2014 Blogger Challenge | Skincare

Hello everyone, today I have the second post of the 2014 blogger challenge. The post today is all about skincare. I haven't really got a skincare routine as I still haven't got a hold of products that I absolutely love and treat my skin well, but i'm going to share with you the products that i'm using on my skin at the minute. 

The first product I use is the L'oreal Micellar Solution. I'm not sure about this product yet. It's fantastic at removing my make up and unclogging my pores. It makes my skin feel smooth and clean, without leaving it feeling tight and stripped. The one thing that's making me unsure about this is the amount of spots and blemishes i've been getting on my skin since i have been using it. I''m not blaming this product, but there's nothing else new that i've been using on my skin so who knows! 

The second product I use is the Simple Oil Balancing Facial scrub which I cannot say enough good things about. However you can read my review on this product here.

Another product I use everyday on my face is the Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser. This is the only moisturiser i've ever used and i've never had any problems with it. It keeps my skin nicely hydrated and smooth.

On days when I feel like my skin needs a bit of extra care and attention, I use this face mask from Simple. I've only used this product twice so I can't give it a full review but it does leave my skin nice and soft!

Do you have any skincare faves?

Simple Oil Balancing Facial Scrub Review

Finding suitable skincare items for me is so difficult. My skins like a rollercoaster, somedays it's oily and some days its dry. But as soon as I find a product that helps my skin out, I stick to it and never abandon it. This is how I feel with this product that I am going to review for you today. I received the simple oil balancing facial scrub for Christmas and have used it everyday since. 

I use it every morning once I have used my L'oreal Micellar Solution to remove all of my make-up. All I do is apply a pea sized amount to the areas I wish to use it. As the bottle states "clears 64% of blackheads in 7 days", I use it in the places I get the most amount of blackheads and oilyness. This means I use it on my chin, nose and forehead. I spend about 30-50 seconds rubbing it in circular motions on these areas. 

I love the consistency of this product, it has very fine micro beads which exfoliate and remove any nasty bits from my skin easily. It is a white/ cream colour, but once it has been rubbed into the skin it turns see-through. It is very easy to remove, it suggests to splash water onto your face but I prefer to wipe it off with a face cloth as it gets all of the micro beads off nicely. 

I can always tell when I use this product. It leaves the areas I've used it in so smooth and fresh feeling. I have noticed a difference in the amount of blackheads in my skin and also the way it looks. My skin looks a lot more healthier. When I miss a day of using this I always know - my skin just isn't as smooth! I also love that it's only around £4 and it's available pretty much everywhere! It's a real bargain! I adore this product and is now something which I will use everyday. It states that the product is gentle enough for sensitive skin but I do find it fairly harsh on my skin, but that's the type of thing I like. So I'm not sure if I would recommend this to people with sensitive but I absolutely love this product. It's a 10/10 from me!

Is there any skincare products that you rave about? 

Beauty things I got for Christmas!

In my previous Merry Christmas post, I mentioned that I would be doing a "What I got for Christmas post", but I have decided to split my presents into two posts: beauty and miscellaneous things. I know Christmas isn't just about presents but I love seeing what people got for Christmas so I thought I'd share that with you! I hope you all had a wonderful day if you celebrate Christmas, I did! :) Anyway, onto the presents!

Sleek Contour Kit - Light, Sleek Blush - Rose Gold, Collection Concealer - Light, Collection Illuminating Touch  Concealer - Natural.

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - Translucent, MUA Undress Me Too Palette, NYC Eye Brow Pencil - Blonde, Revlon Eye Shadow Contour Brush. 

Osco 3 draw and pen pot which I will store my make up in.

Tresemme Big hair set, Body works body butters, L'oreal Skin Perfection set, Tresemme Heat Protectant, Tresemme Texture Styling, Simple Oil Balancing Scrub, Simple Face Mask, Lush Rock Star Soap.

What did you get for Christmas?

Skin care routine help!

Whenever the weather changes and become a lot colder, I can never find suitable skin care products. So that's why I'm writing this post, I need a little bit of help really! My skin is normally a little oily in the T-zone but now the weather has changed, it's become quite dry! My Simple moisturiser unfortunately doesn't seem to hydrate my skin now. So I was wondering if you guys could recommend a hydrating moisturiser for me? 

Also I'm having a little trouble with finding a nice scrub to get all the nasty bits off my face, but I don't want one too harsh. aaarrggghhh! 

So basically, I would like to know your skin care routine for autumn/winter time, when the weather is cold? Do let me know! :)

Lots of love, Lucy x