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Post by hellsbells on Apr 11, 2010 12:54:00 GMT -5
Oh yeah drinking water is about the best thing you can do for your skin.
So, Clarins. Dog's bollocks :-)
I use:
Pure melt cleansing gel before shower. It clings to the oil on your face, when it comes into contact with water it goes milky and rinses away. The I use the facial cleanser with tamarind in the shower. All the excess oil has gone so the cleanser has done it's job. You can use this as a cleanser on its own, but I use it as a 'pre-cleanse' Then after shower I use the green toner.
Then, as I'm doing make-up and hair, I use the advanced eye serum, super restorative morning wake up lotion, followed by the hydra quench cream gel moisturiser. In the evening I use the 2 in 1 cleanser/toner (green) cos I'm afraid I often feel too tired to wash make-up off properly. I use the super-restorative eye lotion, and either one of the facial oils (smells lush and you don't wake up oily) or the Younger Longer (possibly the most amazing skin care product I've ever come across).
If I had to suggest two medium priced must haves, it would be the green toner and the hydraquench cream gel - got a super light water based texture that does not leave you feeling greasy. The toner is very gentle - you can sweep it over your eyes and it doesn't sting a bit. Save up for the Younger Longer though (I save up my Boots advantage points) cos it's FANTASTIC!!!!! One tube lasts a good 10 months or so.
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Post by cherry on Apr 11, 2010 13:36:54 GMT -5
I'm only being a cheap ass cos I'm doing half the hours that I want in work. Otherwise I'm a sucker for high end tasty treats. My make-up bag has more worth than my bank account right now! I use Dimple at the moment for day time, their light moisturiser and their eye cream (which I put on my lips before lip conditioner). Nice and cheap but the best one I have used so far.
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Post by cherry on Apr 11, 2010 13:37:45 GMT -5
So, Clarins. Dog's bollocks :-) I agree, dogs bollocks would be so much prettier if they used Clarins!
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Post by hellsbells on Apr 11, 2010 14:28:27 GMT -5
Did you mean 'Simple'? Hahahahah!!!!
At any given time my skincare/cosmetics collection must be worth around £500. Shocking! Do you shop at Debenham's? I signed up for their Beauty Club card last year and have already had a good £50 off products, and still got £15 on the card, it's great! We could have such a cool time shopping together! You gotta come to Newcastle some time!
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Post by cherry on Apr 11, 2010 14:59:53 GMT -5
No no, I meant Dimple... it's formulated by babies with chubby cheeks in the Dimple factory! I'm terrible with Debenhams I just scoot past it cos John Lewis is there to fulfill my every wish A quick aside, I bought the YSL Faux Cils Noir Radical (newer blacker mascara) and it seems to end up around my eyes a lot, bleeds at the corners of my eyes and smudges onto my upper lid, I have never had that problem with Faux Cils. Tres disappointed
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Post by hellsbells on Apr 11, 2010 15:31:33 GMT -5
Mascara permantly disappoints me. I've never found one that does what it claims to do. My eyelashes are very long and very dark, so I want one to make them go curly but they JUST DON'T WORK!!
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Post by cherry on Apr 11, 2010 18:17:24 GMT -5
I am the same, and I swear by the YSL Faux Cils. You wouldn't have caught me spending more than a tenner on mascara (I started out on Maybelline which used to flake off my lashes and leave me panda eyed!) then I tried that from some recommendation and I will never use anything else. I have seriously gone without some odd things to get my fix. 1 coat is a good enough application and I've never used eyelash curlers with it.
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Post by hellsbells on Apr 12, 2010 14:20:26 GMT -5
Hmmm....never done the YSL thing. Usually I'm Bare Escentuals and Estee Lauder wit a bit of Chanel thrown in for make-up. Might give it a blast with my Debenhams vouchers! To be honest, I've had so many Clarins and Estee Lauder freebies that include a mini mascara that I haven't needed to buy Mascara in yonks!
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Post by cherry on May 26, 2010 5:48:35 GMT -5
Had my mirena out yesterday after false starts in the last few weeks. It hurt, my skin has kind of erupted overnight thanks to me jumping straight back on the pill, but I'm relieved. I had initial cramping due to the upset of the removal but this morning... no cramps. Anything to do with my womb is intensely painful so being cramp-free has made all the difference!
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Post by Karen on May 26, 2010 6:37:33 GMT -5
I bet you'll notice a change in your skin for the better in a week or two! And glad you're cramp free now!
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Post by cherry on May 27, 2010 3:03:12 GMT -5
Good news already, the redness and underlying spots have died back in 2 days, no new spots, spots that popped up in the past few days are going down relatively fast. Not having the constant cramping makes all the difference, I had gotten used to it in the last year and now I'm just a little happier because it's a little less pain in my day.
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Post by hellsbells on May 27, 2010 10:39:51 GMT -5
I can't TELL you how AMAZING I felt within hours, not having that bloody constant cramp. It's FABULOUS to have that DAMNED thing OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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