L'Occitane Goodies!

Hello my lovelies, today's post will be on my L'Occitane items, which I believe is the travel exclusive set. It comes with 6 different products, and so far I've began to use 2 of them, which I both really love. The set includes:
-Repairing Shampooing Shampoo with 5 essential oils and is 75ml. It says it's to repair dry and damaged hair. I haven't actually used this yet, but it smells delicious. 

-Repairing Shampooing Conditioner with 5 essential oils and is 75ml. It also says the same thing: 'for dry and damaged hair.) I haven't used this one yet either, but it obviously looks like it would work great with the Shampoo.

-Shower Oil, this smells amazing! I'm also really excited to use this as I haven't already, and this is also 75ml.

-Ultra Rich Body Lotion, this also looks and smells good too, I haven't used this either. My gosh I have a lot of new things to try out lately, this one is also 75ml.

-Dry Skin Hand Cream, now I have used this and I absolutely love it to pieces, in fact since the L'Occitane goodies have been in my possession it's been the only hand cream I've used. I really recommend this product, it's just great. My tube of this is 10ml.

-Ultra Rich Lip Balm, I've also been using this a lot recently, it's actually now one of my lip balm favourites I think! I makes my lips appear more healthy, moisturises and softens. Mine is 2g. If you're on the hunt for a good lip balm I recommend taking a quick peek at this one.

Each and everyone of these beauties came packed neatly in a L'Occitane transparent wash bag which looked really nice and the wash bag is also handy. Here's a quick snap, I've re-arranged the goodies to look like how they originally came but unfortunately it's difficult to see the Hand Cream when it's set up in this layout, but it is also in this picture behind the Lip Balm if you were wondering.

Love,

Poppy

♥

Haul! Primarni, Boots and more.

Hey my lovelies This post will be a haul on what I have picked up over the last 2 days (where I was shopping on both.) Firstly, I would like to add by sharing this I am in no way trying to show off, as most of this haul is from Primark I thought it may be helpful as unfortunately Primark doesn't have a website. 
I'll do clothing from Primark first:

I picked up this plain grey Halter Cami Top because I liked the simple style and thought it would be quite useful to start to stock up a little for Summer. It's actually quite baggy and floaty and has got a really soft material. I think this was £2.50.

.

Next I picked up this black dress which has a crochet pattern above the waist line and then a plain black skirt. I thought it was pretty and simple and very useful for the Summer time. I think these are also avaliable in white and coral, but I thought this would be more versatile. This was £5.

I then just picked up these pumps for pretty much no reason. I thought they would look nice for summer I guess, as they would go well with quite a lot of  outfits but now I'm not as sure on them. When I was trying them on, I was wearing very thick cosy socks, so they're also a little too big for me, but nothing I can't work with. These were £3.

Firstly, this is an awful picture and doesn't at all so the shape of this. It's a play suit that is covered with monochrome (I guess) Aztec print. It also has a cut out on the back which is super pretty. I thought again it would be nice for summer (re-occurring theme here.) This was £5.

Next it just the other bits I picked up in Primark:

This is the original photo which I've just attached because you can see the different items clearer.

This is the edited version so I can use it for my annotation 

A = Eyebrow pencil, mine is in the shade Medium. I picked this up as I like to try a wide range of different eyebrow pencils as I'm trying to update myself to one that really suits me, I doubt this one will work but for £1 I decided to give it a try.

B= A floral hair accessory. Now, I'm really late on the trend with this, I've seen so many different wacky variations you can do with these little things, so I thought it was about time a gave it a go. For those of you who don't know the concept, it's basically a piece of flexible wire encased with floral (in my case) material which you can wrap around you head and make things like bows on the top of your head. Bad explanation alert! This was £1.50

C= This is a hairbrush, can't remember what it is called but it's really spikey. Okay that was a bad start. I decided to buy this as I've seen loads of different people using it so I looked in my local SuperDrug and my local Boots (both of which are very small) for a small one and neither had any so I was pretty happy when I managed to find in Primark. This was £1.50.

