The Summer Tag!

Hey there guys, back again with another tag thanks to the lovely Hattie! (Go check out her blog!) This time it's a Summer tag, and for the past couple of weeks the weather hasn't really been that great here in France, it's been sunny but not very hot and pretty windy, which has been such a shame as I like to be outdoors as much as possible in the Summer before having to go back to University. But the Summer tag is a great end to Summer 2014, so let's go!

1. Favourite bronzer for summer?

Ok, now this might seem a little weird, but I don't really own a bronzer (*blushes in shame*), well, I have one, but I never really use it as I haven't really been a fan of bronzer, BUT, one of goals by the end of the year is to try out a couple of different ones and hopefully I will end up falling in love with one haha.

2. You're relaxing in a hammock on a tropical island, what are you sipping on?

Ouh, it will have to be a lovely, freshly made, Pina Colada out of a coconut. (No I am not under age to be drinking, I am 19 years old haha). 

3. Favourite summer lip product.

Mhm, it would either have to be my Rimmel kate Moss lipstick in 101 or one of my Nivea lipbalms as my lips have been getting very dry this summer so I have been constantly having to use a lip balm. 

4. Pool or beach?

Without hesitation it will have to be pool, but a private one in like a Villa or something, I don't like public pools, especially when there is too many people and beaches are too crowded for me too, I just don't like it when there's too many people, especially when I am on a relaxing holiday. (do I sound anti-social? I hope not haha). I do like to go to the beach, mainly when the sun is setting, as it looks beautiful and not many people are left there. 

5. Summer = Crazy hair! What's your must have styling product?

I have been trying out lots of different hair products this summer, but my favourite styling product has got to be my Aussie Dual Personality Aussome Texturising & Conditioning Gel Spray, great for giving my hair a bit of volume and texture when I don't put any heat on it and I have my natural waves. 

6. Sun bathing or fake tan?

Neither! haha. Well, sun bathing is just a no no for me, as I am ginger, I can't lay out in the sun for more than 10 mins without burning! *sad face* but there has been a couple of times over the years where I have magically managed to tan, don't ask how cos I have no idea haha, but I was very happy! And fake tan, mhm, never really tried it to be honest, just because I am scared that I will either end up patchy or matching my hair colour!

7. Favourite summer nail polish?

Either my Essie nail polish in the shade 220A-Cascade cool, which is a lovely summery baby pink, or my Kiko Quick Dry nail polish in the shade 804 which is a gorgeous coral/orange colour.

8. Any summer traditions?

Not really, I guess going for bike rides and walks with my boyfriend as much as we can is a summer tradition for me as we do it every year haha. The only real tradition is that my sister and her boyfriend always come over at the end of summer just before we have to go back to school.

9. Favourite summer scent?

My Escada - Born in paradise perfume. Great fruity summer scent. I did a blog post last week about it if you want to go and check it out. 

10. Favourite BBQ food?

I love BBQ's, definitely a summer staple, I always have at least one each summer. I think my favourite food is either burgers or sausages put in French bread and onions, yummy!

11. What's your favourite summer proof product?

Mhm not too sure how to take this question, as I have seen a few people doing this tag haven't either haha. Erm, does it mean a mekup up product that doesn't like melt or smudge in the summer or does it mean just like your favourite thing to do or have in summer? I don't know.. *Confused*.

12. Any summer vacation plans for this year? No plans? Tell us about your dream trip.

Nope, didn't go on any holidays this summer, but I am hoping to go to America for a couple of weeks in the next couple of summers, so excited! I think my dream trip would be the Maldives, Dubai or Greece, those places look so beautiful!

I enjoyed doing this tag, as always, thanks Hattie. I guess I should nominate a couple of people to do this tag so I would like to tag ourpreciouswonders & hailesheartsfashion. 

