Hair product haul/review:

A while back I picked up some cheap hair products from ASDA, a shampoo and hair mask. I also picked up the same brand (no specific name) gift set containing a shampoo, conditioner and hair treatment. I'm not sure how much this set cost me, but the other products only cost me £1 each!

Here are the first two hair products that I purchased- shampoo and hydrating hair mask. I've enjoyed using these, but if you have oily hair be careful! I tend to use the shampoo twice, as once never seems enough to eliminate all the grease in my hair, its a nightmare having oily hair at times. Sometimes the day after washing it grease has already started to appear, and I wash my hair every other day, sometimes on the 3rd day if I'm lucky. In between washes I just use my dry shampoo.

So once I've washed my hair twice giving it a good lather up, I then squeeze all the excess water out of my hair (says to towel dry, but I don't want to be climbing out the shower until the end) and then apply my hair mask. I love this hair mask, its very thick but has a strong smell which reminds me a bit of chocolate lime sweets smell, mainly a strong lime smell. It's strong and can be quite a headachey smell, but if you don't mind that then its fine! It says to leave in hair for 7-10 minutes but I never have time for that, so I try and aim for 5 mins, once I managed about 7 mins. It definitely hydrates your hair, and seems to help keep the ends of my hair in shape. Again if you have oily hair keep it away from your roots, it does say to apply at the roots, but I don't. It's perfect for dry hair if your in need of some moisture.

This is the consistency of the hair mask, you can see how thick it looks.

And this is the gift set. It contains the shampoo again, conditioner (which I hadn't tried before), and the Hair treatment. I haven't used these as much as the first two products I purchased. The conditioner obviously isn't as rich as the mask, so is much more suited to everyday use.

Here is the information about the conditioner:

• Contains moroccan argan oil extract
• rejuvenates and rehydrates leaving hair shiny, smooth and healthy
• its cleansing and nourishing
• for all hair types
• helps with moisture and softness along with manageability
• and to leave it on for 3-5 minutes

Information about the hair treatment:

• contains moroccan argan oil extract 
• its an intensive hydrating treatment
• repairs and rejuvenates 
• leaves hair shiny, smooth and healthy
• you apply this to towel dried hair without rinsing

This feels like an oil, it says to use 2-3 drops on the hair, and 4 to 5 drops for longer hair. I only used one drop to put on my ends, and my ends felt amazing. Due to my hair being oily I wouldn't put this allover my hair, only where I need it most. 

I would rate the shampoo an 7/10, the hair mask a 9/10, the conditioner a 7/10, and the hair treatment a 9/10. This range is so inexpensive, I would recommend it to people on a budget as I know how expensive argan oil products can be. It definitely does what it says on the tin, and adds moisture. It works well for my hair, but it would be really beneficial for those with dry hair. 

I will be back with more reviews soon, see you later, 

Avon haul:

Yay its finally here! Its definitely a mood booster when you get your parcel delivered, I feel like a kid in a candy store!

I ordered quite a bit, and I also ordered my mum some goodies for mothers day. I'll show you what I got for myself. Oh and I also received my re-order of the Pavers heels, there's definitely much more room in the next size up, but a little extra room is always better than squeezing your feet into something too small!

First up we have the ANEW vitale skincare kit. I got the 25+ range in the trail sizes to try them out. The range is quite expensive, so if I like the products I may order the full size. These little sets are usually around £22-£28, and they are currently on offer for £10! Now that's a bargain, if I don't like it I wont have wasted too much money. Here's the one I bought ANEW 25+ skincare set but you can buy them in other ages.

Next we have the Planet spa perfectly purifying body scrub. This contains dead sea minerals. I love a good scrub for my face and body, and I needed a new body scrub. The one I tried last wasn't rough enough for my liking, was a little too gentle. So hopefully this will do the trick. It's on offer at the moment for £3.85 instead of £5.50. I do love my bargains, here is the link if you are interested Planet spa body scrub.

