Review: Travalo Classic Excel

I am a definite perfume addict and I love always smelling nice (who doesn't?). It's nice to have a scent with you whilst on your travels - especially on those days where you might not have gotten the chance to put anything on. 

However, you don't always want to be hauling around a giant glass bottle in my bag when I want a little spritz of perfume so finding the item I'm posting about today was a pretty awesome discovery!  The item I'm talking about is the Travalo perfume atomiser. It's a tiny little bottle that you can carry any one of your perfumes in - this particular atomiser carries a decent 5ml which makes it perfect for travel and an ideal size to pop in your bag.

Using the refillable Travalo is really easy as well. You can use it with practically any perfume you have that can have its spray head removed. Then, all you have to do once you've removed the nozzle, is pump the Travalo up and down on the perfume bottles tube and watch it fill up! This process takes a few seconds and then you've got a cute little bottle full of your favourite scent ready to take wherever you want! The Travalo also doesn't leak - which is something I had worried about before getting it but luckily, it's totally leak free and safe to carry around, perfect! 

Overall, I think this is a handy little item to have and it's nice not having to carry around a massive bottle of perfume everywhere. It also carries a good amount which means you can get quite a few sprays out of it before needing to refill. This is a really useful little tool and I think it'd make a great gift for you or someone else!

You can grab a Travalo from FeelUnique for £11.49

REVIEW: Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Cream

Feet - an area of the body that we all sometimes ignore. Our feet go through an awful lot and sadly it can subsequently show in their condition and so, sometimes we need to give out feet a little bit of a pamper. With that in mind, I thought I'd share with you my thoughts on a product specifically for those tootsies from Burts Bees: their Coconut Foot Creme. I got this product as apart of their Tips and Toes set that I purchased from FeelUnique which you can check out here.

As described by Burts Bees themselves, their Coconut Foot Creme is a natural product combining coconut oil, lanolin, rosemary and peppermint to rejuvenate and refresh your feet. Now, Coconut and Peppermint sounds like a bit of a weird mix right? But this cream actually smell lovely - it's not overpowering as you may think and it's actually a very pleasant scent in my opinion.

The cream itself is very thick in consistency - think of something along the lines of Elizabeth Ardens 8 Hour Cream for instance. And as you would know from that product, it's meant to be instensley moisturising which is exactly what this foot cream is too.

And it is exactly because of it's thick, oily consistency that it's very rich and helps to soak your feet in moisture and give it the hydration and treatment it needs to relieve dryness and cracked skin. This factor also means that it can therefore feel a little bit greasy on the skin and it can take a minute or so to melt the product and effectively work into the skin. 

So, with this in mind, it's probably not ideal as a day cream - unless of course slipping around the house sounds like fun... For me, this is an ideal deep moisturising treatment for overnight use - apply liberally to your feet, pop on some socks and let this stuff do it's magic as you catch some z's.

Overall, I really love this cream and I'll definitely be repurchasing it in a bigger size. A little bit of this goes a long way because of how rich it is and I therefore think that £10.75 (FeelUnique) for full size isn't bad at all - especially because it does actually work for me.

First Impressions: Urban Decay VICE 3 Palette!

Hey guys! How have you been? Man, it's been a bit of stressful week with Uni work and I've still got a little bit more to do. But, the Christmas holidays are approaching and I'm staying positive! In this post, I thought I'd share with you my first impressions of Urban Decay's VICE 3 palette!

So, the VICE 3 palette contains 20 eyeshadows most with a strong metallic finish (though some definitely have more of that kind of finish than others). The colours range from deep burgundy's to neutrals to bright greens and teals. They are also arranged by shade type which is always helpful if you're wanting to go for a particular look.

What I particularly like about this palette is the fact that it comes with a really handy makeup bag which is completely free with the palette itself. This is my first VICE palette and I just love the packaging that this one comes in. It's sleek and stylish and really compact / slim so it'd be great for travelling as well as storage. The abstract design of the packaging is visually striking and really make the palette stand out - it has a really high end feel to it. You also get an additional double ended brush which is again handy for travel.

Let's get into the good stuff: the colours! So, as I said you get 20 shades and they are (from left to right):

• Truth: Pale pinky nude with a matte finish.
• Dragon: A bright, shimmery green with a metallic finish.
• Vanity: A deep eggplant shade with a metallic finish and micro glitters.
• Undone: A beige shadow with matte/satin finish.
• Freeze: A bright metallic mid-blue with micro glitter.
• Lucky: A metallic bronze shade.

• Downfall: A warm toned light brown with a matte finish.
• Heroine: A navy with pearl finish.
• Reign: A deep brown satin.
• DTF: A taupe with a matte/pearl finish.
• Brokedown: A golden-brown with micro glitter and shimmer finish.
• Bobby Dazzle: A metallic with gold micro glitter.

• Alien: Pinky peach with a golden shift.
• Last Sin: A champagne shade with silver micro glitter.
• Alchemy: Deep fuchshia with a satin finish.
• Angel: A light taupe/silver with micro glitter.

• Bondage: Smoky burgundy with micro glitter.
• Defy: A smoky taupe with a satin finish.
• Sonic: Metallic red-copper shade.
• Revolver: A soft black shade with a iridescent pearl finish.

So far, i really love this palette. Urban Decay palettes have become my favourites by far and I just can't seem to get enough of them. Their eyeshadows are just so silky and long lasting and so easy to work with. From what I can gather thus far, these are no different either. Some are a little chalky but that's not really a massive issue for me. The colours are a great mix of neutrals and brights for a whole range of great looks for both night and day. I feel that you can create so many unique and beautiful looks with this palette and so many of these colours are unique to my own collection. I'm not really a fan of singles shadows but I can definitely see myself buying some of these shades separately as they are so striking. As you can probably tell then, I'm very impressed and pleased with the VICE 3!

I feel like this palette is ideal for a whole range of people due to the contrast in shades. If you're a neutral gal, you've got them in abundance here but there's also room for a little experimentation with some colour too for those of us who like a bit of something different! 

I'd definitely check this palette out if you haven't already, at least take a peek at it in store and see what you think - I think you'll love it! I got mine from FeelUnique for £42.00.