I purchased the small travel size of this Avene Thermal Spring Water Spray using my Boots points (makes it feel free). I have been using this at night after i have taken my makeup off & cleansed my face – but before i moisturise. I spray it on my face and then relax for 10 mins and let it really soak in then i put my night time moisturiser on. As we seem to be still in the throws of winter with this crappy weather lately i have felt my skin needed a little more added moisture than normal.

With this being a miniature size i thought it was a perfect way of testing it out and as we start getting warmer weather my skin gets less dry so i shouldn’t need it in the summer and i have the Cauldalie Beauty Elixir for the summer months. I have really been enjoying this moisture burst and think i will use it agan as we get in to Autumn and Winter and i can see it would be great to travel with to freshen up and stop your face and skin drying out on flights and long journeys.

I have heard alot of great things about Avene skincare and thought this products would be a great place to start. Boots have a great selection of Avene products and i am sure i will be adding to it soon. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Living in Scotland you don’t get much opportunity to get a tan and i am not much of a sun seeker. I get worried about what it’s doing to my skin, hence wearing factor 50 sun protection on my face. I do like to have a little colour so am always on the lookout for good Fake tanning products.

So when i saw pixi2woo on youtube video recommending the Garnier Sunkissed Body Milk Dark 400ML i thought i would give it a try. I noticed in my local Superdrug that it was half price so i picked up the larger 400ml bottle for £3.55 super bargain. I do love a good saving. First off i have to say it smells lovely, a lot of tanning creams have an awful scent. This smells really fresh and sweet. So the thats a big plus for me. I’ve been using it every other evening for a little over a week now. I put it on after my shower so I can exfoliate and really work it in to the skin.

As its a body milk (cream) texture it goes on so easily and dries into your skin quite quickly without leaving your skin feeling sticky or greasy. I bought the darkest colour option and have found it has given me a lovely golden glow. Really natural looking and it brings on a gradual tan. I use it every other day so I don’t just build up a lot of product on my skin and I find that the colour stays quite well. It doesn’t rub off on your towels or bed sheets. The real selling point of this cream is that it moisturises as well as giving you a lovely tan. Perfect for a summer body look. Bring on the summer!

I’ve watched a few YouTube beauty videos where they’ve recommended the Lush Tea Tree Toner Water – they said it helped with their blackheads and oily skin. I’ve had an Oily T Zone for a while now & you can never turn away a product that could potentially keep black heads at bay so I popped along to my local Lush and purchased the small 100g bottle for £3.75. Which I thought was a very reasonable price. If I like it I will return to purchase the big 250g bottle for £7.00 (**Update I went back to buy the big bottle)

The lady in the store said you can keep it in the fridge if you want a nice refreshing spritz, but as I live in deepest coldest Scotland that will not be necessary as it’s too cold for that. I want to keep it in my handbag  so throughout the day I can spray it over my makeup to freshen up and keep that oily at bay. I can imagine this toner would be really nice on a flight as it can get so dry onboard.

I’ve also been using it in the morning before I put my makeup on and at night before my moisturiser. The bottle says to spray it directly onto your face or  spray on to a cotton pad first and then wipe on to your face. I prefer to spray directly on to my face, it’s so must fresher. I love to use it throughout the day too!

On the Lush website they say, Where the skin needs balancing, where there are spots, gentle tea tree is just the job.

This is a perfect description. I’ve been using this toner for a week now and love it, it’s so inexpensive and fits right in my handbag. I’ve noticed my skin is less red and have only had one small red spot (I would normally break out a lot more than that). In terms of helping with my oily skin it seems to helping with that too. So it’s really living up to its great reputation and has gained another fan in me. If you’re passing Lush I say go in and get a small bottle and give it a try. I can’t say enough good things about it!

Lush Tea Tree Toner Water