It just didn’t work for me

I am sure that somewhere at the very bottom of a drawer in a place where no one ever looks, we all hide these. They just didn’t work for us and no matter how hard we tried we just couldn’t find a way to use them up.

I am talking about product failures.

I haven’t got many at the moment because if it happens that I absolutely hate something I bin it or give it away to someone who might like it.

I would like to say that I normally do a bit of research and think twice before I buy something. If something isn’t as good as I thought I do use it up anyway or try to find a different way to use it.
But the products I am showing you today were a total disaster and just did not work for me in any way.

1) Asda Regenerating & Strengthening Conditioner For Damaged Hair – if this conditioner didn’t do anything to my hair I would be happy. It costs £1 so no harm would be done. But this actually made my hair feel horrible! They were hard to comb through plus very rough and coarse looking. They have lost all the shine and health they had. I didn’t even want to touch them cause they felt horribly dry, stiff and rough. This bottle is going to the bin! I would not recommend it to my worst enemy.

2) Avon Foot Works Pedi-Peel Pads –I bought this after youtuber recommendation. Apparently it worked wonders for her. It didn’t do anything for me. I will stick with my simple and effective pumice stone.

3) Fade Out Day Cream – I have a few discoloration patches and spot scars on my face and I was hoping this product would fade them out as the name leads to believe. The effects were meant to be seen after four weeks of use. I used it for two and stopped. It broke me out very badly. It wasn’t even normal spots; more like under the skin bumps and little white allergy dots. My skin became very dull and tired looking. I didn’t notice any scar or discoloration fading at all but this is probably due to not using it long enough. It also stinks veeery badly.

4) Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain + Balm – Initially I really liked this product. It seemed to stay put on my lips for quite a long time and added balm was moisturizing my lips. I am not sure what happened but one day I applied it in the morning and after about two hours I noticed it disappeared of my lips. This wouldn’t be so bad if it completely vanished but it stayed strong around my lips (looking like a liner) and was gone in the middle. I didn’t take the product with me so I couldn’t re-apply it. It looked truly awful! I have not dared to wear it again. Plus the balm part snapped off after second use which was very disappointing.

Have you ever had a totally disastrous experience with a beauty product?

Sylwia x

Going Natural and Healthy

Slightly personal post today…

Recently I have experienced some bad physical and psychological changes in myself. I lack energy, keep gaining weight, my skin feels horrible, noticed some weird rash/eczema on my body, I am in a bad mood most of the time… and the list goes on. I have been like this for a few months now and visited a doctor not long ago. He said there is absolutely nothing wrong with me and it’s mostly stress that’s the cause of my problems.

I have had enough of all this and decided it is time for a change. Spring and summer are on its way so this is the best time to sort myself out!

I would like to change three things in my lifestyle. My aim is not just to look and feel good for the upcoming months but to be happy with myself throughout my life.

1) Eat healthier – I don’t eat too much junk food but my overall diet doesn’t include many vegetables or fruits. I like healthy food so I don’t mind including it in my diet. I just need to remember to always have some fruit and veg in my fridge. That way I can snack healthily :)

2) Exercise – I found that physical workout gives me a lot of energy and that is what I need the most. I don’t feel that I need to lose a lot of weight (maybe 4 or 5kg) but I would love to be fit. I don’t want to have dangly bits :(

3) Natural Skincare – I have to admit that I wasn’t convinced at first but I have changed my mind. I don’t have many natural products but the ones I’ve got are my absolute favorites. I know I said that Soap&Glory and Liz Earle HotCloth Cleansers are the same but after long term use I have to admit that my skin was in so much better condition after using Liz Earle one.

I have tried to optimize this lifetime task so that it suits my ‘bad habits’. What I mean by that is, I won’t say ‘I’m not eating anymore sweets’ because that will make me crave it even more. I will try to replace as many sweets by fruit and if I crave a chocolate from time to time I can just have it and don’t feel guilty about it.
I won’t throw away all of my products to the bit either because I’m going natural now. I will use everything I’ve got and be more conscious about ingredients in the next product I buy.

I have a few questions for you, my lovely readers:

1) What music do you recommend for a run/workout/gym ?
2) What keeps you motivated on the days when you just want to lay in bed all day and stuff your face with chocolate? (I’ve had a lot of those lately)
3) What ingredients in cosmetics should I stay away from?
4) What natural brands do you recommend?

Thank you for reading and I can’t wait to read your recommendations!

Love ya
Sylwia x

Protect That Screen

December was a month of new gadgets for me. I was finally up for a mobile upgrade and picked Smasung Galaxy SII. Also received amazing Kindle for my birthday from my lovely boyfriend.

