Cetuem SCR Gold mask and face cream

I got some samples in my Boudoir Prive box, good way to try things you wouldn't normally such as this range!

The mask smells heavenly! Although when putting it on, it felt odd to have such a grainy face mask, but then you do have to massage it in before leaving it on so its where the brightening, read, exfoliating comes in I guess! I left the mask for 25 minutes, it did dry but didn't set hard like some so was not uncomfortable at all.

The removal was a pain! It said to use cotton wool pads but I am glad I didn't as it would have taken a whole pack! I used my muslin cloth and had to rinse and rinse and rinse, in the end I had to splash my face 6 times to get the grains off! My overall impression is positive, my skin actually did look fresh and bright, would I pay for the full price product? I am on the fence for now, I still have a good 2 or 3 applications in the tube so will finish it and see how my skin fairs after a month of weekly usage.

The Face cream on the other hand, smells horrible, obviously different people like different things, but for me its a little strong and a bit 'old' smelling. It is bringing me some memories, but not ones that I remember, mainly of my nan! Having said that, my face feels amazing! Its soft without feeling at all greasy and my skin feels really lovely. Would I pay £45 for it. No, I don't think I could, the smell really puts me off and to be honest my Liz Earle collection from QVC cost less than that and have a cleanser, toner and moisturiser for £38!

Boots Botanics Cleansing Balm review 2 plus moisture balm

Well I gave this a real test today, with foundation and mascara thats quite a grabber on the old lashes!

Again half a spoon, if that really, massaged over the face and even the eyes (not recommended for sensitive peepers) and after 2 wipes with the cloth warm all my make-up was gone! It still left a slight film but it went with a swipe of toner, which I only used to test for make-up traces.

To be honest the film left doesn't really bother me as within an hour its absorbed. If I cleansed and had to put my make-up on quickly, I would tone.

Onto the moisture balm. Ooooooh it honestly feels luxurious, having long nails I do have to tentatively wipe around the sides of the teeny jar! Teeny it certainly is, but the smallest amount goes far, especially if like me, you have combination skin. As it is night time I have used it all over, and I shall decide if I would use it in the day when I feel my skin tomorrow, but as it is it just feels soft and supple.

Both of these balms will be a winter staple for me, I really hate the tight feeling I get in biting winds and rain, so these get a thumbs up from me! Although I am hankering after a go with some other cleansing balms now!

Garnier BB Cream Review!

please excuse my non sleep morning face, eeeeek!
I went for this in light as medium was 2 shades too dark, light is fairly pink toned, medium slightly more orange/yellow
The texture is pretty moisturiser like, unlike Cliniques Moisture Surge, this is easily applied, spreads like a dream and barely any blending was needed.
Once blended it is almost invisible on the back of my hand.
Ta-da! Scuse the awful photography and light, its grey here! But this is actually quite nice, it smells lovely, as most of Garniers moisturisers do. I feel the coverage is just right for me, at this time of the month, ie, no spots! Its quite a luminous finish, I did need a touch of powder on my t-zone, but I have combination skin.

I didn't use blusher after I finished my make-up as this is sheer enough to allow my natural colour through, normally a bug bear but this masks some of the ruddy red I get. I actually love it! Not something I would use for a night out but I want to try this over the primer I am getting today to see how it fairs. All in all, a worthy buy, even at full price.
Garnier BB Cream is available in Light and Medium and RRP is £9.99 currently from Boots and Superdrug

Simple - day 4

The wipes. Well I turned the packet upside down as I said in my last post and it has made so much difference. It has made the wipes so much more effective. They feel really rather refreshing and leave skin feeling really clean and fresh, although they were used this morning on a make-up free face.

I still think the toner is not worth that extra step. Although having said that I guess if you are a lazy moo like me and use wipes instead of a facial wash then its no bad thing to tone, just to get skin that extra bit clean.

The moisturiser. Hmm. It is nice enough, but being a 31 year old mother of two kids, who doesn't sleep well I feel that it is just too, er, Simple! It is what I would imagine would be a perfect moisturiser for those who are young, wrinkle free and fresh faced! But I feel that my skin needs more softening, hard working ingredients, ones that I can really feel working and keep the smoothness going all day. This appears to lose its softening powers after a few hours. The more I use it, the less time it keeps my face hydrated and soft.

I will carry on with it for a few more days, otherwise it will go in the travel pack and be taken on holiday, being travel sized and all!

My Simple Skincare, first use review

Ok, so my first review of this was going to be post make-up but I like to cleanse etc pre make-up so decided to try this.

This is what I used http://www.boots.com/en/Simple-Refreshing-Facial-Wash-50ml_955963/

So, on opening this I had the essential sniff. It smelt of nothing, well not quite nothing, its that non smell. No chemicals, no perfumes etc. I must admit to being a sucker for a nice smell!

I dampened my face and lathered a 5 pence piece sized between my damp palms to create an impressively creamy lather, no synthetic looking, washing up bubbles here!

I removed the product with a damp muslin, I use nothing less these days as I love the feeling it gives me and my skin.

All in all, actually a little gem, and not bad for less than £3.50 for the full 150ml size.

http://www.boots.com/en/Simple-Soothing-Facial-Toner-50ml_956091/

Onto the toner. I will admit I do not use, nor generally like toners. Cliniques Clarifying lotion for one is a horror for my skin, and it is not sensitive. I use http://www.superdrug.com/toner/garnier-pure-astringent-200ml/invt/596619/&bklist= when I feel my pores have taken on a crater like appearance, thank you mother nature.

I am also partial to the fine smelling, non stinging and glorious http://uk.lizearle.com/cleanse-tone-moisturise/instant-boost-skin-tonic.html it is a heaven for the skin.

Back to the Simple range. Honestly? Just a bit meh. It had the same non smell as the cleanser, felt fine using it, but to be frank I could have just put water on the pad and I wouldn't have known the difference. There was certainly not traces of any grime or cleanser on the pad. It was just a bit pointless. Although for die hard toner fans, I would say that it is worth using if you have sensitive skin but don't want to skip toning, nor do you want to use virtual paint stripper on your delicate face!

http://www.boots.com/en/Simple-Hydrating-Light-Moisturiser-50ml_955955/

Final step. Hmm, well firstly the bottle is super annoying. It is not a pourable moisturiser, it is in a bottle that has no pump. When you squeeze said bottle it gives you far too much and its not the kind of bottle you can put it back into! Pump bottle or jars for me!

Gripe over. Smell wise, it actually has a smell. It is a light, kind of natural smelling smell. Not really anything to write home about.

Performance wise it is quite thick, but feels light on the face, hence the name I guess! Due to the amount that came out I did have to wipe my hands to continue massaging it into my skin. It left my skin feeling moisturised but in no way heavy and was light enough to use on my oily t-zone. 1 hour later and my skin still feels lovely and moisturised.

I like it, but not sure how it will hold up as a night time moisturiser, but I shall report back in the morning!

http://www.boots.com/en/Simple-Kind-To-Skin-Cleansing-Wipes-25_784/

Watch this space, trying these a bit later, or maybe tomorrow