Monday 30 September 2013

My Daily Dermalogica Skincare Routine.

hey guys, today I have decided to write a blog post on my daily skincare routine (you may have guessed that from the title of the blog lol) So my skin is horrible in my opinion, it is constantly oily, my make up never stays on longer than 2/3 hours, Its prone to breakouts and just never really feels 100% clean.. that was before I purchased my new skincare products from Dermalogica!!
 
after doing some looking around online for a new skincare I came across the dermalogica website. As I was looking around on the website I noticed they have a selection of skincare kits. I seen there was one for oily skin so I decided to purchase it. it cost me £25.50 and I got some free sample goodies with it also. The sizes of the bottles in this kit are travel size bottles so its perfect for trying the product out before you buy the full sized ones.
 
 
In the kit for oily skin I got Dermal Clay Cleanser 50ml, Multi-Active Toner 50ml, Oil Control Lotion 22ml, Skin Prep Scrub 22ml, Total Eye Care 4ml, Pre-Cleanse (sample) and Skin Refining Masque (sample).
All I can say on these products is WOW!! I have never had a skincare that has worked so well on my skin.
 
The Dermal Clay Cleanser leaves your face feeling clean, cool and refreshed. You simply dampen your face, place a small amount of cleanser on your hands, massage into your face then rince with warm water. I use this morning and night.
The Multi-Active Toner is nothing like I have ever had before, it comes in a spray bottle which you spray all over face after cleansing. It smells and feels nice and cooling on my skin.
The Oil Control Lotion has to be applied directly after the toner. Its a lightweight oil free lotion that doesn't leave my face feeling greasy like some other 'oil free' lotions do.
The Skin Prep Scrub is a very gentle exfoliator, I use it after I have cleansed my face once or twice a week depending on how my skin is that week. It has very fine little grains in it so it doesn't feel as though it is scratching the surface of your skin away but the results afterwards are fab :)!
The Total Eye Care cream is a nice lightweight eye cream, there's not much I can really say on it lol! I have to admit I don't use it all the time mainly because I forget to put it on before I go to bed lol.
 
The Pre-Cleanse sample I got was a tiny little sachet but I got 2 uses out of it. It is a pre-cleansing oil which you massage onto your face whilst it is dry and you have dry (clean) hands. Then I wet my hands and massage the oil again until it turns a white colour then I rinse it all off and cleanse my face with the clay cleanser.  Having very oily skin I was a bit wary of using oil on my skin but the after effects were amazing. The oil helps break down all the make up and dirt from your skin so the cleanser can do its job and cleanse the skin.
I have yet to use the Skin Refining Masque sample I received but I will update this when I do eventually use it.
 
All in all my review on this particular kit from Dermalogica is that it is AMAZING. Its an affordable way to try out the products before you buy the full sized ones.  I've had this kit for 2 and a half weeks now and I still have 2/3rd's of the bottles full. My skin these days is smooth, mostly oil free, my make up stays on, my breakout of spots has cleared right up, I just can't fault these products at all! I will be purchasing the full sized products when these ones run out :)!!
 
Lisa
xox
 
 
 
 

Tuesday 17 September 2013

Glossybox September UK, The London Edition

This month I could not wait to receive my glossybox! The limited edition boxes are always great! If you don't know how glossybox works, it's a monthly beauty box subscription, so every month you pay £12.95 inc p&p you will receive a box delivered to your door with 4/5 diff sample size products in it.  On the odd occasion you will get a full size product too (for this box I actually got 4 full sized products, see below)! If you are interested in signing up to glossybox you can find out all the info on glossybox at www.glossybox.co.uk
 
This months box has to be the best box I have received so far! And before we get into what was in the box can I say how much I just love the actual box and tissue paper it came in!

 

 
Now onto what was inside the box...... :D
  
In it this month I got a set of pre glued eylure eye lashes worth £5.06, www.eylure.com
 
a 5ml sample of the new Elizabeth Arden perfume UNTOLD (smells beautiful) for50ml it is £48 and 100ml is £69 can be bought at www.debenhams.com or in a Debenhams store
 
there was a 'be a... bombshell' eye liner pen in the colour Onyx 3g (full size) worth $14 so about £8.80, www.beabomshell.com
 
a Toni&Guy classic shine gloss serum 30ml (full size) worth £7.19, www.boots.com
 
The final product that got me super excited as it was completely unexpected, was an HDbrows blusher 2 (full size!!) blush worth £17.95 www.hdbrows.com 
(It is a gorgeous colour, it actually reminds me quite a lot of my Nars Orgasm blush, just not as pigmented)
 

 
So the total for this box was approx. £46.44 (not bad for a free box thanks to using my glossydots :D)
 
On the card that tells you about the products there is a free gift notice telling you to take the information card to the nearest Elizabeth Arden counter within your local Debenhams for a free 100ml UNTOLD body lotion. 
There is also a 20% discount code for use on the HDbrows uk website
valid until September 30th 2013 - GLOSSY20
 
If you receive a glossybox, from where ever you are in the world please leave a comment and let me know what you got in your September 2013 box :)
Also if anyone want any reviews on any of the products I received this month please let me know.
 
Thanks Glossybox :D
 
Lisa
xoxo