More Feet inside - an update on my file!

You may remember I got sent a foot file to test and I shockingly added pictures of my most hated body part here. I hate all feet bar babies so heaven knows how I will cope when I qualify to do pedicures, gah!

Anyway enough of that, on to the file ! I think this did a great job, it got rid of the hard bits, scraggly bits and all I have problem with now is dry feet but I didn't use moisturiser as I wanted to give this a shot on its own to test its effectiveness.

The worst bit of hard skin I get is on my ball, never got this until years of dancing on hard floors and it never went away, but with regular filing it has gone!

Overall I am really impressed with the file, it will last a long time and only needs a rinse under water to get it back to full effectiveness. 

My file was sent to me for review and all views are my own, you can purchase them from http://www.design-glassware.com/luxury-edition-nail-files/969-crystal-file-foot-365-2.html

Well worth it and check out the rest of the beautiful crystal adorned things such as compact mirrors, tweezers, keyrings and even brushes!

How was your Christmas? Update and a review inside!

Hope you all got spoilt and had a wonderful time!

I got mostly beauty gifts, of course! Including 3 BareMinerals sets, Soap and Glory's Hey Big Splendour, Stila Blockbuster colour palette, some funky kitchen tins, a make-up bag and mirror, slippers, a dress, a new charm for my bracelet, a cupcake shaped cookie jar, a Willow Tree trinket box, a photo canvas, and a Mandara Spa ultimate getaway pamper bag which I will be part reviewing today.

Now this I was looking forward to getting! I haven't had a bath in about 6 months, I just prefer the speed of showers! But today I had a nice bath using my Amber Heaven products from my Mandara spa collection, which I love so much I have just bought more stuff in the sales on Sainsbury's! Anyhoo, back to the review!
I used the Amber Heaven Indulging bath and the shower cream and the smell is divine! Quite strong but very relaxing, and the shower cream is delicious feeling, soft and very foamy even though it is free from SLS, SLES, parabens, mineral oil and DEA.
The smell didn't last particularly long on the skin, but am getting the body lotion soon to layer it up.

Mandara Spa products are a sister brand to Elemis, but more affordable and the quality, naturalness and environmental goodness shows through.
Available at larger Sainsbury's store and from www.timetospa.co.uk

My Soap and Glory essentials

Every Christmas for 3 or maybe 4 years I receive at least one present that upon unwrapping contains the iconic blank and pink packaging of a Soap and Glory gift set, and my heart always soars as it is my favourite body care brand.

For years I have been a chop and changer when it comes to shower stuff, body lotions and creams and often get seduced by something new and shiny with promises of sparkle, softness, moisture, firming, yada yada yada.

Soap and Glory is one brand that I use 99% of the time and buy it as well as wait for my gift box, which having a great mum, is usually the biggest gift set in Boots!

My favourites are

http://www.boots.com/en/Soap-Glory-Flake-Away-trade-Body-Scrub-300ml_27894/

This is heaven. The smell is divine and it is packed full of exfoliating granules, which I love! It is like a spa strength scrub and it really zings up my skin and the oils in are really moisturising too. The scent lasts for hours. 9 hours post shower and my arms are still soft and fragrant. A must buy for lovers of body scrubs!

http://www.boots.com/en/Soap-Glory-The-Righteous-Butter-trade-Body-Butter-300ml_27858/

This has the same fragrance as the Flake Away scrub and is a gorgeous rich and buttery (who'd a thunk it?!) texture and is readily absorbed without being greasy. I tend to use this more in the colder months, when the scrub and mositure rich body wash won't really cut it alone.

A little goes a long way, although the pot makes it tempting to just dive in and scoop out a handful!

http://www.boots.com/en/Soap-Glory-Clean-On-Me-trade-Creamy-Clarifying-Shower-Gel-500ml_27846/

Again, the same Original Pink fragrance. This is a lovely body wash and lathers up really well if you use the body puff (there own super sized puff is amazing!) Skin is left feeling soft and sweet, and in warmer months I find I don't need to follow on with a body moisturiser.

http://www.boots.com/en/Soap-Glory-The-Breakfast-Scrub-trade-Body-Exfoliator-300ml_1114195/

This is a fairly new S&G product. I got it in a gift pack as being a devoted Flake Away fan I would have other wise ignored this! It smells like breakfast, in all honesty the name gives that away but I wasn't expecting it to smell of sweet, honeyed porridge!

It is a nice scrub, it is not as hardcore as Flake Away, so people of a softer nature will love it. It is amazingly softening, thanks to the oats, shea and honey.

Now for my fail safe, speedy shower cream!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SOAP-GLORY-FOAM-BODY-200ml/dp/B005GH4IYQ/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1313866586&sr=8-13

This is the bees knees. I adore it, it smells fresh and fab, and totally different to the Original Pink, which I love but sometimes want a fresh scent. This lathers up a treat, using a fairly small 10p sized blob. I use a body puff but once that is lathered and I have bubbled up I also rub with my hands, and this releases little blobs of moisturiser and it feels totally amazing! Skin is hydrated and radiant once out of the shower and dry. A fail safe that appears to be off the Boots website, and S&G's. Which is concerning!