NIVEA Lip Butter in Raspberry Rose and Caramel Creme
£1.99 each at Superdrug
These products are the ones I was looking forward to trying out for a few months as I'd read many good reviews about them. It was sold for £2.5 at Boots but it was £1.99 at Superdrug. I was lucky to find it out after returning the ones I bought from Boots as they were used, I ended up saving about £1! Boots was pretty rude about me returning the used products, so I assume it happens all the time and people would check inside before they buy something. I didn't think of the possibility that the products are used, I thought it was rude to open the products I haven't paid for -maybe that was too Japanesey and silly. Anyway, after I returned the used-products, I found that they were cheaper at Superdrug when I dropped by so I bought them without hesitation.
Caramel Cream smells divine. It smells like caramel popcorn, with this nutty fragrance I love. It doesn't have any perfumey scents some lip balms have, which taste disgusting when you lick your lips accidentally.
And this Raspberry Rose was a little bit of surprise for me as I didn't think I would like the scent from the name of it. I love raspberries but don't like rosy-scented lip products just because I prefer sweeter scents on my lips. But this one doesn't have a strong rosy scent at all and instead it smells of raspberry candy. I love the scent so much that I keep re-applying every 5 minutes just to enjoy the scent.
They both have this soft and kind of oily texture. It stays on the lips rather than sinking in quickly, which made me worry that it wouldn't be nourishing and moisturizing. But no need to worry, it IS moisturizing. I read some reviews saying that it's not moisturizing and it doesn't do anything except smelling good but in my opinion it's quite good lip balm. I recommend you to try it out if you're into those scents, it's not going to destroy your bank as it's only £1.99!
Have you tried this product? What's your thought?
Hi there, I'm back in Tokyo! I was in London for almost two weeks and it had been super cold while I was there. It snowed a couple of times and I was frozen as you can imagine. It was hectic and pretty stressful this time as my husband was so busy dealing with his family stuff. Although he wanted to take me out and entertain me (that's what he said!), he just physically didn't have time to do so. As I felt bad for him and also because I knew me complaining about the situation wouldn't help, I tried to be supportive (though I couldn't help much) and being quiet. We stayed in central London for a night but because the weather was so bad, we couldn't walk around as much as we did in last summer.
But of course I went to Boots, Superdrug, SpaceNK and John Lewis to buy some beauty bits. I'm so excited to open and start using them, and write my reviews here! I'll be taking photos of them this weekend hopefully, and start writing about them from next week.
Although we didn't have fun as much as we did last time, I still appreciate my family-in-law's kindness. They kindly let me stay there and welcomed me warmly. We decided to go visit them again in summer 2014 which is way off in the future, but I will look forward to it from now on :)
And a big thanks for you all who tweeted me and left comments on my Instagram!
Hello there! I have a small announcement to make today. As I mentioned before, I'll be away for about two weeks as I'm going to London to visit my family-in-law. This is my second time and I'm so excited! I had been sick as hell these past few weeks, starting from a bad cold to the worst cramps ever. I decided not to take my PC this time because it's simply heavy and not needed. Last time I only used my PC to search for some restaurants and shops which I can do on their PC.
So I won't be blogging for two weeks at least, but I'll be tweeting and instagramming from my iPhone using wi-fi! Actually I've been into Instagram for a while now, it's fun trying to find something interesting for my followers who are not in Japan in everyday life. If you've got an instagram account, follow me from the link below or the icon there >>
My another Instagram photo I posted the other day...I've gotten my nails done for the first time in about 10 months! My nails are really thin and I didn't want them to break while I'm in England. It's "gel nails" which lasts up to 3 weeks.
My fluffy jumper which reminds me of a crow....
My Instagram account is set as private at the moment, please send me a request if you're interested! It'll be nice to see your photos too, I love checking out the photos by my fellow bloggers!
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