Biore Oil Free Shine Control Moisturiser

Well hello there, long time no blog. And i have no excuse for being lazy with my blog either, it's not like i've been busy with life or anything, i just didn't have the motivation or inspiration to write. BUT, i'm back, with another review, this time for an absolute miracle of a facial moisturiser. It's by Biore, a company that i really don't know much about to be honest. The first time i tried this product was wayyyy back in my university days, and i could be right in thinking that my flatmate introduced me to this as i was looking for a nice facial moisturiser. And since then, i've had somewhat of a love affair with it. It is, hands down, the best i've tried. It smells faintly of watermelon, a very light, fresh, clean scent, with a subtle fruity undertone. Now, i have slightly oily/combination skin... and this is a god send for sorting my skin out and leaving it baby smooth. It's consistency can seem a little watery at first, but massage it into your face and let it sink in, and it somehow gets rid of any oil on your face while at the same time leaving it so incredibly soft that sometimes i really can't stop touching my own face... :/

It really is lovely, but somewhere i've read that it is either being discontinued, or already is, which makes me very sad in my heart. I don't currently have the full size version either, i'm actually using a sample size tube, which seems to be never ending, but it will soon, and if i can't find somewhere that stocks this... i shall cry. I'm not sure on the price either, but i have a vague recollection that it's around the 4 or 5 pound mark. It is definitely an outstanding 10/10 for me, and i'll search high and low for another bottle once this sample tube is up...

Thanks for reading xxx

LUSH Dream Cream Moisturiser

THIS, is one of my all time favourite Lush products EVER! It is lovely. It's called THE hand and body lotion - and the tub says "we took every essential oil that could help the skin and put it in our softest emulsion. This is as good as it gets". And it really IS as good as it gets, for me anyway. I've heard a lot of reviews about this product, from people with bad skin conditions and eczema, saying this is the only thing that they can use on their sensitive, irritated skin to calm it down. I don't have eczema myself, but my skin can easily be irritated by other moisturisers, and this one is just lovely. I've been using it for a couple of years now, and i go back to it every time. The first time i had it, it came free in a hatbox that was bought for me, and initially i wasn't keen on the smell. It's very distinctive, and herbally. I can understand why some people don't appreciate the smell, it can be very hard to get along with. But now, for me, i love it!! I absolutely adore it in fact! A few of its ingredients include - oat milk, rose water, olive oil, cocoa butter, chamomile oil, tea tree oil and lavender oil. To me, it's a very soothing, calming smell, not something i would want in a perfume though, just a lovely, end of day, after bath, moisturiser. It's an extremly thick cream, and stays put in the tub, even when it's turned upside down, which personally, i like. Anything too watery and thin just doesn't feel as though it's going to moisturise particularly well.

I would highly recommend this for ANYONE looking for a new holy grail moisturiser. For me, the results are - extremly soft and smooth skin, with no rashes or irritation caused by perfumes. I normally use this JUST before bed, and when i wake up in the morning, my skin is STILL baby smooth, and there's still a faint residue over my skin, not in a nasty greasy way, but a lovely smooth feeling that you just don't get with skin 'au naturale'. I would give this Lushy 10/10 every time, and i will continue to buy this until im old and wrinkly... let's just hope they don't discontinue this little life saver... or they'll be getting one MASSIVE petition from me and others to bring it back :D xxx