Review: DaJan Organics Mood Boost Shower Steamers

 Hi everyone,

I have been using the Mood Boost Shower Steamers from DaJan Organics, and these are absolutely lovely to use while in the shower just to make it a more enjoyable experience.

Claims

- Jasmine & Vanilla fragrance oils awaken the senses

- Enjoy the mood boost for the day ahead

- Comes in a pack of three

- Each shower steamer lasts between 1 - 2 showers

I love using these little shower steamers while I'm having a shower, as they create a lovely light scented atmosphere. The Jasmine & Vanilla is absolutely delightful to use, as it just provides a light burst of fragrance to the shower without it being overpowering.

The shower steamers work in a similar way to a bath bomb, and you just add these into the shower while you are in there and it will gently release the fragrance. 

NB) Don't put these near the plug hole, as they will just go straight down the drain. You need to place it just in front of you, but to the side. That way the water isn't pounding it, and you should be able to get another use of it once you finished your shower.

Review: Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser

 Hi everyone,

I have recently started to use the Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser as part of my morning skincare routine.

Claims

- A gentle pH balancing gel cleanser that treats skin to a restoring cocktail of 11 amino acids with a splash of mineral rich seawater

- Leaves skin feeling clean & nourished

- Gentle enough for all skin types

This a lovely lightweight gel cleanser that nourishes the while cleansing. It does foam up, but not as much as other gel cleansers; and I think that is due to being a more 'natural' cleanser. 

When I first started using this cleanser I was using just a pump at a time, but it was cleansing my skin as well as I was hoping for. So, I increased the amount to two pumps, and it suits my skin perfectly. On the plus side it doesn't leave my skin feeling stripped, despite this being a mild clarifying cleanser.

This cleanser does have a mild fragrance, but its nothing too overpowering.

This is a lovely gentle gel cleanser to use in the mornings, as it isn't stripping to the skin. It also leaves the skin feeling nourished and ready for the next stage of the skincare routine.

Review: DaJan Organics Sandalwood & Patchouli Moisturising Body Oil

Hi everyone,

I have been using the Sandalwood & Patchouli Moisturising Body Oil from DaJan Organics for well over a month, and it is such a lovely body product to use just after you come out of the shower.

Claims

- Sandalwood moisturising body oil is a luxurious blend of sweet almond, hazelnut, jojoba & Argan oils

- These oils quickly absorb into the skin, leaving it feeling softened, moisturised & hydrated without it feeling greasy

- Promotes a healthy looking complexion

- Fragranced with Sandalwood, Patchouli & Ylang Ylang essential oils

I have really enjoyed using this moisturising body oil after I have come out of the shower, as you really can feel it sinking into your skin. I also really enjoy the relaxing fragrance that this body oil has. 

This body oil sinks into my straight away, and not only does it smell amazing with the Sandalwood & Patchouli fragrance; but it also leaves my body feeling both moisturised and hydrated. Also, you only don't need to use a lot of this body oil as a little bit goes a very long way.

I also like to combine this with the Ylang Ylang & Lavender Room & Linen Mist by spraying the room & linen mist on my pillow before I go to bed. It creates a lovely calm atmosphere before I go to sleep and it also relaxes me into a sleep. I actually sleep a little too well with this combination of products.

They also have another body oil that I'm interested in picking up and seeing if it is just as nice as this one.

They also have their own website www.soapyskin.co.uk, and there you will be able to browse all of their lovely products.

 

Review: Herbivore Prism Exfoliating Serum

 Hi everyone,

I have just started to use the Herbivore Prism Exfoliating Serum as part of my Sunday evening skincare routine, due to running out of my Pixi Overnight Glow Serum.

Claims

- 12% AHA & 3% BHA

- A blend of natural AHAs including lactic, glycolic & Malic acids plus a concentration of natural BHA Willow Bark to exfoliate dead skin cells to reveal smooth, bright & glowing skin.

Key Ingredients

Bilberry Lactic Acid - A natural AHA to gently exfoliate & reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation.

Sugar Glycolic & Malic Acids - Natural AHAs to visibly improve skintone & texture

Willow Bark - A natural BHA to clarify & tone

Aloe & Rose Water - A duo of soothing botanical waters to calm & hydrate skin

This is a lovely exfoliating serum from Herbivore. It has a lovely lightweight texture that sinks into the skin straight away, but it leaves my skin slightly hydrated and not stripped unlike the Pixi Overnight Glow serum which I was using before hand.

It caught me by surprise the first time I used this serum, as I had forgotten how intense the serums from Herbivore could be. But, the more I have used this serum the more my skin has got used to this serum and it isn't as intense anymore. I can still feel this serum working once it has been applied to my skin, but its nowhere near as bad as the first time around.

I've found that I only need to use a couple of drops of this serum due to its lightweight formulation. I have noticed that my skin does feel smoother the following morning after I have used this serum.

If you do have sensitive skin, and are interested in trying this serum I would try and get a sample to try before investing into the full size. I'm just going off how intense I found this serum to be the first time I used it, and it could be a little bit too much for someone who has really sensitive skin.

