You may have heard about B. Cosmetics* by now. I've seen a few of their products reviewed on other blogs and when I've mentioned it I've been told they've spotted them in Superdrug. B Cosmetics are vegan and approved by BUAV and I thoroughly welcome a new cruelty-free brand to the high-street and was ecstatic to see the PR e-mail offering me the chance to try some products for free.


The B. Skincare range is split into three phase - each phase categorised by how mature your skin is. I have really oily skin which will hopefully serve me well when an I'm older and produce little wrinkles however I've been really liking some serums I also got for free recently so thought I would give this a chance.

 First off it does have a smell to it. Not an added fragrance but a very typical skincare fragrance, like soap. I could smell it but it wouldn't put me off but I still prefer my moisturiser and scrubs to smell of little. But as I said no deal-breaker.

On the nights I have worn this I have woken up to very soft skin. However so far I haven't seen any lasting benefits to my skin, making it good to use if you skin is feeling really tight before bed, but not as a holy grail serum.


Next up I picked the B.Een Skintone Corrector as I have a very uneven skintone so I'm usually all over these kinds of products. Admittedly I was expecting something a bit different. The product description didn't specifically say which type of skin it will correct but when I seen the yellow liquid come out the tube I realised it wasn't suited for my red toned skin but for someone will sallow or dull skin. I have used this and it did brighten up my skin however I don't need a skin brightener so cannot give an indepth review. I would still say dry-skinned girls should give this a chance though and let me know! :)


And lastly I chose the B.Groomed Eyebrow pencil, which was by far my fav and a product I could see myself re-purchasing. I've been using HD Brows for ages now (no idea if cruelty-free btw!) but they are very pigmented and can cause quite the scouse brow if you're not careful. This however was more buildable and it is quite natural looking. I have eyebrows that don't match no matter how much I play with them so I don't like using anything that might drag too much attention towards them. So this was perfect. The other end of the stick has some wax which I also really liked. I have been using this every day for over a week and have no yet had to sharpen the pencil so I see this lasting me some time.

Overall, I would say I have some mixed feeling about the products. These are good highstreet make-up products and for the price I am certainly not going to complain. The product I see myself re-purchasing is the eyebrow pencil. The night serum and under eye concealer were good for the price but I would rather pay more expensive and get an amazing product rather than one of typical highstreet quality. The Colour Corrector I don't want to comment on much because I feel it just wasn't the right product for me but could be really suited for drier skinned ladies.

What do you think? Have any of your tried the B.Cosmetics range?

 

* I was gifted these products by a PR company. My opinion is always mine.

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Drinking a smoothie every morning has been a goal of mine for a long time. For the last three years. But really who has time to create a smoothie every morning? And blenders are aren't common in student kitchens. Roll on living in Glasgow with a 'grown-up' kitchen and the realisation that smoothies that can be made the night before and I can now say I am a dedicated smoothie drinker.

I'm going to get cheesy and health-nutter on you and say that I feel so much better on mornings when I have my breakfast smoothie in me. This isn't a breakfast within itself but I feel fuller longer when I compare it to mornings with a different smoothie or no smoothie at all. I also concentrate longer at work and can go until lunch time (which can sometimes not be until 1pm).

For this smoothie I use:

• hazelnut milk
• raspberries
• blueberries
• one banana
• porridge oats

This is important because when leaving it to sit overnight it will thicken and possible separate (do not use yogurt because that will separate and be disgusting!) so you want the milk outweighing the fruit.

Press the buzzer, pour into glass, cover in clingfilm, pop in the fridge, go to bed, wake up and enjoy (along with a proper breakfast).

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If you've been a reader for a while you will know that 1) Soap & Glory needs its own category on mo'adore and 2) hands and nails are an area of my beauty regime I spent an inappropriate amount of effort on. Put these together and you get Soap & Glory Hand Food.

Hand Food describes itself as a "non-greasy hydrating hand cream with shea butter, macademia oil & marshmallow". It doesn't say what the scent is supposed to be but it smells exactly like The Righteous Butter for comparison which admittedly it is a bit too fruity for my liking but scent is such a personal thing that I'll say it smells quite grapey and let everyone else decide for themselves. Either way the scent doesn't lingeer on the skin for too long.

As for moisturising it does the job just nicely! The claims of it being hydrating whilst at the same time 'non-greasy' are very accurate and aren't arrogant claims to make. I also only need a small pump of the stuff for both my hands and despite having received this for Christmas the lotion still comes up as far as the word 'hand'. I'm certain this will do me a long time.

Soap & Glory Hand Food is definitely a product I 100% recommend. If you aren't one of the girls I know who love this product then I strongly suggest you get your gorgeous mitts on it.