The Body Shop // Born Lippy and Mango Beautifying Oil

Born Lippy - Strawberry * // Mango Beautifying Oil *

Last week I was contacted by a lovely lady from The Body Shop to see if I would be interested in trying a few of their products. I've loved The Body Shop for years now so obviously I said yes! I was given the option of choosing what I wanted to try, but I decided to let them surprise me... and thankfully it was a good one. I received an amazing Strawberry 'Born Lippy' lip balm and a Mango Beautifying Oil that I cannot wait to try properly.

Anything remotely strawberry flavoured from The Body Shop is to die for, so I was so happy when I received this lip balm. It smells AMAZING and I could literally eat it every time I open the pot. The Beautifying Oil doesn't really seem to have a strong smell and to be honest I've never heard of this product before, so it will hopefully be a nice new experience. The product is said to 'Moisturise, smooth and illuminate' your hair and skin, which sounds very interesting.

I'll definitely do a review of both of the products when I've had chance to try them properly, but I'm so thankful to The Body Shop for giving me the opportunity to try these lovely products.

Have you tried these products before? You can check them out by clicking the direct links below the images.

Garnier Summerbody Moisturising Lotion

Garnier Body Summerbody Moisturising Lotion - £2.54

Now the sun has decided to actually show its face for the odd day or so, I've decided that my pale body could do with a good coat of colour. I am trying to stay off the sunbeds at the minute, and I really really hate spray tans, so I decided to opt for a gradual tanning moisturiser yet again. I've literally tried them ALL these past few years and I can honestly say I haven't really found one that I've been 100% happy with.

For one, most of them smell disgusting and I can literally smell it on my skin ALL DAY! This leads me to believe that other people can obviously smell it too, which slightly worries me. As well as that I find that a lot of them leave awful streaks or orangey patches on your skin, which trust me is not attractive when you're trying to pull off a tan. Well, I think I may have found the ultimate gradual tanning moisturiser that fits all my needs... Garnier Summerbody!

The moisturiser itself is white and there is no actual colour to it, which with the others isn't the case. I really do think this is a key factor in it not streaking or patching on my legs. An absolutely massive plus is that the moisturiser actually smells really nice! There is a slight smell but to me its nothing that is overpowering or would worry me about other people smelling it. The Dove Summer Glow product, for example, has the most awful odour and this is primarily the one that I could constantly smell when I used it. I've used this Garnier moisturiser a few times now and up to yet I am so impressed. It is also an amazing moisturiser and even after using it once my skin felt so soft and in such good condition.

I am going to do a little trial over the next few weeks with this product and track the progress of my 'gradual tan.' I'll do a little update every week and experiment with how tanned I end up! Hopefully this will stop me using the sun beds as an aid to my base tan before I leave for my holiday in June. Fingers crossed!

Do you use gradual tanning moisturisers? Which brand is your favourite?

BeTrousse Beauty Box Number Two.

BeTrousse Glitz and Glamour Beauty Box (*) - RRP £10.00

Back in February I received an email from the lovely Christelle at BeTrousse to see if I would be interested in sampling one of their beauty boxes. When the box arrived I was so impressed and I absolutely loved it! (You can read my thoughts here.) A few days ago I received a mystery parcel through the post, and to my surprise it was another of their boxes! This time I received their latest 'Glitz and Glamour' box and I was so happy to have the chance to try out some more products.

Yet again I received five full sized samples ranging from moisturisers to a lip gloss. Yet again BeTrousse have amazed me with their amazing creativity with this box, not to mention the fact that all the products are full sized. That's definitely my favourite bit! The box is on sale for £10.00 instead of the combined price of £70.00, which is a massive 86% saving. I always have amazing service with this company and every time I receive another box, I seem to be even more impressed than before.

In this box I received:
Benta Berry Facial Cleanser
Make Believe Beauty Shimmer Lip Gloss
Fair Naturally Mango & Safflower Body Moisturiser
Tulecos Tonifying Oil
Jason Normalising Shampoo

As I've already said, I cannot say anything but good things about BeTrousse and I'm so thankful that they have chosen to send me another box to try. I will be doing reviews of all these products as I use them, so keep your eyes pealed bloggers.

What products catch your eye?

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MUA Undress Me Too Eyeshadow Palette

From left to right:
Corrupt, Obsessed, Wink, Reveal, Exposed, Tranquil, Dreamy, Lavish,
Fiery, Shy, Devotion, Naked.

I've been trying to get my hands on this palette for weeks and weeks, so I was so happy that my local Superdrug had it in stock last week. I'm a massive fan of MUA eyeshadow palettes and Undressed is my absolute favourite, so I was so excited to see this new version. I really do like the packaging of MUA's palettes but it was a nice change to see something in white, instead of the usual black and dark colours. I also love how they give a little tutorial on the back of the palette to try out, I think its cute a cute and clever idea.

The colours are quite similar to those in the Undressed palette, but I find these seems to be a little more neutral. A lot seem to have a shimmer to them too, which I didn't think I would like but have surprisingly warmed to. I've used this a few times now and I absolutely love it! I really don't think you can complain with the price of MUA products and it was a massive bonus that Undress Me Too was actually on offer for £4. What a bargain.

I'm going to have a play around with the colours and I'll maybe do a blog post on some of the different looks you can create. If anyone has a tutorial using this palette I'd love to see it, so feel free to add your links in a comment.