Giveaway & Sudocrem Skin Care Cream Review

I'm gonna get straight to the point with this review, when Sudocrem first sent me a sample of their skin care cream I was unimpressed by it. The only way I can describe their packaging is blah and the notion that its handbag size seems ridiculous to me; when would I ever reach into my bag for a tube of thick white cream to smoother over a full face of makeup? 
I was also scared to apply this to blemishes, in my head something which appears to be heavy and moisturising would only make my spots worse right? After being assured on twitter of its wonderful properties I braved applying it over one spot and to my surprised the spot almost disappeared completely over night. 

OK so as a spot treatment it really works, more so than most. I don't know how or why it works but I don't care because right now there isn't a blemish on my face :)
That still led me to question why would someone buy this over a different treatment that already works for them? Its £1.99 for 30g, my previous treatment of choice retails for around £4.40 or 15ml. An absolute bargain!

Remember the cream is heavy so you need to apply it very sparingly. If you put to much on it makes your skin look and feel greasy. One more thing I liked about this product is the fact that I can wear it under makeup. So many products claim to be 'invisable' but dry up and flake off leaving my makeup looking patchy. This sinks in a bit like a moisturiser so works great under a primer or foundation. 
If you buy this product you won't get a sense luxury and yes, the product occasionally gets stuck in the tube; but you will get a simple, effective treatment for your blemishes at a good price. What more could a girl ask for? 

Sudocrem were over generous to me, they sent me 3 tubes. Two will last me forever so I'm giving one away! To enter just leave a comment below telling me what your favourite spot treatment is! The contest will close on the 29st August and anyone can enter, I shall be posting the prize myself to please leave your twitter/email address in the comments so I can contact you if you win. 

Good Luck,

Onna

FOTN: I turned 20! :)

So yesterday was my 20th birthday and to celebrate with my blogging friends I thought I'd show you a few snaps from my birthday party. Also thank you so much for all the "Happy Birthday's" on twitter! Made my day! I had the most amazing night and all my friends are little stars! We had pre-drinks at mine, including vodka jelly (yum) then proceeded to get even more drunk in town. I've been requested to make a video/blog post on what I got so I'll do that a little later on. 

Me and Emily

I really liked the way my makeup photographed so here's what I'm wearing:

Face

Lancome Tient Idole Foundation

Gosh Touch Up Concealer 02

Rimmel Translucent Powder

 Benefit high beam

 Sleek blush in pixie pink

 Clinique Bronzer

Eyes

Brown & Black e/s Sleek Original Palette

M.A.C Jest to Highlight

Maybelline Gel liner

Girls Aloud Kimberley Lashes

Hair

Curled using both my straighteners and my conical wand with lots of hair spray!

Oufit

Mustard Dress:New Look(Mila

(one of their concession brands)

Black Wedges: Primark

Navy Bag: Primark

Me and Chezzie

Jess and I dancing <3

Jenny, Chezzie, Sian, Emily

Jess, Tom, Brittany and some girl I dont know lol

Chezza Hair

After watching Sara's Youtube Video on how to use velcro rollers, it reminded me how much I used to love mine, so on Saturday night I go out my straighteners and my rollers and created some massive hair! I straightened each piece before I put the rollers in so they would cool into a nice shape. I left them in for about an hour and my god did I get a lot of volume. I sometimes forget how thick my hair is.

If you're stuck for 'evening hair' ideas I'd definitely recommend velco rollers, they are so easy and they give you plenty of time to do your makeup and have a cheeky drink :)

Just a quick twitpic of how I place the rollers in my hair.

Hope you all had a good weekend,

Onna

Giveaway: Alice Takes A Trip...

Frooly is a market place for independent retailers. Basically its a great way for small businesses to get there products out there. It sells a great mixture of fashion, jewelry, gifts and arts and crafts. Its the kind of place I'd go to to buy a special birthday present for someone.

Frooly recently got in touch with me asking me if I'd like to do a giveaway with one of their online shops. I've not done a giveaway in about a year and I thought it might be more fun than reading about something I got sent. They let me pick out any piece from the website but the shop 'Alice Takes a Trip' really stood out to me; its cute, vintage-style and kitch. I picked out the 'Rabbit Looking Glass Necklace' (Pictured Above) for one of my readers to win. All you have to do to win this necklace is go onto the Frooly website and pick out your favourite item, then leave a comment on this post with a link to the item. Simples! 


If you could leave at twitter name or email address that would be great. That way if you win, I can contact you to get your postal address. Please remember I will be passing on your address to Frooly so they can send out the prize. 


The giveaway ends on the 8th August so get commenting :)

Good Luck, 

Onna 

What's on your mind?

• Sorry about the photobooth picture. I'm at home, in bed after coming down with something. Wash you hands and take your vitamins people, somethings going around!
• I want caramel blonde hair but I just don't think going lighter actually suites me anymore! #seriousproblemobviously
• I feel like I need a change, I want a proper career but I'm turning 20 soon and I work at New Look *face palm*
• I've officially signed up to Open University and will start my degree in English Literature and Language in October. So excited as I miss writing essays (Sad but true) 
• Also wanted to thank everyone who suggested the OU after my college catastrophe, I'm seriously grateful as I would have never thought of it. 

Have a good everyone :) 

Onna 

OOTD: I'm just too hot...

...to wear makeup. I didn't want to put foundation on today as I'm boiling, which resulted in very few OOTD pictures for you as I didn't feel like showing much of my face. Also sorry for the bra showing, I can't think of an excuse for that. 

Shorts: Primark

Vest: New Look

Necklace: New Look

Waistcoat: New Look

The back of the waistcoat is my favourite part of the outfit... so pretty and girly, not something I would usually go for. And as you can see I went for the usually messy updo. 

Have a good week,

Onna x

My Brazilian Wax Experience

Source Apologies for the lack of pictures but lets face it, I wasn't going to take before & after pictures of my va-jay-jay to post on my blog :)


Preparation:
For me, this is the worst bit. YES you do have to grow your hair back. You need about 1/4 inch of hair, minimum for waxing. I let it grow for around a month, but usually 3 weeks will be more than enough. 


Price:
I paid £22 for the Brazilian and £28 for a full leg wax. When you add that up its pretty expensive to pay every month or so. If you live near London I'm sure you will pay a lot more. If I were  to continue waxing I think I'd skip the legs to cut the cost. 


Pain Level:
I would describe the pain as uncomfortable but bearable. It does hurt but its not so bad that you run away crying :)I've also been told the pain subsides the more you get it done, a bit like plucking your eyebrows I guess.


Process: 
The whole process took around 50 minutes and the girl who did my wax made me feel really comfortable so I didn't find it awkward or embarrassed. The leg wax was standard, she started at the front, worked her way up, then finished the wax with a soothing oil. The Brazilian was a little more complicated. You get to wear some snazzy disposable knickers (sexy) and you have to bend your leg in lots of weird positions (not difficult ones) in order to tense your skin. Its undignified but it helps to reduce the pain. If you didn't already know, a Brazilian is where you wax everything off apart from a little 'landing strip' and bare in mind, some bits hurt more than others... the tweezing to finish was the worst!


Results:
I'm so happy with the results of the Brazilian. At the time it bled the tiniest amount and looked a little red, but that goes away after about 12-24 hours. You also can't have hot baths or apply any products for 24 hours. After the leg wax there are still a few missed hairs, which is disappointing but they weren't long enough to be waxed off. I guess thats the only downside for me. I've been told the wax should last around 4-6 weeks but with some leg hair missed I'm sure they won't last that long.

Hope someone found this post useful,

Much Love,

Onna x