♥

My current hair care routine

Hey there guys! I wasn't quite sure what to post today, but whilst doing my hair this morning I thought 'Ouuh, this could be a good little blog post to do.' I have recently changed my hair care routine, not by much, but I am doing different things to try and make my hair a bit more healthier and I have been testing out new products to try and make a difference to the appearance of  my hair and give it more volume. [ Sorry guys but this may be a very long post, if you are just interested in the products then please scroll past this very long text that's about to come. ]

Let me start off my talking a little bit about my hair before getting into the routine (even though I've probably mentioned the condition of my hair in a few blog posts when talking about hair products, so scuze me and if you are not interested in this bit please do skip down to the 'routine' part). So my hair hasn't always been in great condition and I have quite a few split ends (I used to have a lot more) and my hair does tend to break very easily. I went through a period where I stopped using any type of heat on my hair for about 6 months or so when I was in high school, this was when my hair was probably at it's worst I will say and I needed to do something about it and so using no heat was one of the best things for it. I used to wash my hair everyday which meant blowdrying it every day which then led to straightening it everyday. I used to straighten my hair everyday as I never used to really like my natural little wave or so to my hair but now it really doesn't bother me at all.. I can't even remember the last time I straightened by hair tbh, it is not essential for me anymore, and I'm kinda glad. When I was using this much heat on my hair I was never really using any hair products either to try and protect my hair, I would use a little bit of heat defence if I remembered but no serum or hair masks or anything in fact, just shampoo, conditioner and a lil bit of heat defence every now and then. One day I realised that it had to stop before I ruin my hair completely. It was pretty much like straw haha, and I hated it. So yeah, I had to try and find a way of styling my hair without using any heat knowing that I didn't want to tie my hair up in a pony tail or a messy bun or anything as I am very self concious about my ears and my forehead (lel). So I decided to do two braids in my hair after washing it and then sleep with them in so in the morning all I had to do was take them out and voila! Of course my hair wasn't straight at all, I had lots of waves in it from the braids and I ended up really liking it. The only problem was my little side fringe bit, well it wasn't little it was quite long, it ended up a bit weird and I didn't want to straighten it so I used to grab a couple of bobby pins and pin it to the side. And there, that was my hair style for like pretty much a whole year at school and it did really help a lot. My hair was also ruined from where I used to die it a lot, I did a blog post all about this so I won't really say anything about that. Moving on a couple of years.. You can definitely see a difference, even though I did start using a bit of heat on my hair after the 6 months or so, I started washing my hair every 3 days, and blow dried it but I still don't really straighten it to be honest. Washing my hair every 3 days means that I only ever need to use heat on it once every 3 days which is so much better than when I used to do it every day. So yes, my hair does feel a lot better and I definitely have a lot less split ends, although I do need to get my ends cut again soon as they are starting to show up again at the ends of my hair. Until a few months back I used to sleep with my hair up in a messy bun and this was one of the biggest mistakes I have ever made (not even joking haha). I used to wake up and take my hair band out and my hair used to be so knotted and break so easily and it just made my hair feel so horrible. Then I discovered that putting a braid or two in your hair when you go to bed protects your hair as it doesn't get knotted or anything and so every since then I have been doing this and I can really tell a difference in my hair, it feels a lot softer and my hair feels a lot stronger and doesn't seem to break as much as it used to. My hair has definitely improved over the last couple of years but it's still not in the best condition I don't think so I'm still trying out lots of different products to make it look and feel better. Anyways guys, here is my current hair care routine, enjoy!

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 So first of I wash my hair, I do this about every 3 days. I used to wash it everyday when I was at high school and it used to get so greasy after like a day witch then of course made me want to wash it everyday and so I decided that in the summer holidays when I had finished my year I would get my hair used to not being washed everyday so I got into the routine of washing my hair every two days and it ended up working out after a couple of weeks, my hair stopped getting greasy after one day and I was so glad I did that. Now, I have got into a routine of washing it every three days and that is even better! I'm so glad I have stopped washing it everyday.
So when it comes to shampoo I don't really have a specific one that I use all the time, I kinda like to mix it up and try all sorts of different ones. I am have been switching between these two at the moment :

The first one is the Argan Oil Shampoo with Moroccan argan oil extract. I bought this when I was last in England and regret not buying more than just one. I didn't know what to expect from this product as it was from Poundland but I love anything with argan or moroccan oil in it so I just had to try it out, and to be honest I really like it. I don't find that it 'mousses' up as much as some other shampoos but it still does the job of cleaning your hair and because it has moroccan oil it in I feel like it makes my hair a lot softer than some other ordinary shampoo, so for one pound you can't go wrong!

