A Late July Haul Featuring W7, Avon, Primark, Make Up Revolution And More - Pic Heavy!

I'm late again I know but it's July haul time x I had quite a few opportunities to go shopping in July and I took advantage of every single one of them :)

First up Primark, every time I go into Primark lately I want to buy everything, thankfully though for my bank balance it's nigh on impossible at the moment in my local store to get anything above a size 12, grr. By going in on a regular basis though I managed to pick a couple of things up including this kimono.

I'm a huge, huge kimono fan and I have been for quite a while now. They're fab if your conscious of your upper arms and there great for dressing up just a plain pair of jeans. This one has an cream / ivory base and features a bright almost neon, floral design, which features abstract birds and butterflies. This was £10 and they also had a similar one in black.

Speaking of kimonos I also got this one from Primark, this was a little bit more expensive at £15 but it's the type of thing that you would pick up in Monsoon, or Zara and pay a lot more money for.

It's looking quite grey here but it's actually more of a light duck egg blue shade. It's made of a sort of chiffon trimmed with a distressed tone on tone lace. It's so so unusual and reminds me a bit of the old Hollywood era, and all those glamorous bed jackets :)

This next purchase from Primark is something that is just me. I love, tunic tops, I wear a lot of leggings, jeggings and skinny jeans and I love long tops to cover my bulgy bits. Sorry the pics are a bit blurry these couple were taken on my phone.

The feel and texture of the fabric is amazing, it's so soft and silky. It comes compete with a detachable chain necklace that graduates from silver to gold. This was £8 and also came in a coral.

My final clothing purchase was just a basic mint / aqua vest top, which was just £2. This vest matches the floral print, H&M trousers that I got here perfectly. I just hope the sunny weather comes back so I get a chance to wear them!

My final Primark clothing and accessories purchase were these earrings. They are gold tone and in a tear drop shape studded with crystals, and bright blue enamelling even though it's looking more black here. I love these and I actually went back to get them after I'd left the shop. I love the colours and the shape and to me they really have a Bollywood type feel.




I only made one other jewellery purchase in July, and that was from the new Purple Ivy range at Poundland. I was a little sceptical at first but they actually have some really nice bits. I indulged in my bow obsession and got this cute stretch bracelet, with a crystal bow detail.

My final clothing and accessories buy of the month was this not overtly trendy bag for life from Tesco. They seem to have a few cartoon and Disney style bags in and I fell in love with this Bambi one. They're just a £1 and I think I'm going to be using mine to keep my monthly haul items in :)

On to beauty buys and back to Primark - first up something I seem to pick up every time I go, their tea tree and witch hazel face wipes.

Although the packaging has changed they are exactly the same as they were and you get 2 packets for a £1. As well as the wipes I also got this nail polish remover pot.

I have mixed feeling on these pots if I'm honest but the Bourjois one is by far my favourite and this is supposed to be a pretty good dupe. It was only a £1 so I'll let you know how I get on.

Although I'm supposed to be calming it down and buying less nail polish, I still managed to accumulate 3 new ones in July, all from Avon, including Cultured Purple and All Khakied Out.

As well as the two nail polishes I also got a couple of make items including the Extra Lasting Eyeshadow Ink in Forever Bronze.

This is basically a long wear cream eyeshadow pot, in the most gorgeous shade of chocolatey, bronze. I am a huge lover of cream shadows and I can't wait to try this out. I'll let you know how I get on x

Next up something else that I can't wait to review, the weather really is playing havoc with my make up at the moment, and setting and cooling sprays are a must. I'm still a MAC Fix + devotee but like everything else I'm looking for a cheaper alternative so I thought I'd try out this Avon Makeup Setting Spray.

Again I'll let you know how I get on x They were the items that I purchased in July from Avon but didn't I say I get 3 nail polishes? Well they had an offer on where if you spent so much you got a free gift pack and I did so I got one x There were a choice of nail polishes and I went for Naked Truth - a proper pink / nude.

