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Posted on November 9, 2013

Win!!! 2X Mini Aveeno Hampers up for Grabs!!!! + More

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And the winners are:

1. Sarah Philips

2. Yesenia Aguilar

Check your FB ladies xx

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Hope you’re all well, I know it seems as though I’ve disappeared for a while, but I haven’t (believe me!) I’ve been quite busy planning my first bloggers meet up (it’s starting to look very promising) so to make up for my spiritual presence, I’ve decided to give away 2 mini Aveeno hampers (that I made myself) and two Velvet Finish Compact Powders by Make Up For Ever! (ohh generous!!)

About the products:

Mini hamper 1: Aveeno Derexa Soothing Emollient Wash (200ml) with Dermexa Soothing Emollient Cream (200ml)

Aveeno’s Dermexa range are suited for people who have very dry skin as their products are formulated to gently cleanse the skin without drying it. Worth up to 20euros, this hamper would be absolutely perfect for the winter time!

aveeno skincare

Mini Hamper 2: Aveeno Ultra-calming Anti-Redness Cream SPF 20  and Aveeno Ultra-Calming Daily recovery Cream

Aveeno’s Ultra-Calming Facial Range soothes sensitive skin and visibly reduces the appearance of redness. If you want to avoid looking like Rudolph, then this is the one for you!  Up to 25E this lovely hamper is also up for grabs!

Final Giveaway: 2 Velvet Finish Compact Powder by Make Up For Ever, which matifies your completion when applied over foundation, or enhances the skins appearance when used on bare skin. Think they’e each work about 27.50E!!

make up for ever velvet finish

TO WIN, YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL THE STEPS:

  1. 1. Like my Facebook page
  2. Ensure you are following me on Twitter and Instagram
  3. Comment on three blog posts on Enhance What’s Yours
  4. Finally, share this post using the icon below.

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

You must be a resident of Ireland.  If you are under 18, you must get consent from your parents to enter the giveaway as the winner may be required to give me their address so that I could post the gift out to them. There will be two winners, they will each have 24hrs to claim their prize. Winner must be subscribed to Enhance Whats Yours. This giveaway will run for a month. 

Note: These products were given to me in a goody bag at an Aveeno launch which I attended a few weeks back. The compact powders were also part of the goody bags from the Dublin Fashion Festival I went to.  All products are brand new, none have been used. 

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Posted on October 31, 2013

SoSueMe book launch

Events

sosueme book launch

This time last week, bellebeauty.com and a few other bloggers made their way to The Morgans Hotel to celebrate the launch of the fabulous Suzanne Jackson’s book launch for Sosueme.ie

When I say our night at the book launch exceeded my expectations that is no word of a lie…from free photo booth services (of which myself and the girls took full advantage of) to free wine, I can’t even begin to start discussing what the highlight of my night was (other than meeting the gorgeous Suzanne Jackson for the first time)

sosueme book launch

Unfortunately I didn’t taste the beautiful cupcakes (it was far too soon to be ruining my lipstick) but you can only imagine what they must have been like since I do enjoy occasional cupcake….. (the operative word here being occasional)

Now back to the book launch…. we had the chance to have our photographs taken by the one and only Jerry McCarthy (who’s pictures I snatched for this post) how lucky we were to have him taking shots of us all night…

Now for the most important part of the night…

sosueme book lauch xx

I must say I was slightly star struck when I met Suzanne Jackson at the book launch she looked absolutely stunning! (A lot better than her pictures!) I really couldn’t believe it, and for her to call me gorgeous was just something else, they are definitely words that will stay with me till my death bed…. (no joke)

We each got a one to one with Suzanne and she even left me a lovely message in the SoSueMe book  (20 euro on the night)

sosueme book launch

(Myself and fashion blogger at zee-railed make sure you check her out!)

