Super Facialist Vitamin C+ Skin Renew Cleansing Oil

Vitamin C products are everywhere you turn right now and I have been using the Super Facialist Vitamin C+ Skin Renew Cleansing Oil and liked it a whole lot more than I had been expecting too. Super Facialist is a British born skincare brand that allows you to be your own skin care expert, your own Super Facialist. The brand believes that products should work with the skin, not against it, so have carefully formulated a collection of unique products that beautifully connect nature, science and the senses resulting in simple skin care that works – for everyone.

Described as being 'the ultimate cleansing experience for fresher, more revived skin' there are two reasons I really like this oil. The first is that it is incredibly lightweight, so much so it doesn't feel heavy on the skin. It is infused with Vitamin C and nourishing Olive, Grapeseed and Rosehip oils. There is also then the use of Rosemary oil, Vitamin E and soothing Cucumber oil. All of these oils and no greasy feeling on the skin during or after using.  The second reason I really like it is the scent.  I am quite picky about scents in skincare, they need to really have a purpose and for this oil the citrus scent is just incredibly refreshing on the skin, making what is a beautiful cleansing oil all the more lovely to use.

I have used a fair few cleansing oils in my time, some leave the skin feeling like an oil slick whereas others I have felt left my skin feeling a little dry.  This Cleansing Oil which is highly soluble transforms itself into a light milky texture when it comes into contact with water.  I use it as a first cleanse and I am a huge fan of double cleansing, there is something about ensuring every little piece of dirt, grime, pollutant and general 'guff' is removed from your skin. So when using, I always dispense some of the oil into the palms of my hands and massage it onto my face, once I've done that for a few minutes, it is at this point I add the warm water, usually splashing my face lightly first and then by grabbing a muslin cloth to remove and rinse everything off and from my skin.  After using, my skin is left feeling cleansed, refreshed and softer to the touch.

Priced around £10.99 here in Boots, you can also find this Cleansing Oil in Sainsburys and online.

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Latest In Beauty Summer Essentials Box

If you hadn't guessed by now, I am a huge fan of these collaboration boxes that Latest in Beauty have and right now, you can get yourself 20% off using the code LIB20 but we quick because you only have a few days left to grab one of the boxes on offer HERE.

The newest box on the block is this Summertime Essentials box, one which is described as being put together to get you beach ready with over £120 worth of new season-approved beauty essentials.  What I love about these boxes is how many products you get for your money and in this case for £30 you get:

• LAURA GELLER Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator in Gilded Honey 2g
• NUXE Sun Delicious Fragrant Water 30ml
• MOLTON BROWN Vetiver & Grapefruit Body Wash 50ml 
• LANOLIPS 101 Ointment Multi-Balm Strawberry 10g
• BONDI SANDS Protect & Tan SPF15 Tanning Oil 150ml
• LIVING PROOF Dry Shampoo 92ml
• BEE GOOD Honey & Propolis 2-in-1 Cream Cleanser (with cloth) 30ml
• DR ORGANIC Moroccan Argan Oil Glow Body Polish Pre-Tan Exfoliator 200ml full size
• BIC Soleil Scent Disposable Razors pack of 4
• SALLY HANSEN Miracle Gel Polish – Terra Coppa full size
• BEAN BODY Coconut Coffee Body Scrub 50g
• MERCI HANDY Hello Sunshine Cleansing Gel full size
• SURE Women Pink Blush Antiperspirant Deodorant Aerosol full size
• THE KONJAC SPONGE COMPANY Konjac 6 Wave Bath Sponge with Green French Clay full size
• HD BROWS Lip Define – Naked full size
• THE ROSEBUD PERFUME COMPANY LTD (IT’S SKIN) Avocado Sheet Mask x1

The Summertime Essentials Beauty Box is available now via www.latestinbeauty.com

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Michael Bublé Pour Homme

This Sunday, 17th June, is Fathers Day and if you haven't yet grabbed that gift, then don't panic because Michael Bublé is coming to the rescue.  Sadly, he won't be coming to serenade your Father, husband, partner, boyfriend etc... but he does have a brand new fragrance that is available right now. 

