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RUN! Don’t walk to grab the Trilogy No. 15 Limited Edition Beauty Oil!

September 11, 2017 Paris B 23 Comments

Last week, I shared on Instagram a picture and some brief thoughts on the brand new Trilogy No. 15 Limited Edition Beauty Oil, and there was such an overwhelming reception with so many questions, I had to get a blog post out pronto! LOL!

To celebrate 15 years of skincare innovation, Australian brand Trilogy, had created and released a special, No. 15 limited edition beauty oil. There’s no real name, so I’m not sure if I should call it No. 15 or the Limited Edition Beauty Oil, so I’ll call it both 😛

I was sent a bottle by local distributor, TNS Skinlab a few weeks ago, and it being an oil, I quickly put it into my skincare rotation. Send me an oil, any facial oil, and I’ll find space for it. I love my facial oils, if you did not already know! 😀

I’m glad TNS Skinlab took a chance on me, because I don’t think I’d have discovered this on my own. I haven’t had much luck with Trilogy skincare over the years, and their Rosehip oil actually used to break me out. So, it’s one of those brands I don’t pay a lot of attention to.

But you know what? I’m going to tell you right here, right now. Don’t miss your chance to try this Trilogy No. 15 Limited Edition Beauty Oil, because it is a wonderful wonderful oil, and I love it to bits! 😀

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Is the Missha Time Revolution Night Repair Science Activator Borabit Ampoule a dupe for the other night repair serum?

September 6, 2017 Paris B 8 Comments

There are many pretenders to the throne, but for me, there is only one Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum. It is now eye-wateringly expensive, and it receives mixed reviews, but I am one who is still loyal to it after all this years. Naturally therefore, when I came across rumblings of a possible more affordable Estee Lauder ANR “dupe”, I was interested.

Rather unsettling for me was the fact that it was by Korean brand Missha. It is the Missha Time Revolution Night Repair Science Activator Borabit Ampoule – that is a freaking mouthful, so I’ll just call it the Missha Time Revolution Night Repair. Why unsettling? It’s because, unlike many, I’m not your biggest fan of Korean brand skincare. And especially not of Missha, which I’d sampled many years ago, and found them too basic, too harsh, and wanting.

But still, I told myself, let’s have a go. What did I have to lose?

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The Body Shop Oils of Life Intensely Revitalising Facial Oil makes you want to dive right in!

August 21, 2017 Paris B 6 Comments

One of the more fascinating releases from The Body Shop that I watched with some interest a few years ago, was this product – The Body Shop Oils of Life Intensely Revitalising Facial Oil. The Oils of Life is a category unto its own with more than just a facial oil, which may explain the rather long product name.

There are one or two other products in the Oils of Life range, but my interest laid primarily in the facial oil. I am after all, a big fan of facial oil, and this one was one of the more easily accessible, and I dare say, one of the more affordable ones. I had to see how it fared.

Well, to pre-empt you, let me just say that if you have oily or even combination skin, this is not the facial oil for you. But if you have dry skin, or live where the weather will turn very cold and dry, then you (and your wallet) will enjoy this one! 🙂

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My Skincare Routine August 2017 : Healing Sensitive Skin and Products I used

August 14, 2017 Paris B 28 Comments

I’ve been meaning to update my day and night skincare routine for a while (my last was in 2014!) Goodness, I hadn’t realised that it was so long ago! I’d been trying to write a post about my skincare routine for a while, but what with one thing and another, never got around to writing it.

I also get a lot of requests to share the products I’m using in my routine. The thing is, a lot of my basic routine remains pretty constant. The products change from time to time, depending on my skin needs, how I feel etc.

So, instead of just sharing my skincare routine once a year, which will change, I’ve decided to keep to an evolving skincare routine post. I’ll endeavour to share my routine every 2-3 months. It’ll give you an idea of what I’m using, how they work for me, how I use a product or fit it into my routine, and it’ll give me a point of reference as well. Also, it’ll allow me to highlight certain products that I may not dedicate a full post to. Win, all around methinks!

For starters, here’s my skincare routine that I’ve been doing for the past month or so. I had a much more complicated routine before this. But about a month ago, I noticed that the skin on both my cheeks were taking on a very bumpy feel. It wasn’t visible, but the texture of skin had changed, and any glow I had was gone. Naturally so, for the skin was uneven, even if unnoticable to someone else. I was very upset.

So, one day, I sat down, and stripped back all my skincare. Then, I built back a routine that was very simple and basic. Whether it was the products I used, or the routine I was on, my skin is now back to normal. Hurrah! 😀

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