Amie Radiant Dawn Exfoliating Wash Review

I am not a huge lover of skincare, and you wont find many skincare reviews on my blog. This is mainly because I have awful skin which is acne prone and very sensitive, and not many products agree with it. If it doesn't like a certain ingredient in it,  it will break out, or dry out. I had a horrible experience with Avene Gentle Gel Cleanser where my skin was totally dried out and took weeks to get back to normal. You can imagine that I am very reluctant to change a routine that is working for me.

When I was offered to review Amie skincare though, I thought I would give it a chance. The products are designed with sensitve skin in mind and avoid harsh chemicals. I recieved the Radiant Dawn Exfoliating Wash and the Daily Radiance Moisturiser. Today I will be reviewing the face wash.

The Review...

The packaging is very nicely designed, maybe with a younger audience in mind, but I really like it. It is a squeeze and go type. I think a pump dispenser may have worked a little better with this product as I do find it to leave the lid slightly messy, but it does the job. 

The wash is a 2-in-1 cleanser and exfoliator, but being a daily use it isn't at all harsh on my skin. It is a gel with small exfoliating particles in it. I do still like to use another exfoliator twice a week (Soap and Glory Scrub Your Nose In It) to give my skin a boost when it is feeling particularly dry.

The wash leaves my skin looking radiant and feeling really soft. It doesn't bother my sensitive skin at all and my skin doesn't break out. 

It is great for my skin at the moment, which is leaning a little on the dry side.

It is scented though, and I know some people are sensitive to perfume in products, so you should be aware of this. It does smell really nice though! 

Overall a great cleanser for people with normal to dry skin looking for a radiance boost on a budget.

Gem x

Natural Beauty: Alison Claire Mango Body Butter and Mango and Coconut Hand Cream Review

Sorry about the rubbish pic, these proved very difficult to photograph, the rubbish lighting didn't help. 

Alison Claire are a natural beauty brand who believe in pure products and specialise in sensitive skin. 

I discovered the brand on Twitter, where they were looking for beauty bloggers to review samples of their products. I have extremely sensitive skin, so I tend to use natural skincare where I can so I jumped at the chance to review this. 

I was kindly sent two small sample pots of the Mango Body Butter and Mango and Coconut Hand cream.

Oh my gosh, these both smell so amazing! They are so scrummy and I found it difficult not to lick them off my skin, haha!


Mango Body Butter

I only received a small sample, so cant really comment on long term use, this goes for both products. I managed to get two arm and leg uses out of this little pot though, so a little goes a long way. It is not as thick as some body butters, which I prefer and it sinks into the skin quickly, leaving it soft and smooth. The best thing about this product is the smell and the fact that it is natural and hypo-allergenic. The Mango Body Butter retails at £15 and is available for the Alison Claire website here.

Mango and Coconut Hand Cream

Again, this smells amazing. It is a lovely consistency and sinks in well, leaving my hands nice and smooth. The product retails at £7.99 for 200ml and is available to buy from the Alison Claire website here

Over all opinion

I love these products and they are reasonably priced. They smell amazing and would be great for someone like me who has sensitive skin, and like natural beauty products. 

Gem x

Bargain Body Lotion: The Beauty Parlour Soften It Up

If you read my blog you will know by now that I love a bargain. I really enjoy browsing Poundland and other discount stores and usually always come out with something. I came across this body lotion in Home Bargains for 99p and couldn't resist.

I like the packaging, although it could be seen as leaning slightly on the tacky side of things. I think that they may have 'taken some inspiration' from Soap and Glory with the design. They have also taken inspiration from Soap and Glory with the scent. It is very similar to the Original Pink scent that Soap and Glory use in most of their products, but not as strong. This is great for me as I do find the Soap and Glory smell to be a bit overpowering at times but maybe not for people who like a strong smelling body lotion. 


The lotion itself is OK, I think the best part about it is the smell and the pump design of the bottle which makes it so easy to use. It doesn't sink into the skin straight away so requires some work in order for it to be absorbed. Once it does though it leaves my skin feeling soft and smooth, just like any good body lotion should. 


Overall, this is a good body lotion with a nice, pleasant smell. It is great for people like me who are on a budget and don't want to spend £10+ on more expensive lotions, and are fans of the Soap and Glory scent. 


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Gem x

Soap and Glory DR Spot Review

Unfortunately my skin is very sensitive and very prone to break outs. So when I saw that soap and glory do a spot treatment, I had to try it. I love the brand especially the packaging, and DR Spot doesn't disappoint in that respect.

It comes in a little pink and silver tube with the Soap and Glory logo on it. The consistency is gel like, and you only need a small amount for it to do its magic. I find if I put this on a break out the night before, in the morning it has gone down a lot. It takes two applications of DR Spot and the spot is completely gone. However I sometimes get the odd huge cystic type spot which takes a couple more applications to get rid of. I find when I use it more than two times it does get rid of the spot, it leaves a patch of dry skin in its place. But I think this is a small price to pay, and easily treatable with a bit of Vaseline.

Overall I love this product, its a lifesaver when I get a nasty breakout, combined with Soap and Glory Scrub Your Nose In It, it really helps to keep my blemishes at bay.


For more information on DR Spot and where to buy it, or any other soap and glory product, go to www.soapandglory.com.

Rating: 4/5

Gemx

Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream Review

I have wanted to try a BB cream for a while now, and a couple of weeks ago I ordered a free sample of Garnier BB cream from their website, which arrived today. You can order your sample here.

The sample its self is quite generous, you get three little sachets to try out. I would say one sachet would be enough for two applications, so you could get 6 days worth of sample. 

However, I am sorry to say that I am very disappointed with this BB cream. It feels like a thick moisturiser and left my skin looking very shiny, which it usually is not. I put my usual powder over the top and this kept the shine at bay for all of half an hour after which I was back to looking greasy again.

The coverage wasn't too bad, I still needed to use a concealer on my problem areas but it evened my skin tone out nicely in the beginning

It did blend into my skin quite well and matched my pale skin but after about and hour the cream seemed to have oxidized to a more orangey tone, and had clung to a dry patch of skin on my forehead. I also had orange patches where it looked like I hadn't blended.

 I cant say whether this product improves the skin or not as I have only used it a day, but unfortunately I wont be using the rest of my sample, simply because my skin just looks too greasy using this product. For someone who has dry skin that just needs light coverage, this product may be great. But for me it just didn't work at all.

Rating 1/5

Gemx