I also picked up the prepare to party gift set which comes in a little evening bag with the goodies inside. This cost £10 which is great as everything separate would cost much more. The set includes supershock mascara in black, ultra colour lipstick in red 2000, true colour eyeshadow duo in healthy glow, and glimmestick eyeliner in blackest black. The bag is PVC but very soft. This is out of the stock at the moment, but they should be getting more in soon, here is the link prepare to party gift set. I've had similar ones before in the past, and they are worthit.

I picked up two foundations on the 2 for £12 offer, ones the extra lasting liquid foundation which contains SPF 12, and the other is the ideal flawless invisible foundation which also contains an SPF 15. I'm always on the lookout for new foundations to try, and I'm quite excited to try these out. I got them both in Ivory so will soon find out how dark they turn out on my skin.  Here are the links Extra lasting foundation, and Invisible coverage foundation. The invisible coverage has more color options.

Below I have uploaded some closer looks at the products:

I quickly did some swatches to show the product colours:

These are swatches from the prepare to party gift set.

The darker swatch is the extralasting foundation, hopefully it will blend well and wont be too dark for me. The lighter swatch is the ideal flawless foundation, I had a problem getting this out of the bottle because the pump wouldn't work, maybe its faulty. I'm hoping it begins to work so I don't have to scoop the product out of the bottle.

I'm just waiting on my makeup storage to come now, but it's out of stock due to high demand. So may be waiting around 2 weeks until it arrives.

Let me know if you have tried any of these products and your thoughts. See you all soon,

Upcoming posts:

Hey guys, I have a rather large AVON haul coming up, not sure when it will arrive. I haven't had anything from there for quite some time, so I went a bit mad. Payday can be bad haha. I also put in an order for another beauty organiser for my makeup and other bits and bobs. Its a white wooden one and a very decent size. Only downside is that it could take up to four weeks to get here =/ not so good, so it better be worth it! It will be worth it, though it looks really classy.

And my reviews are also on the way! I need to watch my spending from now on, so I think this is my limit for this month, as I need to get saving.

See you all soon,

Pavers shoes haul:

Hey guys, I'm back with a recent purchase. I picked up these cute shoes:

I've never purchased anything from Pavers before as the majority of the shoes I've seen haven't been my style. But they do have a few gems hiding away, and when I saw these on TV I had to have them! I went onto the the Pavers website as soon as I got the chance, as I know they were on sale (usually everything sells out before I get to them). I got them for £19.99 off the website, it says I saved £25 as the recommended price was £44.99, and that they were £29.99. So overall I saved a decent amount regardless, I don't think £19.99 is bad for a pair of heels. Here is the link to them Pavers slingback mesh heels.

I've been on the hunt for some fab night out shoes that aren't too high, I cant wear the higher heels I used to wear. These are perfect, still got a decent heel but it's not huge, its classed as mid-heel. I loved the design, the mesh really drew my attention to them. They have a suede effect navy blue version, these are in the patent black. They have a slingback detail, with the peep toe. Still look glam with an edge without being over the top. They will go with so many different outfits.

The only problem I have with these is the fact the size 6 was running a little smaller than I'm used to, normally size 6 is perfect, so I've sent for the size 7, which I never have to do. I like my shoes to have a bit of room in, I wont mush my feet into a pair of shoes! Other than that I love them! So the pair I ordered wont be here until next week now, but its fine.

I still have reviews lined up, I haven't forgotton about them. I will always update my blog at least once a week. Thought I would show you these. I'll see you all soon,

Barry M review:

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been active this week, I've been babysitting a lot. Lets get straight into it!

• In my Barry M haul I featured these little bargains. The matte nail paint is in the colour crush, I just love the colour, its like a cranberry tone. It does leave your nails looking matte, but with a slight sheen, and I've enjoyed using this on my nails. Makes a nice change to super shiny nails. 8/10.

• The Gelly shine nail paint in plum looks beautiful on the nails, very shiny so it does the trick. This lasts longer on my nails than the matte colour, but both were pretty long wearing (my nails tend to chip very easily).9/10. I find that these nail colours tend to last longer on me than any I've tried, so these are definitely my go to nail product. 

