NEW Kiehl's Pure Vitality Skin Renewing Cream has a 99.6% naturally-derived formula, it contains two world-renowned wellness ingredients that had a known ability to increase skin's resistance and recovery from damage - New Zealand Manuka Honey and Korean Ginseng Root.
Korean red ginseng root boosts cell turnover and renewal, revealing the bright, glowing skin underneath, it increases skin hydration, barrier function and collagen production. Manuka Honey is valued for its anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties, it repairs and strengthens skin’s protective moisture barrier to shield that new skin from damage.
It is a lightweight cream that smells like honey with vanilla and feels so soothing on my skin. Although I have an oily skin, I tend to have a dry patches on my cheeks during wintertime. I've been trying Pure Vitality Skin Renewing Cream only for a week and my skin feels moisturised, nourished and appears more radiant, so this cream is definitely my MUST for winter.
The Pure Vitality Skin Renewing Cream (50ml) retails at £49 is available online and will be available in stores from February 8th.
Something exciting is coming up! Benefit Cosmetics are launching new TWO brand new collections, part of the popular ‘They’re Real!’ franchise.
They’re Real! Double the Lip gives visibly fuller lips in one easy step. It's lip pencil and lipstick 2 in 1! The custom teardrop tip grabs & defines your lip line and fills in lips with complementing colour for the appearance of volume and dimension. There are 8 full-on sexy shades available and they retail for £15.50 each.
They’re Real! Duo Eyeshadow Blender for a bigger, wide-eyed look. The custom shadow blender fits your eye shape perfectly to delivers expert application. It is so easy to use! Apply, blend and you are good to go. They’re Real! Duo Eyeshadow Blender comes in 8 universally flattering neutral shades and they retail for £18.50 each.
All these products hit stores this weekend! What do you think about new launches? What would you like to try?
I know it's only November, but if you don't want to stress this Christmas with last minute shopping, create your list with ideas and gifts now. And about gifts, recently I got this gorgeous gift set of the Ylang Ylang Collection from Molton Brown just in time for Christmas. Ylang Ylang is inspired by Madagascar. A special blend of yuan zhi extract and Madagascan ylang-ylang oil are believed to calm the senses and bring harmony. The smell of this collection is unbelievable, it takes off all the stress from your mind.
I love this body wash, it forms a creamy rich lather, but never strips the skin and leaves a delicate scent without being overpowering.
Nourishing body lotion is a MUST-HAVE, it's not just the name, it really does make wonders to your skin.
I've never tried their body scrubs before, so I was really excited and I have to admit it is one of the best scrubs I've ever tried. It contains black vanilla grains and exfoliates really well and at the same time it hydrates your skin. It's like a spa in the tub. Well done, Molton Brown!
A relaxing, indulgent eau de toilette blended with notes of ylang-ylang, cardamom and vanilla, left a sweet honeyed trail of woody notes on your skin, perfect scent for cold weather.
Overall, I can totally recommend to try this gift set, because all products are amazing.
Driven by the multi-masking trend The Body Shop is introducing five new superfood masks created not for specific skin types, which allows you to mix and match depending on how your face feels on a specific day.
Each mask type has been carefully formulated with 100% vegetarian ingredients without parabens, paraffins, silicone or mineral oils to combat every skin problem in an easy, effective and natural way.
From instagram celebrities to health-conscious friends – all post updates about superfoods. Superfoods are super for health and beauty, so it is no surprise that it is the word (and taste) on everyone’s lips right now. But even if an acai smoothie will help your body glow from the inside so maybe it needed a little more help to make the skin look as fresh as you feel.
Whether you're a jet-setter, frantic mummy, beauty addict or "work hard play hard" girl, the collection literally has something for everybody's skincare needs!
Himalayan charcoal purifying glow mask
Charcoal is a new trend right now, but it has long been known for its purifying properties. This charcoal mask promises to release impurities and toxins and you can really feel it drawing out the impurities. It's 100% vegan with Bamboo charcoal, Green tea leaves and Organic Tea Tree oil to unclog pores and smooth the skin and to help reveal a healthy-looking, youthful glow.
british rose fresh plumping MASK
Inspired by the European bathing rituals, this gel mask is enriched with real rose petals and the essence of hand-picked roses to replenish the skin's moisture reserve. It smells delicious and feels utterly luxurious on the skin. British Rose Fresh Plumping Mask is 100% vegan and of my favourite from the collection.
ethiopian honey deep nourishing MASK
This mask is for skin that needs an intense dose of replenishing nourishment to feel soft and smooth again. 100% vegetarian with Honey from Ethiopia, Marula oil and Organic Olive oil, this mask deeply nourishes, replenishes, skin feels supple and rested.
chinese ginseng & Rice clarifying polishing MASK
Inspired by Chinese traditions, this mask combines Ginseng extract, Rice extract and Organic Sesame seed oil and aims to tone, moisturise and brighten.
