Nivea
I’ve been busy this week so my August Empties post is a little bit late…
YSL Shocking Mascara – This is my second favourite mascara, behind Lancome Hypnose. It seems to dry out quite quickly though which is annoying, but I love how it looks.
Weleda Almond Cleanser – I had a small sample tube of this which had a couple of days worth of cleanser. It felt lovely and gentle but didn’t feel as thorough as oil or balm cleansers and I had to use a separate eye make-up remover as well. I won’t be buying it as prefer other cleansers.
Sanctuary Active Reverse 30 Day Thermal Transformation Mask – That’s such a long name for a mask! I really liked this, you can read my review here.
Inlight Organic Face Cleanser – An absolutely gorgeous cleanser, I loved using this. My review is here.
L’Oreal Elvive Full Restore Replenishing Masque – I’ve used a sample of this before. It’s okay; not amazing, but does an alright job at leaving my hair feeling detangled.
Gentle Green Soothing Cream – Baby N used this more than me to be honest! It’s a brilliant product, very effective. My full review can be found here.
Nivea Soft Moisturising Cream – This is a good cream for the body, I wouldn’t use it on my face though. It smells just like holidays, it has that classic “Nivea suncream” smell. A total bargain too!
Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation – This little bottle came in the Selfridges Advent Calendar I got the Christmas before last; amazingly enough the shade was perfect for me! It’s a nice foundation, I would buy it again but only if my preferred foundation (Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua!) wasn’t available.
Dead Sea Spa Magik Silky Smooth Body Lotion – I have had a few tubes of this stuff now and I keep changing my mind. I would probably never buy it as there are other lotions that appeal to me more.
Derma E samples – I love the cleanser from this range. I needed a separate eye make-up remover but otherwise it’s very thorough. The moisturisers I didn’t love as much, I doubt I’d buy them!
August Empties
I’ve been busy this week so my August Empties post is a little bit late…
YSL Shocking Mascara – This is my second favourite mascara, behind Lancome Hypnose. It seems to dry out quite quickly though which is annoying, but I love how it looks.
Weleda Almond Cleanser – I had a small sample tube of this which had a couple of days worth of cleanser. It felt lovely and gentle but didn’t feel as thorough as oil or balm cleansers and I had to use a separate eye make-up remover as well. I won’t be buying it as prefer other cleansers.
Sanctuary Active Reverse 30 Day Thermal Transformation Mask – That’s such a long name for a mask! I really liked this, you can read my review here.
Inlight Organic Face Cleanser – An absolutely gorgeous cleanser, I loved using this. My review is here.
L’Oreal Elvive Full Restore Replenishing Masque – I’ve used a sample of this before. It’s okay; not amazing, but does an alright job at leaving my hair feeling detangled.
Gentle Green Soothing Cream – Baby N used this more than me to be honest! It’s a brilliant product, very effective. My full review can be found here.
Nivea Soft Moisturising Cream – This is a good cream for the body, I wouldn’t use it on my face though. It smells just like holidays, it has that classic “Nivea suncream” smell. A total bargain too!
Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation – This little bottle came in the Selfridges Advent Calendar I got the Christmas before last; amazingly enough the shade was perfect for me! It’s a nice foundation, I would buy it again but only if my preferred foundation (Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua!) wasn’t available.
Dead Sea Spa Magik Silky Smooth Body Lotion – I have had a few tubes of this stuff now and I keep changing my mind. I would probably never buy it as there are other lotions that appeal to me more.
Derma E samples – I love the cleanser from this range. I needed a separate eye make-up remover but otherwise it’s very thorough. The moisturisers I didn’t love as much, I doubt I’d buy them!
Everyone knows that when you’re pregnant it’s safe to
assume you’re bound to get stretch marks – between 75% and 90% of women develop
stretch marks during this time. They’re a badge of honour, they show you’ve brought
a child into the world....
