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  • £1.00 Boots Ingredients Hyaluronic Sheet Mask

    Who loves a skincare sheet mask? I do! There are a few things that are important when using a sheet mask for me. It needs to be moisturising, comfortable to wear, make my skin look and feel fresher and has to be affordable. A mask that definitely ticked the affordable box was Boot’s Ingredients Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask. Normally priced at £1.00, when bought was on offer at 75p.

    Boots Ingredients Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask
    Why did I buy this?

    I picked up a few of these because sheet masks are perfect for gift giving, and of course, one for myself. I’ve used some products from the Boots Ingredients range before. It’s affordable, good quality and regularly on offer, so overall a good and cheap purchase.

    What is this supposed to do?

    Boots Ingredients Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask is designed to keep the skin balanced, trap in moisture into the skin keeping it feeling and looking hydrated.

    How to use

    Like most skincare sheet masks, apply onto clean skin and leave on for 15 minutes. Pat into skin any excess serum.

    Look & Fragrance

    Boots Ingredients Hyaluronic Sheet Mask looks like most sheet masks. It comes with some form of backing material on it that you need to take off. It’s almost tissue paper like in texture but not too thin, with the usual holes for the areas of the face that need it. This isn’t fragrance free as it has a light floral scent to it.

    In use

    This masked was soaked in serum, literally dripping! When I placed this on my face it became transparent and clear as it sat on top of it. Incredibly cooling, very comfortable on the skin and enjoyable to wear. I could tell at some point it needed to come off as it’s translucency was becoming more opaque. After taking it off, my skin glistened! The serum was all over my face and was very moisturised in look and feel. I patted the solution into the skin and my skin looked hydrated but not matt.

    I didn’t need to apply anything else on top of this (I used this before bed) because my skin felt moisturised enough.

    The morning after the night before

    My skin still felt moisturised in the same way as if I had applied a cream at night time. It looked reasonably fresh and I was just so glad to see my skin hadn’t dried out in look or feel.

    Recommended?

    Easy to use, comfortable to wear, pampering, moisturising and only £1.00. So yes, definitely recommended! It’s a good quality skincare sheet mask which delivers what it says it will do and is very affordable. The Boots Ingredients range is regularly on offer and at time of writing this is on a 3 for 2 (cheapest product free) which means even more budget friendly skincare!

  • Budget Pampering Masking’s Aloe Vera Under Eye Masks

    What I wouldn’t give to be able to walk into any store, shop online, and order any skincare products I fancied. This would be my idea of HEAVEN! Unfortunately, this won’t be happening. It’s called being a responsible spender. But it doesn’t mean I can’t get my skincare fix on the cheap. My local Tesco store sell a variety of different branded skincare products, including one called Masking. These are a selection of different sheets masks with one thing in common, they are all budget friendly. So, I thought I would try their Aloe Vera Under Eye Masks, which contain 2 sets of eye masks, at a budget busting cost of….£1.00!

    Masking Aloe Vera Under Eye Masks
    Why did I buy this?

    I was actually buying a few pieces for a friend’s birthday. I thought some sheet face masks would be nice and I grabbed these for her as well. But as I put them in the basket, I realised how much I fancied them. So for £1.00 I thought I might as well buy myself a sachet too!

    What are these supposed to do?

    These eye masks are supposed to leave the under-eye area feeling fresher, soothed and more relaxed thanks to them containing aloe vera. They are also designed to help with puffiness.

    What do you get & How are these packaged?

    You don’t get just one pair of eye masks you get two! These come in the typical sachet type packaging, but the masks are housed in their own separate sachet. Joined to the other, which you can pull a part. So, no need to worry about ruining one pair because the packaging is open and can’t be re-sealed.

    These don’t look very fancy. But you can’t help but know these contain aloe vera thanks to the illustrations all over the white coloured sachets. Basic but look wise is acceptable.

    Ingredients

    Some of the ingredients include water, glycerin, aloe vera juice, witch hazel, horse chestnut seed extra and caffeine.

    In Use

    When I took a pair out of the sachet, I realised these are almost gel/rubber like in texture rather than typical sheet mask texture. When you take them out there are coverings on them you have to take off. These stop them from sticking together. These weren’t the most serum-soaked eye masks I’ve ever used but placing them onto the skin I found they were very cooling. Eye mask shaped, easy to place on and stayed on throughout the recommended 15-20 minutes of wear. I enjoyed wearing these.

    When I took these off after 20 minutes, I added a little of the remaining serum from the sachet and dabbed it around my eyes. Roughly an hour later I had a look at my under eyes and they appeared to be no different (I didn’t expect anything to change to be honest!). What did surprise me was although my under eyes didn’t feel dry, they didn’t feel particularly hydrated. This was a little disappointing. I hoped for moisture and soft and supple under eyes, but I didn’t get this.

    Recommended?

    For £1.00 I didn’t expect much. These are what they are and despite what I paid, these types of products are limited in what they can do. These were cooling on the skin, slightly fun to use and gives you a mindset of pampering. And that’s it. If you want something cheap and cheery, nothing too serious, slapping something on in the bath, go for it! If you want serious skincare, a moisture hit for tired, dried or aged under eyes then no. Treat these for what they are and you can’t go wrong.

  • My First Look At Aldi’s Lacura Vitamin C Brightening Daily Cleanser

    Aldi is a supermarket that not only is known for selling a wide range of food and homeware items, but they also have gained a reputation when it comes to their own branded skin and body care products. Is this important? It is for a couple of reasons. They have a wide range of products available (not always available at the same time). All are a good quality and what is equally important is they are affordable. Skincare doesn’t have to be seen as a luxury but can be a budget friendly necessity.