The other shampoo I have been using is this massive bottle of Hair Academy Shampoo for Fine or Flat hair. I have never really heard of this brand before until I went into this little shop over here in France that is run by English people and stocks products and brands from England. As I have been trying to give my hair a little bit more volume lately I thought that this shampoo could maybe help do that. And I have found that it works wonders on my hair! Again for such a small price I didn't really know what to expect but after using it only twice I feel like my hair already has a lot more 'oumpth' and volume to it, it definitely feels thicker. Even on the days where I don't wash my hair, I brush it and my hair just bounces back and feels so thick, it's amazing! I am not sure where you can get this product from in England but I will try and find a link for it.  

Next is conditioner. I use conditioner every time I wash my hair, but once a week I swap it with a hair mask just to give my hair that little extra treatment that it deserves. Again, I don't have a favourite conditioner, I just mix and match. Normally I would use a conditioner that goes with the shampoo but unfortunately when I bought both of these shampoos they both didn't have the conditioner in stock.

The conditioner that I have been using is a Tresemme one, but it has just run out so I can't get a photo of it sorry. I think it was one for damaged hair or something like that. So I have resulted into using the Alberto Balsam Intensive Conditioning Treatment. And yes I know this is a treatment more than a conditioner but I personally don't like it as a treatment or mask, I don't feel like it does as much as the hair treatments I have used and tried before, therefore I am using it as a normal conditioner and it does it's job fine. I love the smell of this product even though I am not a fan or honey, but with the almond extracts it just gives it that nice, clean, warm smell. Again this was only a pound, so you can't go wrong with that!

For a hair mask I have been absolutely loving this Herbal Essences Split End Protection Intensive Mask for beautiful ends. It is just an amazing products, my hair feels so smooth and frizz-free after using this on my hair and the smell is just gorgeous, it has raspberry extracts in it and raspberries are one of my favourite fruit. If you had split ends that need controlling or damaged hair I really recommend going to check this little beauty out, again, very affordable and the product lasts ages. Here is the link and it's half price at the miment so go grab it now guys, bargain! : Herbal Essences Split End Mask

Moving onto hair care products. I have one that I use on my hair when it's damp after I have washed it and one for the days where I don't, so on dry hair. 

My 'damp hair' product is the Macadamia Nourishing Leave-In Cream. I won't say too much about is product as I have recently done a blog post about it but I absolutely love this product and well pretty much everything I have tried from this brand is amazing. I just put a little blob on my fingers and just run it through the ends of my hair. This is a 60ml bottle and it has lasted me so long! I bought this off a website called Fragrance Direct for only 2.99, bargain! Unfortunately they don't have this one left on the website anymore but they have a 300ml bottle for only 11.99! Here's the link : Macadamia Leave In Cream.

My 'dry hair' treatment is the Tresemme Salon Smooth Anti-Frizz Serum. You can use this on dry hair aswell as damp hair but seeing as I already have the Macadamia one for when I wash my hair I thought I would just use it on the days when I don't wash my hair. This product has Argan Oil in it and like I said before I love anything with that type of oil in it as it is so good for your hair and it leaves it feeling so soft and silky. It a quite runny, see-through liquid, and again I just put a little blob on my hands and run it through the ends of my hair. Once it has sinked in the ends of my hair feel so smooth. You can find this product in any Boots or Superdrug for about 4.99.

Last but not least, products I use on my hair before/whilst styling it. As I have said near the beginning of this post, I have been trying to give my hair a little more volume and thickness to it and when I last went to Boots in England they had a 3 for 2 deal on all hair products. I don't know if they still do it but it's a great deal. So I picked up 3 different products to try out all relating to volume and thickness of hair. These two are my favourite ones out of the three. 

