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Body Shop... Love's & Hate

Hi Guys! just a quick post about a few of my Body Shop bits that I have been using on and off since Au tumn ! and thought I would just share my thoughts on them.. The items that I have actually fallen in love with are the 'Camomile Waterproof Eye Make-up Remover' & the lovely 'Extra Virgin Mineral's Powder Foundation Brush' (or as we know it a 'Kabuki brush')  camomile waterproof eye make-up remover £7.00 The Camomile W aterproof Make-Up Remover is brilliant!  I had been looking for a effective eye make-up remover for a while and have tried from the cheapest to the most expensive ones out there and had nearly given up until I came across this tube of magic! This make -up remover doesn't cost a fortune and has caused no irritation to my very sensitive eye's whooppiie! I t does exactly what it says on the packaging and is an easy no frills addition to my everyday cleansing ritual.  This cream is cool and gentle on your fragi...

What's on your lips?

Do you always know what your wearing on your lips? or do you just know the name of the brand & shade? With Red lipsticks being very popular at the moment and me trying to find my perfect shade of red I found out a few more things then I had anticipated.... Well this may not be news to some people as it was to me but it really did shock me to find out that nearly 50% of all lipsticks manufactured in the US contains pig fat to give the shiny appearance!  I always thought to myself that in this day and age where there are so many synthetic & vegetarian alternative's cosmetic companies wouldn't still be using animal derived ingredients but I was very disappointed by what I found. The very brief summary below shows a list's all the animal, fish, insect derived ingredients which are used routinely in majority of lipsticks here in the UK. Names of animal derived ingredients. Wax (usually beeswax)  provides the solid shape of the lipstick. Glycerine (usuall...