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  • New Nivea Skincare From £1.49 in Home Bargains!

    When you walk into a discount store, you’re never too sure what you will see. Yes, like any store, there will be items on the shelves you see week in week out. But there’s also plenty of products new in, that might be on a shelf for a day, a week or a few weeks, and then never to be seen again. New skincare products I spotted recently in Home Bargains was from the brand Nivea. 3 different moisturisers and a serum, starting from £1.49. So, what did I find?

    Nivea moisturisers (and a serum!) in Home Bargains!
    Nivea’s Tinted Day Cream

    Slighted tinted in a light skin tone colouring, this moisturiser helps to even out skin tone, moisturises for up to 24hrs (is that really possibly?) and contains spf15. £1.49 for 50ml.

    Nivea’s Tinted Day Cream
    Nivea’s Soothing Day Cream

    Aimed at sensitive skin, this moisturiser is fragrance free (fragrance can be irritating for some people). Helps to reduce redness, tightness and dryness, so this formulation should be soothing and comforting on the skin. Also contains spf15. £1.49 for 50ml.

    Nivea’s Soothing Day Cream
    Nivea’s Mattifying Day Cream

    This moisturiser is to help those with an oily skin type. It’s designed to be light weight so not heavy or greasy on the skin, but still moisturises. Helps skin to appear and feel less oily and make the skin more balanced. £1.49 for 50ml.

    Nivea’s Mattifying Day Cream
    Nivea’s Post-Acne Marks Serum

    This serum is aimed at specific skin concerns, which is dealing with acne skin and marks left by acne. This product aims to improve the look and feel of acne prone skin by smoothing it out and reducing the look of marks left after acne. Suitable for acne prone skin. This is a serum, so a moisturiser still needs to be applied after this product. £4.49 for 50ml.

    Nivea’s Post-Acne Marks Serum

    If Nivea is a brand you use in your skincare routine, have a look in Home Bargains. Affordable branded skincare at its best!

  • Budget Snail Mucin Skincare From Face Facts In B&M

    The skincare world can get a little weird! There’s lots of interesting and imaginative products and formulations on the market that can make a normal skincare user raise their eyebrow. One that has been around for years but still makes people question, is skincare that contains snail mucin extract (yes, I said snail!). Budget skincare brand Face Facts has their snail mucin skincare range available in B&M. So what’s available?

    Face Facts Snail Mucin Skincare In B&M
    Firstly…what is this snail mucin about?

    Snail mucin has been an ingredient of some skincare products for quite a while. As the name gives away, it’s mucus secreted from snails. Benefits? It can provide hydration, calming to the skin, can help improve the look and feel to the skin, help reduce lines and wrinkles, the list goes on!

    Products available
    Jelly Refresh Cleanser

    Use as any traditional face wash cleanser, this product lifts and removes dirt and impurities off the skin, leaving the skin feeling and looking fresher. Contains snail mucin, vitamin c and ginseng extract. 200ml.

    Jelly Refresh Cleanser
    Plump Revival Serum

    Containing snail mucin, hyaluronic acid, allantoin and niacinamide, Plump Revival Serum is designed to provide hydration delivered in a light weight formula. Leaving skin smoother and providing it with a glow. 30ml.

    Plump Revival Serum
    Hydra Smooth Eye Cream

    Hydra Smooth Eye Cream contains snail mucin, shea butter, peptides, hyaluronic acid and green tea extract. Quick and easy to absorb by the skin, providing hydration to the under eye area. making them appear more smoother and brighter. 15ml.

    Hydra Smooth Eye Cream
    4 in 1 Advance Gel Cream

    This facial moisturiser is all about protecting and providing for the skin. Helping to keep the skin barrier healthy, keep the skin well moisturised and making the look and feel of the skin healthier. Some ingredients included are snail mucin (of course!), squalene, olive oil and vitamins E & C. 100ml.

    4 in 1 Advance Gel Cream
    Prices?

    Each product costs £3.99 but currently on a multibuy which is 2 for £7.00. The prices of the products is very affordable, and the sizes are standard, although the moisturiser is great value as its 100ml in size not the standard 50ml.

    Would I buy this?

    I haven’t noticed fragrance in any of the ingredients lists of these products, which I do try to avoid. So would I try any of these? I think I would happily try all of them! The cleanser sounds really refreshing but not drying, the eye cream sounds moisturising and the moisturiser sounds pretty good as well. To be honest, all of these products do! And at such low price points it means even if these products aren’t for my skin, it won’t be the end of the world.

  • Simple Skincare Products Under £3.00 In Home Bargains!

