My favourite cleanser & moisturiser

Amie Morning Clear Purifying Facial Wash* - £4.95

Amie Morning Dew Matte Finish Moisturiser* - £4.95

Hello All!

Today I thought I'd share with you all my favourite Cleanser and Moisturiser at the moment. I know I've mentioned them fleetingly in previous posts, but I've really got back into using them together recently and I thought I'd write a little post about it.

I first started using the amie range when I was 13, and have recently got back into using their products again. To start with, they smell amazing, but not in an artificial way, which I love. The texture of the products is really lovely, and the cleanser feels luxurious, yet not heavy (particularly as I have oily skin). This always makes my skin feel really refreshed and properly cleaned - I just massage it in, then splash it off with water - simples *meerkat noise*! I think it's very telling that I rank this above the Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish, and my Mum also loves this (and she's tried almost every cleanser there is I swear!)

Secondly, the moisturiser. This is brilliant value for money as it's lasted me ages. It's not the thickest texture - but I like that - and it quickly absorbs into the skin, making it feel nourished, hydrated and smooth.

Both of the products not only contain lots of great things for skin and smell amazing, and help clear my skin HOORAY! They are also brilliant value for money. The only hard thing can be tracking them down, so I was thrilled when my local Waitrose started re-stocking them. Otherwise, John Lewis is your key, or online (just google 'amie skincare')

Unfortunately I've run out of the exfoliator recently, but I'd love to do a post on that in the future - as well as try out other products from their range!

xxxxx

My Current Skincare Routine

L-R - Sudocrem
Amie Morning Clear Purifying Facial Wash*
No. 7 Beautiful Skin Purifying Exfoliator (Normal/Oily)
Amie Morning Dew Matte-Finis Moisturiser*
Witch Oil Control Foaming Face Wash

Cleansers - I've recently re-discovered two cleansers which I love - the first being the Witch Oil Control Foaming Face Wash. This comes out as a light foam which you gently massage into your face then splash off. I have real combination skin that tends to be oily but can easily get dry if I use too many products that 'strip' the natural oils from it - it's a precarious balance! However, the Witch cleanser really does stabilise the balance when my skins very oily - especially on my nose - therefore I use this as my morning cleanser. However when I feel my skin needs a bit of moisturising or pampering, especially at the end of the day to take off make up, I use the Amie Morning Clear Purifying Facial Wash. Despite the name (Morning) I use this at night as it really helps to take my make up off and leave my skin feeling smooth and clear. It has a lovely smell to it and has a creamy consistency - although a bit more fluid than the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish. Amie is not a brand I see a lot of hype around on beauty blogs but I really think it deserves more credit - I'll have a full post coming on their products soon as I love them!

Exfoliators - At the moment I'm using a No. 7 Beautiful Skin Purifying Exfoliator for Normal to Oily Skin. The little granules (?) in it are tiny and it does feel like it's working. I only got this recently as I was desperately in need of an exfoliator but I think I'll try another soon as I'm not too sure about this - if you've ever tried it please let me know your thoughts below - I'd be really interested to read them. I will say, however, that I've tried the Amie exfoliator in the past, and loved it - so it may be worth checking that one out if you want to try a new one! (Happy now as I just reminded myself that I liked that!)

Moisturisers- I basically cannot rave about the Amie Morning Dew Matte-Finish Moisturiser enough. 

It is perfect for getting that soft, supple skin you want and provides an amazing base for make up. Tralalalalalalaa laarve it! (Blog Post coming soon)

Spot Treatments -  very simply, Sudocrem! Works wonders, although I have noticed that a thin layer rather than a smothering (strange word!) often works better.

Hope you've enjoyed and let me know your comments/recommendations for skincare below. 

xxx Rose

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Review: Pretty Quik Instant Nail Polish Remover

Hey Girls!
As you probably know, the new Bourjois nail polish remover has been getting loads of great reviews recently. However, it is quite expensive and they have been selling out everywhere recently so I decided to go on a little hunt to find a similar product - and I found one!

So as you can see, it's smaller than the Bourjois version, but is still very good. It has the same interior - a sponge soaked in nail polish remover that you 'dip and twist' your nail into. 