I also got a free Super Shock Vivid Liquid Eye Shadow in Chromed Cocoa, a sort of metallic brown.

As well as these two items I also got something else free but I've added that to my prize package for my upcoming 400 Bloglovin followers giveaway. I'm not quite there yet but the prize package in coming along nicely with some bits of Avon, Purple Ivy, and Make Up Revolution already added to the prize pot. So if you want a chance to win click here and follow me on bloglovin :)

I bought quite a few make up bits in July including a couple of bits you've already seen - the Make Up Revolution I♥MAKEUP I Heart Chocolate Palette and the Make Up Revolution I♥MAKEUP Blushing Hearts Triple Baked Blusher In Blushing Hearts; You can read my reviews here and here if you haven't already but I've been loving both throughout July and the early parts of August x As well as these I also got a few bits from Superdrug including this NYC Beautifying Blushable Cream Stick in 001 Soho Pink.

Quite a while ago now I got a couple of these in a UK / Canada swap with Michelle from Lipstick Rules and although they were supposedly coming to the UK there never arrived, until now more than two years later, when they've supposedly been discontinued in the USA and Canada. The colours aren't identical so I could easily justify picking up another one. These sticks are super pigmented, and smooth and creamy. They look quite scary but they blend out to give the skin a lovely flush. We only seem to be getting two shades but at about £1.99 they are well worth picking up.

My second Superdrug purchase was one of the new Maybelline Electro Baby Lips in Berry Bomb.

For someone who doesn't get the Baby Lips phenomenon I certainly seem to have quite a few in my collection. Berry Bomb is bright purple in colour, and tastes of fruits and berries. The purple looks scary but these only give the tiniest hint of colour, and the result is more a sheer lilac. I'm not sure these are worth the hype but they are nice moisturising balms with just a hint of colour.

Finally from Superdrug I picked up another of the Imperial Leather Foambursts, this time in Bewitching Blackberry and Wild Fig.

You can read my original review here x This one is gorgeous it's fresh and fruity but not sweet or sickly. It actually quite a sophisticated fragrance which is a pleasure to use. I completely forgot about this so it isn't in the video below but it definitely deserves a mention x

My final proper purchases of the month came from the cheap make up stall - Making Faces in the Metro Centre. These little stalls are always worth a look and you can often pick up some real gems. Last month I picked up a couple of W7 items including one of the W7 Chunky Lips in Scandal.

Just about every brand under the sun seems to be doing these chunky lip crayons at the moment and this is W7's version. I have to say I'm pretty impressed, although it has no discernible taste or smell, it's soft and creamy and the pigmentation is immense.

The colour I went for was Scandal, a cool toned, but wearable hot pink. I only paid about £1.50 for this one so it was a real bargain  x

As well as the Chunky Lips I also picked up something that I mentioned recently that I really wanted to get my hands on, W7 The Honey Queen Honeycomb Blusher.

I screwed my description of this on my video up a bit but what I was trying to say is that this has been compared quite a lot to Benefit's Rockateur and whilst I can see where they re coming from I'm not sure I agree.

I don't own Rockateur but when I've swatched it, it has a lot more of a metallic, shimmery, rose gold finish. In my opinion  Honey Queen is more like Benefit's Sugarbomb.

Sugarbomb is one of my all time blush / bronzers, that adds just a hint of peach, bronze nude colour to the cheeks. The colours in Honey Queen are almost identical to those in Sugarbomb, and although I haven't swatched Sugarbomb here, it is very, very similar, if maybe only a touch darker.

This was just £1.99 which to be honest I thought was a mistake. The quality is fantastic and it's a worthy replacement when my Sugarbomb gives up the ghost.

Like every other month of 2014 so far I think in July I picked up a pile of magazines with some pretty decent freebies in them. Alas I didn't manage to get my hands on a copy of Glamour with a free Clinique Chubby Stick, neither I think did anyone else in the north east of England but I did buy a copy of Cosmopolitan.

