L'Occitane Almond Milk concentrate

I use body moisturisers religiously. I suffer from really dry skin and am constantly searching for a rich body moisturiser that doesn't feel heavy/greasy upon application.

I picked up L'Occitane's "amande milk concentrate" purely because of the smell but was delighted to find that not only did it smell great but was also really moisturising and lightweight. After trying the shower oil, also from the amande range, i was convinced that nothing could top it (review here). I might have been wrong.

The product has a delicate sweet almond scent. The almond oils infused in the product are responsible for making your skin hydrated and the almond milk for making your skin feel silky to the touch.

The product has a consistency that lies somewhere between a cream and a gel.

I've been using the product in conjunction with my shower oil and oh my. The smell. The feel. Everything about it is heaven sent. It does come with a bit of a hefty price tag but, to me, it's worth every penny. Buy for £35 (here)

Rimmel London 60 seconds Nail Polish in Rapid Ruby

This is my go-to classic red nail polish. It's the perfect deep red and it has a really smooth consistency. It tends to stain your nails so it's best to use a base coat with it; i use (this one). It doesn't dry in 60 seconds, I find it takes 2-3 minutes to dry fully with two coats. Without a top coat it lasts 2 days with no chipping but with a top coat, i use (this one), i find it lasts 4-6 days without chipping. It comes at the extremely reasonable price of £3.69 buy (here).

Dove Go Fresh Pomegranate and Lemon Verbena deodorant and nourishing body wash

This is post is going to be a little different to the rest of my posts as it's talking about the side of looking after your self that isn't discussed much.

No-one likes to talk about sweaty armpits and nobody wants them so I thought i'd share my favourite and the most efficient deodorant I have come across.

The scent is really fresh and quite strong. It's about 50:50 lemon:pomegranate and the smell lingers all day which i really like as most deodorants lose their scent after a few hours. There's a matching shower gel which when paired with the deodorant further enhances the gorgeous scent. The deodorant isn't white or powdery and lasts a long time. Besides smelling delicious the shower gel is also moisturising.

Buy the deodorant for £3.50 (here)
Buy the shower gel for £2.40 (here)

Kerastase Initialiste

I won this in a L'oreal giveaway back in december and i've always had great experiences with Kerastase products in the past; so i was expecting great things from this product. I was disappointed at first, mainly because i was expecting instant results so i pushed it to the side. Around a month and a half ago i was drawn to it and began using it again. Again, nothing happened. I carried on using it anyway just to use it up so it wasn't lying around. I was admiring myself in a mirror and i noticed something different, overnight i had suddenly got the shiniest locks. The only thing i have changed in my routine in the past few weeks has been the addition of Initialiste.

The bottle doesn't look like it holds very much but you only need to apply 2 pippetes for thin hair and  3-4 pipettes if you have thicker hair onto the scalp in different areas and massage in with your fingers and style as normal. The product doesn't weigh your hair down and is very lightly scented. Although the price tag is hefty as you only need to apply the product a 2-3 times a week it lasts a long time. Buy (here) for £34.

Calcot manor gentle salt scrub

I have to admit, I tend to be a bit of a snob when it comes to beauty and body products. There has been a trend with most of the products i have tried, the more you pay the better the quality. Today, my view changed completely.

When Calcot manor's gentle scrub* arrived on my door stop I was really excited to try it, i was expecting it to be good but it turned out to be great. The smell is delicious, the product is infused with almond oil which supplies the delicious smell and is highly moisturising.

I apply this before i jump in the shower so i get a more gritty exfoliating experience. Usually, scrubs tend to make my skin sting when I do this but this didn't irritate my skin at all. When you wash the scrub off you're left with silky smooth, moisturised, skin.

This scrub is oil based meaning you don't need to use a moisturiser afterwards. If your skin is oily i would steer clear of this as it's designed for the normal/dry skin types. As it's oil based it can leave your shower extremely slippy so be careful when you're getting out!

The product leaves a lovely scent on the skin for a few hours and keeps the skin moisturised for over 24 hours (WOW!!). It takes a great product to replace my soap and glory scrub but this scrub may just be that special. After using this on my whole body there was still masses of the product left so i have a feeling this will last a while.

Calcot Manor's gentle salt scrub is available for £7.99, buy (here).

Clarins Gloss Prodige- 04 candy

I'm a big fan of lip glosses and believe you can never have too many. I do, however, tend to stick to the bright colours that lack shimmer and decided it was about time i changed that.

This product, to me, is the perfect lipgloss. Big statement, i know.  The product has a gorgeous blackberry scent that isn't overpowering but stays as long as the lipgloss lasts. The colour is a natural pink shade with subtle gold shimmer. The colour is build-able as shown in the photo below.

It's not sticky and lasts for approx. 1-2 before fading. The pigmentation is great and the product you see in the pack is exactly what you get when you apply it. If you apply two or more coats the products also has a lovely plumping affect without the annoying tingly/burning sensation most plumping lip glosses have.

The packaging is well designed and sturdy. The lid even has a groove so you can get a good grip whilst applying and the applicator allows for precise application.

Clarins Gloss Prodige in 04 candy retails for £17 on the Clarins website (here).

NOTE: Escentual is selling this at the reduced price of £13.50, grab it whilst you can (here).