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: Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic

Lately, I've been attempting to get myself into a proper skincare routine. I'm tired of getting spots and my skin looking dull, so I thought getting into a skincare routine and using the same/similar products each day would help this problem out. I've been using the Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic day and night after I've cleansed my face. Normally I would use the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish alongside it but I've been trying out a new cleanser this month and so I've used it alongside this. I pour a little bit of the product onto a cotton wool pad and smooth this over my face and neck.

I've been really loving adding this step into my routine. I've never really used toners before, to be honest, I never really knew what their purpose was for. I've found that it removes any dirt or makeup that has been left behind from my cleanser, therefore my pores aren't as clogged which results in less impurities. I've also found that my skin feels a lot fresher after I've used the toner. I hate that feeling after you've used a cleanser and you still feel like you have some product left on your skin, especially if its quite an oily based cleanser you've been using. However, the Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic removes this problem for me. My skin also looks lot brighter since using this product. I've found that it just brightens up your whole face and leaves your skin feeling soft and moisturised. I then obviously go onto moisturise my skin afterwards which gives an extra hydration boost.

If you're suffering from dull or tired looking skin I would definitely try this out. My skin looks a lot more awake when I've used this product, my skin has also been a lot clearer and free from impurities since adding this to my routine. Though it's not the cheapest product on the market, and sits somewhere in the middle at £14.50 I've been using mine just over a month and there's still lots of product left. Well worth the money. The Instant Booth Skin Tonic also has a lovely scent to it of rose scented geranium, lavender and sweet orange pure essential oils. Sometimes I do have to be careful with scented products - like I've said a million times before - but I've found all the Liz Earle products are very gentle on the skin and I never come out in rashes like I have with some products.

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BEAUTY: My Pamper Evening Routine

Every week I like to have pamper evening to simply de-stress and take some time to look after my skin instead of ripping my legs to shreds quickly shaving them or bathing quickly. Instead I can take my time and just relax. I always find that once I've had a pamper evening I also sleep incredibly well that evening, in theory I'd love to have a pamper evening every night but spending so long in the bath each night just wouldn't be practical. So I thought I'd share with you what I like to use when I'm having a bit of a pamper evening.

First I take off my makeup, usually, I use the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish and a muslin cloth but I, annoyingly, ran out that morning so just used some makeup wipes to take off my makeup. Following this I ran a bath using the Radox Muscle Therapy as I had just come from the gym that evening my muscles felt a little tight. I love this bubble bath, it says its for men, but I personally love the scent and it makes your bath have a pink tint, I would definitely recommend it and it's always extremely cheap in boots. Sometimes I use a Lush Bath Bomb, but just went for the bubble bath this time. 

Whilst the bath is running I like to wash my hair in the Tigi S Factor Diamond Dreams Shampoo at first I wasn't a big fan of this shampoo but I really love it now. Though it's not the cheapest product in the world I love how my hair looks and feel afterwards. I then use the Tigi S Factor Diamond Dreams Conditioner and leave this in whilst I jump in the bath and use it more as a hair mask/treatment. Next up I just cleanse my face with the Yes to Tomatoes Cleanser and then go in with my face scrub at the moment which is the Liz Earle Gentle Face Exfoliator. I love this exfoliator, like the name would suggest its really gentle on the skin and my skin always looks really clear and feels soft afterwards. Sometimes I use a face mask, but simply forgot that evening. 

After relaxing in the bath for a while I then wash my body with the Yes To Grapefruit Body Wash before exfoliating my legs with the Yes To Coconut Body Scrub. I'm not a hundred percent certain I'm loving these products at the moment, but I've only used them a couple of times. I find the body wash is very runny and I feel like I waste a lot of product, As for the scrub, I always compare them to the The Body Shop Argan Oil Body Scrub which I love and I don't think this is quite as good. But I'm still only testing them out at the moment. 

Once I'm finished bathing, I step out into my cosy dressing gown and wash off the conditioner. Moisturising my body, I've been using my Lush Celebrate Body Butter which I've been loving lately. I find that it doesn't irritate my legs like some body butters or moisturisers can and the scent is very soft too. I then chill out for the rest of the evening, reading or catching up on a bit of TV. At the moment I'm watching Bates Motel and Younger, very different programmes but I love them both just as much. 

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