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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...

The skincare world has practically become a sub-culture. On all of the big social media sites you can find pages and groups full of skincare enthusiasts, both professional and, like me, interested amateurs. Whereas in the past most people just trusted in the expertise and advertising of their favourite brands, such is the thirst for knowledge concerning ingredients and formulation these days that it is becoming increasingly difficult for brands to use certain ingredients in their products. We saw it with mineral oil (Clarins even reformulated their infamous Double Serum and excluded it), SLS, certain types of formaldehyde, fragrance, essential oils, alcohol and silicones to mention a few. While I think it's great that the internet and social media has lead to this democratisation of information, it does make it even harder to decide what's best for you . I've personally left a couple of skincare groups on Facebook as the utter hysteria that ensued after I mentioned that I...