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  • Stretching The Skincare Budget? Trying Aveda’s Radiant Skin Refiner

    Like many people at the moment, what we spend our money on is on our minds daily. The cost of living crisis is making budgeting harder and harder and for some scaling back on purchases is now the norm. It’s no secret how much I love skincare products but they HAVE to be affordable and at a lower price point. Thankfully, I have some friends who have more expensive tastes than me and I was recently given Aveda’s Tourmaline Charged Radiant Skin Refiner. For 100ml this retails for around £33.00.

    Aveda’s Tourmaline Charged Radiant Skin Refiner
    Why did I use this?

    As much as I love facial scrubs I don’t use them as regularly as I should. My skin at the moment looks like it could really benefit from this type of product because texture wise I want it to be more smoother. I’ve never used Aveda skincare products before and was happy to give this a go to see how it performed.

    What is this?

    Aveda’s Tourmaline Charged Radiant Skin Refiner is a facial scrub. Designed to be a moisturising and rich textured scrub that leaves skin feeling and looking softer and smoother. Thanks to it containing tourmaline, tired and lifeless looking skin should look more alive and rested.

    Packaging

    100ml of facial scrub comes housed in a tall and thin plastic flip topped tube. Simple in appearance, green in colour with white lettering. I can’t help look at this and think this has some natural ingredients in it because of how it’s presented. This would sit nicely in any bathroom and be used by any sex or age as it will appeal to most people packaging wise.

    Texture

    When this is squeezed out of the tube it’s quite solid as it holds it’s form. Off white in colour and looks relatively smooth. But pop a finger in this and it’s almost whipped liked, very creamy with very small grains in this.

    Fragrance

    Does this smell of anything? Not really. There’s no definite scent to this but there’s a hint of something. I’m not too sure whether it’s the clay that this contains but there’s something in it which I don’t find too appealing but don’t hate either.

    How to use

    Use this product twice a week on damp skin. Massage into it and then remove with a damp cloth.

    In Use

    I used enough to cover a finger tip and rubbed this into my face which was damp. What I liked about Aveda’s Skin Refiner was how creamy it was as it felt luxurious on the face. At the same time the exfoliating grains were obviously there in feel and they were plentiful but very fine. It didn’t need to be worked in roughly into the skin, just a gentle rubbing motion was fine and I enjoyed the process. I left this on for a couple of minutes and it was at this stage it was obvious some form of clay was in this. It felt slightly like a clay mask but not to the point my face was frozen. Fragrance wise I couldn’t really detect anything.

    Removing this was fairly simple. I rinsed off most of it with warm water and then went in with a warmed, damp face cloth to take off the excess. I did think my skin would feel tight or possibly dry after using this product but it didn’t. It felt very clean and comfortable. Looking at my skin afterwards it looked fresher but I expected that as it normally would anyway after just cleansing my skin.

    The morning after the night before

    In the morning I noticed my skin was definitely looking and feeling better than usual. My skin wasn’t transformed into something else but it was small things that I noticed. The left side of my face seemed less uneven texture wise than the rest of my face which has been an issue this week. All of the skin on my face looked smoother, more even and more rested with zero dryness or irritation.

    Recommended?

    As a product I really like this! I love a good texture and the texture of this is very unusual and a delight to use. This to me felt like a dual product and was part mask (if you leave it on) and part scrub. Easy to use, enjoyable to apply and left my skin looking and feeling in better condition than before I used this. I would definitely recommend this but it is pricey! If you could get hold of a sample size of this or purchase this in a kit to save money that would be a good alternative. But it is a considered purchase price wise.

    This product can be purchased from lots of companies that sell skincare products such as Look Fantastic and direct from Aveda. It’s pricey but a great quality product.

  • Did Neom’s Overnight Facial Cream Help My Tired Skin?

    My skin is rubbish at the moment. It’s not spotty or has an uneven skin tone, it’s just tired! Lacklustre and a little bit dull is how I would describe it. Hay fever has hit me hard from the outside in and my face is showing it. So I decided to head into my skincare stash and give Neom’s Perfect Night’s Sleep Overnight Facial Cream a go hoping for some kind of result. Gifted to me by a friend, this would normally cost £12.00 for 10ml.

    Neom’s Perfect Night’s Sleep Overnight Facial Cream
    Why did I use this?

    I’ve used a few products from Neom including their Uplifting Hand Balm. There’s a sense of quality from the products I’ve used. They serve a purpose, but do you know what else they do? Pamper! They pamper, thanks to their fragrances and textures and this is what I needed. Something to give my skin a quick fix but also to enjoy using this product at the same time.

    What is this supposed to do?

    This is designed to be an overnight facial in cream form. The skin should be left feeling and looking moisturised, revitalise tired looking skin thanks to it containing ingredients such as ceramides, hyaluronic acid and cica.

    Packaging

    Neom’s Perfect Night’s Sleep Overnight Facial Cream comes in a bigger size so packaging may vary. But this 10ml size comes in a small, screw top plastic tube. Cream in colour, simple yet very elegant in design like the rest of the products from this brand. It screams luxury to me.

    Ingredients

    Ingredients include cica, ceramide, magnesium, aloe vera, rosehip oil and basbussa oil.

    Fragrance & Texture

    The first thing I get is lavender. It’s prominent but not too strong. There’s a plant like smell to this overall but more aromatherapy like rather than foliage. It’s pleasant, but not for those who don’t like lavender.

    Texture is typical cream like. Off white in colour, smooth and with a decent thickness to it.

    How to use

    Use this like any other night time cream, over cleansed skin. Ideally Neom suggest to use this in conjunction with their facial oil.

    In Use

    I used about a finger tip’s worth of Overnight Facial Cream, and lightly rubbed it in. It rubbed in so easily and my skin literally drunk it up! It had a slight waxy feel to it and it felt a little thicker than a day cream which I liked. My skin felt moisturised and protected, but the cream wasn’t heavy on the skin and didn’t leave me shiny.

    The fragrance was to die for! Before I applied this I breathed in the fragrance which made using this enjoyable. What I did notice though was the fragrance didn’t linger on my skin. It was there but not overpowering.

    The morning after night before

    I looked at my skin the next day and I can honestly say it looked better. It looked fresher and smoother. I ignored my eye area (my eyes still look like death!) but the rest of my skin looked really good. I’m really good at moisturising so most of the time I will wake up and my skin is rarely dry. My skin after using this was the same as usual. Normal, matt but just looked a little better compared to other mornings.

    Recommended?

    As a product, this did EXACTLY what it was meant to do. My skin looked fresher and better after use. But what was equally as good was how much I enjoyed using this! It took seconds to apply this, but the texture and the fragrance gave me a few seconds of pampering. Would I recommend this? Oh yes…love it! BUT let’s not ignore the fact this isn’t a cheap product. 10ml is £12.00 and 50ml is £44 so not budget friendly but a total treat for the skin. If I purchased this myself, I would keep an eye out for special priced promotions from this brand and buy this product in a collection to save myself some money.

    This can be purchased instore and online from various retailers, including direct from Neom themselves.