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Thursday 2 December 2021

November Empties 2021

November Empties 2021
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Solgar Collagen Hyaluronic Acid Complex (bought myself, available HERE for £34.99) - I was taking separate collagen and hyaluronic acid supplements but then saw these containing them both! Collagen makes a huge difference to the strength of my nails and hyaluronic acid keeps my skin and eyes more hydrated (I get dry eyes which can be a nightmare as I wear contact lenses). The only downside to these is the size - they're huge, solid tablets so they're not the easiest to swallow. Aside from that, they're great!
Marks out of 10: 9/10
Do I recommend them? Yes
Would I repurchase? I already have.

Solgar Collagen Hyaluronic Acid Complex

Wild Nutrition Food-Grown Endo Complex (bought myself, available HERE for £35) - My uncle sent me an article about these supplements. They're specifically blended for those who have Endometriosis (like me). They contain Vitamin B6 and Indole-3-Carbinol which both help oestrogen metabolism (Endo is fuelled by and produces it's own Oestrogen), Zinc and Vitamin E to support the immune system (Endo is an inflammatory condition) and Iron and Magnesium as they help support energy and mood levels (Endo causes fatigue). I've probably started taking these at the wrong time as I've just had surgery for my Endometriosis, so I might not notice any improvement but never mind! It'll not do me any harm though so I'm going to continue taking them.
Marks out of 10: Too early to tell yet.
Do I recommend them? Too early to tell yet.
Would I repurchase? I already have. 

Wild Nutrition Food-Grown Endo Complex

Nuface Gel Primer (bought myself, available from Look Fantastic & Cult Beauty for £45) - This is the conducting gel to use with my Nuface Trinity microcurrent device. I've tried cheaper non-branded gels and I don't think they work as well so I always by this. I get the giant pump bottle as it's more cost effective in the long run. I always wait until it's on offer too!
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? I already have. 

Nuface Gel Primer

Algenist Genius Liquid Collagen serum (PR, available from Space NK for £90, Look Fantastic for £60.30, Feel Unique for £75, All Beauty £62.95) - I absolutely adore this serum! It's so wonderfully nourishing and hydrating. It leaves my skin so plump. So, so good!
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? Most definitely! I've already got another bottle. 

Algenist Genius Liquid Collagen serum

Acropass Trouble Cure Microdart pimple patches (PR/bought myself, available HERE for £14.90 for 6, however you can save 15% using my code TORIA15) - I'd been sent a pack of 2 of these as PR and after using them, immediately ordered another couple of packs! So I've used 4 of these this month and have found them to be really effective. You get a swab soaked in salicylic acid and tea tree oil to clean the area, then a microdart patch to go on the spot which contains Niacinamide and a Peptide. I've found these just as effective as other microdart patches that I've tried and these are cheaper! They're brilliant for big under the skin spots. Very impressed.
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend them? Yes
Would I repurchase? Yes. I've already got another box ready to open.

Acropass Trouble Cure Microdart pimple patches

Beauty Pie Like Sun Vitamin D capsules (bought myself, available HERE for £12.70 for Beauty Pie members) - If you're not familiar with how Beauty Pie works - read my review HERE. These are high strength and easy to swallow. 
Marks out of 10: 8/10
Do I recommend them? Yes
Would I repurchase? Yes

Beauty Pie Like Sun Vitamin D capsules

The Inkey List Madecassoside mask (PR, available HERE for £8.99) - Unfortunately I really didn't get on with this. As soon as I applied it, it started to sting my skin! It has a really strong menthol scent to it which I think could have been the issue as my skin has been sensitive to it  before. Such as shame as it was a gorgeous creamy texture. 
Marks out of 10: 1/10
Do I recommend it? Not if you're sensitive to menthol.
Would I repurchase? No.

The Inkey List Madecassoside mask

Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Foundation sample (free with order, available HERE for £44 for full size) - Fortunately for my bank balance I didn't like this at all! I expected to be the palest shade from looking at the colours in the packet but it was too pale! It's rare that I'm not the palest shade so that's good to see. No.2 was a perfect match for my skin colour and tone. It just looked awful on me! It looked really flat and patchy. It was definitely too matte for me. I literally had to wash it off, it looked that bad! That's just on me though, I've read plenty of glowing reviews for it. 
Marks out of 10: 2/10 purely for the good colour match!
Do I recommend it? We're all different so I'd say give it a try. 
Would I purchase it? No.

Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Foundation

Estrid Razor (PR, available HERE for £7.95 for a razor with 2 disposable heads) - I'm quite fussy with my razors and have used Gilette Venus for literally years. This is loads better! The handle is made of metal so is nice and weighty. The razor has 5 blades and a moisturising strip. The head is a great size and shape too. I'm really impressed!
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? Yes. 

Estrid Razor

Medik8 Ultimate Recovery Bio-Cellulose Mask (bought myself, available from Feel Unique for £50, Skin City & Face The Future for £60 for a pack of 6) - I've used two of these this month. They're the best single use masks that I've ever tried. I first used them as part of a Medik8 professional peel. They were originally designed for use only in salons but thankfully Medik8 started selling them! They're not cheap so I only usually buy them when they're on offer. They fit like a glove plus they soothe and hydrate skin like nothing else! So good. I save them for use after microneedling or a peel when my skin needs extra hydration.
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend them? Yes
Would I repurchase? Definitely! 

Medik8 Ultimate Recovery Bio-Cellulose Mask

Youth to the People Superfood Cleanser (PR, available HERE for £31) - Now it may be fairly expensive for a cleanser but you get a huge bottle! Which is a good job as I used this pretty much every day. It lasted ages too! This is an absolutely fantastic cleanser that I really enjoyed using. It's a gel that lightly lathers. It's incredibly gentle and leave skin soft. It has a really unique fresh grass-like scent to it. Sounds odd but it's lovely.
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I repurchase? Most definitely! But luckily for me, I've been sent another bottle in PR. 

Youth to the People Superfood Cleanser

Skinfuse Lift and Rescue (included as part of my SkinPen treatment) - These are specifically designed for use after having SkinPen microneedling. Lift is a lightweight hydrating gel. Rescue is a thicker more nourishing gel / cream. I prefer to use Lift as I can reapply it numerous times without it pilling whereas Rescue can pill after a couple of applications. I save that to apply last thing at night.
Marks out of 10: 8/10
Do I recommend them? Yes
Would I repurchase? Yes.

Skinfuse Lift and Rescue

Evy Technology Daily Defence Face Mousse SPF 50 (PR, available from Cult Beauty for £27 or from Evy where you can save 15% using my code TORIA15) - I'm sure you know by now that this is my favourite SPF of all time! It's incredibly lightweight thanks to it's mousse texture, it absorbs quickly, there's no white cast, it doesn't sting my eyes and it never pills or rolls so it's amazing under makeup. It's even fine to use after treatments like microneedling - it never stings my skin. Amazing stuff.
Marks out of 10: 10/10
Do I recommend it? Yes to everyone!
Would I repurchase? Always. 

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