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Food on Dec 1, 2012 - 19:27
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Hey you lovely Luuuxers! Happy 1st of December! I hope you are having a great weekend so far. Anyways, i want to share with you another Graze box snack that i had tried this week. This time i tried the Herby Bread basket, which consists of Basil Baguettes, Garlic Croutons and Oregano Rice Crackers. This snack is good for you as its very light, only 83
calories. I have to tell you, i really really liked this snack, i thought it was really delicious.
The Basil Baguettes were really tasty, as well as the other two snacks. These little baguettes were so cute. The Garlic Croutons had a garlic flavour to them which i liked and the Oregano Rice Crackers were nice too, they oregano flavour had a little sweetness to them. Im not a huge fan of sweet savoury snacks but these were good. Im definitely impressed with this punnet.
I will definitely repurchase this snack in the future from Graze.
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Food on Nov 25, 2012 - 00:58
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Hey guys, so this is another Graze Box snack that i tried today. This snack is called The Firecracker and consists of Chilli Rice Crackers, Spicy Paprika Peanuts & Salsa Corn Sticks. To be honest, i wasnt too impressed with this snack as i didnt really like the Chilli Rice Crackers and Spicy Paprika peanuts that much. I know that by the name, it sounds
tasty but it wasnt all that. The Chilli Rice Crackers tasted a bit sweet rather than chilli and same with the Spicy Paprika peanuts. I dont really like sweet chilli things.
I really liked the Salsa Corn Sticks though as they reminded me of corn nuts which i love. As i didnt like this snack that much, i gave it to my mum and dad to have. I dont think that i will be purchasing this snack in the future from Graze box as it didnt really appeal to me.
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Health & Beauty on Nov 25, 2012 - 00:40
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Hey guys, so i want to share with you the lipstick that i have been literally wearing everyday to work recently, and it is the Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in the shade No.250 Mystic Mauve. I bought this lipstick from Superdrug a few months ago but only started using it a few weeks ago. This lipstick retails for £7.19 each.
This is the
first time that i have tried this line of lipstick even though it has been out quite a while now. I also bought this lipstick in another shade which i have yet to try, so i only have 2 lipsticks from this line, and after trying this one, i have to say that i do like it.
Mystic Mauve is a gorgeous mauvey pink shade, which i think is perfect for this time of year. I think thats the main reason why i held off using it. The lipstick itself is quite pigmented and creamy which i love as i hate lipsticks that are really drying. I really like the packaging of the lipstick also.
OVERALL RATING: 4 out of 5
OVERALL VERDICT:
I would definitely recommend this lipstick if you are looking for one that is a pinkey mauve, not drying and inexpensive. I would definitely think about repurchasing this lipstick in the future but as i have so many lipsticks already, it wont be anytime soon.
I hope that you found this review helpful =)
Have any of you tried this lipstick or any other shade from this line?
What do you think of them?
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Health & Beauty on Nov 25, 2012 - 00:09
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Hey guys, so i want to do a quick review on the Sally Hansen Lip Quencher Daily Lip Moisturizer which i got in the shade Clear Mocha. I think i remember purchasing this from Poundland, i cant remember exactly as it was a few months ago. To be honest, from what i can remember, they only had it in this shade, which is a mauvey brown shade. I know in the
tube it looks more pinkey mauve but as you can see from my swatch, it does come off more on the brown side, hence the name "mocha".
To be honest, this lipgloss is quite pigmented, therefore i dont know why it is named "CLEAR mocha". I absolutely love pigmented lipglosses so im glad that its not sheer. This lipgloss is quite thick and sticky but not too much which i like. I like to wear this over a lipstick, rather than alone.
OVERALL RATING: 3.5 out of 5
OVERALL VERDICT:
Overall, i think that this is a nice lipgloss, especially as its from Sally Hansen and only cost me £1. I am quite pleased that its not a sheer lipgloss. If i could repurchase this gloss, i would but i wouldnt be disappointed if i couldnt find it anywhere. If there were other shades, then i probably would but some more.
I hope that you found this review helpful =)
Have any of you tried this lipgloss before?
If yes, what do you think of it?
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Food on Nov 24, 2012 - 23:50
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Hey guys, so this is another Graze box snack that i tried from the box this week. This snack is called Tutti Frutti and consists of pineapple, cherry sultanas, blueberry cranberries and raisins. This is a light snack and according to Graze, one of your 5 a day. I love sultanas so i was quite excited to try the Cherry Sultanas and also the Blueberry
Cranberries as i love blueberries. When i tried it, i could taste the cherry flavour in the sultanas but i couldnt taste the blueberry flavour in the cranberries much. But nevertheless, i still liked them both. The raisins i love anyway and the dried pineapple was nice too. Overall, i did like this snack but wish the cranberries had more of a blueberry taste.
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Health & Beauty on Nov 24, 2012 - 23:36
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Hey guys, so i got another freebie, or a few, in another magazine. This time the November 2012 issue of InStyle magazine were giving away free Benefit Cosmetics goodies. The items from Benefit that they were giving free were:-
✦Cha Cha Tint - Lip & Cheek Stain
✦ BeneTint - Lip & Cheek Stain
✦ Sun Beam - Highlighter
As these are freebies,
they are not the full size bottles, i so wish they were though; but no, these are only 4ml each and they are just so cute. I bought 5 magazines so i got 5 freebies - 2 of the Sun Beam and 3 of the Cha Cha Tint. I wish id gotten 1 more of the Sun Beam to make it even but i didnt want to look like some sort of hoarder, plus these magazines do get heavy as they are thick. I got 2 of the smaller version of the magazine as it was cheaper (£2.50) than the regular sized one which is £3.80. The cheaper price is only exclusively at Tesco supermarkets. I didnt want to get the BeneTint as i already have i think 2 of them which i also got free with magazines.
