No7 lip product review

Hello! We are back after a month of waiting. Our exams still don't finish for 3 weeks but it is half term so we have time to make up for the lack of posts.

Two weeks ago I (isabelle) went into my local Boots drug store and at the till, they were selling a No7 lip brush, lip stick and lip gloss all for only £5. Yes, £5. There was nothing wrong with them it was just a fantastic thing they happened to be selling that day. So obviously I could not resist the temptation to have a cheeky purchase and I went for it.

First off, I am going to talk about the lip gloss. The one I have is a High shine, although it doesnt seem to be very shiny. It is in a beautiful, natural shade called smile. It has a very minimal amount of shimmer to it and adds more of a healthy glow to my lips, rather than making me look like I've covered my lips in vasaline. However it does leave my lips feeling moisturised as if I've used vasaline. The consistency is not at all thick, gooey or sticky and it has an SPF of 15. I am in love with it and will definitely buy it again, at the original price of £9.

The next thing I will talk about is my Stay Perfect lipstick. Mine is in the shade classic rose. I thought that this colour was more of a natural do-you-have-lipstick-on-or-not kind of shade however it turns out that it is rather bold. For a more natural look I prefer to just dab it on over a bit of moisturiser, as it isnt very moisturising on its own. It stays on for such a long time and even when i try to take it off, i can't! I love the packaging its come in because its just so small and simple, a perfect size to fit in your handbag or school bag. I will buy a No7 lipstick again but possibly in a different shade. The original price is £9.75.

Finally is the No7 lip brush. As I never really use a brush to apply lipsticks, I don't know what to expect from them. I don't really like to use brushes because I find that they store most of the lipstick in the brush rather than on your lips! However I do find that if you want to tone down the strength of your lipstick a bit, then a brush is the way to go. As expected from No7, the brush is super soft. The brush applies the lipstick easily to my lips with one sweep. I think if I lost my brush, I wouldn't repurchase as I feel I have no need for a brush. The original price however is £7.00.

This was a brilliant deal as the normal overall cost of these three items would be £25.75!! The next thing I will be buying from No7 is their foundation, so I will definitely do a review on that.

Isabelle

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A Look At MUA

Hello Again,

I have to say that I am classically English and I cannot help but love a good bargin. What I don't like are things that are cheap; and by cheap I mean bad quality products. Its the old "You get what you pay for" thing.

 I have to say this did make me quite apprehensive about trying the newest brand addition in Superdrug (although its not that new anymore). MUA ~Makeup Academy has a large range of different beauty products. I have to say I have only dipped into the huge variety and do recommend you go and find out what works best for you. As with every brand things are different for everyone and there are things I may not recommend.

HOWEVER, for the price you are paying you really can't go wrong.

Enjoy...

First of all the first thing I ever bought from them. A lipstick. It was only like £1.00 and I used it everyday. I was a slightly rosy neutral pink. I WISH I could tell you what it was called but I've had it so long I can't even read it. It was from the original kind-of collection.

It was quite pigmented and I would 100% recommend them to anyone wanting to start their collection. However I may not buy them again. Personally, I prefer to spend a little more and have more pigmented and more moisturising products. I did find that, as I am prone to chapped lips, it did begin to dry them out.

I also have a neutral eye shadow palette. It has a very nice range of very pigmented colours. They are perfect for a shimmery Smokey look for a night out. However something that is missing is more understated colours. They do other palettes with matte eye shadows that I may pick up in the next few weeks, as I have been needing a natural palette. I been drooling over the Urban Decay Basics palette but for the moment they are just too much money. I may splash out on one for my end of school Prom but not for the minute. if this does happen I won't just write a post I will probably create a freaking essay. Anyway...for £4.oo this product is very good and the colours really are very pigmented. (excuse the state of the lid. On a particularly uncomfortable plane journey the lid fell off and a liquid eyeliner spilt everywhere...yay). Oh, also, for 12 eye shadows that is a very good price anyway!

Next thing is mascaras, I have 3 that I have tried from MUA.

First of all is the Waterproof Mascara. I have to say I was exceedingly disappointed with this and would not recommend it. I understand that for £1.00 you can't have high expectations but before I had been very impressed with the quality of the products.

My first and very predominant problem with it is that it isn't waterproof. Like; at all. Now...call me picky but for me a waterproof mascara really does need to stop my mascara coming off in water since that was the whole reason for buying it in the first place.

But you know; maybe that's just me.

My second problem with it is that it didn't work. It really did nothing. I wear mascara to open up my eyes and make me look well...not dead. It just made my eyelashes look wet and it was really uncomfortable as it just felt as if they were in front of my eyes. I don't know I just would not recommend it at all.

The second mascara is the 'Extreme Curl' mascara. I was reasonably impressed with this. I think it was around £2.00 or £3.00 which for a mascara is insanely good. I didn't feel as though my eyelashes were particularly curled but they definitely were much more defined. I wouldn't buy it again for me but would definitely recommended it for starting up.

