Illamasqua Freak Eau de Parfum

I recieved this sample of Illmasqua's  first ever fragrance Freak in my November edition of Glossybox (so the sample bottle does not mirror the actual packaging, which is by the way a unique shape) and I absolutly love this fragrance. I have to be VERY careful when using perfumes  on certain areas on my skin to not bring myself up in a flare up, so I mainly just spray it on my clothes and very thinly on my wrists.


I was very excited to try out this product as i absolutly LOVE the Illmasqua brand, their unique styles, colours and their tagline "make up for your alter ego". I have been to a few of their demonstrations in the past year, most recently last month at Masterclasses annual Theatrecraft event (for those wanting to start careers in theatre behind the stage).

The key scents which make up Freak are: Black Davana, Opium Flower, Belladonna, Poison  Hemlock, Datura, Queen of the Night, Frankincense, Oud and Myrrh. To be perfectly honest,I have never smelt what any of these different fragrances smell like by themselves, but I do know one thing: they work together like a charm and smells so lovely.

I recently found out aswell, that the perfume is infact uni-sex, so it can me worn by either a man or a woman, and infact when you smell the perfume is smells very fruity and feminine but also quiet rich smelling so its ok for a man to wear. It does smell abit strange when you first spray it but the scent really does work, but personally I would only wear this fragrence in the evening as there is something sexy and seductive about this fragrance, which I think is Illmasqua's initial idea and its one of my favourite smells of 2011.

Uppercut's High Energy Nut Nut Oil Hair Treatment

Uppercut is a independent salon group based in Essex for the past 30 years with salons in Romford, Brentwood, Chigwell , Gants Hill, Hornchurch and Upminster. I recently went to the branch in Romford to have my hair dark brown hair dip-dyed  and curled with a really 3 colours mixed up of 2 light brown and dark blonde (looks much better than i can describe it). The overall experience of  the salon was so lovely and friendly with teapots and cups on a teeney tea tray as refreshments, and the girl who did my hair Emily was wonderful and so nice.  

After I had my hair tips bleached and I was sitting with my hair in the wash basin, I was offered an extra conditioning treatment, where I got to take the product home afterwards, after getting all the information and ingrediants of the Nut-Nut Oil conditioner, as I had to make sure it would not irritate my scalp or bring my eczema up in a flare up, I gave Emily the ok to use it, as it would help treat my hair and scalp and make it silky smooth which feels wonderful.

The High Energy Nut-Nut helps to restore a natural balance to dry,damaged and/or brittle ends, which I have from my eczema and frequent use of my ghd's and curling tongs. It also moisturises the hair with vitamin 5 jojaba oil and is the perfect treatment for coloured or bleached hair and it actually smells just like a hairdressers once you open the cap, which makes you feel like you want to be in a salon once you use it and for £6.95 for 100ml is amazing and you only need to use a small amount of the treatment once or twice a week at the most and makes you feel good about your hair as it leaves it soooo soft and thick.

Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream trial

I recieved this sample a few weeks ago as I had heard so much about Garnier's BB cream and I was interested to see how the cream and the concept of it, as I was a little confused as to how the cream worked. So I sent away for this sweet little sample pack which contained 3 sachet samples of the cream in a light shade,with a brief explanation on what BB actually is, which made me even more excited when opening the sachets as it belnds skincare (which is a MAJOR part of my daily life) with make-up.It also came with a £1 off  a full size voucher vaild until June 2012, which I will most definatly be using.

BB Cream has been a cult favourite in Asia for many years and is set to become a favourit in the UK,  It is thought as a beauty all in one: moisturiser, sun block, primer and foundation and evens out belmishes and illuminates while hydrating the skin and I cant wait to give it a go

As the cream was in the sachet, it was a generous amount so it came out abit too thick but generally once it was spread out on my hand it had a really creamy texture and smelt sooo nice and sweet. As the packaging sait it was a light shade I was worried it would not match my skin tone as I have an olive coloured skin but it matached almost perfectly , so I was really happy and now know what shade to go with when buying the full sized product :).



Overall I really Loved this cream and it will hopefully sit well on my face with my prescription creams :)

Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream costs £9.99 and is available from Boots.