New Year Skincare Favourites!

My skin in the last few months has been a nightmare- since Christmas I've been having breakouts and really tight, dry patches. I've really taken care to make sure I'm using products that are hydrating, refreshing and not too harsh on my face! Here are a few that have worked wonders in the last two weeks and got me back on track!

I'm a huge fan of the Pixie Glow Tonic- I've recently stocked up on this and realized what a huge difference it makes to my skin- I haven't had an active breakout in weeks, scaring is fading and my skins looks a lot more glowing and healthy! I use this morning and evening for reference!

I'm not into piling on loads of serums and creams, I keep it very simple- depending on my skin I will use the La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo when I'm spotty or my pores are looking particularly blocked up! At night time I use The Body Shop Overnight Serum-in-Oil, which is a godsend for my skin. It doesn't sit on top of the skin, it sinks in quickly and leaves my skin plump, hydrated and glowing. Also, how gross does it look now? Good proof it's used!

Another current favourite is the Una Brennan Rose Hydrate Day Cream; this contains SPF15 which is a great bonus, but in general is so simple! It sinks in quickly and leaves my face glowing and supple, its sensitive friendly and smells very subtly of rose- which I'm learning to love! 

Last but not least, The Body Shop Vitamin E facial Mist- this is so refreshing at all times, I always have this in my handbag! This is a great step in the morning to wake me up after cleansing, before toning... also lovely to just refresh make up throughout the day! 

What are your post Christmas Binge skincare saviours

M x

Faux Glow... The High-street Edit

When it comes too my base make up, all I want is a glow. Sometimes subtle, think lit from within,and sometimes a little more! Either or, for me this is my perfect finish for make up. I've tried and test several handfuls of products said to give the aforementioned healthy glow and here are my current top picks from the high-street/drug store!

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation:

I've loved this foundation for a while now, it promises healthy dewy glowing skin; there are light reflecting particles in this which add the prettiest glow. This really balances out redness and uneven skin tone, it covers nicely and isn't too heavy wearing. I'd say this is perfect for normal or dry skin, possible stay clear if you're on the more oily side! This for me is a go to in the colder months to perk up my skin a little, possible a little too dewy for summer!

Bourjois Java Rice Powder

If I explained how long it took me to track this down you'd think I was mad! I read so many amazing reviews of this I had to get my hands on it and it didn't let me down. A quick swipe of this over my face and I'm left looking radiant; I love using this especially to set my under eye concealer, it holds it in place and a really brightens the eye area! This is so finely ground that it applies like a regular loose powder, with a very subtle radiance! I'm loving applying this with the Real Techniques Duo Fibre brushes so that it's really natural!

Seventeen Instant Glow Shimmer Brick

I'm a pale human and bronzers used to scare the hell out of me, I have a irrational hate for orange, overly tanned faces (shudders) I found this and its lighter shades really appealed to me! This is so easy to work in, I swirl the colours around on my Real Techniques blush brush and have a dust over my cheeks and temples to add a lovely glowy bronzed finish, perfect for summer!

Body Shop All In One BB Cream

This a recent addition to my collection, I love a light weight base, I always go for light/medium coverage foundations so this was right up my street. The colour matching in this BB Creme is what really gets me, is comes out white and matches your skin tone perfectly. I've found this just helps too even out the redness, it doesn't quite cover any blemishes (thankfully I have none at the moment) or under eye darkness but a blob of concealer if fine! I love how light this is, gives very light but radiant coverage, perfect for a lazy day with a little brightness for good measure!

Any recommendations of products you use to get that glow?

M x 

The Body Shop- Vitamin E Face Mist

Working in an office with constant air conditioning doesn't do my skin any favours; in the last year I've really built up a collection of skincare that helps combat my dehydrated/skin before and after my day at work, but I always feel that by midday my face is feeling dry and tight, so adding something easy into my routine for during the day that won't mess up my make up was on the cards!

In steps facial mists! These are great to keep on hand, they refresh the skin whenever you feel that you need it. I've tried a few facial mists, the La Roche Posay Thermal Water, Evian Facial Spray, but for me this comes out on top and here's why!

The La Roche Posay and Evian offerings tend to cool me down no problem, they do add literal moisture onto my skin, buy that I mean it's pretty much water, I could splash my face with it... much cheaper! I did love the La Roche Posay option on my recent holidays, when it was too hot this provided an instant refresh but I found that it just wasn't adding any moisture back into my skin, just sitting on top of it, this is why I love the Body Shop version; its great for both cooling and hydrating, perfect huh!?

I spray this on at work about mid day, just when my skins starts feeling tight and a little dry, it's spray dispenses well and doesn't leave one area of your face soaking wet! (whoop) I've also been using this to set my make up in the morning, I can't say I've notice too much of a difference to how long my make up stays fresh but it does feel lovely and wakes me up. The rose scent is actually very subtle, lucky for me as I can't stand rose scents! It actually moisturises quite nicely due to the fact that it contains glycerine, I'd say this would be a good step to add to the toner stage in your morning skincare routine if you wanted something really simple and quick. 

I'm loving The Body Shop at the moment- so expect a few more posts about my favourite products!

You can purchase The Vitamin E Facial Mist from The Body Shop Online 

Have you tried anything in the Vitamin E Skincare line?

M x