Schwarzkopf [3D]MENSION Review

Since moving back to sunny London about a year ago now, hubby-to-be and I were lucky enough to move into the best share house ever! Were now a happy little family made up of 2 couples & the fab dude Mr B (who featured in my last men's product trial).

Now living in a share house with 3 guys does take a bit of getting used to but it is alot of fun! Our house has a steady supply of cold beer, never ending football matches to watch & willing players ready to battle it out on the PlayStation...

But seriously - they really are great guys who are always up for a laugh and don't (seem to) mind one bit that my makeup/skincare/nail/hair stuff is constantly littered throughout the house/lounge room/bathroom...

So when Immediate PR tweeted for some male guinea pigs to try out the latest guys hair products from Schwarzkopf I thought the boys would be perfect to road test some new products NOT to mention that it was also a great opportunity for the ladies in the house to grab control of the telly remote for a little while! damn football!!! (Come Dine With Me! here we come! lol)...

The postie delivered 3 products from the Schwarzkopf Professional range for the cheeky monkeys to try out:

Deep Cleansing Shampoo £9.25

Strong Hold Gel £9.45

Texturising Cream £9.25

  

So, according to the fine people at Schwarzkopf:

The days of wash and go are gone, men are more sophisticated in their styling needs now and want to do more than just towel dry their hair. That's why Schwarzkopf Professional has launched [3D]MENSION - the first hair care brand that's 100% engineered to deal with men's hair in a truly "three dimensional" way by scoping not just the three key areas of hair, scalp and roots but covering the three hair care essentials; [1] care [2] styling and [3] colour

  So with a bit of careful product placement I left the boys to their own devices...

This is the image we were aiming for...

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And this is what they came up with

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LOL

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Tee he he he reminds me of Jedward!

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Once again only Mr B was happy to appear in my blog post, here are his thoughts on the new [3D]MENSION

• Cleaned my hair good
• Smelt good
• where did you put my beer?

  

Well there you have it folks, he's a man of few words but it's from the heart ♥ 

Thanks again Mr B for being my tester bunny!

 

 I think he really loves it! ♥

Pixi GLOW *a touch of magic* collection inspired by Disney's Tinker Bell

Oh my stars! could a makeup launch be more exciting?!...

with a sprinkling of *fairy dust* I received an invite to the launch of PixiGlow at the flagship Pixi store just off Carnaby street ♥

It's a gorgeous little store which was packed full of beautiful bloggers sipping bubbily drinks, nibbling on fairy cakes and swatching sparkly products! It was a fabulous evening - apart from the fact that I managed to somehow BREAK my camera! So sadly I don't have any pics from the night... anyway not to worry - come take a peek!

 It's a six piece collection inspired by Disney's Tinker Bell...

*The PixiGlow extension line offers that final sprinkle of twinkle for eyes, lips and cheeks, allowing women to turn an ordinary look into an extraordinary one while celebrating every day with a touch of magic*...

 Fairy Face Palette in Pixi Belle, £32

 Straight on till Morning Liner, £9.50

 Catching Shadows Crayon in Beaming Reflection, £12

 Fairy Dust in Moonlit Luster, £10

 Pirouette Pink polish - pink with golden shimmer

Magic Tink Tint in Happy Thoughts Pink, £12

 So what do you think? super cute isn't it?!

As the new collection has recently launched in Boots there are amazing bonus points on offer for Boots card holders

 ♥

And the Liebster goes to...

OH MY STARS!!!!

I cannot believe I have gone and done it again! my second Liebster award!

Awww I think I'm going to cry!!!

I would like to thank Amy of course! and a big thank you to all my lovely 142 blog followers for reading my little blog & for taking the time to comment and follow me on twitter ♥

So what exactly is the Liebster? it's a cute little way of waving a big hello to bloggers with less than 200 followers. When you receive one you then give the award to 5 more blogs, isn't that sweet?

So, the rules are:

♥ Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to the site ~ Thank you Amy at amyknowsbest!