July Cosmopolitan came with a free New CID product. They had a couple of different ones to choose from but I went for the i-crayon Lip and Cheek Tint in 9055 Rose Tint.

I've tried a few products from this brand over the years and to be honest on some I have mixed feelings (I really must get round to reviewing some bits for you!) but this is a definite winner - it has  a lovely taste and smell and feels really nice on the lips, and the colour is really wearable.

I also got a couple of skincare items including this 40ml Balance Me Cleanse and Smooth Face Balm with Marie Claire and this mini Malin + Goetz skincare kit which came with ELLE.

So that was my pretty substantial haul x If you have any questions please leave me a comment and I'll do my best to get back to you x Oh and don't forget to watch the accompanying video here if you haven't already, and of course don't forget to follow my blog and follow with bloglovin if you aren't already - only 3 more followers to go till giveaway time!! xx

P.S I'm so sorry about the video quality it honestly wasn't that bad when I edited it :(.

Foodie Friday - What I Ate In July

July was a month where I ate what I wanted, when I wanted it. When I look back at some of the things that I ate in July it honestly doesn't look as though I ate that badly, and I genuinely don't think that I did. As I said in Monday's post I think it was more about snacking and portion control. Given the heat I also ate quite a bit of ice cream that I haven't mentioned here and I also make a crucial mistake and discovered the wonder that is Cadbury's Dairy Marvellous Creations Banana Caramel Crisp - bad move! So minus the ice cream and chocolate, here's what I ate in July.

First up savouries and something that I'm having again tomorrow, naughty nachos :) I love nachos so much I make a huge batch of homemade salsa which I pour over tortilla chips, top with grated cheese and bung in the oven for 20 minutes. Not the most healthy dish but quick and easy.

I also made be favourite Double Potato And Halloumi Bake, only using feta and mozzarella instead of the halloumi. Alas no pics because they didn't come out too well but the leftovers were mixed with a bought (sorry!) pasta sauce, and some gluten free pasta, to make a quick pasta dish.

I ate a lot of pasta in July, probably more than I have in the rest of the year put together but I've missed it. I'm a huge pasta fiend! One of my favourite pasta dishes ever is macaroni cheese. When I'm in a rush I love the Amy's Kitchen Rice Mac And Cheese, which you get from must major supermarkets. I'm not a huge lover of ready meals but I would definitely recommend the Amy's Kitchen range of vegetarian and gluten free meals for quality and taste. This time though I fancied making my own, so using Heinz Gluten Free Macaroni, I made a huge batch to see us through a few hot days.

After I posted this on instagram a few people asked for a recipe, well to be honest it's so easy that it doesn't really justify a recipe. All I did was cook the pasta, and whilst the pasta was cooking I made a basic gluten free cheese sauce (just a combination of butter, milk, gluten free flour, seasoning and grated cheddar) which I then mixed into the cooked pasta, and a packet of  Redwood Vegan Chorizio Sausage Chunks. I then poured the lot into a huge baking dish, and topped it with a homemade breadcrumb topping made from gluten free bread zapped up in the food processor and mixed with more grated cheddar, garlic granules, and chilli flakes and then baked in the oven till crispy and bubbly.

Me and Mummy Lou devoured this full baking dish full over the course of 3 days It kept really well the fridge and heated up easily in the microwave. I imagine it would also freeze really well too The only thing was the topping went a touch soggy but it still tasted great.

Something else that I made in July was wrap pizzas. I am seriously in love with the Warburtons Newburn Bakehouse Gluten Free Wraps. I particular love them stuffed with salad and hummus but on this occasion I made them into pizzas, topping them with some veg, some tomato puree, and some cheese.