D=  A nail polish in a light lilac colour which I thought looked gorgeous so .... it somehow slipped into my basket and then I accidentally might have bought it. It was £1 although I'm not expecting great quality.

E= Fake Nails, never really tried fake nails before as I know it can be very damaging to my nails and I also find it hard to find ones that fit me as I happen to have the most tiny hands which means I have really small nails as well. I picked these up because they were only £1 and maybe I could try and play around with them.

G= A Pink Jasmine candle because Jasmine is like my all time favourite scent and this candle is pink so I was pretty much immediately sold. This was £1.

That's all I bought from Primark! Next I went to Boots and picked up:

I got a Natural Collection lip stick in Crimson which I think looks really nice, it's just a plain classic red, but it is very red, if that makes any sense. This was only £1.99 (from Boots)! I can't find the actual link to this exact product online, sorry.

The foundation brush isn't actually from Boots, I'm not sure where it's from as I've been popping into so many different shops lately, because of this I'm also not sure of the price. It's really soft though, if that helps (which it doesn't.)

The Minx body spray was bought for my little sister as she likes body sprays and the title of this one reminded me off her, it also smells really nice. It was on sale in SuperDrug, can't remember the exact price but I think it was on sale or on some kind of offer.

The Canister is from a local store, not even sure why I bought this I just thought I could make it look nice in my bed room maybe holding something like nail varnishes? I really haven't thought this through so now I'm stuck with a Canister on my desk making me feel guilty. Great.

I got the £50 note rubber for no reason, I don't even need any more rubbers if I'm honest I just thought it looked cool. Yes, I do actually spend money on stuff like this. I think this was £1 from a local store.

Finally I bought I small green candle holder to hold my Yankee Candles as it looked like the perfect size (and it is.) It was something silly like 50p also from a local shop.

I will do a post on my L'Occitane goodies! I promise! I'm trying to find some time where I could squeeze writing blog in, but it will be coming really soon, so keep checking back for that. Hope you've enjoyed this blog post, literally has taken me forever to write all this out and do the photography.

Love,

Poppy

♥

Whats In My Bag!

Hello my lovelies! This will just be a quick What's In My Bag post as I'm sure you've seen many times before, how unoriginal of me! I've chosen to post this because if you're nosy like me, you might enjoy reading about what other people find useful to carry around. This is just what I'm currently carrying in my hand bag as well as added makeup items I know I'll need during the day (if I'm wearing a specific lipstick colour, I will add that colour in particular.) I will do an updated version in the future if you guys like it, if I've missed something sorry, that natural light is fading so I didn't have much time to set up the photo or check the items, they're just what I pulled out of my bag. 

This actually has the most appalling lighting...opps! Well, this is what's in my bag, here are all the items and their justifications. 

-Purse, I don't really have to justify this one, it's just the standard purse, mine is quite large and has a pretty floral print. In case anyone is wondering, my purse is from Cath Kidston. I'm afraid I can't find the link to this exact purse, but Click Here To View The Cath Kidston Site .

-Phone, I don't think I have to justify this either. It's just a iPhone 4 in white, yeah that's about it. How boring.

-Head Phones, so I can play music from my phone in public without being disruptive. The ones pictured above have cute little duckies on them, I love decorated head phones/ear buds (call them whatever you please) as they're just less boring. I also have these with pink Lego blocks and  pop art Union Jack hearts. Don't actually know where these are from, sozzles. 

-Chewing Gum, normally I have mint so it freshens my breath but right now I just have a strawberry flavour, which is alright. I'm not one of those people that refuse to chew all gum except one type, I'll just settle for whatever so the particular gum I have varies.

- Hand Sanitizer, just if I put my hand in something ewwy or if I'm on public transport or something along those lines. The one pictured above is from The Body Shop and is in the flavour Pink Grapefruit (I love this one so so much.) I've done a blog post on this one before, Click Here To View That Previous Blog Post. Hand santizers are important and essential for me (I know it's not that way for everyone) so I'm not too fussed about what brand or flavour. Click Here To View This Hand Santizer At The Body Shop Online.