 I’ve been reading a bit of her book every night since I got it I genuinely feel like like she’s  a kind-hearted  and very driven person who is  full of encouragement. No wonder she is as successful as she is now…

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Bloggers pictured: Zita from zee-railed, Marlene from everythingcocochanel and Nirina from Killer-fashion make sure you check them out!! xx

Posted on October 28, 2013

Anatomicals Farewell the Scarlet Pimplehell Deep Cleansing Mud Mask

product review/ Skincare

Anatomicals Farewell The Scarlet Pimplehell Face Mud Mask

As you may or may not know, enhancewhatsyours.com attended her first bloggers meetup last weekend organized by Samantha Johnson over at All The Buzz.  I must say that this meetup was very well organized and I’m delighted that she got such a positive response from it (well deserved) 

We all know, I like my facial masks so it should be no surprise that the Anatomicals Mud Mask was one of the first things I jumped at (after the Yes to Cucumbers cleanser of course….) when I finally decided which of the fabulous products I will be reviewing first (such generous goody bags we each got! I’d say I have a years’ supply of product reviews there! (no joke)

So back to Anatomicals Mud Mask…… I guess I will start with the things I liked about the mud mask:

  1. Anatomicals Mud Mask was not very runny so I found it quite easy to apply
  2. It is 100% pure clay and only takes 15 minutes to dry
  3. I managed to get two masks out of the 15ml and still had some product left
  4. It washes off surprisingly well (you wouldn’t think your face felt like cement only seconds before)
  5. IT IS NOT BLOTCHY! (probably the thing I liked the most about it) there is nothing worse than a mask that leaves you looking all blotchy!

As you can see, this product sits very well on the face. Then, you leave it on for 15 minutes and (I think my expression says it all….)

Anatomicals Farewell The Scarlet Pimplehell Face Mud Mask

Anatomicals Farewell The Scarlet Pimplehell Face Mud Mask

What I didn’t like about Anatomicals Mud Mask:

  1. Although the packaging is cute, I don’t like the fact that it’s in a sachet (especially if I plan to get 3 uses out of it)
  2. It seems like this product is targeted for a younger audience so I wonder if it’s something I should be using at all??
  3. Is it just me, or does anybody else get annoyed at the fact that capital letters don’t exist with Anatomicals??? (I find is so annoying!)

So what’s my final verdict:

I quite like my D.I.Y facial masks so this product is something I wouldn’t commit to using all the time, I probably wouldn’t  mind using it on my lazy days. Also, a few people seem to have a problem with the scent of this Anatomicals Mud Mask, but I actually quite like it. Last but not least….a euro a sachet, need I say more? 🙂

If you’ve used Anatomicals Deep Cleansing Mud Mask before, feel free to share your thoughts below! Here is a list of some of the gorgeous bloggers that attended Samantha’s meetup last weekend, what did you think of your mud mask ladies?

Zee-Railed

Beautyandtheblog22

AllTheBuzz

Killer-fashion

Kandigloss

BeautyBaggage

LisaDeJong

BecBoopFashionista

TownMouseCountryMouse

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Posted on October 21, 2013

Boots Vitamin E Night Cream

Skincare/ Youthful Skin

boots vitamin e night cream

Hello all! For this post Bellefbeauty.com  is going to be looking at a product I’ve been using for some time now, (I feel almost selfish for keeping this from all of you for so long, sorry!) but I guess I just really wanted to make sure if Boots Vitamin E Night Cream has been helping me in any way at all, and my verdict is it certainly has!

I’ll be honest with you, I tend to get sucked into buying really expensive beauty products that don’t really do much at all, so when I decided to  give  Boots Vitamin E Night Cream a bash, I thought it wouldn’t be much of a loss if I didn’t like it, (especially as far as money is concerned)

boots vitamin e night cream

I find this cream to be quite thick in consistency as you can see, but I quite liked that to be honest as it sinks in pretty well on the skin leaving your face feeling pretty smooth.

After using Boots Vitamin E Night Cream overnight, I find that my face looks very fresh the next morning, as it isn’t greasy at all (always a good thing). I always find that my skin looks very smooth the next morning (and then I start running my errands…..)

 The one thing that really stands out to me about this product is the scent, I love the scent of  it, especially compared to some of the creams I’ve used in the past this is exceptionally good! 

I really don’t think a product like this should be overlooked, and it seems to be suitable for all skin types. If you’d like a night cream that won’t fork too much out of you, I’d highly recommend Boots Vitamin E Night Cream. Given it’s price point (4.59),  you really can’t go wrong……

If you’re a fan of Boots Vitamin E Night Cream, let me know in the comments section below! 🙂

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Posted on October 14, 2013

D.I.Y Pore Strips

D.I.Y/ How To/ Natural beauty/ Skincare

diy porestrips

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Yesterday, I decided that a bit of pampering was in order. I put on some relaxing music and started off by cleansing and exfoliating my face and then, I went on to steam it. This was followed by a not so pampering experience of peeling  pore strips off my whole face.

