BEAUTY: My Travel Skincare

As I said at the beginning of the week I'm going away for a couple of days so I thought I'd share with you a few skincare bits that will be accompanying me on the trip. It might seem a little excessive but I also don't want to breakaway from my usual skincare that I use at home.

I've got my Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish just to take my makeup off in the evening and to wash my face in the morning. I love this product and even though I've tried similar products I always return to this one. I'm also taking my Liz Earle Gentle Face Exfoliator just because I want to use it up and it makes my skin feel incredibly soft after I've used it.

I'm taking my Simple Kind to Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes just in case I fancy being lazy one night to remove my make up. I'm taking my Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic with me, which I'm praying doesn't leak like it did the other day. I love this as it just instantly brightens up my skin. I've then got my Yes to Tomatoes Daily Moisturiser, I tend to use this night and day. It's quite a thick cream that I just apply all over my face and neck. I've been using it for a couple of months now and I'm really enjoying it. For eye cream I'm taking my Ren Vita Mineral Active 7 Eye Gel which is really cooling and keeps the are moisturised well. It's also helps for my concealer not to crease here. Finally I've got my favourite and only lip balm I tend to use, the Nuxe Reve De Miel.

For my body I've just got the Original Source Shower Gel in Vanilla and Raspberry with me, I obsessed with the fragrance of this stuff, even if I do smell a little bit like a yoghurt afterwards. I'm taking my Korres Bergamot Pear Body Milk which I've fallen in love with again. I've just picked up a random hand cream from my stash which is the Rituals Ginkgo's Secret Caring Hand Balm so I'll be testing that out whilst I'm away.

What do you pack to go away with?

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BEAUTY: Korres Bergamot Pear Body Milk

I've been wanting to try some Korres products for a while now. I've heard a lot of beauty bloggers raving about the brand and so always wondered about it myself. In a recent My Little Box, I received a travel size sample of Korres Bergamot Pear Body Milk and I have to say that I love it and have since repurchased it in the full size (200ml) bottle.

I suffer a lot with sore and dry skin on my legs. I find that a lot of body moisturisers especially when they are fragrance only irritate the skin. However when I tried Korres Body Milk I found that it really helped soothe the skin especially after shaving my legs, they weren't quite so red as they usually are. After a couple of days use I really noticed a difference in the appearance of my skin. They looked smooth and soft and I wasn't in pain like I sometimes found I was before. It's also a really lovely product to use after you've just been in the bath, I find that it feels a little cooling on the skin too. 

I find that the body milk is a lot more moisturising than a normal lotion but sinks in quicker than I find body butters do. It feels really light on the skin too. I'd really recommend trying out the body milks by Korres, in particular the Bergamot Pear fragrance, I find its quite lightly scented and it hasn't irritated my skin so far, especially if you do suffer with irritated skin. 

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BEAUTY: My Little Box

It was in July when I first saw a promoted link on my facebook timeline for a brand called My Little Box. I've always been curious about these subscription services where you receive samples of beauty products for a small charge. There was some offer on where if you used a promotional code at the time you got your first box without the delivery charge, so I decided to give it ago and see what happened.

My Little Box, is a subscription service where a box of goodies gets delivered to your house each month whilst ever you are subscribed. You can cancel your subscription at anytime, which is something that I liked. When I've looked into them before I found that you had to be subscribed for at least six months and if you're not loving what's in each package I thought it was a waste of money. I obviously looked into what brands the company worked with and there were many brands that I wanted to try out such as Korres, La Roche Posay, Benefit, By Terry, Laura Mercier and lots of other brands too. So I took the plunge and at the moment I've received three boxes and haven't been disappointed with any of them.

Each box is gorgeous, they're decorated with drawings that relate to that months box and I love to see each box, and I've been keeping them because I think they're so cute. Each box is filled with 3 beauty products including one from their own line My Little Beauty, you also get two fashion/lifestyle pieces as well as their magazine and illustrated pieces by Kanako. I love the fact that each month takes on a different theme and from testing some of the products I've then gone on to repurchase them afterwards. It's £14.95 a month if you live in the UK and so far I've been loving them. Each month I find myself excited for the next box. I would definitely recommend trying this brand out as you can subscribe for a couple of months to see if you like it or not.

I can't wait for my October box and my September one has only just arrived, it's definitely safe to say I'm hooked.

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