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  • New in Tesco! Face Facts Ceramide Skin Barrier Skincare Range!

    Who doesn’t love an affordable skincare brand, especially if it contains good quality products within it? Skincare, as I always say, can be as cheap or as expensive as you want because you can get great products from either price points. This is why I really like the brand Face Facts. Good selection of products for different skin types and concerns, products (I’ve tried one) that actually work, all at affordable prices. Finding their Ceramide range in my local Tesco was an unexpected treat as it seemed to stock a full skincare routine. What did I find?

    Face Facts Ceramide Skin Barrier Complex products
    Firstly, what’s this range about?

    The ceramide products are designed to help maintain, strengthen and protect the skin barrier. Ideal for dry and sensitive skin, so effective but gentle formulas. Containing ceramides and hyaluronic acid (protects and keeps moisture in the skin), glycerin (moisturising) and oats (soothing). Plus this range is vegan friendly and fragrance free.

    Ceramide Hydrating Cleanser

    Cleanses while hydrating the skin without stripping it but leaving a clean feeling. Apply to damp skin, massage and then rinse off with water. 400ml for £5.00.

    Face Facts Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
    Ceramide Repairing Serum

    A light weight serum to use on top of freshly cleansed skin. Honestly? I’m not too sure what this serum really is designed for but can only assume it’s another moisture giver and skin protecting product. 30ml for £2.00.

    Face Facts Repairing Serum Cream
    Ceramide Replenishing Eye Cream

    Using a pea sized amount on clean under eyes, this eye cream should be hydrating but not heavy, great for tired and sensitive under eyes. 15ml for £2.00.

    Face Facts Replenishing Eye Cream
    Ceramide Moisturising Gel Cream

    Moisturising, light weight and soothing gel cream which will compliment other products from the range. Another product created to help keep the moisture in the skin and protect it at the same time. 50ml for £2.00.

    Face Facts Moisturisng Gel Cream
    Thoughts?

    As someone who loves the idea of skincare products that are gentle on the skin, fragrance free and containing nourishing and soothing ingredients, I can’t help but like this brand. Do they look slightly familiar packaging wise to a well known skincare brand? Yes they do! (dupe alert!). But it doesn’t change the fact this range has good products in it at exceptionally great prices. Cleanser, serum, eye cream and moisturiser, all full sizes for a total of £11.00?? SOLD!

  • A Wash Out? The Body Shop’s Carrot Wash Energising Face Cleanser

    Having clean skin is the first step to any decent skincare routine. No matter how simple or complicated a skincare routine is, this is number one. Before anything can be applied to the face, it needs to be put onto a clean surface. So you can understand why it’s an essential step. I’ve been using The Body Shop’s Carrot Wash Energising Face Cleanser on and off this year. This was a gift from a friend, but normally costs £8.50 for 100ml.

    The Body Shop’s Carrot Wash Energising Face Cleanser
    Why have I been using this?

    Honestly? I ran out of other face washes and needed to slip something into my routine while I decided what I was going to buy and use next. This was on hand so I used it and thought it would tide me over for the short term.

    Who is this for?

    It’s not clear on the packaging but on the website it says it’s for ‘dehydrated skin’.

    Packaging

    This skin wash comes in a tube with a screw top lid on it’s bottom. Colouring is easy on the eyes with hits of orange and soft green. Looks quite earthy but in a different way compared to other similarly styled products, so it stands out. But how this appears I feel is geared towards a younger market, but still presented well.

    Fragrance

    Not nice. There is a hint of carrot in this but what I mainly get is something quite earthy, plant like, which I don’t personally like. This fragrance is probably the least appealing I’ve smelt from a skincare product in a long time. Thank god it’s not too strong!

    Texture, Consistency & Look

    Gel wash like in texture but a bit thicker compared to others I’ve used before. Smooth and orange in colour. Not going to lie, it threw me when I first saw it. Not very appealing to my eyes.

    On my skin

    I thought it would lather up more. It lathered but despite using water it didn’t feel like a proper, thorough facial wash. That feeling you get when you move a facial wash around the skin, which normally is quite effortless, wasn’t with this. No matter how much or little I used of this I felt I used too much, and what I had didn’t mix fully with the water.

    The fragrance doesn’t get any better when using this product on the skin. I’m sort of used to it now but it gives me no pleasure or joy getting a whiff of ‘carrot’. I’m literally using this wash to clean my skin without actually liking it.

    When I first used this, my skin afterwards had signs of dry patches on my face. But a few months ago I think my skin behaved like this with lots of products to be honest. Now I’ve noticed my skin doesn’t look or feel dry. Clean in look and feel, but my face never really feels fresh and revitalised after using this.

    Would I buy this myself?

    No. For many reasons. Not keen on the colour, the fragrance isn’t nice and I think there are better face wash cleansers on the market. I just don’t enjoy using this! I love skincare. Even if I’m in a rush and spend only a few minutes getting my skin ready, I want to like the products I use and I just don’t like this. Not only do I not like this, I don’t think it leaves my skin feeling ‘wow’ after use, so I’m literally just using this for using sake.

    The Body Shop’s Carrot Wash & Carrot Cream
    Recommended?

    I think this will appeal only to a small number of people. Maybe those who like their skincare more natural in regards to ingredients and scents. But for the majority of people I think this is a bit left field. And for what skin type is this aimed at? Absolutely no idea! Packaging says it’s suitable for sensitive skin and all skin tones (tones?) and website says dehydrated skin. Teenagers possibly? No idea but not for me.

    If for some reason this sounds like something for you, this is down from £8.50 to £5.95 currently on the website here which is a good saving. But I still wouldn’t buy it.