Collective Haul

I'm writing this whilst feeling completely mentally and emotionally drained after an epic 6 hour game of Lord Of The Rings Risk. I didn't even notice it had taken that long...if anyone wants a game recommendation then this is it, especially as we played the soundtrack in the background for extra awesomeness (this is what uni students do when they can't afford alcohol).

Anyway, I've bought a few things this month, not a huge amount, but for me (in my somewhat poor student state) it's a fair amount.

I got my favourite Herbal Essences shampoo and conditioner in Hello Hydration, I love these, they add life and moisture to my frizzy winter dried locks.

I had a bit of a crazy 'I want to try ALL of the Boots Botanics range' thing going on, so I got the All Bright Cleansing Foam Wash, the All Bright Refreshing Eye Roll-On, the Shine Away Mattifying Gel-Cream and the Ultra Calm Skin Calming Day Cream SPF 15.

I'm a huge fan of Soap & Glory so I bought the much talked about Flake Away to replace my old body scrub (Soap & Glory's The Scrub Of Your Life), just to try it out.

I bought this months Marie Claire and got the Neal's Yard Bee Lovely handcream as a freebie (and I loveeee it so far).

I also got a couple of things from Nivea, one of my old favourites for dried out winter skin Nivea Cream, and a new favourite in the form of Nivea's Lip Butter in delicious Vanilla and Macadamia.

Finally I got some Re-Gen oil. I've been using the Re-Gen cream (and totally loving it) for months now, so I'm looking forward to seeing what the results are like from the oil.

Once I've used them all a bit I'll be reviewing most of these products :)

Sunny xxxxx

December Favourites

So this is kind of late... I've been super busy since New Years revising like a crazy person. It only hit me after Christmas that these exams actually count > . < I wish I could be a first year again... I'm probably not going to be blogging an awful lot until February (unless of course the exams kill me), but I'll try to do a few posts, mainly to keep myself from completely losing my marbles from too much revision - _ -

Last month I didn't really have many favourites, but I did discover some new skincare, which I've fallen so very much in love with, and although it isn't a new discovery I have been really loving my shampoo and conditioner too.

Firstly are my three Body Shop Seaweed products. I'm in love. I went out and bought the Ionic Clay Mask after Christmas because I loved my moisturiser and toner so much. I've noticed such a difference in my skin, it's not nearly as shiny looking as it used to be, even at the end of the day and with no other product on my face. The mask has really helped to clear up my post Christmas/New Years skin as well. If you have oily/combination skin I could not recommend these products more!

Next is an old favourite, Herbal Essences Smooth and Soft shampoo and conditioner. This is formulated for dry/frizzy hair so it's right up my street, especially in winter. It feels really luxurious (and smells yummy!). This is my favourite of the Herbal Essences range because it makes my hair feel so soft and lovely afterwards.

Finally for my very short December favourites is The Return Of The King. I started reading this a couple of weeks before Christmas and finished it the night before Christmas, it was so good I stayed up really late and was incredibly sleepy on Christmas day :P So worth it though. I'd seen the films before I read the books and I have to say the books are so much better! Especially because Eowyn and Faramir (two characters I never really liked in the film) are so amazing in the book! I love both of them incredible amounts :P I'm just sad that it's over now :(

Now I'd better get back to revising *sigh* hopefully it won't be too long until I find time to blog again...

Sunny xxxxx

I Love Herbal Essences

I have one more full day of revision, 2 hours of exam and then FREEDOM :D I haven't exactly been utilising my revision time for these past few days though, Wales has been uncharacteristically hot and sunny. Great excuse to lay back and watch the boys play football though... :P

Recently I've noticed how much nicer my hairs condition is, this winter I accidentally DESTROYED my hair using John Frieda's Go Blonder shampoo and conditioner (products which are officially on my hate list now :P). I had awful dry, brittle hair, and the worst case of split ends I've ever had in my life :( Needless to say I stopped using the Go Blonder stuff :P After getting the ends cut off at the hairdressers I started using Herbal Essences Hello Hydration to fix the icky dull brittle hay nest that was my hair. All I can say is YUM.

I'd forgotten how good Herbal Essences is, and with their new (ish :P) range they're even better than ever. I've been using Hello Hydration since Christmas and my hair is sooooo much better than it was! I also love how coconutty it makes my hair smell ^ - ^.

Last week I switched to the one most people seem to love Tousle Me Softly. This one is the yummiest smelling thing in the world, pomegranates (my favourite!) and violet mmmmm ^ - ^. Delicious hair. This shampoo and conditioner is designed for people with naturally wavy hair (like me!). I'm really loving this one, more than Hello Hydration (but I still love Hello Hydration too!). I think I'll use Tousle Me Softly in the summer and Hello Hydration when my hair gets drier in the winter.

Totally in love with my hair right now :P

Sunny xxxxx