It's FRIDAY! Thank goodness. Just another four hours till I am free and the
weekend is all mine! I've been thinking over the last couple of days about blog posts and then,
whilst rooting around in my bag, I'm always carrying something that could be of
interest.
So plucked from the depths of my (very messy) Superdry bag are two items
I've been carrying about for a while.
The first item I've been looking at is the Body Shop's Hemp Lip
Conditioner. Their hemp range whilst amuses the teenager "That has a big
weed leaf on it" side of me is actually designed for those with really dry
skin.
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| Body Shop Hemp Lip Conditioner - £4 |
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This came as part of a set with one of their body butters (very
moisturising but stinks), a massive tube of hand cream (I've barely made a dent
into into entire 10 months I have owned it) and also a foot cream (which is
actually very good, albeit in a teeny weeny pot that barely would cover my
feet!).
First impressions are that it looks like any other lip balm; it's brown,
green and grey and could easily be any number of lip balms. It also has a hemp
leaf on it which makes me look slightly suspicious when bringing it out in
public.
Scent wise, there is a vague smell there. Although I'm not keen on the
scent on any of these products they do smell more like rope than anything
illegal which is a bonus! Application is pretty standard and goes on well but,
as it's for VERY dry skin I find it really greasy.
I've always struggled wearing lip balms. Like lip-gloss I feel like they
just "sit" on my lips and don't do anything. This one is no
different. I feel like I have rubbed olive oil or butter into my lips. They may
be hydrated but I feel like I could fry an egg on them!
As this was part of a set I probably wouldn't have picked this up myself. I
do suffer a bit with dry, flaky lips but I don't think my skin is anywhere dry
enough for this to be functional. My two favourite lip balms at present are
Carmex (Menthol or Cherry - £2.69 from Boots) and Soap & Glory’s Smooch
Operator (Coconut and Mint! - £5 from Boots)
The cost of the set was £22 at the time and looking at the site now a similar
set is available for £16 but without this lip balm... in fact I don't even
think they sell it now. This probably makes this entire piece redundant but I'm
sure that it's still sold somewhere in the world and in the stores :) The lip
balm itself was £4.
The second item I’ve been dragging around with myself for a long time is
Avon Cosmetics Far Away Bella. I’ve got this in a big bottle (still wrapped
actually!), this travel size and also a body cream (again, unopened).
The other items haven’t been opened, not because I don’t like it, but
actually because this travel size is lasting SO long. I use it almost every day
as my “work” perfume and find that a couple of squirts throughout the day will suffice.
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| Avon's Far Away Bella - Eau Du Parfum - Travel Size - 100ml £13 |
Avon describes it on their website as “A free-spirited adventure awaits, with juicy
Clementine from Italy and blooming magnolia flower from China, finished with
intriguing Tonka bean from Brazil.”
Now,
I don’t know much about perfume, but I know what I like. I love that it’s
really floral and fruity without being to mature for me. The cost of it wasn't very expensive, just £8 for all three items but considering this I have been
really impressed. In fact it’s only £6.50 now which makes it even better!
It’s
a very summery scent so I’m not sure how well it will transition with me into
the autumn season but in terms of being handy it’s great. I always get
complimented on it and I love the ease of the size of the bottle. Even if I
haven’t got as big a bag with me I can slot it into my sunglasses case and be
on my way.
Downsides?
I guess as a cheaper perfume the scent doesn’t last as long as something more
high-end. I am a massive perfume fiend and have so many bottles on the go all
at once however I like to keep some (Dior Addict and Miss Dior are my two
favourites) for special occasions. However with the £8 price tag in mind and
the fact when I order anything I’m helping a local self employed person always
leaves me feeling happy!
Till
Next Time,
FluffyCandy
Xx
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