Hello lovelies, I thought I would get back into the blogging swing of things with a well over due beauty post! Bigging up this amazing cleanser from L'Oreal.
Showing posts with label skincare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skincare. Show all posts
AA SKINCARE FRANKINCENSE & ROSE TONER
10 August 2016
AA Skincare Frankincense and rose face toner £7.98
Hello lovelies, so today I have for you a beauty post from the lovely skincare team AA, I have never heard of them before so was very excited to try something from their skincare range, this face toner is new to their collection and here are my thoughts...
TRUE NORTH DE-STRESSED MASK
21 June 2016
True North De-Stressed Mask £59
As you can see above it gives you a great detail of what products go into this mask and it really is amazing! Honestly, just after one use my skin was in awful condition! Stressed is an understatement, my fiancee is working away so I've got two children and a dog to look after alone amongst mount everest ironing piles, dishes etc so my skin was the last thing on my mind to look after!
MY UPDATED SKIN CARE ROUTINE
7 June 2016
Hello lovelies, so thanks to the lovely people voting on my twitter poll you wanted to see an updated skin care routine, so here I have it for you, not only my evening routine but my daily routine also.
So evening skin care with a couple of added extras, I'll start with the extras.
LUSH SKINCARE BLOGGER EVENT
18 April 2015
Hello lovelies, so Wednesday just gone I attended a Lush Skincare event especially for us bloggers, I love a Lush event as it is one of my favourite stores. I know Lush is mainly known for their amazing bath bombs/melts etc but they also do a huge range of other products from hair care to skin care to even make up and perfume! I could literally get lost in Lush for hours, the aroma gets me every time it just makes me fall even more in love with it, but Wednesday we really got to grips with Lush skincare products, I am a fan myself of Lush skincare but it was really refreshing to learn about new products I had never tried before and we even got to make some of the products which was super fun!
Here the lovely Kyle, one of Lush finest shows us all how to make Angels on bare skin cleanser, he showed us all the ingredients that go into the making of the cleanser and we all got messy in our blue gloves rolling it about like a bread mixture. It was so fun helping to make the cleanser and it just shows all of the natural ingredients that do go inside it with no nasties or anything at all that is tested on animals. We even got to keep a full size sample of the cleanser which I was thrilled about and if you stick around till the end I will let you know how it's making my skin feel and the ingredients!
After we all helped make the cleanser we got to have a sit down and learn some facial tips using the Full of grace serum bar, the lovely Yasmin showed us some great techniques and we all got into pairs to try it out on each other, Clare a fellow blogger friend of mine was my partner and was quite good at parts of the facial, it was very relaxing and I learned a lot, I tried it out on my boyfriend and he was really impressed so thanks Yasmin!
Once we got pampered we all joined around the cauldron and had a witch hunt, just kidding we dropped some Dream Steam tabs into a bowl of boiling water and got all hot and steamy to open up our pores and let all the essential oils get into our skin, it was lovely and the aroma was perfect.
Once we all parted from our steam bath we got asked if we would like to help make a Cupcake facemask or a Catastrophe facemask, I opted for the cupcake one as it sounded more beneficial to my skin type with it helping with those pesky spots that creep up when you least expect them too. We all took it in turns to add in all the different ingredients and all had a stir to make the face mask, it's amazing to see what they do behind close doors and all the hard work that goes into everything made but all the ingredients so natural, that's what I love most about it. After we made the cupcake facemark we actually got given a full size sample and also one of the catastrophe one so I'm excited to see how that one works out with my skin, I love a good face mask, it's not a real pamper without one right? You can see the lovely Sam above tried out the cupcake mask in the shop, doesn't she demonstrate it so well.
Once we made our facemasks we all got a separate skin care consultation on the moisturiser that would be best for our skin and what we wanted out of a moisturiser, above is the lovely Vanessa getting her consultation with Kyle, he was very helpful and I am so pleased with the moisturiser sample I got given.
It was so nice to catch up with the blogging friends I have made on my blogging journey, they become really close friends just by talking over the internet and meeting up a couple of times I feel like I will be friends with these lot forever, it's so good to have friends who share the same interests as you that don't compete or make you feel anything other than fabulous, these girls do that! From the left Clare, Sarah's sexy eye, Aimee and Vanessa , I'm obviously the centre of attention aha.