The first one being the Vo5 Plump It Up Amplifying Blow Dry Lotion. I love this product, although it doesn't give me as much volume as I would like I still find that it helps it and what is great about this product is that it's also a heat defence, a great 2 in 1 as when I style my hair after washing it I don't have to use a styling product and then a heat defence, I just have to use this one product. I spray this product all over my hair and the roots before blow drying it. It has a nice smell to it and leaves your hair looking nice and shiny. 

My next favourite is this Tresemme 24 hour body Amplifying Mousse. I love this mousse, I don't use it everytime I blow dry my hair as I feel like it does make my hair feel a bit greasy the next day, I don't know whether it's because I put too much in or it's just actually putting mousse in my hair that makes it that way. Either way I still really like this product as it gives me great volume to the top of my hair. On towel dried hair, I shake the can and pump a quite a big size blob on my hand then rub my other hand in it, and then I will just like massage it in in the underneath of my hair at the top, and then on the outer bit of my hair. Then I just get the hair dryer and just blow dry away! This does add some nice volume to my hair and it seems to last all day. Recommend this product to anyone looking for a great mousse to amplify your hair.

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There you go guys, there is my current hair care routine and products that I use. Hope you guys enjoyed it and sorry for the length of it, I will try and make my next post not as long haha. I want to know if you guys have ever tried any of these products and if you have a post about your hair care routine on your blog please leave the link in a comment as I will love to check it out, always up for new hair care tips and products! :)

My favourite drugstore moisturiser.

Hey guys, today I'm going to share with you my all time favourite drugstore moisturiser which is the Garnier Pure Active Daily Treatment Moisturiser. As you might know I absolutely love the Garnier Pure Active range, which is for people with oily to spot-prone skin and these products work really well on my skin. I have been using this product for over a year now and after trying out all kinds of different moisturisers I always find myself coming back to this one as I find that it's the best one for my skin. This products claims to help clear imperfections and fight against blemishes and blackheads and has a formula with Salicylic acid and Zinc which helps clear impurities and helps prevent impurities from appearing whilst leaving the skin feeling soft and comfortable. And I definitely agree with the last part of that, my skin feels so smooth after using it in the morning and at night time, whereas I find that with most of the other moisturises I have tried, they seem to leave my face feeling a bit oily and went rather then sinking into my face and leaving it feel nice and soft. I don't know whether they aren't really made for my skin type or they just aren't the best moisturisers, I'm not too sure, but either way I know that this product definitely fits my skin type and I will recommend it to anyone with combination to oily skin or to people who have a few blemishes. Whenever I have a little spot or even a few, using this moisturiser after using a good face wash really does help to soften the appearance of the spot the next day. This moisturiser does have a scent to it so if you don't like any face products with a scent to it then I wouldn't really recommend this to you. However, I am not really fussed about having a scent to any of my face products and this moisturiser does have a really nice smell to it, it's quite a fresh smelling scent and I really like it. The tube is a 40ml tube which might not seem a lot but it does last me a long time, the good thing about this product is that you only need a little bit because a little blob does go a long way. Last but not least, it is a very reasonable price, you can find it in Boots or Superdrug for something like 5 pounds and trust me, it's worth every penny! 

I hope that this post might have helped some of you discover a new little moisturiser for oily or spot-prone skins and I would like to know if you have ever tried any Garnier Pure Active products before? 

Escada - Born In Paradise Perfume.

Hey guys! I'm here today to talk to you about my favourite summer perfume. This perfume was a present from my boyfriend for my birthday, we both went to Sephora on the day so we could both choose the perfect one (I don't know how many different perfumes I smelt that day but all I could smell for the next few hours was a mixture between 50 different perfumes all in one haha). My boyfriend was the first one to find this one as he said it stood out amongst all the others and I couldn't agree more. The colour of it just made it stand out and for some reason just made me happy haha. The colour is so summery as it reminds me of like a beautiful blue Caribbean sea.. Can you just imagine yourself sitting next to that sea, on a beach, drinking some freshly made Pina Colada out of a real coconut? Cos I sure can! This actually brings me onto the scent of the perfume.. So after finding this beautiful blue bottle of course we had to smell it and oh my, it is just so amazing.. a perfect summer scent. It is a fruity scent that reminds you of Pina Colada. Ok so if you don't like Coconut or Pineapple this perfume is definitely not for you! On the packaging it states that the perfume is based on the Pina Colada Cocktail and contains hints of Watermelon and a refreshing mixture of juicy pineapple and smooth coconut milk Pina Colada is probably my favourite cocktail so I could not just not fall in love with it! The smell is quite strong but light at the same time, it doesn't have an overpowering smell I feel like. The smell and the bottle definitely gets a 10/10 for me! It is actually very affordable too, I got the 30ml bottle from Sephora for about 40euros so about 35 pounds but if you ever go to a duty free at the airport go check it out there as you can get the 100ml bottle for only 15/20 pounds more! Bargain!

