Thursday 9 May 2013

All Used Up #5


There isn't too many products in the fifth installment of this series even though I have used up other things but have failed to keep them in order to write a post. I'm going to try a bit harder though to find somewhere safe to keep them as I think they are a great way to do mini reviews and enjoy reading other people's (link me in the comments if you have a recent post of your own!)

001. La Roche-Posay Physiological Micellar Solution: I've been trying out a few micellar waters to take off the excess of my make up before cleansing properly, which I used to do with face wipes before. This was one of the better ones I have tried but did not take up all of my make up so I wouldn't recommend cleansing with just this. It was nice in the mornings though to freshen up and left skin soft and without any residue. I'm not sure if I really 'get' the hype over micellar waters to be honest - I'm using a bottle of Bioderma which is supposed to be the best one on the market, so once that is all finished I think I will have formed my final opinion on this type of product.

002. Simple Smoothing Facial Scrub: This has been hanging around for a while so I was pleased to finish it. It is an effective scrub without being too harsh and a good scrub/cream ratio but it didn't blow me away. I am looking at other scrubs and ways in which to exfoliate my skin instead at the moment.

003. Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Body Scrub: Another scrub, this time for the body. The scent of this is amazing: citrus and brown sugar combined together smells like Rowntree's fruit pastel lollies :) I'm a big fan of all things Soap & Glory and I am slowly working my way through their products but this particular scrub wasn't the best I've tried from them. As I said the smell was amazing so I am definitely looking into getting the shower gel of this range but the scrub wasn't scrubby enough for me and found that meant a lot of product was needed to get the desired results. Flake Away lasted a lot longer than this and I preferred the texture so it is still the top scrub for me!

004. Superdrug Blonde Colour Enhance Conditioner: Like the Simple scrub this has been in my bathroom for ages (I'm talking years) as I didn't really like it too much. I ended up using it for shaving my legs which it was good at but for its actual use I wouldn't repurchase.

005. Batiste Dry Shampoo in Blush: Yet another dry shampoo as I always use this in between washes. I've never really tried another dry shampoo as these are cheap and do the job.

006. Tresemme Heat Defence Smooth Spray: I don't use any other products from this brand as I heard from hairdressers that it isn't actually good for your hair, but their heat protectant is lovely and I always repurchase it. It smells lovely, doesn't weigh hair down and lasts ages so is very cost effective too. My favourite aspect of this product is the spray function as it delivers a very fine mist. I've kept the bottle to transfer some other heat protectants that I've got to use up into as its the best spray I've found. A definite repurchase.

Have you tried any of these products? xxx

14 comments:

  1. Love these posts, i'm so nosey haha and need to get mine written up! I'm currently using Flake Away and love it, Sugar Crush is my favourite though i think haha!
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    1. Glad you enjoyed it :) send me a link to yours once it is finished. I'm liking pulp friction at the moment xx

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  2. For what they are Micellar solutions don't sound like they are worth the money. For the mo I think I'll stick to just cleanse, tone and moisturise but we'll see xx

    http://thecasualchromosomes.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. They are a better substitute for face wipes but still quite pricey! xx

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  3. The scrub smells like pastel lollies? Mmm, it must be good!

    j4miejohnston.blogspot.co.uk

    Jamie ♥

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    1. Yes it is quite strong but I grew to really like it :) You should have a sniff next time you are in boots xx

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  4. That dry shampoo is currently half price at superdrug too!

    prettypugly.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks for the tip off, hopefully I can find the time to get some before the offer runs out! Xx

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  5. Really want to try the soap and glory sugar crush body scrub! :) xx

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    1. The smell of the range is lovely and if you like less harsh scrubs it could be the one for you :) xx

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  6. I love The soap and glory body scrub - I literally swear by it!! x

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    1. it seems to be a really popular choice from Soap and Glory! x

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  7. S&G scrubs are so good and smell amazing! Love your blog xx

    Student Beauty

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