Review: DaJan Organics Ylang Ylang & Lavender Room & Linen Mist

 Hi everyone,

I have recently been using a room spray by a company that is local to me called DaJan Organics. The one that I have been using is in the fragrance Ylang Ylang & Lavender.

Claims

- Create an uplifting atmosphere with the Ylang Ylang & Lavender Room & Linen Mist

- Fragranced with Ylang Ylang, Lavender & Bergamot essential oils that encourage a light & positive mood

I've only been using this as a pillow spray for the past month, and it is absolutely brilliant. It not only relaxes me before I go to sleep, but it also sends me to sleep more or less straight away.

The fragrance of this room & linen mist smells divine, as it isn't just Ylang Ylang. There is something within the blend that creates a sweet warmth to the fragrance, and it's lovely.

They have to other fragrances within their room & linen mist collection, which I'm looking forward to picking up and exploring to see if they are just as good as this one.

If you are interested in looking into DaJan Organics they have a website and its www.soapyskin.co.uk

Skincare Haul

 Hi everyone,

I have recently been doing a little shopping for skincare products, as I have quite a few that are due to finished anytime.

I went to Cult Beauty for a few of the products, and the rest are from Q&A Skincare.

Disciple Clean & Serene Facial Cleanser

Disciple is a brand that I would really like to explore, as they seem like a really interesting brand. The Clean & Serene cleanser is a new product from Disciple, and I'm really looking forward to using it when the time comes. I'm just not too sure which skincare routine I would like it be a part of at the moment.

Q&A Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Cleanser

This is the first of quite a few products from Q&A Skincare in this haul. My skin is really likes hyaluronic acid for an added boost of hydration, and it really enjoys the ingredient in the form of a cleanser; as it isn't stripping to the skin. I'm really looking forward to including into my skincare routine; and I think it's going to be part of my morning skincare routine.

Q&A Green Tea Daily Toner

This sounds like a really lovely toner use from Q&A, and I know that the ingredient green tea is meant to be really beneficial to the skin. The one thing about this toner is that you have to shake it before you apply it to your skin. I think its a bi-phase formula, but I'm not too sure on that at the moment.

Q&A Seaweed Peptide Eye Gel

The Seaweed Peptide Eye Gel was one product from Q&A that I had considered to pick up when I did my last Holland & Barrett Haul. With it being a peptide eye gel I have decided to put this into my night time skincare routine once my current eye gel is finished.

Q&A Chamomile Night Cream

This night cream sounds like I'm going to enjoy using it as part of my night time skincare routine. The consistency is a gel cream texture, but with a slightly thicker consistency. It's also meant to be soothing to the skin, as well as hydrating.

Youth To The People 'Daily Skin Health' Youth Stack

The Youth to the People 'Daily Skin Health' Youth Stack contains two of the products from the brand that I have always wanted to try. It contains a 30ml Superfood Cleanser and also a 15ml Superfood Moisture Cream. These are great deluxe sample sizes to try without splashing out on the full size products. The Superfood Moisture Cream is due to be rolled into my morning skincare routine anytime, as my current morning moisturiser is nearly finished. The Superfood Cleanser will be rolled into my evening skincare routine once I up a couple of other cleansers before hand.

Q&A Hyaluronic Acid Facial Serum

I have already have one these in my skincare back ups ready to go, so I thought that having one isn't going to do any harm. I love using hyaluronic acid facial oils during the day, as part of my morning skincare routine. So, I'm really looking forward to using this when I get around it.

Q&A Liquorice Lip Oil

I had no idea that Q&A did lip care, but my lips are in need of a bit of TLC. I will be keeping this in my handbag with me for when I'm on-the-go.

Review: Nivea Daily Essentials Refreshing Toner

 Hi everyone,

I have recently started to use the Nivea Daily Essentials Refreshing Toner as part of my morning skincare routine. As much as I like using toners within my skincare routines; this one ended up taking me a few weeks to get used too and I'll explain why further down in the review.

Claims

- Tones the skin & removes residues

- Leaves the skin feeling invigorated due to its mild & refreshing formula that contains Vitamin E & Hydra IQ

- Uses ingredients inspired by nature to create high performance products that work in harmony with your skin

- Suitable for Normal to Combination skin types

I started using this toner a few months ago, and it's taken me a good while to be able to form a view for this toner.

To me this is a good basic toner, and it does slightly hydrate my skin once it applied using a cotton pad. But, one of the first things that hit me when I first started to use this toner is how strong the fragrance is within this particular product. It smells strongly of the signature Nivea fragrance that they use within most of their products, but with this being a toner I wasn't expecting it to smell as strongly as it did. 

If you are sensitive to fragrances or your skin doesn't like strongly fragranced products applied to it then please don't use this product.

I'm usually okay with fragrance within skincare products, but there's a limit to what I can personally tolerate; and this ended up taking me a good few weeks to get used too.

The toner has a lightweight formula, but I've also found that I need of this toner to do its job; and that also shouldn't be the case. But, what I do agree with within the claims is that it is for people who have normal to combination skin. I would say that it is aimed at people who are more prone to combination skin, as it can be a little bit drying at times (not always).