Clearasil Ultra Rapid Action Deep Pore Treatment Toner.

Hey there guys, today I bring to you one of my favourite face products :  Clearasil's Ultra Rapid Action Deep Pore Treatment Toner. (Wow, that's a mouthful)! This product is to help reduce the appearance of pores from just 12 hours as the product claims. Now I wouldn't really say that it does much in 12 hours but I do feel like after a good few days that my face does feel a lot clearer. I have quite big visible pores and suffer with blackheads quite a bit. Well, some days my face looks so clear and others it feels like all my pores and blackheads have decided to double in size! It all depends on my skin care routine and if one evening I go without using anything on my face after taking my makeup off. I use a few face products on my face after taking my makeup off and before putting it on, I mainly use products for oily skin and that help with spots/pores and blackheads as my skin is far from being perfect and smooth. 

Back to the product, I like this toner because it makes my skin feel a bit more fresh and I do feel like it is helping to clear my skin. The product does have an odour to it that can be quite strong but it doesn't bother me as it's not a nasty one. The product is actually blue but that's not really important and is very affordable, you can find it in any superdrug or boots store at around 4 pounds I believe. 

Overall I like having this product in my routine as I find that it does help improve the appearance of my skin at a very affordable price.

-Have you tried any Clearasil products lately?

Sorry, again this is not my picture as my camera is still broken. Halp.

The Liebster Award!

Hey there guys, I'm here with a cool little tag today called The Liebster Award. I was nominated by the lovely Hattie (go check out her awesome little blog where she also did this tag), I've always wanted to do a little tag/questions post on my blog, so here it is guys, hope you enjoy it! -P.s: Rules will be at the bottom of the post. 

11 random facts about me!

1. I've lived in France for 10 years.

2. I am a big geek deep down, I love to play computer games, especially League of Legends, I have been playing it for over a year now and spend my spare time playing it with my boyfriend and his brothers aswell as mine. But when I was about 10/11 I would spend my time playing Might and Magic with my sister, it was the best game ever! I even repurchased it about a year ago but the graphics were too bad to play haha.

3. I have been on the hunt for a little ginger kitten for my new place in September but everyone I have found has been reserved or rehomed already, and now my hopes of finding one is going right down! :(

4. I hate every little bug/creature that has at least 2 legs or wings. Apart from butterflies, but pretty much everything else I can't stand, they creep me out soooooo much with their little legs and weird bodys, just ewwwww!

5. I don't like coffee.

6. My favourite colour is pink.

7. I have been going out with my boyfriend for 44 months and I have never been happier.

8. I have a very sweet tooth, I love anything with lots of sugar and that is sweet.

9. I LOVE penguins, they are my favourite animal, especially the cute little fluffy grey ones, oh ma gawd, they are so adorable and cuuute (excuse me for my craziness here, but come on, penguins, please, just look at them) I've always wanted my own pet penguin but I know that is impossible (boohoo) so I've decided that I want to own my own zoo and have a big penguin section and I get to look after them everyday! :D

10. I don't have a camera anymore as my makeup remover spilt all in my handbag where my camera was and didn't realise 'til the next morning when it was too late to save it -Damn Paige, why do you not own a case for your camera? Argh. 

11. I got to University in France and I study English, Spanish, Law and Economy, not that I am enjoying being there anymore, it's nothing like school.. and yes as much as I wasn't keep on school, I'd rather be back there instead of where I am now. Ouch. 

