Review | Weleda Wild Rose Smoothing Masque

I have been testing the Weleda Wild Rose Smoothing Masque out for a month now and I am in love!

I’ve been on a hunt to find the right products to slow down the signs of aging. My motto is that it’s easier to prevent signs and symptoms than to treat them when they appear. My main way to go about this is to have a good skincare regime. This includes cleansing, toning, moisturising and the twice weekly exfolliating and treatments.

I have incorporated the Weleda Wild Rose Smoothing Masque in my weekly treatment routine. It is definitely the go to product for people in their mid 20s to 30s who are worried about the first signs of aging. It’s soothing, hydrating and easy to apply.

The Ingredients:

• Cold Pressed Wild Rose Seed Oil & Peach Kernel Oil – Strengthen the skin’s natural protective barrier while providing extra nourishment.
• Wild Rose Seed Oil – is also rich in antioxidants (Vit A & E) and fatty acids to help maintain the overall structural integrity of the skin to resists new line formation.
• Marshmallow extract – to soothe the skin

Directions:

Apply to freshly cleansed skin and leave on for 15-20 minutes then pat in traces or remove with moist cotton pad and remove with lukewarm water.

My Thoughts:

I really do like this product. I believe it’s suited for all skin types, it’s not a heavy masque nor does it feel oily. It’s easy to apply and easy to take off. My skin definitely feels smoother and brighter after using it.

Cost Factor 4/5

It’s about $39.90 for the 30ml tube. It seems like a lot but think about it this way, you really don’t need to lather on the product, it spreads pretty easily and evenly. You would only use it once to twice a week.

In a nut shell:

This is a great product for those of you who are worried about your first or second wrinkle and don’t want to develop more. Using it once to twice a week, this will notably brighten up and smoothen skin.

 

Michelle 
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Review | Trilogy Mineral Radiance Mask

We all deserve a bit of pampering from time to time, this is a perfect product for most of us to have at home.

Let’s be honest, we can all be a bit of a slacker when it comes to the weekly face mask (I know I definitely am). By the time I remember to use my mask or treatment it’s often too late in the evening and I just really want to plonk myself on the bed and go to sleep. To add to that, I probably haven’t had life changing experiences from using treatments so I haven’t bothered for a while.

Along came this new Trilogy Mineral Radiance Mask and now I see the light!

My thoughts:

I love love love this product. It makes me want to use it weekly or more frequently. I have had experience with Kaolin masks. If you don’t know what that is, basically it’s a purifying clay mask. I have used several different brands in the past and what tends to happen is that the clay mask solidifies on your face, making it really hard to move and really more uncomfortable than anything. The Trilogy Mineral Radiance mask is just the complete opposite, it glides on well, and while it dries off it doesn’t cement on your face like the other clay masks do. This is a huge tick for me!

I love how they have incorporated their signature rosehip oil in there (amongst other oils).

Once washed off, my face feels revitalized, fresh and glowing.

It seems like I am exaggerating a little bit here but I can’t rave enough about this product. It has really been life changing!

Some of The Ingredients:

Pohutukawa extract – toning and regeneration

The Oils:

• Sweet Almond Oil (hydration)
• Rose hip oil (repair and strengthen skin)
• Jojoba oil (pro vit A and E for strengthening , rehydration)
• Evening primrose oil (to treat dull skin)

Price Factor:  5/5 , $35.90

Totally worth it for the price. You don’t need much of it, it spreads so well. You seriously won’t be disappointed with this product!

In a nut shell:

I will definitely use this face mask every week. It feels great on my skin and once washed off it really does feel really rehydrated and like I’ve been through some pampering.

Michelle

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Trilogy Mineral Radiance Mask

Trilogy Mineral Radiance Mask

Review | Oxygen Skincare Women Indulge… Enjoy Pack

I was recently given the opportunity to try out Oxygen’s Women indulge…enjoy pack. The products featured in this amazing pack included the Purifying Honey Masque and the Hand & Body creme.

Oxygen Skincare is a range developed and made right here in New Zealand. All their products are natural containing organic extracts and are parabens free.

As you all may know if you have been reading my previous posts, I have just got back from an amazing holiday in Malaysia where I have been lounging in the sun and diving for days. Coming back to this dry and cold environment has taking a bit of a toll on my skin. I was so glad to see the pack when I got home and gave myself a mini pampering session right away.

1) Masque

It might be more difficult to notice but the skin on your body needs as much TLC as the skin on your face. Moisturizing once a day may just relieve the temporary appearance of dryness. If you have ever used a face masque before and seen a difference afterwards, I’d gladly recommend this purifying masque.

The purifying masque is liquid honey on your legs, literally. It is natural goodness, smells wonderful and really works as an intensive body treatment.

Ingredients:

The first thing that I noticed when I put the masque on my legs was the smell. It literally smelt like pure honey like I could probably put it on my toast. I then had a look at the ingredients and it has a substantial amount of Nelson active manuka honey.

Manuka honey is great for so many internal and external purposes. I could go on for days with what honey is good for. Manuka honey helps to bind moisture to the skin and also has great antibacterial properties.

Other noticable ingredients in the masque includes aloe vera juice and cucumber to soothe the skin. Apple extract helps to soothe the skin as well as to cleanse oily skin.

When applied it warms up with the skin and can be easily massaged into the skin. It’s a great item to have in the bathroom cupboard to be used on a weekly basis or even for a special pampering session.

When you think honey, you might think it’s messy and sticky but to be honest Oxygen’s Purifying Honey Masque is pretty easy to use , just apply it on cleansed skin and leave for 10 minutes or you could just apply to dry skin if you want a quick treatment. It dries up fairly quickly so you can move around and do other things. Removing it with a warm cloth after 10 minutes. The only thing I have to say about this is that it can get a little bit sticky if you don’t wipe it all off thoroughly, so my recommendation is just to hop in to the shower and wash it off.