If all of that wasn't enough look at the magnificent goodie bag we all got to take home?! I was so impressed when I got home and had a look in everything, sadly I missed a train and didn't get home till past 10 so was super tired and did the quickest make up removal ever so couldn't try out all my new products but the day after I went all out and had a real good pamper with the boyfriend, he loved all of the products as much as I did and since getting all this Wednesday I haven't stopped using the products and my skin honestly feels amazing, it hasn't felt this good in ages it is so smooth and clean. I really feel like just sticking with Lush after how great my skin feels once I have got through my huge skincare collection stash and that is a very strong statement from a beauty blogger with a love for trying out new things but I am being totally honest. I will give you a brief over view on what I think of the products I have used so far and their ingredients but I will update you all with lots of reviews soon on the blog.
Angels on bare skin cleanser 100g £6.75* - This is a gentle cleanser with great properties in to help absorb the grease in your skin, leave your skin feeling clean yet nourished and tones and brightens it all at the same time with the great ingredients inside.
I'm not usually one for the 'bitty' cleansers, I just hate the mess of it all but this one actually isn't that bad, you get some of the product into your hand place some warm water in the palm and rub together to make a sort of paste then rub it all over your face, I quite like using this in the morning, it makes me feel refreshed and ready for the day and just leaves my skin feeling fabulous.
- 'Ground Almonds
- Glycerine
- Kaolin
- Water (Aqua)
- Lavender Oil
- Rose Absolute
- Chamomile Blue Oil
- Tagetes Oil
- Benzoin Resinoid
- Lavender Flowers
- *Limonene
- *Linalool' - List of all ingredients.
- Tea Tree Water Toner 100g £4.25* - This is one of my favourite toners I have tried from lush, if you want to keep those pesky spots at bay you need this in your life, its antibacterial, anti fungal and antimicrobial it is also antiseptic and rich in vitamins an all rounder great product for keeping your skin clear and helps to remove those extra traces of make up off after you've cleansed.
- 'Tea Tree Water
- Grapefruit Water
- Juniperberry Water
- *Limonene
- Perfume
- Methylparaben' -
- List of all ingredients.
- Full of grace serum bar 20g £8.25* - A deeply moisturising facial bar, this it most definitely is! I have been wanting to try this product out for ages so I was so happy when I seen this in my bag. It has ingredients in it to help get all the right essential oils into your face but also helps to combat greasiness, I like to use this by rubbing the bar between my fingertips to get it warm and the oils to melt in my fingers then rub it all over my skin, you can just use it straight from the bar on your face and give it a good massage but I think its cleaner to use just your fingertips.
- 'Murumuru Butter
- Calamine Powder
- Cupuacu Butter
- Fresh Rose Petal Infusion
- Organic Almond Oil
- Perfume
- Fresh Portobello Mushrooms
- Chamomile Blue Oil
- Rose Oil
- Tagetes Oil
- *Eugenol
- *Geraniol
- *Benzyl Benzoate
- *Benzyl Cinnamate
- *Citronellol
- *Farnesol
- *Limonene
- *Linalool' -
- List of all ingredients.
- Cupcake Face mask 75g £6.50* - I believe this is the mask that is making my skin feel so clean and soft! It has the ingredients in it to help clear all your skins impurities, deep cleanses it but also stimulates and tones the skin then lastly helps to soften and moisturise your skin. You only need to leave this on your face for 10-15 minutes to benefit from it and believe me you will feel the difference the next morning, if you have combination skin or spot prone skin I think you will really benefit from this product, it's amazing.
- 'Rhassoul Mud
- Linseed Infusion
- Glycerine
- Talc
- Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter
- Cocoa Butter
- Fresh Mint
- Sandalwood Oil
- Fair Trade Vanilla Absolute
- Spearmint Oil
- Peppermint Oil
- *Limonene
- Perfume' -
- List of all the ingredients.
