Hi all!
I must admit it's been a while since I've posted. I've been so so busy working and starting back at college and also having lots of trips to the doctors/hospitals! Fun!
For this blog I thought I'd talk about some of my new beauty discoveries and some old loved ones.
Beauty is a topic that is so open and wide ranged that it's hard to find the most perfect product to suit you. I've had so much trouble recently finding products that suit me whether it being the high end products or the drugstore equivalent.
First of all, face scrubs! I purchased a soap and glory face scrub a few months ago. I utterly love soap and glory's products and have a few of them (Dr Spot, You won't believe your eyes, and Archery). However it was totally not suited to my skin as it suits more oily skin and I have dry/combination. It cost me about £8 and I ended up giving it to a friend as it was such a big bottle with hardly any use! I then found a simple face scrub which cost about £4 and I can honestly say I've noticed a massive difference! I use it a few times a week; and with it having rice granules to help exfoliate the skin and remove dead skin cells, my skin feels so much smoother!
Moving on to hair- I have been using Wella's Luxe products (shampoo, mask and oil). The oil is brilliant and I can't fault it, however recently I've noticed the shampoo and mask haven't really done a lot and don't help my frizzy hair. They are also very expensive to buy! (£20 ish online for each one- oil £13). So I went to boots and brought a tresemmé keratin smooth conditioner to replace the mask to see if it would help with the frizz (it says it does) and after only one use today, it has honestly made all the difference! It's stayed straight and hasn't frozen up when being outside. For £5 it is definitely worth it!
Next is a mask that I got in my first subscription of GlossyBox. Glossy box is a monthly subscription where you get a load of beauty products in a box delivered (mainly full size) of very high end products. You only pay £13 inc postage which to me- was a bargain. One thing that I utterly adored that came with it is the Maria Nila Luminous Colour Masque. It's great for coloured hair (mine has full highlights) and it helps maintain the colour for longer and I've totally noticed the difference and so have my friends and family. This is usually retailed at £20 ish so to have it in a £13 subscription with 5 other products was pretty good!
Next is foundation. I brought a MAC foundation and I loved it at first however it soon became apparent it wasn't for me and my skin looked very blotchy and it just didn't feel right. I went to find a new foundation in boots last week, and I am so picky with foundation! I went to the No7 counter and had my colour "taken" with this very cool machine that picks up the pigmentation in your cells to match the perfect colour. The lady was so lovely and gave me a few days worth of a sample so I could apply it myself and see if I liked it. I brought it yesterday and used it for the first time today and I honestly love it. It's suitable for all skin and works amazing o my dry/combination skin. It's a medium coverage but is very build able and lasts all day too! I'm so happy with this. It's about £15 but I got a £3 off voucher which I used which helped with the price. But still very affordable.
I hope you enjoyed this blog! And hopefully you can try some of these products too (I definitely recommend singing up to GlossyBox!!)
Hannah
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