2) Moisturizing Creme

The decadent moisturizing creme has got to be one of my favourite moisturiser’s I’ve used. On application it is rich and thick yet can still be smoothed over the skin with ease. It soothes any dry skin and retains moisture over a long period of time. A small amount goes a long way. It’s great as a hand cream as well as it is fairly thick it doesn’t rub off too easily.

Ingredients:

The ingredients is what makes this product so soothing and moisturising such as  aloe vera, apricot kernel oil and jojoba oil. There’s also vitamin e in it which helps with healing. The vanilla oil makes it smells as wonderful as it feels.

Price factor & where to make the buy:

Both products are 200 mls and very well packaged. The pamper set retails for $59.00 which I believe makes it a very good price for a gift for a friend or family member or as a nice winter treat for yourself. The masque depending on how often you use it and whether or not you apply to the whole body or just legs and arms, might last half a year to a year. The moisturiser is also a handy size to leave at work to be used as a hand cream.

The Oxygen range can be found at leading pharmacies, health and department stores and online.

In a nutshell:

This pamper pack is a great as a gift to a friend but also for yourself. The New Zealand winter environment predisposes your skin to dryness which follows with irritation. If not controlled earlier on, the Using the purifying masque on a weekly basis and the hand & body creme on a daily basis can easily soothe and rejuvenate skin.

For more information, check out their website here – Oxygen Skincare

Michelle

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Review | The Chanel Experience

Apologies for the lack of posts in the last few weeks. I have been super bogged down with numerous things. Don’t get me wrong there are great things happening down the pipeline that’s yet to be revealed to everyone.

Lucky I managed to squeeze in a Chanel pampering session to just relax and switch off my brain for about an hour.

I am always in line for these Chanel facials. I love their products , use them daily and these facials and make overs allow you to try products that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to try.

The process:

I was greeted by the bubbly and professional beauty therapist. We went through my previous purchases and the products I use daily, my main concerns and the types of products I would be interested in today. I believe the initial consultation is so important for any treatments because they really need to find out what you want so they can tailor the products and techniques used to your concerns. Even though it wasn’t my first time getting Chanel products or their facials, based on looking at my products that I bought a year ago wouldn’t give an accurate indication of what I would want today.

My main concern as a 23 year old woman would be first signs of aging. I am thankful that I have been blessed with good skin and have been taught from young to look after it.              I believe that prevention is key to healthy, glowing skin and preventing aging.

The facial started off with a light cleanse with their Lait Comfort which is a cleansing milk. Followed by application of the Lotion Doceur toner. This left my skin feeling soft and fresh.

She applied the Grommage Microperle Eclat which is their exfoliating scrub. The one thing that I probably don’t do enough of is exfoliating. I somehow don’t seem to remember to fit in these intermittent things such as exfoliation and masques. You are suppose to exfoliate about twice weekly even if your skin isn’t oily. Exfoliation helps to get rid of all the dead skin cells that accumulate on the surface which allows better penetration of the products. The grommage is a beautiful product, it consists of crushed pearls as the exfoliating agent. It’s gel cream texture allows smooth application. I will be doing a more thorough review on this product a little later on.

She then followed on with a masque and a massage. The masque that was used was the Hydramax + Active Masque with the main purpose of hydrating the skin. While the masque was settling into the skin , the therapist did an exquisite hand massage. I have had many facials in the past, most therapists take a break and come back in 10 minutes when the masque is setting so I think taking the opportunity to do a hand massage just gives that extra touch.

After the cleansing the masque off, she reapplied the Lotion Doceur and used the Ultra Correction Line Repair Concentrate. I was looking to purchase a serum that had more age prevention properties. I personally didn’t think this is the right serum for me because it does have powerful anti-wrinkle and plumping properties more suited to mature skin and I’m at more the preventing wrinkle stage. I believe Chanel like many other skin care brands lack a complete First Signs of Aging line. It is understandable, there is a small market for these products, your target market would the 20s- 25s who have ample of brands to choose from and to create such products for a small group may not provide great return.

She then finally applied the Beaute Initiale Energizing Multi-Protection Eye Gel and the Hydra Beauty Creme as the moisturiser. Chanel facials often consists of a series of techniques such as pinching and tapping the skin to assist the penetration of products and improve blood flow.

Following from the facial they did a complete make over. It was your choice whether or not you wanted just a natural everyday look or something for the evening.

Overall, it was a wonderful experience as it always is. Chanel never fails to exceed my expectations. The facial cost ($70) was redeemable on product purchase. I decided to buy the Grommage to break my bad non exfoliating habit.

For some of my other Chanel Reviews see below:

• Mousse Doceur (Cleanser) 
• Beaute Initiale Nano Lotion (Toner)
• Hydra Beauty Serum
• Hydra Beauty Creme (Moisturiser)

Review on the Grommage coming soon.

Michelle

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Top Beauty Buys : Hair Care

Just bought some brand new hair products from Beauty Bay and they just arrived in the post. Have decided to go for the Wella SP Colour Save range + the repair mask this time.

Since I have had done multiple trips into the hair salon these past 2 weeks, my hair has been super well conditioned as the hair stylist use numerous treatment shots in my hair – namely the Fusio-Dose. These are mini treatment shots in a bottle which the hair stylist uses after the shampooing stage. I have many praises for these treatments which I will reveal shortly.

I also purchased a leave in product which has thermo-protection and replenishes proteins that are removed from the hair from bleaching, everyday wear and tear – Kerastase Ciment Thermique.

I’ll detailing the shampoo, conditioner, mask, treatments etc.. very soon.

Michelle