Yes, it's curry loaf again :) Again I made this with pimped up golden vegetable rice, and baked beans only this time I threw a handful of sultanas into the mix for good measure. Really enjoyable as per usual :)

In July my momma had a meat craving! Bless her she's so good and eats more veggie food than meat these days but sometime she just craves burgers, so we headed to Chiquitos to take advantage of the lunch menu. I had the halloumi salad which is incredible, my love for the squeaky cheese hold no bounds! The one downer this time is that they were out of the cranberry and mint relish so I just had basic salsa, never mind it was still yummy.

Mummy Lou got her usual cheeseburger and salad but I fancied being a bit naughtier so I got a portion of sweet potato fries for us to share - so, so good and something that I will definitely order again. After all that Mummy Lou still wasn't satisfied lol, like mother like daughter I guess so we moved on to the dessert, where we both had a portion of the Golden Nugget Cheesecake (alas not pictured) but it's basically a vanilla cheese cake stuff with chocolate and plain honeycomb - being good I left the base which Mummy Lou was more than happy to eat :)

When it came to sweet things through July I tried to be good but July was the month where I discovered the amazing Gower Cottage Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies..

Mmm so good, squidgy, chocolate morsels that you can't event tell are gluten free. You can read my post on them here, and I'm sad to say that my box is now all gone :(

I was a little bit god as you can see here though and I did have mine with some fresh summer fruits. My mum paid a couple of visits to the local fruit farm and bought a mountain of freshly picked strawberries and a couple of punnets of raspberries.

I may have demolished the raspberries but the majority of the strawberries were for jam. My mum loves making jam and she made about 16 lbs of strawberry jam!!! A few jars will go to friends and relatives but otherwise we are well stocked for the winter :) So far I've had some on top of ice cream and on top of some gluten free digestives with some cream cheese to make my own mini cheesecakes, in August though I can definitely see myself making some scones to have an albeit healthy version of a cream tea.

Speaking of home baking Mummy Lou also tried a bit of an experiment and made a chocolate and vanilla marble cake stuffed full of the lightest, fluffiest, butter cream you have ever tasted! So good!

That's just about it bar a couple of Costa Raspberry And White Chocolate Creamy Coolers, and one of my newest loves the Starbucks Banana Yogurt Frappuccino

So that was my July, I really want to try a bit harder to eat more healthily in August but at the same time I also want to experiment a bit more with my cooking, I really think that mixing it up a bit will make a huge difference diet wise, so if you have any healthy, vegetarian recipes hit me up x Thanks for reading and happy eating x

AD - Making Showering More Luxurious With Imperial Leather Foamburst*

My name is Louise and I'm a bath person. Although the ultimate aim of both a bath and a shower is to get you clean, I can't help but think that a bath is a much more pampering and pleasurable experience than a shower. Just think about it, when you lie in a bath full of warm water, and bubbles, you can't help but relax, yes you're getting clean but you're also having serious me time. Compare that to a shower, where you're just getting clean, in a practical and utilitarian way, and hopefully you'll see where I'm coming from.

Part of the reason why I believe that showers as an essential rather than pleasurable experience I think comes down the products that you use. The majority of shower gels, and body washes, are quite, well boring! Yes they smell nice and the majority do the job, but they're just not exciting or luxurious in any way shape or form.

Things are changing though, and more and more brand are introducing products to try and change the showering experience from something mundane to something a bit more pampering. One of the pioneers in making showers more exciting is Imperial Leather. Way back when they introduced a revolutionary new concept when it came to shower products - Foamburst! Ah the memories, alas the original cocoa butter / vanilla variant that I remember using is no more, but recently they've launched 7 new varieties of  fruity and floral Foambursts all containing real plant, floral, and fruit extracts, and I was lucky enough to be sent two cans to try out. 

The ones that I received were the Imperial Leather Foamburst Luxurious Body Wash in Rebalancing Green Tea and Jasmine**, and the Imperial Leather Foamburst Luxurious Body Wash in Sweet Vanilla and Cherry Blossom**.