• Last up we have the Andrea Fulerton triple undercoat which I just randomly picked up for the sake of trying new undercoats. It did seem to make my nail colour last a bit longer than it otherwise would. So maybe this helped with my chipping dilemmas. 6/10. 

As I said in my haul, I love these colours for this time of year! In fact I would try to get away with it all year round. 

This was just a short review to get me back on track, let me know your thoughts on these products. Its good to be back,

Just a quickie:

Hello lovelies. Just wanted to say thank you for your support so far. I've loved receiving comments, answering questions, and being nominated for the Liebster award etc. I'm thankful for everything. If there's anything specific that you would want to see on my blog I'm open to ideas, just let me know in the comments.

I do have some reviews planned, including the Barry M nail polishes that I purchased, the Barry M eyeshadow/blush palettes, elf white eye pencil, witch hazel/tea tree blemish stick by boots, Miss Sporty mascara and many more coming up over the next few weeks and month.

I will be posting shortly over the next few days, see you all then,

Beauty blogger tag:

I was looking through blogs and spotted this old tag (well it was dated 2012) but I thought I'd do it anyway. Its a good way to get to know people a little bit better!

Questions:

1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?

I've had curly hair all my life, now its more wavy. It's never been naturally straight! If I don't straighten it, it doesn't look right, looks a bit messy.

2. What is your natural hair colour?

This is a tricky question as I've been dying my hair since high school, possibly around the age of 13 when I first got highlights. And since its been blonde, brown, purple, red, and different combinations of these. So I haven't had my natural color in about 12 years or so.

 As a small child I was blonde, then it changed to dirty blonde, then light brown with a hint of dirty blonde. I'm just going to say my hairs a light brown colour, and I'm currently in the process of growing my hair colour out completely, as I want my own colour back. I may look a bit scruffy for quite some time yet, as my hair doesn't grow fast lol.

3. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?:

I have done both. When I've been blonde I've always gone to the hairdressers to get it done, as I had an incident at 14 when I used a box dye, BIG mistake lol. But if I'm going through a brunette stage I've done it myself at home. You cant mess up with brown, but blonde is a no no.

4. How often do you wash your hair?:

I've spoken about my hair being oily in the past. My hair usually starts to look greasy the day after washing it, so I use dry shampoo in between as I don't like washing my hair everyday. Every other day on average, but sometimes I can get to the 3rd day before having to.

5. Do you wear the same hairstyle everyday or do you change it up?:

I've always gone through phases. In High school I would wear my hair up everyday, and once I got introduced to hair straighteners I wore it down. And since then I've worn my hair down more than up, and only wear it up these days for work. I've had so many different cuts, I've had a pixie type cut, a bob, a bob that was longer on one side than the other, long hair, mid length hair etc. So in terms of actual styles I've had a lot. Right now I'm attempting to grow it, have been for a while, so hopefully I can become more creative in that department.

6. Do you do your own nails or go to a salon?:

I've never had my nails done at a salon, although I'd love to. I've always done them myself, and I'm definitely no expert at nails lol.

7. How often do you change your nail varnish?:

When I have to, meaning when its really chipped and NEEDS coming off

8. Do you always wear nail varnish on your toes?:

When I have the chance to have a pamper session I do, but if I don't have a lot of time I don't get around to it.

9. How long does it take you to put on your makeup?:

It depends on where I'm going, how much time I have, and what look I'm going for. It can be anywhere from 5 minutes to 30 minutes.

10. What do you do first, your face or your eyes?

I do my face first and get the base ready.

11. Do you collect makeup or just buy it when you need to?

I buy it when I need to. Lately I've been buying quite a bit of makeup, as I was running out of everything. I've been trying to get a good collection together that will last me a while, so I will be cutting down on the spending shortly.

