Green Tea - My Skin Saviour

It's not a Tuesday I know, but I want to do a teen talk Tuesday style post all about my best friend Green Tea! A few weeks back I started a challenge to drink a cup of green tea everyday or even every other day if i can, to see what a difference it makes to me health wise and other benefits as well - and boy oh boy it has made such a big impact on my life. You won't see benefits straight away as it does take time!

Why Green Tea? 
Green tea has been used as a medicine for thousands of years, originating in China but widely used throughout Asia this beverage has a multitude of uses from lowering blood pressure to preventing cancer. The reason that green tea has more health benefits attached to it than black tea is (apparently) due to the processing. Black tea is processed in a way that allows for fermentation whereas green tea’s processing avoids the fermentation process. As a result, green tea retains maximum amount of antioxidants and poly-phenols the substances that give green tea its many benefits.

How has it benefited me? 

Well, I have seen a huge difference in my skin! I have a problem with breakouts and have found very few treatments that work for a long period of time, but since starting to drink green tea my over all skin complexion and the breakout frequency has improved so much. My main spots always used to come out on my forehead and they have dramatically decreased, there are still scars there but its good enough for me! I have also been sleeping a lot better (And a lot early in fact!) after a few hours of drinking the tea I feel tired and ready to close my eyes and sleep like a baby! 

There are so many other benefits to green tea such as helping with weight loss, and more that you can read here! 

Have you tried drinking a cup of green tea? What are your benefits?

Beverly Hills Formula Toothpaste GIVEAWAY!

Hello hello, today I have a very exciting give away for you all! If you remember a few weeks back, I blogged about the amazing BHF Perfect White/Black Toothpaste which you can read here where I talked about how amazing this toothpaste is and what a difference I have seen in my oral hygiene! I love the products because they are totally different to anything else I have tried, and it has actually worked really well. 

The first thing I want you all to do is to fill in this questionnaire for the lovely people over at BHF so they know what to produce in the future.

and use rafflecopter below to fill in some details so it is easier to contact you! Wait for it, there will not only be one winner but in fact THREE WINNERS! So get answering the questions and soon you could be the owner of the following;  

Beverly Hills Perfect White Black

Beverly Hills Perfect White

Beverly Hills Perfect White Sensitive

Beverly Hills Natural

find out more about these products here--

www.beverlyhillsformula.com

Ahhh, how exciting you could be on the road for that perfect summer smile. 

THIS IS ONLY OPEN TO RESIDENTS IN THE UK :) No option is mandatory so enter however you want!

 

Elegant Touch Nail Spray|| Review

A few weeks back I went to Superdrug and found this Elegant Touch Rapid Dry Nail Spray and after reading the front of the bottle I just had to buy it. It claims to dry your nails in 60 seconds and conditions your nails with Vitamin E, this is perfect for any girl like me who loves to paint her nails but cannot sit still to wait for them to dry without doing anything. I was amazed at the fact that this is a spray that dries your nails, unlike a top coat that also claims to dry your nails really quickly. 

I love it because it doesn't smell at all and you don't need to wash it off afterwards, all you do is spray it onto your nails from a 10cm distance and then I recommend to let it sit for a while until it dries for about 60-90 seconds. The only thing is the that it leaves a oily residue on your nails, but not worry just rub it in to your cuticles and then you are conditioning your nails at the same time! 

I honestly can't find the words to describe how amazing this product is, if you happen to pop into boots or superdrug then pick a bottle of this stuff up for around £3 because it is life changing!

February Favourites|| 2014

Its time for the favourites of this month! I will be doing these posts every month, as I find that I will have much more to talk about instead of doing them every month, but the months I won't be doing them there will be something in there place I promise! This month I have been loving a whole load of things and can't wait to share them with you :) 

Real Techniques Essential Foundation Brush - I have been the loving this brush loads lately, but I use it a the wrong way because I don't use it foundation! I actually really like to use it for concealer under my eye, it works really well with blending and is easier to use than other brushes as they are really soft. 

Elegant Touch Rapid Dry Spray - I haven't technically had this for very long, but I have been using alot so I just needed to talk about it! This spray is amazing and dries my nails ever so quickly that when I have finished painting my nails - I am always wanting to go and do something so this spray makes it so much easier to do everything! 

Ted Baker Body Soufflé - Something I got in a gift set from Christmas that I have fallen in love with, recently I have been using this on my arms after moisturising as I have really dry skin and this just makes me smell really nice! 

Triangle Necklace - The problem with going to college for me is that I can't wear any long necklaces because of my ID badge so instead I wanted to find a short statement one that will sit nicely with everything else that I have. And this one from Store Twenty One was reduced in the sale to £2 and therefore I couldn't resist from buying it! Ever since I have been wearing it with everything, especially with collared shirts and jumpers as it looks amazing. 

 Naked 3 - Who would have guessed that this would be in this post?! I freaking love this palette and all the colours in it, every time I have been going out or wanting to do some easy and simple eye makeup I have been going for the palette. The shades on the left hand side are the ones I have been using more than anything else as they are more neutral rose gold. 

Sleek Blush in Rose Gold -  This blush suits my skin tone so much, I love the way it looks so natural and gives my skin a natural glow. It also stays on my skin for a long time and works with any looks that I am going for, if you know me then you will know that I am not the biggest fan of blush but something about this one just makes me fall in love! 

Soap&Glory Thick and Fast - Another product I have been reaching for lately is this soap and glory mascara! I love wearing mascara on my eyes that give me volume and thicken them up to really enhance my eyes and these make my lashes look so big and amazing.  

Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie - I love the Revlon lip butter range, and one of my current favourites is 'Berry Smoothie' the colour pay off is amazing on my lips and it is really natural so goes well with anything and great to put on in the morning  and then it lasts all day. 

NYC Foundation - There is just something about this foundation that I have been loving, at first I really didn't like it but it turns out that I just wasn't using it the right way?! I was applying it with my hands and blending it with my fingers - but now I use it with a stippling/blending brush and use two layers both even to build up the coverage. 

Rimmel Salon Pro in Hip Hop - Ahh I have fallen in love with the Salon Pro range that Rimmel have got. I have only got Hip Hop but I love the other shades in the range as well which will be a cheeky purchase soon. The formula of this polish is really weird because it is very watery (well i think it is) but then on your nails it is very pigmented, thick and only needs one coat! 

Sally Hansen Nail Growth Serum - This nail serum is no stranger to this blog, I have been recently using this to help with the condition of my nails not only is it helping with the growing of the nails but also with the cuticle area which always gets really dry.

Wow..that was a lot! I need a cup of tea...hope you enjoyed this post and look out for a random favourites type post very soon!