Everyone Loves A Freebie #1

Lately I've been struggling to conjure up some ideas for new blog posts, through lack of inspiration and working full time this summer I've been left feeling a little stooped and basically bored of everything I own. When rifling through my collection I came across a few freebies that I had collected from magazines. I am an avid collector of Vogue and Elle and have been for years. Quite often I also like to pick up Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire and InStyle. So the hoarder in me goes crazy when there's a beauty product involved in an issue too! Samples and mini products are a great way to be introduced to a brand you haven't tried before and for the price of a magazine, I think they are an absolute bargain too. I thought I would start a new series of mini reviews of products I have been trying thanks to magazines. 

I think every beauty blogger and their dog has picked up Elle this month due to the Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray. B&B are a brand I have never tried before as I tend to stick to affordable drugstore products for my hair. I never really style my hair and rarely ever use hairspray, mousses or cremes, so I don't see the point investing in expensive haircare. My hair is quite thick anyway so this product isn't really necessary for me but I tried it out nonetheless, just because curiosity got the better of me. My hair is naturally very straight so I was hoping that the thickening agents would perhaps make my hair have more body and volume. You can spray this on wet or dry hair, and from trying both methods I still feel pretty disappointed by it. I think I'm going to pass it on to my sister who has finer hair than me and see how she gets on with it! 

Jergens is another brand I have never tried anything of before, but I have absolutely fallen in love with this body lotion. I am definitely going to pick up the full size of this, for £4.99 from Boots you can't really go wrong! This Ultra Healing Extra Dry Skin Body Moisturiser improved my skin so much when I was on holiday last week. When packing my toiletries I was extremely brutal with what I took with me and my body suffered for the week. I'm so glad I chucked this in though because it made my body feel so soft and nourished and it smells so good, kind of grannyish but in a good way! This came with Marie Claire a few months ago so you can't get this size anymore but they have a great full range in Boots.

This is quite a generous size of this L'Occitane Imortelle Precious Cream as it is the travel size pot that actually retails for £15. The 50ml pot sells for a whopping £43.00 but I can probably say that when I grow older I would actually buy this. Not that it has made any visible difference to my skin as at the age of 18, I have no fine lines or wrinkles. However the cream made my skin feel SO soft, fresh and plumped. I can imagine that it would do it a very good job of making you feel and look younger. I have been using this as a night cream on my face and neck, and my skin still feels so soft the next morning. I still have the exact same feeling as when I put it on the night before. I think that is a sign of a very good moisturiser! This cream came free with Harper's Bazaar last month so you might be lucky to find it amongst the back of the shelves!

So I hope you like my new little series, let me know what you think!

Are there any gems you have discovered through magazine freebies?

Laura

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