The Morning After The Night Before

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Everyone loves having a good evening out with friends, enjoying good food and good wine (or whatever your drink of choice might be). But sometimes a really great night turns into a truly awful morning, spent regretting our actions of the hight before and leaving us promising ourselves that we'll never drink again. Since we all know that this isn't going to happen, I've been inspired by Casper to share a few ways of making the morning after a little more bearable when spending the day snuggled on that cosy mattress is out of the question.

Skin Brightening 101

A few weeks ago, I came across Glossier and their beauty products and this gave me the idea for a post about the products I use for glowing skin and I thought it was a good idea as everyone is always looking for glowing skin and ways to minimise the amount of makeup and skincare worn/used everyday. It ties in very nicely with my quest for minimalism this year.

2015 Favourites - Skincare

My last blog post was about my beauty favourites for 2015, and it goes without saying that a skincare favourites was also required. So without further ado, I present you my 2015 skincare favourites!

Review - Antipodes Kiwi Seed Oil Eye Cream

Hello ladies, Can you believe that it is now already 2015?! I hope that you have had a marvellous Christmas and that this New Year will bring you nothing but happiness!

Haul No. 2 – Sanctuary Spa and Antipodes

For anyone interested, Priceline is having some pretty great sales on at the moment. Some 3 for 2, 20% or 30% off and some gift with purchase. Of course, beauty addict that I am, I was unable to resist and grabbed a few items from Antipodes and Sanctuary Spa. My justification was that I was saving a lot of money by buying now and I was running out of eye cream and serum anyway – never mind the back ups that I already have in my beauty drawer..

First off, La Roche-Posay, Antipodes and Sanctuary Spa all had 3 for 2.

From LRP there wasn’t really anything I wanted other than the Effaclar Duo + ($27.99), so I got 3 of those. I know.. Now my back ups have back ups ..

Anyway, I am currently using the Effaclar Duo that I purchased whilst I was on holiday last year, and I quite like it. I believe the Effaclar Duo + is quite similar to the Effaclar Duo, just a little more potent. I can’t wait to try this, as I am quite sure that I will like it J

Sanctuary Spa is a brand that is quite new to me. I am trialling their Warming Thermal mask at the moment, and it is quite nice and warming as the name suggests.  The British bloggers rave about this brand a bit (Amelia Liana and Lily Pebbles in particular) so I thought I’d try more of their products. For a spa brand, I have to say that they are priced very reasonably. The Youth Boosting Facial Night Concentrate and the Therapist’s Secret Facial Oil are $29.99 each and the Time Reversal Face Mask is  $19.99. According to the box, The Youth Boosting range is “targeted for people seeking younger and firmer skin” – that’s me! We’ll see how these products perform..

From Antipodes I got their Vanilla Pod Hydrating Day cream ($48.99), the Apostle Skin-Brightening & Tone-Correcting Serum ($58.99) and the Kiwi Seed Oil Eye Cream ($44.99).  I have heard a lot of good things from Antipodes in general and the Vanilla day cream and Apostle serum in particular, as well as the Manuka Honey Face mask (review here) . I can’t wait to give these a try!

Will you be taking advantage of Priceline’s current fantastic sales?

S

xx

Review - Antipodes Manuka Honey Treatment Mask

Antipodes is a brand that I’m new at. I’ve had this mask for a couple of months now and I have to say that I’m loving it! It is both purifying and hydrating. This combination works wonders for my skin, which tends to be drier in the winter months. As this mask is quite hydrating and soothing, it might seem like it’s not doing much, but believe me when I say that the difference is noticeable from the first use.

The tube says to use twice a week and leave on for 15 minutes, but I’ve been known to leave it on for longer. It says that it can also be used to treat spots and blemishes, but I haven’t tried that so can't comment.  It smells of vanilla and honey, which is a fantastic combination.

Antipodes Manuka Honey Treatment $49

All in all, a great mask for the winter when your skin is feeling a little drier. Next on my list from Antipodes? The Vanilla Pod Hydrating Day Cream. Has anyone tried this one?

S

xx