Graze Chocolatebox (Review)

GRAZE BOX REVIEW

Yes, it is finally the time again to post another graze box review, this time with a different type of box. Instead of the usual graze snackbox review, I decided to try out a new box that graze offers called the chocolate box. Instead of taking a picture of the nicely packaged box like I usually do (And let's be honest here, I think we've seen a lifetime of those boxes) I decided to just go straight inside the box.

SNACKS RECEIVED

Cookies & Cream (A mixture of mini cookies, white chocolate, hazelnuts and sunflower seeds)

Bounty Hunter (A mixture of Belgian milk chocolate, coconut and cranberries)

Brilliant Black Forest (A piece of chocolate cake with a cherry purée sauce)

Sticky Chocolate Pudding (A mixture of Belgian milk chocolate with green and black raisins)

Rating for this snack is a 7/10

The first I tried was the Cookies & Cream which looked to be the most appetising. Surprisingly, the cookies inside were very crunchy and nice (nothing different to non-healthy cookies) and the white chocolate tasted very milky and sweet. Although I couldn't bring myself to taste the sunflower seeds (I'm just not willing to eat plant seeds sorry) I'm sure if you like that sort of thing they would have been nice too.

Rating for this snack is a 4/10

The next snack to try was the Bounty Hunter which was actually one of my least favourites I have received from graze. The milk chocolate was very good and of good quality, and the cranberries were also very nice too, but in all honesty I could feel myself trying not to gag when I tasted the coconut (which made up most of the snack by-the-way) 

Rating for this snack is an 8/10

Next, the Brilliant Black Forest dessert which I was very excited to try when I first saw it. The chocolate cake was very spongy and sweet but not too sweet, you could immediately tell that it was freshly made. The cherry purée its self was very strong and tasted slightly alcoholic (I don't know why) but with the cake, the bitterness complimented the cake.

Rating for this snack is a 7/10

Now to the final snack, the Sticky Chocolate Pudding. Again, the milk chocolate in this was the same chocolate in the other snacks in the box and tasted very nice. The black jumbo raisins were also nice (although slightly dry) but I felt that the green raisins had a strange taste to them so I wasn't too keen on them.

OVERALL RATING

The average rating of this box was a 6.5/10

I personally rate this box a 7/10

I hope you enjoyed my review of this new box, and if you want to try out graze click here to try a free box! 

Lush Haul

Shout out to my mums bed for providing the background

So, as you can see by the iconic paper lush bag as the blog post header, today I'm going to show you what I bought from lush! These products that I bought aren't actually for me, I bought them as part of a gift for a birthday present for someone who enjoys baths a little too much..

The first thing I bought from lush was Granny Takes A Dip which is a bath bomb. It looks very colourful just as a solid bar and has a very fruity/citrus smell to it which made me buy it (A summer smelling bath bomb) It has the following description on the website;

"This ginger, pepper and lemon-scented bath bomb turns your water psychedelic and puts some colour in your life. Simply drop into a warm bath and watch as its fizzing centre dissolves into multi-coloured waters. Its spicy, citrusy scent will pep you up: lemon oil boosts the mood, while ginger and pepper are warming."

The next thing I bought was the Fizzbanger and althought it looks like it would smell like lemon, it actually smells more like cinnamon and apple spices. It is a very dense bath bomb so I suspect there are other colours beneath the outer layer although I am not sure because I'm not the one who will be using it! It has the following description on the website;

"A Catherine wheel of a bath bomb. It changes colour as it fizzes, crackling with popping candy as it goes and releasing first a citrussy apple and then a cinnamon, apple pie like scent with a hint of ylang ylang. Petitgrain is used in aromatherapy to calm the breathing, slow the heartbeat and reduce feelings of anxiety. Ylang ylang produces a feeling of joy, and cinnamon leaf oil helps you let go."

The next items I bought were actually bubble bars, which in case you don't know, is a product that you crumble under the running tap/bathwater to produce nice smelling bubbles. The first bubble bar I got is Brightside which has very orangey citrus smell and is slightly sweet smelling in contrast to the bath bombs. I also really like the colour mixture in this bubble bar. It has the following description on the website;

"When you’re chewing on life’s gristle, don’t grumble, give a whistle! Hop in the bath with one of these uplifting bubble bars, Sicilian mandarin, bergamot and tangerine essential oils to help you look on the bright side of life! Its jazzy bright colours will create magnificent orange bath water, and the sunny citrus fragrance is sure to leave you jolly and refreshed."

The last bubble bar that I bought was The Comforter, which is very sweet and fruity smelling compared to all of the other products bought. It smells kind of like raspberry/blackcurrant and I can imagine it turns the bath water pink. It has the following description on the website;

"Sometimes you just need to shut yourself off from the outside world under a blanket of fruity foam that will put you back in the right frame of mind to face the world. This bar is supersized, so you’ll only need to crumble half a bar under your tap to make enough bubbles for a long, comforting soak. Cassis absolute gives a distinctive blackcurrant fragrance, while bergamot adds an uplifting note."

That's all for my "Haul" today and I hope you enjoyed reading what I bought from Lush! If you want to check out Lush or check the ingredients of the products I bought, click here to go to their website.

SmileSciences Teeth Whitening Pen (Review)

TEETH WHITENING PEN

So I thought it was time I did a review that DID NOT concern food for a change and this time I chose to review a product from Smile Science! The product its self is a teeth whitening pen which can be used to remove stains on your teeth (making them whiter) please not that this is NOT a substitute for brushing your teeth.The company also recommends that you consult with your doctor before using any whitening products (not just from them, but in general) 

Before we get into the review I thought I would post some other information that the product has on the package.

