Sabrina is a Lifestyle, Parenting and Product Review Blogger. A Writer, Photographer, Reviewer, Home Cook, Crafter & Nature Enthusiast. You will find a bit of all those categories here on Severn Wishes Blog, Welcome to Sabrina's Lifestyle Blogging & Honest Reviews.
Hello! I’m Sabrina and Welcome to my Blog Severn Wishes!
As I open the last Treatbox of the year for 2022 I’m greeted with Red paper and a Sticker that reads “Fa La La La La”! I have held off on bringing this Review to the website because of all the postal strikes, some boxes have arrived much later than expected. I didn’t want to spoil the surprise for anyone.
Don’t forget that you can click my “Treatbox” tab under my blog categories to look back through all of the Treatbox UK unboxing, Reveals and Reviews from the very beginning up to now.
Without further ado! Let’s get into this last unboxing of 2022! If you would prefer to watch my video recorded live when I first unboxed this one then please head to either my Instagram feed or my Facebook page.
What is Inside the December box?
December Calendar Print Treatbox Original Pair of Socks – Beige Reindeer Rudolph Christmas Treatbox Original Christmas Decoration – Ceramic Heart “it’s the most wonderful time of the year” Treatbox Original Print A5 “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear” Treatbox Original Wrapping Paper x 2 Large Sheets – 1 x White Stars & 1 x Red Stars Sensory Retreats Elf Eyes Self Heating Eye Mask – Unscented Whittard Raspberry Ripple flavour White Hot Chocolate Drink Mix 20g Mistletoe Kisses Heart Bath Bombs x 4 Christmas Cookies Vanilla Lip Balm Pot
My Opinion on this Box
Well there we have it, that was the final Treatbox UK Reveal and Review of 2022! It’s been a great box, one with a nice overall theme of Christmas and of Stars.
The items that I have liked the most this box have been the Hanging Decoration, the Socks, the Bath Bombs and the Lip Balm. I also love the Wrapping Paper because it is a sustainable paper item that can be recycled after use, or re-used for crafting. The assortment of products this month has been well considered and I really like the mix of self care and treats. My only wish would have been for an edible treat too like a tiny chocolate Santa!
We have something to drink, something to wear, something to put on our Christmas tree, something to keep track of the month, something seasonal to display and something to help us gift to others this festive season. Overall I really enjoyed unboxing this!
I will let you know on my social media when I get around to trying the hot chocolate and the bath bombs so watch out for those, I’m looking forward to some self care the other side of Christmas when I’m a little less busy!Today I am wearing last years Treatbox Christmas socks, it will be these lovely new Reindeer socks turn tomorrow!
Wishing all who read this a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year too! Thank you for reading my Reveal and Review today.
The December 2022 TreatboxUK is the final box of this year, and I look forward to seeing what 2023 will bring, I hope you will be able to join me to find out.
Don’t forget to follow me on my social media for more updates and individual product reviews as well as witnessing the items in use too. Search #SevernSabrina or #SevernWishesBlog
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✩✩✩ At the end of December I plan to write a blog post outlining the ✩✩✩ ✩✩✩ best of Treatbox UK seen throughout this year. ✩✩✩
Hello! I’m Sabrina! And I am an Argos Tester, this means that I often get items sent to me for the purpose of an online review. I thoroughly test products and take photographs of them before submitting my findings and honest thoughts over to Argos. This latest campaign was to test a brand new Breville Blender and I jumped at the chance to do so, mainly because I hadn’t replaced an old blender when it broke around three years ago.
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I have written this article about a product that I have been supplied for free, in order to test and then review it. This is my experience with said product and it is my honest review about the product listed below. I have already submitted my review to the Argos Website, and it has been accepted on to live public view when this blog post has been published. Please see my review on this screengrab below from the Argos website.All words and photography below this screengrab are my own.
Product Name: Breville VBL248 Blend Active Personal Blender in Pink (also available in Green) Product Price: £23.00 Product Link: Argos Website
Product Information: Two 600ml Plastic Bottles BPA Free. Two Super-Seal Leak Preventing Lids with Carry Straps. 350W Blender Unit. Stainless Steel Bladed Bottle Base (Screw on Top), Blades Suitable to Crush Ice and Frozen Fruit. Only Suitable for Cold Liquids and Food Stuffs. One Touch Easy Blending. Bottles are Marked with ml for Ease of Use. Base Unit also available in Green.0.6 Litre Capacity. Base requires Mains Electricity Supply.