Samsung’s screen is apparently non-scratchable so I was just shoving it into my handbag without any hesitation. Then my boyfriend got an upgrade, went for Samsung mobile too and guess what? It scratched. I started to look into a nice cover. There are so many pretty, bling-y, cute iphone style covers out there. I mean, who wouldn’t want Rabbit Phone Case??? But I decided to be sensible and bought something more practical. I got my purple slide out sock type thing from amazon for silly price of £1.50. This particular one isn’t leather but it’s fairly soft. I feel that it will definitely protect my phone for the next 2 years (that’s how long my contract is :/). It’s also very easy to use – just pull the thing-y on top and your mobile is ready to use.
 
Story with Kindle is similar. I needed something to protect it from scratching in my handbag. There are two more purposes for it. When it just sits on my bedside cabinet it gets really dusty and Scratchy the cat keeps walking all over it. I got this black leather cover from Amazon too for £7.50. Amazon sells original one with a lamp for about £50 but I don't feel any need for such an expensive cover. The one I got is well made and does its job.

Other bits:

I mentioned several times that I do not need any more skincare products in my life at this point. I was so good for a while and then Terri blogged about Benefit Radiant Skincare Set. It ended up in my Asos basket within minutes. I am looking forward to trying this out. While we are on Asos subject I would like to give it a little praise. I have ordered a dress and this little set on Saturday with free delivery up to 10 days. It arrived today! How amazing is that? Dress is beautiful too, by the way.

Mobile game update - very disappointed with Tiny Tower. I had 16 floors and it crashed. I am not starting again! I am also stuck on Angry Birds. I just can’t go any further. I suppose this should give me some spare time I could fill up with reading or blogging...
Is it sad that I miss those games?

Hope you're all well and enjoyed reading my random post :)

Sylwia x

Happy New Year!!!

To my viewers and followers,

 I wish you all amazing, happy and full of excitement 2012!
Thank you for popping in here, reading my stuff and leaving lovely comments. It makes my day every time I see a new comment, not to mention a follower :) I will definitely be blogging a lot more in the new year and hope you'll enjoy and find it helpful.

Presents!

Hi everybody!

I hope you're all having a lovely Christmas. I am really lucky this year and don't have to come back to work till Thursday :) So far I have ate way too much and been way to lazy :) But that's what Christmas is all about so hey ho!
I wanted to show you what I found under the tree this year. It was also my birthday on 23rd so it's a joint haul.
Just to let you all know I am not trying to show of at all. I'm just really happy with what I received and I feel really lucky. I guess I have been a good girl this year :)

Blue thing is a snuggie :D I love it :)

I'm really curious what you guys got from santa! Share it with me in the comments below!

Rihanna Nottingham 22.11.2011

Hiya,

Back in November I went to see this beautiful lady sing live in Nottingham FM Arena. I just managed to get a copy of the pics. Ticket said it's Rihanna and special guest and it turned out to be Calvin Harris! It was a great night.

Have a good week everybody!

Christmas tree

Hi everyone!

I have dressed my tree today :) I love real trees as they smell nice and there is just something about them that adds extra bit of Christmas spirit :) I went for black and white decorations. What do you think?
I also have a tree in front of my house that I've put some colourful lights on. They only went to about 1/3 of the tree height but oh well... still looks festive :)

Any of you have Christmas decorations sorted? What colours did you go for?

Fondue evening

It has been miserable, rainy day today and evening is exactly the same. Nice Autumn walk is out of the question :( So what else to do other than eat chocolate and watch a good movie? That is how my evening will look like on this awful Tuesday evening.

What are you guys doing on the evening when weather is totally bonkers?

Sylw x

Katy Perry Nottingham

This was my first time ever concert and oh boy... it was good! Amazing show, singing, performance and everything else! :) I love Katy even more now. She was interacting with the people, making jokes and flying on a cloud :) She even took some people on the stage with her!
Hope you like the pictures :)

Aaaaaaaaa Katy is on stage!!! :):):)





Massive beach balls :)

Chilly, dark Autumn evenings

This is how I like to spend mine :)


Oil Burners or Fragranced candles make me feel calm and realxed after an exhausting day. Currently I'm enjoying Orange and Chocolate and Grapefruit oils. But my absolute fovourites for Autmn and Winter are Vanilla and Apple & Cinnamon :)



Book is a must! Reading Mini Shopaholic at the moment. It's light and funny plus makes me feel better about my own shopping addiction :)



Box set of tv series :) Sex and the City I have seen about 4 times (All Seasons!!!) but still love it and I don't think I will ever get bored of it. I also enjoy Gilmore Girls, Bones, Big Bang Theory. Any recommendations from you guys?


This goes without saying! A good cup of tea to worm up the old tired bones :)

Love
Sylw x