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Wednesday 8 September 2021

August Empties 2021

August Empties 2021
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Stacks

Akademikliniken Pure Hand Cream (bought myself as part of Skin City's advent calendar, doesn't look like they stock the brand anymore) - This is a lovely hand cream. It's a very lightweight, runny gel texture that absorbs quickly and easily. It's not greasy at all.
Marks out of 10: 7/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? No, I seem to remember it was pretty expensive. 

Akademikliniken Pure Hand Cream

Beauty Pie Like Sun Vitamin D capsules (bought myself, available HERE for £10.46 for Beauty Pie members) - If you're not familiar with how Beauty Pie subscription works, ready my review HERE. I've been taking these for a while now. It's hard to tell with Vitamin D if really do anything to be honest but I keep taking them anyway! They have great ingredients and are easy to swallow.
Marks out of 10: 8/10
Do I recommend them? Yes
Would I repurchase? Already have. 

Beauty Pie Like Sun Vitamin D capsules

Medik8 Ultimate Recovery Bio-Cellulose Mask (PR, available from Look Fantastic for £48, Feel Unique for £47.90, Skin City, Face the Future for £60 for 6) - These are my all time favourite single use masks. The bio-cellulose is a cooling rubbery gel that sticks to your face brilliantly and is super comfortable to wear. They’re so incredibly soothing and hydrating. I used this a couple of days after having microneedling and it was perfect to help with my dryness and peeling. These were originally designed to be used in salons, post treatment. You can really tell!
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend it? Yes ~Would I repurchase? Most definitely! This was my last one of this pack so I need to get some more before my next microneedling session.

Medik8 Ultimate Recovery Bio-Cellulose Mask


Bioglan Beauty Collagen Gummies (PR, available HERE for £18.99) - These are my go to collagen supplement that I’ve been taking for years now. They’re so tasty - just like a sweet! Collagen supplements really strengthen my nails.
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend them? Yes
Would I repurchase? I already have!

Bioglan Beauty Collagen Gummies


Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum (bought myself, available from Look Fantastic for £51, Feel Unique for £55.20) - This is a cult classic for good reason! It’s a beautiful hydrating serum that’s super soothing. My skin loves it!
Marks out of 10: 9/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? Yes, I already have.

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum


Dermalogica Antioxidant Hydramist (PR, available from Space NK, Feel Unique, Face The Future for £45, Skin City for £44, All Beauty for £40.50 for a full sized version) - This is a lovely refreshing mist that smells amazing! It’s packed with antioxidants.
Marks out of 10: 7/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? Yes.

Dermalogica Antioxidant Hydramist


SkinCeuticals H.A. Intensifier serum (bought myself, available from Look Fantastic, Feel Unique for £90, Skin City for £77, Face The Future for £75.99) - A gorgeous hydrating serum! It’s quite a thick jammy texture but it’s not sticky on the skin.
Marks out of 10: 7/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? No as it doesn’t beat my fave Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense (read my review HERE).

SkinCeuticals H.A. Intensifier serum


Rodial Vit C Energising Face Mask (bought myself, available from Rodial, Space NK, Feel Unique for £14) - This was a really lovely mask to use! It left my skin plump and hydrated. It contains hyaluronic acid, Niacinamide and Vitamin C. It’s made of bio-cellulose so it fit well too.
Mark’s out of 10: 8/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? Probably not as I’d get the Medik8 one’s instead. Unless I saw them on offer, then I definitely would!

Rodial Vit C Energising Face Mask


111Skin Sub-Zero De-Puffing Energy Facial mask (gift - not PR, available from Space NK for £85 for 5, Cult Beauty, Look Fantastic for £20 for 1) - This is a hydrogel mask so was really cooling and refreshing. You got plenty of serum with it too. My skin felt perked up and hydrated.
Marks out of 10: 7/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? No, it’s out of my price range.

