Showing posts with label Cleansing Wipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleansing Wipes. Show all posts

Monday, 23 January 2012

Review: Clearasil Vitamins and Extracts Range

I am subscribed to Glamour Magazine, and by doing so, I am on the Glamour Panel, which I can tell you, comes with many perks! I often get magazines, asking me to take part in surveys, win products, or trial products.

So maybe two weeks before Christmas, I got an email, from Glamour, asking me to trail a new skincare range being releases. Being a massive skincare junkie, I immediately wanted to take part. I sent back an email, saying how I wanted to take part, but didn't hear back, so assumed that I hadn't been picked to take part.

But then, out of the blue, a received a little package at my door a few weeks before Christmas, and in that package, sat a Clearasil Vitamins and Extracts Wash and Mask, it was as if Christmas had come early!


Ive been using this as a wash and a mask for just over a month now, and at first, I thought it was nothing special. The formulation when first applied to the skin is thin, and the smell is average. But when you start to lather it on your skin, it starts to thicken, and becomes quite luxurious.
It hasn't done anything major to my skin, it hasn't reduced any blemishes, and stopped the odd spot popping up, but it has given my skin a healthier glow, and made it look a little clearer.

As for the mask, the first time I used it, when I removed it, it made my skin sting a little, and I put that down to either, my skin being incredibly deep cleansed, or that I was having an allergic reaction to it. But after about the second use, my skin felt fine afterwards, and actually very soft.

So after Christmas, I was told I would receive another package, containing the accompanying facial scrub and cleansing wipes. And I waited, and waited until two weeks ago, it finally arrived!



Firstly, the scrub. I use it in the morning, and the wash at night. The scrub, like the wash doesn't do anything miraculous to my skin, but it was a nice exfoliator, and made my skin much softer.

Onto the wipes. Before these came, I was using some wipes I received in as a Christmas gift, and I loved everything about them, so obviously, I was rather sceptical as to whether these would be any better. And their not. The first few times I used them, like with the wash, my skin became tight and irritated, but then the more I used them, the more my skin got used to them.
They do remove all my makeup, but their not a patch on my other wipes. They don't smell as nice, they are not as nice to apply and they are harsher on my skin.

Overall, I think the products are pretty good, but I wont be purchasing them again. They were a nice freebie, and it was nice to take advantage of them! 
But I do have oily skin, so the products may work better on other skin types. Try them out for yourself, and see what you think!

I expect they will be available at most drugstores, so wont break the bank either!

Have you tried them?

E
xox

Monday, 2 January 2012

December Favourites!

December is over, so no more Christmas, but its a new year, and lets make 2012 a good one!

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1. MANDARA SPA- SPA GETAWAY GENTLE CLEANSING WIPES: I got these in a set for Christmas, and I don't usually use cleansing wipes, but I thought I'd give them a try. These wipes have converted me to cleansing wipes! They are absolutely amazing! They have done wonders for my skin. They have really improved its clearness and appearance. The only problem is, I wouldn't know where to re-purchase them as they came in a set, which I think was from Boots.

2. COLLECTION 2000 FAST- STROKE EYELINER: I brought this a few months ago, and used it now and then, but recently, I've been really into using liquid eyeliner, and this is one of the best ones I've tried. The brush is really easy to use, and it really does stay on all day, even without an eye primer.
RRP: £2.99

3. BARRY M- INSTANT NAIL EFFECTS- GOLD FOIL: Since I brought this Nail Paint, I have worn it non-stop! I love the effect it gives to your nails and the consistency is lovely. I know Barry M have two other colours
RRP: £3.99

4. CATWALK- FASHIONISTA SPRITZ & SHINE HEAT SAFE STYLER: Because I've been at home through most of December, I've been washing my hair in the morning, rather than the night before. And because of this, I've been blow drying it, and this heat protector is amazing! It makes your hair really lovely and shiny after, and my hair has looked a lot healthier since I've been using it.
RRP: £5.99 (in TKMaxx, more expensive if brought in salons)

5. YANKEE CANDLE- CHRISTMAS EVE LARGE JAR: When I'm at home, I will always have a candle burning, and Yankee Candles are my favourite type of candles. I got Christmas Eve for Christmas and have burned it every day since. It smells gorgeous, really Christmassy, which I love. I will burn it all year, even though its a Christmas scent.
RRP: £18.99

6. OWL EARRINGS- My best friend Holly brought me these for my Christmas, and I'm not saying this just because I know she reads my blog, but I have worn these earrings non-stop since she brought them for me! They are so adorable and right up my street! Thank you again Holls!

I think they were from Accessorize.

7. FLORAL BANGLE: This is another thing that Holly brought me for Christmas, and I always wear it with the earrings, and it goes with a lot of my clothes.




It has two different patterns on. I think it was from Newlook.

8. 17 SUPREME SHINE LIPSTICK IN BARELY BLUSH: I have done quite a few posts now containing my new lipstick, and I have worn this colour so much! Its a really wearable colour and perfects for a natural every day look, and the quality really is very good!

So theres another monthly favourites!

E
xox