and even though I quite miss being a blonde sometimes, I decided brunettes can have just as much fun.</div>
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But alas, came Miss Cole's photo into my life. I would go by the hair colourant aisles in Boots and look at all the boxes for hours, plucking up the courage to buy one. I would ask Mr.Fish again and again, "should I do it?". I would have little internal arguments with myself, in one hand saying I wanted a change, to be more adventurous and on the other saying that I'd gone through too much already to get my hair in the best shape possible and what if I ruined everything after all that hard work?</div>
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Finally, after a lot of research and reading millions of reviews on the net, I decided I was going to do it! I would purchase a semi-permanent hair colourant by L'oreal Paris, the Casting Creme Gloss, since it's ammonia-free, hence less damaging.</div>
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Now the dilemma was: what shade? The shade used by Cheryl was actually "Mahogany", but I was worried it would turn out too light on my hair, especially on my blonder bits. I definitely didn't want it to come out red or orangey! I ended up getting the "Blackcurrant", a darker shade. </div>
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I did the 48h test and with each hour that passed, my courage would fade away just a bit more! When the time came to actually do it, I was freaking out, shouting out I couldn't do it, it was going to turn out horrible and bright red or something, what was I thinking, I'm no freaking Rihanna, I'm not adventurous, get this box away from me!</div>
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At this point Mr.Fish was having none of this nonsense, he was actually the one who ended up mixing the stuff up, forcefully undressing me and putting a towel round me. I can safely say if it weren't for him I would have chickened out! During the whole process I was half crying half laughing, already thinking of what dark shade to purchase next to cover up the blotched up red. </div>
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20 minutes went by, I jumped in the shower, dryed my hair and.... voilá!</div>
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Thank you L'oreal! I didn't itch, the process was fairly easy although I did had help from Mr.Fish.</div>
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I'm sure you could do it yourself but another person helping you is advisable though because if you're anything like me you'll end up having stuff flying everywhere and it stains! Also another tip - I smeared vaseline around my hairline so any hair dye that got on my skin would easily come off afterwards.</div>
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The colour is beautiful and it's so shiny! I couldn't believe it! I think it's something to do with the conditioner you get in the pack to put on after you rinse the dye out. It's fabulous. </div>
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I haven't washed my hair yet, so I can't say anything about the staying power of this hair colourant. It claims to last 28 washes. I'm just worried it might fade into a dull red colour, but lets see how it goes.</div>
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I wasn't expecting to like it as much and like I said in my previous post, this shade actually makes me<i> feel more </i>adventurous, which is exactly what I needed in this new phase of my life!</div>
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</div>Gabrielahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854081581444951077noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237396975703717786.post-38769053630331748812012-05-08T13:55:00.003-07:002012-05-08T13:55:48.470-07:00I did it!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I took the plunge and did a bit of DIY hair makeover! I was terrified.. but I'm so happy. :)</div>
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Will write all about it tomorrow because I'm actually really tired now... but I'll let you see the final result!</div>
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What do you think? Does it suit me? I'm gonna tell you a little secret, but it makes me feel quite adventurous! Silly I know.. but no one can deny the effect a new look can have in your self esteem!</div>
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</div>Gabrielahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854081581444951077noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237396975703717786.post-71995595515769401632012-04-27T11:09:00.003-07:002012-04-27T11:28:57.759-07:00April Glossybox<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Now that we've moved to Northern Ireland I feel like I'm in an Aladdin's cave - so many exciting things to try out, my beloved Boots that I can visit whenever I feel like it, free deliveries on Amazon, TK Maxx, cheaper postage on Ebay, you name it!</div>
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The Glossybox was definitely one of those things I was desperate to put my mitts on, I was so curious about these beauty boxes everyone was blogging about, but never had the opportunity to order one, since these only operate in the U.K.</div>