111Skin Sub-Zero De-Puffing Energy Facial mask


Skinfuse Lift & Rescue (given as part of my microneedling) - These are designed to be used after microneedling. Lift is a super lightweight, hydrating gel and rescue is a thicker, soothing gel / cream. I use these the day of my treatment and the day after, then go back to my own skincare.
Marks out of 10: 9/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? Yes I’ll use them again (new tubes) after my next treatment. 

Skinfuse Lift & Rescue

Hush & Hush Skin Capsule Hydrate+ supplements (PR, available HERE for £57) - These are hyaluronic acid supplements. They’re capsule form so easy to take. I’ve been taking hyaluronic acid supplements for a couple of months now. I do think my skin is more hydrated and I’ve found my eyes don’t get as dry as often as they were.
Marks out of 10: 8/10
Do I recommend them? Yes
Would I repurchase? I would if they were within my budget but unfortunately they're not. 

Hush & Hush Skin Capsule Hydrate+ supplements


Jo Malone Orange Blossom fragrance (bought myself, available HERE for £52) - This is such a beautiful perfume! It’s a perfect spring / summer floral scent for me. It’s fairly long lasting too.
Marks out of 10: 9/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? Yes.

Jo Malone Orange Blossom fragrance

Evy Technology Daily Defense Face Mousse SPF 50 (bought myself, available from Cult Beauty & Evy.uk for £27. You can save 15% at Evy.uk using my code TORIA15) - My holy grail SPF! Nothing beats this for me. It ticks all the boxes - it's super lightweight as it's a mousse, it absorbs quickly and easily, it's not greasy, it's hydrating, it leaves skin looking dewy, there's no scent, it doesn't leave a white cast, it doesn't sting my eyes and it never, ever pills / rolls so it's perfect under makeup. The best!
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? I already have! I always have a back up ready to go, so I don't run out.

Evy Technology Daily Defense Face Mousse SPF 50


REN Skincare Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Gel (bought myself, available from REN, Space NK, Cult Beauty for £23, Look Fantastic for £22, Feel Unique for £20.60, All Beauty for £12.95) - I've lost count how many of these I've gone through now! It's such a gorgeous cleanser. It's a silky, runny gel that is so incredibly gentle to skin. It has a subtle fresh scent that I love.
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? I've been sent one in PR by REN but I would have bought one if I hadn't been sent that. 

REN Skincare Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Gel


Caudalie Vinoperfect serum (PR, available from Space NK, Cult Beauty for £46, Look Fantastic for £36.80, Feel Unique for £37.47,  All Beauty for £43.70) - I'm passing this on to a friend as it just doesn't do anything for my skin! It's a lovely serum to use - it's lightweight, silky and hydrating but I've been using it regularly for well over a month and haven't seen any brightening effects.
Marks out of 10: 4/10
Do I recommend it? I'd say give it a try as I know it's a hugely popular serum! It's just not for me.
Would I repurchase? No. I'll be going back to using Sachi Skin's Triphala Pigmentation Corrector Serum instead as I had great results with that (see my before and after photos HERE). 

Caudalie Vinoperfect serum


Vichy Normaderm cleanser (PR, available from Look Fantastic, Feel Unique for £16.50) - On paper this is perfect for my acne prone skin but unfortunately I didn't get on with it due to it having a menthol fragrance. I really don't like that minty / fresh feeling that it gives. Such a shame! I'll be passing this on to a friend to try instead. I did like the clay texture of the cleanser and that it contains salicylic acid.
Marks out of 10: 3/10
Do I recommend it? No
Would I repurchase? No.

Vichy Normaderm cleanser


Murad Vita-C Eyes Dark Circle Corrector (PR, available from Space NK, Cult Beauty, Look Fantastic for £56, Feel Unique for £55.90, All Beauty £43.90) - You can read my full review of this HERE but to re-cap - This is a gorgeous lightweight, hydrating eye serum with a brightening peach tint to it. You only need a small amount so this has lasted me ages.
Marks out of 10: 7/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? Yes.

Murad Vita-C Eyes Dark Circle Corrector

And that's it for this month! Thanks for reading. 

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