- As I said above, I will give you all reviews once I have tried everything out and over the next couple of weeks to see how my skins getting on with it all, I am using these products before anything else in my collection because it is fresh and because I love them all! I am so grateful for the invite to the great event and the amazing goodie bag we all got given, thanks to all the lovely staff who took time out of their schedules to teach us all about the skin care products and taught us techniques and tips along the way, I had a great night and was so lovely to catch up with my blogging friends too. If you have never tried Lush before you are seriously missing out! I would advise you all to go to your nearest Lush and have a skin care consultation, they really know there stuff and can help you with pretty much everything but for those of you who don't sadly live near a Lush or can't get to a store for any reason they have a fantastic website that is really easy to use and very useful and handy on telling you all about the products here - LUSH.co.uk
- If you have tried Lush skincare before what are YOUR favourite products?
MY CURRENT NIGHT TIME SKIN CARE ROUTINE
18 January 2015
Firstly I start with some DHC Deep cleansing oil, this stuff really is amazing! If you're one of those lazy people who can't be bothered to take your make up of after a tiring day you need this in your life! Just rub some of this into your face with some warm water and your make up literally runs of your face, its like magic liquid, yup even those stubborn mascaras and eyeliner, all gone after a good scrub on your face with this and washed away with a warm muslin cloth. I then like to double cleanse of a night so I use Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish, this is the limited edition version they had out near Christmas, it smells amazing! I much prefer the scents to the limited edition versions to their standard one, but it works the same. This also gets rid of all your make up but this leaves your skin feeling so clean, refreshed and sparkly, its creamy and soft and I will forever use Liz Earle to cleanse my face with of an evening. Then twice a week I like to exfoliate my skin, to do this I use the Clarins Gentle Refiner exfoliating cream*, it isn't too abrasive but abrasive enough to feel like it is doing something to my skin, it has a pleasant smell to it and the little beads do wonders over my problematic areas, I have noticed such a big difference in my skin since using this and not skipping a day or night of my skin care routine. I love to spritz my favorite toner all over my face using Lush Tea tree water*, this is so cooling and refreshing on my skin after cleansing it, it's like my skin goes ahh once its spritzed all over then wiped with a cotton pad. My skin immediately looks brighter and glowy and the tea tree obviously helps to keep those pesky spots away. After toning I like to give my lips a vigorous exfoliate using Lush Santa's lip scrub*, this is my favorite lip scrub and it smells amazing, you can only get it near Christmas time at Lush but just stock up! It does last you a good while though, the smell makes it so tempting to eat, coca cola and this makes your lips feel a million dollars afterwards. Next step for me is serum, I have been using this a good few months now Keihls Midnight Recovery Concentrate, this serum just sinks into your skin like a dream, I only use about two tiny drops and its enough to cover all over my face, it helps clear my skin up but also hydrates it and keeps my tired mummy skin looking more radiant and healthy. Then lastly I moisturise under my eyes and face, for under my eyes I very generously got given the Bobbi Brown Hydrating eye cream* at an event I went too last year and I have not stopped using it since I got it, it really does make my eyes feel hydrated and helps a little with my tired bags, but I need to drink more water and sleep more to help prevent that.. but it sinks into my skin perfectly so I am not waiting around for ages and its very light weight. It has aloe vera and witch hazel extract inside to soothe and comfort the eye area as well as jojoba seed, avocado oil and squalane to condition and revive continuously, my under eyes have never been treated so well. Then to be honest I use any night cream at the minute, I have sorted all my skin care stash out and have a ridiculous amount so I am trying to get through my mountain of stash so I am trying out the Eucerin Even brighter night cream*, I love how this also sinks into my skin nicely yet it feels quite thick, which I like as I know its being soaked into my skin overnight ot really replenish it, it does make my skin look more brighter in the morning, I can't believe how good my skin is looking lately using all these products and not missing a night out, it really does make a huge difference sticking to your routine and obviously drinking a lot more water and getting those eight hours sleep a night, I admitdely don't always get my full eight hours but close enough and my skin is very thankful to it and these great products.
WHAT'S IN MY HOLIDAY SKINCARE BAG?
9 September 2014
Hello lovelies, In case you didn't already know or hadn't already guessed I'm off on my Jollies, leaving 1am tonight/wednesday morning ahh I'm super excited, Me Oscar, Dan & My Nan are going to Es Cana in Ibiza at least I think that's what its called aha, Ibiza anyway. I can't wait to get out of this town for a whole week and share some quality time with my family and my Nan, she will be kindly babysitting one night whilst me and Dan let our hair down. So as I am off away I thought I would share with you what is inside my skin care bag...
