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  • Revolution Skincare London’s Watermelon Hydrating Undereye Patches

    How skincare products are presented is important. The initial thought you have on how good or bad it will be can be based on how it’s packaged and how it looks. Sometimes products can look fun and not take themselves too seriously which sometimes puts me off because are they a gimmick or effective in use? Unsure as I was when I first saw Revolution Skincare London’s Watermelon Hydrating Undereye Patches on their website months ago, I still bought them when they were sat on a shelf in Home Bargains priced at £1.99.

    Revolution Skincare London’s Watermelon Hydrating Undereye Patches
    Why did I buy this?

    I love eye products. Anything to make this area of my face look more alive I’m going to purchase it. Revolution are a brand I’m familiar with. Although I wouldn’t buy these at full price this was a steal for 60 undereye patches (30 pairs in total). Even if these were more of a gimmick it was affordable and would at least be used by my daughter if not by me, so I couldn’t lose.

    What are these designed to do?

    Revolution Skincare London’s Watermelon Hydrating Undereye Patches are designed to…hydrate the undereye area! On the website that’s the only thing it’s listed to do.

    Packaging

    Revolution Skincare London’s Watermelon Hydrating Under Eye Patches come in a screw topped plastic pot. Taking the lid off, there is a secondary covering which keeps the patches nice and safe and attached on the top are a small pair of tweezers to help take them out. The packaging is practical and quite eye catching thanks to the lid having a watermelon look to it.

    How do these undereye patches look?

    These are typical undereye patch shaped. Jelly like in look and feel and red in colour with black dots on them looking like the flesh of a seeded watermelon. It’s fun, it’s interesting to look at but doesn’t scream serious skincare to me and geared more towards a younger market.

    Fragrance

    I expected these to have a fruity fragrance to them but there was no such scent. In fact, there was no clear fragrance to these at all.

    How did they perform?

    In the pot these under eye patches were swimming in some form of pinky/red solution/serum. Not too sure whether I liked that or not (the colour of it) but at least they were hydrated. I found them a little fiddly to get out of the pot even with the tweezers. Placing these on the skin they needed a little adjusting but stayed where they were the majority of the time. They were reasonably comfortable to wear but I wished they were more cooling.

    Hold these patches in the wrong way and they can tear. This happened a few times but they were still useable. Taking them off my skin, the serum they were soaked in did leave my undereyes moisturised but could have been a lot more to be honest. They didn’t feel massively more hydrated or better in look than before using these.

    My daughter

    My 12 year loves these! She would use them everyday if she could. It’s a form of pampering for her which is easy, looks good and probably makes her feel grown up too. So no complaints from her.

    Recommended?

    I can see the appeal of this product. In my opinion it’s for a younger market because of it’s packaging and how the actual patches look. Not to mention these aren’t the most hard working undereye patches I’ve ever used. So for those who want a bit of fun and pampering these will do that, but would suggest to buy these while on sale and not at full price (currently £15.00 on Revolution’s website). Personally I wouldn’t buy these again for myself. They needed to be more hydrating, more cooling on my undereye area and thicker or constructed better. I’ve used better undereye patches and found these were just ok and nothing special, but still a great price at £1.99 though.

  • I Heart Revolution’s Chocolate Lip Scrub

    As a mother of a pre-teen girl I can honestly say it’s an interesting and expensive experience. My mini me has a strong personality and she knows what she likes. One thing she is very vocal on is how much she loves make-up. But what do you buy a child who who is going on 21 but is really 12? What’s appropriate for that age? I decided a safe option for her would be I Heart Revolution’s Chocolate Lip Scrub. I bought it while it was on sale (can’t remember how much it was ) but retails for £5.00 for 20ml.

    I Heart Revolution’s Chocolate Lip Scrub
    Why did I buy this?

    Online it looked like a fun product that wasn’t taking itself too seriously. The packaging was cute. I thought the scent would be playful and my daughter would like it. And it’s the type of product that isn’t quite skincare (in my opinion), not make-up but would make her think she’s experiencing both, if that makes sense?

    What is this?

    It’s a chocolate fragranced scrub designed for the lips to help smooth and soften this area by removing flaky and dry areas of skin.

    Packaging

    A very cute looking plastic pot in different shades of pink keeps the lip scrub safe. Screw top lid, with splashes of brown on the lid and down the sides of the pot giving the look of a chocolate drip effect. Definitely geared towards a younger market.

    Fragrance

    I Heart Revolution’s Chocolate Lip Scrub smells like milk chocolate with a hint of caramel to it. It’s not what I would call a true chocolate scent more of a cosmetic interpretation but still a pleasure to sniff!

    Look & Texture

    In a deep chocolate brown shade, it looks quite solid and compact in it’s little pot. Without touching it, it reminds me of having dark brown sugar that’s not been used in a while and has hardened and stuck in a solid shape. Very grainy in feel and quite dry (it is made of actual sugar), although has the smallest amount of slip to it but barely noticeable.