The Rebalancing Green Tea and Jasmine has quite a fresh clean scent, I'm a huge jasmine lover but I can't really pick any individual notes, it's just a soft, fresh clean scent that I think could easily be unisex. The Sweet Vanilla And Cherry Blossom on the hand is definitely a female fragrance. There is a bit of sweetness to it and a lot of warmth. It's a tiny bit fruity and a tiny bit floral, and to my sensitive nose it has a tiny touch of maybe almond to it. Both of the scents are quite gentle, and soft and although they linger in the bathroom and on the skin they don't interfere with fragrance or body lotion. 

What are Foambursts though? Yes, they re body washes but what makes them so special? Well first up the packaging, unlike a normal shower gel or body wash, they come in pressurised can, a bit like a can of shaving foam or hair mousse. Why? well this is pretty much what they are, each can contains a thick shower gel, which when dispensed under pressure produces an almost shaving gel consistency.

Within a few seconds, and with a little bit of activation, you get a soft but dense super creamy shower foam. You don't need a lot as it can expand quite a long way.

You can use the foam in a number of ways, you can apply it to dry skin before you get in the shower, or you apply directly to damp skin with your hands or you can apply it to a sponge of a shower scrunchie. The foam rinses away easily and your skin and left feeling silky soft and delicately scented

Not only does this product make showering fun, the sheer amount of bubbles and lather that you get makes it in to quite an indulgent experience. I'm personally a huge fan of this type of product and these two items were no exception. The only downside is that they contains SLS so if that's something that you avoid, then these aren't for you. If you want to take showering to the next level though and give yourself a quick pamper every morning or evening then this range is definitely worth trying. They currently retail for between £2 and £3.99  depending on where you buy them. For that you get a 200ml can which will last for  ages as you need so little. There are a wide variety of scents to try as well as these including Grapefruit and Lime and Ginger and Orange, and Honey and Almond, so there really is something for everyone. In fact I've already picked up another bottle to try which I'll show you in my July haul which will be either tomorrow or on Saturday x Have you tried Imperial Leather Foambursts before? Leave me a comment and let me know x I love hearing what you have to say x

*Press Sample

**As Of November 2020 These Particular Scents Appear To Have Been Discontinued But There Are Lots Of Other New Fragrances Available

Weight Loss Update - 7 Months In - 24lbs Down - 3lbs Up

So after all the talk saying I was back on it and ready to get back on the diet and healthy eating bandwagon I ended up gaining 3 pounds in July.

I could give you lots of excuses as to why I think it happened but I'm not going to. I gained weight quite simply because I ate too much of the wrong stuff. Everything in moderation is my mantra, well in July I seemed to not only forget my mantra but crumple it in a little ball and throw it out of the window. What's done is done though and rather than give up which would be the easy option I'm starting again. I've come far too far to give up now.

So what am I going to do now ? Well I'm going to try and get myself back in the same frame of mind that I had from January to April. I'm going to try and cut down on my portions and I'm going to try and make healthier choices, when it comes to both meals and snacks.

I'm also got to get back on the Thinking Slimmer gravy train and start listening to my full play list of Slim, Chill and Fit Pods every night. I've got out of the habit of listening to them and I really think that it's made a difference to both my confidence and my motivation.

As you know I'm not big on goal setting, I beat myself up too much when I fail, but in August I would really just love to lose the 3 pounds that I gained in July. I know that doesn't sound like a huge amount but after a cycle of maintaining and gaining even a small loss would give me the boost that I need and the confidence to carry on x

As before I'll keep you posted once a month as to how I get on and in the meantime I'll be charting my progress on both my Instagram page and on my Weight Tracker page. Thanks for reading x Your support really does mean everything to me and I hope that you'll continue to stick with me through the next part of my journey xx

(Various Thinking Slimmer Slim Pods Have Been Provided For Review / Promotional Purposes)

A Review Of The Make Up Revolution I♥MAKEUP I Heart Chocolate Palette

Although I'm sad that the weather has cooled down, it's meant that I've been able to start wearing make up again. Every cloud as they say has a silver lining, and the silver lining in this case is that I've had a chance to have a proper play with my Make Up Revolution I♥ MAKEUP I Heart Chocolate palette.