Description from Argos:
Enjoy smoothies, juices, protein shakes and more on the go with the Breville Blend Active. This single-serve blender features a powerful 350W motor that smoothly blends frozen berries and ice with juice and other liquids. The blending occurs in the top of the bottle so nothing gathers in the base, while the one-touch action delivers perfect results in seconds; ideal for busy weekday mornings before you head out to work, school or the gym.
Make healthy, delicious smoothies, frozen juices, protein drinks and more.
One-touch blending action delivers perfect results in seconds; a quick and easy way to your 5-a-day.
My Honest Opinion
I have really enjoyed testing this gadget, and as someone who eats a lot of fruit anyway, it was nice to consume my five a day in a different way for a change. I enjoyed coming up with various smoothies and shakes over the several days of testing this product. I only had one minor issue with it and that was the electric cable from the base unit was a little short, but that’s also my bugbear due to the fact I don’t have many plugs in my kitchen as is. So I have since rearranged my counter top now so that my Blend Active can remain at easy reach. I did my first go on the top of my oven hob which wasn’t going to be practical, so I moved things around. I have used the Breville Active every day so far since I received it. It wasn’t as noisy as I thought it might be, and it was so quick to set up and easy to use too. The bottles are really nice to hold, and the ml on the sides allows for ease of preparation of the smoothie and also tells you how much you’ve created and drank respectively. You could divide one full smoothie of 600ml into three 200ml glasses and give them to your children in a morning. Or you may wish to consume the entire bottle yourself at home or on the go, the decision is totally up to you.
Due to getting a limited word count when I submit my Argos Review I always like to elaborate some more on my blog. So to answer some of the questions other people have had online; yes the device is only mains powered so you will need access to a plug in order to use it. The blending button needs to be held down in order to blend or to pulse your chosen ingredients, however it also doesn’t take very long at all to blend those items, I think the longest that I did one smoothie (with Vegetables in) was for around 45-50 seconds. Usually 30 seconds was plenty enough time for the fruit I was using to become smooth. If you don’t like fruit seeds you could strain your smoothie through a sieve, into a jug and then pour it back into your (rinsed bottle or spare second) bottle, however it is convenient to simply smoothie up and drink. Finally yes it is going to have some noise to it being a mechanical device, but I have a mini food processor half the size and that is way louder than this Breville blender, so overall the noise for me wasn’t an issue, plus if you’re only making noise for a single minute tops, it’s not going to disrupt the neighbours is it.
Overall I would like to rate the Breville Blend Active 5 stars.
Performance 5✩ Features 5✩ Noise 4✩ Design 5✩ Additional 5✩
Performance is excellent and the quality of the end result is consistently very good. Features are great such as the leak proof lids and the ml on ergonomic large bottles. Noise is very good for a loud gadget, it’s not quiet but it’s speed makes up for the noise. Design is great, a compact base unit and everything fits so well with arrow indicators to help. Additional star is for BPA Free Plastic and the Recipes in the Booklet to get you started.
Thank you for reading this review, I hope you have enjoyed it. You can purchase this product or read more about it by looking online from Argos, I have left the link in the product description above.
If you have any questions about this Personal Breville Blender then please leave me a comment below or on my social media posts and I will do my best to answer with the knowledge I have gained from reviewing this product.
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Hello and Welcome to another of my Product Review Collaborations! This month I am ecstatic to be working with Gift Company again, as I review their wonderful Journal Stationery Gift Sets.
I am thrilled to be bringing you this collaboration with Gift Company this November, I have been asked to review some of their incredible value Gift Sets! Each set of products has been sent to me in order for me to complete this honest testing and review. I wanted something versatile and unisex and this was what we decided upon.
On the Gift Company website there are four sets to choose from, they include a Robin, Cat, pair of Giraffes and a Bee. I chose the three sets that contained exactly the same items so that I could compare their design and quality. Overall I have been very impressed with them, so let’s take a look at what’s inside each of the decorative display boxes for this stationery set.
Here are some of my photographs to show the quality of the stationery up close.
The gift set is very well presented inside the box which is also decorated front and back with the design that you chose.