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So I'm proud to announce that today was the the day I received my very first Glossybox!</div>
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And boy was I pleased. Featuring this month is a special edition box - Natural Beauty box, with five natural beauty products in a gorgeous biodegradable box. Perfect for all you eco-friendly organic babes, like myself. I am not by any means one of those people that buys exclusively these types of products, but when I happen to buy/test an organic or a more natural product I always feel that much more pleased with myself. I generally try to buy products without ingredients like sulphates, parabens and silicones, and that are not tested on animals, but have to admit that I don't always go by this rule. I very often succumb to whatever hit products are out there - I am so easily bought unfortunately! </div>
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Anyway on to the box itself! In my box there were 5 products, all of which I shall definitely use. I was very impressed with what was picked for me, all 4 of the 5 products are full sizes! </div>
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* <b>Caudalie</b> Vinosource SOS Thirst-Quenching Serum -10 ml</div>
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* <b>Inika Cosmetics</b> Certified Organic Lip Liner -<i> full size!</i></div>
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* <b>Ayuuri </b>Natural Body Wash Enriched with Indian Rose, Jasmin and Aloe Vera - 200 ml <i>full size!</i></div>
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<i>* </i><b>Figs and Rouge </b>Lip Balm Cherry and Vanilla - 8 ml <i>full size!</i></div>
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<i>* </i><b>Yes! Nurse </b>Protect your lovely hands Hand Cream - 50 ml <i>full size!</i></div>
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I literally received this today so haven't really had a chance to properly test any of these products, but I have tried out the Figs and Rouge lip balm and the hand cream. </div>
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I hadn't heard of Figs and Rouge before, but apparently Emma Watson's is a huge fan of this skincare brand. The lip balm is beatifully packaged in a very cute retro little tin. The balm itself is a wonder - since it's petrolleum-free it's not waxy at all and glides on effortlessly on my lips. Its scent is very discreet, you can hardly notice it really when it's on, but I love it. I feel it working immediately, it's so moisturizing and not sticky at all! Because of this it comes off quite quickly, but my lips feel nice and soft even after it has disappeared. </div>
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Apparently the hand cream is formulated especially for nurses, to protect against the harsh effects of constant handwashing. Well I'm no nurse, but constant hand washing kind of rings a bell! I think I'm a bit OCD when it comes to washing hands, I can't stand the grubby hands sensation. This is why it's so important that I moisturize often.<br />
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The cream has no particular scent really, but absorbs very quickly and leaves hands nice and moisturized and not at all greasy. Amongst its ingredients we have Manuka Honey, Panthenol, Sweet Almond Oil, Vitamin E, Pomegranate, Passionflower and Wheat Germ Oils, Aloe Vera, you name it. Very impressed indeed!</div>
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I always suffer from dry hands and lips so I'm definitely pleased with these two.</div>
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I'm excited about trying out the Caudalie Serum, as my skin is always on the dehydrated/dry side and I have never tried a serum before. </div>
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The lip liner is a natural colour but still a tiny bit dark for me to pair with my ligher pinks and nudes. It will however go with most of my other lipsticks. It seems to glide very easily.</div>
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I have to say Rose isn't my favourite smell in cosmetics, or in anything really if I have to be honest. It kind of reminds me of grandmas and this really old fashioned cleansing toner you can buy in Portugal. I'll use it though, and to be fair the perfume isn't too obnoxiously rosy for me, maybe because of the Lavender and Aloe Vera. Also it's <i>Indian Rose</i>, not just any old rose! Haha.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">It's said to be a real miracle for dry and damaged tress</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">es! It was o</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">riginally created specifically for Audrey Hepburn, by trichologist Philip Kingley. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">I haven't had the courage to splurge on this product because it's soooo expensive. It retails at 26,25£, you can probably get it a bit cheaper on Ebay or Amazon (trust me, I've been searching) but it never lowers down to a respectable price that will make me purchase it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">I don't know if any of you know about BuyaPowa, but it's a great website where you can buy high end items for a lower price, and you can also get a certain product free if you're the person who referred the most buyers too!</span></span><br />
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