Lush Tea Tree Water

Hello beauties, a couple of weeks ago I ambled into Lush and purchased their Tea Tree Water Toner. I’ve been looking for a new toner for a while and the girl in Lush couldn't have been more helpful so I caved and bought more than just the toner but we will save that for another post.

On the Bottle:

“Comes to the aid of skin that has emergencies. Tea tree is a wonder antibacterial, antiseptic, and antimicrobial ingredient for anyone with oily or spot prone skin.”

“Our toner water range is an attempt to deliver good quality essential oils to your face in the correct concentration. They are not just toners, but are aromatherapy in dilution, ready to be used at a moment’s notice.”

“They can be used for removing traces of cleansers and face products – but can also be used at any time of the day as a quick facial refresher or to cool the skin.”

Pros:

1. The spray bottle. Leaving this on your bedside table, and squirting yourself in the face with it when your alarm goes off, is an excellent and refreshing way to properly wake yourself up in the morning. The lovely lady in lush suggested this and at first I was very sceptical because I am NOT a morning person but it really works.

2. The incredible list of ingredients,Tea Tree Water, Grapefruit Water, Juniperberry Water, Limonene, Perfume, and Methylparaben.

3. It doesn’t smell strong and feels very gentle on the skin.

4. Good at removing those last traces of makeup.

5. Makes my skin feel soft and clean and gives me that lovely tingly feeling which I absolutely LOVE.

Cons:

1. I can’t really say that this has made a major difference to the acne situation, I don’t think it’s really helping my acne but it’s also not making it any worse so I will continue using it.

My Thoughts:

The antibacterial properties of the tea tree oil keep those spots under control, even if they can’t prevent them altogether, and this stops the infection from spreading.

After using Lush Tea Tree Water, my skin feels clean and soft and at just £7.50 for a 250g bottle, I really can’t complain, it’s a bargain.

Would I buy this again? Yes.

Have you tried Lush’s Tea Tree spray?

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo +

After all the rave reviews and buzz about Effaclar Duo last year, La Roche-Posay are back with Effaclar Duo +, containing all the benefits of the original plus more (hence the +). If I’m completely honest I never actually tried the Effaclar Duo but after hearing so much about the Effaclar Duo+ I knew I had to try it.

I'm sure you've heard all about this wonder product already but one more review doesn't hurt.

As well as targeting blemished and oily skin, Effaclar Duo + also helps to banish the dark marks that are left behind after a breakout. Whilst spots usually last for a week, my scars can last much longer which makes the skin look worse than it actually is and they are also sometimes hard to cover, I have been told that I only scar because I squeeze and touch my spots and you really shouldn’t do that so I have tried to stop but this product really has saved my life.

Its fab that they've catered for this skincare problem in an acne cream as sometimes this is forgotten about and I honestly feel the scarring is worse than the spots themselves.  I've been using this morning and evening for a couple of weeks now and really like it.

This retails for £15.50, slightly more expensive than the original and is available in Boots stores now, I was lucky enough to pick it up in Dublin airport on promotion so I picked up the cream and gel face wash for €20 absolute bargain.

Will you be trying the Effaclar Duo +? 

The Drugstore Makeup Tag

I am a huge makeup/beauty junkie.  I absolutely love makeup, I just can’t get enough of it, it’s my love, my life and soon to be my career (fingers crossed).

Unfortunately for my wallet this includes spending a lot of money on high-end makeup stores including MAC, Inglot, Benefit, Urban Decay and Nars makeup. I don’t fully blame You-Tube Beauty Gurus or bloggers, but I do know that watching all those makeup/beauty videos and reading blogs did nothing but add fuel to the fire of my shopping addiction, I honestly don’t think Cían really knew what he was getting into when he started dating me, he’s in a relationship with me, my blog and my makeup kit (bless his cotton socks).

As a result, I will admit that I have a very nice makeup collection with everything you could ever need.

I wish I could write this blog and tell you I have stopped buying makeup and I’m not hoarding it anymore but I would be completely lying I am constantly adding to my collection and it is ever growing but recently instead of going to the high street and going for my normal high end brands I have been hitting the drugstores such as Boots and Superdrug and  I have found some really fantastic goodies, so naturally I had to do this I Love Drugstore Makeup Tag to share with you all…..

The Questions:

1. What is your favorite drugstore makeup brand overall?

Without a doubt it has to be Revlon. The quality of Revlon’s recent releases has been quite impressive and their packaging is looking more elegant. There colourstay foundation is a dupe for my beloved MAC Studio Fix and I can’t get enough of their lip butters.

2. What are your favourite face, cheek and lip products?

Face – Revlon Colourstay Foundation for oily to normal skin. This foundation will not budge.

Cheek – I have yet to find a drugstore cheek product that I completely love but I am really enjoying using the Soap and Glory powders

Lip – Revlon Lip Butters (Strawberry shortcake is my favourite colour)

3.  Least favourite product?

I don’t know if it’s my least favourite drugstore product, but I recently bought a Maybelline Fit Me concealer and I really haven’t been enjoying using it at all.

4. What is the best makeup bargain?

I’m sure this will be everyones answer to this question but it has to be the collection concealer that stuff is absolutely incredible, I always have about 3 in my kit.

5. What is your favorite underdog product? (Something you love that often gets overlooked?)

This is bad but I really don’t have a favourite underdog product, a lot of my favourite products are the go to products of a lot of beauty gurus and bloggers.

6. A drugstore product that is overpriced?

The Revlon Colorstay Foundation may be my favourite drugstore face product but my god it is overpriced. I always try to buy it when it is on sale or when it’s 3 for 2 in Boots.

7. Show your best drugstore dupe(s)!!

As I have previously mentioned it has to be the Revlon Colourstay Foundation, it’s a dupe for MACS Studio Fix Foundation.

8. Drugstore product that isn’t worth the hype?

It may be one of the cheaper mascara options at the drugstore but Maybelline Great Lash Mascara does nothing for my lashes, it clumps and is just nasty.

I really hope you guys enjoyed this post and I tag anyone who wants to take part in it.