Hi everyone!
Can you believe it’s Monday? Where did the weekend go? I’m back with
another blog post today and this is my July empties!
I can’t believe its end of of July already! I read a tweet over the weekend
that said it was like 150 sleeps to Christmas – O M G!!
Before I get started I would just like to say a big hello to the lovely
Shona’s readers as well! I am really excited to be guest posting this blog up
on Shona’s blog as she is going away on holiday to Cornwall later on this week
(jealous, much!) To all of my readers you can read Shona’s blog by clicking on
this link – http://freshbeautyxox.blogspot.com
please head over to her blog and give her a follow…she’s really, really sweet
and does great reviews! You can also subscribe to her YouTube channel as well –
http://youtube.com/freshbeautyxox
So, back to the job in hand, these are the products that I have used up
this month, quite a selection as you can see.
Hand Cream
I’ve used up two hand creams this month, the Soap & Glory Hand Food and
the Lanolips Rose Balm Every day lanolin balm.
I loved both of these hand creams, I am a big fan of Soap & Glory, I
really love the scent and the products all seem to be of really good quality.
I loved the Lanolips hand balm as well, I’ve never used anything like it
before. You rub it into your hands and it has a really sticky consistency but
then in an instant it just rubs away and has completely soaked into your skin.
I could use this of a morning and then not really need to moisturise again
through the day even after washing my hands.
I was really impressed with it, it is quite expensive though, I think
around £15.00 but I got this with my points on my Boots card, I don’t know if I
could justify spending £15.00 on a hand cream.
Body Lotion
I used up the Soap & Glory Righteous Butter body butter this month and
absolutely loved it.
This is the one for really really dry skin. It did a really good job the
only disappointment for me was that it literally left my skin feeling “clammy”
all day, the lotion obviously sank into my skin but I would go to bed of a
night after putting this on in the morning and I could still feel it sitting on
my skin. This wouldn’t put me off using it again but I do tend to prefer a body
lotion or body butter that sinks into the skin more.
Hair Products
I’ve used up quite a few hair products this month.
So I used up the Planet Spa from Avon African Shea Butter Restoring Hair
Mask which I liked and which smelt yummy (like Rice Pudding) but I’m not sure
it actually did anything for my hair. I would buy this again however as it
smells so good and left my hair smelling fab after it had been washed!
I used the Tresemme Split Remedy Split Mend Shampoo, Conditioner and Leave
In Treatment. These were sample sachets that I received with an online order
from Dorothy Perkins. I really like the Tresemme range, I love the scent and it
has always seemed to be compatible with my hair. I can’t really pass on opinion
on this because I only got one use out of it and you can’t really tell if a
product is of any benefit if you only get one use out of it, I think I would
like to try it longer term though, I do suffer with dry and split ends so
anything that will help my poor damaged locks out is a winner for me!
Finally I used up the last drop of my Moroccan Oil Treatment Oil which I am
really sad about :0(
I really, really love this stuff. I love the smell and how glossy and
smooth it has left my hair feeling when I have used it. As I knew I was coming
to the end of this I went out and bought the Lee Stafford Argon Oil which I
also really like. I’m not sure that the Moroccan Oil does anything different to
the Lee Stafford oil, this also leaves my hair feeling glossy and smooth after
use. The obvious difference between the two is the price, the Lee Stafford is
cheaper than the Moroccan Oil and does deem to be as good.
Face Wipes
I’ve used up both of these packs of face wipes this month, the Simple Kind
to Skin wipes and the Boots Essentials Cucumber Cleansing Wipes.
I liked both of these and always tend to pick them up when they are on
offer in Boots.
Shower Gels
I’ve used up three more shower gels this month.
I used up the Noble Isle Summer Rising shower gel which was a sample I got
in a GlossyBox a couple of months ago. I really liked this, the scent was
really strong and stayed with me all day, I know a lot of people don’t really
like strong scented shower gels but I really do.
I used one of the Soap & Glory Clean on Me Shower Gels which has the
classic Soap & Glory scent. I was using this at the same time as the body
butter so the two of them together were heavenly.
Lastly I used up another of my Penhaligon’s shower gels, this time in Blenheim
Bouquet. I’m on my last Penhaligon’s shower gel now, I think I’ll be really
disappointed when they’ve all gone.
Deodorant
I’ve used up another Sure deodorant this month.
I really like Sure, when I finished this I picked up a Mitchum roll on to
try but had a bit of a reaction to it so am back to using my trusted Sure. This
is the no white marks deodorant which I always tend to use.
Skin Care
This is the one product I am most disappointed about finishing.
It’s the Monu Skin Perfector which again was a sample I got in my GlossyBox
a few months ago.
I can’t actually say what it does to my skin but safe to say that now I
have stopped using it I really do miss it. I used to apply it to my skin after
my shower and before I moisturised. I found it to be a really good base for
makeup and didn’t get any product build up when applying foundation etc. I
would definitely buy this again I think, I really enjoyed it!
I also used up a lip balm this month.
I am a huge Carmex fan, I suffer with dried and chapped lips 365 days a
year and always used to use Vaseline until I had this recommended to me. I
absolutely love it although I’m not really a fan of the mint one, I prefer the
original.
I am currently using a Balance Me lip salve that I got free with Glamour
magazine this month and I can honestly say that it is stiff competition for the
Carmex. Who knows what I’ll use next.
Non-Beauty Products
Just the one this month and I wanted to include it in this post because it
is one of my favourites.
This is the Yankee Candle Sun & Sand Odour Eliminator room spray.
It is one of my favourite Yankee scents and just a few sprays of this leaves
a room smelling great for ages and ages. When you don’t particularly want to
light a candle this is a great alternative to use.
So that’s my empties for this month guys. If you would like to see a video
of me talking about these products you can do over on the Girly & Beautiful
YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/girlyandbeautiful
What products have you been using up this month?
Don’t forget as always you can find me in the following places:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/xxxames
Instagram: @xx_ames_xx
Thanks for reading guys!
Lots of love
Amy
xxx
(Shona: Thanks Amy for doing this great post! I hope all of you check out her channel/blog as she is a lovely girl! ) xx
wow you used up loads! I've never seen the Yankee room spray, will defo need to invest in some, great post x x
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