Showing posts with label Lacura. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lacura. Show all posts

Saturday, 24 March 2012

All gone!!

Hi everyone, so many beauty bloggers and youtubers have been doing project pan and banning themselves from buying any other products it has inspired me!  After receiving so many beauty boxes I have started to accumulate a ton of samples on top of what I just can't help myself from buying!  With this in mind and my over full cupboards I decided to do my own version of project pan!
Once I had used 5 products I could treat myself!  Not a huge treat but maybe a new nail polish or lip balm (I am a lip balm hoarder!)  Then once all my body butters or bubble baths were used up I would allow myself to replace them!  So here is what I used up over the last 4 weeks!
6 products used plus a random sample I found in a box of samples!
2 body products and they were the Bodyshop brazil nut body butter, you can't beat the body shop body butters for how quickly they sink in and how moisterising they are.  The brazil nut one was a nice scent for the winter and I'm glad I got through iy so I can focus on spring scents now!  The other was a Jergens natural extra softening moisteriser which I have had for over a year in my cupboard so I thought that had to get used!  It was a nice shea/cocoa butter scent but I didn't love it and it took a while to sink in.
Hair products (excuse the poor photo) I used my bodyshop rainforest hair mask which was nice but nothing special and I don't think I would buy it again.  The other one was the Lush American cream conditioner which I did love!  It smelt lovely and was a nice light conditioner which was perfect for when your hair had a bit of product build up, I may get this again!
The next  items were my Lacura eye cream which was the exception to the rule as it's something I've used for over a year and so is more a daily staple so I did buy more of this as to me it was like running out of toothpaste! 
I'm sure most of you have about 3 or more open hand creams in various places so this was one of my 5!  I am glad to have used one up finally and as much as I liked this Sanctury one I don't think it'll be repurchased.  The cheat product I used up was the Lierac comfort peel from a box a while ago, this didn't really do anything for me and I didn't notice any change or effecs on my skin which is sometimes the problem with these small samples but they are always handy for home facials!

I felt a little bit cleansed after using up a few products and I think I will continue this for a while and next month if I use up some (genuinly use not throw out!) then I may treat myself to a Lush bubblebar or a nice new blusher!

Monday, 16 January 2012

Which foundation? Lacura and Miss Sporty review

Hie evryone, I decided for the second part of my which foundation reviews I'd review very 2 very affordable products and they are.

The first product I'll be looking at is the Miss Sporty Light Energy Radient Look foundation in 01 Light. (Available in Suerdrug)
This product has a light-medium consistency.

The reason I first purchased this foundation is I had read in a magazine someone had written it reflected the light that well they didn't need a seperate undereye concealer, I did need a seperate one, however the product did reflect the light well and gave me a nice complexion.
It only provides a light-medium coverage.
It did blend nicely with a bit of work though!

Then I've been using Lacura beauty Mineral Foundation in 11 Transparant. (Available in Aldi)

I was doubtful of this foundations capabilities for some reason, but at the very low price it was too hard to resist!
This is a medium consistency.
I found I had to blend this one out fairly quickly, but it did blend really well.
I was very pleasently surprised by the coverage this foundation provided and how lightweight it felt on my skin.

Verdict:  Both foundations were so well priced, only £3.49 each!  The Miss Sporty one I enjoyed because it did give a nice fnish, however it didn't last long and the coverage was too light for my complextion.  The Lacura one I liked because it provided a better coverage and lasted a bit longer.

The winner is................................

The Lacura minerals foundation provided a good coverage, lasted well and it was a minerals one so should be better for the skin.  I like the price, the shade and smell of this foundation!  I feel this is a brilliant foundation for under £5 and I like to use this quite a bit!