- Impulse, always good too smell nice, so I normally carry a body spray which tends to be an impulse (not always this scent.) This one is in the scent Very Very Pink which is meant to smell like Orange & White Wood, but if I'm honest it just smells amazingly gorgeous, I really like this scent and recommend you give it a sniff next time you spot it on the shelves. Click Here To View The Impulse Featured.

- Lip Balms, here I have the Nivea Soft Rose' Lip Balm which smells really good and is nice on the lips, apart it's just your average lip balm. Can't find the link to this exact one, but I'm think it's pretty easy to find in store. The other lip balm photographed above is a BabyLips in Pink Punch, it has a pink tint, is really good for your lips and I like it bunches. I've actually done a review on this along with the other BabyLips I own, Click Here To See My Review On BabyLips.
Click Here To View The Product Online.

-Hair Bobble, I have hair on my head(well done Poppy.) No seriously, I have hair that can sometimes become a little unruley so it's really handy to have one of these floating around my bag.

-Pocket Mirror, these are just really handy to check up on makeup or hair etc. I'm not sure where the one photographed is from, but it is pretty standard.

I obviously carry other necessities like keys, but I didn't feel the need to photograph them. Hope you enjoyed this post, they'll be more coming soon so keep checking back. I also think I'll soon be doing a post on some L'occitane items, stay tuned for that. If I'm posting less it's because I am currently experiencing strong back pain and I don't know what's caused it.
Love, 

Poppy 

♥

Review: Simple Kind To Skin Purifying Cleansing Lotion.

Hello my lovelies! This is a review on the Simple Kind To Skin Purifying Cleansing Lotion, and for those of you who don't know, it is in simpler a cleanser. I bought this in Boots (I think) a little while ago, so I haven't actually been using it as long as other products I review, but this has already made a big impression on me. 

When you apply this, it looks a bit like the bog standard average moisturisers, you know the kind you can pick up anywhere, but it turns out to be far from this. When I've applied, I feel refreshed and pleased as I feel like this is giving my skin a boost. It removes make-up and sooths/softens my skin. Although I haven't had it long, I already love this product bunches, and I know this will become a permanent staple in my facial care routine. In fact, I like so much that today I even went out to buy the Simple kind to skin soothing facial toner as I now have such high hopes for this brand, and also paired together it may boost the results. I also have really sensitive skin, so I either hate things like this or I love them, and I'm so glad I discovered this one! I also use the Simple kind to skin cleansing facial wipes for when I'm too lazy to use cleanser (which probably won't be very often now I own the cleanser, it's just so beneficial for my skin.) 

Click here to view it online at Boots:  Simple Kind To Skin Purifying Cleansing Lotion

Incase you're interested:

- Simple Kind To Skin Soothing Facial Toner

-Simple Kind To Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes

All of my simple products mentioned in this post pictured above together. 

Photographed above is the main topic of this review, the cleanser.

It is my first time doing photography differently, hope you like it! The background here is called Cherry.

My photography information blog post: Click Here!

Love,

Poppy

♥

Quick update on photography!

Hello my lovelies!
 This will be a very quick post just to update you on future photography I'm planning on doing. As you can probably tell, my photography is kind of a work in progress, and I'm thinking of new ways to take more artistic professional images, so I bought two big sheets of card (one in a Cherry Red colour and one blank white) to have plain backgrounds without creases. I will start to take pictures this new way as soon from now in and if it works it will be included in almost every post. You can purchase card like this in post places (super markets, craft shops etc.) If you're wondering what camera I use, I just use my iPad mini and attach onto a blog I've pre-written on my Laptop using the app Blogger(it's quite a useful app for on the go blogging - I may do a post on it so keep checking back if you're looking out for something like that.) So I basically wanted to update you on that my style of photography may change in this way.
Love, 

Poppy

♥

Review: Collection Cover Up Stick in Light Translucent 1(Concealer.)