This is another one of their products that it inspired by high end brand Too Faced. I've lusted after one of their Chocolate Bar eyeshadow palettes for the longest time but at £45 they were just way out of my price range.

The packaging isn't identical but in both cases it reminds you of a bar of yummy chocolate. The packaging of I Heart Chocolate is made of a very strong shiny plastic and looks like a melting bar of the finest milk and dark chocolate.

Although the outer packaging is slightly different the colours and shadows inside the palettes look almost identical. Inside you get 16 shadows, in a combination of shimmers and mattes. I've taken these pictures with the flash so you can get an idea of the shimmer. The palette features a combination of browns, nudes, coppers and golds as well a green, a pink and a purple / blue. All the shadows are the same size bar two highlighting shades which are about twice the size. You get one matte creamy, yellow shade and one slightly shimmery, very pale pink. The shadows are all named, and the palette also features a full sized mirror and a double ended sponge applicator.

As you can see from these pictures the pigmentation is superb. The tiniest touch loads your brush with soft, pigmented shadow. I'm not really a fan of matte eye shadows as I've been disappointed too many times in the past but like every other matte shadow I've tried from this brand, the ones in this palette, are soft, creamy and pigmented. The shades blend perfectly into each other and the wear time was pretty decent on my slightly oily lids. I did get a tiny bit of fall out on some of the shimmery shades but to be honest that's only to be expected, and it's nothing that a cotton bub or fan brush can't solve.

I don't own the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette so I can't really compare bar what I've seen online but the colours seem to be spot on and the pigmentation seems to be about on par. One of the biggest draws of the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette is that it contains real, antioxidant cocoa in the shadows, which also smell of chocolate. Alas the I♥MAKEUP version doesn't smell of chocolate, but to be honest who really goes around smelling peoples eyelids! If you like the idea of the Too Faced palettes and you can't afford to shell out the £45 it would take, this one is a really good alternative for a bargain price of just £7.99. Even if you've never lusted after a Chocolate Bar palette, this eyeshadow selection is well worth picking up. It has a good range of natural shades, as well as a few other shades and some smokey tones and metallics, making it a good all round day to night palette. Although the packaging won't be for everyone I think it's fun and it really expands this palettes gift potential, making it a nice little alternative to real chocolate :) With every product I try I'm falling more and more in love with this line, they proved that you really don't have to spend a fortune to get decent make up. Are you a fan of I♥MAKEUP and Make Up Revolution? Leave me a comment and let me and of course let me know if your have any questions xx Thanks for reading xx

Trimming My Stash - July 2014 Edition - Empties And Mini Reviews

Happy August Everyone x Traditionally the nicest month weather wise in the UK, it's all started with a bit of a damp squib in LouLouLand with torrential rain and thunderstorms all afternoon. Hopefully summer will return soon though, like most people I think I was just starting to get used to the humidity and the heat. The weather played a huge role in the type of beauty products that I managed to finish in July, with shower gels and wipes dominating the list.

The Body Shop Vanilla Spice Shower Gel - 250ml
Veet Supreme Essence Ready To Use Wax Strips x 10
Veet Supreme Essence Ready To Use Wax Strips x 10
Living Nature Luminous Powder - Light - 14g
Yes To Cucumbers Soothing Hypoallergenic Facial Towelettes - 10 Travel Towlettes
The Body Shop Sweet Lemon Body Scrub - 200ml
I Love Chocolatey Surprise Bubble Bath And Shower Creme - 100ml
The Body Shop Earth Lovers Lemon And Thyme 100% Biodegradable Shower Gel - 250ml
Primark PS Love Your Skin Deep Facial Cleansing Wipes For Normal & Combination - 25 Wipes
Soap & Glory I Foam Ultra Creamy Body Wash - 200ml
Total - 10 Items

