My Top 5 Pamper Evening Essentials: Volume 3

Hello, i hope you realise, but you are very lucky today, you are getting two posts in one day, only because i thought I had posted these posts a few days ago, but for some unknown reason, they didn't publish or save, so here I am today, on sunday afternoon, when I should be planning next weeks posts, I am rewriting the posts I wrote earlier this week! Its a hard life ehh.

So todays post is my Top 5 Pamper Evening Essentials, and did you know, this is my third volume of this, how time flies! So today I have chosen 5 of some of my favourite pamper essentials that i will be using today to prepare myself for the next week ahead, and that will help me relax tonight. I have chosen all drugstore products so you will be happy, and I have chosen one lip product, one hair product, and three body products! I hope you enjoy!

Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub- £5.50 

I think this is probably one of my top 5 lip products ever, even though I have only ever had one tiny 25g tub before, it lasted me ages, even with some sneaky eating of it because it tasted so nice!! I know everyone talks about this scrub, and it heavenliness, but for the £5.50 price tag, it is completely worth it, i feel that everyone should have it! The gorgeous bubblegum taste and smell, I feel is nicer than actual bubblegum sweets, and it the sugar grains are surprisingly good at removing all that disgusting dry skin of your lips. Another benefit of this product  is that it is really easy to use, you just take a small pinch, (or more if your hungry), scrub it around your lips for 10-20 seconds, and for the best bit, lick it off! For me this is a real life saver product, I cant live without it, and i will be definitely using it this week!

https://www.lush.co.uk/product/67/Bubblegum---25g

Hawaiian Tropic After Sun Body Butter- £10.50
Oh my god, this is one of my all time favourite body butter/ creams in the whole world, i know it says that it is a after sun, that you use after you have been in the sun for too long when its hot, but this product is also an excellent everyday body butter! I first brought this product nearly two years ago, just before I was going to go on my holiday to Sri Lanka, to keep my skin soft, and not burnt while i was sunbathing in the sun. During that holiday, I used it religiously, and even when i burnt my shoulders once, it was so soothing, and did bring down the redness, but most of all it was a perfect after swim pamper essential. After my holidays, I had some left over in the tub, so i started using it when my skin was extra dry, or it just felt like it needed a pick me up, I became obsessed and used way too much of it! When the holidays rolled around a couple of months ago, and i was going back to Sri Lanka, i knew this was a definite product I was going to take, and again became obsessed with it all over again, and i still have a bit left in the tub, so i have started using it again, and it is the perfect reminder of summer! Bring on the summer time baby!
http://www.boots.com/en/Hawaiian-Tropic-After-Sun-Body-Butter-Exotic-Coconut-200ml_954962/

Charles Worthington Moisture Seal Hair Healer Leave In Conditioner Sample- £1.99
You may have heard of this product as it is very popular in the Charles Worthington Moisture range, but i always thought i had way too many hair products so I never brought the full sized bottle for £5.99. But when i saw this little sample sized packet of it in Boots the other week, I couldn't resist buying it, and it was only £1.99. It turns out i love this product, and i probably should buy it while Charles Worthington is on sale at Boots, I am really glad i brought the sample size, and even though it is 'sample sized', it did last me three uses. It is a leave in conditioner, that after i showered, especially if i had no intention in washing my hair in the next couple of days, and wanted my hair to stay nice, I used a small dollop of it, and rubbed it into the areas of my hair that were particularly frizzy. It calmed down my frizz, and I definitely recommend this if you have really dehydrated, frizzy hair!
http://www.boots.com/en/Charles-Worthington-Moisture-Seal-Hair-Healer-Leave-In-Conditioner_1330137/

Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturiser in Cocoa Radient- £4.99
I sure do love convenience, and you sure don't get more convenient in the body moisturising group than a spray and go moisturiser! When i first saw these advertised in a magazine, I knew instantly I had to get them, and then I realised they hadn't been released yet, i practically cried, i was so upset! When i did eventually get it, I was seriously obsessed with it, and for those couple of weeks, my skin had never been softer, but then after the summer i stopped using it so much, and since then i have kind of become un touched with it! I really want to start using it again, not just because it is so convenient, it is also a really nice cream, just like the original cocoa butter creams, and I would definitely recommend this product if you sometimes feel lazy in the moisturising front!
http://www.boots.com/en/Vaseline-Spray-Go-Body-Moisturiser-Cocoa-Radiant-190ml_1336204/#maincontent

