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vendredi 20 juillet 2012

Review: Oriflame Skin Care Products

I didn't know much about this brand at all before discovering them on Twitter. Here's some quick facts about Oriflame before I began the reviews....
  • Oriflame is a Swedish cosmetic's company whom have been operating in the UK for over 40 years. 
  • They're a direct selling company, operated through a net work of agents that distribute catalogues in their local community. 
  • Oriflame have a website which you can purchase directly from, you can find that here.
  • Not only do the sell Skin Care but they also sell Make-up, Fragrance, Body Care, Hair Products and Styling Tools and Accessories. 
So basically a week or so ago Oriflame sent me some of there  Skin Care range. They sent me...
  • Oriflame Eco Beauty Smoothing Day Cream
  • Oriflame Eco Beauty Smoothing Night Cream 
  • Oriflame Eco Beauty Smoothing Eye Cream 
Oriflame Eco Beauty Smoothing Day Cream!



Sadly, this is probably my least favourite of the 3 products that Oriflame sent me. Don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic product! It moisturises the skin incredibly well, and certainly doesn't leave the skin looking greasy. I wouldn't say it was liquidy, it has a great balance between being liquidy and blend able. That so you don't need to use up too much product. It's certainly suitable for all skin types. It also didn't make me break out. The only problem I seemed to have with this product was that once i applied my foundation, and started to blend it into the skin. It would make little pieces of what I could only describe as dried up old foundation looking stuff on my skin. I certainly know its not the foundation, as I tried using others and didn't have this problem.

One of the things I absolutely love about this Day cream is the scent! It smells some what like Tea/Coffee, I'm not too sure which but it certainly smells like one of them. If your a Tea/Coffee lover you will adore this Day Cream! You can smell the scent when you first apply it to the skin, but once blended out its unnoticeable.

I quite like the packaging too, it doesn't look cheap. It keeps the product nice and safe, I love how this Day Cream has a pump. As personally I find these so much more hygienic then other creams, were you sometimes have to dip your fingers in to get the product out. This Day Cream costs £16.95 and you can find it here on the Oriflame Website.

Oriflame Eco Beauty Smoothing Night Cream!


Now this product, is fantastic! Unlike my Nieva Soft Moisturising Cream, this didn't leave my face looking oily and it didn't feel as heavy. It is ever so slightly heaver then the Day Cream, but not so much that I wouldn't wear it nor recommend it. It leaves my skin feeling moisturised and refreshed. Like the Day Cream, this also has the same Tea/Coffee scent, I adore it! Likewise the Day Cream, you can't smell it once it's blended out. It didn't make me break out.

The packaging is again similar to the Day Cream, except it's a more grey colour. It's quite help full though if your trying to tell them apart and are to lazy to read the writing like me;)
Once again I haven't experienced any problems with the packaging, it also has the same pump as the Day Cream. Like wise the picture.

This Night Cream costs £16.95, you can find it here on the Oriflame website.

Oriflame Eco Beauty Smoothing Eye Cream






This is definitely my most favourite of the 3 products they sent me! I have dark under eye circles, they aren't to bad, but I still feel the need to conceal them every morning. I also have slight discolouration on my lids. Using this product I have definitely saw a improvement in them, as well as my eye area on the whole. The colour of my lids seem much more even now and my lids and under eye area feels much more smooth to the touch. After applying the Eye Cream, my dark cirlces seem sort of "blurred" and less noticeable. I love the effect!

The formulation is quite liquidy, so you need a very small amount. The amount that I applied in the bottom left picture is more then enough for one application. Its incredibly easy to blend into the eye area. It didn't make my eyes sting, I don't have sensitive eyes however occasionally I come across products that do effect my eyes. So I would say this is safe for sensitive eyes.

The packaging is a squeezy tube, with the Oriflame logo. It looks quite similar to the Day Cream packaging. Except obviously it's an Eye Cream. In my opinion it certainly doesn't look cheap. The squeezy tube makes access to the product extremely easy, as well as controlling how much comes out. This Eye Cream costs £12.95 and you can find it here on the Oriflame website.


Thanks For Reading!xxxx


    vendredi 29 juin 2012

    Monthly Empties - June 2012

    Im really impressed by how many products I managed to get through this month! I've still got quite a few other products I wish to get through in the next month, mainly all back logged from Christmas or Easter. Aswell as cutting down my makeup collection so I can try more new things, and use my old stuff.
    So here's my Monthly Empties for this month....


    8 products this month, Its a new record! Even though I've only been doing these posts for 2 months....
    I got through two packs of makeup remover wipes this month.


    Impulse
    Im sure at one point in your life, most of you have came across these in Superdrug, for £1.99. I have half finished these 3 for a good few month now and my aim this month was to completely finish them as they were just collecting dust. In left to right I have: Very Pink Body, True Love, Into Glamour. They lasted around 1-2 and a half hours without needing to respray, you get a okay amount for the price. These come in quite a range of scents, so theres something for everyone.


    Nivea Smooth Nourishing Hand Cream
    I got this in a gift box a while ago and havent got round to using it properly until recently. You can buy this from Superdrugs and I think Boots aswell, a 30ml tube costs £1.49, which is just a small sample size as I've got it. Or you can get a larger one, 100ml for £3.39. I love this hand cream! It definitely keeps them nourished and moisturised for a good few hours, and I've found it helps with my nail growth aswell. It makes your hands feel baby smooth, which Im sure anyone loves!


    Nivea Visage Gentle Cleansing Wipes
    Some how i used up two packs this month, when usally I only ever use 1 and a bit of another? Anways, I cant find these on the Superdrug Website or Boots. But I imagine they would be in the £2-£3.50, pretty good value for money considering what you get. These easily remove makeup from the face, Im not to sure about waterproof mascara though as I don't use that. They leave you skin feeling moisturised and fresh feeling.


    Sally Hansen Strengthing Polish Remover
    This is my 2nd or 3rd bottle of this stuff. Its amazing! It removes your nail polish easily within a few swipes. Leaving you with a clean, moisturised and strengthened nail. I have naturaly soft, thin nails and this does wonders for it! I have seen a definite improvement in my nails since I've started using this and will continue too. I got this from Superdrug, but you can get this from Boots to for a striken under £2 I think!



    NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Powder
    I think I mentioned this in a post somewhere that I hit pan on this really quickly, like literally a week after purchasing this I hit pan! Its seem to drag by though for a extra 3-8 weeks. Until about 2 weeks ago I opened it one morning to apply it and It was all in pieces like this....


    Neverless it was still totaly worth buying this powder! It sets liquid makeup brilliantly, and definitely extends the lasting time for foundation. I wouldn't say it was amazing for covering up imperfections of the face, but much more a setting powder. I have normal moisturised skin, with oily patches around my nose, but I still managed to get about 3-5 hours out of this which I think is great for a drugstore powder! If I was to repurchase this I would definitely get the loose powder!

    Thanks For Reading!xxxx