Aftershaves are not quite my thing, but lucky for you, I happen to be married to Beautykinguk and he has a bit of an obsession with aftershaves and fragrances, so being the good wife that I am, I have insisted he wears Michael Bublé Pour Homme for the last few weeks and then tell me (and you) what he thinks!

When it comes to celebrity fragrances I tend to steer well clear, they often smell cheap and nasty and I'm convinced (with zero evidence to back up this feeling) that more often than not it's just cheap stuff whacked in a bottle and flogged to the gullible. I've had to kind of reassess this after being asked by the wife to review Michael Bublé  Pour Homme.

At £39 for a 70ml bottle or £55 for 100ml, this I think sits in the mid-range for aftershaves - anything over £60 and I take a serious whiff of it before forking out my own cash. The attractiveness of the bottle, with its sharp angles and lines, are said to have been inspired by the microphone with the shade of blue being a reference to Buble himself and his choice of suit.

MB Pour Homme is described as a rich signature scent for the sophisticated modern gentleman. The notes to Pour Homme are:

• Head: Grapefruit, bergamot and pink pepper
• Heart: Geranium, neroli and blond wood
• Dry-down: Patchouli, sandalwood and musk

Almost as soon as this left the bottle I was in love with the fragrance - it's unique, fresh and has a depth of fragrance that sits right in the middle of the Woody Spicy fragrance family. The freshness of the citrusy notes really make this fragrance for me and blended with the Patchouli, you have a fragrance which takes you from day to night and one which is suitable for absolutely any man in your life.

My only question is, if you've sold 55 million albums worldwide, why would you branch out into aftershave? You can't be short of a few quid. The many questions that run through my head aside, this is a lovely fragrance that isn't too heavy or warm on the nose. If you are looking for something a little unique this summer then you can do a lot worse than this. In terms of celebrity aftershaves and fragrances, this stands head and shoulders above any other I've had the chance to sniff at. 

Perfect for any occasion, this is one where throughout the day you'll close your eyes and think "mmm, yes, this is actually a good fragrance" and you'll be feeling good.

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Mii Cosmetics Luscious Lip Sheen

Until now, I have never come across Mii Cosmetics so this delivery of two of the new releases was a welcome surprise. Mii pronounced 'Me' is a brand who believes that beauty is often simply about having the confidence to be yourself. Having taken the feedback from thousands of women who use beauty salons to develop a totally new range of makeup. One that makes you feel beautiful whoever you are. Giving you the confidence to create a look that is unique, completely, unmistakably you.

With a range of products for the face, eyes, lips and cheeks as well as brushes and other beauty tools, the latest release of the Luscious Lip Sheens, of which there are four - Pamper, Indulge, Relish and Delectable, they are described as being full coverage, lightweight and nourishing.  

I am quite fussy when it comes to a lip gloss because anything that is tacky or sticky on the lips, equally I don't like glosses to feel too heavy either, so these glosses from Mii don't do either of those which was a nice surprise.

Enriched with Avocado Oil and Shea Butter not only does the formula work to nourish your lips, but they are incredibly moisturising too and because the formula is pigmented, glossy but also balm like, you get a product which is long-lasting too.

I have shades Indulge and Delectable which comes neatly packaged inside hard-wearing plastic tubes from which you can see both of the shades.  Indulge is a really lovely everyday nude which works on its own or over the top of a pinky nude lipstick and Delectable is a peachy pink shade which again works well on its own or you can use it alongside a pink toned lipstick.

I really like both of these shades and I like that they are comfortable to wear, don't start or end being tacky and sticky one applied and the option of being able to wear the gloss on its own or with a lipstick is also a plus for me.  Priced at £15 you can find these Lip Sheens and the rest of the collection from Mii Cosmetics here.

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