Hello my lovelies, this post will be a review on the Collection Cover Up Stick, which for those of you who don't know, is a concealer. Mine is in the shade Light Translucent 1.

I actually picked up this up because I desperately needed a new concealer, but I went out determined to find the Collection lasting perfection concealer, little did I know that my local SuperDrug would be sold out of my shade (I need Cool Medium, unfortunately that's a very popular shade.) This happened in early December. It is now coming up to mid April. My local SuperDrug has still not restocked once on these concealers in this time period and it is driving me insane! So in the mean time I decided to pick up the Collection cover up stick and just hoped it would live up to all the craze of the other one.

 In all fairness, this is probably one of the best drugstore/ high street concealers I've tried of it's kind (not liquid or included in a palette.) It has decent coverage for it's price and doesn't feel to heavy, it also lasts a fair amount of time - especially in you set it using a pressed powder. It's packaging is plain and simple and just states what it is and what it's mean to do, it says, 'Conceals Blemishes. Improved skin adherence for long lasting wear.' It opens and closes easily but securely and doesn't take up too much room so it's suitable to carry in a handbag/purse. When being applied it can initially feel a little waxy, but it glides onto skin quite well, and blends brilliantly. I think until I can get my hands on a Collection lasting perfection concealer, I will continue to repurchase this one. 

Click  HERE to view this item online at SuperDrug. 
The name seems to have changed since I purchased this - just avoid confusion. 
Love,

Poppy

♥

Review: BabyLips (Cherry Me, Hydrate, Pink Punch and Peach Kiss.)

Hello lovelies, this will be a review on Babylips, mine are in the flavours Hydrate(which I have already repurchased),Cherry Me, Pink Punch, Peach Kiss (all of which I will repurchase when the time comes.) 

Cherry Me:

-Smells amazing and obviously of cherries and has a pretty red tint which looks nice when being worn and can be worn with almost everything. It's also very moisturising and good for your lips just the other BabyLips, it's packaging is quite cute and colourful and of course matches all the other BabyLips so it looks nice on display (if that's what you're in to). It's handbag size like most lip balms but could easily be carried in a pocket or a purse (each of the BabyLips lip balms are the same size). I really this product as it adds something extra than just normally lip balm, but less intense colour than  a Lipstick. It's perfect for summer days as it's subtle but it adds colour as well as protects(which is important!) 

Link:  CHERRY ME

Pink Punch: 

-It's packaging fits into the theme of the other BabyLips lip balms as they all match, which I think is quite nice, like the other balms this one has colours that stand out and look great on the outside. This one actually a light subtle pink tint which is really pretty and versatile, it also smells sweet and fruity as well as being good for lips and moisturising. It's great for days where you just want to chuck something  on and know it's doing good for your lips. This one is probably one of my favourites.

Link:  PINK PUNCH

Hydrate:

-This one is in all honesty a simple normal lip balm, it hasn't got a tint or specific smell, but I still love it as it moisturises much more than your average lippy. It's clear on your lips but it naturally adds a bit of shine and when applying it just smoothly glides on which I really like. It has a bit of a funny taste, but personally I have got used to it. This is probably one of my staple make-up items as it simply does wonders for my lips by moisturising and reviving them. 

Link:  HYDRATE 

Peach Kiss:

-This one is like Hydrate, except it's less moisturising but has a added sparkle. It's smells and taste great(not that I eat my lip balms...) Its still moisturising, although it is not the most beneficial out of the bunch. I still enjoy using it, mostly over different lip sticks to add that little bit extra. I probably actually use this one the least out of the different ones I own but it has had it's moments where I have been so glad I have this! 

Link:  PEACH KISS

(Left to Right) Hydrate, Cherry Me, Pink Punch and Peach Kiss.

Check back for more posts soon!
Love,

Poppy

♥