Let me tell you a little funny story that happened when i was purchasing these magazines. While i was grabbing these magazines and putting it in my basket, there was a lady standing next to me looking at magazines also and noticed what i was doing. She said to me "i hope those freebies are going to be stocking fillers" or something along those lines, so i had to lie to her and said that "they are not all for me, dont worry". After that, is was so weird. She just started talking to me and was literally helping me with what magazines i wanted, it was so awkward as i hardly knew the lady but it was really nice of her to take the time out to help me, not that i needed help mind. So yeah that was a bit of a weird experience.
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Fashion on Nov 17, 2012 - 00:15
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Hey guys, so one day when i was watching tv, the commercials were on and i saw this one advert that really caught my attention. It was basically for a website which sells real designer items for up to 70% less. The name of the website is called Secret Sales. This website is very similar to HauteLook as the concept is exactly the same.
So one day, i
went onto that website and signed up, otherwise there is no other way of getting into the website and having a browse around. I didnt see anything that i liked or could afford as even though you can get up to 70% off, it can still be fairly expensive, especially items like Louis Vuitton and Chanel handbags. Similar to HauteLook, they show you upcoming events and was excited to see that designer sunglasses would be on offer on a particular day, so i logged onto the website on that day. I had a browse through and noticed some gorgeous Gucci shades. I did own a pair of Gucci's but when i was out with the b/f, id accidently left them at the bar we were at, it was so stupid of me to just leave them lying on the table. I absolutely loved them Gucci's so i really wanted to replace them.
The ones that caught my eye were the Gucci 3164/s in Havana. I cant remember what price they were reduced from but i paid £115 for them plus £4.95 delivery which i thought was an awesome deal. I had to wait about over 2 weeks before they arrived but they were definitely worth the wait. These sunglasses are 100% genuine and authentic.
What do you guys think of my new Gucci's?
Do you own a pair of Gucci sunglasses?
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Fashion on Nov 16, 2012 - 23:01
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Hey guys, so i finally bought some new boots which i have been longing for, for months now. Id been looking online and in shops constantly but could never find ones that i liked. Id seen these ones online on the New Look website but i werent sure whether i would actually like them in person as i was looking for ones with a high heel but were comfortable
at the same time. They really caught my eye as they were definitely the style i was looking for.
So one day, while i was out shopping for essentials, i decided to pop to New Look to see what they were actually like in person, if the store that i went to had them as this store is much much smaller than their other stores. So when i went round to the Boots section, i was relieved that they did have them, and of course, i was really eager to try them on.
I was so happy that they had my size in both the black and the brown. I tried them on, and surprisingly, they were really comfortable, and that was when i knew, i couldnt pass these badboys up. They were £39.99 each. I love the buckle and stud detailing on the side.
What do you guys think of my new boots?
Would you wear something like these?
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Food on Nov 16, 2012 - 21:14
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Hey guys, so i hope that you are all ready for the weekend or are having a nice weekend so far.
I tried another snack from my Graze box the other day and i decided to try Toffee Apple, also because the use by date was coming up soon. Out of all the Graze Box snacks that ive had, ive never tried this one so im glad that i received it one of my boxes.
I do like actual toffee apples but i hardly eat them so i was happy that i could get something similar.
The name says it all, its basically soft, dried apples with a toffee sauce. I really liked it as ive never had dried apples with a dip before, let alone any other dried fruit. According to Graze its a great source of fibre and is only 68 calories. I would definitely like to receive this again in future Graze boxes.
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Health & Beauty on Nov 11, 2012 - 00:18
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Hey guys, first of all, im really sorry for the bad lighting in the photos; it was already staring to get dark and i couldnt be bothered to get up to switch the light on so i just used my iphone with flash. Also, you might be able to see a few random hairs on my carpet, even though i did hoover this morning, please ignore that. So im a huge sucker for
really good freebies in magazines, as you may or may not know from my posts here on Luuux. So when i was in Tesco, i noticed that Marie Claire magazine were giving free L'Occitane En Provence Hand Creams.
There were 4 altogether to collect and are all limited edition. Each one is worth £8 according to the front of the magazine cover. I know that this is an expensive brand, not overly expensive but expensive so i always take advantage of these freebies.
Marie Claire magazine have a regular size magazine and a travel magazine and as the regular sized one didnt have one of the hand creams, i had to get one smaller one. I got 3 of the different hand creams and didnt get the fourth one as i already have that one (the original one). The 3 that i got are:-
►Mango Flower (orange one)
►Date Bouquet (brown one)
►Rose Petals (pink one)
With the regular size magazine, you also got a free Dove Colour Radiance Express Treatment Conditioner which i thought was great - two freebies in one, so i have two of those. I cant wait to try this as i have just recently coloured my hair. They both come in a 100ml tube and the Hand Creams are 30ml each. Cant wait to try all these freebies!!
Have any of you tried these hand creams or conditioner?
If you have, what do you think of them?
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