Where have I been & Boots haul!

Well hi there, welcome back!

Realising I havent blogged in about 4 weeks is pretty poor on my behalf however I have had such a busy time! So where exactly have I been do I hear you ask?

Well....

After handing in 23 assignments, completing 5 presentations and taking my final exam on the 7th of May I finally finished my second year at university! The last month was so stressful trying to fit in working at my normal job, revising for my exam and fitting in the last few pieces of work, I felt I had no time for myself, let alone my blog but now Im done, So no more work or revision for me until mid September (which is the best feeling ever!?) 

That enough about where I've been, lets get on to what this post is really about! I am one of the biggest fans of Boots ever, I literally could spend all day in the shop and this week I went on a bit of a spree!  

So what did I get?   

Revlon Photo Ready Make up in Nude £12.99

Maybelline Colour Show  in Coral Heat £3.99

Umberto Giannini Silky Curls Smoothing Balm £4.99

Umberto Giannini Silky Curls Intensive Mask £5.99

Vo5 Give Me Texture Instant Oomph Powder £4.19

Schwartzkopf Got2be Glued Hairspray £4.07

Schwartzkopf Got2be Guardian Angel Heat spray £4.07

Lee Stafford Breaking Hair Split End Serum £9.99

Johnsons Baby Oil £2.60                                                                                                                                   

So, Im not one to buy foundations that aren't MAC, Estee or NARS but as my NARS Santa Fe is currently out of stock until the end of the month and I've scraped out all my old foundation bottle I thought I might give this a go as I had heard a couple of good reviews! sO after two days using it I can tell the difference between this and my Santa Fe, but for the price (which is well over half of my NARS Sheer Glow) its a nice foundation. It gives me a good coverage but after about 2-3 hours it goes a little patchy (and thats with my MAC Pro Powder which I can normally get away with one application of foundation and this powder on top lasting 10+ hours) so its not ideal. However it has got a lovely fresh faced look to it when you first apply it and does make my skin look even cancelling out my red patches on my cheeks! Would I buy it again? Probably, but only as a back up.

 I am totally obsessed with the Maybelline Color Show nail varnishes! The colours are amazing and the varnish actually stays on really well for the price! I totally fell for this colour in the shop as its perfect for summer. although I was put off by the 'bleached neon' label, once I actually tried it Im super pleased and this will definitely be a regular polish for me! Would I recommend this colour? Definitely

A couple of years ago I used to love the Umberto Giannini products (the backcomb in a bottle is so good for heavy thick hair), but after I found the John Frieda products I sort of left them behind. However, since last summer when I had almost white hair, my ends have been so dry no matter what I put on them! I have naturally pretty curly hair so after hearing some good recommendations about this from my super curly haired friend, I thought I would try it, and Im so glad I did! It smells beautiful, which is always a bonus. One thing I loved about this product is the fact it only takes 3 minutes to work which is perfect time when your in the shower (Ive had some products that are between 6-10 minutes which is just too long). It makes your hair really soft and gives you a great silky look as well as being super shiny! Definitely recommend this product for anyone who is in desperate need of some moisture or just  weekly boost! With the 3for2 offer on these products I bought the Silky Curls balm too, which again smells amazing (actually smells like the mens John Paul Gautier aftershave?!). Although it doesn't do very much it does calm my curls and makes them manageable without having to spend hours brushing them. It also makes my hair look super silky which is great for anyone like me, who has a lot of fly aways!
I probably would definitely buy both of these prodcts again without hesitation, especially with the 3for2 offers!

 Let me start of by saying this stuff is absolutely amazing! I used to ruin my hair with backcombing and hairspray but my hair has been in so much better condition since I got this stuff! It makes your hair stay put (especially mixed with the got2be hairspray down below) I mean I can literally use these products the night I go out and ale up the next morning and my hair will still be near enough perfect! You don't have to use a lot of this product in order to make a good impact, I use it on my friends, who's hair doesn't hold backcombing for more than about 5 minutes before going flat, and it gives her volume all night! Its worth trying this product a couple of times in order to get used to it and make it work for you!
Would I buy it again? no question!






Ive already done a review on this product Here
but just a little idea of it, this hairspray is my favourite spray ever and everyone should try it if they want to have big hair!

Ive literally tried every type of heat protection sprays, gels and balms that I can get and non of them have ever really seemed to do anything other than this one. It smells amazing and makes my hair feels in much better condition after I use it. it also helps to keep my hair looking long and shiny- ideal for anyone wanting to grow their hair! Definitely recommend this heat spray!

 

 Like I mentioned previously, my hair used to be in seriously bad condition for dying it so light, but this stuff really does  help. Its not the best thing in the world at preventing split ends but in regards to making them look reduced and seeming to keep them at bay, it definitely works on that front! My only problem is with this is that I find it makes my hair look slightly greasy and sometimes my hair doesn't dry that well with it. I would probably buy this product again but only until I find something a bit better!









Ive never really used baby oil as a moisturiser before but I got told by a friend that if I use it combined talk it makes for super soft skin. So I tried it and to be honest, it did make my legs supersoft, but only for a couple of hours and after that my skin felt really quite dry so I ended up putting my normal moisturiser on anyway. So I probably wouldn't buy this baby oil again as the combination didn't work that well for my skin type!

I hope you've all enjoyed this little read and take something useful from it! 

Lots of love xx