Each of the Journal Gift Sets contains: 1 x Journal (with blank date headers to fill in as you please) A Selection of Cards and Envelopes both personalised with set picture 1 x Shopping List Notepad with a Magnetic Back 1 x Notebook on a Ring Bound Coil 1 x Decorative Bookmark with black tassel 1 x Black Ballpoint Pen
Cat Journal Gift Set LINK Robin Journal Gift Set LINK Giraffe Journal Gift Set LINK
Shopping List and Pen
Notebook
My Honest Opinion
Overall these Gift Sets are of extremely high quality, the way the set is designed means that you receive the decorative box as well as the six individual items inside it. A set has every product made to a high standard, be it the manufacturing and final finish of the product, as well as the paper within them, it’s a decent thickness of all the paper products. The image that you decide upon for your set is bright throughout the products and the font on the quotes is easy to read and is clearly defined.
You could choose to gift the set as is, or you could split the set up and divide it into smaller gifts, you can give the journal and pen to one person for example. While offering the cards and envelopes to another loved one. Perhaps you have a family member who always does the food shopping, this list would be perfect for them. Is there an avid reader in your family as well, because this decorative bookmark would be a great addition in their Christmas box.
Considering you get six high quality items and a decorative box for only £10, I think it is definitely great value for your money. If you are on a budget this year, I would consider purchasing two gift sets and dividing the items between four or more different people. You could even buy a gift set and a pack of pens and give every item to a loved one, along with a pen.
You wouldn’t have to gift this set for Christmas though, it’s a perfectly acceptable gift for a variety of occasions such as a Birthday or an Anniversary too.Do you know someone who is going off to University? Or somebody who recently started a new job? A gift like this might be both useful and very well received by people who will need to use stationery items such as these.
I personally love being organised and using stationery definitely helps me to do just that. If you know of someone in your life that does the same thing, then this gift would be perfect for them. And finally as a parent, you can never have enough notebooks and a journal to keep your year ahead organised.
Cards and Envelopes
Shopping List
My Review Scores
Functionality 5✩ Product Design 5✩ Versatility 5✩ Product Quality5✩ Value for Money 5✩ Universal 5✩
Journal Cover
Journal Inside
Bookmark
Thank you to Gift Company for the chance to do this review, it’s great to be working with you again.
For anyone who isn’t aware of Gift Company, they are a long standing British based company with shops across the country, as well as their website which houses a wide range of Gifts and Furniture too.
If you would like to know more you can find Gift Company at the following links and on social media.
If you wear Make-Up you can Revolutionise your Time and Brush Cleaning routine with a Spectrum Collections Brush Laundrette Towel. I bought one of these with the idea of it being a functional and time saving tool, but actually it’s so much more than that. Let me show you exactly what I bought, and then I will go into my Product Review for you.
Bundle Contents: Makeup Brush Laundrette Towel which is Microfibre and highly absorbent, Mesh Bag to put it in when not in use, Luxury Vegan Brush Soap in Pink Grapefruit and Bergamot.
The Spectrum Collections towel is designed to hold up to 32 makeup brushes of varying sizes and widths. With elasticated slots that hold your brushes in place while the towel is hung up. It does so using the sewn on hooks, one either side, hook it up in your bathroom or other warm place in your home and watch those brushes dry. I bought the bundle because my Vegan soap was a few years old and this one comes with a brand new Vegan Luxury Soap tin which has the built in brush cleaner in silicone on the inside of the lid – genius!
Screenshot of the Spectrum website showing the Bundle, you are now able to choose your soap.
My Honest Opinion
The product is overall very well made to a high standard and the quality is good throughout. Very absorbent and soft microfibre towel, which means even when you’re done with it after a few uses it’s also easy to clean too. Even down to the tiny details such as the silicone gripped ends of the hooks, so it doesn’t damage whatever you decide to hang it up on to, that’s why I love this product, because the Spectrum design team thought of everything. The elasticated tabs are in all sorts of sizes so your brushes are never going to fall out, just find the one that’s the correct size to hold the brush you’re currently cleaning. And finally the soap from the bundle is great, it smells good and is Vegan (yay!) and it really goes a long way too, you don’t need much of it to get those brushes clean again. Use the lid to help clean those brushes then gently rinse, and hang them upside down to dry. Oh, and those hooks I mentioned before are detachable, so you can take them off and then throw the towel part in the washing machine with your other pink items. Store everything once dry inside the mesh bag that comes with it and you’re ready to clean those makeup brushes anytime you need to.