Baylis & Harding French Lavender & Cassis Foot Balm
I got this foot balm as part of a set a couple of years ago for christmas from Baylis & Harding, and I think you can no longer buy the exact set I have anymore, instead i think they rebranded the foot balm, and changed the idea of the gift set, so i do recommend getting that, and you can find it pretty cheap online. In the gift set was this really nice, soft, luxurious foot balm, that smells heavenly, really sweet, and kind of makes you fall asleep! Also in the gift set was some really fluffy white socks that you got free, and if you do find a similar foot balm to the one i have, i definitely recommend thickly layering it on your feet, so they feel slightly soggy, and then carefully putting on the socks, it makes your feet feel so dreamy. Even if you don't have this foot cream, just put any cream on them, and some fluffy socks on after a warm bath, it will literally relax you slightly too much, its perfect!

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/sainsburys-price-comparison/beauty_gift_sets/baylis_and_harding_french_lavender_foot_set.html

I hope you have enjoyed volume three of my Top 5 Pamper Evening Essentials, and if you feel in need of some pampering or relaxing, i would definitely recommend you setting some time aside for you to complete a few of these steps, it will be worth it, trust me!

Izzyxxxx

My Top 5 Pamper Weekend Essentials

 

Hello, and welcome back to the second edition of The Student Beauty Bag, I hope you enjoyed it, and can you believe it was only two weeks ago that it was posted, it feels like months! So similar to last time i have picked a variety of many cheap, drugstore products mixed in with a few high end, luxury products. This time I have chosen three skincare items, one haircare item, and one nail item, that i will be definitely using this weekend to pamper myself, lets get started!

Charles Worthington Moisture Seal Mineral Hair Rescue Masque

Can i just write a disclaimer, I have only used this product twice before as i only brought it last week, but this hair product I think has definitely changed my life forever now! I have very dry hair, as I think i mentioned in my last top 5 pamper weekend essentials, so I was looking for a nice hair masque i could use as a deep conditioning treatment once to twice a week to give my hair more moisture, but this masque gave me so much more, and has become probably my holy grail hair item! I was expecting good things from this masque, as it was Charles Worthington, but this has completely blown my mind, it adds so much hydration to the hair, but also makes it a ton more shiny and glossier, and just make it feel healthier! I am truly obsessed with this product, and I just cant wait to use it again!

http://www.boots.com/en/Charles-Worthington-Moisture-Seal-Mineral-Hair-Rescue-Masque_1330131/

Eucerin Dermato Clean Cleansing Milk

Ever since i brought this cleansing milk in the beginning of December, I have used it everyday, and is the perfect product for me! Before i discovered this product, I have never been successful with any cleansing milks and cleansers to remove my make up with apart from Bioderma because my skin is so dry and sensitive, it just reacts with my skin. I had heard of eucerin before many years ago, but this was first proper product from them, and it has definitely made me want to get many more! This really silky, smooth cleansing milk is perfect for cleansing your skin in the morning and really waking it up, i do also use it in the night before I use my Bioderma, because I feel it doesn't remove make up that well, only foundation, but not mascara. That is the only fault with this cleanser, and for £9, it is definitely worth it!

http://www.boots.com/en/Eucerin-DermatoCLEAN-Cleansing-Milk-200ml_1213616/

Gilly Hicks Calla Bluff Hand & Body Cream
This is a really nice hand and body cream that is very moisturising and hydrating that leaves your hands and body silky smooth, but the best thing about this is that it smells so delicious and nice, I could just eat it! Like any Gilly hicks or for a matter of fact any Hollister or Abercrombie & Fitch, their body sprays, creams and lotions always smell so nice, and make your skin smell like the scent for the rest of the day. This scent, Calla Bluff is a gorgeous Vanilla/ Coconut scent with hints of pineapple, and other citrus fruits, unfortunately I cant seem to find the link on their website anymore, and i don't live anywhere near another Gilly Hicks store so I cant check if they stock it in their stores. Anyway, if you are in the store, and they do stock it, I would definitely recommend getting this one as it has a beautiful scent, or any hand and body cream because they are really hydrating.