This is a creamy mask with an exfoliating texture to remove dead skin cells and brighten everything up. Pores appear minimised and skin looks more even.
amazonian acai energising radiance MASK
Inspired by rituals of Amazonian tribes, this mask developed specifically for skin that needs a fast recharge from signs of fatigue and stress. 100% vegan with Acai Berry extract, Guarana seed extract and Organic Babassu oil for an instant energy boost.
Each mask will retail at £15.00 for 75ml and will be available online and in stores from 16 August 2016.
Exciting news! As we say goodbye to the grey of winter, essie released new limited edition Spring 2016 Collection - six shades inspired by Palm Beach, Florida, to get everyone in a sunshine state of mind. I have 3 of them: lounge lover, shades on and pool side service. They all have beautiful creamy finishes and a high shine gloss. Striking the perfect balance between fashion forward and retro-glamour, this collection is bold, bright and up for anything.
Essie Spring Collection 2016 set include:
High Class Affair - a nude pink creme.
Lounge Lover - a rose pink creme.
Sunshine State of Mind - a bright orange/pink creme.
Off Tropic - a dark forest green creme.
Pool side Service - a sage green creme.
Shades On - a purple creme.
Pool side Service, Lounge Lover, Shades On
There is a little competition going on. Essie and photographer Rankin are partnering to celebrate beautifully painted nails, and the stunning, stylish spectrum of essie’s collection with their long-awaited ‘Colour Portrait Studio’.
Designed to bring confidence to women every day, the incredible nail colour range features over 900 colours globally, and is at the heart of the Colour Portrait Studio, opening for one day only on at a secret Central London location. Hundreds of colours will be brought to life on the day, where colour confident women from across the country will have their own slice of stardom at their fingertips.
Attendees at this coveted event will be treated like VIPs from start to finish, having their nails polished by essie manicurists, and their hair and make-up professionally done ahead of their very own once-in-a-lifetime photo shoot with Rankin.
Essie is offering everyone the chance to secure a place and be polished and snapped like a star. This unique opportunity will be open until the 28th April,so you have 7 more days!
Attendees will leave with their very own colour portrait by Rankin….starring their beautiful essie nails!
High Class Affair, Shades On,Pool side Service, Lounge Lover, Off Tropic, Sunshine State of Mind
To enter the competition, simply follow essie on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and upload your best nail selfie using #essiexrankin and @essieuk.
There are some top tips from lead manicurist Rita Remark to guarantee your nail selfie is as fabulous as you are:
· Before painting your nails, clean thoroughly with soap and water to remove all dirt and residue from your nails…it also doesn’t hurt to use a bit of hand sanitizer too
· Always use a base coat – not only does it anchor your polish, but it also protects your nails like a shield. This is an essential step for the perfect mani!
· Remember nobody’s perfect! If you colour outside of the lines, just take a make-up brush dipped in a little bit of nail polish remover, and it wipes away like it never happened. Just make sure you remember to wash it thoroughly before using it again!
Entry to the Colour Portrait Studio closes on the 28th April, for full terms and conditions visit essie.co.uk
The essie Spring 2016 Collection will be available to buy in Superdrug, Boots, and online at Boots.com and Superdrug.com from 13th April – 30th May 2016.
Weleda was the first natural skincare I've tried almost 10 years ago. I love their Calendula range and when I had to buy a shampoo for my newborn son, I got Weleda Baby Calendula Shampoo & Bodywash straight away. I've been using Weleda Birch Cellulite Oil and Lavender Relaxing Body Oil for years and recently I came across something I have never tried before - Skin Food.
I don't know how I missed it but Skin Food was introduced in 1926, so it is celebrating 90 years as an iconic beauty classic.
Skin Food is a thick, rich, yet gentle, cream that is used for rough, dry skin. It is unique because you can use it anywhere on your body. Skin Food can be used as a hand cream, lip balm and for cracked areas such as feet and heels. It is something everyone should have at home because it really does wonders on dry skin.
The ingredients are 100% natural and include extract of organic chamomile, organic calendula and wild pansy to soothe rough skin and soothing rosemary with mild antiseptic properties to revitalise dull complexions.
It's refreshing fragrance made from pure essential oils including sweet orange and lavandulae, so artificial preservatives or parabens are not needed.
Weleda Skin Food available from Whole Food Market, Waitress, Ocado, Holland & Barrets or direct from Weleda.
Today I'm reviewing serum from Radical skincare. What is it? A hydrating serum containing antioxidants of green coffee, grape seed, acai, green tea, and a Swiss apple extract that helps to fight free radicals.
This serum created to radically boost hydration levels in the skin while firming at maximum levels. Suitable for all skin types, for anyone looking to help hydrate skin and help to address the appearance of the signs of aging.