If you want to learn more or are considering purchasing then you can find the Brush Cleaning Bundle HERE
BUT WAIT You can also use my REFERAL link code to get yourself 15% off! Just follow the link HEREit will say Sabrina gives you a discount 🙂
My Review Scores
Functionality 5✩ Overall Look 5✩ Durability 5✩ Quality5✩ Features 5✩
I have based these ratings over a product testing period of time which includes several months of use. Overall I rate this product as a 5/5.
You can view a product testing video on my Instagram and Facebook too, watch as I show off some key features of this great product.
Thank you for reading this product review today, it’s been one that I’ve wanted to do for some time, I just found it hard to get around to taking the necessary photography while I was trying to use my hands to actually clean my make up brushes! Ha!
Today it’s the turn of the October 2022 box from Treatbox UK!
Are you as excited as I am? I love October! Autumn colours and Halloween! I wonder how many themes are contained in this months box! Let’s open it and see!
If you would prefer to watch my unboxing video you can find it on my Facebook here
What’s Inside the Box for October 2022?
Treatbox Calendar Print – October Treatbox Original Autumn Theme Socks Treatbox Original A5 Print “I’m Ready for Cosy Jumpers…” The Make Arcade X Treatbox – Spooky Craft Kit – Pumpkin Bag of Cocoba Signature Drinking Chocolate – Eat Drink Love Mini Book by Ruth Jones – Love Untold (Excusive First Look) Mini Jade Gua Sha – Face Relaxing Tool in Organza Bag Spooky Biscuit Little Ghost
Here are more of my pictures… (leaves and pumpkins were not included in the box)
What’s my honest opinion for this month?
When I first opened this box and took a peek inside I just knew I was going to love it. I also appreciate just how hard it must be to keep regular subscribers like myself, happy, due to them not wanting to constantly repeat certain items. But this month Zoe and her Treatbox team have really out-done themselves! Where do I start?! Let’s go with my favourite item, and it has to be the socks! I’m someone who has continually said I love the socks that come in Treatbox, but this time they are extra special due to them having Treatbox sewn into the design along the base. Autumnal themed and beautiful as well makes all the difference too. Following on from the socks to receive a brand new item is excellent, the Jade Gua Sha is a face relaxing tool to help aid the skin and blood flow. We haven’t had anything of this sort before and I cannot wait to give this a go over the coming weekend. The usual Calendar Print and the A5 Print are lovely again this month, I like to rotate my prints around my home and I just put up the ones from the last three years of Autumn Treatboxes! I must get a photo of them all together for my social media to show you! We also have a make-able item this month which I love! Crafting our own little Pumpkin! Yay! It’s not the first time we’ve seen Make Arcade and Treatbox collaborate however it’s the first Spooky Craft Kit we’ve had, and every kit has so far been unique and unusual and I love that! We get to make something and keep it and by making it our own it becomes personal too!Watch out on my socials because I will update you when I do this Craft kit!
What’s next? Oh yes, the huge bag of 54% cocoa chocolate! Which can be enjoyed eaten, drunk or melted. And you can even enjoy it with your Biscuit! Mine was a little Ghost and he’s so cute! Despite being smashed up in the post he will be enjoyed over the weekend too! Finally we have the Ruth Jones mini book which is a first look chapter of an up and coming new story she’s done. Ideal to pop into your handbag if you know you’re going to be sat in a waiting room at any point this month.
Overall I think this has been one of my favourite boxes of this year so far. We have got something to eat, something to make into a drink, something to do, an item to read and something to create, an item to display and an item to wear. Plus an item which could be seen as our new self care. All of which when combined make an all rounded box or treats and will make October better for having them. With the autumn and Halloween themes combined with general luxury treats it’s a lovely box this month.
Thank you for joining me for another Reveal and Review from me, Severn Sabrina! I loved this box it was fantastic!
Don’t forget to follow me on my social media for more updates and individual product reviews as well as items in use too. Search #SevernSabrina or #SevernWishesBlog
Have a great October and don’t forget to keep up to date with my socials so that you can see when I do make my Craft Kit and use the other bits of this box too.
This month is always a great one for pictures! I share Lifestyle and Nature Photography on my Instagram as well.