A gage on the height of the product

Overall I'm really pleased with this product. It really does remove my polish in one second, just dip and twist once, quickly, and it's removed. Yay! It even removed basecoat, 2 layers of an Essie polish and a crackle polish in about 2 seconds.
The only downside to this product is the smell - I've heard the Bourjois one smells nice - whereas this, although not unpleasant, smells like any old nail polish remover.

You can buy this here for £2.50 - which I think is brilliant value. If the sponge dries out a little, simply give it a shake! Of course this is smaller than the Bourjois product, but sponges can dry out so I'd personally rather buy a smaller, cheaper one that I wouldn't feel guilty about re-purchasing more often!

Have you tried this product? Do you disagree with this review? Will you try this product now? Have any post requests? Leave me a comment below, and include your blog url if you have one as I love discovering new blogs!


Love Rose xxxx


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May Favourites!

Hello everybody!

So sorry for the lack of posts lately, I've been having major exams etc etc so decided that this blog would have to wait for a while :( However, I am back! With some lovely May favourites to share with you all.

1) The Body Shop Body Butter in Passion Fruit

I absolutely love this at the moment, because if you live in the UK you'll know that the weather recently has been a-mazing. I find that this body butter is great for before and after being in the sun, to moisturise as well as smell looovely! These body butter's aren't cheap but well worth the money - I never stick to one particular fragrance when I re-purchase, but I will always re-purchase the body butter!


2) Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Concentrated Cream

Again, for after tanning, I've been absolutely loving applying this. It has the scrumptious Cocoa Butter smell, and moisturises so well and basically leaves your skin feeling amazing. This body-butter esque product has so many different uses, from scars and stretch marks to after-tanning (picture below with their description of what it can do)...this truly is a wonder-product and one that I will definitely repurchase!

                                               

3) Bobbi Brown 'Beach' Perfume

                     

This is my absolute favourite summer perfume. For me, Bobbi Brown has got this scent spot on - it smells exactly like all the lovely things in Summer and I always get complimented on it when I'm out and about which is lovely. The packaging is simple, like most of the Bobbi Brown range. but this doesn't make it any less special.

4) LUSH Bubblegum Lip Scrub

This has been raved and raved about on Beauty Blogs so I'm not going to go into it too much - but if you've never heard of this product - it's basically a sugary scrub that you put on your lips. This one tastes like bubblegum, and after using it you can just lick it off! Yum. At £5, this product actually does last longer that one may think - and I especially love it as due to my braces, I can't eat bubblegum - so this provides me with a bubblegum-like flavour in the evening! YumYum. I do actually, however, really recommend this product mainly on it's proven results - my lips are now smoother, more nourished and look much better when I wear product on them. Thumbs up all round!

5)  Laura Mercier Secret Concealer in '1'.

When I first bought this product - I'll admit - I was sceptical. It seemed way darker than my skin tone when I first opened it...but I've now discovered it's a bit like a creme brulee, it seems darker on the top, and then you break through it and there is a lovely, creamy product beneath which, in my case, was lighter and more suitable for my skintone. I apply this product with one of my Ecotools mini bamboo brushes and then blend it out with my fingers, and find this works well. I've found that the trick is to 'warm it up' a bit in the pot, so instead of just putting your brush in, make a few circles with it, to get the product really malleable (?)  and much easier to apply well. 

Once you've done that, this concealer applies like a dream and looks very natural. I'd say that despite the 'secret' label, it does provide medium coverage - much more matte and higher coverage than say, the Touche Eclat, but doesn't crease under the eyes like my old Bobbi Brown concealer used to. Overall, I'd recommend this product - but more as an under-eye concealer than one to cover blemishes on the rest of the face.

5) ELF Colour Stick in 'Persimmon'

This was ordered earlier in the year when I did my first ever ELF purchase. This product has been one of my favourites for a while now - but I've been using it much more in the month of May. I use this on my cheeks and feel it acts as a highlighter and blush in one. This is because when it's in the light, it looks more like a highlighter (perhaps due to the marbled effect on the product, pictured above), but at other times it's a lovely pinky coral colour, so looks more like a blush.

Highlighter?

Or blush?

Overall I absolutely love this product, it was cheap so my expectations weren't too high, especially as I'd never used an ELF product before, but I absolutely love love love this colour and the way it glows so beautifully when it catches the light. I would recommend this to anyone!

Well girls (and boys?) that's the end of my favourites for this month...but never fear, I'll be back very soon with a haul and some skincare posts!

Rose xxxxx

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