veinwave not so brainwave review

VEINWAVE
bought through groupon as a treat for myself often advertised £49 3 sessions

So what is veinwave -
VeinWave works by a process called microthermocoagulation, which involves directing very high-frequency microwaves via a very fine probe into each vein. The probe penetrates the skin just a few thousandths of a millimetre. It heats the vein and destroys it and the blood within the vein (which gives it its dark colour) is gradually absorbed into the surrounding tissue and so the vein is no longer visible. The treatment is permanent, very quick and, according to patient testimonials, almost painless, similar to a flicking of the skin or having a hair pulled out. Sometimes there may be some reddening of the skin immediately after the treatment but this fades within a couple of  days.

I purchased a block of three from groupon for £49, i got my first treatment a week later at a well known salon i dont want to name it as this is about the treatment and not slagging off a salon.

My first impression was no skin test but i insisted on one and went back a few days later.  Ok the treatment feels like little pin pricks as they insert the needle/probe just under the skin it isnt majorly painfull just uncomfortable for about 15 mins.

The woman who did this treatment was nice and did keep checking my face under a magnifying glass so she was througher. 

My face was very red and hot on my chin and around my nose where the treatment was done as i will always be unlucky with thread veins around my face.

My husband commented on how i looked like i had tiny holes  on my face but this was expected and i wasnt too concerned. A day after treatment my face was no longer red but my pores where in a bit of a state and little pin head scabs were starting to develop. I was disapointed that it took 3wks to heal and i had to buy quite a thick foundation to cover the little marks.

The result was rubbish and two of my little veins were worse I wasnt impressed.

Second session pretty much the same but i did comment and say i didnt see any improvements the beauticion said it doesnt always work fully on first treatment why?? Didnt really get a explanation. She did turn the machine to a stronger setting.

I came out very red faced with more pin pricks and needle like scratchs not very nice.

The redness took 3 days and the rest nearly 4 weeks bit of a nightmare had dry scabby skin, had to wear the thick foundation again, i was also asked a few times at work if i had a skin condition.

4wks later my veins as small as they were exactly the same. Pores took another 4 wks to fully return to normal so two months of awful skin.  

I never went back for final treatment as after two i saw absolutely no change and the two veins i mentioned earlier were worse. 

seven months later the veins faded to what they were before treatment no worse or better.

PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY THIS TREATMENT IT DOES NOT WORK.

Review vo5 Miracle Concentrate Elixir with Argan Oil 50ml

Vo5 Miracle Concentrate Elixir with Argan Oil 50ml

You can purchase this cute little bottle for just over a fiver.

What it claims to do-

Vo5 Miracle Concentrate Elixir with Argan Oil - been searching for that wonder product that will sort all of your hair woes?

Vo5 unserstands the damage we do to our hair through everyday washing, brushing, colouring and styling. This is why Vo5 has made this wonder product with Argan Oil, known to be:

• High in vitamin E
• Rich in anti-oxidants to help fight againest free-radicals
• Hydrating and deeply conditioning

Ok so what did i think about this

First thing is its oil and you have to use a little as it goes a long way, the lid is a dropper so you control the amount you put on your hair.  It smells lovely too.

I towel dried my hair then added about 4 drops and gently rubbed it through my hair.  I dried as normal.

First impressions great, hair was fresh, soft and bouncy and smelled devine.  But half way through

the day the dry parts of my hair mainly underneath felt dry again.  The next day my hair felt a tad greasy.

I used this 3 wks changing the amount i used unfortunately more oil was better but the next day my hair was very lank.

I stopped using it and went onto loreals extrodinary oil. Check out that review on my blog.

My hair is straight, average not thick or thin but quite dry on the ends and underneath due to straightening.

Wouldnt buy again

Toni & Guy classic shine gloss serum 30ml

Toni & Guy shine gloss serum 30ml £7.19

Another ridiculously over priced product by Toni & Guy I mean really £7.19 what's going on I would think anything more than £4 is pushing it.

This product smells nice, clear gel like texture that you rub in where and when needed, it didn't leave my hair greasy so that was a bonus but it wasn't anything special. 

Product information was-
Lightweight formula helps control frizz and flyways with ultra-smooth shine and alignment.
Rub 2-3 pumps of serum between palms and work through lengths and ends of dry hair avoiding the roots.
Use after blow-drying to seal cuticles.


It doesn't contain anything to protect against heat usage which im a big fan of Im sticking to the v05 smoothly does it as it does a better job and it contains heat defence oh and its cheaper at about £4.

Garnier 5 second perfect blur30ml review

Garnier 5 second perfect blur 30ml

Retailing from £10 to £12 depending where purchased.

This product is not the dearest but you don't get much I mean 30ml isn't going to go far if you use it on your face everyday!!  I wouldn't use this everyday as I'm not a huge fan of the ingredients used which are.

DIMETHICONE, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, SILICA [NANO] / SILICA, ISODODECANE, ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE, CI77491 / IIRON OXYDES, CI77891/TITANIUM DIOXIDE, DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE

It promised to do this.

