LUNCHTIME HAUL - THE BODY SHOP

I've always been a lover of The Body Shop and I always will so whilst I was on my lunch break today, I couldn't resist walking past without taking advantage of their sale! The Body Shop is currently offering 3 for 2 on practically everything (we all love a bargain) but I knew what I was after as soon as I walked inside. 

For my birthday, my best friend Jess got me a big bag of goodies - which included a vitamin E mini set from The Body Shop. This set contained a night cream, everyday moisturiser, cleanser and toner which all of them were enriched with vitamin E. I absolutely adored the products within the mini set and I really wanted to try some more from their range, so I guess this is what that post is about! 

I picked up the Vitamin E Hydrating Toner (which was included in the mini set) because I've used up my travel sized bottle and I desperately needed more! I also grabbed the Vitamin E Hand and Nail Treatment and the Vitamin E Face Mist. 

As you guys are well aware, I have an obsession with soft hands and hand creams in general so it was a dot in the card that a hand cream was going to be one of today's purchases! The face mist is a setting spray that you use before applying your makeup so I'm praying this will work because my combination skin leaves me feeling like I need to retouch my makeup constantly. All the products smell really refreshing and I just love the simplicity of the packaging. 

I'm yet to try these products but I've got high hopes!

I was asked by the lovely lady at the till if I would be interested in joining The Body Shop loyalty scheme. I jumped at the chance. For just £5 a year I now save 10% on every purchase, £15 worth of goodies each year, a special birthday gift and invitations to member events. Erm helloooooo! There was no way I was going to turn down that offer.

And as a little thank you for signing up, I received a 'Peppermint smoothing pumice foot scrub' worth £7 absolutely free. I'm liking this membership card!

I'm going to trying these products out for a couple of weeks and then I'll have a little post up reviewing them soon so keep an eye out!

What do you think about The Body Shop?

THEY'RE REAL! MASCARA - GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN

I'm definitely slow on jumping on the bandwagon with this mascara in the beauty blogging word, especially when I've read so many great reviews about it. The thing with me is I don't like opening products and not finishing them, so I was waiting for my previous mascara to run out before I brought the Benefit They're Real mascara, but when I saw that Elle Magazine was offering a free 40g sample with this months issue, it seemed totally logically to 'try before I buy!' Elle always has a great section on beauty anyways so it seems like it was £4.00 very well spent!

  I was really dubious about this mascara because my lashes are very short and horrid and quite frankly don't do what any mascara says it will do, but I have truly discovered the holy grail of mascara! I must admit £19.50 for a mascara can be considered to be pricey but I promise you it is worth every penny, I've recently been out and purchased a full sized product! There is no surprise it's the UK's number one selling mascara, it lengthens and separates my lashes perfectly and comes off with ease.

I would suggest that if you're dubious about this mascara to try and get the freebie with Elle, but they're selling out fast!

So what do you think about Benefit's They're Real mascara? Can you suggest any better mascaras?