Wednesday 20 May 2015

Let It Goat!

Hey guys, its Alex with a goat obsessed post!


A goat obsessed post? I am not joking, who can blame me really, goats are so cool, even celebrities have collaborated with them likes of Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, Who wouldn't love them? 

Anyway, this post is probably not what you were expecting, of all things to post about, goats would have been your last guess...Goats are cute, funny and Celebrities in their own right..

I recently read an article about a company called Chuckling Goat, they provide skin care products!
My reaction to this brand is YES, YES, Amazing!!

I would strongly recommend ordering from their product ranges, my skin after 4-5 days of use using their skin lotion has become smoother, looks brighter, pores are less apparent, my skin just looks so much healthier, I was so surprised on the outcome, I break out quite frequently so its made a significant difference to the overall health of my face.

So what about the product you ask, I ordered a Cleanser Soap and Lotion for break outs; This is directly grabbed from the website about this treatment specifically:-
Our award-winning skincare is designed to nourish your skin with natural ingredients including our own raw goats milk , live culture kefir, honey, oatmeal, herbs, roots, and aromatherapy essential oils. Our products are all free from any nasty dyes, perfumes, parabens, petrochemicals or phthalates.
For serious or persistent skin conditions, we recommend that you team our healing skincare with a 21-day course of our powerful live-culture kefir.
Use the cleanser daily instead of your usual soap, on face, hands and body. Follow with a twice-daily application of the lotion, anywhere it’s needed. Go for one soothing bath every three days or so. Unlike steroid creams, our lotion will not thin or harm the skin, and can be used as long as you like, on scalp, face and body.
To help you nurture your skin from the inside, we also recommend that you drink 1/3 of a pint daily of our live culture raw goats milk kefir.
Our lovely nostalgic farm packaging was designed by local artist Helen Elliott. All these skincare products are also available separately.
Break-Out Magic Lotion – for face, body & hands£6.95
Ever think Goat Hair Could be in your make up Brushes? Yes even your make up brushes!



FASH 16-Piece Professional Goat Hair Makeup Brush Set with Faux Leather Pouch is £9.99 on Amazon!
  • Eco-Friendly and High Quality Make-up Brushes Designed for Professional Use
  • This 16 Piece Brush Set comes along with a Beatufitul Faux Leather Roll-up Storage Pouch with Magnetic Clasps
  • Professional Grade Quality
  • Consists of all the Basic Brushes Required for Getting your Make-up done.

Here is what's included:
1)Powder Brush: Uniform blending of powder products onto the face.
2) Duo Fiber Powder Brush: Blush, highlight shades, loose pigments, contouring, buffing & blending colour.
3) Blush Brush: Apply Blush onto the face, primarily on the cheekbones.
4) Fan Brush: Dusting off excess eye make up, loose powder.
5)Foundation Brush: Used to apply any kind of foundation be it liquid, cream or solid.
6)Blending Brush: Blend multiple eye shadow shades.
7) Concealer Brush: Ideal to apply concealer under the eyes, helps cover blemishes & skin tone.
8) Medium Shading Brush: Brow highlighting or blend the crease.
9) Lip Brush: Contours & blends the lipstick perfectly on the lip.
10) Pencil Brush: Smudges color on the upper & lower lash line.
11) Angled Eyeliner Brush: Apply eyeliner deep into the lash line.
12)Sponge Brush: Smudges eyeshadow or blend harsh line of the crease.
13) Eyeliner Brush: Apply a even-thin line of eye liner on the upper or lower lashlines.
14) Eyeshadow Brush: Used to apply powder & cream shadows to eyelids.
15)Mascara Brush: Apply mascara to separate lashes.
16)Eyebrow & Lash Comb: Combs eyebrow hair & separate lash hair thus removing mascara clumps.
Some reviews of this product also proves that Goats Hair is such good quality!!Check it out! http://www.amazon.co.uk/FASH-16-Piece-Professional-Makeup-Leather/dp/B0058SPLUI







And they are best friends with Hugh grant and even Prince Harry!!




Check it out here!!
Now this is I guess basically a review on their products- You may be put of by the idea that part of their product is from goats trust me I kinda was suspicious. Well is it better than the basic products you can get from boots?
Your skin is a natural eco-system. Like all natural things, it needs feeding!

Break-Out Magic Cleanser – natural soap for face£3.95
Our Zap-It formula, perfect for spots, acne, severe eczema, dermatitis and stubborn rashes. Gentle enough to use as a daily facial cleanser. Works best used together with our Break-Out Skin Magic Lotion. Free from any nasty chemicals, dyes, perfumes, pthalates, parabens or petrochemicals.  A base of goats milk, live culture kefir, coconut oil, sustainable palm oil and olive oil. Thyme & tea tree essential oils zap acne bacteria and heal eczema, psoriasis, rosacea and dermatitis.

This is our most powerfully healing lotion – we call it our “Zap-It cream!  Perfect for eczema, spots, stubborn rashes that have resisted steroid creams,  cracked hands and feet.  Tthis formulation won us our first national award in the FreeFrom SkinCare Awards for Problem skin.They also do realy cute tester pack great for gifts or even to try yourself to it for £19.95!

Don't hesitate check them out on lots of social media and see for yourself- Goats Are Taking over!!










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Friday 15 May 2015

Iconic Hollywood Glossybox Review

Hello my little sugar tots... it's been a while!
I realise this post comes slightly late but hey! better late than never right? life has got in the way this month..sorry

My April GlossyBox finally hit my doorstep *cough, 4 weeks ago, cough* after seeing all the hype gathering up about the box online, it's safe to say I was excited!