 
 Sally Hansen Salon Manicure Cuticle Eraser & Balm
There is always lots of controversy behind Sally Hansen and their product, but I have to say I do like their products, and think some items are really good, and have made my nails so much better. When i got this for Christmas i was really happy because I have been looking for this for a long time, and never could find it in shops, hence the reason why I have added the amazon link to it, because i think thats one of the only places you can buy it in the UK. This cuticle eraser and balm is really nice and has a very fresh scent of cucumber and white tea is really nice, and does exactly what it says on the packet, removes your cuticles and make them look instantly nicer! I was a bit spectacle on whether it would actually work, but was pleasantly surprised and think I have found a cuticle eraser for the rest of my like now!

Bioderma Hydrabio Rich Moisturising Cream
When I was in Paris, during the Ester Holidays last year, I wondered into a French Pharmacy for some unknown reason, to my delight i saw that they stocked Bioderma, which I had heard of, but never tried one of their products. That day I went Bioderma crazy, and I am still as crazy as i was 9 months ago, i brought the ever so popular Micellar Water, their atoderm face and body lotion, and their Hydrabio Rich Moisturising cream for the face. This rich moisturiser is the perfect face cream, and I would use it if it wasn't so expensive everyday, instead i use it when I feel my skin is going downhill, and it kind of saves me from my skin going crazyyyy. I think the best thing about bioderma though is that it is free of horrible chemicals that harm the skin, and is perfect for people like me that have eczema and psoriasis!
http://www.bioderma.com/en/nc/the-products/what-s-new/product/action/194.html

So that is my second top 5 pamper weekend essentials out of the way, did you enjoy it? I feel that I have to say this, so I will, I am soooo sorry that i haven't posted very well this week, I have been really busy with school, and even though I have never intended to have a schedule, I kind of have adapted to posting on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and today is sunday, but i promise tomorrow i will post, and try and get back into the blogging vibe!

Izzyxxxx

My Top 5 Weekend Pamper Essentials!

It's Fridayyyyyy!!!!!!!! Yayyyyy which means time for the weekend, which also leads onto my Top 5 Weekend Pamper essentials. This week I have carefully selected 5 of my favourite pamper essentials that I'm going to use this weekend, there is a mix of many drugstore products mixed in with a high end product that certainly earns it's place though, enjoy!

Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask- £22.00

As I have said before, I have really dry and sensitive skin, and when I use this hydrating mask, it makes a real difference. I LOVE the Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask better than the 10 minute version because I feel it makes more of a difference, and plus its a wonderful cream to sleep in, and doesn't feel like a overnight mask at all. You maybe thinking this is a Student friendly blog, and if anything I should be recommending a drugstore version, but no this is one of the best £22 i have spent in a long time, it was defiantly worth it. As far as i know there isn't a stand out drugstore dupe to this mask, but I would think any overnight hydrating mask, or even a hydrating mask has similar properties to this. I use this product mainly on a sunday to prep my skin for the weekend ahead, it has a lovely mango scent with a gel/cream consistency, perfect when using a thick layer to properly moisturise your skin. If you want i maybe would be able to write up a full post on this and give your more detail?

http://www.boots.com/en/Origins-Drink-Up-Intensive-Overnight-Mask_1016866/

Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Body Scrub- £8.00

The sweet lime and brown sugar scent mixed with almond oil and macadamia grains smashed all together make this perfect body scrub, and for any Soap and Glory fan, this scrub is essential in their pampering session. Surprisingly, this scrub is also very moisturising, its not greasy, and has a thick consistency that is perfect for even sensitive skin like mine. I have had my tub for about a month now and have used a bit off the top, I scrub my legs and arms with it once to twice a week to get rid of the horrible dry, dead skin on my elbows, knees and feet, and its easy to wash off, bonus. All round this is a really good product and I definitely recommend it, even if its just so the wonderful sweet scent, mmmm.
http://www.boots.com/en/Soap-Glory%C2%99-Sugar-Crush%C2%99-Body-Scrub-300ml_1222485/

Garnier Ultimate Beauty Oil Skin Perfecter-£7.49
This beauty oil has many advantages, but one quite annoying disadvantage, but I can get through that disadvantage to use this quite regularly when I want a bit of a pamper evening session for the weekend. Let me start with the advantages, firstly this is a really lovely beauty oil, its a runny, silky oil that nourishes and hydrates your skin leaving it feel moisturised, secondly the oil absorbs very quickly into the skin, without making the skin sticky, and thirdly, it smells amazing! The scent of the oil really reflects the oils inside, Argan, Macadamia, Rose and Almond, which leaves the skin silky smooth. But there is one quite big disadvantage, the bottle. The plastic, oddly shaped bottle slips through your hand when you apply the oil to your skin, and makes the bottle all sticky, this does put me off using it sometime, if you can get past that, the oil is amazing and worth the bottle.
http://www.boots.com/en/Garnier-Body-Ultimate-Beauty-Oil-150ml_1288089/