I got this gorgeous bag from a Lancome event I have been to recently it was free with two beauty products bought on the evening filled with goodies. I have so many samples to get through I thought this would be a perfect time to trial them all out whilst I'm abroad. So I have stuffed my bag full of samples and some added extras. This isn't all my toiletries I'm taking by the way just some extra's I have thrown in, I literally have a bag for everything.
Magnitone Lucid* I have been using this about 3 times a week as I have quite sensitive skin I don't want to over use it as I feel it will damage it, as over used it can make my skin a little sore but when used appropriately it keeps my skin feeling cleaner, clearer and so soft! It is so easy to use and is mini which is perfect for taking on holiday with me and even comes with an adapter to charge abroad which is impressive although you probably wont need to take it with you as each charge lasts up to two weeks! It is waterproof so I can use this in the shower if I wish, can be used on two settings for a deep cleanse or for sensitive skin which is the one I tend to go for. I love that it has a timer also, each section of your face is timed so you know not to spend too much time on an allotted place on your face and its pink, plush pink actually. Dan also loves this and his skin isn't as sensitive as mine so I am sure he will be using this on our hols.
Cleanse - I have picked up two cleanser samples, one of my faves DHC Cleansing Oil as this wipes of your make-up in seconds, you literally rub it in your hands and rub quiclkly and even the most stubborn of mascaras comes of like a dream, if I didn't have so many samples of this I would have the full size with pride, its a dream cleanser. Then I picked up the Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing Gel*, I am looking forward to trying this one out as I am new to the Clarins skin care brand and always here good things about them and their ingredients. I got a load of samples from Clarins at a beauty event I recently went to so can't wait to trail them.
Tone - The toner I am trialling on my hols is The Body Shop Nutriganics Refreshing Toner, I am sure I will be after something refreshing after being out in the sun and too cool me down, so looking forward to using this, I got this last Sunday in the mini baskets they do as it was buy one product get another for half price, bargain.
Moisturise - I have picked up two samples one for day and one for night, firstly for the day I have The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisturising Cream, I have used this cream before and it's lovely. Smells beautiful, sinks in to the skin beautifully and very lightweight. Perfect for under a BB cream around the pool. Then for the evening I have the No7 Protect and Perfect Night Cream, I really like No7 skin care so I can't wait to see how this one works out.
Skin Care Extra's - I am a lover of lotions and potions to keep my skin looking radiant, glowy and to stop those wrinkles coming through and keeping my face feeling smooth. So I love a good exfoliator and oil to keep my skin looking fresh and to stop those lips looking chapped and naaaasty. I usually only exfoliate my skin once to twice a week so the drabs I have left of the Origins Modern Friction exfoliator is perfect, it smells lovely and can be a soft exfoliator or abrasive depending on the amount of water you use in the process but it leaves my skin feeling squeaky clean. Then for oil I have the Nude Omega Oil, I recently had this in a Birchbox and have high hopes for this product as I always see Nude products get raved about. For one night of pampering too as I love a good face mask I picked up this one from Aromotherapy Hydrating Rose Face Mask, so can't wait to see what this does for me. The lip scrub I always use is the Lush Santa lip scrub, people will think I am mad if I am caught buffing my lips with this stuff in sunny Ibiza but no fu**s will be given as this keeps my lips looking and feeling silky soft, perfect for my bright lippys in the sun, but under my lippys or if I am in the pool I have two lip balms. A stronger SPF one from Malibu tropical flavor having an SPF of 30 so great if I am lounging around or having fun in the pool with Oscar, don't want to burn my lips do I and a casual lip balm that is usually in my handbag is one from Carmex, I find this a little sticky at first but the mosy hydrating lip balm I have found. As well as protecting my lips I have an SPF of 50 Face cream from Malibu as I know some foundations and moisturisers have them in but you can never be to careful especially when you just go lobster red and don't tan like me so this factor 50 will defo keep my skin safe and stop my skin going like that womans off Benidorm haha.Then obviously I have a skin cloth, I have also added in some Liz Earle Muslin cloths as they are my favorite and a travel sponge that expands in water, you never know when you might need one of those.
