My New Holy Grail product!

My biggest skin problem is always dry skin. It doesn't matter if it is winter or summer my skin is always dry. I'm lucky that I never get any spots but I suffer from horrible dry flaky skin instead. Over the years I have tried so many products but none have been as effective as my new Holy Grail product, The Body Shop Beautifying Oil. I received this product at a blogger event and was immediately intrigued by it. It can be used on the body, hair and most importantly for me on the face. 

Every night I rub a few drops onto my face before I go to sleep and the results have been amazing. My skin has totally transformed. It is no longer dry and flaky but smooth and soft. This is a total miracle for me as I have been trying to sort the dryness for years! The oil itself is not greasy and absorbs really well into the skin. You only need a small bit at a time so the bottle will last a long time. 

The oil comes in a range of scents including Pink Grapefruit, Coconut, Moringa, Cocoa Butter, Mango, Strawberry, Shea, Sweet Lemon, Olive and Chocomania. I have the Shea version which is made from Community Fair Trade shea butter. It smells lovely and  is not as nutty as I would have thought. (I'm not the biggest lover of nutty smells but I love this!)

The oil is a bit expensive at €15, but it will last aaaaagggeees so it is well worth the price. I will 100% buy it again. I'm even tempted to get another one now so I can try the other scents. I would love to try the strawberry or mango version. If you have oily skin I wouldn't recommend you use the product on your face but if you have really dry skin like me this might be the product you are looking for!

Larry x

Rescue Oil: Rescue My Dry Skin!

If you are a regular reader to my blog you will know I'm a tiny bit obsessed with Dealz. I find the most amazing bargains there so I'm totally obsessed. My latest bargain is brilliant if any of you suffer from dry skin. No matter what product I try I always have dry skin on my face. It drives me crazy! I picked up Rescue Oil in Dealz on a whim to see if it would help my dry skin dilemma. 

Rescue oil is a small orange bottle with a blend of natural oils, containing Vitamin E, Evening Primrose oil, Almond oil and Peach Kernal oil. I mix a few drops of Rescue Oil with some moisturiser and put on my face at night. While it hasn't completely cured my dry skin it has improved it greatly. It doesn't look as flakey or dry anymore. (So long looking like a snake!)  Rescue Oil Lotion can also help with:

• Ageing Skin
• Scar Tissue
• Blemished Skin
• Treatment and prevention of stretch marks
• Before, during and after pregnancy massage oil
• After Sun Treatment
• Dry, dehydrated skin conditions

Top Left: Top of bottle     Bottom Left: Drops on hand.

It has similar ingredients to Bio Oil but is much cheaper. It also claims to help with a lot of the same problems. The oil has a pleasant rose or flower scent and is not too greasy on the skin. For €1.49 it is a complete bargain. I would definitely buy this again. 

Larry xx

Lush Products for dry skin !

I have extremely dry skin and now that winter has hit it means even more dry flaky skin. :( I have tried sooooo many products to try and help make my skin more smooth and human like! However, none seemed to work. After reading so many good things about Lush on different blogs I decided to pop in to the Henry Street branch and see if they had anything to help my dry skin dilemma. The shop assistant was so nice. She showed me so many products and really knew her information on each product. I worked in retail for many years so was very impressed by this. 

One product that really stood out for me was the face mask ‘Oatifix’ (€6.95). This mask is for dry skin so it’s perfect for me. Oatifix's designed to ‘feed your face’  it contains Bananas as they are a rich oily fruit so they are fantastic to help get goodness into dry skin and illipe butter to leave skin smooth and to provide moisture. The mask also contains oatmeal and almonds that lift dead skin and gently scrub the face leaving the face looking brighter.

This product feels amazing on the skin. Ok, so it’s not the most attractive facemask in the world as it’s very lumpy but I believe that’s why it works so well. After ten minutes my skin felt amazing and my dry skin definitely reduced. I used it many times now and the difference to my skin is unbelievable! This is definitely going to be my new Holy Grail to help keep by dry skin at bay! 

Oatifix is kept in the fridge and has a use by date of about 3 weeks so make sure to check when yours goes off!

The sales assistant also gave me a free sample of Celestial, which I am also loving. It’s a moisturiser designed to create a light barrier on the skin to stop moisture disappearing and to keep sensitive skin calm. I will definitely be buying this when my sample runs out!

I also got a copy of ‘Lush Times’ , as I had not bought any Lush products before I found this magazine really interesting as it has all of Lush’s products in it. (descriptions, reviews, pictures and cost) f like me your new to Lush definitely pick one up! 

Larry xx