Technic Juicy Stick Review.

so i done  a haul post on these a few weeks back and thought that now i have used them i would do a little review on them.

So here they are...

They are just a wee cheapy make (Technic) from the Bodyshop and are £1 each.  I just got them to see if they are any good as i think the Clinique ones are a bit pricey at £16, but obviously now that Revlon has brought out a similar thing (just kissable balm i think it is) i'd probably be more inclined to buy that one since it's for £6 just now!
Anyway these are called Technic Juicy Sticks, they don't have any shades on them they are just known as JS8 (top one in the photo) and JS11 (bottom one), but i would say the JS8 is like a mre natural nude shade but slightly darker than a peachy nude.  The Js11 is pink'ish one but slightly more subtle pink with a slight peachy tone.

They are really easy to apply and don't dry out your lips, it's just like having vaseline on your lips but more matt.  The pigment colour is actually alright, obviously it's not super bright, it's more of a subtle tone and doesn't look mega obvious, i'd say the colour lasts around 4 hours and will need a wee top up at some point throughout the day, but in general the ease of use is good and it does add a hint of colour to your lips, subtle enought to wear everyday.

here's a swatch of the colours

JS8 is the top and
JS11 is the bottom










the nude shade is really subtle when it's on and the pink one is really lovely on, not too bright but nice and pigmented enough to show you have a colour on your lips.

they stain your lips a wee bit and it has a tendenacy to run off the edges if you don't use a liner but even still it's not then end of the world.

this is what they look like on.
p.s sorry for the terrible photo, my phone doesn't do great photos and my camera has gne awol plus i have a pizza face spotty chin hence the hand cover up haha

this is the pink shade JS11.

this is the nude shade JS8






overall they are okay and for the money they do what they state they would so for an everyday wee cheapy thing they do the job!

June Empties...

First time I've done this but thought i would give it a go.

I don't go through that much in a month but here's what i remembered to keep this month, the rest I've thrown out.

I used a can of Batiste Dry shampoo, this was the tropical one (150ml) i use this dry shampoo quite a lot as sometimes it's just the fringey bits of my hair that get a bit yucky so i just skoosh this over it instead of wahsin it every other day plus it gives my hair some volume which is great!! already re-purchased but i got the cherry one that smells devine!

I also used a can of Boots firm hold hairspray, this only cost like £1 and i've never really used hairspray much until more recently where i find it keeps my wee strays hairs at bay so i happen to be using it more and more and i have already re-purchased another can, coz i find it doesn't cause my hair to go sticky or anything which is a bonus but i find £5 for a can of hairspray a bit much considering i don't use it all the time so this works for me.

I also finished my Gucci Rush perfume which i love!! It's such a summery scent and i always have a bottle for summer but i finished this just sta the start of June so have moved on but i'll definitely get another one for spring/summer next year!!

I also finished my Johnsons day cream moisturiser for dry skin and have already re-purchased i've been using this for about a year with the night one and they are good i like that it doesnt leave your face sticky you can put it on and it absorbs quickly and you don't need to wait about for it to dry! £5 is a steal for it too and you usually get 2 for £5 in boots when they are on offer.

Got through another packet of boots cleansing wipes which i do regularly, as i usually use at least one a day and more if i have eye make-up to take off, i love them, wouldn't go past them.

The baby wipes i use also just for like wiping my brushes and taking off nail polish and things so i dont get though a packet as fast but they work for the things like that.

wee tin of vaseline with aloe vera, i get through vaseline quite regularly as i always carry it with me and specially with this crazy weather i find i wear it more and more and top it up more and more throughout the day, i love it though and have already got more tins waiting.  This one is my fav though.

The blush was from the Avon and was from Cynthia Rowley i think it was on special and honestly its lasted me about 6 months it's been great and a really nice pink shade plus it comes in a great wee compact with mirror and brush that is actually good.  So i'll need to go hunt down another blush that i'll like.

The mascara is No7 and i got it when i had £5 off No7 voucher as i had run out and i think £12 for a mascara is ridic.  This one is nice it goes a clumpy if you put on two coats without letting the first one dry but the brush is good, it's not quite finished, but my eyes have been getting really sore and mascara is all i  have been wearing so throwing it out and getting a new one as ive been using it for about 3 months or so.

Thats all my empties that i remembered to keep...

I also had a bottle of Aussie Lucious Long shampoo and conditioner and a leave in conditoner and a bottle of Dove deodorant and a bottle of Boots pink bodyspray but i didnt keep the bottles coz i forgot..

seems like ive got through loads this month but it was more a case of everything was at the ends and it all ran out in june haha

<3 Loz.

Ebay!

