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Katie Beauty

Beauty Bargain Alert – Super Cheap Travalos!

While mooching around Play.com in the gifts for £5 section (cheap, I know) I stumbled across a genuine Travalo for £5 in the sleek black colourway. They are usually around the £10 mark so you’re saving 50%!
What a bargain right?
I’ve always wanted one but have been put off by the price as I don’t like to try gimmicky things without seeing them in action first but for £5 I’m willing to give it a whirl as everyone else rates them.
For anyone that doesn’t know, a Travalo is a modern day version of an old school perfume atomiser. Using modern technology, you fill the canister from the bottom using the white nib on your perfume bottle in the same way you fill up a refillable lighter. Gone are the messy days of trying to pour it in to the tiny atomiser!
At £5, you could even have one for each of your perfumes!!
I have stocked up in the nice black ones (Once a goth…) but they also do a pink colourway for £6.99 which sports the pink cancer ribbon.
Both are a bargain. Will you be stocking up?
Black – £5 – www.play.com
Pink – £6.99 – www.play.com

Katie Beauty

Boots 17 BB Blemish Balm Cream

I was very sceptical the first time I tried BB creams, all the way from Asia but after trying a few different ones, I absolutely fell in love with SKIN79. I use their gold variety and I can’t count how many bottles I have gone through. I love the stuff. Perfect coverage, moisturising, non drying and doesn’t affect my sensitive skin. The only downside being you have to be one step ahead and make sure you order enough from Asia to cover the last bit of your current bottle. Oh how I wish I could just wander in to Boots and buy the fabled BB cream……

…. Well now you can! 17 have launched their very own version of the cult status BB cream!

In a sleek little tube, lives a light, dewy BB cream that glides on so effortlessly and lasts well. The cream itself has a light floral smell to it which is quite pleasant, in comparison to other foundations etc.

I’ve been wearing it in Medium for about 6 weeks now which is a pretty good colour match for NW/NC20 in MAC, 2 Clair in Chanel or 53 in Bourjois Healthy Mix. It does feel as though it has slight colour adapt properties to it, although they aren’t pencilled as a feature so I’m not sure if I could really back that claim up with fact.

The coverage is a lot lighter than most Asian BB creams so if you have tried them before, the 17 offering will be different but what you do get is a medium coverage light non greasy product. The coverage is buildable, and as such, I found myself using a bit more than I’d have liked to cover my rosy cheeks. If you don’t have any problem areas, this will be perfect for you.

It applies well over concealer so no worries about hiding little spots!

I found the best way to apply the BB cream was to apply a little dot, from the tube on to each cheek, forehead and chin and then I buffed in with a flat top kabuki foundation brush which gave a flawless smooth application. I found I needed to use twice as much from the back of my hand. I daresay a different application will suit others but that’s just how I use it.

Swatched on tanned skin

I found this BB cream gives more of a tinted moisturiser cover in comparison to a foundation… but compared to a tinted moisturiser the cover was much better. Does that even make sense?

On paler skin

For your £6.99 you get 30ml of product. For an average, even, skin tone, you will get a fair bit of use out of this, but if you end up building up the coverage it will run out a lot quicker.

If you are looking for a high coverage BB cream, this isn’t necessarily for you, but if you are looking for a medium coverage, light textured dewy finish… this is the boyo for you! Great to see that high street brands are looking further a field for their inspiration and great to see 17 leading the way on the make up concessions take on BB cream (excluding the Garnier one).

Have you tried the 17 BB Cream? Do you use another brand BB?

Katie Beauty

Pink… it was love at first sight….

No, i’m not declaring my lady love for the singer but I am about to show you what happens when this blogger gets bored on a Saturday afternoon!

I have been itching to get some colour in to my hair again and couldn’t decide between a “grown up” ombre, all over deep red or something a bit saucy.

I opted for something day glo and boy is it day glo!

It is perfectly straight but the shot doesn’t look it, does it!

Sadly the flash has jipped the colours in the picture, the blonde is much paler and the pink is much more of a highliter fluro colour.

The reason behind just doing the tips was simple, as you can see, I desperately need a trim so in theory I can change my colour every 6-8 weeks and get the last one all cut off! The picture also highlights how poorly my hair was cut the last time I visited a “high quality” salon. It looked raggedy since I left!

Anyways, it will do for now! I’m one of those ‘professional’ types that can’t do the whole hippy hair thing anymore so at least I can took the tips away in a bun or chignon for discretion in meetings.

Here’s another shot to show how bright my pink is.

