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If you watch my Instagram Stories (and if you don't then why not?! You're missing lots of skincare and food-related rants, it's great stuff😂) you will know that I've hit on a couple of ideas relating to my page and blog. Firstly is a buying ban until Christmas. I realised that I had enough skincare for 5 faces and decided that I would challenge myself to use up what I have, make it to January and re-evaluate what and how much I buy. This may seem counter-productive for a self-proclaimed 'beauty blogger' but there is a method to my madness - I want to switch my buying habits from quantity (Hell yes I'll take that, I've never heard of it and it says mattifying which I definitely don't need, but it's on sale!) to quality (better brands, researched and cultivated products that will benefit my skin and not just my endless need to 'have stuff'). The second idea came to me while browsing through various Facebook groups, beauty magazines and we...

Seavite is a new brand to me, I'd never heard of them before coming across the range in a pharmacy/health food shop while in Ireland. I was immediately drawn to the cleanser (of course) and the fact that it's an Irish brand. Seavite is a Galway-based skincare brand started in the 1980's by Patrick Mulrooney, with the goal of curing his daughters' eczema. He believed that the ocean was a source of healing and regenerative ingredients just waiting to be harnessed and saw how living near it seemed to soothe his daughters' skin. From the Seavite site - Through combining pure botanicals and nutrient-rich Irish seaweed extracts, Patrick formulated the Seavite range, which fast earned cult beauty status, thanks to its profound powers of skin transformation. Daughters, Katherine, and Jane, both went on to become medical doctors, with Masters’ in Clinical Dermatology. They’ve dedicated their entire careers to healing sensitive skin conditions and solving a...

Avène is a French pharmacy brand probably best known for their thermal water spray which makes for a nice face mist/in between skincare steps spritz - personally I prefer something with a bit more jazz, and I'm not a fan of water only sprays, but that's just me - but as with all French pharmacy brands it has other hidden gems that aren't talked about nearly as much as they should be. Like most of these pharmacy brands, most of the products all look the same and their odd mix of bland/complicated names belie the fantastic ingredients they contain. I had never given the Clearance range a second thought until I came across this little beauty in my tiny local pharmacy while I was waiting to get a prescription filled. I turned it over to have a look at the ingredients and to my surprise saw that it contained not only glycolic acid but also some salycilic. Intrigued, I took it home with me. Product Description Size - 50ml Packaging - Simple white tube, screw on lid Price...

It's been a while since I've tried a new cleansing oil, so I was excited when a friend sent this to me for my birthday. A little about the brand - Kinvara is Irish, Galway-based and was founded by Dr. Joanne Reilly. Obvs I wanted to find out what kind of doctor she is - her LinkedIn Profile says she has a PhD in Zoology and Elephant Ecology, which wasn't what I was expecting. Anyhow, in 2010 Dr Reilly founded Kinvara skincare and although I've only recently been made aware of the brand through social media, the reviews are glowing and I'm really enjoying this cleanser. Size - 100ml (my only gripe about the product is that I wish it was bigger😂) Packaging - Sturdy plastic. Pump that turns to lock and works faultlessly. Good for travel, IMO. Smell - Essential oils, citrus, gorgeous. Ingredients - Helianthus Annus (Sunflower)* Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame)* Seed Oil, Citrulius Vulgaris (Watermelon) Seed Oil, Carthamum Tinctorius (Safflower)* Seed...

Online skincare shopping can be hit or miss. Sometimes I end up with a product that I thought would be amazing but turns out to be an utter fail, and having used it I can't send it back. But there are times when I stumble across hidden gems - products or brands that I've never heard of and never would have found if not for the internet. Such was the case with this Moisturizing Cleanser from Dutch brand Naïf. I ordered it purely on the basis of the name and ingredients list which I will go through shortly. But first some information on the brand - Naïf was started by friends Sjoerd and Jochem when they realized that they were about to become Dads. Like many parents they were concerned by the fact that they didn't understand a lot of what was contained in baby products ingredients lists and so they came up with the idea of starting their own brand with the basic philosophy of using the most natural and comprehensible ingredients possible. They started with baby produc...

If you watch my Instagram stories you know that I originally ordered Coral Crush after I had seen Caroline Hirons say how much she loved it on her stories. After having Coral Crush for a few weeks I picked up another I-glow in Sirocco, the brush that is designed for use with them and a cream eyeshadow. In this post I'll review the two I-glows. On the  New CID Cosmetics website the I-glows are described as ' an innovative and luxurious formula of  baked pigments...to bring a radiance to the skin for a lit from within look ' Coral Crush Described as a ' luminous peachy coral blush with soft gold sparkle suitable for all skin types '. This is a really stunning product, both visually and on the skin. It comes housed in a sturdy white compact with an inside mirror. Although the compact is really pretty and chic, white probably isn't the best colour for it - mine is already covered in fingerprints...! Not a huge issue, but I'm a bit of a neat freak when it...