Yes, I'm a happy bunny, July was my best month in a long while and I managed to finish 10 items. I finished a nice variety of items and another make up item, that seemed to go one for ever x I think I managed to finish so many because I decided to try and use up some of the half finished bottles in my bathroom cupboard. This is one of my worst habits and one I'm sure that a lot of beauty bloggers can identify with. You use something for a while to try it out and review it and then you move on to something new. I'm also big on changing scents and textures of products depending on my mood and the changing seasons, hence the half used shower gels and body lotions. This is something I'm really trying to remedy at the moment so hopefully I'll start to create a bit more space in my cupboards.

So what were the 10 items that I finished...

1.The Body Shop Vanilla Spice Shower Gel - 250ml

This is one of my favourite ever festive scents from The Body Shop. A lovely combination of vanilla, cloves and nutmeg. I have a couple more of these to use then I have to hope that it's re promoted again this year. I know it's not Christmas or anywhere near but this scent to me is warm and comforting at anytime of the year and it was a half full bottle x

2 & 3. Veet Supreme Essence Ready To Use Wax Strips x 10 and Veet Supreme Essence Ready To Use Wax Strips x 10

Although I've moved on to using an epilator on my legs for most of the year, call me a glutton for punishment but I love the feeling that a leg wax gives. These two packs were from Poundworld and based on the labelling I think that they were made from the Far East market. They did the job quickly and easily and the same amount of equivalent Veet strips would retail for over £6 compared to my £2 result!

4. Living Nature Luminous Powder - Light - 14g

This was a product that I reviewed for My Pure, you can read my full review here x

5. Yes To Cucumbers Soothing Hypoallergenic Facial Towelettes - 10 Travel Towlettes

Although I got this product in beauty box, I originally reviewed these for My Pure here x They're okay but I did find that they made my skin feel tight and tingly and look a bit red. I actually found this packet a little bit more stingy than the last one so they aren't something that I would repurchase x


6. The Body Shop Sweet Lemon Body Scrub - 200ml

Although I know have mixed feelings towards The Body Shop Sweet Lemon range, I'm still a fan of this scrub. It was a sugar based scrub, with pieces of real lemon, and a lovely citrus fragrance. It was slightly sticky but I really enjoyed using it and I'm sorry that it was discontinued.

7. I Love Chocolatey Suprise Bubble Bath And Shower Creme - 100ml

Yum, another Christmas product and one that I had to seriously bite my tongue not to eat. Think a Terrys Chocolate Orange and you're about there. This was amazing and something else that I hope I'll be able to get my hands on later in the year.

8. The Body Shop Earth Lovers Lemon And Thyme 100% Biodegradable Shower Gel - 250ml

Another discontinued product from The Body Shop and something that I quite liked. It had a very runny texture but the lemon scent was counteracted with the herb notes of the thyme. Nice and refreshing and ideal for this time of year.

9. Primark PS Love Your Skin Deep Facial Cleansing Wipes For Normal & Combination - 25 Wipes

These are part of the new Primark beauty range. They weren't bad but I've since bought the new, repackaged, tea tree variant which I prefer.

10. Soap & Glory I Foam Ultra Creamy Body Wash - 200ml

This post seems to be mainly about discontinued or disappeared items and this is another one. Way back in the early days Soap&Glory did a wider range of spa products including some mouthwatering blueberry and peach body butters, and this was one of those items. This was a lovely creamy shower gel, that had a few citrus hints, but reminded me more of Clinique's Happy fragrance.

So they were my July empties I'm still honest and I've already got a couple of nearly dones so I'm hoping I'll do just as well in August. I'm hoping for at least one or two make up items and maybe some skincare so fingers crossed. Thanks for reading and I'll see you tomorrow with another make up review xx