I joined Bloglovin!

Yup, I jumped onto the bandwagon to see what all the fuss was about!

Please follow if you feel inclined to do so ^^

See you there!

Jia

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Highly Recommended! - St Ives Body Lotions

This is just a short post as a lot of my others are really long and rather rambly. These harsh and drying British winters always leave my skin feeling itchy and dry, especially the skin on my back and legs. I've tried dozens of brands over the years, such as Garnier, Vaseline, Boots own brands and The Body Shop, but nothing ever comes close to St Ives and their range of body lotions. When using all the other brands, my legs would be itchy and red and the cream would pretty much have no effect on calming and moisturising my skin. St Ives on the other hand is nothing like that. My skin always stays smooth and happy when I use it! The Body Shop's body butters are also amazing, but are sort of expensive for me as I use body lotion daily. St Ives usually retails at around £4 a bottle, but I've not seen them at Superdrug in a very long time! (Where I usually buy them). I really hope they're not being discontinued TT So whenever I see them at other stores or online, I always stock up. I recently found it at bargain drugstore, Savers, for £2 and bought 4 bottles ^^ 

There's quite a few choices in the range, there's a firming lotion (I've heard it's discontinued now though ^^"), one for sensitive skin with oats and shea butter and the 24 hour moisture lotion, each with their own specific scent. I'm not very good with naming scents to be honest, but the shea one smells sort of sweet, the 24 hour one smells refreshing and the firming one I really don't know how to describe. I want to say seaweed but I think that comes to mind because the formula contains algae XD

I have tried them all and definitely recommend them with two thumbs up! ^^ They all have a buttery texture that applies really easily without leaving a greasy feeling on your skin, and the smell doesn't last either so won't interfere with what ever perfume you decide to wear ^^

So if you're suffering from winter dryness and nothing has worked for you, give these lotions a go!

Jia

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Lacura Concealer Pen Review

After purchasing this pen for a very long time, here's a quick review on something that truly shows you don't need to spend a ridiculous amount for a good quality product. I spent a mere £3.59 on this concealer pen and I definitely have no complaints.

Housed in a sleek and shiny gunmetal coloured pen, the concealer has a creamy and slightly thin texture which helps to keep it blendable. The product is dispensed with a popular click button mechanism and the product is applied with a small brush tip made of silky synthetic fibres. 

Definitely doesn't look like it cost just £3.59!

The brush tip is silky and soft!

It comes in three shades whose names I cannot remember, but I have the middle shade called Savannah. Lacura describes this shade as suitable for 'sandy' complexions. Now I don't think my skin is sandy but the lightest was for pinker complexions and the darkest for olive complexions, so I thought the middle shade was my best bet and it's actually a pretty close match. 

I usually apply this in thin layers, alternating between applying the product directly with the brush or onto the back of my hands first and then patting on with my fingers. The product blends easily with the warmth of my finger tips and can be layered for more coverage without it getting cakey. Of course the more you layer the more obvious it'll be (just like all concealers), but I don't find it leaves an overly dry finish. I haven't timed how long this lasts on my skin but I always set it with powder and I don't seem to notice much fading by the end of the day.

I mainly use this on my dark circles, and as you can see, it does one hell of a good job! It doesn't blank out my dark circles completely (nothing ever does) but I'm very pleased with the product. It does a nice job of covering blemishes too but I would say it's forte is definitely dark eye circles! It actually states on the box that it's especially effective on dark circles :D

Concealer on right eye, left eye left bare.
See the difference? :D

People have often compared this to the YSL Touche Eclat, but I don't really see where this is coming from. The Touche Eclat is a highlighter, this is a concealer. I know they say the Touche Eclat can be used to hide dark circles with its light reflecting formula, but I don't think it does a very good job of that.

Here's a shot of the back of the packaging for more information from the brand, including the ingredients list. 

I'm really happy I tried this product, you can hardly find a concealer at this price that does such a good job at concealing! I will definitely repurchase!

Jia

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Testing Out the Caveman Regime

I recently started the caveman skincare regime after wondering if my recent bout of regular breakouts were caused by using too many products on my face. I've created a new page called the Caveman Regime Diary (click here) to document my day to day experience on this new regime. If you're also interested or are already on this regime, let me know and we can work through this together! ^^

Jia

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