REVIEW: Una Brennan Super Facialist Purifying Tea Flower Deep Cleansing Wash and Tea Flower Deep Clean Mattifying Moisturiser

Cleanser

I do like this cleanser. I originally bought it because it said it had Salacylic Acid in it. I can't say that cleansers are meant to do miracles in my opinion, since they spend so little time on my face to begin with. If it's acne cures you want, you are probably looking for a nice gentle cleanser and other products to help you out there.

This cleanser doesn't really foam up, but the gel lathers up quite nicely. I think it's around £7.99, and it lasted for a decent amount of time (two months for me). Even though I'm now trying another cleanser, I wouldn't object returning to this one again in the future.

The Tea Flower range is designed for oily skin, and I can say that as someone with oily skin this cleanser is definitely a nice one. No break outs, and it does the job which is all I want really.

Moisturiser

I can't say this mattifying moisturiser is the mother of all moisturisers, but if your skin is only mildly oily this one will keep you good for all day. (Note: 20/05/2014. I've been using an acne treatment that has made my skin a bit drier so my skin has been doing well with this moisturiser) Despite this moisturiser not being that big, it has out lasted the cleanser. But this is because I've been using other things to moisturise my face and I don't use this one as often as it doesn't really mattify extremely well. It's pretty good, but after an hour or so I can feel the oil seeping through. I never expect any product to be amazing especially since I know how hard it is to keep oily skin in control. I wouldn't repurchase, because it's pretty expensive for a moisturiser at £12.99.

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REVIEW: Solait 50 spf Mattifying Fluid

*UPDATE 14/05/2014* I recently have had quite dry skin due an acne treatment, and this product works so much better! But as it stands, I still would only recommend this product to people with less oily skin.  

I really wished this product was perfect, but unfortunately it isn't. I've got quite oily skin, and this product doesn't really mattify me very well. It works well as a sunscreen and is very cheap, but it doesn't mattify really. I just feel tacky after using this, and throughout the day this tackiness stays. I plan on using in on places where I don't mind a little bit of tackiness in the future (arms, legs etc). I wish this product lived up to it's name, but since it was around £3/£4, I can't say I feel too sad about it.

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The No7 foundation match service and REVIEW: No7 Stay Perfect Foundation (Deeply Beige)

Sorry for the long gap guys - university work has been piling up and exams are just around the corner! But I'm here, with a quick post for anyone interested on the recent (OK, it's been out for a while, but here's my 2 cents) foundation match service and the foundation that resulted from it.

When I went in for the colour match service the girl  used the little machine twice (once on each lower cheek/jawline) and the colour matched was Deeply Beige. She asked what type of skin I had, and recommended me the No7 Stay Perfect foundation for my oily skin.

Here are some after thoughts:

1. I should have stressed that I have pretty oily skin, at that point I thought I was just oily, but now I realise that I can in fact get very oily, with my eyelids shining and nose glistening in the sun. I am currently deciding whether to get the matte foundation or instead use a oil control primer. (Might just go down the Milk of Magnesia primer route.)

2. Despite the foundation not being the best for my skin type, (it's water based as well, which isn't the best when using a sponge to apply foundation, despite the bottle saying you can use a sponge) it's pretty darn good. When applied well, it did stay nicely but I could feel the oil coming through. In photos I looked pretty good considering.

Apologies for the terrible teethy smile, but as you can see, with flash photography it's pretty darn good overall! 

3. For me, the colour match service is a life saver. I have not got the time to try all foundations on earth, and when something like this comes along I couldn't be happier.

4. I've had the foundation for while, and for some reason inside the bottle you can see a white sort of liquid mixed in with the foundation - this liquid doesn't really mix when you shake the bottle, but I highly recommend to do so because chances are it's something to do with the foundation being water based. You don't want a liquid foundation coming out watery!

REVIEW:

Pros: 

Colour match was perfect (for me)

Foundation was pretty good though it wasn't the best for my skin type (I can just use a primer but I'm tempted to get the matte foundation).

The colour you're matched to can be used to pick different types of foundations, so I can go and buy other finishes in the same shade.

Cons:

Around £14, can't help but feel like I wasted a bit money on a foundation that wasn't quite perfect (but I could've done so much worse! Can't expect to find the Holy Grail the first time!)

Colour match service may not work perfectly for everyone.

FINAL THOUGHT:

Make sure to emphasis your skin type! But overall, excellent.

*UPDATE* 28/05/2013 My skin has been pretty lousy as of late - breakouts, blemishes, large pores, you name it! It's not due to the foundation but when I do try to use it it just settles into fine lines and pores and makes my skin look horrible textured. Just wanted to tell you guys that if you have bad skin like me at the moment, this foundation is not suitable AT ALL. But , as always, a healthy lifestyle with the right skincare is so much better than a heavy coverage foundation! I just need to sort myself out and cleanse well before returning to make up, I think.

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REVIEW: SKINOLOGY TEA TREE FACE WASH

You know you sometimes find really cheap, wonderful things?

Well, for me, I think I've found a new face wash that actually makes my spots smaller and skin smooth.

And I bought 2 bottles of it for £1.50, compared to the other name brand washes that cost about £3+

SKINOLOGY TEA TREE FACE WASH from...Wilkinson's.

REVIEW:

I've got combo skin - oily and dry in different places, and after one use of this (just after a bath) my skin felt smooth and didn't feel oily. Big white heads on my nose that had been buried for months were visibly smaller too! While I was using it to wash my face I could feel a slight tingly/minty sensation and you can actually smell the Tea Tree!  Smooth, non oily skin with visible spot shrinkage is probably the best anyone could want :D

I definitely think the person who wrote the description on the packaging deserves merit, here's a quote:

"If you scrub, your spots will bring their friends and ruin your life."

Refreshingly honest right? Like the angry teenager in all of us.

NOTE: I'm describing the effects on MY skin, it may be different for you if you use this! But in general, Tea tree and Peppermint are looked at favorably when it comes to skin.

***UPDATE*** : 17/10/12 - I've been using this face wash for a while now - since I'm in university I've been a little stressed so my skin hasn't been great. The wash isn't strong enough to cure my breakouts, so this wash won't be curing anyone's intense spot problem since my breakouts are probably quite mild. Also note that if you leave the wash on your face (say if you were to try leaving some on problem areas on your face before washing it off) your skin will DRY OUT. I tried this method and found that the patches I covered were a good deal dryer, so I don't recommend doing this unless you really wanna dry out an oily patch.

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