Lastly is the MUA MEGA Volume Mascara. I have bought this 3 or 4 times and I still love it. I am going to branch out and try another mascara in the next few weeks but I will always keep one of these in my 'extra' bag. It has the same effect as the Maybelline Colossal Volume for a fraction of the price. I think it is around £2.00; honestly when you are next at your loca Superdrug get yourself one of these in Ultra black or whatever their version is. You will not regret it. I still can't get over the quality of it for the amount I have paid.

The last thing is a Bronzer.

I have never really used bronzer before so I thought I would pick up a simple one to get the hang of it. Although I would probably get a different one when I finish it but it is nothing to do with the quality of the product. It is purely to branch out and to try more things. The Mosaic bronzer was probably around £4.00 and has lasted me a good few months as I think I got it around December. It does exactly what I need and lasts nicely throughout the day. it is very pigmented but not in any way over powering. I would definitely recommend this to someone if they were like me and wanted to expand their makeup collection.   ( I know this is dirty too but lets just say its well loved).

I know its a fairly short one this week (and may or may not be a day late) but I hope you enjoyed it!

Let us know what your favourite brand is, whether it is high-street or designer.

Toodle-oo

Izzy

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Bath and Body...

Hello! 

My most recent obsession (second to lipsticks of course-have more on the way) has been digging out my unloved bath and body bits from Christmases and birthdays past. There is nothing quite like soaking in the bath with bubbles candles around you. Its the best cure after a long day. The Yankee Candle Company have many scents to suit anyone and everyone.

Firstly I have fallen deeply in love with the Soap and Glory Rich and Foamous shower gel. Both Isabelle and I have raved to everyone that will listen about our love of soap and glory. That you can also read about here in Isabelle's post a few weeks back. 

When it comes to things like this I am super fussy, like you wouldn't believe, so for me to love it as much as I do is probably a first. It is a gorgeous almond smell and it makes your skin so silky and smooth. It's not the type of smell that hangs around and is overpowering. It is light and refreshing. As it is so foamy you only have to use a little at a time. This is why I was willing to pay a little extra for it as I know it'll keep me going for a long time. I got the large one from Boots at £6.50 but I think there are smaller ones available online. 

 

My next two items are body shop. Everyone knows their products are of a brilliant standard and for this you do pay a little extra. The first one is an Absinthe Purifying Hand Cream. It does exactly what it says on the tin and I love it. As you can see I have used it ALOT! It smells amazing and I am one of the unlucky ones with very dry hands. This stuff has completely stopped this. I will never stop buying this and I cannot wait to try the other scents. You can't not trust the ingredients The Body Shop uses as they have an all natural guarantee with most of their products.

The next Body Shop item is a body wash. It is a lovely scent 'White Musk' It always reminded me of rose. It is your average body wash but the smell meant I couldn't not suggest it, well there whole body wash line in general.

I am also Love Love Loving the tea tree range at Superdrug. All the products are cheaper and aimed at teenage blemish-prone skin. I know these don't really count but I wanted to suggest them any way. The foaming wash and cleanser are very refreshing and they help to keep down shine and the cleanser is fantastic to minimise pores and blackheads. I would definitely recommend it to anyone that doesn't want to spend loads of money or buy lots of different products. The products are a few pounds each. I don't know if they are available in the US however Tea Tree products in general are a brilliant solution to spot and shine prone skin. The tea tree moisturisers are perfect for dry to combination skin too.

A few other things are;

This cute 'Black Sheep' foaming soap;

Elizabeth Arden Exfoliating Scrub, that I have managed to get paint or makeup on; 

Also this really sweet mini Spa Treatment Shower Cream by Champneys; 

Let us know what products help you to relax after a long week.

Toodle-oo

Izzy
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Revision tips

So its gotten to that time of year where preparation for nearing exams is needed, so I thought I'd share some revision tips that are working for me.

First of all, make sure you don't leave it to the last minute. The weeks will soon fly by and before you know it you'll have only two weeks to cram loads of information into your head. I promise you, this doesn't work (I tried and ended up with an F in my exam). Start revising 2 or 3 months before and it will pay off.

Get rid of all distractions. Whether its a book you can't put down, instagram, tumblr or just any internet site. Yes, this is an extremely difficult thing to do and I had to use all my will power to delete my tumblr app (not my account) this weekend, but I'm sure it will be worth it. Lock your book away and freeze the key. Scrolling through tumblr thinking to yourself i'll start revising in 5 minutes and 20 minutes go by with nothing acomlished other than a few rebloggs won't get you good grades or a good job! 

Next, make a revision timetable. Prioratise certain subjects. There are online websites you can use that will make one for you if you'd prefer not to make it by hand.