    On the lips

    I used a small amount on dry lips and rubbed it over the lip area. It felt way too aggressive! The sugar particles weren’t massive but it just felt too rough for me. Very dry and desperately needed a touch of oil just to add a bit of slip and moisturisation to the process. My lips slightly throbbed after using this and this was only a few seconds of application. I tried this on damp lips and I still got the same feel while using it although felt slightly better.

    Anyone that doesn’t lick their lips to see what this tastes like is a saint because I did and it tasted quite nice and sugary!

    I had to wipe the scrub off with water to remove it. I should have used a damp face cloth but wasn’t in the bathroom. The plus side most of it actually was on my lips rather than in the sink. The downside was having to remove it. It would have been nice if some of this had melted from the heat of my lips but it didn’t.

    My lips did feel a little smoother afterwards but they weren’t rough or dry before using this product. A little oil in this would have left my lips feeling prepped.

    Recommended?

    The more I use lip scrubs the more I just don’t like them! It’s a lot of mess for one area of the face and I don’t particularly enjoy using them. So I wouldn’t buy this for myself for that reason alone. I wouldn’t repeat this purchase for my daughter either. She liked the look of this and used it once but only once. Would I recommend this? There will be better lip scrubs on the market which will be more enjoyable to use and more moisturising. But cheap enough (on sale) this would be an acceptable gift for a young person who is either getting into make-up or likes fun make-up type products.

    If I Heart Revolution’s Chocolate Lip Scrub interests you, it’s full price on the website here for £5.00.

  • Revolution Skincare’s Mood Calming Cleansing Oil

    There is nothing nicer than having clean skin. Fresh, dirt, grime free, perfect blank canvas to add anything on top of it e.g skincare products or/and make-up. There are so many different textures of cleansers on the market, we are all spoilt for choice. I love textures such as balms and oils. So I’m not surprised I bought Revolution Skincare’s Mood Calming Cleansing Oil. At the time of purchase this was on sale on their website for £5.60, usual price £8.00 for 140ml.

    Revolution Skincare’s Calming Cleansing Oil
    Why did I buy this?

    I tend to find that if I want to get to the base of a skincare problem my best starting point is looking at what I’m washing my face with. I felt my previous cleanser could have been more hard working when it came to cleaning my skin, and I knew I was suffering from stress. Stress can manifest itself in many ways on the face, in the form of spots, lines and overall tiredness. This cleansing oil is something I’ve had my eye on for awhile. I felt my skin could benefit in using this, so when it was on for a sale price it seemed the perfect opportunity to buy and try.

    What is this supposed to do?

    This is a cleansing oil that’s designed to soothe stressed skin without stripping it of moisture, by being gentle and effective in its cleansing action.

    Packaging

    140ml of cleaning oil in a pump dispenser glass bottle. It looks very smart, simple in style but very appealing with a basic looking label.

    Fragrance

    Its not fragrance free as it has a scent to it. The fragrance though isn’t obvious or strong but very light. It doesn’t belong to a particular fragrance family, but it’s a scent that isn’t offensive. There’s a hint of a sweet floral base to it but it’s exceptionally delicate.

    Consistency

    As the name suggests this is an oil. Typical oil texture but not thick as its easy to pump out and is very fluid. Pretty much the same thickness as most facial oils on the market.

    In use

    I used two pumps of this on dry skin. The oil itself was so satisfying to rub over my face as it glided over it effortlessly. It didn’t sink in and stayed on the surface, which meant I could either spend 5 seconds cleansing or even 5 minutes. This made mince meat out of my eyebrow pencil, which previous cleansers had struggled to remove despite the product not being special e.g being waterproof or semi permanent. Once finished, I rinsed it off with warm water, which was very easy to do. Purely out of habit I wiped my face with a damp muslin cloth to make sure my face was oil free. How effective this is on heavy make-up I can’t comment as I don’t wear make-up, except as mentioned my trusty eyebrow pencil which I would die without!

    Skin afterwards

    In look and feel my skin was clean, fresh, felt hydrated and not stripped of any natural oils but very importantly didn’t look or feel oily. Lots of people are scared of using oily products on their skin thinking it could prove to be problematic and actually create greasy skin, but not the case with this product.

    One week later

    I’ve noticed that my skin does appear to be behaving itself and looks as if its in a better condition, smoother in fact, compared to how it was before. My facial routine hadn’t changed except for using this as a cleanser so I’m confident that this product has been helping regulate my skin.

    The Calming Range
    Recommended?

    As a general cleanser definitely! If you love your oils and balms to cleanse with or slip into your daily routine as a treatment then this is a must! It cleans the skins, it doesn’t dry it out and its really easy and quick to use and quite enjoyable to apply. My only wish is I would really love this to be available in not only a bigger size ( at least double for home use ), and a smaller size ( 50/60ml ) for travel. Definitely an affordable everyday skincare product that won’t break the bank. What also makes this a great product to own is there is a matching face cream and mask so you can have a complete routine at your fingertips. Grab yours now direct from Revolution here and give yourself the gift of good skin.