That doesn’t mean I can’t try to prevent them! In my attempt to prevent stretch marks I have
been using Nivea Q10 Plus Firming Body
Oil. This is usually available from the shops for £6.63 for 200ml, but I managed
to get it from Boots half price so I was very pleased with my eagle-eyedness. It’s enriched with
coenzyme Q10 and avocado oil and is said to be intensively moisturising and
supposedly firms your skin in 2 weeks.
I’ve been using it
every morning to massage my belly, boobs and thighs since I was about 12 weeks
pregnant, so about 8 weeks, and I’m only a third of the way through the bottle.
I think that’s great value for money as a whole bottle should theoretically
last me 24 weeks! Whether or not it will help prevent stretch marks remains to
be seen as I have the other half of my pregnancy to get through, but I’m
keeping my fingers crossed!
One of the things you might not realise happens when you’re
pregnant, is that your skin just goes mental. It’s goes from normal to oily to
dry and back again. And by dry, I mean so dry that my legs looked like they had
fish scales on them! Yep, very attractive! I been through so many body lotions,
butters and creams in the last few months – Soap & Glory, Korres, Dead Sea Spa Magik
– but the one that has finally soothed my poor dry skin is Lush Vanilla Dee-Lite Body Lotion.
I had this in my box of tricks for a few months but had
left it to last as it’s a lotion and I didn’t think it would be rich enough. I
was so wrong! Within two days of using it my skin went back to normal; no more
itchy fish scale legs for me! It also smells gorgeous; it’s got coconut water, coconut
oil, cocoa butter, hibiscus and kiwi amongst other things so you can just
imagine how lovely it is. I think it makes me smell like a vanilla cupcake! Kiwi
has an enzyme that helps dissolve dead skin so I reckon this is what did the
trick for me. You can buy this for £11.75 for 250g – I got this little 100g bottle
in a set at Christmas but I will definitely be buying it again.
What tips have you got for dealing with troublesome skin?
Pregnancy Skincare Tips
Everyone knows that when you’re pregnant it’s safe to
assume you’re bound to get stretch marks – between 75% and 90% of women develop
stretch marks during this time. They’re a badge of honour, they show you’ve brought
a child into the world....
That doesn’t mean I can’t try to prevent them! In my attempt to prevent stretch marks I have
been using Nivea Q10 Plus Firming Body
Oil. This is usually available from the shops for £6.63 for 200ml, but I managed
to get it from Boots half price so I was very pleased with my eagle-eyedness. It’s enriched with
coenzyme Q10 and avocado oil and is said to be intensively moisturising and
supposedly firms your skin in 2 weeks.
I’ve been using it
every morning to massage my belly, boobs and thighs since I was about 12 weeks
pregnant, so about 8 weeks, and I’m only a third of the way through the bottle.
I think that’s great value for money as a whole bottle should theoretically
last me 24 weeks! Whether or not it will help prevent stretch marks remains to
be seen as I have the other half of my pregnancy to get through, but I’m
keeping my fingers crossed!
One of the things you might not realise happens when you’re
pregnant, is that your skin just goes mental. It’s goes from normal to oily to
dry and back again. And by dry, I mean so dry that my legs looked like they had
fish scales on them! Yep, very attractive! I been through so many body lotions,
butters and creams in the last few months – Soap & Glory, Korres, Dead Sea Spa Magik
– but the one that has finally soothed my poor dry skin is Lush Vanilla Dee-Lite Body Lotion.
I had this in my box of tricks for a few months but had
left it to last as it’s a lotion and I didn’t think it would be rich enough. I
was so wrong! Within two days of using it my skin went back to normal; no more
itchy fish scale legs for me! It also smells gorgeous; it’s got coconut water, coconut
oil, cocoa butter, hibiscus and kiwi amongst other things so you can just
imagine how lovely it is. I think it makes me smell like a vanilla cupcake! Kiwi
has an enzyme that helps dissolve dead skin so I reckon this is what did the
trick for me. You can buy this for £11.75 for 250g – I got this little 100g bottle
in a set at Christmas but I will definitely be buying it again.
What tips have you got for dealing with troublesome skin?
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