Ren Skincare in Red Magazine

I had a tough time deciding what magazine to treat myself to this month. There was a few different ones with some great free gifts. Marie Claire are doing a free Eyeko Skinny Mini Liquid Eyeliner in their August issue while InStyle Magazine are giving a free Rituals Perfection Volume Mascara. I will most likely end up picking up one (if not both) of these magazine for the gift as I don't want to miss such a great deal but for now I went for something else.

Ren Clean Skincare set in Red magazine.

I have recently booked a holiday with my friend to Palma Nova (leaving late August) so I am completely holiday on the brain right now. This month's Red is the 'Travel Special' which is probably why it caught my eye. I've also been getting a lot more into skincare recently, so thought the sample-sized skincare set would be great for travel which is why I opted for this.

The products are all for 'normal' skin and the set includes:

• Rose Cleansing Gel (15ml)

"A rose infused facial cleansing gel that will leave your skin thoroughly cleansed, refreshed and soothed. To use: Gently rub between hands. Massage onto face. Rinse off with warm water."

• Vita-Mineral Day Cream (10ml)

"A moisturiser formulated to leave skin optimally hydrated and looking beautifully healthy, energised and radiant. To use: Gently massage onto clean face and neck until absorbed."

• Revitalising Night Cream (3ml)

"To use: Massage gently onto face and neck until absorbed."

 Have you tried any of these products?

Thanks for reading. x

Rodial Fake Tan in Elle

Hey bloggies :)

I hope you're all having a good weekend. Today I have my monthly magazine post. My magazine of choice this month is Elle which comes with Rodial Brazilian Tan Tinted Self Tanning Gel. I have very pale skin and have never really been into using fake tan. I've used it a couple of times for special occasions but, to be honest, I can never really be bothered with the upkeep of it. Since it's coming into summer now (although it is raining here today) I thought it would be nice to try a self tanning product.

In Elle you get a 58ml sample. The full-priced product is £35 (150ml). There are three different shades available - clear, light and dark. When I first saw 'clear' I immediately thought it would be a bit pointless. I knew with my pale skin I didn't want to go straight for 'dark' so I went for 'light'. Since buying it I have found out that 'clear' is a gradually building tan which apparently leaves you with a 'natural sun-kissed glow'. If I'd known that at the time I might have gone for this shade but I just think the names a bit strange and it meant I never really looked twice at it.

"Rodial brazilian tan™ Light gives you an instant rich glow that develops into a natural golden tan in 4 hours. Its lightweight gel-like formula dries quickly and evenly without blocking pores."

The gel comes out a sort of caramel colour. I haven't properly used it yet but I did try a little bit on my arm and it blended in really nicely. I'm gonna try this later after I've showered and exfoliated and I hope it will be a great summer product to give a natural sun-kissed look.

Have you tried this product?
What's your favourite fake tan?

Thanks for reading.

Benefit They're Real in Elle

Hey bloggies :)

First of all, sorry I haven't put up a new post in over a week. I've just been busy with work and other stuff (like sleeping...) but I'll really try to keep up with regular posts. Working full-time and being a lazy teenager is a very bad combination! To get back into the swing of things, I thought I'd start off with this month's magazine post. This month we have the June issue of Elle which comes with a free sample size tube of Benefit's They're Real Mascara.

 

 

 

The magazine itself is £4, which personally I think is quite a lot compared to some other magazines. It's not a magazine I would tend to go for but when I saw the gift was this mascara I grabbed it straight away. I've only tried one of Benefit's mascaras before - Bad Gal Lash (which I also got free in a magazine!) and I absolutely loved it! I find Benefit products to be of great quality and with gorgeous packaging. The full size of this product is 8.5g and retails for £19.50. In Elle you get a free 4.0g tube. I haven't tried it yet, but I have heard a lot of good things about it and was actually considering buying it, so I'm glad to be able to try it out first.

 

Have you tried this mascara?

 

Thanks for reading.

Phil Smith in Cosmopolitan

Hello bloggers :)

 

You may remember my Percy & Reed in Glamour magazine post from last month and today I have another magazine with freebie post for you! I think I may make this a monthly series and each month I will feature the latest issue of a magazine and the 'gift' that comes with it. My Glamour mag post last month was only put up on the 29th and although this one is earlier, it is still quite near the end of the month. Next time, I will try to put my mag post up in the first week or so of the month, to allow anyone who fancies picking up a copy plenty of time to do so. As I said in the Glamour post, I don't stick to one particular title, so it will probably be different each time. This month, I went for Cosmopolitan.

 

 

 

Last month, I got a Volumising Oil hair product from Percy & Reed (which I have been loving) and this month's magazine pick also happens to include a hair oil. I didn't deliberately pick such a similar product but out of the few magazines available in the little petrol station I was in, this is the one I fancied most.

 

The product is a 'luxury argan hair oil'. It is the Phil Smith 'Hair Transforming Cream'. According to the back, you just apply a pea sized amount to damp hair through the mid-lengths and ends before blow drying to achieve silky smooth hair. In Cosmopolitan, you get a 50ml sample. I had a look on the Phil Smith website and the full-sized product is 100ml with an RRP of £10.99.

 

Personally, I've never tried anything from the Phil Smith range before but I have heard a lot of good things about argan (also known as Moroccan) oil as a hair treatment so I am looking forward to giving this a go.

 

Have you tried this product?

 

Thanks for reading.

Percy & Reed in Glamour

Hello! So I have a wonderful 4 days off work thanks to the Easter bank holidays so on my way home yesterday I decided to treat myself to a magazine. There's not one magazine I'm subscribed to or have to purchase every time a new issue comes out. I'll just randomly decide to pick one up and my decision of which one to get is usually based on which one I think has the best free gift that month. This time I decided to go for Glamour as it comes with a free Percy & Reed hair product.

There are 4 Percy & Reed gifts to choose from including:

• Shampoo
• Conditioner 
• Finishing Polish
• Volumising Oil

I picked Glamour up at my local Sainsbury's and there was only a few copies left. The leftover copies had either the Conditioner or the Volumising Oil as the free gift so I went for the "Smoothed, Sealed & Sensational Volumising No Oil Oil (for fine hair)" (Wow, catchy name...)

According to the Percy & Reed website, the full size version of this product (60ml) is £14 so I think it's a pretty good deal to get a 30ml sample free in a £2 magazine. Personally, I've never tried any Percy & Reed products and I'm always looking for ways to give my hair a little boost so I'm looking forward to giving this a go (it also smells great).

Have you ever tried any Percy & Reed hair products?

Thanks for reading.