♥ Copy and paste the liebster award logo to your blog

  

♥ Choose five more up-and-coming bloggers who you feel deserve the award and hope that they will accept and nominate in turn five more.

 http://missmakeuplover1.blogspot.com/

http://loopysos.blogspot.com/

http://girlfriday4hire.blogspot.com/

 http://www.the-daisychain.com/

http://ritualeyes.blogspot.com/

x

The secret diary of a stingy girl continues...

I have a confession

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I hate paying retail ~ with a P A S S I O N !

So I've been saving my pennies...

(Literally)

And shopping like a little smartie pants! But where?...

  

Central London's only indoor and outdoor all year round carboot sale!

Every Sunday at:

Pimlico Academy, Chichester Street entrance, Lupus Street, London, SW1V 3AT

 

AND, if you follow Capitalcarboot on twitter like I do 

you will be given a not so secret code word to gain free entry from 12.30

 

But, who cares about that?!  

 

look what I found!

 

I love my new coat! and best of all it only cost £2!!!

Isn't it lovely? ~ I think it goes fabulously well with my 

£3 pink Aldo shoes! 

So what do you think? fabulous or what? 

x

Hairy scary?

 

As a self proclaimed selfish cow, it pains me to say that sometimes it's not always all about me...

Let me introduce you to The Real Shaving Co.

Hubby-to-be was very surprised that something had actually arrived in the mail for him. Naturally I opened up all the tubes and had a good old poke about at all the products. And you know what? they smell, well - MANLY! Nice! 

So with a box of brand sparkly new products to try out and me being insanely jealous, you know what the cheeky bugger then asked for? new razors! cheeky monkey indeed! then told me was too camera shy to actually appear in the blog post... Grrr!

 So what to do, what to do?

In come's fabulous new housemate Bronson! who was more than happy (after the offer of free beer & gentle persuasian) to be my tester bunny! hurrah!

SUPERSTAR!

a natural born product tester!

pondering what he's got himself into!!

I asked Mr B what he thought of The Real Shaving Co. products?

Mr B: Ummm, yeah they were good

LJ: what was your favourite product?
Mr B: the scrubbing one, that was good! I'll use that one again.

LJ: would you buy these again when they run out?

Mr B: Yep!

LJ: so, what would you rate the products out of 5?

LJ: Oh good, so that's a solid 5?

Mr B: nope, make that 6 out of 5!

So there you have it! a 6 out of 5! impressive, good job Mr B! 

With Christmas looming I would highly recommend some goodies from The Real Shave Co. for your other half, as stocking fillers, a pressie for your best guy mate or the office kris kringle.

And best of all they are all under a fiver! - unless you add on brand new razors!! lol

♥

Shopping up a tropical storm with L.A. Colors

 Dragging hubby-to-be to Westfield London is never a good idea... 

I knew I had to make it quick!

After wondering around aimlessly I spotted...

Oh my stars I love that shop! from fragrance, to makeup & skincare it has it all! but best of all for the true inner stingy shopper Beauty Base has treats from as little as 99p!

Like nailpolish ♥

I love it! perfect for my new grey dress jumper ♥

As a huge fan of spending less, I have to say I was not disappointed whatsoever with this little cheapie polish, it painted on evenly, streak free & as a little added bonus it actually dried quickly between coats! 

win/win

The secret diary of a stingy girl continues...

I'm pleased to say I've transferred my stingy/frugal ways across the other side of the world & discovered a whole new perspective on stingy shopping i.e. charity shops & carboot sales! ta da!

Oooh they are delightful!

Don't frown darling! it's not "charity ewww..." it's 

 

Here is a quick little post about my morning charity shop bargain hunt...

Shoes! Yes, shoes!!!

Pink ones! aren't they cute?

unfortunately due to the rubbish weather, I can't get a true picture of the colour but they are a soft baby pink ♥

they even have bows ♥

but, wait for it - they are from ALDO! seriously!!! 
Oooh nice!


so considering shoe's from ALDO can average around £65+ 
how much did I pay for these lovelies??

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Yep! that's right 3 shiny british pounds, or for my aussie friends that's the bargain price of 

AU$4.70 !!!

So who's with me? are they a bargain, or what!? 
do you think they are cute? would you wear them? 

have you come across any fabulous finds lately? 

Would you like to see more of my stingy/frugal charity shop bargains?

♥