Nirvana Spa Haul #2

SPA DAY
Last year I wrote a blog post about my day at Nirvana spa, showing you what I'd bought whilst there. When Christmas came around this year my dad once again bought my mum, sister and I day passes to Nirvana spa and so after spending eleven and half hours in a constant state of chill at the spa, it's time for me to do another post about it.

We arrived at the spa just before 10am as my sister and I had a floatation session at 10. The floating is amazing! The pool is filled with water and salt from the Dead Sea which means your body floats in it, and the minerals from the water is great for your skin. The room itself is gorgeous, with a ceiling that has lights on it that look like stars and paintings of the different star signs around it. We floated for half an hour and I felt amazing afterwards.

Reading in the tepidarium.

The rest of the day was spent in various hot tubs, saunas, steam rooms and pools, and just generally feeling great. One of my favourite rooms there is the tepidarium, which has heated tiled chairs for you to relax in, and the only noise is a water fountain in the middle gurgling away. Other than that it's silent. We also had lunch, dinner and a cheeky slice of cake with a coffee during our time there, which all tasted amazing.

It's a health spa so cake is healthy right?

MY HAUL
The products they sell at Nirvana spa are beautiful, and I haven't used a single one that I don't like. So obviously I had to buy some things during my day there (also they had some new products that I couldn't not buy). Here's what I picked up there:

FACE MASKS

I'm a big fan of face masks and when I saw that they now had their own brand ones I had to buy them. I bought the deep cleansing mud mask, the radiance boosting mask and the professional peeling mask (which is three of the four masks they now have... you could say i'm slightly addicted to nspa products). The mud mask cleanses, the radiance mask moisturises and the peeling mask exfoliates. I can't wait to cover my face in this stuff!

SKIN GLOW MUD MASK

Another mask next, this one is the mud mask that contains clay and charcoal which helps to clear pores and draw out impurities. I always pine over the Glam Glow mud mask, but at £45 I really can't afford it. BUT then nspa came to the rescue; this product that looks exactly the same and only costs £7. I have quite a lot of blackheads on my nose (gross, I know) that I just can't get rid of, but I'm hoping this will help out with that. And even if it doesn't, it's still a mud mask so it's hardly going to go to waste.

OIL FREE MOISTURE GEL

I always have a bottle of this in my makeup collection because it's amazing. I have oily skin and this helps to moisturise my skin, but without adding any extra oil, which in my book equals perfection. It's not greasy at all, smells like a spa and just does the job. I can't get enough of it. 

NIGHT REPAIR CREAM
This is my holy grail product, and I gush about it all the time over on my youtube channel. It instantly improves the condition of my skin with just one application. It's so thick and creamy and oh my god, it's just amazing. I don't think I could live without it. Go buy yourself a tub right now.

OKAY TIME TO STOP FANGIRLING ABOUT NSPA PRODUCTS
I had the best day at Nirvana and I can't wait to hopefully go back again soon! But in the mean time I will be constantly recreating my spa day at home using these wonderful products.

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Hope you're having a rad day.

Love Chloe x


YO, HAVE SOME LINKS

NSPA: http://nirvanaspa.co.uk
MY YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/thegiddyelf
FOLLOW ME ON BLOGLOVIN: https://www.bloglovin.com/people/chloerogers5-7586623

A Cruelty Free Makeup Bag - #BlogforBunnies

SO WHAT'S THIS GUNNA BE ABOUT?
Recently I have been trying to have as many cruelty free products in my makeup bag as possible. At this stage my makeup bag isn't entirely cruelty free but I'm getting there. I'm focusing on trying to get my drugstore makeup cruelty free first as this is what I use everyday and purchase most, so that's my main priority right now.

Everything cruelty free in my makeup bag.

So here is everything from my makeup bag that is cruelty free (as far as I know anyway, if I'm wrong about any of these brands being cruelty free please let me know. Also please know that some of the parent companies are not cruelty free for these products, e.g. bare minerals and urban decay). And now it's time to explore some of these products in more detail! These are my favourites out of my cruelty free collection.

NSPA OIL FREE MOISTURE GEL
This is my all time favourite moisturiser, and it's because of that key phrase 'oil free'. I have oily skin and so I obviously don't want to be adding extra oil to it, so this moisturiser is perfect. It's super gentle, hydrating and refreshing (especially on those early mornings!). Nspa is the brand from the UK spa called Nirvana, and so the scent of this is very reminiscent of that in a spa, and so it makes it feel like a lovely treat when you use it, despite being an everyday product.

NO 7 STAY PERFECT FOUNDATION
(Before I start I want to just say that i'm pretty sure this is cruelty free as No7 is part of Boots, who is cruelty free, but it's not 100% certain that No7 is. Hopefully it is though otherwise I'm going to have to find a new favourite foundation!) This concealer is another one of my oily skin savers. It's oil free and designed to last all day - they say 24 hours but firstly who is wearing makeup for 24 hours? And secondly it doesn't last 24 hours but it does last a hella long time. It creates a natural finish and is fairly high coverage so it's great for covering up any dark circles or blemishes if you want to. Also this lasts for so long. I've had bottles of this for months and months before, so it's definitely worth the money.