12. How often do you wear false eyelashes?

I don't wear false eyelashes as I think I have reasonable eyelashes of my own. But I would like to glam up with them at some point for a night out or a special occasion.

13. Do you wear a full face of makeup everyday?

If I'm not going anywhere I wont wear any at all, but if I'm going out I always have something on my face even if its not full makeup.

14. Do you wear makeup just around the house?

If I'm not leaving the house then no, I don't see the point in putting your face on and having nowhere to go. lol. I like to let my skin breathe when I can.

15. How many high end products do you have?

I don't think I currently have any

16. How often do you wash your makeup brushes?

As often as I can, but not as often as I should haha

17. Will you leave the house without makeup on?

Ermm not really no, I hate going out without anything on at all. I don't always wear a full face of makeup, but I feel I need the basics, especially foundation or some form of BB cream. I feel naked without it. I mentioned in my babyskin primer review that I have red areas and my skin is a bit blotchy + I dealt with acne since I was 11 years old, and still get breakouts to this day. I feel more confident with something covering all that lol

18. Do you plan what you will wear the next day, or when you are getting dressed?

Depends what I have planned. If I have something special the next day or a night out I will probably have an exact idea in my head. And if I'm just nipping out to do some errands or something more casual I will just throw on whatever I feel like wearing, but I always have a pretty good idea what I want to put on.

19. How often do you change your handbag?

Not as often as I'd like, but most of the time I'm rushing around and will use the same handbag for weeks on end, if I remember and have time I'll swap over. I love handbags, definitely always been a handbag girl.

20. What time do you get up and go to sleep?

Oh gosh. I am not a great sleeper, its hard for me to get to sleep and get a good nights rest. So you can guarantee I'll be up late at night and early in the morning. If I'm not doing anything I'll attempt to lie in, I am not a morning person. I'd love to get into bed and drift off at a reasonable time, but nope haha.

21. How often and when do you work out?

Used to work out pretty much everyday. Absolutely loved it, I went swimming, aerobics, long walks, workouts at home etc. Now I cant do so much because of my illness. It sucks big time. I crave working out and get jealous when I see people doing it lol (never thought I would say that).

22. Left or right handed?

I am right handed =]

23. How tall are you?

Around 5'6

24. Do you speak a foreign language?

Not really, I still remember some German from school, but I am far from fluent!

25. How many pets do you have?

Three. I have my two dogs, and a goldfish =] I'd have more if I could

26. How often are you on blogger?

I check it every day even if I don't post anything

27. Do you read the comments posted?

Always, I enjoy it =]

28. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts? 

I mainly just keep a mental note if I see something I like

29. How did you come up with your blog name?

I took the Lazerlips part from a childhood film I still absolutely adore. + I think of red lips, and I love a good red lip!

30. What sort of camera do you use to take your photographs?

Just a canon powershot A320015

31. How often do you clean your room?

Not often, I hate tidying lol. I love organising my makeup etc but not general cleaning up

32. What is your favourite colour?

I always find it hard to pick a fave. I love so many colours for different reasons. But I'll go with purple

33.What is your favourite magazine?

Don't really have a favourite

34. Do you swear?

Not all the time and not a lot, but sometimes if I'm mad about something :P try not to!

35. What are you going to do today?

Well its getting on abit, I've had my tea and just chilling out for the rest of the night!


Took me a while to get through all these questions! Not sure if I tag anyone or not, but I got this tag from Spider leg lashes. I actually enjoyed doing it, feel free to answer them yourself if you'd like,

Soho beauty vanity with drawer and mirror:

Hey guys. I've been looking for something like this for years!

When I spotted this I thought I must have it! I've seen similar ones and they have been so expensive, I just couldn't part with that much money. This cost me £19.99 from the Superdrug website. I expected it to be a little bigger than it is, but I can live with that. The picture on there really isn't all that clear, its small, and there is no size stated or information available, so I had no idea how big it was going to be when it arrived. It has a mirror and a drawer which I thought were nice touches, and made me choose it over others I've come across. Overall I am looking forward to putting my brushes and some makeup items in it.