Body Bits - Deodorant is obviously a must, no one likes smelly pits right? I find roll on is perfect if you sweat more than others spray ones literally do nothing for me, I have noticed a massive difference since using roll ons especially the Sure Crystal Invisible Deodarant, this leaves no marks on your clothes and keeps you fresh all day and smelly free! You also need body scrubs and shower gels so I picked a little handful of smaller bottles to go in my bag such as the Snowfairy from Lush Shower gel, this is heaven in a bottle it smells of fruity pears and candyfloss and its sparkly pink, who doesn't want to shower in that? I have one from Alien, my all time favorite perfume this shower gel keeps you smelling of this fo a good couple of hours after it's just heavenly. Also Soap&Glory Calm one Calm All Bath Soak and Scrub Of Your Life, they do some amazing scents and these two products are favorites of mine, they will keep my skin in tip top form and smelling gooood.
What do you like to take away when you are travelling?
LAZY MORNING CLEANSER?
14 August 2014
EAU THERMAL AVENE EXTREMELY GENTLE CLEANSER £8.00
Hello lovelies, is anyone else pretty lazy in the mornings when it comes to cleansing? I know I am from time to time, especially if you're in a rush or your toddler is running around like a mad man. This is the answer to all your problems. A super quick and easy cleanser with great results, the best part? You don't even need water, as long as you have some cotton pads by your bed you could do this as soon as you arise. I much prefer cleansing balms of an evening something more rich to remove my make-up but I love this for the morning, something light but it does also remove make-up if you go over your face again.
All you have to do is put about a tea spoon on your hand and rub it all in your face using your fingers, it will get rid of stubborn mascara too but like I said before I only ever use this is in the morning then I wipe it all off with a cotton pad. My skin is then left feeling clean and super soft, I actually got this in a Boots clearance for around £4 but I would repurchase this again for the retail price most definitely and will be taking this on holiday with me as I feel it refreshes me. It is perfect even if you have really sensitive skin and helps you if you have dry skin to lock in moisture and repairs with further uses. It is rich in Avene thermal spring water which clenches your skins thirst and plumps it up to give it that happy healthy glow so you're ready to face the day ahead.
Oil free, Fragrance free, Parabens free, I would highly recommend this product to you all if you're a lazy morning cleanser like my self for a super quick fix to wake you up and make your skin feel great. We all know cleaning our face in the morning is just as important as cleaning our face at night, well you should know. Think of all those dead skin cells that have been going on through-out the night and excess sebum, if you cleanse every morning it will prevent excess oil build up and obviously keep your skin clean. The longer you go on not cleansing your skin day and night your pores will get larger, I can't afford to do that with my nose pores! I try to stick to my skin care routine every day but no one will judge if you forget or are just too darn tired one night/day just keep it up so your skin will stay feeling clean, fresher and younger.
Are you a lazy morning cleanser?
MY CURRENT NIGHT TIME SKIN CARE ROUTINE
5 August 2014
Hello lovelies, today I have for you my current nightly routine. There is nothing I love more after a long day then removing every trace of make up I have on and giving my skin a good cleanse. I have quite a big stash of skin care products in my house so I try and mix things up a bit from time to time but this is what I am currently using and some products will be for keeps! Like for example Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser, this is now a firm favorite that I will never be without again, it has really helped to clean up my problematic skin and leaves it feeling incredibly smooth, so glad I bought the full sized version for a bargain when they had an offer on and I also purchased the limited edition version, it removes mascara so easily even stubborn waterproof ones, it is a gem! Before I do my first cleanse I like to take off as much mascara as I can using the Garnier Express 2 in 1 Eye Make-up Remover, I have really sensitive eyes and this doesn't sting or anything like that at all and its very gentle. After I have removed the most of my mascara off, cleansed once I then cleanse again to make sure my skin is fully clean and all the dirt and grime have gone using the Body Shop Camomile Cleansing Butter, this is a rich butter, smells amazing and feels so good on the skin, very moisturising and gets deep into the pores clearing all the impurities and again leaves my skin feeling so smooth and soft to the touch.
