Smile! Janina Maxiwhite Toothpaste and Whitening Strips

It's National Smile Month - yaaay! As if I needed any more reasons to smile. However I'm someone who is really shy about my teeth, as I don't think they are my best asset. I'm always a bit hesitant to do a huge full smile in photographs, and I'm always looking for ways to improve them.

However I might have just found something that really boosts my smile confidence; enter Janina Ultra White Toothpaste and Whitening Strips*. After seeing Hayley's review of them, I was super excited to give them a try! I will admit a part of me was a little scared of using whitening strips, as I never have before, and I worried about my teeth being too sensitive.

But I needn't have worried at all, I began using both products together, and found them fantastic to use. I started out using the toothpaste each morning and night; which tastes really strong, but doesn't feel really strong - if that makes sense? Like, I could tell it was powerful stuff, but I felt no pain, tingling, discomfort of any sort. Just a great, deep clean. I definitely noticed my teeth looked brighter after even just one go, and even my boyfriend noticed them whitening after a day of use.

Then I began using the whitening strips, which were really easy to use. The pack contains 14 strips, so enough for either 2 uses a day (morning/evening) for a week, or one use a day for two weeks. I decided to go for the one use a day, as I didn't mind making the process more gradual and I found I was busy in the evenings and would have forgotten to use them anyway. So two straight weeks of using the toothpaste and whitening strips together; what did I think?

Okay spoiler alert, if you seen my snapchat throughout this process you'll already know the answer here. I LOVED THEM. The products were both super easy to use, didn't effect my sensitive teeth at all, and made my smile SO much whiter and brighter. I am so pleased with the results. In fact, my boyfriend Gary was so jealous of my new smile that he has started using the toothpaste too (there's loads left!) and has ordered a pack of the whitening strips for himself. He's an ex smoker who has staining on his teeth from it, so he's really keen to see the results from this.

If you'd like to get yourself either of these products you can find them on the Janina website, or even pop into your local Boots!

Smile away!