Claire Mae

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REN - Skincare for Normal Skin

I've always wanted to give REN skincare ago, but i was put off by the higher price tag and been worried if i'd actually get on with it. One product i really wanted to try was the Radiance Renewal Mask.
So a very nice boyfriend took some hints and bought me this little kit a while back, Its a great price and includes 4 mini samples for you to try. (They do different kits of other skin types too). Now i've been using the kit as a whole over the last few weeks so i can really get a feel of products.
The two winners of this kit includes the renewal mask (smells of oranges..ahh yummy) and the Frankincense night cream, both amazing and i would consider buying the full size in future.
The one that let me down is the Rosa cleansing gel. Maybe its me but i'm not a fan of rosey smells for my face and i don't think my skin like them either (I had to stop using the Welda rose night cream as it didnt agree). But i've used cleansing 'gels' before and the REN one is just well very watery and not gel like at all so it really doesn't feel like its doing a whole lot of anything.
The last product is the Vita-Mineral day cream, for me this is just OK, i get along with it fine but i dont think its rich enough for my skin. I don't suffer from dry skin at all but even this just sinks straight in and feels like i need a bit more.

If your wanting to give REN ago without splurging too much these kits are perfect. I found a few favourites myself. Plus ordering online i got a few samples too. (finding even more favourites!)
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Winter Morning Skin Care Routine

As its turned much colder my skins been needing the extra nourishment i've changed a few products to my usual routine - I generally try and keep it consistent as my skin will certainly tell me its fed up of swaping and changing to new products, Latley i changed a few of these items and my skins just been in terrible condition with breakouts so i've quickly reverted back to what i'm used to.

I start my morning by cleansing my face with Origins Make a Difference Cleansing Milk this is a really gentle cleanser to wash my face with its also great at breaking down any makeup too. Next i follow cleansing with Caudalie Cleansing Water, again gentle on the skin i apply to a cotton pad and give a final cleanse after finishing i spray Caudalie's Grape Water all over my face then let it absorb, this is pretty smilar to Caudalies beauty exiler but with a much lighter scent and is more moisturizing.

Next i apply Origins Vitazing, i've mentioned this on a few posts already not only do i like it as a moisturizer but that fact its aimed at waking up a morning face by adding a 'skin tint' which leaves a loverly healthy glow. I follow this with Orgins Ginzing which works fantastic paired with vitazing, i'm not usually one for eye creams as i always saw them as for older people but ginzing is great for depuffing tired eyes. Finally i apply DrJart BB cream in regenerating, this is the newest addition to my routine, i've always wanted to give DrJart ago and i choose the regenerating one as it aims to blur out any imperfections hi i have lots of those. Lastley my lips have not been good, i think its because of going in the cold the inside in the warmth too often, so i've been using L'Occitane lip balm.

Those Bees Do Good!

My first real blog post! I finally have time to do whatever i like, university is over and i had great pleasure in disposing of lots of irrelevant lecture notes this morning! Now i just have my graduation ball next week (Might do a blog for that one!) and my graduation ceremony in July. Thats 4 years tied up.

I have always known about Burts Bees but never actually bought anything, one late night shopping in Debemans when all the concession girls had gone home (I prefer to just browse and make my own mind up about beauty products without being hassled unless i need help) I came across lots of burts products and ended up sampling everything and smelling a bit of a mixture! I ended up buying two hand products for myself and my mum.

Banana & Beeswax Hand Cream.

This smells so amazing, i was sold on the smell alone, its thick and creamy and i find i need to apply a fair bit for it to go a long way however its very nourishing and works well to apply at night to allow the good beeness to soak in. I have fairly normal hands, they don't tend to dry out so much so this is just nice for them to feel soft.

Hand Repair Cream

Compared to the banana smoothie goodness this cream is more for hands that need a little more care, its extremely nourishing; my mum has very dry hands and this has improved them alot. The smell is a im not sure how to describe it but its a little strange and it take some time to get used to; i guess thats just the smell of beeswax.

After falling in love with my banana bees i deiced to try out some more products and got a burts 'grab bag' on their website for £20

I have not yet tried out everything and i donated a couple of the things i got, I got a few full size products including the honey & orange wax lotion which has become my favorite body moisturizer at the moment which even my skin the next day feels loverly and soft.

The grab bags are now sold out on burtsbees.co.uk i think they where great value to say i got two full size products that are already worth £10 each. Its a nice way of giving it a try out hopefully if they do them again i can stock up more samples.

Thanks for reading!

Claire x

REN - Skincare for Normal Skin

Winter Morning Skin Care Routine

Those Bees Do Good!

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