“Sticker Marketis an online custom sticker printing provider in the UK. We are a one-stop-shop for stickers, labels, postcards, business cards, magnets, swing tags and many more.”
This month I am collaborating with the UK business Sticker Market UK. I was approached by them due to my honest reviews and already having worked with many UK based businesses. Thank you for choosing and trusting me to give your business the shout out that it so definitely deserves.
I have been really looking forward to bringing you this blog post, I have had lots of fun designing, and then testing and photographing this particular unique product. As someone who likes to stay organised I am always using stickers, be it on my wall planner, journal, calendar, reward chart for my son (the list goes on), but to be able to design and have printed my very own sticker, now that was something I had never done before.
Sticker Market provides printing for your own custom designs and can print a wide range of sizes and shapes to suit your needs. I chose Circle stickers for my set, however Rectangle and Square are available too.
Sticker Market pride themselves on offering Cheap Personalised Sticker Printing in the UKand offer competitive prices. They also do Business Cards.
What Did I Design and Why?
I have designed my own personal Sticker so that I can easily organise my sons school items, water bottle, lunch box, snack box etc. It’s so much faster than writing out a label and sticking it on, it’s neater and far more legible too! Plus my son chose stars on my design so he knows that it is “his” sticker. I have also used them around my home for items that only my son uses such as his nature pot which houses all the rocks we find on walks and days out. As well as his lunch items I labelled his tray that we use for school paperwork every week.
Stickers are a fun and easy way to keep things organised and in this case so that people know what item belongs to whom etc. I chose to use this collaboration for my sons benefit, but during the product photography I found myself dreaming up all sorts of ways you could utilise this type of product.
So my final design reads “This belongs to Arlo” and my son chose stars as a symbol to make it his own.
When I realised I was able to design my own sticker it took me a few hours to consider that I was better off designing one to make my life easier. And that’s why I chose to make one to label all of my sons belongings that will be heading to school with him in September!
It took me a couple of hours to nail the design that I wanted, and then another hour to knock it out on my Photoshop software – bearing in mind I had to Google how to do a few things because I only ever use the basic editing tools for my photography like the brightness! – but making my own sticker was lots of fun!
I showed my son the final product and he read his name out loud before giving me the thumbs up. It was a simple yet effective design that I hoped he would soon learn was just for his items. After emailing it in and receiving the final proof from Sticker Market, I was very happy to go ahead and they got to printing. The whole start to finish was slick and I was well informed of the progress right up to when they shipped the box out to me.
Products in Use and Product Testing
Once the stickers were in my possession I found it really useful that they were cut individually, and not in sheets. This saves so much time and also storage space by having them in a neat little stack this way. Sheets take up so much more room I think (and yes I’m a parent with many sticker sheets and reward charts!). The Sticker is printed Bright and Bold and Sharp. My Sticker design looked just like it did on my screen from when I created it, I was very happy.
Now the time had come to get peeling and get sticking!
I gathered all of the items that I wanted to place stickers on to, and began to photograph them as well as test out the stickers durability by handling the items the stickers were attached to. I was impressed with how sticky they were on the variety of surfaces that I chose to use them on.
As you can see in my photography the Stickers I created stand out on a variety of different coloured surfaces and I was happy with their overall look. I chose my background colour so that it would stand out against many things. Knowing the lunch boxes were all blue, I didn’t want anything that would get lost against their vibrant colour. People need to bear these things in mind when designing their own stickers and think, what am I going to use them on. You might also consider whether or not you will need waterproof stickers and other aspects too.
My Overall Opinion
From start to finish this collaboration has been smooth and the customer service has been excellent. During the design process every question that I had was answered and my needs met. Delivery was fast and I was kept up to date with regards my stickers being printed and posted. I was also sent an email with a proof of what my sticker would be like which was an excellent feature. The quality of the Art Stickers that I chose are excellent, they are sharp and the colour is bold, the text is easy to read and the sticker itself is printed smoothly, there are no definitive lines from the printing process. I would definitely use Sticker Market UK in the future if I wanted any stickers printing.
As I mentioned earlier I was imagining lots of ways these Stickers could be utilised in daily life, so here are nine ways I have come up with, in which you could use Sticker Market products.
