Lauren's Lifestyle

How I cleared up my skin! ft. Magnitone

I wouldn't say that I suffer with super bad break outs, but I rarely have clear skin. I have dry sensitive skin too which makes it harder when buying products!

I was sent the Magnitone Lucid around a week ago, and am amazed with the results!! It aims to give "Softer, clearer, + brighter skin in just 7 days." I for one can say it keeps to its word.

To use, just apply a small amount of your normal face wash (I've shown the 2 I use above) and gently work into the skin.

Product name: Magnitone Lucid in the colour Blue

The good

1 charge lasts 2 weeks! This is great as you can go away for a few days and not have to take the charger with you.
Light and portable.
It has 2 settings - normal and sensitive (which is great for skin like mine!!)
Within 2 days I could see a massive difference. My skin was less sensitive, have virtually no spots, and wasn't as red.
It only takes 1 minute a day. The aim is to spend 20 seconds on a third of your face; such as forehead, left cheek, and right cheek. The Magnitone will beep after every 20 seconds, and will automatically stop when you're done.

Cons

I have found no faults so far with this product. I guess the only thing I would say is that I wish I could use it for longer as it feels like a mini massage every time I use it!
The Magnitone is slightly pricey at £69.99, but as it lasts for years, I think it's worth it!

Repurchase? I wouldn't really need to repurchase but I will be buying more heads (which you replace every 12 weeks)

Where can I buy? po.st/SPX3ZE USE THE CODE LaurenB20 FOR 20% OFF.

Bye for now,

Lauren xx

University Room Tour

Hello everyone! Tomorrow I am moving out of halls for the summer so I decided to film a quick room tour before I packed everything up.

I know this is my blog, but I decided to put in a video from my YouTube channel. It's a lot easier to film a room tour than try and photograph everything!

If you want to know where anything is from then let me know by leaving a comment :)

Enjoy! -p.s why not subscribe too?

Love, Lauren xx

Having tried other teatoxes before (such as Bootea) I was up for trying another - this time it was the Slendertoxtea Teatox. I received the 14 day teatox which included 14 day teatox teabags, and 7 sleeptox tea bags.

The teabags are to be brewed for 2-3 minutes in warm but not boiling water.

The tea is meant to:

Increase Energy
Increase Metabolism
Reduce Bloating
Aid Weight Loss

I'm a firm believer in leaving an honest review, and this one is just that. The side effects were too horrible for me to want to complete the 14 days. Here's why:

(It does get a bit gross so here's your warning)

On the website it does say this: "The only real noticeable side effects you may get from the Slender Teatox are those associated with a laxative effect, these can include cramping and increased visits to the bathroom but should not include diarrhea, vomiting, severe cramping or dizziness." - bear this in mind when I explain my symptoms.

Side Effects

DAY 1: Within a few hours of taking the first tea I had a horrible feeling in my stomach - much like if you've got a tummy bug. I decided that it was probably just the result of the 'cleansing of my colon' and powered through.

A few hours later though I had an upset stomach which lasted all day. I knew this was not a good thing and looked online. I read on the Slendertoxtea website that the tea may result in a laxitive effect and so I decided that what was happening must be normal.

DAY 2: I woke up feeling god damn awful - much like the day before. Luckily I had started the teatox on a Friday so didn't have to leave my flat. Today was the day I also took the Sleeptox in the evening.

DAY 3: The cramps were horrendous, i've never felt pain like it. It was close to really bad period pains but higher up in your stomach. I also couldn't eat anything without going to the toilet straight after (Yes, I know that's gross but I said I'd be honest.) I decided to go back to the website for advice as I knew what I was experiencing was not ok. The website said this: "Depending on the intensity of these side effects you can adjust the strength of your Slendertox Tea by soaking the teabag for less time than usual."- I decided to brew the tea for around 30 seconds the next day.

DAY 4: I brewed the tea bag for 30 seconds in the morning, but I was scared the whole day that the pain would come back. Then I realised- why am I doing this to my body?!

It's because of this that I decided to stop the teatox on the 4th day in. It's not ok for me to be putting my body through something it's not comfortable with. I think I must be allergic to one of the ingredients in the tea and that's why my body reacted so bad.

I have been putting off writing this review as I never want to make a company look bad. However, I was sent the product for an honest review and here it is.

I'm not saying that you shouldn't do this teatox, but I would recommend you only brew the tea for around a minute on the first day - just to see how your body reacts to it. (it's something I wish they put on the back of the packet) Just because my body reacted bad to it doesn't mean the same will happen to everyone else - the teatox has helped many others in loosing weight!

You can but the tea here: http://www.slendertoxtea.co.uk/shop/14-day-teatox

Thanks for reading,

Lauren xx

Every time I go into Boots my eyes are drawn to these. They are the Maybelline Colour Drama Velvet Lip Pencils and today I picked up 3!

I decided to do a blog post on them because of how much I love them. They're all very pigmented which is great. One thing I would say is that as the stick itself it quite thick, it is a bit harder to get a good outline on your lips. However, you could always use your finger or a lip brush - which I will probably do next time I apply them.

The first shade is called Berry Much (which I mainly got because of the name hehe).

The next shade is Nude Perfection. (I am obsessed with nude shades recently)

The last shade is Light It Up. (as if I needed another red shade)

There are a few other colours available too, you can check them out here: http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Color-Drama-Lipstick_1505296/

Thanks for reading!

Bye for now,

Lauren x

New Favourite Fake Tan: NKD SKN*

Since around 2013 I have been experimenting with different fake tans. I'm lucky enough to tan quite easily, but throughout the winter months (and even in the summer as I live in England) it can be difficult to tan - and that's where the fake stuff comes in.

NKD SKN was nice enough to send me some of their fake tan mousse to try out; and I looooove it!

Here's why:

Product name: NKD SKN Tinted Tan Mousse

Shade I used: Dark (I think next time I would go for medium but this shade worked well too)

The good

It is odourless so you don't have that horrible 'fake tan cheesy smell'
Dries within a matter of seconds
It easy to blend so you're not left with patchy parts!

It lasts for a number of days - the bottle claims it lasts up to 7 days. (I applied it on my legs 4 days ago and my legs still look tanned - even after numerous showers)
It's easily buildable - I re-applied around 2 days after first application to get the shade I wanted.

Cons

The only con I found was that if I splashed water on the tanned area within the first half hour after applying, it did wash off on that patch - but this didn't bother me too much as I just blended it in.

Repurchase? 100%. I found no real faults so no reason why I wouldn't get it again!

BEFORE

AFTER

You can purchase this (along with their other products) here: http://www.vitaliberata.co.uk/store/?q=0&pid=190

It's also sold in Superdrug!

What are your favourite fake tans??

Top 5 nude lip products

Today I decided to blog my top 5 nude lip products! I never really used to wear lip liner or lipstick but recently have been wearing both much more. I have recently bought a few nude coloured lip products as I decided that I was getting bored of wearing the same pink/red colours - I don't really think pink suits me anyway!

1) MAC lip liner in 'Subculture'