P.s here's a wee swatch of stuff i have for sale on ebay!

boots haul

so today i popped up the street ti get some things i needed and since i have a fair whack of points on my boots card i didn't spend anything just used my points and spent my vouchers too.

here's what i purchased!

Boots cleansing wipes (2x normal and 1 cucumber , i opened my other lue packet hence why its not in the photo)

Boots exfoliating sponge to go with my face wash

Johnsons day cream for dry skin

Batiste dry shampoo, cherry scented.

Cocoa butter

boots volume mousse

No7 creamy cleanser

Vaseline with aloe vera

I've used these boots wipes for about 4 years now and i wouldn't go past them they work a treat i usually stick to the frangrance free wipes but there wasn't 3 packets of them so i got the cucumber ones which are just as good, i started using these because the price of wipes was getting a bit ridiculous and some of the brand name ones broke me skin out so i thought i'd give the boots ones a go and i honestly don't have a complaint, they are soft and not rough they don't break my skin out they stay moist (sorry to use that word i hate it but its the only way to describe them) and they don't dry out when you open the packet, they take my make up as good as make-up remover so all in all they work perfectly for me and at £2 a packet or get them 3 for £3 like i did it's a bargain really!!

I've been using this boots exfoliating sponge for about 2 years now and i use it with my facewash in the morning just to envigorate my skin, when you first use it it does feel a bit rough but after a few uses it starts to ease off but i don't scrub my face mega hard i just lightly exfoliate it in circles to rub my facewash in and that's only when i use it as i think it would be too rough to use just on its own.  it doesn work as it leaves your skin feeling so smooth and it literally feels like you have scrubbed the awful yucky dead skin away!

Johnsons day cream i use the one for dry skin but there is one for normal an one for combination skin too.  I only started using this about a year ago as it was just new out and was on offer in boots and i needed new moisturiser creams. i use both the day/night creams and they come in little glass tubs with screw on lids and they are 50mls and you actually get such a lot of use out of them, they tubs say day and night so you don't get confused the day cream is a nice consistency and is not runny but not tick either and you don't need lots i just dot it on and rub it in and a little goes a long way, it also smells lovely, it leaves your skin feeling soft and smooth and sometmes if i dont have any primer left i just put this on and my make up on top and it works fine. it was 3 for 2 so i bought  2 of the day creams and the night cream as well since i was getting one free but i only showed one as i opened the other two.


Batiste dry shampoo, love this stuff it's a lifesaver in a can as my hair can get quite greasy at the front coz i touch it daily to sweep it out my face but the rest is totes clean and sometimes i cant be bothered to was it all as my hair is pretty long, so i usually just give it a skoosh with this and ta dah.. it looks as good as the rest which is great!! i'd only use this for two days max though as your hair starts to look a bit limp and sometimes if you don't brush the dry shampoo out right there is wee white flakes, it also gives your hair some volume as mines lacks that completely so if you spray this in and backcomb it a bit it does give it a bit of volume!! plus it smells lovely!! :]

cocoa butter has always been a favourite of mines as it smells great and goes on with ease and does what it says on the tin, it moisturises, i usually use it on my legs when i get out the bath as i find the sun makes the skin on my legs quite dry so i usually always have this in my cupboard as a standby and use it on any wee dry patches that i have and it works a treat, love it!!

boots volume mousse, i usually just use the boots one as its only a quid and tobe honest as good a job as the other brand name versions, i got the volume one for a change as i use it usually when i wash my hair as it keeps it wavy and curly with a bit of volume and it doesn't make my hair sticky and it doesn't make it that rock solid way that some do and you don't need to re-wash your hair again as it literally wears away as the day goes on and can just brush it out its perfect for just a days hair do :)

No7 creamy cleanser is something i came round to about 2 years ago and its lovely, a big bottle and cleanser is lovely, creamy not runny and smells nice too, doesnt feel too thikc or anything on the skin and doesnt soak in straight away.. plus it has a skoosh nozzle that can be opened and locked so you only use the right amount which is great as then it lasts you longer!!, it is a bit pricey at £8 but it is No7 and  i used a £5 off No7 voucher so i got it for £3 which i think is a bargain!!

vaseline is just a staple for a girl really i like the aloe vera one and it does for just keeping my lips moisturised in this hot weather.

overall i got 12 products, and used the 3 for 2 on the johnsons creams.
used the £5 off No7 on the cleanser
and got 3 for £3 on the wipes

so i spent.
£3 on the wipes
£3 on the No7 cleanser
£8.16 on the johnsons creams
£2.99 on the batiste
£1.93 on the exfoliating sponge
£3.77 for the cocoa butter
£1.02 on the mousse
£1.80 vaseline

overall : £25.67
i used my double points voucher and my spend £25 so i got a whole load of points back.
not bad for a free spend!! :]