Carrot Oil Gel - by Sun Tropic

Hi guys!

Anyone else heard of this? I hadn't until my holiday! However now I'd buy it every time we go away. 

Myself and Paul both LOVE getting a good tan. Before we went on holiday the weather forecast wasn't looking great and we were both a bit like oh no we want a tan lol. Luckily there were wrong and it was mostly a beautiful week. But because of what the forecast had said we had decided not to bother weighing our cases down with extra sun cream and after sun lotions. We said if it turns out nice we will just buy some out there! 

As you may know from reading my holiday blog post the first couple days were a bit of a no go on the tanning front, but from the Friday onwards it was fab. I think because of losing those 2 days worth of tanning we decided to not worry about sun cream and just try and get the best tan we could!

Yes yes yes I know you should always be protected in the sun blah blah but generally were both pretty hardy and don't burn so we said sod it!

It was the Friday Paul spotted the carrot oil gel in our local Spanish supermarket and it was only €3.95 (Approx £2.89) so we thought yea why not! It says clearly in the bottle that is has no protection In it, it purely accelerates tanning. 

The texture seemed to be an oily gel, however as you were rubbing it in, it just melted into your skin leaving no sticky or oiliness. Which I loved as usually with 'oils' your skin stays greasy which drives me mad! The smell was a typical sun cream smell of coconuts. It just said to apply liberally which we done for the week.

One thing we both noticed whilst using it was that our skin felt so soft and moisturised. Literally the best it's felt in ages. Extra brownie point for the product. 

We had laughed when we started using it saying just imagine if by the end of the week were still not tanned as such just orange from the carrots! That would have been funny! But luckily we both came home with a fab tan! Which I have had so many compliments on.

One last thing to mention about this product is that my tan has lasted so well since coming home. I'm normally one for losing my tan almost as soon as I land! Ok bit of an exaggeration but I do lose it quickly. But I still look lovely and sun kissed brown.

Definitely a repurchase for our next holiday for sure!

xox

Holiday to Spain!

Hola señoritas!

I can't believe my holiday has been and gone already! Wahh! Why does it always go so quick! 10weeks I had to wait for it and then it felt like 10 seconds long! Haha! Oh well. It was lush whilst it lasted.

We were a little worried before we went about the weather, as it wasn't looking good, and to be honest the first couple of days were a little naff. Thursday especially. It rained practically all day and was actually a little chilly but luckily from Friday it was hot hot hot!

Paul came across a new product that we loved all week too to help with the old tanning! It was called carrot oil! Never had I ever heard of it but I am converted now! I'm going to do a post on it soon!

I have made a short vlog from my holiday just showing you around the area. So if you want to see that I'll link my YouTube channel below. I completely took a week off from social media and actually quite enjoyed it. I think it's well needed sometimes! 

I think my week literally consisted of eating, sleeping, sunbathing, and cocktails! Haha! Perfect hey!

Here's a few piccys from my week away.

Whilst we were out there it was my dads birthday. And little did he know that my sister and her husband were flying out for it. If you've seen my vlog you'll see his reaction! It was brilliant. So this pic was taking that morning as he wanted a picture with his girls lol.

xox

Love it or Leave it

Hi guys!

This is going to be a new feature on my blog! Hopefully one will be uploaded every week! I'm going to review different  products and tell you my opinions on whether I LOVE them or I'll LEAVE them!

Of course your opinions on some products will differ from mine and that's fine! We can't all love the same products and we won't as we all have different skin types!

Today's first love it or leave it product is Freedoms Pro Melt lipsticks.

These retail at £3 and come in 8 shades ranging from nude to blue! Or you can buy the whole collection for £18. 

The shade I bought to try out is 'D-ream'. I thought I'd buy one and if I loved them I'd buy more. I'm a sod for buying all the shades of something new and then not being keen on them. So this time I was sensible! 

The left side is from first thing in the morning. Well I say first thing it was 9.30.

And the right is what was left by 4.30. So I did have it on for a good 7 hours and I worked, talked, drank and ate lunch in this time. 

On first application it feels really thick and creamy and also very moisturising. The finish is not a gloss, more of a sheen which I prefer. The texture feels smooth on the lips and not sticky! Which is a big thumbs up from me! I can't stand a sticky lip product!

All morning whilst I was working, talking and drinking it stayed on fine. The sheen stayed too, it didn't matte up like I thought it might as the day went on. By lunch time it still looked good, still felt moisturising, not drying at all. After I'd eaten lunch it looked ok. I'm one for normally re-applying lip products after lunch anyway but today I let it be because I was testing it out. 

By 4.30 the sheen had completely worn off and had left more of a stain on my lips. Which again I don't mind as it still gives you a look of wearing something. The only place it had started to wear off was more the centre part of my lips, but still not too bad.

Overall I LOVE it! I'm definitely going to buy more. They will easily last a whole working day and the best bit for me, is it never dried my lips out even when it had just left the stain. This colour is a great day/work colour too! Definitely recommended! 

xox

Freedom London Blush Dupe!