Not to scare you or anything, but it was pain-FUL! So please don’t make the same mistake I made and just keep it to a minimum!

So why use pore strips?

Using pore strips is a quick and easy way to get rid of the dirt/oil in the pores that cause blackheads. This is one of my biggest beauty concerns. I’ve used these strips more than just a couple times and I’ve found that they do actually make a difference.

So if you’re looking for an inexpensive way to get rid of pore-clogging build up, then I suggest you give this a try! 🙂

  1. Get two spoons of unflavored gelatine
  2. Mix it with two spoons of milk
  3. Mix up an microwave for 10 seconds
  4. Using a foundation brush, apply to affected area, namely nose, chin / forehead 

Let this set on your skin for about 10 minutes and when it dries up, let the peeling begin! Once you remove everything,  you should be able to see the dirt/oil from your pores on the actual strips! I know, it’s disgusting – but at least it shows you did a good job!

Note: DO NOT make the mistake of putting it all over your face, it WILL BE painful! Just put it on certain parts of the face that need it. Also, don’t let it dry with a blow drier as it will get too dry and will be even more difficult to peel off.

Let me know if you decide to give this recipe a try, feel free to comment below! xx

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Posted on October 9, 2013

How to make your lipstick last longer

How To/ lips

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 If you are one of those people who have to constantly worry about retouching your lips, search no further because on enhancewhatsyours.com you’ll find the top tips for having your lipstick last longer so the last thing you have to think about on a night out is constantly doing retouches on your lips (can be pretty annoying!)

So here’s how to make your lipstick last longer:

Prep your lips:

1. Exfoliate: I can’t stress how important lip exfoliation is for your lips, as you might have saw in my D.I.Y lip scrub, regular exfoliation replaces old cells with new cells which is a great way to keep your lips soft and subtle.

Note: If you’re preparing for a night out you can give your lips a gentle scrub with your toothbrush for a quick/fresh exfoliation

2. Lip balm: Before lipstick comes lip balm, let it settle on your lips to keep them moistened and prevent them from cracking. If there is any excess balm make sure you blot it off.

The nitty gritty:

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1.Lip liner: Line your lips starting from the cupids bow and then fill them in with the liner. This will lay a foundation for your lipstick. Here I’m using a lip liner by Inglot which I love because it’s highly pigmented and also has a lip brush at the other end. (It’s so good, I sometimes use it as a lipstick on it’s own!)

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2. Lipstick: For the best results, apply your lipstick with a lipstick brush, as it allows the color to really get into the lip and stay on longer. Get a tissue and blot your lips a couple of times to press the color into your lips. After this, go for a second coat of lipstick.

I will be using Rebel by MAC it’s another one of my favorites. And as you can see, the two colors are quite similar so it’s just perfect because the lip liner won’t take away from the lipstick’s true color!

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3. Concealer: As we do to get perfect eyebrows, use concealer to tidy up around the lips and give them a clean edge.

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Note: I also like to use the highlighter from my Gosh BB Skin Perfecting Kit and apply it to my cupids bow, this will give you and effortless pout!

And that’s that, 5 simple steps to have your lipstick last longer! How do you normally apply your lipstick?

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Posted on October 2, 2013

How to clean your makeup brushes

How To/ maintenance

how to clean makeup brushes

There’s nothing worse than using dirty makeup brushes on your face, first of all it isn’t the most hygienic thing in the world, and secondly you are basically asking for your skin to be terribly irritated (not exactly the best way to Enhance What’s Yours...)

The above picture is what you should avoid doing. You should avoid immersing the head of your makeup brushes into water – pretty sure Bobbi Brown would back me up on that. Since the hairs on the makeup brushes are glued to the base, even the most expensive brushes will come apart if you do this so you should really avoid soaking your makeup brushes into water.

