America/Canada trip + Soft Lips Lip Balm Review

Hey Everyone,
I'm leaving for America on Saturday and I will only be back on the 31st.

I have looked into it and there is no possible way I can blog because I won't have access to a computer. I am so, so sorry, but it means no new posts until then.

My 'I'm back' post will be long and informative and have lots of pictures and I will post as much as I possibly can for the next two days. (Our flight is at 11.45 in the morning) My family and I will be flying to New York and staying with family friends for 2 days (I am so nervous as I have never met them before and I am really awkward around new people), then we're flying to Orlando to do the Disney thing (Walt Disney is one of my idols- I am SO excited to visit Universal Studios too) then lastly we will fly to Toronto for a family festival.

Hopefully I will be able to squeeze a bit of shopping in so a haul post?? Maybe??


Soft lips

Today I had an eye test. The opticians happened to be conveniently located very near Superdrug. The urge was too strong. I went in an didn't come out empty handed.

A couple of months ago Blair Fowler (Juicystar07) a beauty guru on YouTube reviewed the Soft lips new collection. Then I wanted it. Unfortunately I could only locate one product in the UK- Soft lips lip balm in French Vanilla.

What initially attracted me to soft lips was the slimline packaging (I love slim and sleek) and also lots of people commented that it smelt amazing. That was all the prompt I needed. I looked on the Soft Lips site and they suggested an online pharmacy to order from. All was going well- until I noticed how much they were charging for shipping- $24.99! That was too much. So I guess I was pretty fortunate when I stumbled into it for £1.79 on the Superdrug website.

Now you know how I got the product it's time for the review =)

First of all- it smells INCREDIBLE nice and Vanillery.
-It has SPF 20
-It is so smooth
-It moisturises the lips incredibly well (leaving them nice and soft as a baby's bottom)

When the balm is first applied you will feel a tingle/burn- like the feeling you get when you wear mint lip products. I soon realised that this was due to the menthol in the product. My mum has Menthol crystals that you can dissolve in water and inhale to relieve a blocked nose. It is strong. So strong it makes my eyes water. Thankfully this is nowhere near as harsh but you do feel a tingle. This doesn't bother me and the results were good so the little tingle was a thing I could look past- also- once you wear it for a while you don't feel it anymore.

So, overall verdict-
Do I like it?- Yes
Would I buy it again?- Definitely! At £1.79 it's a great deal.

Lots of love,
TheBeautyBlogger x

A beauty product I am loving at the moment...

(pointless DIY photograph. This was shot taped to a piece of paper because my room was hideously messy =P)

The other day I popped into LUSH. I came out with practically the whole store in tow. I am loving one item in particular though. It's the Whip Stick Lip balm which cost £5 for 8g (I think?)

Anyways, I opened the tin and took a huge whiff and I must say I have fallen in love with the smell of it- it smells and tastes just like chocolate- without all the extra calories. Yay!

I put this on and it gave my lips a slight brown tint so if you have dark skin this could work out as a kind of nude lip balm... It was just so...moisturising and leaves lips nice and smooth, soft and kissable! Just one bad thing though- when the stuff has dried up I find flakes of dead skin on my lips which I then have to exfoliate off with my old tooth brush to keep my lips smooth. Overall, I would give it four stars out of five because I have tried better things out there. I am going to try Burt's Bees lip balm next- just because the lip product fanatic in me can't stick to one product and finish it off. My drawers are OVERFLOWING with lip products...hmmmm I smell a project 10 pan not too far off in the distance...

Bye for now =)

TheBeautyBlogger x