On The Dressing Table - October...
Hi everyone!
So in the last month or so i've had a bit of a beauty product overhaul, i'm trying to prep my skin, hair and nails in time for the ever advancing winter months to avoid the seasonal ailments that chilly weather and drying central heating cause...theres nothing worse than the onset of dehydrated skin and chapped winter lips! I don't tend to do these kind of 'monthly favourites' posts but theres been a few real stand out products for me of late, most of which are ones that i've owned for quite some time and never used enough to fully appreciate, so I thought i'd share the recent beauty saviours that have been gracing my dressing table!
I'll start with a hair product thats become one of those coveted products amongst bloggers and thats Hask Healing Shine Hair Treatment. A couple of months ago I re-ombred my hair after a much needed hair dye hiatus and if the terrors of my peroxide past have taught me anything it's that bleach does virtually nothing good for the condition of your hair. With that in mind, i've been on the hunt for anything that will stop unnecessary damage to my lightened ends. Heat protection spray has become all the more important as have moisturising shampoo and conditioners like the Aussie Miracle Moist range. The thing that i've been loving the most though is this Hask Oil which I found in Primark of all places (although if you can't make it to a Primark, it's also available here) I used to be an absolutely massive fan of Moroccan Oil after my very frustrated hairdresser suggested it to me to try and salvage my frazzled hair and I still to this day hold it pretty responsible for saving my bleach damaged barnet from the point of no return. However, with a £30 price tag, it's not a product that I find myself popping into my basket all that often. Hask on the other hand was more around the £2 mark and to be honest after using it for a few weeks, smoothed onto the ends of my just washed hair before blowdrying, the results are almost identical to those I got with it's Moroccan counterpart it delivers similar smooth, shiny and nourished feeling results and as such it's definitely going to be a repeat purchase!
As for skin, i've become a huge stickler for my nighttime skin regime. I've been removing my make up with a Micellaire solution (at the moment i'm using La Roche Posay Physiological Micellar Solution since I ran out of Bioderma) on a cotton pad, followed by a thin layer of Effaclar Duo to combat any potential blemishes followed by the Benefit Facial Cream to keep my skin moisturised. This little group seem to be doing the trick and my skin hasn't been this clear in a very very long time. The French pharmacy brands are absolutely killing it at the moment and the difference that i've seen in my skin since popping a few of them into my daily regime really is fab. I'm planning on giving the specific La Roche Posay eye make up remover a go to really make sure my make up is completely gone. Another French pharmacy product i've been loving is the Avene Thermal Water spray. I must admit, I didn't expect to love this product, in fact I thought it would be a bit of a gimmick, I mean how much of a difference can a spritz of supposedly miraculous water have? It's water at the end of the day! But having said that, although it's not given me a whole new face it has been brilliant to spray over my make up to set it and as a bit of a pick me up after the lengthy trek through Exeter up to uni, make up never looks good after those killer hills on campus. It's an ideal size to just pop in my handbag and it really has been a bit of a saviour for refreshing after long days spent in seminars. On top of that i've been pretty obsessed with lip care of late, i'm on a mission to avoid chapped lips at all costs this winter and as a result my Lush Popcorn Lip Scrub has found it's way out of storage and into prime position on the dressing table to buff away any pesky dry areas. It's also brilliant for prepping lips for lipstick, a quick scrub with this and a generous slick of Burts Bee's Mango Lip Butter (or similar lip-saving super balm) creates a perfect base for those oh so gorgeous autumn lipstick shades that we're seeing everywhere at the moment!
Lastly, this is less for actual nail care and more an outlet for my recently rekindled love for all things nail polish. I've well and truly leaped aboard a certain topcoat bandwagon and a bit controversially have been left wondering what on earth I ever did without it... and i'm not even a teeny bit sorry! You got it, it's Seche Vite. I've read an awful lot of bad reviews of people that have been left less than pleased about this product, but i've also read quite a few good ones. As someone who loves pretty nails but absolutely despises the annoying and lengthy drying period this product is absolutely ideal, you pop it on in a fairly thick layer over still wet, freshly painted nails and they are touch dry almost instantly! To go under this snazzy little miracle worker i've discovered this gorgeous Essie polish in the shade Eternal Optimist, it's a really pretty warm rose colour and i'm loving it for the first few weeks of Autumn!
What have been your stand out products this month?
I love the popcorn lip scrub!! <3
ReplyDeleteIts fab! A winter must have!
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Obsessed with la Roche posay :) I love the lush bubblegum lip scrub but now I'm gonna get the popcorn one too! Great post
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Thanks lovely! Ooh i've never tried the bubblegum, might pop in and have a look!
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I really need to get my hands on the Seche Vite topcoat! My nails have been awful recently, they got some chipped and damaged on holiday and they've never been the same since :(
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It is absolutely fab! Saves so much time that would have otherwise been spent absolutely still in case of polish smudges!
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I love thermal water sprays too! I really didnt think I would but they're so refreshing! I really need to get my hands on effeclar duo! I keep reading about it and I feel so left out haha xx
ReplyDeleteIts so, so good! Even my housemate used it the other day because he had a breakout and absolutely loved it!
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I remember the days I didn't use La Roche Posay products but bought one and now I can't not use them! x
ReplyDeleteThey're so, so good! I can't be without them now!
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