SIDE AFFECTS

Some side affects that may occur due to the use of this product is temporary sensitivity in your teeth, although this is normal and will subside

Discontinue the use of the product when you feel sustained discomfort or irritation.

The product should not be used when you are pregnant or breast feeding.

The product is unsuitable for children aged less than 16 years old, persons with dental problems such as periodontal disease and bleeding gums.

DIRECTIONS

Step 1 - Brush your teeth and floss

Step 2 - Twist the pen to dispense the teeth-whitening gel

Step 3 - Smile to keep lips away from your teeth while applying the gel

Step 4 - Apply a layer of teeth-whitening gel to your teeth

Step 5 - Relax your lips after 30-40 seconds (and rinse)

Step 6 - Repeat twice a day for 14 days.

REVIEW

Okay, now since that is out of the way let's get into the review of the product! Now I have only been using this product for a few days and I have already noticed a change in whiteness to my teeth (I am a coffee lover..) Although there is a possibility that you may experience sensitivity, my teeth were already kind of sensitive and I did not notice any increase in sensitivity at all since using the product and other reviews that I have read agree with me. 

When you open the package, it comes in a little box which you will see above as the cover picture to the blog post. Inside the box is then the little teeth-whitening-pen containing the gel that you put on your teeth. The pen its self is kind of small and portable so can be used on-the-go (I used this when I was away camping) It is however a bit tricky to know exactly how many times you twist the pen to push the gel out and how much to use on your teeth, but I guess that just comes down to your own preference for how much you think you need.

The product recommends that you use it for 14 days (which is how long the gel usually lasts until) but I personally feel like I may get a few more days because of the large quantity of the gel that you get in the pen. After only a few days of using the pen I can notice a slight change already and I will post an update on the product when I have finished the full course of the product!

I hope you like the first part of my SmileScience review for their teeth-whitening pen and if you want to check them out I will post their information below!

SmileScience website - http://smile-science.co.uk

Graze Competition Closed

So after one month of pure inactivity, I return with the winners of the graze competition. I picked two random names from my followers on Bloglovin to determine who would win the graze vouchers and I have already contacted the winners! I'd like to say congrats to Millie and Frankie and hopefully they get back to me on their experience with Graze when they redeem their vouchers!

Now that it's summer time, I can now also say that there will be regular posts since I have no other current obligations until school starts back again. Expect to see some new product reviews in the close future which I expect to be arriving soon (some have already been dispatched actually) so it is quite possible that may be the next blog post! Both Millie and Frankie also have blogs, so if you want to check them out I'll post their links below;

http://millieerosee.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.francescaeloise.co.uk/

Another Graze Giveaway

Yes, I'm using my school shirt as a background

GRAZE VOUCHER GIVEAWAY TO CELEBREATE 170 FOLLOWERS!

So if you've read my blog for awhile now, you would know that I have done a few Graze reviews on here for the first few times I have ordered the Nibbleboxes and I gave away 2 vouchers to two different readers of my blog (Selected at random through twitter/my blog.

I still have a few more vouchers left that I'd like to give out (£5 vouchers with instructions on the back of how to redeem them as you sign up to Graze) I was already planning to give these away, but it also turns out that I hit 170 followers for my blog, so it's to celebrate that too!

How to Enter?

There are no specific rules for how to enter/win, I only ask that you are following the blog through Bloglovin or are a member of the blog. 

How will you get the Prize?

I'll use any contact method that is suited to you! If you follow my twitter, it's also easier to select winners from there, so if you follow me on there, I can easily just DM if you win and send you the code right there and then!

That's all for this post, hopefully you enjoyed my Graze reviews in the past otherwise this give away is pretty much useless to you! Thank you for 170 followers!

Reviews?

So as you can see, I've made some new changes to the blog by adding a new contact page (and a few other behind the scenes stuff) This is mostly because of how the blog and twitter have been getting a lot more attention recently (This may be due to me signing up on Bloglovin)

So I eventually decided to create a contact form for people to fill out if they have any requests on what I should review, or if companies want me to review any of their products. If anyone is interested in recommending things for review, or wants me to review any of their own products, please keep in mind that what I post is 100% my thoughts about a product, I'm not going to "glam" it up to encourage people to purchase it if it isn't actually good.

This is equally bad and good. It's bad in the sense that if you're just looking for cheap sales with no real thought behind the advertisement, getting a review from a blog is not going to be for you. It is however good in getting real feedback from someone who is in the same place as a customer, whether this helps you to make improvements or helps you to know that your product is of a good personal standard to them.

This is just a short update post for everyone to read! Also please check out my Bloglovin and follow me there.

Poland & Germany

As I've said in some previous blog posts when I was anxiously anticipating the trip, I had visited Poland and Germany and as promised, I have some good pictures to show you! (This will not be like one of my usual rant blog posts and mostly pictures!)

Firstly, we have some pictures from the Salt Mines, which were very cramped and claustrophobic at some times!

This was near the start of the mines, where we would soon descend even further

Travelling 433ft underground

The giant Chappel at the end of the mines

After the salt mines, I then visited the Auschwitz concentration camp where I got some pictures. The camp had a weird atmosphere the whole time there...

The blocks where the prisoners were kept

This picture conveys the atmosphere in the camp

The view from a guard tower

After being in Poland for a few days and visiting the concentration camps, we felt it would be better to visit a happier location, so travelled to Berlin in Germany. Our trip there mostly consisted of shopping, sightseeing and tasting German food...

Checkpoint Charlie (Featuring McDonald's in the background)

Remnants of the Berlin Wall

Shopping in Berlin

Alexa shopping mall in Berlin

Well that's most of the good pictures from my time Poland and Germany, I hope you enjoyed this different type of blog post! Let me know in the comments if you think I should do more like this.