    Simple is a brand my household uses regularly. We’ve used various products for both the bath and shower and face. It’s ideal because of the gentle formulations, with many products being suitable for sensitive skin and a good starting point for teenagers. It’s not an expensive range. But like most products prices have been creeping up over the last few years. I found a recent selection of Simple products at an affordable price than usual sat on the shelves of Home Bargains. So what did I find and what are these products supposed to do?

    Simple Skincare Products In Home Bargains!
    Hyaluronic Acid & B5 Booster Serum

    Designed for skin that needs more hydration, and wants to be softer and smoother. Great for lined and dehydrated skin. Suitable for all skin types, can be used once or twice a day under a moisturiser. Home Bargains price £2.99 for 30ml. Usual rrp £9.99.

    Hyaluronic Acid & B5 Booster Serum
    Vitamin B3 Niacinamide Booster Serum

    Improves the texture and look of the skin by helping it to retain moisture in the skin and help improve the skin’s natural barrier. Overall giving the skin a healthier appearance. £2.99 for 30ml. Usual rrp £9.99.

    Vitamin B3 Niacinamide Booster Serum
    Repairing Rich Cream

    Simple’s Repairing Rich Cream should be hydration in a pot! A slightly thicker consistency, soothing, smoothing and hydrating so good for drier skin or use as a night cream. £2.99 for 50ml. Usual rrp £9.99.

    Repairing Rich Cream
    Skin Quench Gel Cream

    Another facial cream that delivers hydration but in a lighter formulation. Great for those who want the moisture back into the skin without the heaviness. Potentially a good product to use during warmer seasons. £2.99 for 50ml. Usual rrp £9.99.

    Skin Quench Gel Cream
    Brightening Gel Cream

    Containing Vitamin’s C & E, ginger root and glycerin. This facial moisturiser should hydrate but also help the skin to look brighter, softer and healthier. Not to mention helping combat pollution which can damage the skin on a daily basis. £2.99 for 50ml. Usual price £9.99.

    Brightening Gel Cream
    What’s good about these products?

    Besides the low price point? These products are suitable for all skin types. But Simple is a brand that focuses a lot of their products on sensitive skin. They do this by avoiding the use of colouring, perfumes and other potentially irritating ingredients. This is why many of them I use and happily allow my teenagers to use as well.

    Worth buying?

    Depending on what you’re looking for in a skincare product I would say yes! In fact, I’ve already bought the Brightening Gel Cream! These are good products, for concerns that many of us have at great affordable price points. To find these particular products under £3.00 each on the high street, even on sale, doesn’t happen. So grab these if and when you can because they won’t be in Home Bargains at these prices for long!

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  • I Think I Love Q+A’s Oat Milk Cream Cleanser

    There is nothing that excites me more than finding a new skincare product I like. Not just like in regards to results, but actually enjoy using. So I think I’ve already given away whether the product I’m reviewing today is on my hit or miss list! I’ve just started to use Q+A’s Oat Milk Cream Cleanser, bought from my local Tesco. On sale for £4.50, originally £7.50. So what is it like?

    Q+A Oat Milk Cream Cleanser
    Why did I buy this?

    I’ve used products from Q+A before and thought they were good quality skincare products. I’ve wanted to try their Oat Milk Cream Cleanser when it was first released but never got the chance. Seeing this for under £5.00 I HAD to buy it! The reason I wanted to try this was because I love oat as an ingredient on my skin, fragrance free which I need and this sounded nourishing not stripping.

    What does this do?

    Q+A’s Oat Milk Cream Cleanser removes dirt and make-up gently while leaving the skin fresh and clean. Designed for any skin type, but will help to calm irritated skin, nourish not strip and hydrate while cleaning.

    Packaging

    125ml of this cleanser comes in a flip topped plastic tube. Simple but striking in look, with how to use and what it is clearly stated on the front.

    Consistency & Texture

    This cleanser is white in colour, cream like but with a little thickness to it as it holds it shape once squeezed out.

    On the face

    The directions say you can apply this to a dry or damp face but I opted for damp. This rubbed into my skin like a dream, and felt similar to a hot cloth cleanser but with a little more slip to it, like a balm. Beautiful, almost treatment like, I knew in the first few seconds of using this I would love it! It was so nice to apply I could have sat there for much longer just moving it around and over my skin. To remove, I used a warm damp face cloth and wiped it off. My skin felt fresh, clean, but definitely hydrated. I didn’t feel an immediate need to moisturise as my skin didn’t feel it needed it. This cleanser removed dirt, eyebrow pencil and sun cream, easily and quickly.

    Recommended?

    If you like a more traditional facial cleanser e.g a face wash, then you probably won’t like this. But if you love your cleanser to have texture, you enjoy using balms, oils, hot cloth cleansers and you want something that’s kind and gentle to your skin, buy this!

    Q+A’s Oat Milk Cream Cleanser can be purchased from various places, including direct from Q+A, Holland & Barratt and Sainsbury’s.