Zoo Fun!

As every 18 year old desires, I re-lived some childhood memories today in celebration of Meg's 18th Birthday, as we visited the zoo!

I haven't posted about my general life and daily-doings in a while, so today seemed the appropriate time to fill the gap where I lack lifestyle posts! In this case, pictures definitely speak louder than words as I don't really have much to write about regarding my day...

Here are a few snaps from today:

If you want more, which I know you do, then head on over to my photography blog to see lots of pictures, mostly of giraffes, from today!

Until next time,

E x

Review | Kiko Long lasting Lip Marker

Whilst away in Portugal over the summer, I came across a Kiko store. I am always hearing good things about Kiko so when I spotted it, I was keen to go and have mooch around. I was pleasantly surprised at the variety of, well, everything! Every colour nail polish, a huge variety of different lip products and so much more!

It was actually all very overwhelming and as someone who likes to do research into beauty products before buying them, I felt slightly lost. However, when I wandered over to the lipstick stand, I was drawn in by the Long Lasting Lip Markers. In only a few shades, four I think, the variety wasn't great, especially when you compare the colour range to the extensive nail varnish collection! Still, I was very curious about these unique little products and so, of course, I picked one up!

It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I actually used this for the first time and to my disappointment, it had started to dry out. Not a great first impression.

The colour definitely packs a punch as it is a standard red which is highly pigmented. Given the name of this product, I was expecting it to be a long lasting lip stain and to my pleasure, it was! The staying power is pretty good however by the end of the day my lips were more pink than bright red...

My feelings about the pen style itself are mixed. We all know how much I love a good chubby stick due to their easy application. I like the idea of a pen, however, I felt as though I was having to be very precise and neat with the application, something I'm not great at! Im sure with a bit of practice and patience, this would get easier.

Finally, the packaging. Probably my favourite aspect of the product. I think it looks quite neat and although it highly resembles a felt tip, we can look beyond that and see a simple and stylish lip product!

See you next time,

E x

The Wet Brush vs Tangle Teezer

I really struggle with knotty hair! 

I am a devil for not brushing my hair after a shower as I like my natural, unbrushed hair. However, to prevent the 'messy natural hair' that I like from turning into a general mess that looks like a hideous birds nest on my head, I do like to run a brush through the top layers of my hair.

For years I have struggled through the pain of dragging a bog standard brush through my scruffy locks. 

I grew growingly frustrated with hair brushes claiming do great things to your hair and I had tried sprays and solutions to try and help the pain.

When I heard about the tangle teezer, I was excited to buy it but honestly, it must have taken me a good few months to actually bring myself to do it (after past experiences).

For around £10.99, it seemed a risk as I had already been let down by many other products on the market.
Finally, I did it.

After using the tangle teezer for about a month, I then heard about the Wet Brush and knew I had to try it! Credit to my lovely Auntie, who is also the best hairdresser, for highly recommending this brush and hooking me up with one (haha).

I bet you are all sitting on edge now, thinking 'well, what does she think of them, are they good?' (maybe not) but nether the less, this is a review...

To be honest, I love both brushes! (sorry to disappoint anyone who was looking forward to a product slate)

They definitely both have their pros and cons:

Tangle Teezer

+Amazing at working through knots without you really realising

+Very pleasing to the eye and I struggled to decide which colour combination to get

- Not the easiest brush to hold, especially when working through knotty hair

- Slightly overpriced

The Wet Brush

+ Virtually painless at removing knots (better than the tangle teezer)

+ So easy to hold

- I am not a huge fan of the colour choices

- Like the Tangle Teezer, it seems slightly over priced to me

- Definitely for wet hair (I find it actually sort of hurts my knotty dry hair, weird!)

If I had to pick a favourite, I would choose The Wet Brush, purely due to the fact that it is easier to hold!

All in all however, I would recommend either of these brushes to anyone, whether your hair is a bit tough or really knotty. I look forward to seeing what long term benefits these two brushes give to my hair and I will be using them both equally...

E x