I wish I could go that colour all over…. again

Katie Beauty

Dr Bronners – Tired feet need a treat…. this party season

Last week, a friend and I attended a birthday party at a hotel in our very own amazing home city of Durham… Durham being the city of steps, hills and cobbles.

We had to do lots of walking and between me being a novice heel wearer and my friend being crippled in her heels, we both, needless to say, were suffering with sore throbby tootsies! I was wearing these, should it be of relevance! Office’s Wham Bam Wedge

Being the weirdo that I am, i’d packed an emergency pair of ballet flats in to my party bag BUT by this time, the old dogs were still barking.

My feet were still knackered the day after and it came to me in a flash (while brushing my teeth i’ll have you know) that i’d read about using Dr. Bronners Peppermint soap as a foot soak for tired toots.

I dug out my bottle of Peppermint soap (read my review of Dr Bronners HERE) and treat my tender trotters to a lovely warm relaxing soak followed by a lovely relaxing massage with a foot lotion.

I know I have found the scent of Dr B’s to be quite overpowering (to my nose) in the past but this totally soothed my senses and set me off for a little disco nap.. which was great as I was suffering with a very rare case of Wine Flu (I don’t drink!).

Here is the feature that I had read that prompted me to try it. I bet the other scents would be divine too for all those upcoming post party blisters and aches!

Treat Your Feet This Party Season

with Dr Bronner’s Magic Peppermint

The Christmas party season is finally upon us and festive sparkle is in the air, your favourite little black dress is out the closet and your highest pair of sky high heels have been dusted off and are waiting to dance the night away… but along with the excitement also comes the dreaded fear of those painful party feet.

We’ve all been there, a night of dancing till dawn leaves our tootsies tired, sore and in need of some serious TLC, but rather than letting your feet suffer in silence this year, why not give them a special Christmas treat with Dr Bronner’s Peppermint range.

Soothe away any aches and pains by soaking your feet in a tingly Dr Bronner’s Peppermint foot bath; add a small amount of peppermint pure castile liquid soap to a bowl of warm water, and let the key active ingredients of organic olive oil, coconut oil and mentha arvensis work their magic.

Once soft and smooth, dry off with a hand towel before applying a generous amount of Dr Bronner’s magic organic peppermint lotion which contains the perfect blend of organic jojoba oil to moisturise the skin, whilst coconut oil aids absorption. Organic hemp and avocado oils ensure feet are left smooth and supple for ultimate comfort. Only the finest organic essential oils are used for fragrance allowing your feet to not only feel great, but smell great too!

Dr. Bronner’s is the No. 1 selling organic soap brand in the USA. They don’t use any synthetic components in their products, and all major ingredients come from certified Fair Trade sources throughout the world.

You can buy Dr Bronners from www.asos.com.

What are your favourite products or treats for tired party feet?

Katie Beauty

GIVEAWAY Nanoblur Enter Here !

Do you fancy winning some Nanoblur?

Since it’s launch, Nanoblur has hit the beauty scene hard and with reports of Boots selling one tube of the £19.99 wonder gloop every 10 seconds, a lot of people seem to be struggling to get hold of a tube of the coveted cream!

Well worry not my lovelies, I am giving away a tube of Nanoblur to one lucky follower!

Perfect time for all those upcoming Christmas and New Year party photos eh!

To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is :

> Become a Google Friend Connect follower of my blog and comment with your name below

> For an additional entry Tweet this:

Want to WIN some Nanoblur? Check out the @ladyfromatramp giveaway here http://ladyfromatramp.blogspot.com/2011/11/giveaway-nanoblur-enter-here_08.html to enter! #Ladynanoblur RT & Share

Remember to leave your Twitter username in your comment below.

> For another additional entry, link from your blog to mine with a post all about my competition.

Remember to leave your blog name and a link to the post in your comment below.

This giveaway will run until Tuesday 22nd November.

Good luck! x

The Fine Print

* This giveaway is only open to Google Friend Connect public followers (I do check!)You don’t need a blog to enter, just a recognised GFC account
* ONE entry comment per person please, any more will NOT be counted so make sure you leave all your details in the first comment (name, twitter + blog if you have opted for more chances)

* Not open internationally
* One winner will be selected at random from all valid entries using Random.org
* The giveaway closes on Tuesday 22nd November at Midnight (GMT), so that gives you plenty of time! Any entries made after this time will not count
* Winner will be announced on this blog and contacted on Wednesday 23rd November.
* The winner has 7 working days to claim their prize or another winner will be chosen at random. Winner must be happy to confidentially give me their address for posting the prize out.