My favourite BB cream

So I'd set off on my travels with my bare minerals foundation at the ready. I'd done the classic holiday move of bringing a paler shade and a darker shade for when I inevitably turn into a tanned goddess. One day however, my paler shade ran out and I hadn't yet blossomed into a goddess.....to be honest I'm still waiting. I was in need of an in-between foundation so when we were moving from one place to another I hit the duty free. 
I was looking at all the brands I know and love when I spotted this beauty. The cute and oh so feminine packaging definitely caught my eye. If you've been reading my latest posts you will know I've been dabbling in Asian skin care and loving it so I was really excited to have a look at some make up too. This is the Precious Mineral BB cream, blooming fit. I don't normally like BB creams and find that they normally feel really greasy and don't do much for my skin but I have been really pleased with this one. It feels more like a light coverage foundation than a BB cream and gives a really sheer and glowy finish which is perfect for when your in a hotter climate.
It only came in two shades and I went for the darker of the two as the product aims to whiten the skin,  I know this is quite a big feature in Asian cosmetics but I actually find it gives a really luminous effect which I really like. It also claims to be anti-wrinkle which I am all about.

I'm currently in Australia and thought that my days of rummaging through Asian skin care goodies are gone but I've already spotted a few specialist shops that I can't wait to have a look at.

Lush Cleansers

Hello!!   I've been a fan of Lush for years but like most people I've always been most interested in there bath products. I'm a self proclaimed skin care junkie so I have no idea why it's taken me so long to try out some of there skin care offerings. I heard Sammy from beauty crush mention they had a cleansing balm in a skin care video and thought it might be worth trying. It was!!  

  The cleansing balm is called Ultra bland . It's gorgeous! The girl in Lush (I think her name was Lauren) explained that the reason it's called Ultrabland is because it uses really bland ingredients that work together to make something amazing. It has a really rich and creamy texture and doesn't feel too oily unlike some cleaning balms. It's great at removing makeup too and my skin feels soft for ages after using this which I haven't found with any other cleaners I've used before. I can't remember the price of this but I know it wasn't much, Lush is very reasonably priced and I know this will last ages.  

 

  I'm always very impressed with the enthusiasm of the girls in Lush. They really know their stuff. I was shown quite a few products while I was in the store but the other one that really stood out to me was Let the good times roll which is an exfoliating cleanser. My oh my the smell of this is sweeet! It was originally a Christmas product but has been made permanent due to popular demand and I can totally see why. It has popcorn in it!! I thought this would actually be really harsh on the skin but it's very finely milled so feels quite gentle. I've been using this on an evening after using Ultrabland and I'm really pleased with how my skins been feeling since using them!   There were a couple of other products that I fancied trying too, after how pleased I've been with these I think I'll be trying some more. I really love the ethics of Lush too, there a very animal friendly brand which I really like, I wish more brands were like this. Hope you enjoyed today's post!

Waking my skin up for Spring

 

Hello!   Spring has definitely sprung and with warmer weather I think it's nice to be able to wear lighter or even no makeup. With that in mind I wanted to give my skin a bit of a boost to perk it up after the winter months. I've found two products that I think have really helped.  

The Clarins gentle exfoliater brightening toner has been raved about my bloggers for ages! I've never actually tried any facial acids before but Carline Hirons raves about them and I just take any skin care advice she gives as gospel. It's honestly amazing. Initially I was using this morning and evening but have been told that's too much so now I just use it in the morning after cleansing. My skin feels really smooth and awake after using this and I find that my makeup goes on really well afterwards. I've not been using any faial srubs since using this as I don't feel that I need to.  

  The Body Shope Vitamin C facial radiance capsules are great. They are designed to give your skin a  boost of radiance which is perect for what I'm wanting at the moment. You get 28 in a tub so they last for a month then I think you go back to using your normal serum under your moisteriser. I use these every morning and find that by patting them into the skin and following it by my moisteriser my skin feels really great and is definitely starting to look brighter.   So there we go. If I need to brave a vare face I will be ready!! Hope you enjoyed today's post.