Next step toning, I am always changing my toners up but I have been loving the Body Shop Cucumber Freshing Water, it is so refreshing on the skin and doesn't make my face feel all tight like some toners do it just cools down my face and closes those pores back up before going onto my nightly serum. Keihls Midnight Recovery Concentrate, I never thought I would find a serum as good as Estee Lauders offering but this is just as good for a little bit cheaper, still not completely pocket money friendly but worth the price tag. I use this daily until my spots have really calmed down then I go to 3 times a week, in the Summer I find my skin is very oily and it plays havock with my skin but this night serum helps massively to clear all my impurites, it makes me look more radiant in the morning and keeps my skin looking young, I know I know I am only 23 but I am a mother and sleepless nights doesn't make any one look good! So this product works wonders, trust me. It plumps up the skin and you don't really need to moisturise with this product but I still do and it is full of natural ingredients 99.8% anyway.
How silly of me forgetting to put my moisturiser in there? Depending on my skin on the night I switch my moisturisers around to be honest and it is the least important part of my routine I find. At the minute I am using an Anti-wrinkle offering from Lancome, well you can never be to safe can you? I am scared of wrinkles and crows feet already and what. I find this tightens up my skin but in a good way, meaning it's doing its magic it plumps, smoothes and leaves it feeling super soft, I feel well nourished in the morning and the packaging is quite pretty too. Once I have done most of my face I lastly finish of with my lips, polishing of all the dead skin and nasty chappness using the Santa's lipscrub from Lush. It smells like coca-cola and really exfoliates my lips removing all the nasties and I keep them looking smooth and soft finishing off with Elizabeth Ardens 8 hour cream, I hate the consitency of this as it is a very thick gel like formula that's why I only use this as night time so I can sleep in it but it does do the trick and makes my lips look healthy and super easy to apply lipstick without tugging and getting all those nasty chap marks.
What products are you currently using for your night time skin care routine?
DIY Face Mask for Combination Skin.
14 June 2014
Hello lovelies, the final face mask of my little face mask series, I finally made one for my own skin type - combination. I absolutely hate bananas but this one did make my skin feel the best out of all of them, I have enjoyed trialing them all out and they all left my skin feeling soft and a bit cleaner, so I would recommend trying out your own face masks as there full of natural ingredients so they wont harm your skin at all, unless your allergic of-course to certain products inside, hopefully your not to any of these for combination skin types like myself I hope you enjoy this and it helps you in some way.
Ingredients -
A banana
1 egg
1 tsp honey
1 tsp full fat milk
Directions -
First of all put your milk in a pan and boil it, once it has boiled leave it too cool and take a spoonful of the skin that has formed, keep this until you need it in a minute.
Mash your banana in a bowl or on a plate demonstrated above.
Then add the egg, the honey and that spoon of milk skin and mix them all up together.
Spread the mixture all over your face, I realised I used the wrong spoon measurements so mine was a bit runny but I used an old foundation brush to spread it all over my face.
Once ten minutes are up I wash it of with warm water and continue with my skin care routine.
Benefits -
Bananas can keep the firmness of your skin, increase your blood circulation and stimulate the production of collagen, so although I hate bananas I will smother my forehead in them!
Milk has been used in the beauty world since the ancient times, they actually used to use warm donkey milk, odd. It is nourishing for your skin and also moisturising great for the dry areas on our combination complexions. Honey of-course is known for its anti-bacterial properties and will sort out all the blemish areas we have and excess oil areas.
If you have tried any of my masks I would love to know how you got on with them or tweet me a face mask selfie! @Paigewallbank
Who you gonna call? SPOT BUSTERS
25 May 2014
Hello lovelies, so annoyed as I wrote this out last night taking me a couple of hours ( I was multi-tasking watching breaking bad) and blogger decided to delete it all, thanks for that! I'm seriously thinking of moving to Wordpress, anyone else had this trouble? Anyway enough rambling I thought I would share with you all some products that have brought my skin back to life and nice and clean, a lot of you on Twitter wanted to see so here they are.
Garnier Pure active intensive exfobrusher spot fighter - I got this recently in the clearance section in Boots, I'm getting some right good bargains in there at the moment I picked this up for about £2.50 what a steal! I use this about 2-3 times a week after my first cleanse. You twist the head and put it upside down under warm water to get the liquid out then twist the lid back to stop anymore liquid coming out and rub the bristles all over your face (170 bristles to be precise) I have combination skin and this is more for oily to spot prone skin so I just applied this to those areas on my face such as my forehead and chin, it feels a little strange at first but isn't painful or discomforting the bristles are really soft and they get right into your clogged pores and remove all your dead skin cells, your face feels refreshed and sparkly clean afterwards.