Introducing Garnier 5 Second Perfect Blur, a smoothing and perfecting primer with optical effect. 5sec Perfect Blur takes 5 seconds to apply and improves the look of your skin immediately.
This innovative formula diffuses light in all directions to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, open pores and uneven skin tone.
In addition, its velvety texture leaves skin feeling incredibly smooth, soft, matte and feels comfortable to wear all day long

• Visibly blurs the appearance of shine.
• Visibly blurs the appearance of fine lines
• Visibly blurs the appearance of wrinkles
• Visibly blurs the appearance of pores

Ok so I have used this 4 times, its like a milky cream that actually feels weirdly dry, it goes on ok and dry's pretty much instantly it does feel quite velvety, as for the science bit it blurs your skin slightly if you have bad skin or spots then I just don't know how this is going to help.  Its ok its not going to solve the worlds problem for flawless skin.  My advice if you have pretty much flawless skin then buy it, if you haven't then stick to a decent foundation as you would probably pay the same price anyway and get more coverage.

Toni & Guy heat protection Mist 150ml

Toni & Guy heat protection Mist 150ml

This product is yet another over priced item 150ml for £6.39 I honestly think these type of products should be selling for no more than £3.99. You can get this at large chemists.

I have read many reviews on this item and they rave on and on about how amazing this product is.  I bought it after all those people cant be wrong can they???

After finishing my bottle of Elnett protection spray I decided to move on as my hair underneath was snapping  slightly and as I don't go over the top on my straighteners like I used too I knew maybe this protection spray wasn't doing the job.   So onwards and upwards led me to buying the Toni & guy item.

Its a straight forward spray bottle black and white no frills really (so why the high price!!!)
clear liquid which smells nice a bit like a salon product, its not sticky but I felt I had to use quite a bit for it to feel like I had some on my hair so maybe it shouldn't be a mist so much but a spray.

Once I had dried my hair it was fine I wasn't blown away by it and I still had to use my after serum to finish styling my hair so its not the answer to my prayers but its ok for now I will keep using it till its finished but I cant promise I would repurchase it.

Don't believe the hype so much I will however admit my hair doesn't feel as dry but I did change my serum so could be that. 

No7 protect & perfect intense eyecream

No7 protect & perfect intense eye cream

This is a boots make, to be honest I think these products are too expensive and I bought this with a boots voucher otherwise I may not have bothered.  I have heard lots of raves from people saying they love No7 products.

This cream retails at about £16 and you only get 15ml. Its a little tube and I've been using it a month now and its virtually empty.  Its a medium thick cream that is a light skin coloured but don't worry it doesn't colour your skin, the smells fine as its not too perfumed, it blends in well but dry's too quick as I was trying to put my concealer on seconds after application but it didn't work and the area around my eyes didn't feel fully hydrated still had a bit of a crepe look which as the day wore on grew slightly worse due to air con and maybe dehydration. 
After using this by week three I would end up putting on a few dots of Olay eye cream to hydrate my eyes.

Its not the best eye cream I've ever used or the worst. I just think there are cheaper and better ones out their to try.

Palmers cocoa butter gradual tan 250ml

Palmers cocoa butter gradual tan 250ml
This can be purchased at any large chemist in the UK its usually Boots or Superdrug prices seem to vary from £4.99 to £3.50 as I saw it on special offer a little while back.
I use fake tan reluctantly I hate the smell I hate the mess and the hoping I have scrubbed it off my hands so that the next day im not going to end up with Satsuma hands. I hate waiting for it to dry etc etc etc... I could go on and on.
So not being a fan of the Casper look I use this as now over half my family have had bits of skin removed because of various skin cancer problems so Im not a sun worshipper any longer.

As I am pale I thought I would use it 2 days before I had a special occasion coming up.
The bottle says use once a day or when needed I don't see how putting it on anymore than that would be advisable seems pointless.  It boasts of containing vitamin E and that its a good moisturizer.

I had a shower put a little bit of baby lotion on waited ten mins then applied the cream its almost got a chocolate type smell and is a nice texture the colour is basically the colour that the bottle is.  It rubbed in it pretty well and dried ok (still felt like I couldn't get ready till after half an hour as didn't feel dry enough).

I went to bed got up and noticed the smell was a bit awful gone was the nice chocolate smell and hello was a typical fake tan smell.  My arms were ok they had a bit of colour but my elbows and a round my wrists were a bit stained I had to tidy this up with a wipe.  My legs were a mess the streaks were awful Im not sure what went wrong but they weren't a pretty sight, the following night I used this on my arms again giving my legs a miss this time.  The following morning a  nice enough golden tan but again just to many streaks.  I used this for a few weeks then went back to my avon one as much better minus the streaks.

This Gradual tanner has rave reviews and maybe I am doing something wrong Im 41 pale with not to dry or greasy skin so don't know where this has gone wrong.

You get a decent size bottle and a little goes a long way, In all I was a bit disappointed that it didn't work for me as I really wanted to like this as I like palmers products.

If you want just a natural golden tan if your pale then use it maybe 3 days before you want to look your best and the colour will just fade within 5 days.