1. Weddings – Personalised Stickers for Wedding Favour Bags or Gifts or even sealing Invitations 2. Birthday Party – Design your own Stickers for a special birthday party or for Party Invitations 3. School – Whether you’re a teacher or a parent you could design a personalised set of stickers for your child/children or for saying “Great Work” to your class. 4. Keeping Belongings in Check – you might have several children with similar items, by designing their own stickers that they can attach to various items, nobody will argue again over what is there’s. 5. Holiday – Going on Holiday? It’s a good idea to mark up personal items and stickers are a fast way to do just that. 6. Small Business – Do you send out products as a small business? You could get business cards or seal packaging with your own unique stickers printed by Sticker Market UK. 7. Journals / Planners – You could design yourself a motivational sticker “You’ve Got This” and stick them where you need extra motivation to achieve, you can design many possible combinations. 8. Calendars – Need Stickers with peoples names on OR activities such as Swimming or Music Lesson, to save time writing it all out you could use stickers to keep track of your busy schedule. 9. Work Space – People in the office always stealing your stapler or holepunch? Not anymore because you can get your name put on some unique stickers and then put them on everything.
My Product Testing Ratings
Overall Appearance When in Use 5✩ Overall Product Quality 5✩ Customer Service 5✩ Delivery 5✩
I have based these ratings over a week worth of product testing including the sticker holding in place while objects are used and handled. I am satisfied with the durability and overall look of the stickers and rate this service as a 5/5.
Where Can You Find Sticker Market UK
If you want to find out more and browse products and current prices for yourself then please visit any of the following links I have supplied below. The website is your first port of call, because you can see exactly what is currently trending and any offers available. You can also contact Sticker Market directly from the website for any queries you might have.
The Sticker Market UK Website is Available HERE The Sticker Market UK Facebook Page HERE The Sticker Market UK X (Twitter) Feed HERE The Sticker Market UK Instagram Reel HERE
Below are some examples of the types and styles of Stickers available at Sticker Market UK.
Sticker Market Quote “Premium Experts in sticker printing with endless product labelling possibilities. Premium quality custom stickers at the cheapest price.”
How I Created This Review
I have been provided with a sample of Stickers in order to provide this Review. Product Testing and Honest Reviews are what I pride myself in giving my readers. Compared to other collaborations this blog post is slightly different, I was first asked to design the sticker that I wanted. That way it was more personal to me, as if I were an actual customer. So I did this, emailed it over and then this design was printed and sent out to me in order for me to test it. I got to keep the product (stickers) in exchange for this honest blog post and the product photography. The company outlined below contacted me directly for the purpose of this review.
Sticker Market, 8 St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4JU.
Thank you for choosing to read Severn Wishes Blog today, I hope that you have found this review interesting and insightful. I certainly learned a lot more about the types of stickers that were available nowadays through exploring what Sticker Market UK had to offer.
I hope to see you again soon for my next product review, you never know what I might be asked to test next! How exciting!
If you LOVE Purple Nail Shades THIS is the one for you!
Hello and Welcome to my Product Review today!
This Spring I became part of the UK Maybelline Team of Bloggers who Review products that are brand new out in the country. Maybelline New York is one of the leading brands worldwide for make up. I am grateful to have the chance to write reviews for them. Today I am reviewing the Fast Gel Nail Lacquer.
To see my other Maybelline Reviews after you’ve read this one, please click the Maybelline Category on the homepage of my blog.
I have been sent this sample for free for the purpose of providing a written review and photography across my social media platforms. I am always honest in my critique and review a product solely upon my own personal experience of using it.
Day Number One – Two Coats – One Hour After Application (Above)
Day Number Three – Minimal Chipping – Slight Loss of Shine (Below)
About this Product
Name: Maybelline New York Fast Gel Shade: No.8 Wicked Berry Size: 6.7 ml
Day Number Seven, Minimal Chipping on all but one Nail, still shiny as you can tell by the reflection on the nails (Above).
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My Overall Opinion of the Product
I have been impressed by the quality of this product overall, and the staying power was excellent. I tested this Nail Lacquer over 7 days, taking periodic photographs to watch the progress. I painted a clear gel base to my nails before applying the Fast Gel from Maybelline, but I chose not to paint a clear top coat on my nails for two reasons. One was so as to test this product without an additional layer and two was so that the colour and shine of the original product was in no way altered.
