Month: July 2012

Origins Skin Tone Correcting Serum

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Origins Skincare Serum

Origins Brighter By Nature Skin Tone Correcting Serum – That’s a mouth full, isn’t it. I just want to say a few things about this, really. First off, I’m a lover of serums and have a fair few on the go at any one time as I really like the way they make my skin feel. My skin is often quite dry, and it just drinks up a serum. They sink in, and it feels like they’re doing all manner of great things (I hope they are too).

So this Origins one is quite amazing, it claims to be a skin tone correcting serum. My skin isn’t too bad in this department, but it did have some old marks (not scars) where I’d had a blemish or two, and it had left a dark mark on my skin and this little serum has helped over the past 4 weeks to even out the skin tone on those areas. It’s also great on dull skin too, I’ve been spending a lot of time in a yucky air-conditioned hospital over the past 6 months and my skin was looks so awful, just utterly dry and lacklustre. This serum along with the Origins Checks and Balances Cleanser which I blogged about here have really helped my skin and it’s looking more healthy and fresh. I feel like my old self.

This serum is really non-greasy and soaks into your skin, leaving it feeling smooth and hydrated. I highly recommend this if you need to put a little life back into your skin. I’d love to hear any other recommendations you have for Origins products.

Small MeMeMe Haul

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I picked a few bits up from MeMeMe Cosmetics online. As I saw on Zoe’s Youtube that she liked the foundation so i picked that up to give it a go. Along with a few more things. I did pick up a few more things whilst i was on their site, well I am a product junkie – you cant just order one thing right?!

 

So i picked up these goodies –

I have to say that when my shimmer stack arrived broken I contacted MeMeMe and they couldn’t have been more helpful and swift to send out a replacement along with a free nail polish. I was really pleased with their customer service and chuffed to have another nail polish to try. So I highly recommend their online shop – they give great service.

So far I’ve only managed to try the nail polish, it a lovely formulation and has a large brush which I really like – so easy to apply nail polish with a big brush. Even I manage to have half decent looking nails using this polish. With my top coat I got 3 days out of this polish and no chips – I could’ve got a bit longer but I always change my polish up throughout the week. At the moment on their site you can get £1 off these polishes.

 (Please excuse my unsightly cuticles – I need a mani so bad)

 I will keep you posted on how i get on with the other items – I’m excited to try them all. Do you have any other recommendations from this line or have you tried anything from MeMeMe?

I will leave you with a pic of the Shimmer Stack, can’t wait to use this I’ve been looking for a great highlighter / bronzer for a while.

Your Skin Will Drink This Up

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I recieved this Caudalie Vinosource S.O.S. Thirst Quenching Serum in my Glossybox. I have only tried one other product by them – the Beauty Elixir –> You can read the post here on that. So other than that i hadn’t tried anything else by them so was excited to see this in my Glossybox. Its described as,

‘is a highly hydrating serum, ideal for extremely dehydrated skin and is suitable for all skin types’

Oh my word, this is so hydrating! There’s nothing else to say other than its amazing. This sample size lasted me about 3 weeks and I was really sad when it ran out. It left my skin feeling so soft and fresh. It’s quite a runny consistency so be careful not to squeeze out too much product. You’ll only need a small amount. But once massaged in to your skin it soaks in so fast and you really do feel like its working right away, my skin felt so smooth and not tight at all.

My sample size was 10ml – the full size will cost you £26.10 for 30ml from Feel Unique. At the moment i can’t afford the full size and im gutted as this is a great product. I’m on the look out for a voucher to get me some discount so if you know of any PLEASE let me know because i need this in my life. It’s a great product for hydrating and calming your skin. I know i will defiantly be buying the full size of this (at some point). So if you can i recommend trying this.

Did you get it in your Glossybox? What did you think of it?

Instagram Roundup Week #7

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This past week has been a little stressful, my dad came home from hospital on Friday after being in there for 6 months – (thank you for all your sweet tweets). So we have been making sure he is OK and all that boring but stressful stuff. I seem to worry 100% more than anyone i know.  I worry about worrying. It’s enough to make your headspin.

We haven’t had too much time for relaxing but once my dad is a little more settled we will be going back down to Manchester (currently in Scotland & have been since my dad went into hospital). I can’t wait to sit at my desk in my comfy chair and have some stress free time.

On a side note me & the hubby have been watching a few good documentaries this week i wanted to share them with you, if thats your sort of thing.

The first was Wasteland – about an artist called Vik Muniz who goes back to his native Brazil to bring awareness to the pickers of a huge rubbish dump & uses their portraits to create an image out of the rubbish which he sells at auction and gives the pickers the money so they can use it to change their lives and the lives of those around them. It is truly an eye opening documentary.

The second was a documentary called No Impact Man – about a family in New York who live for a year trying to reduce their impact upon the environment to 0. They do some extreme things like live without electricity and don’t eat out or get takeaway food or coffee. He even throws away his wife’s makeup (NOOOOOOO). But some of what they do is inspiring. They dramatically change their lifestyle its fascinating to see.

Right now on to my week in Instagrams …..

 Tunocks Caramel Wafers, A brief glimpse at what is known as the sun, OPI NOTD, Nando’s is coming to Dundee, Lazy Cat, Morning Skincare this week.

Origins Face Mask, BalanceMe Freebies in Glamour, Avon Nail Polish with No7 Glitter Top Coat, The Hubby <3 , Scottish Money, REN skincare in Red Magazine