Beauty

Beauty - How to Make Your Own Face Mask

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In my time working for Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics one thing I am really thankful for is my increased knowledge of which fresh ingredients are most beneficial to my skin. I love so many of the Fresh Face Masks from Lush so I decided to come up with my own mask using a few of the ingredients from those, resulting in my ultimate fresh face mask.  My definition of the ultimate face mask would mean it was cleansing, exfoliating, soothing, anti aging, spot preventing whilst controlling oil but still allowing the skin to look radiant with a natural glow.  I know that seems like a lot to ask for in one mask but so many ingredients are known to help with more than one of these, so less ingredients are needed than you might think.

I decided on four ingredients known for their benefits to the skin,

Raspberries, rank among the fruits with the highest antioxidant strength great for anti aging properties when used topically.  They are also known for reducing inflammation, calming irritation and toning the skin.

Oats - an amazing natural beauty enhancer. They soothe and heal the skin, while reducing inflammation. Inflammation is one of the number one causes of premature aging, and while it all starts on the inside, reducing outer inflammation is also necessary for gorgeously radiant skin.  they are also very slightly exfoliating leaving the skin silky smooth without using something too harsh.

Honey - known as a natural cleanser which naturally exfoliates your skin to bring out a radiant and glowing complexion.  It is naturally antibacterial, so it's great for acne treatment and prevention, full of antioxidants which slow down the aging process whilst being super moisturising.

Cocoa Powder -contains antioxidants that work toward repairing damaged skin. This will make your skin softer, especially when paired with other ingredients including honey.  This also helps to absorb excess oil in the skin as it can be very subtly mattifying.

If you are reading this thinking it sounds good enough to eat, you would be correct.  Good for your skin and delicious, the best of both worlds.  I have been using this twice a week for two weeks now and love the way it makes my skin feel and more importantly look.  Immediately after use my skin definitely looks more radiant without being shiny.  This is by far my favourite DIY beauty product I have ever created, i love it even more than my DIY Hair Mask.

What would be the properties of your ultimate face mask?

empties

Empties August/September

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I didnt have many empties just for August so I decided to merge two months together and I have ended up with quite a number of empty tubes, bottles and pots. I really enjoy writting these kind of posts as it lets you know what I have enjoyed using and you can see that I genuinly liked using them as they are finished. It also gives me a chance to start using some other products that have been forgot about or repurchase my favourites.
 
L-R Vera Wang Princess Body Lotion, The Body Shop Satsuma
Shower Gel, The Body Shop Satsuma Body Butter, Nat Argan Vanilla Oil.
 
Vera Wang Princess Body Lotion - I recieved this in a gift set for christmas last year and just using it every now and again if I was going out, I love the scent of Princess and using the body lotion I feel the scent lasts longer than the perfume, I am a big fan of scented body lotions
The Body Shop Satsuma Shower Gel and Body Butter - Amazing is the only word to describe these two products, they were my first ever body shop products and I am now a self confessed addict owning 3 more body butters, 1 more showergel, soap and body polish. (Read my full Review here)
Nat Argan Vanilla Oil - This is the argan oil I cannot live without. I think it is personally better than the big name brands that charge a fortune for tiny bottles of diluted argan oil, this is the real deal pure argan oil from Morocco, the same stuff that all the famous brands are using in their products My mum lives in morocco and brought me over some supplies when I seen her last.
 
 
L-R Montagne Jeunesse Chocolate Orange Hot mask, Paco Rabanne Black XS Original,
Maybelline Dream Lumi touch
Montagne Jeunesse Choco Orange Hot Mask - I have tryed and loved so many of these masks but I have definately found a favourite here.  It smells and looks like real chocolate, the smell is just gorgeous.  The reason I love it so much is because its a self heating mask so with the smell of chocolate orange and a slight heating sensation it is the ultimate relaxing experience.
Paco Rabanne Black XS - This is one of my favourite perfumes in the whole world, I first tryed it about 4 years ago and now every time I smell it lovely memories come flooding back, its my memories in a bottle perfume
Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch - This is my go to undereye concealer, I bought it because I really want YSLs much more expensive Touche Eclat but as this does the job and it much cheaper at only £7.99 I had to make do.  I ended up loving this and have since repurchased a new one.
 
L-R Wellaflex Shiny Hold Hairspray. Wella Silvikrin Maximum Hold Hairspray,
VO5 High Volume Extra strong hold Hairspray, Johnsons Baby Wipes, Garnier Mineral Invisi Cool Anti-Perspirant, Soft and Gentle Anti white marks Anti-Perspirant, Nivea Double Effect Anti-Perspirant
Im not going to go into depth about everything in the picture as these are just everyday things I use, I have repurchased The Wellaflex Shiny Hold Hairspray purely because it gave me the results I like and smells lovely. I always have baby wipes I use them for everything, cleaning make up, lazy make up removing, taking of dirty marks on shoes I just buy what ever ones are on offer.  I am soo fussy when it comes to deoderant I like it to smell fresh but not too overpowering, without being to graphic I dont sweat a lot so control isn't important more the smell, I have repurchased the Soft and Gentle one in a larger size as it was my favourite.
 
L-R Milkshake Intensive Conditioning Shampoo, Conditioning Whipped Cream,
Restructuring Milk Mask
I am so sad to see these finished I just loved every single thing about all three of them.  I havent repurchased any of these at the moment as they are a little bit out of my budget and I wanted to try some of the argan oil hair products from avon, but one day I will definately be placing another order. I have done a full review of these wonderful inventions (see the full review here)

Purity Regenerating Overnight Moisturiser
I recieved this from the Purity Organic Skincare team to review and although I will be doing a full review on the range I have now finished this. It was okay, but not really something I would purchase as it is unscented and im a sucker for highly scented lotions and potions also I didnt use this on my face but you will find out where and why I used it when I post the full review.
 
 Thats everything empty in my house at the moment so until next time
 
lots of love
 
Gem
 
xxx