Review: Ebay Cut Out Boots

 
Hello Readers,

Today I will be reviewing for you my Cut Out Ankle Boots which I received as a present from my boyfriend Chris, over 2 weeks ago now. Cut out boots are massively on trend right now and in a post that I did yesterday, I actually featured these boots. As there is such a demand for this style of shoe right now I thought it might be helpful if I review these boots for those of you who may be interested in buying them.

These boots are from Ebay and cost £29.99. The seller I purchased them from stocks 3 different versions of the boots so you do have some variety in what to chose from. You can get them in Black Faux Leather, Black Suede or Tan Brown Faux Leather. I picked them up in Black Faux Leather as Suede shoes are a nightmare to keep clean and I'd have an easier time styling black leather than brown leather as I mostly tend to wear monochrome outfits.

Delivery is £3.99 which obviously does bump up the price a little more however I think this is a perfectly acceptable amount for a pair of boots. My boyfriend ordered these on the 15th of September and they were with me by the 19th. Believe it or not but this was my first item I had ever gotten off of Ebay and I was extremely happy with the service!

The boots themselves are really good quality. I've worn them many times now and I have had no problems with them whatsoever. They're true to size which was a massive relief as getting shoes without trying them on is always a gamble for me. Surprisingly these boots did not require any breaking in and are extremely comfortable, I've not experienced any rubbing or any blisters!  

The gold hardware on the boots is also of good quality, I've had nothing break or come off like I know some people have experienced with the New Look boots. I haven't noticed any scratches or scuffs on the hardware either.

 

Overall I couldn't have been more happy with these boots. The quality of them is amazing, the price was really reasonable and the service was great. The boots are so easy to style and I've had many compliments on them. I would highly recommend these boots to anyone who is trying to find a cheaper dupe for the cut out boots!

That's all for this post, I hope you're all well.

Paige.

Origins Super Spot Remover Review.

 

Hello Readers,

It's finally October! As some of you may know, October is National Blogging month, otherwise known as "Blogtober". Blogtober is a challenge in which a blogger has to try and post everyday in the month of October. (Pretty self explanatory, I know) I have decided to try and attempt this challenge although I really don't know if I'll do it haha. For my first Blogtober post I will be doing a review of the Origins Super Spot Remover.

I've had this product since March so I've been using it long enough to have formed an opinion on it. I'm not really a skincare person at all so I don't tend to experiment much with products. Prior to picking this up I had never tried a Origins product before, I knew of the brand but never bothered to look at any of the stuff they did. I hadn't even heard of this product until one evening when I was watching a video from Youtuber DollyBowBow and she recommended this product for dealing with spots. I was having a bit of a bad time with my skin and thought I would pick it up. This tiny little bottle retails for an eye watering £14. I was in 2 minds whether or not to purchase this as £14 is a lot of money for such a tiny little bottle. However I decided if I should splurge on something, surely it should be skincare.
 

*Sorry for how dirty the packaging is, it was in my make-up bag previously*

This is Origins Description for their Super Spot Remover;
Red PMS blemish? Bad joke breakout? Heal, fight and fade it fast. Just dab on a dot and feel blemish-busting Salicylic Acid instantly help speed healing while anti-spot technology helps visibly correct post blemish darkening. Skin-calming Caffeine and Red Algae help visibly relieve irritating redness. And to help keep skin looking spotless, super exfoliators eliminate excess oils and pore-clogging debris.

First let me start of by saying that you get 10ml of product within the bottle and surprisingly it does last a long time. Like I said, I picked this up in March of this year, we're now in October and I'm just over half way so that's quite impressive. You don't need to put much of this on at all as a little goes a long way with this one, which is just as well considering the tiny sized bottle.

This is a gel treatment so after dabbing a bit of this on a blemish it will harden within 5 minutes and begin to dry out the imperfection. I personally found that on certain blemishes, in particular spots that were quite big or angry looking, they did tend to sting after I had applied this product. The stinging would only last for a few moments and stopped after the gel had began to harden. I'm not sure if everyone who has used this product has experienced this, I've read a few reviews where people have mentioned nothing about it and others where they have stated that they also experienced the same slight stinging sensation. This product has quite a strong scent to it which at best can be described as a sort of medical scent. It was quite overwhelming at first however the more you use it, the more you become accustomed to the scent and now it doesn't faze me whatsoever.

