Luminesce products

Increasingly interested in natural skincare products, I was recently offered to put a selection of products from Madara Organic Skincare from BioBeauty Madara Organic Skincare, is a Latvian certified organic brand, and I’ve put the following products to the test over the last month or so; Brightening AHA Peel Mask* Ultra Purifying Mud Mask* Deep Moisture Gel Day for Oily Skin* Superseed Age Recovery Organic Certified Facial Oil* Boost Amino-Fill 3D Lifting Booster Ampoules* The Madara Brightening AHA Peel Mask is made using natural active fruit acids and Vitamin C from Quince along with hydrating lactic acid and soothing Elderflower extract. It is designed for all skin types, fir skin that is dull, showing signs of ageing, or suffers from blocked pores or acne. The rinse-off mask helps chemically exfoliate the skin to remove dead skin cells, give the skin a deep cleanse and unclog the pores, diminish the appearance of pigmentation and fine lines, while also helping to stimulate cell t

One of those brands you always hear a lot about is Paula’s Choice… The brand is founded by the Paula Begoun, who is also the author of the early 90s book, Don't Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me - a book I personally really loved at the time, as it was all about which beauty products were worth the hype and which ones weren’t... Anyway, I’ve put a selection of the Paula’s Choice skincare products to the test; Paula’s Choice Perfect Cleansing Oil* Paula’s Choice Resist Youth-Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid* Paula’s Choice Resist Daily Pore-Refining Treatment 2% BHA* Paula’s choice Resist 1% Retinol Booster* Let’s start with the Paula’s Choice Perfect Cleansing Oil . I absolutely love cleansing oils. Its my preferred type of makeup remover, and I always use one as my first cleanse. This one is made using a blend of plant oils, and massaging about two pumps into my skin, it quickly and easily dissolves and removes my makeup, including any long wearing makeup and waterproof eye m

A while ago I talked about the amazing Glycolic range from Peter Thomas Roth (which you can read here), but this range has seriously done wonders to my pigmented ageing, yet blemish prone skin. But today, I am excited to be talking about some of the the Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell products…  Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell range is made using an advanced plant biotechnology that isolates and replicates the perfect rose stem cells from five rose plant stem cells – Rose Commiphora, Desert Rose, Damas Rose, Pale Rose and White Rose – are blended with four rose extracts – Rosa Damascena, Rosa Canina, Rose Hip Seed and Rose Water to help invigorate and improve the look of skin vitality. Helps to improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, dehydration, dullness and sagging as it strengthens and tones the look of skin and helps with stimulate cell turn over, for a skin that is left looking silky soft, radiant, beautiful and youthful.  The Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell Bio-Repa

My skin has all days played up, and even today, where I should be focussing on anti-ageing, and fighting the lines, wrinkles and pigmentation, my breakouts are still another key skincare concern. Often finding skincare products that will target both anti-ageing and my breakouts can be difficult, but I recent years, I’ve discovered that using retinol as well as glycolic products seem to make a difference. I’ve put some products from Peter Thomas Roth’s Glycolic Solutions range to the test.. The Peter Thomas Roth’s Glycolic Solutions range is designed for combination, oily and problem skin, to help visibly improve the look of fine lines, wrinkles, radiance, uneven skin tone, pores and rough texture, and I’ve put the following products to the test; Peter Thomas Roth 3% Glycolic Solutions Cleanser* Peter Thomas Roth 8% Glycolic Solutions Toner* Peter Thomas Roth 10% Glycolic Solutions Moisturizer* The Peter Thomas Roth 3% Glycolic Solutions Cleanser is an oil free, anti-ageing and exfolia

I admit that I am such a coffee drinker, and while I do enjoy the occasional tea, especially during winter of if I have a cold, I am just not fond of Matcha. Just something about the flavour that I am just not sure about. But then this gorgeous tub of Matcha Face Gel from Ottoman3 landed on my desk.. I’ve always known Ottoman3 for their fantastic range of brow products, which I’ve previously talked about and you can read more about here - so it did come as a bit of a surprise that the brand now also has skincare. According to Ottoman3, this Matcha Face Gel is the world’s first skin care made with Matcha Powder!! Matcha Face Gel  is made using, naturally, microfine Matcha powder from green tea leaves which is a powerful antioxidant-rich elixir that helps combat ageing and damage, while also reduces inflammation, protects against free radicals, and treats all skin types. It also contains Vitamin E and aloe vera leaf juice which helps add intense hydration while giving it a lovely refres

