I am a self confessed beauty addict. I will buy and try anything new – but in
these times of recession that part of my life has stopped! I can’t afford to
buy something new just to try it. But looking
at my cabinet full of lotions and potions do you know what I have discovered –
that the majority of items in my cabinet are not the expensive lotion promising
to do wonders for me – but they are over the counter supermarket bought items.
These are my trusted brands and no matter how much I have
spent in the past on beauty bits and pieces these ones remain my go to guys.
Nivea Daily Essentials facial wash - this will cost approximately 4 / 5 euro
depending on where you buy it but it is important to keep your eyes open as
this tends to be on special in supermarkets and other chemists.
It has a gel like texture which makes taking off make up quite
easy and it leaves your skin feeling soft and clean. It is not so great at taking off eyeliner and
mascara and sometimes I end up needing to go back over again separately specifically
on my eyes – but hey that’s not the end of the world. The product doesn’t dry out my skin and
leaves it feeling refreshingly clean.
Nivea Visage Light day Moisturiser. Price wise – as above, this is cheap and cheerful and watch
out for special offers !
Firstly with moisturisers especially when you are going to apply
make up afterwards - don’t put loads on
your face. This is a non greasy moisturiser
so just a small little piece will be enough to gently cover your face. You don’t want to need to leave hours before
you put on your make up while it dries do you?
Gently applying your moisturiser in upwards strokes is
supposed to be good for your skin as it is moving the blood for your heart up
to your face – or something crazy like that. But needless to say I do it anyway – even if
it is alittle cray cray !
Remember above I said that I use two moisturisers, well this
is my second one and my night one.
Baring in mind cost – this is another one which is fantastically priced –
for approximately 7 euro I have a moisturiser that does everywhere!
This one is greasy, which is why I only use it as night so
as to allow my face time to absorb it in without having to put make up on over
it. You don’t need to take loads of it and blob it
on your skin but alittle for your face. I
also use this on my body, at night I take time to moisturise my legs and elbows
as these are my spots which tend to dry out more often than not.
Another thing to note with this, I bring this one moisturiser
on holidays with me. I find that it is
easier to pack one does all rather than bring mountains of lotions and
potions. Plus I find that the sun can
dry out my skin so this one really does cover all bases for me.
Vaseline
come on I am not really telling you guys anything that you
don’t already know. How fantastic is
this product.
From moisturising lips, giving sheen to your eyesbrows and
checks and even on my feet in the night time I cannot tell you enough how great
this product is. Again, cheap as chips.
In the night time – before you go to bed – not every night,
maybe once a week for Sunday pampering, rub some Vaseline on to your feet and
put on some cosy socks and let the Vaseline work in and make your skin feel
soft and supple. Miracle product that
works on the same premise as the more expensive Elizabeth Arden 8 hour
cream. Why bother with expensive when
you can have the same product at a fraction of the cost.
So all these products come in at under ten euro each – why on
earth would anyone need an expensive product when these guys do exactly what
they say on the tin.
What products do you use?
Recommend some in the comments section below.
S
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