Despite the occasional slight pain, the product does do what it's meant to do so in that sense I don't mind it too much. This product drastically reduces a spot in size and also reduces the redness of a spot very quickly. However I try to only use this when I have quite severe spots which prove to be stubborn, sore or big as I feel it's a bit harsh to use on a regular basis and on tiny little blemishes which will easily go away within a day or so.

I personally have found that if I apply too much of this for too long the Salicylic Acid in it actually causes my skin to peel. Salicylic Acid is a chemical which is used for a number of different skin conditions including psoriasis, warts etc. It's used as it softens the outside layer of the skin therefore allowing it to shed and peel. So I'd advise you to be very careful with this product as for me the peeling skin was more horrific than the spots I was trying to get rid of. The skin that peeled off took about a week to heal and during that time It upset me quite a lot as there was nothing I could do to hide it or make it look a little less obvious. If I covered it with makeup, halfway through the day it would look absolutely horrendous as my makeup was peeling off too. So for me that side effect of the product really got me down, however I have learnt my lesson and am now more responsible with how much of this product I apply and how often.

I personally found it to be quite a powerful spot remover and therefore I believe it's too harsh to use on a regular basis. I now use another spot treatment to treat any slight blemishes I have and only ever use the Origins one on spots that are quite stubborn or large, like I said earlier on in my post.

I hope this review has been somewhat useful to any of you who are looking into picking this product up. Have you used this product? What do you think of it?
Let me know in the comments as I'd love to hear some other opinions of this product!

I hope you're all well.

Paige.

 

 

 



Overrated Products #1: Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation.

Hello Everyone!

Todays post will be my first overrated products post, I will be doing more of these over time as I have a fair few products that I purchased due to the hype and then ended up being disappointed by. The product that I'll be discussing today is the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation. I bought this product some time last year, I can't exactly pinpoint when but I definitely know it was during the last year. Now I saw loads of positive YouTube videos and blog posts about this product which is what drew me in. In all the reviews I was reading, people were saying that it smelt amazing, it looked lovely and dewey on the skin and that it was suitable for pale people. When watching YouTube videos of people applying this product, and then talking about it, it did look like a suitable pale foundation.

 

 

 

I went into Superdrug on numerous occasions, and found myself always debating on whether or not to pick up this foundation. I think the reasons why I found it so difficult to purchase this product, were;

1. The Price.
This product retails at £10.00, which I think is a hefty price tag for a drugstore foundation. I'm normally used to spending £6-£8 odd for my foundations.

2. Which formula?!
Until I was in Superdrug, I wasn't aware that there are two different formulas of the healthy mix foundation. There's the serum, which is more of a gel like consistency, and retails for a couple of pounds more. There's also the regular foundation, which is the one I chose.

I eventually caved and purchased the regular healthy mix foundation in the shade Light Vanilla 51. I used it for a few weeks before I finally decided that this foundation just wasn't for me.

My first impressions of this product, were that I really did love the scent. When applying the foundation, it has a lovely peachy / apricot scent which is very refreshing. The scent seems to disappear after the foundation has set on your skin, so for those who are concerned about the smell becoming sickly or overpowering, it doesn't linger for long. I really liked the idea of this foundation containing lots of different fruit extracts, to keep the skin healthy and revived, so that factor definitely drew me in. I also really loved the finish of this product. Healthy Mix was the first dewey foundation I'd ever used, and I enjoyed how It seemed to make my complexion so much more glowy and fresh.

After a few uses I began to notice that this foundation really wasn't a good colour match for me. It was quite dark and I began to notice that during the day it would oxidize on my face and become really orange and sometimes patchy. A few of my friends had also noticed that the foundation was quite orange during the day, so I knew it wasn't just me being overly paranoid about it.

This foundation claims to last 16 hours, which from my experience, I would disagree with. It barely lasted through an 8 hour day at college, even with powder on top. Everything else on the packaging, I would agree with however.

I stopped using the foundation, but I would definitely repurchase in a heart beat if they bought out some paler shades. However, I highly doubt they will as most of the colours in their shade range are very yellow / orangey toned. 

 

 

 

As you can see from these images, it's far too dark for my skin.

So overall I'd say this product is overrated. I've seen so many people say good things about it, so I was incredibly disappointed with it. It's too orange, it oxidizes terribly, it's expensive and it doesn't last very long on the skin.

Have you ever used this foundation? What do you think of it? Let me know!

Paige.