Barefoot Botanicals Rosa Fina Instant Youth SerumBeauty by Mrs C - March 16, 2012March 16, 2012Have been using the Barefoot Botanicals Rosa Fina Instant Youth Serum for the past month and I really, really like it.As you know I tried the Yves Saint Laurent Youth Liberator Serum a while back and was completely underwhelmed by it. Apart from being phenomenally expensive, it didn't actually seem to do much for me at all. Ok I might be what's called in the
Evolve Gentle Cleansing MeltBeauty by Mrs C - November 15, 2011I've been trying Evolve Gentle Cleansing Melt over the past week or so and it's one of those products that in theory should suit me down to the ground.I've developed quite sensitive skin over the past few years so I'm constantly changing my skincare regime looking for the perfect products. Evolve Cleansing Melt should have been a No-Brainer then but I couldn't have been more
Comvita Nourishing Hand & Nail CreamBeautyShopping and About Town by Mrs C - October 10, 2011October 11, 2011Hand Cream is a difficult one to get right isn't it? So many of them are too heavy, too sticky or too thick. A few years ago Santa put some Handy Gurugu from Lush in my Christmas Stocking. Boy does that take a long time to rub in and it stinks too - a kind of herbal 'old-lady' soap kind of smell. Some ladies out
Comvita Radiance Plus Moisturiser – Brilliant Stuff!Beauty by Mrs C - June 16, 2011Comvita Radiance Plus Moisturiser is a really lovely moisturiser which you're meant to use at night after cleansing and toning.I've never been one for toning so in my case I use it after taking my make-up off every night. I haven't tried using it in the daytime yet but I'm tempted to, as it doesn't seem at all greasy to me like many of
Living Nature Nourishing Day CreamBeauty by Mrs C - May 20, 2011Like all the moisturisers I've bought from the MyPure website, Living Nature Nourishing Day Cream is completely free of all the usual nasties you find in most of them. I wouldn't say this one was particularly special but it's certainly a good everyday moisturiser. It's a tad creamier than I like for daytime but it nevertheless sinks in quite quickly and within 5 minutes
The Best Hand Cream Ever!Beauty by Mrs C - April 29, 2011June 16, 2011As it's the Royal Wedding Day and there's plenty more telly to be watched and lots more 'oo'ing and 'ah'ing over Kate's gorgeous dress to be done, I won't beat about the bush..... I want to proclaim to the world that Akin do The Most Amazing Hand Cream! A'kin Lavender, Geranium & Jojoba Hand, Nail & Cuticle Cream is what it's officially called and it's
A’kin Skin Care Lavender & Rose Moisturising Night CreamBeauty by Mrs C - March 21, 2011March 21, 2011Before I go any further, let me just say that I love, love, love A'kin Lavender & Rose Moisturising Night Cream. The scent alone is a winner. So many of the 'natural' moisturisers, I've been trying recently, smell quite unpleasant but this one is lovely. (Although the A'kin daytime rose-scented one still remains my alltime favourite.) The lavender-scented anti-oxidant Night Time Face Cream includes alpha
A’kin Rose De Mai MoisturiserBeauty by Mrs C - February 25, 2011March 1, 2011After months and months of struggling to find decent skincare products whicharen't packed full of a zillion 'nasty ingredients', I've just come across the A'kin range from MyPure. I've been using the A'kin Rose de Mai Anti-Oxidant Day Creme. It's a lovely rose-scented moisturiser which sinks in well, is really well absorbed and doesn't leave my skin greasy for ages - something I've found with
What is Sea Buckthorn?BeautyShopping and About Town by Mrs C - January 27, 2011January 28, 2011I've been trying out a new moisturiser called Alva Sanddorn Moisturising Cream, from a range of anti-ageing natural beauty products. The 'blurb' says 'it is an intensive day cream which boosts the protective mechanisms of your skin'. Then there's the sciencey bit which says, in a nutshell, that the cream protects against damaging UV-rays and free radicals. It's meant to smooth out fine lines and