Radical is using trylacel technology combines multiple antioxidants and moisturizing ingredients by encapsulating them in a bi-lipid layer membrane.
There are so many interesting ingredients in this serum: plan extracts and antioxidants. Xylitylglucoside anhydroxylitol xylitol is a sugar and it is thought to help the skin retain its natural moisture and boost levels of hyaluronic acid. There are also light deflecting minerals that may reduce the appearance of wrinkle.
Use this serum daily and nightly and follow with your moisturiser. It immediately makes your skin looks plumper, healthier and more dewy.
No cream I know of is going to make your skin like that of a young girl but using products with antioxidants you can improve your skin and help protect and prevent further damage.
Recently Benefit launched two new products: Porefessional Matte Rescue Invisible Mattifying Gel and Porefessional Instant Wipeout Super-Cleaning masks.
The Instant Matte invisible mattifying gel is a lightweight, water based gel primer that's applied to clean skin before makeup to absorb surface oil and shine and to blur imperfections and pores. Benefit recommend using it as a duo with the original Professional for truly pore free and shine free skin. So I applied the POREfessional Matte Rescue primer, followed up with Hello Flawless foundation and after couple hours my combination skin was still matte. Amazing, right?
The Instant Wipeout Masks come in cute briefcase full of pouches, 8 masks to be exact, which needed "activating" before use. You press the "emergency button" plastic bubble to release the liquid, peel off the pouch and apply with smooth side where needed.
You place the mask onto the problem area for 10 minutes and then use the other side to lightly exfoliate your skin. So clever! My pores had tightened and they appeared smaller, but unfortunately all my blackheads were still in place. How sad:(
Have you tried any of these products? What do you think?
The Body Shop introduced its new range British Rose to celebrate their 40 years anniversary! Roses for this range are grown organically on a farm in Herefordshire, hand-picked, air-dried and infused on-site into fresh mountain water.
There are total of 8 products in The Body Shop British Rose Range including the 3 products that are newly introduced.
British Rose Shower Gel is my favourite shower gel right now.British Rose petal - soft bath foam is more for smell than for bubbles but I love it because it makes me feel so relaxed.
British Rose Instant Glow Body Essence is a very light lotion, it absorbs into my skin so quickly and feel so good on my skin. Also it gives your skin a glow without any visible shimmer.
British Rose Instant Glow Body Butter has light texture but really hydrating. It absorbs not as fast as essence but it's butter so I suppose it has to be like this.
British Rose Exfoliating Soap contains real rose petals! It cleanses and exfoliates with this beautifully rose scent.
RUS: The Body Shop к своему 40-летию выпустили новинку, линейку под названием Британская Роза. Розы для этой линейки выращивают 100% органическим путем, высушивают на открытом воздухе и погружают в кристально чистую воду из горных источников. Всего в линейке 8 продуктов.
Сияющее масло для тела «Британская роза» имеет легкую текстуру, но хорошо увлажняет. Он не впитывается так быстро как эссенция, но так как это масло, я думаю так и должно быть.
Мыло-скраб "Британская роза" содержит настоящие лепестки роз! Хорошо очищает и скрабирует, оставляя на коже очень приятный запах розы.
This spring Molton Brown introducing Dewy Lily of the Valley & Star Anise collection, blended with floral notes of lily of the valley, magnolia, peonies and star anise. The range includes bath & shower gel, body lotion, eau de toilette, scented candles, aroma reeds and hand cream.
Top notes: Star anise, magnolia, and green mandarin.
Heart notes: Lily Of The Valley, peony and white tea.
Base notes: Ylang-ylang, sandalwood and white musk.
Beautifully nested within soft-green gift boxes, Dewy Lily of the Valley & Star Anise collection is the perfect gift for Mother's Day.
Molton Brown Dewy Lily of the Valley & Star Anise Collection launches 15th February, 2016 and is available at Molton Brown website. Also there is currently a special offer where you receive a 6-piece travel set when you spend £35 (Enter code: ENJOY35 at checkout) and free delivery when your order is £49 or over.
RUS: Британская марка нишевой парфюмерии и косметики Molton Brown представила новинку - коллекцию Dewy Lily of the Valley & Star Anise. Чистый, омытый росой ландыш объединен в аромате с нотами прохладно-специевого звездчатого аниса и магнолии. В "сердце" композиции также присутствует ландыш, но уже в тандеме с пионом. В базе заложено сладостное, экзотическое благоухание иланг-иланга.
It is a lightweight cream that smells like honey with vanilla and feels so soothing on my skin. Although I have an oily skin, I tend to have a dry patches on my cheeks during wintertime. I've been trying Pure Vitality Skin Renewing Cream only for a week and my skin feels moisturised, nourished and appears more radiant, so this cream is definitely my MUST for winter. 
