The Body Shop mango shower gel

This shower gel smells so delicious I actually licked some. Don't do this! It was not very pleasant. It actually smells like you could eat it though, vair vair nice... sweet.. but natural. Not extremely chemically.

This is the first shower gel I've used in a while that contains the very much talked about 'SLS'... otherwise known as sodium lauryl sulphate or sodium laureth sulphate. This is an ingredient used in most personal care products that produce a lather - and is widely believed to be harmful after long term use. I used to care about this. Now, I don't! So yep, that answers that. My shower gel contains SLS, so does my face wash, my shampoo, and my toothpaste.  This isn't a debate about SLS however, it's a review of this product.

 It (as expected) gives a very good lather, and despite the SLS content does not dry out my sensitive skin. It actually feels pretty damn smooth and soft after using this, there's no residue left over, just squeeky clean smooth good-smelling skin. I wouldn't know if the smell lingers on the skin for too long after since I use a body butter straight after - but I imagine that it would since it's quite a strong scent. Not over the top, though.  Overall, I recommend this and I will absolutely be repurchasing after my other shower gels run out. Out of the Body Shop scents, the mango range is definitely in my favourites, along with the cocoa butter & shea. Yum yum.

Holy crap

I haven't posted for about 300 years. Not as if anybody reads this anyway. By 300 years I mean maybe 3 months, or something. BUT - I got loads of stuff from 'The Body Shop' the other day which I am excited as tits to write about because I really love The Body Shop and pretty much almost everything they do. Yeah! I bought....

• Camomile eye make-up remover
• Cucumber water (face toner)
• Moringa shower gel/cream
• Moringa body scrub
• Blusher brush
• Grapeseed hair glossing serum
• Tea Tree facial wash
• Cucumber cleansing milk
• Facial buffer
• Ultra fine bath lily

So, YEAH! Woooooo. No I am (sadly) not amazingly rich, they had an amazing offer on so I basically got half of that free. I got some stuff from there a few weeks back too, three shower gels; Mango, Satsuma, Coconut cream, and I also got the Brazil Nut body scrub. I've only tried the mango shower gel out of those 3 at the moment, but God it's gorgeous. I can say the same for the Brazil Nut body scrub. The smell (despite lots of people saying it's amazing) is faintly soapy in a not-so-nice way to me - but it does the job. Skin is silky smooth and the smell does not linger on the skin at all. That's all for now, folks... I will return with many reviews on the above products.

Dr Organic Manuka Honey deodorant

I have used this product for well over a month with fantastic results. I had been meaning to try a natural deodorant for a while, but most tend to be too expensive. There are a whole range of products by Dr Organic at Holland and Barratt and I have only ever had good experiences with them (the deodorant, the Manuka Honey face scrub, Royal Jelly shampoo & Olive oil conditioner...) It keeps a beautiful, sweet, fresh smell all day... the same amount of time as a less natural deodorant, which is what I was skeptical about. The scent is much stronger than a 'mainstream' deodorants smell. I really like this, because I think it smells gorgeous. Not too chemically and strange. When it runs out, I'm definitely re-purchasing, vair vair impressed indeed. Don't ever want to go back to other kinds of deodorants. 

Product review; Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Luscious Long deep treatment

I got this deep treatment conditioner for around £4.99 I believe which is sightly more on the pricey side of drugstore brands. Aussie products are renowned for giving great results, however, since I use such an obscene amount of conditioner, a 250ml bottle lasted me about... 5 washes. It is advertised as a deep treatment but I tend to deep condition every wash. So the price value depends on how much you use! I do use a lot more than most people though.

Okay - on my bottle it tells me I apparently have the new formula, enriched with Aloe Vera. The smell is different from the signature, bubblegum-like Aussie scent - it is in my opinion much better. I can't really explain it. It is fresh, fruity, feminine, creamy smelling. That was probably a crap explanation.

The consistency is fairly thick, the treatment is white in colour, and it really does feel luxurious to put on your hair... I could compare it to Redken's Heavy Cream, which is just over three times the price. Although perhaps a tiny bit less thick in consistency. The product suggests you leave it on for 2-3 minutes (depending on how much of a treat it needs) but ... since I am silky soft hair obsessed, I generally leave it for 10 - 15 minutes beneath a shower cap while I get on with my other showery duties...

It feels really gorgeous to wash out, the smell stays, and I really would call this one of my favourite hair products. I will without a doubt re purchase, and I highly recommend it to anyone with dry hair. It left my hair very soft, moreso than other, similarly priced brands. & I am very fussy when it comes to hair conditioners! Not many have been repurchased but this, I completely recommend! :)

First ever post...!

Hello world of bloggers and like minded women (& men?) - This is yet another beauty blog dedicated to giving me a reason to believe buying so many beauty products is somehow necessary... I'm here to write reviews on everything I try, rate perfumes, skin care products, hair care products, make-up... you name it. I'm particularly partial to buying far too many perfumes and hair products especially, so expect lots of those to come up. A little about me; I live in the UK, I love to draw, paint, sketch, read & write! I also adore my gorgeous pet cat/companion Sabbath, & if you hadn't guessed by the name I'm a big music fan. Especially older music, generally 70's, 80's, early 90's. I hope to meet some nice new people through doing this and help out some people who are maybe unsure on whether they should buy a certain product, and find their way to my review! That's all for now, folks. x