Benefit skincare review

Why hi there guys,

I hope you are all having a fantastic Wednesday and I thought today I'd do a bit of a benefit skincare review for all you lovelies. I had these as a Christmas Present and they are super lovely. Benefit's skincare range is less talked about than their make-up. In general they smell really nice I can't tell you what it is, I'm really bad at picking out notes in smells but it's light and florally.

This is the Let There Be Bright set I've already talked about the pore fessional primer in a number of posts so I'll concentrate mainly on the moisturisers and eye creams today :)

The first think is this 'Triple performing facial emulsion' which claims to protect, hydrate and comfort. It's a really thin sheer liquid which is oil free, I reckon this would be good for use in the summer when you don't want anything overly heavy. It soaks in really well and gives the skin a smooth feel. I have dry skin and usuauly use a pretty intense moisturiser but this smells so amazing I wanted to use it, it also says it has a 'tri-radiance' complex which helps to capture water and keep it on the skin's surface. I thought it would be pretty good at moisturising but after a week I was getting dry patches which went when I went back to using my usual one. So I guess this isn't quite moisturising enough for me :(  I will still use it though do not worry :L. I thoroughly recommend this for those of you with oily skin. It retails for £19.50 so not all that bad for the price either.  

I LOVE this stuff!

The It's Potent eye cream claims to help fade dark circles and smooth fine lines. Both me and mum suffer from dark circles and the benefit lady told us it takes around two weeks to start seeing a difference, mum used a small tester size for around a month and her dark circles faded quite a bit. It contains lots of fruit extracts and different things which do different things (I know, my explanations are rather amazing). It seems to be less fragranced for the eye area which I like and is somewhat peach in colour which helps those dark circles. Overall, recommend for anyone and everyone and their mums, aunties, grans, nans, sisters, daughters, nieces...dads?

This stuff is lovely, I just wish it was in a bigger jar, I may have to invest, but for £26.50 I'm not sure if my pockets will allow me. This is a much thicker consistency than the face emulsion, think night cream/a little thinner than body butter, and is for 'normal to dry skin' which is meee! It has the same tri-radiance complex thingy and also had mango butter in it.  It smells luuuurvely! But I'm not sure I can justify spending that much. 

Overall I am pleasantly surprised by the benefit skincare range and really want to try other things like their face wash and spot treatment. All range from sort of £10 for a set of samples to £26.50 for the total moisture cream. I do suggest having a look though, it feels very luxurious and looks it with amazingly pretty glass bottles and cork-style lids. I would say, as far as I can see with these, you do pay for what you get, especially with the eye cream I know of many very expensive eye-creams which either do the same or less. They do obviously do sample sizes. so if you're interested but a little apprehensive I do suggest picking up some of those. For example THIS set :)

So thank you very much for reading guys and I hope this post has been somewhat helpful or interesting. Have you ever tried any of the Benefit skincare range or would you like to?

Love from Lucy xx 

Preparing For Winter | Keeping Facial Skin Soft!

Hey Guys :)

So I typically have dry skin anyway but this always becomes worse when it's cold, wintery weather always makes my skin a lot more dry than usual, often causing foundation to go patchy and cakey. I thought I'd share with you some tips I've come up with over the years on how to keep your skin soft and dry-patch free this winter :)

1. Use an intensive moisturiser before bed - You don't always want to use something thick and creamy before you put on your make-up, but is you use something really thick and intensive before bed, it will help to nourish your skin over night. I use E45 cream, this is a cream usually used to treat dry skin conditions like Eczema as it contains liquid paraffin. It can be used on babies though so it is really gentle. I can honestly say this stuff is amazing and it's only £1.99 for a tube from Boots, so you can't really complain!

2. Drink lots of water - Water is one of the best things you can do to help keep your skin hydrated. Think about switching your glasses of coke or squash for a glass of water it's not very tasty but think of the long term benefits).

3. Use a moisturising face pack once or twice a week - If you have oily skin you want to do this less, but for those of you who suffer from the dreaded dry skin, this is  great idea. You can buy loads of face masks nower days which help to moisturise your skin, look around and see which one sounds best to you. Try Boots' Natural Collection's wild strawberry mask...it smells very yummy!

4. Use an SPF still! - I find in the winter when it's cold outside, I rarely think about putting on an SPF but it's still pretty important. Even in the winter the sun can damage skin so use a foundation or moisturiser with an SPF.

5. Give your skin a break - we all know the results of wearing make-up all the time (spots, dry skin...), so give your skin a break whenever you can and splodge on the moisturiser instead to really keep it lovely and soft :)

6. Use an exfoliator - There are loads out there (I like St Ives Apricot Scrub) but using one every once or twice a week (or however often it says on the pack), will help to get rid of flakey skin. You can moisturise to your hearts content, but that will only soften skin, not help to get rid of the dead skin causing the dry patches. It's therefore pretty important in my skin care routine to exfoliate.

And that's all I can think of at the moment. Thank you for reading :) let me know your tips for keeping skin soft in the winter.

Lots of love, Lucy xx