Facial Co.

A beauty post for you today with my most recent online discovery, Australian owned and operated online skincare and beauty store, Facial Co. and some wonderful Australian made and owned cosmeceutial skin care products by Asap.

My favourtie of all was the Asap Daily Exfoliating Facial Scrub. I had actually been trying to find the perfect scrub when Facial Co. contacted me and this scrub has ended my search.  Scrubs which I had purchased at the supermarket (where I usually buy beauty products) were always too scratchy with big particles, this facial scrub is lovely and fine, and feels like it is shedding those dead skin cells without damaging my skin.  Plus the smallest about goes a long way and leaves my skin glowing.

To compliment the facial scrub is the Asap Daily Facial Cleanser which is gentle and non-drying.  I love that it has Glycolic Acid for protection against free radical damage and White Tea, an antioxidant with anti-ageing properties.  The big 4 0 is not far off now so I'll definitely take all the help I can get!

Finally the Moisturising Daily Defence SPF50+; for me a day moisturiser has to have the sunscreen step covered.  I am extremely time poor and if I can skip a step that is excellent!  Plus I always get confused, no matter how many times I read Amazing Face, as to what order sunscreen and moisturiser are supposed to be put on.  This solves all of that! Again this moisturiser has anti-ageing ingredients, another absolute must for me.  One tip for this one is give it a bit of a shake before use, I found it separated just a little. 

Facial Co. offer free shipping Australia wide, free samples with every order and a 30 day return policy. They have a huge selection of brands with expert advice available - well worth a look.

Activeskin

Active Skin is my latest online discovery.  Stocking only genuine, authentic skincare, makeup, hair products, bath and body care and fragrances from the best brands in the industry, and at the lowest prices... guaranteed!  Brands include Lancôme, Clarins, Clinique and Cloud9, all at up to 40% off recommended retail prices!! You can also count on getting free samples (as pictured) with every order. 

Established in 2006, Active Skin are proudly Australian owned and operated by a team of skincare professionals based in Sydney.  I should also add there are skincare professionals on hand to give expert advice if you need it.

Milky Foot review

Sandal weather is here, so it's time to get those feet in tip top shape.  I recently received a fab little Summer Survival kit which included  Milky Foot Intense Exfoliation Pads and Spotner.  I've seen the ads on tv about Milky Foot so was pretty curious to try it myself.

First step is to don these funny exfoliation socks, which are filled with the active ingredients, and put your feet up.  Actually don't put your feet up, you need to keep them on the ground so the formula stays in contact with your feet.  I also put socks over the top to help them stay in closer contact with my feet.  The instructions say to keep them on for 45-60 minutes, so I did the full 60 minutes.  Afterwards my feel felt so fresh! Like your mouth after Listerine ;)

The instructions advise that the peeling would begin around 3-5 days, but nothing was happening on my feet so I seriously thought it wasn't going to work.  Low and behold on day six the intense peeling began.  And over about 2-3 days all that rough, hardened skin came right of to reveal lovely soft skin underneath.  By ten days my feet were good as new.

It is SO much easier than rubbing away with a pumice stone or foot file, and I would certainly use it again.  However, I would recommend perhaps having some nail polish on to protect your toe nails as mine became a bit brittle afterwards.

Milky Foot pads are available in both regular and large sizes in pharmacies for around $30.

Perfume

Today I'm sharing with you this beautiful perfume, Lancome La Vie Est Belle thanks to the Perfume Clearance Centre.  When choosing a perfume I must admit I start with the appearance of the bottle, is anyone else the same?  Next I look at what the main fragrance is.  Helpfully, the Perfume Clearance Centre has all the details about every one of their perfumes.  This perfume in particular is a fresh floral oriental frangrance of orange blosson.  Sounds lovely don't you think; and it is!

The Perfume Clearance Centre is an Australia website focused on offering genuine, high quality perfumes at discounted prices.  They have the latest perfumes, as well as old favourites. Postage was quick as could be and I also got a stack of little samples, as pictured above, which was a real bonus.


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Strawberry Net

 

Russell Organics Eye Cream - thanks to Strawberry Net

Russell Organics is a luxury beauty range that relies simply upon natural ingredients. It's cruelty free, and vegan. The range includes cleansers, toners, serums, oils, masks and moisturisers.

I've had the pleasure of trying the eye cream from the range.  It claims to cool and soothe puffiness, deliver strong antioxidant protection, improve moisture levels, boost collagen and elastin synthesis, and most importantly for me, visibly reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and hyper pigmentation revealing a firmer, softer, smoother, more elastic and younger looking eye area.

Being in my mid-thirties this cream gives me everything I want.  The cream itself is lovely and light and glides on smoothly.  The container is 30mL which is double the usual amount of the usual commercial brand eye creams I buy at the supermarket, so taking that into consideration it is actually quite good value.   100% natural and organic ingredients is an added bonus for me.

The entire Russell Organics range is available from Strawberry Net, whom I'm sure most of you have heard of.  They stock all your favourite skincare, makeup and fragrances at discounted prices, and on top of that offer free worldwide shipping, plus a 5% discount and free gift for new customers!