The Body Shop Love Etc Body Butter

This is the only body butter that I've used since Christmas. Its a really thick body butter, which feels very luxurious on the skin. I love using this after coming from the shower or bath, it just completes any pamper experience.
It's the thickest body butter I've tried, and when you rub it into the skin it turns into an oil, but it doesn't leave your skin feeling greasy or anything. It leaves the skin feeling smooth, soft, and hydrated.
The body butter itself has a light pink tint to it, which is pretty to look at, but it soon disappears when it's rubbed into the skin.
It smells like a spa, it's sweet and rather girly, with a hint of shea butter. Shea butter and cocoa butter are the main ingredients in this body butter.
The packaging is cute and girly, with a simple white pot, with multi-coloured heart shapes on the sticker on the top. It's simple, but yet really pretty.
In this tub you get 200ml which lasts ages! Unfortunately this is not sold in stores anymore, but the Body Shop do small collections similar to this one regularly. But I suspect this was around £13 when it was sold in stores which I think is a great price as it's an amazing product. I can't wait to try some of the new releases that the Body Shop are releasing this summer.

ali_me xoxo

Body Shop pore minimiser

I've been using this pore minimiser from the body shop since Christmas. It is supposed to fill pores and make them look smaller. I haven't got big pores just a couple around my nose, so I thought this product would be perfect.
I am quite impressed with this product, although I don't think it's the best. If you have a higher budget then I would go for something like the benefit porefessional, but for the price you cant go wrong with this one.
I use it every morning after my moisturiser, on the areas which I have pores. then I apply my make up on top. It fills my pores, and smoothes over my skin, to create the perfect base for my make up.
The product comes out a sort of cream colour but soon turns transparent on the skin.
This product also contains tea tree oil, which is great for the skin. So this is a great product to use if you have blemished skin as it should treat the skin, whilst also filling your pores.
I would recommend this product as its only £7.50, and the body shop's skincare are highly rated, so I am very excited to try some of their other products.

ali_me xoxo

Nivea oil free daily moisturiser

So here is my everyday moisturiser that I've been using for around a year. I use this in the morning, and the Nivea regenerating night cream at night which I have made a post on recently.
I have combination skin at the moment, but this time last year I had more oily skin. As I was looking for a new moisturiser at the drugstore I decided I would try this one which is the Nivea oil free moisturising day cream. I thought that I would see if an oil free moisturiser would make a difference to my skin and keep my oil at bay. I do really like this moisturiser as it does still moisturise my skin but it doesn't make my skin oilier.
It applies white, but soon turns transparent. Its a light cream, which sinks in to the skin straight away, which I like because who has time to wait around for their moisturiser to dry? I do also like the smell of this, its not too overpowering, its a subtle, fresh scent.
This is only my second bottle, a tube of this will last you ages. The packaging is nothing special, but at the end of the day its what I would expect from a drugstore moisturiser.
This is sold at an amazing price of £4.25 and I think you wont find anything better for that price. If you have a different skin type to me, there is also a light day cream and a rich day cream, which I am sure are to the same high quality. Overall I am very impressed with this moisturiser.

ali_me xoxo

Balance Me radiance face oil

I literally could not live without this stuff! I got this sample size of the balance me radiance face oil in a latest in beauty box for Christmas. I wasn't sure about using a face oil, as I thought it would make my skin super oily as I have combination skin, but I was completely wrong!
I use it at night, only once a week as I am trying my best not to use it all! I'd say its quite a light oil. I use it all over my face, usually by its own, or ill use a moisturiser as well if my skin is really dry. When I wake up in the morning my skin feels really soft and plump, and it has a sort of glow, and it isn't as dull as it is most mornings. I just love the results that it gives. I think it's an amazing facial oil, but you must keep in mind that I haven't tried any others.
It looks yellow in the tube, but on the face it is just a clear oil. The only thing I do not like about this oil is the smell, it smells a bit like olive oil. Which I don't know if its a good thing or not, as it is an oil at the end of the day. But I've got used to the smell by now, but it isn't too overpowering anyway, and isn't noticeable after you've actually applied it.
I really like the packaging of this product as well. It's a glass kind of tube, with a roller ball on the top. Which I think is great as you can just roll the product on your face, or roll some on your fingers first and then apply it to the face. I like everything about the packaging, even the font used!
The 10ml sample size that I have retails for £15 which I think is quite pricey, but facial oils do tend to be rather expensive. You can also get a 30ml bottle for £30. Although it is quite a pricey product, I will repurchase without a doubt! I cant wait to try out some other facial oils, as I don't think I could cope without one in my skincare routine.

ali_me xoxo

Garnier Roll-on anti dark circles

I've been using this product for about 2 months. I've got rather bad dark circles under my eyes, which I cover up with heavy concealer every day, but I thought it was time I tried something that could get rid of them and prevent them. I hadn't heard anyone talk about this product, so I bought it on a whim. Garnier also have a roll-on spot treatment which they released the same time as  this product.
I think it's a great product as it claims to get rid and prevent dark circles, and it also works as a concealer. The special ingredient in this product is caffeine, which is supposed reduce dark circles.
I use it every morning, and although it doesn't conceal very much, it does sit under my foundation nicely. The metal roller ball is nice to use in the morning as it's refreshing and wakes my eyes up a little.
I don't know how long you need to use it before you can see the results, but my dark circles haven't increased, but I guess they haven't decreased either. I can definitely see the prevention qualities of this product, but I think I'm going to have to wait a little longer to see my dark circles reduced.
It comes in 4 different shades. It is quite pricey for what it is - £10.49 usually. But I know that it's half price at Boots at the moment, and I'd say it's worth the price of £5.23. But if you really want a deal, I bought mine from home bargains for only £1.99! If you see them in home bargains for that price  you definitely need to pick one up.

ali_me xoxo