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.

Life Update

Like I referenced in other posts, school did indeed get in the way with my my internet life. I know I haven't posted in a while, but considering this is my most important year of school...yeah...

Anyway, for around the past month or so I haven't done anything very interesting aside from GETTING MY FIRST JOB?!. Yes, yes, I am very proud of myself to be quite honest, and I do get a very reasonable pay, which can be quite exciting it's self (checking my bank balance go up each week) but I personally think the whole experience of independently earning money is exciting as well. If you happen to be thinking "Wow, you got a job, ok..." lest we remember that I was only able to legally get a job quite recently, so I would say that's pretty cool ;)

I do plan on posting much more (e.g during holidays since I'll have more time) and I swear I will try to be more interactive next time I decide to "disappear".

Accepting Yourself (Re-draft)

This is an issue a lot of people come across at some point in their lives, and that is what they think about themselves. Some people are uncomfortable with the way they look, whether it be if they have imperfections they do not like, or if they are sensitive about their weight. They may even feel insecure about the way they do things differently to other people. All of these problems come down to one thing, and that is self confidence, one thing some people find hard to develop.

I think the pressures we get as a teenager are way too harsh, but unfortunately it's not something that can be changed easily. Most people have this image of perfection in their head and that is why they feel they aren't good enough. The pressure of being 'Skinny' is one that particularly effects girls and can be vicious cause of Anorexia and Bulimia, and this is because some people don't understand that 'we are who we are' 

Although it may not seem like it, there is also a great pressure on boys when it comes to being attractive, after-all make-up is often noted down as a thing for Females, and while most girls do not use it to totally change how they look, much rather just bring out their best features, boys simply don't have that luxury (without the endless harassment for wearing male makeup anyway)

My best advice is probably that, although you may feel shit about certain things, there comes a point where you just think "I really don't care anymore" and once you get to this point, life is honestly so much better. At the end of the day, how can you expect other people to accept you when you don't accept yourself.