    I’ve noticed in my local store they have started to stock a Vitamin C range which caught my eye. The one product I grabbed was Lacura’s Vitamin C Brightening Daily Cleanser with PHA & Orange Fruit Water. 125ml for £4.99.

    So, what are my initial thoughts on this product?

    Aldi’s Lacura Vitamin C Brightening Daily Cleanser
    Price

    £4.99 for 125ml is good value. Using this morning and night should give weeks of use. Another important fact to think about is if you wanted and needed to repurchase this, it’s less than £5.00. This makes a repeat purchase more achievable than a one off buy.

    Packaging

    If it wasn’t for the packaging I wouldn’t have spotted this, you can’t miss it! Orange in colour, white writing finishing off its look. Very basic and simple. It seems to be a trend a lot of stores follow if they have their own Vitamin C skincare range, making the packaging orange, and I wonder why? And it does work! What I love about this cleanser is it comes in a practical tube but it’s also boxed. It’s that extra touch which I like and if I was giving this as a gift it would make it more appealing.

    Texture

    Aldi’s Lacura Vitamin C Brightening Daily Cleanser is very much a cream cleanser. Quite thick in consistency but not too much. The colour of this is orange but not glow in the dark orange, a much paler, creamier hue. A cream cleanser for many will be ideal during a colder season. The texture can be more comforting on the face, and less stripping of the skin compared to a facial wash, as an example.

    Fragrance

    There’s definitely an orange scent in this cleanser but it’s not sharp and citrusy. Creamier, slightly sweet and not particularly zesty in fragrance.

    My First Impressions

    Great size, perfect packaging and priced just right! It’s not something you would buy every week, so that £5.00 isn’t something you would be hit with often. I’m already liking the texture and scent of this and I can see this being a nice product to use all year round.

    And The Rest Of The Range?

    Customers have picked the shelf clean when I’ve gone to see what other products were available in this range. But what I got to see was there is an eye cream (very interested in this!) and a facial gel moisturiser.

    Keep An Eye On This Range

    If you shop in Aldi and looking to change up your skincare products, have a browse at this Lacura skincare collection and this product. I don’t think any of the products are over £5.00 so could be worthwhile buying and trying.

    Interested in this budget busting brand? Have a look at other Lacura products I’ve tried over the past few years below.

    An Alternative To Aveeno – Aldi’s Lacura Moisturising Hand Cream

    Aldi’s Lacura Moisturising Foot Cream

    Aldi’s Lacura Exfoliating Foot Scrub

    Aldi’s Lacura Spa Foaming Bath Soak & Luxury Bath Float

  • Brighter Skin On A Budget? Boots Ingredients Vitamin C Serum

    My goal for this year is to use skincare products with ingredients that are going to tackle particular problems my skin is suffering from. I don’t want to keep buying ‘stuff’ I don’t actually need which is a waste of time and money. And this is why I purchased Boots Ingredients Vitamin C Serum (for the second time!). 30ml for £6.00, but I grabbed this while the range had a 3 for 2 offer.

    Boots Ingredients Vitamin C Serum
    Why did I buy this?

    Although my skin right now is in good condition, this wasn’t the case a few months ago. The texture was rough in places, some hyperpigmentation on the cheeks thanks to a few spots leaving marks behind. My skin just wasn’t great. Looking at my skincare routine I noticed my products didn’t include ingredients that targeted particular problems. Vitamin C is something I thought could help and super charge my routine so I bought this because it had good reviews, was affordable and a good introduction to an ingredient I hadn’t used before.

    What does Vitamin C do to the skin?

    It helps to protect the skin against things such as pollution, UV rays from the sun and give the skin a more brighter look. An overall great anti-oxidant. Not only can it brighten the skin but help fade discolouration, make skin appear to be smoother and make it look fresher.

    Packaging

    The packaging for this range is very simple. The serum itself comes in a small, white pump action bottle with black writing and detailing. Super basic and reminds me of another skincare range. This comes boxed.

    Texture

    Typical serum in texture. It’s completely clear and when pumped out is liquid, but not as fluid as water. There is no fragrance I can detect in this product when applied.

    How to apply

    Use day and night on the face and gently massage it in until it’s absorbed into the skin.

    Aplied to the skin

    This is a lovely product when placed on the skin! Two pumps is enough for me when gently rubbed into my skin. It feels light, non sticky but hydrating at the same time. This Vitamin C serum takes no time to sink into the skin, as it leaves my skin looking matt and not feeling tacky.

    This works well with any facial cream I put on over the top. And on a few occasions I’ve headed straight to my sun cream (accidentally) after applying this and still felt my skin was moisturised enough.

    I don’t use this day and night, only day time. From what I’ve read Vitamin C is more effective used during the day compare to night time use.

    Has this improved my skin?

    I don’t think it’s one product that helped my skin improve, it’s a few. I’ve started to us sun cream on my face everyday regardless of the weather. Rosehip oil has been slotted into my night time routine to help with hydration and pigmentation. And I think these combined with Boots Ingredients Vitamin C Serum has helped navigate my skin through an awkward stage.

    Boots The Ingredients products
    Recommended?

    This was my first introduction to Vitamin C and I think it’s a really good starting point for anyone who wants to use this ingredient. It’s not expensive and regularly on some form of price promotion making it more affordable. The texture of this is great and easy to use and easily absorbed into the skin. So it’s a thumbs up from me (and my skin) for Boots Ingredients Vitamin C Serum.