Vo5 Treat Me Right Rinse Out Deep Conditioning Treatment- £4.39
This deep conditioning hair mask treatment is really worth the small £4.39 it costs, i really recommend it, even if you don't want to use it as a treatment mask, it would act as a good everyday hair conditioner. It is a thick, creamy conditioner with 5 essential, natural oils, Argan, Apricot, Jojoba, Avocado and Grape seed that condition the hair to make it shiny, silky, repaired and hydrated, making it look brand new. I have had this hair mask now for a couple of months, and i have mixed reviews for it, it is a good conditioner that does make a difference to your hair, but i do feel from a deep conditioning hair treatment I would like to feel more of a difference, thats why i also recommend it as a more of a everyday conditioner, or your normal conditioner. When i do finish this though i may buy this as my normal conditioner, and experiment with a few more different deep conditioners.
http://www.boots.com/en/VO5-Treat-Me-Right-Rinse-Out-Deep-Conditioning-Treatment-300ml_1228557/

Lush Magic Wand Reusable Bubble Bar- £4.95???
This reusable bubble bar is amazing, I have only used it once, but i know its going to be one of my favourite Lush products. As you may have noticed in the title, after i put the price as £4.95, and then put a question mark, the reason for this is because I got this from a friend for Christmas and it didn't say the price, and online the product is out of stock so I cant see the price, but I have done some investigating and i think the price was £4.95 though i am not sure. Anyway back to the bubble bar, i am totally in love with this product, when i used it this morning i fell head over heels in love with it, the scent if the ever so popular Snow Fairy scent, and the bar is supposed to be able to be used up to 10 times!!! But there is one tiny downside to this product and that is the stick it comes on, its quite flexible and i was a little worried that it would break, but I'm sure it wont, and anyway its defiantly overshadowed by the amazingness of the product.
https://www.lush.co.uk/product/5688/Magic-Wand-Bubble-Bar

I hope you have enjoyed this post and liked looking and getting ideas on what to use in the weekend for pamper ideas, i think i am going to start this as a series and every fortnight on a friday, to post a little my top 5 weekend pamper essentials, would you like that? Hope you had a good christmas and see you in a few days.

Izzyxxxx

My December Favourites!

So, I suppose I have got the dreaded first post over with, and now I can just start bloging like normal, right? If you do have any queries as such or questions, or even any recommendations or reviews you want me to do, comment on this post, email me at TheStudentBeautyBag@gmail.com or contact me through any of the social media sites on the right of this page, I promise I will listen!

Anyway I have chosen my first proper post to be..... (if you haven't already guessed it by the title yet!) My December Favourites. I realised for you guys to get to know me more, I should tell you a few of my favourite Beauty, Hair, Fragrance & Lifestyle things of the past month. I hope you enjoy reading my favourites!

Beauty

This past month hasn't been the best month for new (and exciting) beauty products, I haven't been the best at experimenting with new products, and have kind of stuck with the same old boring products :(. But saying that there have been a couple of essential products that I have used this month, and have been really loving, Que. the maybe short of maybe long list:

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer-£5.49

I LOVE this concealer, and have gone through three bottles of this stuff since I got it in the Summer. But I really have been loving it recently because I have braved the fresh faced look (oh my god), and this has really helped, I started to get really fed up with foundation every morning, so I just used this. It is a full coverage concealer, that really wakes you up (hence the name), and is perfect for brightening the dreaded under eye circles, and those pesky red blemishes.
http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Wake-Me-Up-Concealer_1253837/

Real techniques miracle complexion sponge- £5.99

This sponge has really earnt it's place in my December Favourites, ever since I brought it in mid November, I have used it everyday to blend in my foundation and concealer. Before I tried this sponge I had never tried a make-up sponge before, so I had little exceptions, but boy this little thing has changed my life so much, I haven't touched my other concealer and foundation brushes since! I may even do another blog post on this because I have so much love for it, would you like that?

http://www.boots.com/en/Real-Techniques-Miracle-Complexion-Sponge_1389470/

Hair

As you know (or actually you don't because this is only my second post) I have the worlds most frizzy, curly, dreadful hair, I just hate it. I have never really like the fact that my hair was just weird, normal curly hair doesn't have half of much frizz than mine, it's intolerable. Because of this though it always seems that I'm trying new products for my hair, that I hope will change my life forever, unfortunately this month I haven't really experimented much, apart from the next product.

