One Hot Mix!

Hello beauties!! Friday Friday...yay!! I hope the week has been kind to you :) Let's hope for some pleasant weather this weekend, I'd like to be outdoors as much as possible. This is just a little mix post to end the week off with. I hope all of you are well & wish you a wonderful weekend. Have fun!

Loves & loves

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Diana from Effortless Lady gave me this award last weekend, so I'd like to thank her very much, it's so kind. I am to tell 7 things about myself, so here we go: 1. I do not like for one minute getting my blood taken, they always say my veins are small or I feel too cold to take the blood easily & I end up being stuck with a needle more than once to draw blood, I just joke & say I'm really a vampire, muuuuaahhaaa ;-) 2. When I was in elementary school (nursery) I used to have my own desk out in the hallway because I talked too much in class or I told the teacher she was wrong about stuff. I preferred being in the hallway to her class though. I was a highly sarcastic child (still am) 3. My favourite colour is blue - all shades and I always have something blue on wherever that might be ;) 4. I like copying different accents, I've gotten quite good at it. I can copy an accent if I hear it long enough. Though, it's made my own American accent a bit distorted that I can put on a more American accent or take it away. I sometimes have to put on a more American accent, so the American tourists that come here can understand what I'm saying, LOL! My husband thinks it's hysterical ;)  5. I only own three pairs of trousers...a pink pair of vintage 70's corduroy trousers, a pair of silk navy wide leg trousers with hearts all over them & a tartan like designed pair that I call my 'Grandpa trousers' because the design reminds me of ones that you see older men wearing, ha. I love them! I usually just wear them indoors or playing with my girls. But, maybe I'll do some posts with them on soon. 6. Once I said hello to a man at a gig who said hi to me, it later turned out to be the lead singer from Snow Patrol, he looked familiar but it didn't dawn on me until later. He was very nice. I'm not very phased by famous people & that whole obsessed thing, they are just people to me! 7. I used to write music reviews for online music sites for indi or unsigned bands, so I've been to a lot of gigs and got free music. Was a lot of fun, but only really when the band was good, haha!

One of the fun things about magazines here is that you always find some freebie stuck in them, some of them tat and other times something really good. Well, in my case, it was something really good. It was the first time I had even heard of Balance Me, but I thought it couldn't hurt to try something that was free. And I can say that I'm really happy that I did. Balance Me is a British aromatherapy skin care line that was created by two sisters in 2005. They have left their business careers behind  & retrained in the holistic field in a quest for better work-life balance. The result were products that are natural, high performing, paraben and sulphate free. Which I think is super awesome, as I feel there are too many chemicals & other nasties in products as it is. But, then I thought, does it actually work!?!

Balance Me Limited Edition Shine On Tinted Lip Salve in Sheer Raspberry: This was a limited edition product just available in the magazine that I bought that had it as a free gift. I didn't actually need the magazine again, but I forgot my lip balm & the cold weather had chapped my lips (to the point of cracking) so it was more cost efficient to just buy the magazine again than buy something else. And believe me it was worth it. I wish they'd make this a regular in their line because it's one of the best lip salves ever! Again, it smells like melted sweeties, so gorgeous. Glides on easy, moisturizes without feeling greasy. This being tinted and me having slightly tanner lips, it didn't give much tint colour, but I could have cared less, it actually worked. The dryness of my lips improved in a day & they were quite dry. I didn't have to re-apply this as often as I had to with my old stuff. I've been using this for months now & I still have pretty much a full tube, you really don't need to use much, I only use a dot of it. It has a blend of virgin coconut oil, jojoba oil, rosehip oil, castor oil, and sweet almond oil. The colour tint has been formulated with natural mineral makeup. This product is 100% natural in its origins.  Really quite wonderful.

5 out of 5 hearts - Sizzling Heart

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This product would cost £12 for 10ml which many would say was crazy just for lip salve, but when it works as good as this does & lasts as long as it has for me, I would pay that, because when you think about it, that price can be reached in a few purchases for something else that might not work as well as this one does. Which always happens to me, so I rather save myself some money :) Plus, it's 100% natural, no nasties...just wholesome goodness for your lips...so pucker up ;-)

Balance Me Super Toning Body Wash: It's active ingredients are juniper, bergamot, geranium and lavender. Designed to improve skin tone, while softening & smoothing & aid in circulation, strong enough to clean, but gentle enough to leave the skin's natural oils. It's very aromatic, like sweet flowers in the sun or like being at the sweety shop. I really enjoyed the aroma, perfect for perking up the senses. Using a loofah, it foams perfectly & rinses away easily. Leaving a gorgeous fainted scent after. I was really impressed. My skin felt nourished and balanced indeed, not tight or dry feeling like other products that are a bit harsh. 

5 out of 5 hearts - Sizzling Heart

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This product would cost £9.00 for 100ml (also available in other sizes) I don't overuse my products as I know many are prone to doing, but if you use the recommended amount, this product will last you a good time, saving you money in the long run. And for those that buy designer washes and such, this is like chump change in price comparison. It's natural, it smells amazing, it works, so I think it's worth the price. 

Also here is just a small sneak peek into my latest purchases...although I will admit the clothes are being put away for Christmas...so I don't actually get them just yet, I just get to pick out any gifts that are clothes, because my size varies too much between stores.  

{Left to right: Smock dress from Vintage Style Me handmade from vintage fabric, Tartan skirt & skull dress that I loved from Collectif that you'll remember that I posted about last week, my husband treated me to these as they were on sale, so they'll pop up in outfit posts soon. And the bag in the middle is my new make-up bag that I carry in my handbag, I'll do a post about my make-up/skin care routine soon, since I get asked about it a lot.} 

Have a great weekend dolls

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