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#TanningThursday Cocoa Brown Tough Stuff Review

6:13 AM

Hello Lovelies!!

Ok, so I think most of you already know how beyond excited I was to find out that Cocoa Brown was coming to the States! I had been seeing all of my wonderful Irish bloggy pals giving these tanning products rave reviews, including my partner in crime Aideen (LOL) who did a little review last summer of the Lovely Legs Moisturizer, along with the Tough Stuff scrub (Read her review HERE) . So you know when I found out it had landed stateside I just HAD to get my hands on some Cocoa Brown!

So to kick off my Cocoa Brown product reviews I have a very special pal, Aideen’s lovely sister Aggie here with me today to help review the Cocoa Brown Tough Stuff exfoliating scrub. AREN’T YOU EXCITED!!! I AM!!!

This was the very first Cocoa Brown product I cracked open from the order I placed online with Ricky’s NYC. As I think most of you already know I struggle with dry skin during the fall and winter months, so I’m always hunting for new scrubs and creams to help soothe and care for my skin during these cold months. So first impressions… The packaging is ADORBS, just like all of the products in the Cocoa Brown range. The girly hot pink packaging just makes me smile every time I see it sitting on my bathroom counter. The scrub is also a lovely pink shade! Which I thought was such a nice touch. So on to the actual scrub. It’s a very fine exfoliating scrub, which I tend to prefer over chunkier salt or sugar scrubs. Often times I feel like I waste a lot of product with those types of exfoliating scrubs, but the Tough Stuff scrub has a nice fine consistency that is both effective on removing dead skin and stubborn fake tan. Yet, it feels nice against your skin, not too rough. I have been using the scrub several times a week for about the past month, and I have noticed that my skin feels much softer and accepts self tanning products much more evenly (but more on that in my next review .)

I would certainly recommend this product as a great exfoliator, even if you are not someone who self tans. It’s a great scrub to keep on hand in your shower, and did I mention it is super affordable?! It retails for $9.99 in the U.S. Now lets here what Miss. Aggie has to say about this FAB scrub!!

Aggie's Review:

"Ok I have to admit I am a die-hard exfoliation gloves kinda gal, or at least I was! Before trying Tough Stuff I found that scrubs didn't really do the trick for removing tan or smoothing the skin but there's something about the super-fine scrub that is incredibly effective. I used it both to prep the skin for fake tan and remove it afterward and it was ideal in both cases, especially removing those horrible patchy bits that cling to your knees or elbows!

I also loved that the product is the trademark CB pink & it has a lovely clean fragrance that doesn't overwhelm. Overall a very effective product that managed to convert me from the gloves!"

If you live in the U.S. and are interested in getting your hands on some Cocoa Brown pop on over to Ricky's NYC for a look.

Happy Exfoliating!!

Emily and Aggie x

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The ITWBN February meet up-Part 1: venue and speakers

10:58 AM

Hello lovelies and first off sorry for the bit of a break I had taken there-I haven't been feeling very well.... Today I'm throwing it back to an ITWBN meet up!! #ealthrowbackthursday

Back in February we headed to the Radisson SAS hotel in Galway and were welcomed by a lovely pink reception manned by friendly staff who were offering refreshments before we were whisked into the event room. It was great to see some familiar faces and also lots of new ones.

We were shown where our seats were and there on our seats were some jam PACKED goody bags and our name badges. Also there were treats in the middle of the table-like chocolate covered strawberries, sweets.....

First up the lovely Saibh let us know that unfortunately Sinead wouldn't be able to make it to the event as her grandmother had passed away. We were all saddened to hear the news and sorry that Sinead wouldn't get to enjoy the fruits of her labour.

Saibh took over the proceedings and did and excellent job!!

So.... Onto the speakers: Maricka Burke from OMiG HERE was up first to tell us all about SEO and some Google features that I personally hadn't heard of before but have looked into since.

Next was Siobhán from letzmakeup who is one of Ireland's top YouTube make up artists! It was very cool to hear from her and to see how she has made a living thru her YouTube channel.... I was well impressed and you can subscribe to her lovely channel HERE

Then came lunch time and the lovely peeps at the Radisson did not disappoint-we were treated to delicious mini burgers, chips, mini spring rolls, cocktail sausages, chicken goujons and believe me when I say they were all soooooooo good!!!

Then we had a quick intro from Richard about his exciting new business beautifi.com where you can now book all you hair and beauty appointments online.

The always charming Galway Player then gave us a Twitter lesson we will not forget.... He also has started up an Instagram account which also focuses on men's fashion and lifestyle you should check that out-his username is galwayplayer #savethepuppy

Last but by no means least was the fabulous Kate from Cocoa brown HERE-telling us about her job and also about the blogger/companies relationship and how to go about dealing with companies which was great to hear from a companies point of view.

I am going to do another post soon with all the deets about the pop up shops that were there on the day too... There's just too much to cram into this one post!!

The goody bag was UNREAL and I'm going to break it down over a few posts with Aggie as each product is post worthy :) also I'm sending some over to Emily so she can join in the fun,

We have just booked our tickets for the next meet up in May and it sounds like another not to be missed day out,

Counting down the days already,

Aideen x

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1:09 PM

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#ealtuesdaytryouts Cocoa Brown 'Lovely legs'

6:27 AM

Hello lovelies and welcome back to #ealtuesdaytryouts where it's me Aideen here today to try out the new 'lovely legs' by Cocoa Brown. What strikes me first about Cocoa Brown is the super girly hot pink packaging-it looks so cute!! In Penneys here in Galway there is a HUGE section of cocoa brown products and you can't help but double take when you walk past all the pretty pink goodies.

The lovely peeps at Cocoa brown HQ sent me their newest product to their already impressive line up of products called 'lovely legs'. I could not wait to try out this tanning make up for legs as I have never used cocoa brown before and mostly just embrace the paleness you know?! There are instructions from Marissa Carter-the pink lady herself-the owner of Cocoa brown are on all of the packaging which is very nice and great for someone like me who wouldn't be a tanning expert.

I went ahead and picked up the soft & smooth duo pack from the pharmacy where I work-BIG hello to all at University Pharmacy, Galway!!

Ok so step one was exfoliate my Legs with the tough stuff exfoliator-a no nonsense 3 in 1 body scrub! So I did this prior to shaving my legs and followed it up with the chocolate whip oil free body moisturiser. I have to say I absolutely fell in love with both of these products. I love a great body scrub just in general for when I have a shower for the dry skin on my arms and legs so this one is perfect. And just look at that moisturiser... Doesn't it look like chocolate???

Next up was to shake up the lovely legs spray for a good 20 seconds before spraying it onto the tanning mitt. I then buffed it onto my legs which was super easy to do and was very quick. It is definitely handy for when you are in a rush, have last minute plans or just want to top up you leg colour-the colour I am trying out is medium bronze.

The obligatory before and after leg pic!!! A little goes a long way with this product and I only used two sprays to achieve this lightly tanned look which is perfect for me-you could definitely add one or two more sprays if its a deeper tan you are looking for.

There was nothing for it but to put on my pinkest shoes and girly outfit-very Cocoa brown :)

The lovely legs tanning make up then just easily washes away with warm soapy water or a bit of the tough stuff body scrub-simples! Have you tried cocoa brown products? Which are your favourite? I really liked all of these goodies and I am definitely having a good look at all their products when I'm in Penneys,

Thanks again to all at Cocoa Brown and Marissa for creating such a fun & easy to use line,

Aideen x

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