So how do you clean your makeup brushes then?

how to clean makeup brushes

  1. Drop  a very gentle non-alcoholic soap (preferably baby shampoo) into the palm of your hand
  2. Swirl the bristles of your makeup brush around your palm after having wet the brush.
  3. Once covered in soap, rinse thoroughly until all the soap residue is gone.
  4. Squeeze out any excess moisture out of the bristles.
  5. To finish up, reshape the brush head with your fingers.

Drying Station: Let your makeup brushes dry flat and hanging off the edge of a counter so the bristles stay into perfect shape.

Note: When you’re drying your makeup brushes do NOT dry them in an upright position, or else the water settles into the glue which holds the bristles together at the base of each brush.

A deep cleaning of your makeup brushes is recommended between once a week or once a month- A bit of a stretch I know, but if you use your brushed regularly then once every 3 weeks. If you don’t use them as often, then you’re not required to wash them as often.

If once a month is far too long for you (or if you just want to be super hygienic), you can give your makeup brushes a quick clean cleaning in between deep washes.

For a quick clean just follow  the steps below:

how to clean makeup brushes

  1. 1. Spray a makeup brush cleaner on tissue
  2. 2. Swipe it around and add a few more spritz
  3. 3. Swipe it up and fourth until all the residues are removed

I’d be lying if I said I did this every time I finished using my brushes, but it’s something I do immediately if my sister used my makeup brush because she forgot hers. Other than that a good clean every 2 weeks just about does it for me!

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Posted on September 30, 2013

How to have perfect eyebrows

brows/ eyebrows/ Eyes/ How To

how to have perfect eyebrows

Today, Bellefbeauty.com has another tutorial for you, and of course it would have to be about eyebrows, because anyone who knows me would know that I’m eyebrow crazy, to me,  it’s probably one of the fastest (and easiest) ways to Enhance What’s Yours (not to mention how perfect eyebrows just lift your face!)

 So how can you have perfect eyebrows? It’s really simple, and as you can see, you really don’t need that many tools (so if you dare to leave your house without your eyebrows done, this is perfect for when you’re on the go!)

Without further ado, here are the steps for having perfect eyebrows:

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  1. Pluck out any unwanted hair – it will only get in the way!
  2. Comb out your eyebrows
  3.  Using an eyebrow pencil, outline your eyebrows to the shape that you want it to have.
  4.  Use an eyebrow powder that complements you (avoid using black alone even if you have dark hair)
  5. Fill in your brows using a brow brush
  6. Get a concealer
  7. Conceal above and below your brow using a concealer brush to perfect your brows and ensure that they are perfectly shaped
  8. Add a highlighter under your arch
  9. Voila! The complete look with some mascara!

Note: If you have stubborn brows, finish up with eyebrow gel- this will set your eyebrows and make sure your hairs are not flying around the place!

I know these eye brows are no Cara Delevingne (it wouldn’t be right to talk about eye brows and not give her a mention!) but you have to remember not everyone can have the same eyebrow shape.

If you’re unsure of what shape your eyebrows should have, check out my first post on perfect eyebrows.

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Posted on September 27, 2013

5 Benefits of Coconut Water

Not so guilty pleasure

coconut water

It’s been a while since I wrote a ‘Guilty Pleasure’ post, never mind a ‘Not So Guilty Pleasure’ so I decided that it was time for me to get around to paying a bit more attention to the nutritional side of things (especially after my new found love  for coconut water)

If you follow my posts on Facebook or Twitter you would know that I am now addicted to coconut water (there’s worse things out there….)

After the Dublin Fashion Festival, where I met the beautiful Darren Kennedy pictured somewhere on the right, I was just hooked on Vita Coco coconut water and then of course I was introduced to KOH Coconut water which is even tastier that Vita Coco‘s (not to mention the difference in price)

The point is, enhancewhatsyours.com loves coconut water and here are 5 benefits of coconut water that we put together to help you Enhance Whats Yours:

coconut water

1. Anti-aging: The antioxidants in coconut water slow down the aging process because it helps fight free radicals (can’t go wrong!)