The theme is Iconic Glamour and was based around four very iconic ladies, it comes in four colour options this month, blue, pink, yellow and green. Each colour represented an icon; Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Rita Hayworth and Elizabeth Taylor, although each box still has Marilyn on the front... confusing right!?

My first impression of the April Glossybox wasn't great. When I opened it, I was underwhelmed by what I found. It just felt like there were tiny products in a mass of tissue paper and a massive box. 


So what’s in the box?
  • Lord & Berry Lipstick Pencil in Kiss – Full size worth £10.00
  • POP Beauty Kajal Eyeliner Pen – Full size worth £6.50
  • Darphin Exquisage Beauty Revealing Cream 5ml – 50ml is £65 so 5ml is £6.50
  • Colour Club Barely There Nail Polish – Full size worth £4.10
  • Nougat London Soothing Bath Pearls – 35ml worth £6.00
  • Total value of box = £33.10



Lord & Berry Lip Crayon in Kiss - £10

We had a spoiler earlier in the month so I already knew that I was going to receive a bright red lip pencil, Lord & Berry in shade Kiss. This colour definitely has Hollywood glamour written all over it, a bright cherry red, perfectly Marilyn. However after having a lot of time to try out the product, I'm really disappointed... the pencil leaves a really matte finish which is really drying on the lips so without any sort of lip primer this pencil will be a trick and a half to keep perfect for the day, unfortunately this has gone straight to the bottom of the makeup pile..

Astral Original Face & Body Moisturiser - £3.89 for 200ml

This, I'm not so crazy about, I've seen it for years in boots stores and it's not something I'd go and pick up. This moisturiser is said to be a favourite of Hollywood stars since the 1950’s. As well as providing deep moisture, it can also remove makeup! I'm going to save it for holiday where it would be a great mini product. There’s nothing worse than taking loads of products on holiday, especially full size skin products!

Pop Beauty Kajal Pencil in Sooty Black - £6.50

Eye liner is something nearly every girl has in her make up bag. So from the point of glossybox a full sized eye liner is playing it pretty safe. The eyeliner is said to be a soft pencil, ideal for smudging (with the little smudger on the end) into a smoky eye look, however the eyeliner doesn't seem to last long and the "smudger" on the end instead of creating a beautiful smoky eye actually wipes the liner straight of your eyes. Sadly another product straight in the bottom of my collection.

Colour Club Polish in Barley There - £4.10 for 15ml

The Colour Club Nail Lacquer in Barely There is the perfect nude shade for fairer complexions – but – I have to say I was actually quite disappointed with this polish. It was just so sheer. On first application it might as well have been a clear polish, and I was still nowhere near full opacity after three applications. I guess it just depends what you’re looking for in a nail polish. I personally like a full and intense colour. If you prefer a very sheer colour that just gives shine, then this is for you.

IDC Luxury Body Lotion in Warm Lavender - £3.59 for 200ml

This lotion is a quickly absorbing, hydrating and nourishing, leaving the skin beautiful, silky soft and delicately scented. It is inspired from our favourite Hollywood icons, who loved pampering the skin with aroma of lavender. For me this product was the only positive, the smell is glorious! I have trouble sleeping so having the aroma of lavender really helps me shut my brain up and pop off to sleep. all in all lovely product, it's now proudly presented on my bedside table.

All in all a pretty negative box filled with products I'm undoubtedly going to try and pass of to my younger sister, unfortunately i paid for the 3 month collection so i still have a month to go, lets hope next months box is 100% better otherwise I'm going to have to find a new makeup subscription service.


Toodlepip xx


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Friday 1 May 2015

April's Birthday Weekend Away

I feel like i've been a bit of a ghost for a while, what can I say...balancing work and life is pretty tricky. But hey, that's not what I want to talk about today. If you follow us on twitter you will know that April, Alex and I went on a weekend away to Birmingham to celebrate aprils 23rd birthday! 

If you don't know already, we all went to university in Birmingham and this was the first time after we graduated that we were going to see each other. No word of a lie, I was really nervous to see these guys, yes I had the nervous shit's too (sorry tmi).

We booked an apartment in city centre which was absolutely beautiful. There was a bedroom, a cute little kitchen and it even had a balcony over looking the city centre. The weather that weekend was perfect! It really felt like summer, the sun was shining, we had our sunglasses on and we were getting our drink on!

The drink's started to flow earlier than expected. Well the plan was to "pace ourselves" but that didn't happen and I was the first one to start feeling the effects of alcohol. We had cooked and ate dinner in our little kitchen and then the antics began. April made a massive punch bowl full of sex on the beach. The best cocktail to get you drunk and hyper according to April. Yes she is right! Any students reading this should take note.

We also made an amazing playlist on Spotify.


When I came back from America, I brought back these gold tattoo things (not sure what the real name for it is) and I thought it would be a good idea to put them on. BAD IDEA! We literally covered our body with these tattoo's and when I say we covered everything...I mean everywhere. Enough said. Also Alex gave me a cool smokey eye because I can't create a smokey eye to save my life.

I don't really remember much of the night after April opened her presents, i'm not sure how we got to the club and how we got back. But all in all we had an amazing night! The next day we were hanging...badly. So that meant a trip to Weatherspoons for a greasy breakfast and lots of cups of tea. I mean who doesn't love tea and some grease to cure a hangover.

I did manage to film bits of footage throughout the weekend so here is a vlog I put together. Hope you enjoy :)

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