Superdrug hot cloth cleansers

I love the hot cloth cleansers by Liz Earle but have been intrigued to try some cheaper branded ones to see if they live up to the hype.

I bought two from Superdrug which both come with a muslin cloth.  The first one as seen above is from their vitamin E skincare range. It claims to be rich in natural vitamin E, high in antioxidants and defends the skin against environmental damage, ideal for removing dirt and makeup whilst providing gentle exfoliation. It's designed to help improve circulation, leaving skin deeply cleansed soft and radiant. The formula also contains skin conditioning multivitamin complex comprising vitamins A, B, F and H, which combined with horse chestnut extract, helps care for dry skin. This was £4.99.

The second Superdrug hot cloth cleanser was from their naturally radiant range claiming to brighten and awaken skin's natural glow whilst cleansing and gently exfoliating with extracts of kiwi fruit, mulbery extracts and nourishing coca butter. This was cheaply priced at £2.98.

Have you tried either of these yet? The Liz Earle cleanse and polish has certainly set the bar high for hot cloth cleansers that I'm not sure if any will match it. I'll enjoy testing these out to see!

So Eco makeup brushes

Today I took a trip to a couple of my local TESCOS in search of some cool looking purple bristled makeup brushes which I have watched Gabriella Rose from 'Velvetgh0st talk about in some of her makeup tutorials. Unfortunately I seem to have missed the boat on these as neither stores I visited had them - I have also just looked online and they are currently unavailable. I did however come across the makeup brushes brand 'So eco'. I picked up a blush brush and a powder brush.

 

 

Here's a summary of what the brand highlights about their brushes:

• made from recycled & sustainable materials that are compostable, recyclable & bio-degradable
• super soft & cruelty free
• handle is made from bamboo - an ecologically sustainable material, aluminium ferule is recycled
• packaging is PEFC approved board from managed forests, window is made from corn starch, held together using water based adhesives & printed vegetable inks

I love how 'eco' the brushes and brand are. I have never tried 'eco tools' makeup brushes but when I saw these I thought they looked really similar and thought I'd give them a go. I am yet to try them so I will keep you posted on how I have found them. They are reasonably priced at £7.50 for the blush brush and £8.50 for the powder brush. They are hand cut and the blush brush had a great evenly graduated finished cut. However the powder brush (although graduated) was not so much. On taking the powder brush out of it's packaging I noticed that it had a longer stray bristle hanging out, so I tried to pull it out as it looked on the verge of falling out but it will not budge! I will see how I go but I may need to trim that.

 

Have you tried any of these brushes or any TESCOS makeup brushes?

 

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Nicola X

 

 

LUSH colour supplement first impressions

I love LUSH cosmetics as a brand. All of their products are made from fresh handmade products. I especially love their bath bombs, but I will save that for another post :)

The colour supplement is described as a multi-purpose base colour for paler skin types of predominantly pink tones. - That's me! It comes in a 20g jar and retails for £8.50

The colour of the colour supplement I got is 'light pink'. This shade suited me best. The others were too yellow or too dark for me. I am usually around the NW15 colour as a reference.
On opening the product jar it smelt just like walking into lush- you know that smell, well that's what it smells like which I love! It truly is heavenly. However on applying this to the skin, the smell appeared to change to more of a plastic smell which I wasn't a fan of. I will have to test this out with a different base moisturiser as I wonder if that had anything to do with the mix of smells or something.

The product itself had a nice consistency although to be honest it felt just like a moisturiser. It blended out very sheer, so although I think it did add a bit of balance to my skin tone, I don't think it covered anything. I certainly wouldn't have mixed it with a moisturiser as it suggests. I applied it neat to all of my face. There really was minimal coverage and certainly not enough to use it as a concealer. I get dark under eye circles and this product did nothing to conceal them. Lush suggests "Blend it with your face moisturiser to create your ideal tint. Use it straight for perfect cover". To be honest I'd use it for neither of the suggestions. I will continue to use it, but definitely not as a concealer and I wouldn't mix it with a moisturiser. I would use it on it's own and add concealer where needed or I think it could be used as a base before added other makeup for a fuller coverage.

Bit of a disappointment from Lush for me, I have swatched their other colour pigments in store before and wasn't impressed with the longevity them. I will stick with my love of the bath bombs, soaps etc in that shop. I'm glad I tested this product, but I wouldn't repurchase it again.

What do you like from lush? Have you tried this colour supplement? If so, let me know your thoughts.

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