Hattie's questions :

1.What is your favourite flavour of ice cream?

*Ouh this is a hard one to start off with haha, I can't decide between strawberry or caramel! 

2. What's your favourite thing about blogging?

*Just being able to write about things that I love and just being able to type whatever is on my mind at that time, getting stuff off my mind.. I also love just looking through tons of different blogs and learning cool new stuff! 

3. If you could meet one famous person in the street, who would it be?

*It would either have to be Enrique iglesias or Beyonce cos she has one hell of a voice and I love her songs!

4. What's your favourite thing to do on a rainy day?

*It would either have to be cuddling up to my boyfriend whilst watching a film or just snuggling up in bed and listening to music. :)

5. What's your favourite thing to do on a sunny day?

*Going for a long walk in the countryside with my boyfriend or a nice bike ride.

6. If you could remove one thing from the world, what would it be?

*Mhm this is a tough one, there isn't really much that I would like to remove but I would like to change quite a few things.. Mhm ok so if I could remove one thing it would have to be, fear, if that was possible cos I don't really think it is haha! Weird answer maybe but yeah.. I guess fear is just a wall, it stops people from doing what they want, fear is a @*/$@#. We all have fear, I fear a lot of things, I get scared to do stuff because of what people may think or I would be too scared to jump out of a plane or something like that even though it seems really cool and I would love to just glide through the sky like that I would love it, but fear, fear of I don't even know, is there, stopping me from actually doing it.. I don't know if you guys are the same but I just get this feeling that everyone has a fear or something like that..

7. Do you have any pets?

*Nope, not anymore, but I did used to have 2 rabbits, 1 guinea-pig, 4 cats and a fat goldfish x).

8. What is the best thing that has happened to you this summer?

*Getting to see my dad who lives in England who I don't often see. I love spending time with him as I do miss him so much and I cherish every moment spent with him. He's like a little role model to me and I am like him in so many ways haha, such a little daddy's girl! :x

9. Favourite TV show?

*Baggage hunters or come dine with me, you gotta love those shows, although, come dine with me can get annoying sometimes, all depends on the people on there haha.

10. What are your favourite toppings for a pizza?

*Pepperoni and ham.. Mhmmmm, that's making me want pizza so much haha

11. Do you have a favourite saying or quote that you try to live by?

*Mhm.. I'd say that my favourite saying is probably a short but sweet one : ''Do what makes you happy'' (I actually did a little blog post about this a while back) I don't know, I just like this saying because you should do what makes you happy, because at the end of the day, if you don't do it you'll regret it and you should never live with regrets. Being happy is the whole point of life, so girl, get up and do it, do what makes you happy, even if it's something that you think is impossible because anything is possible. (Wow I feel like I used a few little sayings in here that I live by haha).

My questions :

1. What is your favourite song at the moment?

2. What is your biggest pet peeve?

3. Where would you go for your dream holiday?

4. If you could do anything you wanted, anything, for one day, what would it be?

5. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

6. What is your guilty pleasure?

7. Silver or gold jewellery?

8. What's your favourite fruit?

9. Dogs or cats?

10. What's your favourite season of the year? And why?

11. Heels or flats?

11 people I tag :

Ok so I know I am meant to tag 11 bloggers with less than 500 subscribers, but I am going to not go by the rules cos I'm such a rebel you know haha and say that I am going to tag everyone that comes onto my blog, yep, everyone, even you there, yes you! So I want you guys to leave me a comment to let me know that you are going to do it so I can come and check your answers out. Plus, I think this will help me discover new blogs, I love finding new people on here, I learn so many cool new things, tips, recipes.. I love it! Anyways, down below will be the rules (that I didnt 100% follow!).

The 'very important' rules :

1. Post the award on your blog

2. Thank the blogger who presented you with the award and link back to their blog

3. Write 11 random facts about yourself.

4. Nominate 11 bloggers who you feel deserve this award and who have less than 500 followers.

5. Answer 11 questions posted by the presenter and ask your nominees 11 questions. 

(I'm surprised that after all these number 11 things that there isn't 11 different rules haha! -Sorry.