2. Weight- loss: Coconut water is low in fat, calories and sugars and rich in vitamins and nutrients so it can help you feel full pretty quickly. This will help suppress the feeling of hunger

Note:don’t use it as a replacement for food, it’s just something to keep you going until you have a real meal

3. Glowing Skin: Coconut water is considered to be one of the purest ones (after water that is) – it’s great for hydrating the skin and making your skin look more youthful and supple. Some say that coconut water has positive effects when dabbed on the skin but I’d feel pretty guilty for doing that so I guess that’s something I’ll never know……

4. Vitamins and Nutrients: Coconut water is a natural source of nutrients as it  contains  calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium (”more potassium than a banana”), zinc, Vitamin C and Vitamins of B so if you aren’t feeling the best, drink some coconut water and you’ll surly be energized!

5. Flushes toxins out: Coconut water is very beneficial for your digestive system, it helps remove toxins from your body and also provides hydration which will relieve you from any tiredness or fatigue (again a great energy boost!)

Honestly I just like the taste of coconut water, the fact that it has all these benefits (as well as beauty benefits) is just a bonus for me….

Have you tried coconut water yet? If so what do you make of it? Feel free to leave your thoughts below!

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Posted on September 20, 2013

Purple Smokey Eye Tutorial

Eyes/ How To/ tutorial

    smokey eyes

You have no idea how much hassle I had to go through to finally get this post up, from drafts magically disappearing to WordPress not allowing me to access my site! But the important thing is,I’m here now right?

So first things first, among many other goodies I got at The Ultimate Girls Day Out, the Rimmel Traffic Stopping Shadow was one of them so today  Bellefbeauty is finally going to show you a purple smokey eye tutorial with the Rimmel Traffic Stopping Shadow palette

smokey eyes steps

As you can see the colors look quite pigmented here, but I found that it wasn’t the case when they were applied onto my eyes (not impressed) , especially since I couldn’t wait to use the darkest shade of purple!

The palette also contains a little eye shadow applicator (I normally wouldn’t go near these for a smokey eye look because they key to getting a really strong smokey look is blend blend blend!)

To my surprise this worked out quite nicely here and I only actually used one other brush to achieve the smokey look below, so enough with the chit chat and check out the steps Bellefbeauty followed:

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Step 1: After applying an eye primer, start with the lightest shade of purple all over your eye lid as a base (if it’s not perfect, don’t worry because it’s only going to be blended anyways!)

Step 2: I know you can’t see it very clearly here but for this step I used the darkest purple on the crease and outer corner of the eyes to the shape that I wanted my smokey eyes to have (again, doesn’t have to be perfect just make sure its right below the brow bone this way we’ll have room to blend upwards!)

Step 3:  Apply the lightest shade of purple to the bottom lash line .

Step 4: Use a blending brush to blend the colors on the outer corner of your eyes in an upwards direction first and the slowly build your way to the center. Then using the same brush blend the colors on your bottom lash line.

Step 5: Once you’re happy with the smokey effect you can add eye liner on your lower lash line and upper lash line (I did both and added a bit of a flick)

Step 6: One this is done, add a good few coats of mascara (when it comes to smokey eyes, the bigger your lashes  the better!) of course you can add false lashes if you want them to be more dramatic, but I’m not a fan of them so I just like to stick to really good mascara, (I used lash domination here)

Step 7: Add some highlighter to each tear duct so that your eyes will pop out (in a good way) and also put some highlighter on your brow bone so the arch of your eyebrow will appear higher (oh la la….)

And there you go, 7 easy-steps to achieve this purple smokey eye look!

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Posted on September 14, 2013

Rihanna’s RIRI Hearts MAC Fall Collection 2013

Events

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I figured Bellefbeauty might as well give her piece on Rihanna’s RIRI Hearts MAC Fall Collection 2013 since there’s only a few weeks left before we can all get our hands on this highly talked about makeup line. Well that’s of course if we start queuing up now…..

After the launch and success of RIRI Hearts MAC Summer 2013 Collection, the singer/designer (don’t know what to call these artists lately!)  decided to step up her game and launch an even bigger line that is due to release in US stores on Sept 26th and between Oct 3rd – 31st everywhere else (that’s if it will stay on the shelves for that long!)

So what’s there to like about Rihanna’s RIRI Hearts MAC Fall Collection?

For starters, if you missed out on the Matte red Riri Woo the first time around, consider yourself lucky because not only will it be back in the fall collection as a gorgeous lippie, Riri Woo will also be in a lip pencil AND  a lipglass! (doesn’t it feel like Christmas?)