Today I am going to talk about some products I’ve put to the test recently from Ella Bache.. The products I've been using include;  Ella Bache Hydra Jelly Moisture Shot* Ella Bache Detox Aromatique Extra Purifying Corrector Serum* Ella Bache Detox Aromatique Extra Mattyfying Cream* Ella Bache Creme Intex No. 2 Let’s start with the Ella Bache Hydra Jelly Moisture Shot , which is also one of the newer product launches. During the summer months, my combination skin is always getting a little greasier, and this Hydra Jelly Moisture Shot is absolutely perfect under those circumstances, as it helps balance oily skin by stabilising the natural oil production, while providing 24 hour hydration. Often very hydrating moisturisers are not ideal for my blemish prone skin, feeling thick and heavy, but not this one, as its name suggest, it has a clear jelly formula. It feels so super light and refreshing on the skin, and absorbs immediately without any greasiness, yet still giving the skin inten

Some time ago, I put a range of products to the test from a Vestige Verdant (you can read more about them here !). I really enjoyed the products so excitedly accepted when I was offered to trial some of the brands updated as well as new products. Briefly, about Vestige Verdant, the brand believes that your body is a temple, which is why all their products are of the highest quality and made with the belief that organic skincare is the only way forward, and that skincare products must be health improving without risk. The brand is clearly not just popular, but also effective, as as it has received several awards and remarkable recognitions from industry relevant beauty magazines, including but not limited to: Vogue and Cosmopolitan. I initially tried the Vestige Verdant Organic Peat Mask , and really enjoyed the mask - except for one thing, the scent of it. And I mustn’t have been the only one commenting on this, as Vestige Verdant has listened, and now changed the formula. It only cont

Yes, I know it, I’ve said it many times before, but one of my fave brands is Medik8, for the pure reason that they products simply work on my ageing, pigmented, blemish prone skin. I also love that the brand is always on the forefront with technology, and constantly is bring out new and more advanced products. For the last few months, I’ve put a selection of their newest to the test.. Medik8 Micellar Mousse  Medik8 Advanced Night Restore  Medik8 Advanced Night Eye Medik8 Liquid Peptides Medik8 White Balance Brightening Serum  Let’s start with the Medik8 Micellar Mousse . Most brands have a micellar water in the range, and I admit that I love them. They are so effective at removing makeup, and whilst not always required, I do love splashing water in my face after taking my makeup off. This Medik8 product is a little different as it is actually not a micellar water, well, it comes in a liquid form, but once pumped out, it is a mousse consistency, which I actually really like. It also mea

It has just been Australia Day, and as well as being blessed with a beautiful country, and more gorgeous sunny days than most other places, we have also been blessed with a multitude of amazing skincare brands. One of those is Milk & Co, which makes all the products locally from predominantly naturally derived, paraben free ingredients. First up is the Milk & Co Body Scrub . This scrub is , which made using a combination of coconut shell, rose hip oil and turmeric to help gently exfoliate the skin and buff away dead skin cells and impurities to leave the skin feeling softer, fresher and more revitalised. The added turmeric has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and healing properties, while the rose hip oil helps add moisture and assist in the reduction of scars and blemishes. The scrub also has added lavender essential oil, fir its antiseptic and a healing properties, as well as it helps give this scrub its beautiful natural floral scent. The Milk & Co Her Invigorate Me Body

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more and more aware, that good skin is not just about the topical skincare products you use, it also comes from with in. I’ve put some the Hivita The Ultra Skin Lightening Collection to the test, which contains two clinically proven formulations.   The Hivita The Ultra Skin Lightening Collection contains;  Hivita Luminous White The Ultra Skin Lightening Booster - 30 capsules Hivita Luminous White The Ultra Skin Renewal Cream The skin renewal beauty cream and skin-rejuvenating supplement work in harmony above and below the skin to help support brighter skin, wrinkle reduction, the formation of collagen, visible youthfulness, and more even complexion. The products are formulated with patented PhytoflORAL®, which is 100% natural, non-GMO, specially selected tomatoes rich in Phytoene and Phytofluene plus Z-carotene. These are known for helping to decrease pigmentation, lighten and even the skin by reducing melanin content in skin cells and through their an