I have a beauty blogger tag coming up (been answering questions/filling it out for a few days, there's just so many lol).

I just quickly filled it up, might tweak it a little bit and move things around. You can get the idea, and it fits quite a lot in it. I still have other items I need to organise as its not my full makeup collection. I may order some other items from this range for other bits and pieces (there's a smaller organiser for £7.99 that would come in handy).

Miss Sporty so matte foundation review:

Hey guys, I thought I'd get this up asap as have other things to do today. Busy bee, and I could easily spend all day messing around on here. Lets get cracking.

Here's an example of how you can control the size of the pump and what the consistency is like.

About the product:

• It states it lasts up to 14 hours
• contains vitamins A,C & E
• dermatologist tested for your skin type
• gives a flawless and healthy looking complextion
• controls shiny zones and and provides a matte effect
• lightweight texture which doesn't clog pores allowing skin to breath
• transfer proof
• soft and smooth feeling on the skin
• helps protect your skin from daily ravages due to the added vitamins and anti oxidants
• provides perfect balanced skin under any circumstances 
• non comedogenic for your skin type
• the bottle contains 27.3ml of product

What I think about the product:

• I absolutely love this, I got it in ivory. This isn't orange on my skin at all and its a light shade which is hard to find considering my paleness lol
• it feels really smooth and soft on the skin, feels lovely
• not sure about it lasting 14 hours, but it does last ages
• it helps to keep my shine at bay
• it has a good coverage, doesn't feel heavy or gloopy on the skin
• the bottle contains a pump, which can easily be controlled to get the desired amount. I manage to get small pumps and large pumps depending on how much I need
• with it containing 27.3ml its slightly smaller than the average foundation, but it makes up for that in price at only £3.49. That is an absolute steal! I picked mine up at superdrug
• I definitely prefer this foundation with the babyskin primer underneath, it makes it go on silky smooth
• Actually really excited about this product as its so good and very cheap.Will definitely be repurchasing time and time again. Would really recommend it and if it didn't work out for you there's no big loss price wise. Doesn't break the bank (which is always a plus). So impressed and would give this a 9/10 for sure! 

These are just my personal thoughts on the product, and it worked well for me. Have any of you tried it? if so let me know your thoughts down below in the comments

Garnier Micellar cleansing water:

Hey there, fancy seeing you here! I'm back with the Micellar water review.

So a while back you saw that I tried out the L'Oreal Micellar water. I saw that Garnier also had a version, which had more product for cheaper. Naturally I had to try it out being the bargain that it is. I've always liked Garnier products.


About the product:

• the bottle contains 400ml which is meant to give you up to 200 uses
• suitable for sensitive skin
• can be used on face, eyes and lips
• it contains no perfume and is hypoallergenic
• its dermatologically and ophthalmologically tested
• its an easy and effective way to remove makeup and impurities 
• soothes and hydrates the skin
• you don't need to rinse the product off
• the solution works like a magnet which capture and lift away dirt
• no need to rub harshly on the skin
• suitable for all skin types

Here are my thoughts on the product:

• There's not really any difference between this one and the L'Oreal one
• you get more for your money. Definitely prefer the larger bottle
• it removes makeup and impurities
• has a lovely tingly feeling on the skin leaving it refreshed
• feels nice & gentle on the skin and makes you feel squeaky clean
• if your patient and let the cotton pad rest over your eyes for a few seconds before wiping, it makes it easier to get it off. Takes a few attempt's for me (to get all traces), but its really effective compared to other eye makeup removers I've tried. No need to rub dramatically and tug on the delicate eye area.
• I found the L'Oreal version comes out the bottle much quicker, whereas you can get more control from the Garnier bottle
• again there's no scent to it
• I prefer to have an all in one makeup remover as its just easy and quick to use, there's no messing around
• I will be sticking to this one due to the size and price
• I would rate this 10/10, its fab

Thanks for stopping by, and I shall be returning shortly with another review