Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara

Hey everyone, this is probably going to be my bargain of the month, possibly even ever!! I picked this mascara up from our 99p Store. I've bought many an item from here, I think it's mainly because they sell good brands at a reduced price - sometimes when items have been discontinued.

Today's post is about a recent Wet n Wild mascara I purchased. The packaging is pretty standard, and you could say very simple. However this doesn't matter to me, I will normally buy a mascara either through curiousity or recommendation. This time was curiousity as I've only ever bought one Wet n Wild item, which was my first black nail polish.


(I apologise for using a stock photo but the light made it very difficult to read the silver section)


The first picture is how I looked when I woke up this morning, so I don't look great, but it was necessary for the purposes of this post. I am without any make up as I wanted to show you how small my lashes are without mascara..

The second picture is of me with the white mascara primer on, which is used to lengthen the lashes.

The third picture is how I looked after 1 coat of the black end of the mascara, which is used to add volume and length to the lashes. I have to say my first impression of this mascara is amazing. It's so easy to apply, it doesn't dry to quickly but doesn't take too long either and you don't need to use more than 1 coat to get great effects! Overall I think this is worth way more than 99p!!

 What items have you been impressed with?

Organisation

I realised that my make up wardrobe wasn't very well organised. It was basically make up in one large box and a couple of smaller boxes inside to separate the items up a bit. Then I had two small boxes for nails and hair.

I'd been looking into ways of making it easier to find a certain make up product and had seen many people using big dresser tables and desks on YouTube, but I don't have that much space. What I did think of was either a tower of storage drawers or a shoe rack, which I could use to slide lots of separate boxes on and off - so would function in a similar way to drawers.

I discussed it with the fiancé, even though he pretends not to care about my make up, and he thought if I got a shoe rack I would probably end up keeping shoes on it, and therefore wouldn't be solving my make up dilemma. We looked on the argos website and decided to go for something that would fit inside my wardrobe perfectly; a 6 drawer tower.

I also purchased from our 99p shop 2x 10 microwaveable tubs (like the ones you get takeaway in) to separate my items. I haven't yet labelled them but I probably will, although it does help that the tubs are transparent.

Here are some pictures for you!!

The kittens fell asleep in one of my smaller boxes, which I now use to keep my perfumes in

My make up and nail varnishes separated into takeaway tubs

The box my saviour came in

Putting the finishing touches to my drawers

A tidy wardrobe - finally!

Let me know if you've ever had/solved this problem, I'd be very interested to know what you have done :)

Creightons Sunshine Blonde Conditioner

You will all be sick of hearing about our 99p store soon, but whilst purchasing an uber bottle of Messhead for the fiancé I spotted this on the shelf.

It looks very similar to the John Freida blonde shampoo and conditioner collection. Unfortunately on this trip I didn't see the shampoo so just bought the conditioner, but when I next stop by I will be on the lookout for the shampoo!! I always love trying new shampoos and conditioners because I've never really found something that makes me think my hair looks amazing, except when I recently used a hair treatment mask for the first time (will review shortly).

I dyed my hair a dark blonde on Friday evening and used this afterwards and my hair does look very blonde in comparison to the shade it was, but obviously at the moment I'm not sure if that's due to the dye or whether the conditioner did lighten my hair.

I will be washing my hair again soon so I'll let you know if I see a noticeable difference!!

Let me know if you have purchased this item or the John Freida one, I would be interested to know if it worked for you.

Spa Recipes - Leg Balm

So this sachet is another one from the set I bought from my 99p store. My fiancé was intrigued by the previous leg serum I used and didn't believe that my legs felt like silk. This time I said I would show him!

I applied this just before bed last night, when squeezing it from the sachet onto my hand, it smelt a bit like the medicine called "Calpol", felt a bit like it too actually, just less runny!! But I like the smell of Calpol so it's good. It's a kind of fruity smell in case you don't know what calpol is...and I suppose cherry like, as per the description of the sachet...

Once on my legs it was easy to smooth in, and was absorbed quite quickly, much quicker than the leg serum, but I think the serum was to exfoliate the skin rather than moisturise initially...making it easier for me to sleep as I didn't feel like I was going to stick to the bedsheets!!

 I'm now on my lunch break at work, and my legs do feel smoother than they did yesterday afternoon, so for a general treat for my legs once a week I would recommend it as it leaves my legs much smoother than a normal moisturiser would.

I'm now keen to use this every fortnight and the same with the leg serum, meaning my legs get a weekly treat!!

Spa Recipes - Thigh Toning Serum

Ok, so I'm not gonna pretend I'm a girl who goes out and buys a product purposely to make my legs look slimmer or anything (as I'm naturally quite slender) but recently from my 99p store I purchased a pack of 6 beauty treatment sachets. Now I know what you thinking - cheap rubbish? That's what I thought, but I'm a sucker for trying new things!

It came with: thigh toning serum, leg balm, frizz hair treatment, moisture hair treatment, thermal hot face mask and purifying face mask. Some of which I have tried already, but back to the review in hand...

I put the serum on my legs last night, it's a bit like a mixture of body scrub and moisturiser. The sachet holds the perfect amount for my legs, probably a bit too much if I'm honest (I am quite small) but there's no harm in really moisturising your legs no is there? It feels a bit weird on your hands at first, but I got used to it. The smell wasn't overpowering, but it was kinda fruity - which I liked.

After applying the serum and rubbing it in completely (which took a good few minutes) my legs felt a bit "sticky", so not something I would recommend before getting dressed to go to school or work. However as I did it just before going to bed it was fine.

When I woke up the next morning my legs felt like silk. Not kidding. Absolutely amazing. By the evening they still felt smooth, it was like I had shaved my legs, but better...imagine how my legs would have felt if I had in fact shaved then applied the serum? That will be my next test!!

So for a product that comes with 5 other sachets for 99p, it's a must buy!! I've already recommended it to a few friends!!