Liz Earle Cleanse and polish hot cloth cleanser - This is the main thing that has cleaned my skin up, I used this many months ago with a sample bottle I got from QVC curious to try it but when I used it all up I still had copious amounts of cleansers to get through so thought it was silly to buy a full size until I got through my stash, regretting that massively now though as my skin has been nothing but terrible the past few months after trying all sorts my spots just wont go away! I never had spots before I was a mother now its a regular occurrence but thankfully Liz Earle had a little offer on for under £10 for a full sized bottle and I have got quite through a lot of cleansers, so thought it needed to be back in my skin care routine and now its staying forever! It is quite strong in scent with its eucalyptus essential oils infused, its got quite a strong minty scent but it also has rosemary, chamomile and cocoa butter infused inside also all great properties for clean soft skin and my did my face feel as soft as a baby's bum after bringing this back into my routine, the muslin cloth works wonders too as it gives you that exfoliation feel to it but not too course at all, this even gets rid of the most stubborn of mascaras such as falsies and they're real! If you have combination skin you need this in your life.
Eucerin Dermo purifyer cleanser* - I was very kindly given this from the Escentual team along with a lot more Eucerin goodies in a bag, I am very lucky and these are such a lovely brand and always sociable on Twitter keeping you up to date with offers and very friendly, its very rare you get that with companies these days but these are lovely and have a fab website HERE full of all ranges of products they also have 25% of everything at the minute but hurry as it ends tomorrow! I have heard Eucerin raved about a lot in magazine adverts so I am glad I have the chance to try there products out, this has worked wonders on my problematic skin on my chin, again this is more for oily-spot prone skin but I just put this on areas needed, I put it on to my skin and wash it of with warm water, it is soap free gel cleanser which eliminates excess sebum, removes dirt and make up! It has a concentration of 6% Ampho-Tenside and anti bacterial bodies to make your skin clean and clear for tip top condition, I am using this as my second cleanse at the moment till my skin has all cleared up then I will probably use this 2 - 3 times a week to keep on top of it.
Origins Super spot remover - This stuff stings like a bit*h, but in the world of beauty we all know no pain no gain right? I guess the burning feel is from the Salicylic Acid but this makes the healing process a lot quicker and gets deep into the clogged pore, it also has caffeine and red algae inside to help relive the irritating redness of the blemish. You don't have to soak your face in the stuff either you just dab it on to the most irritating spots you have and let it do its magic, I rarely use this unless I have like a horrible boil on my face, you know those spots where people shout 'who's your mate' yeah them ones, thats the only time I use this pretty good really as £14 a pop it would get quite pricey for this small bottle but it will last you for ages if you don't smother your face in it, it was awarded the best spot treatment by Company last year too, I'd definitely recommend this to you.
Sudocrem Skin care cream* - I think this stuff is not mentioned about enough, its a wonder cream! I know people think of Sudocrem as a nappy rash treatment or for healing sores etc but it can do a lot more, I know as a teenager before I knew anything about cleansing and toning I would smother this all over my face if I had the tiniest zit and would pray to god the next morning it would be gone (teenager problems), then I'd wake up with the mankiest pillow where the Sudocrem had been, yuck. Now though as I am fully aware of cleansing and toning I tend to use Sudocrem just on my spotty areas, I apply a thin layer and cover with a plaster over night this stops your pillows getting into a mess! Top beauty tip right? I was just using Oscars big tub but now Sudocrem have a skin care line which I was kindly given a 30g tube of by there team I now have my own handy sized tube to keep in my handbag for on the go or make up bag as it's not only good for cleaning up your spots its great if you have really dry flakey skin and dry areas like elbows and ankles to smother in, its a magic cream. Even the celebs rate this cream, eg Cheryl Cole and Amanda Holden say this works wonders and is there go to cream for killing spots, Lauren Pope & Chloe Sims from Towie smothers this all over their face at night for their night cream and Kimberly Walsh from Girls Aloud says The zinc oxide it contains prevents moisture loss and its lanolin has excellent moisturising qualities, need I say more? Lets not underestimate a cheap cream from the drugstore again as it really does do wonders on your skin and keeps them blemishes at bay!
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