The Body Shop | Vitamin C Skin Boost

The Body Shop skincare is slowly but surely becoming my favourite!

I am starting to try out more and more and loving everything I am trying.

I picked up the Vitamin C Skin Boost last month and have been making an effort to use it daily after moisturising. I'll start by saying that my make up applies, so much nicer over this. It creates a smooth layer that acts kind of as a base and makes your skin look and feel great, especially on those early mornings.

I am definitely making more of an effort to hydrate my skin this year and make it look as good as it possibly can, and I definitely will be repurchasing this! 

The Body Shop | Overnight Serum-in-Oil

If you read my blog you will probably know a little something about my ever growing love for The Body Shop skincare. 

I've shopped at The Body Shop for as long as I can remember and I feel like their products are getting better and better.

I picked up the Overnight Serum-in-Oil from the Vitamin E range a couple of months ago and have been using it every night since. As first it felt strange, applying an oil to my face, but after using it for a while I have found myself really liking it. 

My skin has a lot more added moisture and looks a lot less dull in the morning.

I'm going to keep using it before I can tell if it's a must-have product for myself, but for now my skin has been loving the extra bit of pampering before bed.

An Ode to Lush Face Masks

As a self acclaimed Lush lover for as long as I can remember I have been using their face mask for years.... I felt it was about time I dedicated a little part of my blog to them. These little pots of loveliness are so fresh and smell so good that I keep going back to them.

I also love that they are so cheap for so many uses! 

One of my favourites being Oatifix, it's the one I tend to reach for over the rest, partially because I love the scent, but because it's so soothing and calming on my skin that I simply can't resist slathering it on when I'm having a bad skin day.

Which is your favourite?

I finally tried Bioderma!

So I'm sure you have all heard about the very widely hyped Bioderma... it's been the forever raved about product for years now, the king of make up removers, the French skincare product everybody wants.

At one point this was difficult to get without jetting off to France, but in the past year this has become a lot more widely available and I can now get it in my local chemist. 

I've tried the Loreal and Garnier dupes for this at affordable prices and been generally happy, but the other day when I stumbled across Bioderma I'm a chemist 2 minutes from my house I just went for it.... I opted for the smallest size, 100ml costing £4.50, I wanted to sample the product and see the comparisons between the almighty Bioderma and the cheaper dupes.

The formula is lovely, not at all drying did a pretty good job at removing the majority of my make up... still nothing special when it came to mascara but it worked for everything else perfectly. Overall I was happy, slightly pricey for what it is, but I'm still deciding if it's a keeper for me.

I'm going to do a comparison post next week, so stay tuned for my thoughts and comparisons between the Micellar waters I have tried.

Have a happy Monday :)

Hydraluron review

So firstly let me just state that I have put off buying this for the longest time, I struggle to justify £25 on 'another cream', so you can imagine my excitement when I spotted this on the shelves of Boots for £16(ish)! (A third off!) I have super dry skin and in the winter my skin gets even worse than normal. 

Lately my skin has been giving me he'll, it's been even drier than normal and I think I had an allergic reaction to something because I got a rash on my face and way more spots than usual. 

So I decided to pop to Boots and buy a few skincare bits to help rescue my skin and try to bring it back to life a bit (post coming soon on the other products).

I often drift towards Hydraluron when I'm in Boots, but this time I felt like my skin was so bad I just had to give in to the hype and get it, that's when I saw it for a third off and alas, it was mine. 

Buy it here!

This is a serum, you apply it before you put on your moisturizer and it helps moisturise your skin even more and helps prevent wrinkles by firming your skin (it has a bunch of benefits but you can read about them online as I'm not very good at explaining).
I've been using this now for around 2 weeks and I have noticed a huge difference in my skin. Like I said I changed up a lot of my regular skin care products so they are all working together, but I do notice a difference when applying this.

Once applied it feels quite sticky on your skin, but once a moisturiser is added your skin feels instantly smoother and fresher. I find my make up applies smoother and overall my skin is feeling much healthier.

I also find it very refreshing on 'no make up' days, if I just need to feel fresher I just put this And moisturiser on and my skin feels lovely. 

I'm sure this will benefit my skin even more in the long run and I plan to continue using it.

Have you tried Hydraluron yet? What are your thoughts?

What's on my night stand?

One thing you may not know about me, is that I'm a very sleepy person. Once I'm tired and in bed, there is no moving me, I am going to sleep.

This however, can be a problem when it comes to my night time beauty regime. 

One trick I've learnt is by keeping everything right next to my bed really does help! It not only encourages me to use the products, like eye cream and body butter, but it's also great for when I'm feeling lazy.

I tend to shower at night time anyway, so I clean my face in the shower, but then once in bed I use these products to help my skin over night so I can go straight to sleep and not have to worry about forgetting to moisturise.

Firstly, as I'm prone to very dry skin, especially in Winter, I use the No 7 Brightening Night Cream on my face. This is quite heavier than the typical day moisturiser so I like to apply quite a bit to my face before I sleep to let it absorb through the night.

Then a recent purchase of mine is the Body Shop's Cranberry Joy Body Butter. 

I am really bad when it comes to moisturising my body. I am very lazy and can never really be bothered to do it. So I bought this to keep next to my bed so I will have no excuse but to use it every single night. It smells amazing too!

 For lips I pulled out an old favourite, I have a stash of these in my make up drawer because I used to love them. They are the Marks and Spencer's lip balms, you can pick them up near the counter at M&S and I love them. They are super moisturising and great for applying before bed.

Lastly is an eye cream. (Excuse the gross packaging, this is an oldie too). 

I never really apply eye cream. I know I'll regret that in the future but for me it just never seem necessary. However, I am aware of the importance of it, so I have put this Balance Me, Wonder Eye Cream next to my bed so at least I'm getting some use out of it. 

So that's it. I have found this definitely helps me use these products more and I know I will thank myself in the long run for it.