Hi guys!

Freedom London have some great dupe products in their collection. I love the high end version but for everyday use I would happily use the drugstore one and keep the high end for going out and special occasions.

So the high end product I'm comparing is the blush 'Orgasm' from Nars to Freedom Londons blush 'Beyond'.

As you can see to look at them in the pan they are not completely identical. The Nars one is more pink compared to Freedoms more peachy toned blush. But the gold sheen they have going through them are both absolutely stunning. I could even go as far to say you get more of a glow with Freedoms Beyond blush. 

I've swatched them with and without the flash so you can see them in all lights. As you can see in the picture with the flash how much glow the Beyond blush has compared. I think once swatched they look so similar. As for lasting power they both last all day long with no fading.

Price difference is immense however. Nars Orgasm is £23 whilst Freedoms Beyond is an amazing £1. Yup you really did just read that right!

So overall if you love Nars Orgasm blush, but don't like it's price tag, definitely give Freedoms Beyond a try!

xox

Freedom London Makeup

Hi guys!

I was super excited to receive this package last week. I had been seeing and reading a lot of good things about freedom makeup, so naturally I had to jump on that bandwagon and try some out for myself. I took advantage of an awesome deal they had on which was to spend £25 and you got 15 free products worth £25. Good deal hey!

I loved the fact that they told you what you were getting free instead of randomly picking some items when packing, as that way you sometimes end up with duplicates. Soon as you went to your online basket the 15 products were in there.

The other thing I love about receiving freebie products is that you do get some products that you wouldn't normally pick out for yourself, but actually end up loving. Which has happened with one of the lipsticks I got free.

Expect lots of blog reviews, once I've used the products enough to really get a good view on what I think about them. And also MOTD's.

I'll link Freedom Londons website here http://www.freedommakeuplondon.com/ if you want to go and check it out. One product I will suggest you try already is the blusher called 'Beyond'. It's stunning! I have a blog post coming on this blush next! This is me wearing it last weekend.

xox

#MOTD

Hi guys!

Little extra random motd post for you today. Been playing around with my Freedom Makeup, trying different bits out. 

So who's noticed I haven't got ANY liquid liner on! Shocking I know! Haha. Just felt like this look didn't need a big old wing like I usually do. Plus it's a lazy Sunday kinda makeup.

The lipstick I'm wearing is one of the freebies I recieved and I'm really liking it.

Go take a look at Freedom London website. They have some fab products - http://www.freedommakeuplondon.com/

Here's what I used:

Freedom pro mattify primer

Maybelline dream flawless foundation

Collection lasting perfect concealer

Essence translucent powder (baked under eyes)

Bourjois bronzing primer

Freedom matte bronzer

Freedom blush & highlight palette peach spice

Maybelline brow satin

Freedom eyebrow kit

Rimmel brow this way

Urban decay primer potion

Freedom dream catcher palette

Coastal scents revealed 2 palette

Rimmel lash accelerator

Maybelline lash sensational

Freedom pro lipstick in Adorn

xox

Feeling Motivated!

Hi Guys

I've recently filmed a chatty video on this topic on my YouTube channel, but felt I wanted to blog about it too. There's always things I will have missed out or since want to add in.

How do you motivate yourself? Not specifically for dieting like I am, but for anything whether it's becoming fitter, giving something up or wanting to do well at work.

As I said in my video I don't think anyone can physically motivate someone else. It all has to come from you. Don't get me wrong, I believe others can definitely encourage you, and give you ideas to help you along the way, but I think it mainly has to come from within. 

For me and my dieting journey, being in the right frame of mind is the game changer. As soon as that disappears, so does my will power. I definitely think losing weight in a group is helpful as we have all given each other ideas for meals so we don't get bored. However for the last few weeks I've been calorie counting with my fitness pal app (which is awesome). So my meals have been very different from what I tend to eat if I was on slimming world. I think because over the last few weeks I've been losing well on it I'm going to stick with it until my holiday. That's the other big motivation for me at the moment. I have 7 weeks until I go on holiday and the thought of wearing swimwear is enough to help me stick to it. Haha!

I did say I'd like to lose another stone by then but you just never know what's going to occur along the way so I won't be promising anything. 

One of my biggest motivations recently was buying some jeans from Primark. Now this may not seem like a big deal to a lot of people but Primark jeans (especially) have always come up small so I just haven't even bothered trying them. But now I'm 3lbs off 2st I decided to try some on. AND THEY FITTED PERFECTLY! I was so pleased with this. Especially as this pair were in the sale for £5. Bargain! I've always struggled to find jeans I'm comfy in. These ones are also high waisted so make my tummy flatter! Bonus! 

So definitely a clothing item can be a big motivation!

Here's me in my new Primark jeans. What do we think? :-) 

Like I said before I'd love to know what helps you become motivated and stay motivated!

xox