So spots, we all get them and tackle them in many different ways. Some use toothpaste, crushed aspirin, but my personal favourite method in high school was to perform surgery with tweezers and safety pins (don’t tell me you haven’t done the same)! Thankfully we no longer have to rely on barbaric methods and homemade remedies to address our facial indiscretions! The nice people at Sk:n Clinics have created something that actually works, is easy to use and doesn’t interfere with makeup application.
Now I just want to say this is very different from other spot treatments I’ve used in the past. As you can see from the picture above it’s an orange medicinal coloured gel, so nothing like an actual lotion. And even though this is a gel it’s not sticky, more like a watery substance. This contains both Glycolic and Salicylic acid so be careful if you are using other skincare that contains these ingredients or your skin may become very unhappy with you.
I was fortunately/unfortunately able to test this out on a real massive spot on my cheek that James had no end of fun pointing out at any opportunity. You know the kind that sit under the skin and don’t come to a head – yes those! So I washed my face as usual and applied the gel and to be honest I wasn’t sure how it was going to tackle the mountain on my face. The next morning I noticed the size of my spot had shrunk first and then the redness faded over the next few days into a pink mark on my face. This was able to dry up the spot without making my skin flaky which is great when you are trying to cover blemishes. I was able to tap on my Bobbi Brown concealer with no problem and no cakey build up.
This is my second product from Sk:n that I’ve tried and I have to say I’m super impressed. It’s not often I get really bad spots, but when I do they are the ones that sit along my jawline or cheek area and don’t actually come to a head – they are more like little knots of angry redness. I haven’t tried it on blackheads but this is recommended for mild to moderate acne and retails for £12. I would definitely buy this even if it’s just to shut James up!
You can buy Sk:n products on their website or at Boots!
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It’s been ages since my last NOTD post as I’m trying out a new cuticle balm so I’ve been giving my nails a rest. And trying to take decent pictures of anything has been a nightmare with the rubbish weather. Anyway Jealous Much is a cool light green creme from the Orly Cool Romance Collection.
I have to say that I found this quite sticky to apply and it took longer to dry than most of my other nail polishes. However once it’s on it stays on and I didn’t have any chips for a week. This is two coats but next time I apply it I will use three to get complete opaqueness because of the ridgy texture on my nails. I think this would probably look better on slightly tanned skin compared to my pasty mitts but I do love the colour though, as it’s similar to the lighter shades of green in my blog theme.
I’ve never tried Orly before so if there are any other colours that you think I should have a look let me know in the comments!
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I know 2 in 1 products are a way to save money and time and I’ve tried to love these but I can’t bring myself to do it any longer. Let me explain….
Lucky Tiger
I’ve had the Lucky Tiger Head to Tail Shampoo & Bodywash forever and I’m making James use it up because I hate it – yes I actually hate it. You can use this to wash your mop and your bod at the same time but I’ve never felt very clean after using it. The peppermint is way too overpowering and the lather disappears very quickly. Now I know some people say that you don’t need foaming agents to get clean as it’s only a gimmick, but that gimmick works on me! As a shampoo it’s okay but I still need a conditioner afterwards and as a body wash it’s like using water.
Aussie
I only just bought the Aussome Volume 2 in 1 shampoo & conditioner the other week when I was in Superdrug. I saw a man standing around with a clipboard in the shampoo aisle so I hastily grabbed the 2 in 1 and a separate conditioner as I did’t read the label properly. I managed to shuffle past clipboard man before he started me questions about shampoo presumably. It’s a good thing I picked up the conditioner too, this washes my hair really well but without conditioner my wet hair is impossible to comb through – even with my fingers. This might work better if my hair was really short but it’s a little past my shoulders so it’s a no go for me.
I know Philosophy also do 3 in 1 products that can be used as shampoo, shower gel, and bath foam but I’ve never got on with those either. So what do you think – can you really clean and condition your hair at the same time? Are you happy to wash your hair with the same product you shower with?
Lemme know in the comments!