Overall Appearance in Use 4✩ Overall Product Quality 4✩ Colour Choices 5✩ Staying Power 5✩
The Fast Gel did lose its original heavy glossy shine by Day 7, but some shine still remained on them (see image above), and they certainly looked good from a distance. If you wanted perfect nails for a whole week for example then I feel this Gel Lacquer would definitely go the distance, providing it was applied correctly and if you also applied a top coat too. I chose not too, and I feel they would have lasted a week or longer intact if I had done the top coat and if I didn’t do any gardening (LOL) that is how my middle nail became so chipped.
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Thanks for reading my Product Review today, there are plenty more just like this across my blog, why not check out the categories because I review all sorts of things.
Have you heard of Qwertee? Qwertee T-Shirt Designs are fabulous and unique, a huge range of choices and sizes. The one thing though is that designs don’t stay available for long, so if you see one you like then you have to be fast!
You can check them out on social media or their website, you can also get the newsletter email every evening which tells you what the brand new 24 hour only Tee’s will be!
Qwertee bring out a brand new unique T-shirt design every 24 hours! Talented Artists and Design Students are just some of the many people who help to create the Qwertee t-shirts! You can even design one and submit it for review, if it gets passed the voting stage it could be made into a t-shirt!
I chose a Fox and Cherry Blossom T-shirt! Two things I love on the same shirt! I recently won a competition of theirs over on Twitter and I chose this as my prize. I found the overall quality to be excellent. I am a Size 6-8 so I chose the Small size tee and it fits me perfectly, but it is quite a snug fit. If you are between sizes right now, or you prefer them to be a little baggy then I would suggest buying the size up.
Here is a close up photograph of the details on the T-shirt. The colours are also vibrant.
Overall Appearance in Use 5✩ Overall Product Quality 5✩ Product Fit to Size 4✩ Unique Design 5✩ Delivery 5✩
Would I recommend Qwertee to my followers and friends? YES I would! They have T-shirts that are good quality and unique in the marketplace, and they ship all over the planet so you can buy them from wherever you’re reading this from! They also make great gifts for people as well providing you know their sizes!Would I buy from Qwertee? Yes I would!
Thank you for visiting Severn Wishes Blog today to read this Review, I hope I see you again soon!
✩ Sabrina ✩
✩ ✩ ✩ This product review features an item that I have won in a competition so I have not paid for this product. It is my own choice to review the item once I had received it to give the brand a shout out.
This Spring I became part of the UK Maybelline Team of Bloggers who Review products that are brand new out in the country. Maybelline New York is one of the leading brands worldwide for make up. I have been reviewing a few items, and today it’s the turn of the Vegan Instant Skin Perfector 4 in 1 Whipped Matte Makeup to go up on my blog.
To see my other Maybelline Reviews after you’ve read this one, please click the Maybelline Category on the homepage of my blog.
I have been sent this sample for free for the purpose of providing a written review and photography across my social media platforms. I am always honest in my critique and review a product solely upon my own personal experience of using it.
You can see Video content of my Reviews on my Facebook or Instagram
I was pleasantly surprised with this makeup because a little of it on your finger or brush goes a long way. It was so soft and easy to apply to my skin with a great match! Light was the colour I was matched with online, and it blended in well and minimised the look of redness, blemishes and even my dark circles somewhat too. I highly recommended this product if (like me) you don’t have much time in your morning routine for applying makeup, As a single mum I need something that I can apply fast but without compromising on its effectiveness. With having a 4 in 1 application this cream saves me lots of time in a morning, and since the initial review I have frequently used it and applied it after my daily SPF moisturiser. I feel like there is barely anything on my skin, and I found my skin felt breathable compared to some makeup which can feel physically heavy set in the pores of the face. The Vegan formula is also something I can really get behind and I’m always trying to go Vegan friendly when it comes to makeup. The 4 in 1 Matte Makeup was also easy to remove, I use a Garnier Face Wash and then a Garnier Micellar Water to remove any makeup that I apply. I would recommend for people to at least try this makeup for themselves and see if they get as good a match, it has true to skin shades and self adjusts to fit your unique tone. I have sensitive skin, and I had no reaction to this makeup.
BEFORE & AFTER
As you can see in my images, before I had quite a lot of redness in my skin, and afterwards that redness is reduced and so are my pores.