As well as those fabulous shades of red, Rihanna’s RIRI Hearts MAC Fall Collection will also include three other fabulous lipsticks: Talk that Talk [Dark Plum (Retro Matte)], Who’s That Chick [Mid-tone Orange (Frost)] and Nude [Cool Nude Cream (Matte)] as pictured below.

riri mac fall collection

As you know, Bellefbeauty is very welcoming to new lippies. I love my matte lipsticks  (as well as my nudes) so the lipsticks from Rihanna’s RIRI Hearts MAC Fall Collection are definitely the products that I think are worth lining up for! As for everything else?

I think I’m doing just fine with my LASH DOMINATION mascara from BareMinerals, not to mention my eye shadow palette from Fuschia and I’m really not feeling the gold/pink packaging either! I probably would if you told me this was from Nicki Minaj’s makeup line, but Rihanna and pink just don’t go! (Green would have suited her a lot better I’d say!)

What do you all think of Rihanna’s RIRI Hearts MAC Fall Collection for this mega beauty brand? Are we excited or is it just another few products by MAC?

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Here is the COMPLETE RIRI Hearts MAC Fall Collection 2013 for your viewing pleasure……

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Posted on September 12, 2013

Pearlys Smile Box (Teeth Whitening Kit)

Beauty/ product review

pearlys smile box

I think it’s about time for me to give you my feedback on Pearlys Smile Box! Worth 60 euros, this teeth whitening kit was kindly sent to Bellefbeauty to review and ever since I used the Pearlys Teeth Whitening Powder I just couldn’t wait to get writing! (But that’s as far as excited I got, so prepare yourself ladies/gentlemen….)

So first things first, what’s in Pearlys Smile Box and how do you use it?

1. Pearlys Weekly Teeth-Brighten Powder
2. Pearlys Daily  Teeth-Whitening Foam
3. Pearlys Teeth Whitening Pen

As you can see, Pearlys Smile Box comes with 3 different products so with these 3 products (and 3 simple guidelines) you can be sure to have brighter teeth in no time!

So now for the steps…….

pearlys smile box

Step 1: Dampen your toothbrush and dip it into Pearlys Weekly Teeth-Brighten Powder. Brush your teeth as you normally would and do so for 2-4 mins (just listen to your favorite song and the time will fly!) This powder contains sodium bicarbonate and green tea that help polish your teeth to make it super-clean and super-shiny! (That’s what we’re aiming for right?)

Step 2:  Add a layer of Pearlys Teeth-Whitening Foam to your regular toothpaste and scrub a dub dub for another 2-4 mins! This foam contains 0.16% of sodium perborate, a substance that breaks down into oxygen and water, (the oxygen lifts the staining from inside the enamel, so you’ll be shining from the inside out!)

Step 3: Twist the whitening pen until you see a clear gel. Apply a thin layer to your teeth and avoid  getting the product directly onto your gums or lips for at least 60 seconds (close to impossible for me!)  After 10mins you can rinse your mouth and then avoid food/drink for another 30mins (Again,  not happening!)

pearlys smile box

So if you have  a little more time in your hands in the morning than most people, then Pearlys Teeth Whitening Pen should not be a huge problem for you. In general I found this quite odd to use (not to mention the fact that you have to avoid getting the product on your gums/lips, beyond awkward!!)

The teeth-whitening foam in Pearlys Smile Box didn’t really add much to my teeth whitening experience (except for the fact that there was a leak when I received it in the post)  so I think I’ll be giving that a pass as well!

Other than that I must admit that the brightening powder really does work wonders, it’s so refreshing and my teeth definitely felt brighter after a single use! Unfortunately you can only use it twice a week so that’s a bummer, but I guess it just makes you look forward to using it the following week! (I know I’m such a nerd!)

So what’s my final verdict, would I purchase Pearlys Smile Box Kit?

This kit was a miss for me! I think I could live without Pearlys Smile Box Kit to be quite honest, I would however purchase Pearlys Teeth-Brighten Powder which cost £15,00 online. Given how little you use of the powder, it would probably last a good few months, especially since the one I have still looks like I’ve never used it!

Have you used any home-whitening kits? If so, which ones?

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