The Samples | Beauty

Being subscribed to Birchbox and being a beauty blogger in general I have found my sample stash rapidly growing. So on Sunday I decided I would treat my hair and body to only sample products I have in my stash. 

These little beauties are for my hair, my face and my body. I was really keen to try out some new products for my hair because I want to grow it a bit longer, it is long already but I want it to be just a fraction longer but still look healthy. In my stash I have the John Freida Sheer Blonde Shampoo, I already adore John Freida Go Blonder and it's one I will always repurchase. Being blonde my hair is naturally very multi tonal so anything that enhances the colours makes me happy. Then to condition my hair I tried out the John Master Organics Detangler, the scent of this product is divine, it has a strong citrus scent but isn't over powering at all. In fact it reminded me of lemon curd, I just wanted to eat it. I really liked this product, made the ends of my hair feel very soft. Then just so finish it off I used 3 drops of the Beauty Protector Protect and Oil to my wet hair just to lock in a bit of moisture. Then next day my hair felt really well conditioned but I think I used a little too much, my hair is very fine, I just can't get away with many hair oils.

Moving onto my face I tried the Laura Mercier Flawless Skin Face Polish, and was actually really surprised how much I liked it. I thought it would be like many other facial scrubs, too harsh and too grainy for my skin. I found that the particles were actually incredibly fine and my face didn't look too red after. In fact my skin looked super fresh I almost didn't want to put anything else on it. Moving onto Ahava and their Purifying Mud Mask, I wish I could get this brand easy in the UK. I love this face mask. It's super gentle on the skin and you only leave it on for a few minutes so it isn't too hard to wash off. 

And finally we have another Beauty Protector product it's their Beauty Wash body wash. I really love the scent of Beauty Protector products, it's like a mix between candy floss and flowers, it's lovely. This body wash is exactly the same and a really lovely product. 

There we have some of my samples, I think it's good to hunt your sample stash every once in a while. 

What are your recent favourite samples?

Boots Haul | Beauty

Oh yes, it's that time of the month again, payday has just come and gone in the blink of an eye and of course I've gone running to Boots I needed quite a few essentials so I though I would share with you what I picked up. 

Starting with my most needed things and probably a little boring for you guys but I had to get my shampoo and toothpaste. I only recently bought this Go Blonder shampoo and conditioner but I left it in the bathroom when I went to Brighton for a Hen Weekend, I was gutted because I had only just opened them as well, brand new and I bloody left them behind. I can't wait to start using the John Frieda shampoo and conditioner again. My blonde hair is starting to feel a little lack luster, I need my shine back. 

The Oral B 3D White toothpaste is easily my favourite toothpaste, it tastes great and it actually keeps my teeth really white. I get so paranoid about my teeth and want to keep them, white, white, white. In Boots it was two for £5 or £3.49 each so you know I got two!

Now moving onto my favourite facial scrub, Simple Smoothing Facial Scrub. I have been running dangerously low on this stuff. I think because I have been using my Nip+Fab Glycolic Fix exfoliating pads I haven't been using the face scrub as much, but I do find it's good to have a little exfoliation at least once a week in addition to the NIP+FAB products. I think because I use the NIP+FAB products on concentrated areas of my face there are other parts of my skin that get neglected so this scrub just looks after the rest of my face.

Speaking of NIP+FAB...  

Oh boy am I happy to have these little pads of amazing-ness back in my life! I ran out of them and had to wait until payday before I bought some more but here I am and they are back, my skin instantly just looks brighter and my pores are reduced. Amazing brand.

And finally, it wouldn't quite be a trip to Boots without buying some make up. Of course I had to go in for the necessities such as eye liner and mascara but I thought I would try out the new mascara from L'Oreal. I'm a massive fan of the Volume Million Lashes Noir Excess and I have seen the So Couture one advertised I thought I would give it a go. I have started using it and I think I am going to write a review about the differences between the two mascaras, so watch this space. I'm also a really big fan of the L'Oreal Superliner, it probably isn't the most precise and no one makes a big noise about this eyeliner but I love it. 

I also found out that Boots was running at 3 for 2 offer across all brands (or most at least) of make up so I thought I would pick up something considering I was getting two items anyway. I picked up the Rimmel Glam Eye Shadow Quad, I'm not gonna lie I don't really need another eye shadow but I just loved the colours. I'm going to do a separate post for this eye shadow as well to include swatches. 

And there we have it, my little Boots haul. 

What have you bought from Boots recently?