Overall Appearance in Use 4✩ Overall Product Quality 5✩ Skin-True Match 5✩ Staying Power 4✩
Now that I have used this product for a few weeks I will say it is excellent, easy and fast to apply, saving me lots of time, and a great match to my skin, no reactions and a good staying power. It did go a little cakey one time when I was outside a lot of the day and I think that may have been the wind drying out my skin. Other than that one occasion its been a fantastic product. I would recommend people still applying their usual SPF face cream about 15 minutes prior to putting on this matte makeup. SPF is so important and the extra moisture will undoubtedly increase the makeups staying power.
About the Skin Perfector Matte Makeup Vegan Whipped Matte Makeup Available in 6 Self-Adjusting and Skin-True Colours Contains a 4 in 1 formula of Primer, Pigment, BB Cream and Powder 4 Benefits in 1 of Blurring, Concealing, Evening the Skin Tone & Mattifying the Finished Look
Wishing all who have read this review a happy and healthy remainder of April!
Thank you for visiting Severn Wishes Blog today, I hope to see you again soon!
When you have tough cleaning jobs to do you often want something that can give you a helping hand. Look no further than the Must Have Ideas SUPER SCRAPER.
This fantastic tool comes with a thumb space for easy grip and is ergonomically designed to aid you in a variety of “around the home” scenarios. It’s made of tough Nylon and won’t scratch the surfaces you are using it on, plus it’s so handy you’ll wonder how you ever managed to do these things without one! They are currently available for £9.99 as a buy one scraper get one free. (Price correct as of 19th March 2022 and does not include Postage). These Super Scrapers are so durable that Must Have Ideas state they should last a lifetime.
Let me go into my very own list now, of the 19 ways that I have personally used my Super Scraper around my home. – so far! Here is my “How To Use the Super Scraper” in your life!
Aiding in the Removal of Batteries in kids toys
Scraping off burnt on food off oven trays without removing the metallic surface beneath
Removing dried limescale from around the kitchen sink area
Opening Packaging, Letters and Sealed Boxes
Removing Mud from Shoe Grooves
Removing Small Stones from inside Wellie Boot grooves
Getting burnt off food and stains off of Hob Ring Surfaces
Aiding in Lifting and Scraping Dried on Food off plates
Removing Dried on Paint off Kitchen or Bathroom Tilesor a Ceramic Bath
Removing Stickers that children have used and are stuck on flat surfaces
Removing dried stray Silicone Filler lumps from off Bathroom tiles
Remove Dirt from down the sides and edges of built in kitchen Appliances
Aiding the smooth Removal of a Cracked Screen Protector on a Mobile Phone
Aiding in the removal of dirt around the edges of seals inside my Car
Removing trapped dust and dirt from along a window ledge
16. Helping to Remove Sticky Tack or Chewing Gum from Shoes 17. Easily Open Tins or Cans with Ring-Pulls by using the Super Scraper to Life the Pull Up for you 18. Gently Scratch off Gambling Ticket foils with ease 19. Price Labels can be really tricky to ease off surfaces but the Super Scraper makes it a breeze
My Thoughts on the Product
I never imagined coming up with so many ways in order to use one simple little product! But this tool is something else! And every time I have a situation where I’m not sure of how to get past it, I now turn to the Super Scraper to help me. Overall I am so pleased to have had the chance to review this product for Must Have Ideas and it has been an excellent and useful tool in my life for the last few months. I think every home should have one, it saves you time and effort and sometimes even the hassle of removing or cleaning or dislodging items that would otherwise have eaten up more of your precious time resolving the issue in question.
If my review has not yet convinced you that you need one of these, then why not head over to the Must Have Ideas Instagram page where they often share videos of bloggers and testers like myself, using their products so that customers can see them in use.
About the Super Scraper
Made from toughened Nylon Ergonomic Design for Ease of Use It Won’t Scratch Surfaces You Clean Able to get to Hard to Reach Areas due to Long Thin Design Sharpened Corners allow you to open packaging or slide along corners to remove dirt
Small but Mighty Super Scraper!
Thank you for reading this blog post today, I hope you have enjoyed it. If you want to know more about the awesome products available from Must Have Ideas please click the link at the bottom of my post and visit their website. They have many wonderful and innovative products for your home and garden to help make life a little easier.
If you have any questions relating to this product please leave me a comment either here or on social media and I will be happy to answer it to the best of my knowledge.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thank you for visiting Severn Wishes Blog!
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