Annabella Skin Scrubs aka me has one ticket worth £15 for The Vitality Show at Earl’s Court London on Friday 23 March. If you haven’t been before then you are missing out! There will be loads going on including an Organic Pavilion, a sensitive skin presentation from Sara Brown of Pai Skincare, and how to go from being tired all the time to have boundless energy from the ‘Energy Doctor’ Caroline Shola Arewa!
To enter just drop me an email at skinscrubs@gmail.com with the title ‘Annabella I want that ticket!’ with your contact details. The contest closes at 8pm on Sunday 18 March and the winner will be notified soon after.
This giveaway is sponsored by Tria Beauty www.triabeauty.co.uk
I’m sure you all remember my epic haulage from last year when I was Stateside but in case you didn’t see it the first time here it is again in all it’s glory! I still have loads of products to review hence the now extended spending ban until I got back to the homeland end of May. I’ve realised since becoming a fully fledged beauty blogger two years ago this month I’ve picked up some habits that prohibit my normal usage of products.
I’ve lost count how many times I’ve come home with new goodies from Boots/Superdrug/TK Maxx and not used anything till it’s been photographed. Then said items stay in my special box because I don’t have time to take photos or there is bad natural light. Then because I’ve started to accumulate many things in the special box, I need to start making lists of what I haven’t reviewed because now the box is overflowing and spilling into drawers. Well in a bid to become more minimalist this year I’m throwing out the old rules and making new ones:
- New purchases shall be tried straight away – no stowing away in a drawer/box/cupboard only to see the light of day three months later. This means taking off the plastic or shock horror opening the box it comes in – do you really care about the box?
- Photographs will only be taken after the product has been tested - Do things need to be brand new when you photograph them? The only exception I’ll make to this rule is scrubs that come in tubs. These should always be photographed in pristine condition for your viewing pleasure.
- No more lists – Now I know this works for some people but it’s never worked for me. If I need spreadsheets to tell me what I need to review then I have too much stuff.
- Keep it simple - God created cute Paperchase puffy stickers so all new purchases shall be stuck with a sticker and when it’s been reviewed, said sticker will be removed.
- Set a maximum number for any kind of product I use – I don’t need 20 different face masks at any one time or shower gels, body lotions, lip balms etc.
Do you get overwhelmed with all the stuff you have or are you super organised and only get a few things at a time? What do you think of my rules, would they work for you? Let me know!
I’m sure you all know by now that I’m a self-confessed shower gel snob. Imperial Leather haven’t been on my radar for many years but when I was offered to try their new Skin Kind body wash I thought why not? And no, not because it was a freebie. It’s already won a few accolades from consumer surveys so it doesn’t need my seal of approval anyway. So what does the Skin Scrubs household think?
Well in a few words, we like it very much and I’ll tell you why. This is a thick gel, so you don’t need to use a lot to get a lather. Cheaper or less expensive body washes are usually accused of being too watery, therefore people end up using more drying their skin out in the process. Luckily you don’t need to worry about that with Skin Kind. I asked to try the Raspberry & Lime Blossom scent as I wanted something fresh for Spring and was secretly hoping is wasn’t going to be too old lady-ish! Another thing I didn’t have to worry about either, the scent is fresh without being to overwhelming.
As this is a family body wash it should appeal to everyone and is suitable for children. The bottle itself is easy to grip and can be recycled which are additional plus points in my book. The cap shuts very securely so if you do have little monsters children and they knock it over then you don’t have to worry about it spilling all over the place. I know this for a fact because my monster husband knocked this off the dining room table and he’s still alive!
One last thing I’d like to bring to your attention is that even though there are beads in the gel they aren’t meant to be scrubby ones, they dissolve in water and add extra moisturisation to you skin. I hate scrubby beads anyway, they never work. This does make your skin feel soft, however if you have chronic dry skin you may still need to use a moisturiser afterwards. This retails at Boots for £1.99 so it’s a bargain.
Has anyone else tried this range?