Argan Oil Night Repair Serum

Hey guys, today I come to you with the cheapest yet one of the most amazing skin care products ever! So, when I was last in England I popped into Poundland, you got to love the pound shops, you can always find something good in there and I had a quick look in the beauty/hair isle and this little gem just caught my eye. 'Argan Oil' was written in big on the front of the bottles and I love anything with Argan oil in it as it is so good for you, so I just couldn't resist picking it up and checking it out and buying it. So this is the Argan Oil night repair serum with Moroccan Argan oil extract and it's got an intensive revitalising formula. It helps repair and rejuvenate leaving smooth and healthy skin (sorry I just repeated what it said on the bottle haha) So my skin is kinda sensitive when it comes to face products, my skin doesn't always react well with some and they end up breaking me out which is so annoying, especially when it's using a face wash that is meant to help clear spots, I know, it makes no sense haha, so when it came to buying this product I thought to myself that I was going to end out breaking out as it's a product from the pound shop.. but I was completely wrong! This product has worked wonders and is so worth that one little pound! It has a little pipette on the end to get the product out and it's a mega cheap dupe for the Estee Lauder night repair serum (as you can tell by the picture below the bottles are pretty similar). I apply this product nearly ever night after washing and cleansing my face just before I go to bed and the next morning I wake up with my face feeling extra smooth and healthy glowing. I have quite oily skin and I know you'd think that putting this oily serum on my face will make it worse but trust me it doesn't, this product is great for people with dry skin and for oily skin. I also have a feeling that this product will last me quite a while, just wish I bought more bottles of it when I was over incase they stopped stocking them when I'm next in England.

So guys, I suggest you rush out to your nearest Poundland shop and go grab one, cos you are missing out on one amazing and essential product. You won't be disappointed!

Garnier Pure Active Intensive Charcoal Scrub.

Hey guys, today I am going to tell you about this new little gem I have added into my face/skincare routine. As you can tell by the title it's the 'Garnier Pure Active Intensive Charcoal Scrub'. As you probably won't know, I suffer from blackheads and a few spots and so I constantly find myself looking for a good face wash or scrub or anything like that to help clear up my skin and make it look a bit more healthier. I also have quite oily skin is some places so finding a face wash that helps prevent the oiliness is a bonus! So when I was last in England I popped into superdrug to have a look at what they had as I didn't want to spend a lot on one and I came across the Garnier Pure Active range, now I have had a few products from this range before and have absolutely loved them, one of my all time favourites, so I ended up going back to this range for a new face scrub. The first thing that caught my attention was this scrub because I have never had a face product that contained charcoal and so I was determined to give it a go. 

The product claims to help fight spots and helps fade marks and is made for people with oily to spot-prone skin which is just what I needed. It contains Salicylic Acid and charcoal which acts as a 'dirt-magnet' to efficiently help eliminate impurities and help fights spots and marks. It also says that this products helps against the appearance of blackheads and excess sebum. 

So, I have been using this products for about a week now, I mainly use it at night time before I go to bed or if I have a shower or a bath in the morning then I will use it then instead at night. It's a clear gel with little black charcoal beads and it feels amazing when you run it into your skin. I wet my face first with a bit of warm water and then apply it all over my face, especially my forehead as that is where I have my spots at the moment, they are only small, not really visible but there is a few of them and I want to get rid of them as they don't seem to be going on their own. I then wash off with cold water because this is meant to close pores. So for the results, I have definitely seen a difference in my face, although I don't really find it helping with blackheads I can say that it has helped my spots a lot! Even after the first use it dried out my spots a little bit and so after applying it a few more times in the next few days my spots were all dried up and pretty much gone, well, most of them. I still have a couple but they are the smaller one, for some reason it worked a lot better on the bigger spots I had on my forehead, but I can't really complain about that! Last but not least, this facial scrub makes your face feeling nice and fresh and very clean after using it. I would rate this product 8/10 (big thumbs up haha!)

SORRY THAT THIS IS AN INTERNET PICTURE GUYS BUT MY CAMERA IS CURRENTLY NOT WORKING, ARGHHH!