A Couple of Recommendations

I love a good shower product – smell and texture are important to me, along with how well the product moisturises my skin. Nobody wants to be left with dry tight feeling skin due to the product they’ve used in the shower.  I like Soap and Glory products  and was looking forward to trying their new Whipped Clean Shower Butter. Their Flake Away scrub is always in my bathroom and so I had high hopes for this – and wasn’t disappointed.

Whipped Clean is a thick creamy shower/butter in one and smells heavenly. Made up of 25% moisture oils and butters including sweet almond oil, macadamia nut oil, sweet almond oil and cocoa and shea butters it lathers up a treat and leaves skin smelling good (this smells of sweet vanilla, pistachio and almond – yum!) and leaving skin feeling pampered. I love how the smell takes over the bathroom, and it’s also nice and bubbly.  Apparently this also smells similar to their Smoothie Star products, I haven’t tried those so can’t pass comment on how accurate that is.

Soap & Glory go as far to suggest skipping using body moisturiser as it’s so hydrating. I wouldn’t go that far, but then I don’t skip a day without using it. Not the cheapest product in at £8, but certainly not overly excessive given just how good a product it is. Find it here on the Boots site.

Next up, the St Ives Timeless Skin Daily Microdermabrasion Face Scrub is a product I’d highly recommend to those looking for a new addition to their skincare routine which won’t break the bank. Microdermabrasion is a treatment known to reduce the appearance of fine lines and improve the texture of the skin. Dead skin is sloughed away to reveal newer, smoother skin with regular use. St Ives provide the effects of this popular treatment for a fraction of the price – just £4.99 and it lasts weeks!

Gentle enough for daily use, I find this scrub allows me to give my face an intense clean without fear of aggravation. It really does rid me of any dry, congested looking skin and leaves my skin feeling smooth and plumped which in turn makes my make up look better. Again this also lathers up without drying my skin, which has become oilier with the milder weather.

Needless to say, these two additions have now been added to the extensive list of products which I’ll buy again and again.