 But make sure you don't overload on revision, your brain will need breaks even just for 5 minutes at a time. 40 minutes of a subject should be enough with a break in between and treat yourself to a sweet or chocolate afterwards. Try not to revise past a certain time in the day. I usually revise 40 minutes on 1 subject before 6pm and another 40 minutes on another subject after 7pm but I don't revise past 8pm.

Organize your revision. Put it in a folder with you different subjects and tick off things once you've revised them. 

Lastly, revision techniques. Both me and Izzy like to use spider diagrams and bright colours. Did you know that memory works better in colour because colour has a stronger appeal to the senses, prompting a better connection to parts of the brain involved with memory (ahhh, science!). Also, make sure you do past papers, as knowing how to answer questions helps as well. Its no good knowing loads of information but not knowing how to put it onto paper and get the marks. 

Here's a quote from the famous Anne Frank to end this blog post "Earning happiness means doing good and working, not spectulating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction". 

Isabelle

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The Tangle Teezer

Hello,

It's only a short one this week as it is half term and I am heading out to Centre Parcs for most of it. Although I wont be able to see or speak to Isabelle for 5 days which is a record  for us! By the time this is up I'll be there, yay! But...I COULDN'T not write about this! 

I'm sure you have seen these weird looking [ergonomically designed apparently] hairbrushes in a few beauty guru vlogs in the last few months. 

They are amazing.



They are called 'Tangle Teezers' and have been designed with plastic bristles that are painless to use, they also limit the damage done to hair whilst wet and stop them from being pulled straight out. 

(WARNING: Obviously as it is plastic do not use it whilst blow drying as you do run the risk of damging the brush or, if you have long hair and take longer than usual, even melting parts of it!)  

They can be used for wet and dry hair, this is a god send as I have always been told to NEVER brush wet hair but this is perfect. 

If you are unlucky and have fine hair like me then your hair will get knotty near enough straight after brushing it. I have found this problem has been totally eliminated and my hair feels so soft all day! 

The design is made to be handheld without limiting the bristles on the brush, the shape, although odd looking, means there is no problem of dropping it and damaging it. 

They have been developed to have 'memory flex' technolodgy so that you can have results that are specific to you. 

They also come in a variety of colours from Tangerine, blue with pink teeth and green.

I got mine from Boots and I think it was about £10.95 although this is a bit pricier it is definatley worth it, I would suggest it for all hair types and lengths. Enjoy! 

If you have any tips and treats for your hair let us know! 

Toodle-oo
Izzy

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Soap and Glory body product tryouts

For Christmas this year, I received a Soap and Glory gift box which included 5 items. These were the Hand Food hydrating hand cream, The Righteous Butter body moisturizer, Clean On Me moisture shower gel, Scrub Of Your Life super-smoothing body butter and a big pink bath scrunchie. I'm sorry I won't be able to put and prices on these items as they were a present and came in a set.

As I'm sure you well know, all Soap and Glory products smell divine, so that is my first big positive. No one wants to put nasty smelling things on themselves, so a nice smell is big advantage. Unfortunatly, none of the products say what is in them to give the smell.

The Hand Food doesn't leave you hands feeling moisturised for a great deal of time. It only leaves my hands feeling well moistured for around 5 minutes, until my hands feel dry again. It also has a very greasy feel to it, leaving finger prints when I go on my tablet! I don't really recommend this product as the only real positive I have found is the smell!

I really have been enjoying Scrub of Your Life as it leaves my skin feeling silky smooth after I use it. The only downer was that it also leaves me feeling a bit rubbed raw, as I'm sure you get with most exfoliating body washes.

I also have found The Righteous Butter really good as well. Unlike the hand moisturiser, i don't think its at all greasy and I find it moisturising. Its very thick (a lot like butter) and I only need a small amount to cover most of my leg! I think I will be buying this again after its gone.

The Clean On Me just seems like any normal shower gel to me. It smells brilliant but I'm not sure as to how moisturing it is. I don't think it dries out my skin, but I also don't feel any more moisturised than normal after I have used it. I don't think I will be purchasing this after I've used it, as I haven't found anything special about it.

I don't have much to say about the bath scrunchie as it just seems like any other. I'm definetaly glad I tried out these products as I now know what I find worth buying, and what I don't.

Isabelle

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Helloooo...

Our names are Izzy and Isabelle (thus creating Izzelle). We are 16 years old and have spent the past few months avoiding revision and reading blogs. After sitting around marvelling in the work of others, we decided to jump in and make our own. 

We realised all of our money was going on beauty, music and high-street brands so who better to ramble on about them than us.

Although we don't expect anyone to listen to us or read our posts we hope that anyone that does enjoys it. 

We will alternate between us each week and will choose our own subjects to write about. This could be from personal things to reviews and stories. We don't have any professional experience with these products and are just expressing our view in a way that could potentially help you. 

As your honorary big sisters we are able to listen, help and give advice (we hope!)

Toodle-oo

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