Wednesday 5 August 2015

My Fitness Challenge with Slimways

Hey guys,so if you follow my facebook,twitter,snapchat you will know that i have stared on a fitness challenge with Slimways.  It has been my desire to get fit for quite a while now but my head wasn't really in the right place to go about it until now. I had never been to a gym,or to fitness classes as such for a number of reasons. When i was younger I didn't need it..I was fit and active. As i got older i went to the odd aerobics class in a community hall..that kind of thing.However after 2 back to back pregnancies both of which were very difficult and took a long while to recover from i needed to get fit. I was overweight for my frame and miserable in my own skin. I just wasn't happy with my body and got to the stage where things needed to change. This change started 2 weeks ago with Slimways. I am training there twice a week at the moment but will be going 3 times a week from next week. What appealed to me about Slimways was the fact that they do what is called Slimways Assembly Line Training. (S.A.L.T.) This brand new aerobic programme  focuses on HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and is guaranteed to offer constantly changing and challenging routines.It is 15 mins in 4 specially designed rooms that varies from circuits to weights to spinning and then stretching and cool down. You have a different trainer in each room as well and I really like that. I'm the kind of person who if i had to spin for an hour I wouldn't push myself early on because i have the rest of the hour to go. So i love the fact that its only 15 mins..i can push myself totally and commit to the 15 mins because i know its gonna end really quickly and we will move on to something else. The trainers are fantastic ..they really explain everything and make sure your posture is correct for the squats and weight lifting.I will be doing regular blog updates here as well as little snippets on my facebook page Lipglossaddictcork
I am also doing snaps of my journey on snapchat   (USERNAME lipglossaddictc)   as well as instagram and twitter and i would love you all to follow my journey.

Equal -part 2 Body products

Hey guys ,so a while back I did a blog on  EQUAL perfumes Ireland in midleton. That blog was all about perfumes,but this one is on their fab range of body products. I have over the last number of week been trying everything from bath bombs to shower gels and bubble bath and body lotions and hand creams. It been hard but someone has to do it hahaha.

Ok so the first thing I want to cover are the bath bombs...OMG they are fab totally comparable with Lush bath bombs but only a fraction of the price . I have had a few different ones and they all really soften the water and leave my skin really soft and not at all dried out.I must say my favourite one was a rose bath bomb with actual rose petals in it..how luxurious!!!!






The next products I want to mention are the bath/shower products and body lotions. These are lovely again they are not drying on the skin the bathing products do not strip the skin of essential moisture. They are handmade in the U.K.and are of really good quality. The body lotions glide onto the skin and sink in really quickly. The leave a beautiful scent on the skin which is subtle and they are not sticky or tacky. You can get dressed straight away after applying these body lotions. This is good because lets face it nobody has time to be hanging around waiting for body lotion to sink in.



The next product i want to mention is the hand lotion. This I absolutely loved..I had the rose water and argon oil and it was a real treat. It was very moisturising but not greasy. I found I was able to use this throughout the day and it didn't hinder me by being slippy or greasy .This  is great as i have small kids my hands are always in and out of water.

The last product I want to talk about is the amazing Bar of SHAMPOO!!!! Yes you read that right its a solid bar of shampoo and its pretty cool. I didn't know what to expect when i used it but it worked really well even on my hair which is past shoulder lenght. It lathers up really well and leaves hair squeaky clean and smelling amazing. My hubby loved this product...well we both did to be fair once you get your head around it lol I tried the Solid Shampoo Bar in Thyme & Mint its is fragranced with pure essential oils for a beautiful natural fragrance. I did find that this shampoo did not strip my hair and it was left feeling beautifully soft .



Have you discovered this wonderful shop yet...the one I visited was in Midleton but there more opening up around Cork. A new shop is opening soon in Glanmire 

Check out the facebook page          EQUAL perfumes Ireland