KIKO FULL COVERAGE CONCEALER
I love this concealer. One second you have a spot, put this on it and it's gone. It covers blemishes so well and you can't even slightly see them under the concealer. IN. LOVE. I honestly can't think of anything else to say about this product, except that it's perfect and you need it in your life.

REAL TECHNIQUES EXPERT FACE BRUSH
I wanted to include a brush in this list so that it wasn't just about actual makeup products, so let's talk about the real techniques expert face brush. This brush provides such a natural and flawless finish for your foundation and I don't know where I'd be without it. And can we just take a minute to appreciate the softness of it?! Ugh. It's so lovely.

2TRUE EFFORTLESS EYELINER
I have been using this eyeliner for years now. It's really long-lasting, and I never have issues with it budging throughout the day. The brush is silicone which makes it really easy to apply, even for those not so practiced in the liquid eyeliner field. Now this brand is exclusive to superdrug so you might not be able to get your hands on it everywhere, but if you can I urge you try it! Plus it costs about £2, and there is nearly always an offer on it, so it doesn't hurt your purse too much either.

LET'S WRAP THIS UP
And that's it. I have spent many years collecting my staple products and exploring different brands to find what I like, so it was hard to pick out just a few items from my makeup bag to tell you about in detail! If you have any recommendations for cruelty free brands let please let me know in the comments, i'm always on the lookout for rad, animal friendly brands to try out.

Thanks for reading. I hope the rest of your day is wonderful!

Love Chloe x

OH, YOU WANT SOME LINKS? HERE YA GO.
Moisturiser: http://www.nspa.co.uk/products/oil-free-moisture-gel-step-4/
Foundation: http://www.boots.com/en/No7-Stay-Perfect-Foundation_1376459/
Concealer: http://www.kikocosmetics.co.uk/make-up/face/concealers/Full-Coverage-Concealer/p-KM00102003
Brush: https://realtechniques.com/shop-collection/expert-face-brush
Eyeliner: http://www.superdrug.com/2True/2True-Effortless-Eyeliner-Shade-1/p/312479#.VQb5uUtZ5FI

Spa Haul

For Christmas my dad treated my mum, sister and I to a day at Nirvana Spa! Nirvana is a UK spa which focuses on 'health through water' so after spending twelve hours (!!!) in the hot pools, saunas, steam rooms and floatation pool amongst other beautifully relaxing spa rooms, I left feeling very healthy and very relaxed! Whilst I was there I couldn't miss out on the chance to treat myself to a few of the Nirvana 'nspa' products they have to offer. Here's what I brought…

Micellar One-Step Cleanser - £5

The 'Nspa' products have four different steps that they recommend you follow for the ultimate beauty experience! So for step one, the cleanse step, I picked up this Micellar One-Step Cleanser. I thought it looked a little like the Bioderma cleanser and as I can't get that due to living in Britain, I decided to give this nirvana one a whirl. It removes make-up and any impurities, and as it is a 3 in 1 cleanser it cleanses, tones and protects your skin all at once; which is pretty perfect for me as when it gets to my bedtime I'm usually far too tired to do a long skincare routine! This cleanser is super refreshing and it really gently removes all my makeup fairly quickly - perfect!

Hot Cloth Polish - £7

Next up is the exfoliating step, and for this I brought the Hot Cloth Polish. This is a very creamy face wash which you wash off with the provided muslin cloth. In order to get the most out of this you need to get the cloth really hot, so I run it in hot water and then rinse the face wash off. This polish gently exfoliates your skin and clears it of any makeup and impurities. Just after using this once I noticed the difference in my skin, it was like a million times softer and it looked instantly clearer and healthier. I love this!

Spa Treatment Masks - £6

For step three, the treat step, I got these Spa Treatment Masks. This has three cloth face masks and two eye masks in it and oh my gosh, they smell amazing! They contain papaya extracts and apparently papaya smells delicious - who knew?! Not me, haha. These masks are a treat for your skin and help to improve the overall condition of your face, so are perfect for having a relaxing pamper night. I love having a little face mask session every now and then, so as soon as I saw these in Nirvana's shop I knew they'd be coming home with me. 

Night Repair Cream - £6

The final step is the moisturise step, and for this one I didn’t even have to think about what I was going to buy; the Night Repair Cream is literally my holy grail beauty product. I could not live without it. The night cream protects, repairs and moisturises your skin, and I never go to sleep with smothering my face with it first. I've really been able to see the difference in my skin since I started using this, it’s been so much clearer and if I have any problem areas, such as redness or spots, they’ve often reduced or completely gone when I wake in the morning. And as if this night cream wasn’t amazing enough, it smells great too! I love it, end of. 

And that’s everything I brought on this trip. But i’m sure I’ll be adding to my nspa collection on my next trip to the spa! 

I hope you enjoyed this post, have an amazing day! 

Byeeee :)