Wella System Professional Clear Scalp- £10.95

As well as having crazy curly and frizzy hair, I also sometimes have psoriasis and eczema on my scalp, and shampoos and conditioners really irritate it. I know this is supposed to be a student friendly blog, with the drugstore and cheaper versions of the high end versions, and this product really isn't 'drugstore' but I had to include it. This shampoo has really helped since I got it in mid November, every time I have washed my hair I just rub it in, and it doesn't make the skin sting and itch, it has been a real life saver. 

http://www.feelunique.com/p/Wella-SP-Clear-Scalp-Shampoo-250ml

Fragrance

Ohhhh how much do I love fragrance, perfume and body sprays are one of my favourite things in the world, and I have my fare few of them. I love the delicate little bottles of perfumes and the practicality of body sprays and that you can take them anywhere, and they even smell nice. For many of your fragrance lovers this perfume will not be a surprise, and let's all LOVE it together (yay).

Honey Eau De Parfum By Marc Jacobs (50ml) Gift Set- £39.50
This perfume is just perfect, nothing else is needed to say anything about it. The sweet, floral feel when you spray it is just filled with happiness, it has a happy scent that would be perfect for anyone, and just makes you smile. The fruity orange, peach and apricot scent mixed in with the base notes of vanilla and honey, really add to the perfume, and make it very summery. But lets not forget the bottle, oh my god, it is just amazing, and really represent the scent inside, and is perfect for adding a sprinkling of summer to your dressing table. Can you tell its my favourite scent?
http://www.boots.com/en/Marc-Jacobs-Honey-Eau-de-Parfum-50ml-Gift-Set-NEW_1392703/

Lifestyle
My lifestyle choice this month isn't really in the lifestyle category, it is a fashion favourite. Anyone who knows me will know that i have a massive passion towards shoes, I love them. Flats, boots, Heels, anything, I will stare at them for hours in a shop window and dream about them till I cant handle it and break the bank by buying them. When i first saw these nest pair of boots, I fell in love and had to get them.

Black Cut Out Buckle Ankle Boots- £24.99
These boots are just amazing, they are just what i was looking for, with a perfect price tag. The cut out bits panels add interesting detail to the boot, and the buckles really add to the all together look of the boot. The heel is roughly 3.5 inches (9cm), which for me is quite high to walk around in everyday, but they are really nice if you are only running a few errands, or going to lunch. They look really nice with jeans and leggings, and even tights with a skater skirt, they add detail to the outfit and can dress up an outfit too. These boots are a perfect all round boot and I really recommend them, and can you really resist that price tag?
http://www.asos.com/New-Look/New-Look-Chilly-Cut-Out-Ankle-Boots/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3102037

I hope you have enjoyed reading my December Favourites, and getting to know me more, I have enjoyed gathering all my favourites of this month, see you next time.

Izzyxxxx

Welcome to The Student Beauty Bag!

Hello, and welcome to the Student Beauty Bag Blog, the centre of all things Beauty, Hair, Fragrance and Lifestyle, with some fashion, healthy recipes and crafty ideas mixed in. Beauty is my passion, especially drugstore make-up (the joys of being a student with no money), which is the reason why I'm creating this blog. I hope to inspire beauty addicts like me, especially students who have little money, that they can still buy make-up (but not in huge quantities though), and how to appreciate it more.

As a student myself, I have learnt, and want to teach you readers, how you can still be a beauty addict, and that there are many duplicates to popular, high end make-up brands, that you can find in the drugstore.

In this blog you will see lots of recommendations and reviews, for people who are a bit short of cash, and the people who want to splurge a bit in the beauty aisles. There will also be lots of drugstore duplicates of the high end versions, gift guides, my essentials and favourites all bundled up into a handy little package called The Student Beauty Bag.

But this blog is not just dedicated to students who are a bit short of cash, I also want to make people aware of the chemicals inside make-up, and beauty products. As someone who has facial psoriasis and eczema, I know that there are certain chemicals in beauty products that aggregate my skin, so its also my aim to make people more aware of what is in their make-up that they put on their face everyday, and the effects it has on their skin. 

Izzyxxxx