The Skin Saviour
I was having a pretty horrid time with my skin for what felt like a couple of years. Nothing had been working to clear the constant array of spots that were developing on and around my chin (my chin has always been my issue area), and although you're told your skin will clear once your teenage years are behind you, my skin was doing the opposite. It was infuriating and confidence bashing!
I normally spend ages researching and reading reviews on products before I buy them, but after reading a few rave reviews, I bought the Pixi Glow Tonic from ASOS (no surprises there), slightly on a whim. I wasn't expecting miracles but I was wrong. After only a couple of days, my spots were clearing and my scars fading! Scaring is one of the worst aspects of having spots for me! I didn't want to get my hopes up too much though, as the time of the month was approaching and this plays havoc on my skin. However to my surprise, nothing! This has continued until now, barely having a spot in 4 months. If I have had a spot, its been small and has cleared up within a couple of days instead of the huge underneath the skin spots that I used to get, that would seemingly last for weeks.
It has been so nice not wearing as much foundation and concealer, or worrying about my makeup wearing off and revealing spots. I generally use this once a day, at night, however if i do feel a spot developing I sometimes apply both morning and night.
I just hope this product continues to work its magic on my skin as it really has been my skin saviour up to now! The 250ml bottle costs £18.
Have you tried the Pixi Glow Tonic? What are your skin saviours?
Catherine
Huda Beauty Smokey Obsessions Palette
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I'm not really one that buys YouTuber's products / merch and if I'm honest, I don't religiously watch Huda, just the odd video here and there (I've got too many other subscriptions to be keeping up with). But when i was researching Christmas gift ideas, the Huda Beauty Smokey Obsessions palette was suggested and I immediately wanted to get it. I know a lot of her products are raved about (especially the eyeshadows) and not just from the YouTube community. I also thought it was pretty reasonably priced and after reading a few very positive reviews, added it to my Christmas list.
The palette contains 9 eyeshadows, with a mixture of matte and shimmer finishes and cool and warm toned shades. It's definitely travel friendly, some may say too small for the price however the eyeshadow pans are actually the same size as her standard palettes. It has a pretty good sized mirror, especially for the size of the palette and I like the magnetic close.
I used it for the first time on New Years Eve and I loved it! The shadows are by far the best in terms of blend-ability I've ever used. They were very pigmented, so easy to use and even though I used the black (which normally means eyeshadow everywhere) there was no fall out! I used every shadow bar one and they worked so well together. On first glance, it looks like a palette that is more suited to night-out or glam makeup, however I now definitely think everyday looks can be created too. My only gripe is that a couple of the matte shades have a few cracks in them, so i'm hoping they won't smash completely. However this probably happened in transit, so maybe I shouldn't blame the palette.
I'm thinking I may have to try out the Warm Brown Obsessions Palette next!
Have you tried this palette? What do you think?
Catherine x
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