Tea Tree cleansing wipes by Sainsburys | Budget Buys

Hi Amigos! I've been trying out a few cleansing methods lately and I thought it would be a good idea to go from a budget/ non costly brand that everyone could get their hands on to well known and slightly more costly brands and see how achieve some knowledge of what the individual products do or don't do best.
I've got some great news under this review also!

Sainsburys is one of the UK's big 5 top supermarkets. They often have deals on known name skin care and beauty products so it can be a good place to check out if you want to get a deal. Sainsburys also have their own line of skincare brand that in facial care that mainly consists of cleansing wipes.

A fair bit of fraying on the second round of cleaning my face but
but it did manage to get most of my make up off.  

I've chosen the tea tree variety of wipes as I have uneven skin tone and oily skin which Tea Tree helps to manage. These wipes clain to not only remove make up leaving your skin cleansed and toned, feeling refreshed soft and smooth with added B3 anto help clear clear skin.
In the cleansing wipes range you can choose from Aloe Vera, Vitamin E and eye make up remover pads. Click here for more information.

What I liked about these wipes were as you take them out of the packet you don't have the overwhelming scent of tea tree oil as I have experienced in the past. The scent is nice but too much of it can be over powering and I often remember after using a similar product that I felt as if the scent was following me around 20 minutes after use so the fact that this scent is mild and non offensive is a thumbs up for me.

The wipes are soft and gentle on the skin but it was difficult to get a great deal of use out of one side of the wipe as if you wipe to long on one section the wipe will begin to fray and become fluffy and come apart.
This was disappointing as I try to get as much use out of the wipe before discarding it and I had to use two wipes to remove a light amount of foundation and eye make up.

Final thoughts
These cleansing wipes do stand up to to the test of removing dirt and impurities on a face with zero make up a lot better than a full face make up. I would say it's ideal for a refreshing quick fix in the morning before washing your face or if your out and about during the day.

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Montagne Jeunesse Mud Pac- anti stress

Hey Beauties!

I really adore face masks. There is nothing better than sitting back, relaxing and feeling a mask get to work.
The Montagne Jeunesse masks are super inexpensive and wildly available from drug stores and pharmacies so I tend to pick up Two or Three at a time, tee hee.

The face mask of choice today is the Dead Sea, anti- stress mask which claims to 'draw out impurities and  open blocked pores to leave skin feeling cleansed and soft.'
I heard and read a lot in the past about the properties of Dead Sea mud such as it being effective for healing skin diseases and Psoriasis. Thankfully I have neither and it's just the oily, out of control T zone to take care of today.

After removing all make-up and thoroughly cleansing my face with warm water, I applied the mask to my face, working from my nose and outwards. I like to do this because if I have a good amount of product left over it can be applied on the area I have the most problems with. I always have enough to cover my face twice. The mask can be applied to the neck area but it's not something that I do.



Be as careful as you can when applying mask around the eye area. As the mask hardens and becomes tighter, it pulls on the skin and can feel uncomfortable.

The scent of the pac is soothing and calm, slightly minty like spearmint gum while the consistency is easy to work with and smooth out across the face and under the chin area.
The mud pac started to become tight after Twelve minutes or so and I kept it on for Twenty- Five minutes in total.

my best teenage mutant ninja turtle impression 

Washing the mask off my face was easy as with warm water the mask turns in to a silky, milk type of texture. Without looking into the mirror to see where the mask is, you can feel the difference between the fresh, cleansed skin and where it's partly washed off.

I'm really happy with the end result. My skin feels hydrated, clean, extremely soft and smooth.
I followed up with a light night cream which I massaged thoroughly into my skin before going to bed.
I'm a lot happier with this mask compared to the Simple Deep Cleansing Face mask.
To those concerned, the mud pac is Vegetarian approved and BUAV approved.

I would love to know what skin type you have and which face masks you've tried.

                                                        Thanks for stopping by! Dawn x

Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips

Hey Amigos! This post is a fresh as my face is feeling right now because of the wonderful, heaven sent
Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips.

I've been battling in the war against my pores from my teens and although I have found a lot of great remedies they sadly only gave the desired effect for a short time. I have combination/ oily skin and more frequently the past few weeks I have been reaching for blotting paper in order to manage the situation which has been helping but not targeting the real issue.

I few weeks back I wrote about Simple Deep Cleansing Face Mask and that it seemed to do the trick but I felt I would have to use it everyday to achieve the outcome I wanted. I've since made the decision that I don't think it works for me and that was when I decided to try these cleansing strips.

I wanted to really put the Simple face mask to the final test before I gave it the heave ho, so I applied the mask onto my face and left it  to settle for around ten minutes before massage/washing it off my face.
The deep cleansing strips are best applied on a damp face so no better time than after you have washed your mask off. Each pore strip is in it's own foil packet with an easy open tab at the top so no silly fiddling about.
I peeled of the clear plastic from the cleansing strip and placed the strip sticky side down on my nose making sure it covered below the tip of my nose as that is where I have the most problems.
Applying the strip as smooth as you can is important as you don't want to have uneven of areas which did/didn't take.
After 15 minutes it felt stiff so I slowly lifted the strip from left to right and I instantly feel the already exposed skin was clean and refreshed. Looking at the how much was deposited on to it shocked and amazed me but most of all I'm happy I've found something that really targets the issue (fingers crossed!).

I'm hoping that my skincare routine will feel more worth the time as I feel this was a main reason some of the products I use were not showing their true potential.

Thanks for reading

Dawn x

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Botanics Organic Rosewater Spritz

Hey Everyone, I've been trying out a few toners lately and the one that my skin is loving is from the Botanics range at Boots. If your combination/oily skin has got you down in the dumps you may want to give this a try.

I discovered Botanics Rosewater Toning Spritz after I had tried different product from Boots Rosewater but with Glycerine which I think made my skin a lot more oiler than it was in the first place but that's another blog post.

Botanics Rosewater Toning Spritz is 100% organic so it's all natural and I didn't have to worry about unpronounceable names in the ingredients too much. It claims to refresh your skin  and visibly tighten pores, (thumbs up) enliven senses, remove last traces of make up leaving skin feeling smoother and fresher, ready for moisturising.

What I love about this product the most is that all I have to do is spray a light mist onto my face after cleansing etc and wipe round in circles with a cotton pad to lift the last of any make up or impurities from my skin. No longer do I have to transfer toner from bottle to cotton pad and then to face. It takes removes an unnecessary step from my routine and for me that means a lot when it's time for bed.
I repeat this step until skin feels relaxed and clear.

Since using this toning spray my skin has been less oily and my pores are tighter, less noticeable. Primer application around my nose is easier and I don't have to blot as much. I obviously still get oily from time to time, that's comes along with being a woman but this has really helped out.


If you've tried any amazing toners please comment so I can check them out.

With love,

Dawn


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