Nip + Fab Yoga Blend Shower Gel

Nip + Fab Yoga Blend Shower Gel
£7.50

On a recent trip to good old Superdrug, I was browsing the shower gel section and found this Nip + Fab shower gel on offer at half price. So, being me and loving a bargain, I picked up the Yoga Blend scent to try out. This was for a number of reasons - I love doing yoga so the name appealed, and the scent is just a delightful combination of creamy coocooning loveliness perfect for an evening shower (I prefer to shower in the evening to wind down, part of some kind of bedtime ritual I've got going on which I might make a post about, it also includes some bendy yoga times which is quite apt). It's a mixture of rose, coconut and lavender, which are three of my perfect wind-down scents and are blended in a way which smells very natural and not synthetic at all. It was definitely my preferred scent out of the three Nip + Fab shower gels which were on offer at the time.

The product produces a generous lather on the sponge and leaves skin feeling soft and fresh. It is indeed perfect if you want to rinse off post-yoga or just unwind before bed. It's quite a big bottle too, so although it's on the pricey side it's worth it for the amount and the quality of product that you get. I am also keen to try out the matching body cream in this scent, so watch this space...

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

For my birthday gratefully received the gift of the NAKED 2 palette from Urban Decay. Now, I've been after one of these bad boys for quite a while. I rarely wear anything apart from neutral eye shadows (boring I know, but I prefer loopy bright coloured lipsticks so somethings got to give), so one of these selections is the holy grail of eyeshadow palettes. This was also a very practical gift, as my usual eyeshadow staples, (apart from the MUA budget version of this, the 'Undress Me Too palette) which are the L'Oreal celebrity palettes (Aishwarya Rai (green), Doutzen Kroes (pink/grey nudes) and a gold one (Frieda Pinto) that I have basically run to the ground and they have stopped making them unfortunately. 

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

 I gunned for the Naked 2 palette over the other two as the variety of colours it featured were the most appealing. I prefer my neutrals on the beige/gold side rather than pink, and I also like to have lighter pearlescent shades to highlight which this version seemed to house more of. The eye shadows themselves are wonderfully silky to apply, and the brush is great with one end for sweeping over colour and another for contouring with the darker shades.

The palette also came with a trial selection of the four versions of Urban Decay's famous eyeshadow primer potion. This is another product which I had on my proverbial 'to try' list, and again I wasn't disappointed. It provides a smooth and brightened eye lid base upon which to apply the colour, and as you only need a tiny bit I'm still using the first tester I opened and my birthday was in January. I gave one of the samples to my mum who likes to wear the primer alone sometimes for a natural but polished daytime look.

Overall, I am currently saving this Urban Decay Palette for high days and holidays, and using my MUA version for everyday running about make-up or if I'm wearing glasses. For the versatility of looks to create and quality of the eyeshadows Urban Decay Naked palettes can't really be beat - there is a reason why this is such a sought after and famous product.

(Please also excuse how this was attractively photographed on my bed sheet, it is right by the window and had the best light to show off all the colours!)

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Waitrose Pure Eye Gel

Waitrose 'Pure' Eye Gel £1.99

Whilst doing some special groceries in Waitrose, I came across a stand introducing the new 'Pure' skincare range which was being ushered in at half price. Beauty products are a new venture for the supermarket chain, but you may remember some years back when the baby bottom balm from Waitrose caused a sensation moonlighting as a ladies (face) moisturiser. I decided to pick this up as it as a) £1.99 on offer and a bargain, and b) I have been trying a sample of an eye gel from REN which I really do like but can't afford the big version (plus, at 23, probably don't need to be spending out on a heavy duty eye gel just yet). I mainly use eye gels for dark circles and wrinkle prevention, save guarding from having to swipe off waterproof mascara every night with cotton pads around the delicate eye area. This is also a generous sized product - as you know with eye gels and creams you only need the tiniest of pea sized drops to dab around the exterior of the eye, and this is a nice tall tube of product for the price.

The verdict? I am impressed! As I say, luckily I haven't even a whisper of wrinkles yet and although I have dark circles I don't suffer from eye-baggyness, so can't take my word for it in that respect, but it is a refreshing, cooling, unscented gel which calms the eye area and makes it appear brighter in the morning if applied before bed. A really good purchase if you are looking for a simple summer eye gel which is good for sensitive skin.