Affordable Micellar Cleansing Water Comparison: Super facialist, Simple, La Roche Posay

Ok, we all love Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Water, but it's still not available nationwide unless you order from Boots.com or Escentual.com, so what happens if you need an emergency replacement or you just want to explore other options? So with this thought in my mind, I started to test different micellar water cleansers from different brands and price tags.

Super Facialist Probiotic Micellar water By Una Brennan £6.99 / 200ml 
I bought this after watching Lily Pebbles' monthly favourites, she absolutely loved it. I don't think myself as a definite sensitive skin type, I do get a few episodes of sensitivity but not all year round, so listen to me when I say this is definitely not suitable for sensitive skin, whenever I use this I can always feel the stinging and burning sensation on my skin, and if I dare to use this to take my eye makeup off...actually, DON'T!  Or you'll cry like I did.  It also leaves a slightly sticky residue so maybe give it a pass if don't like the sticky feeling. Very sad this didn't work out for me.  You can find it here on Boot.com

Simple Kind To Skin Micellar Cleansing Water  £4.99 / 200ML
Oh my my...Why didn't I pick this up earlier? This is truly the holy grail for super sensitive skin, completely fragrance free, contains 2 types of Vitamin B to prevent stripping your skin's moisture away, and it leaves the skin super soft!! Chamomile extract to calm and sooth the skin, it's 120% safe to use on your eyelids, the best part is---it even takes off waterproof mascaras!!!! It's currently on offer on Boot.com, STOCK UP!

La Roche-Posay Micellar Water £14/400ML  £11/200ML
My all time favourite! I love it more than Bioderma!  This is the one I would recommend to every single person no matter what skin type you have, I have no other words to describe it, if you haven't tried it, go buy it now! You need it!  You can't do wrong with La Roche-Posay. Always look out for special offers, it's currently on offer on LookFantastic.com for £8/200ml  £9.35/400ml


Don't forget to find me on Instagram, I'd love to hear more recommendations from you all. xx

Pai Skincare: Copaiba Deep Cleanse AHA Mask Review

I LOVE THIS MASK!!! I have tried at least dozens of cleanse masks, there's a few that I like, but from the price point and result wise, this Pai Copaiba AHA mask is definitely my NO.1.

Active ingredients: 

Copaiba Rich in Beta-Caryoplhyllene and regenerative Omegas, this Amazonian active fuels the body’s natural healing processes to prevent and clear the appearance of blemishes.

Pink Pomelo Sensitive skin-friendly fruit AHAs gently reveal new surface cells for an instantly brighter, smoother and healthier-looking complexion.

Full ingredients list: 

Kaolin - China Clay
Glycerin - Vegetable Glycerine
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate - Sustainable Palm Oil Derived Emulsifier
Cetearyl Alcohol - Coconut Derived Emulsifier
Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil* - Kukui Oil
Carapa Guaianensis Seed Oil* - Andiroba Seed Oil
Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract*- Grapefruit Extract
Acacia Senegal Gum - Gum Arabic
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil* - Açai Fruit Oil
Carya Ovata Bark Extract - Hickory Bark Extract
Copaifera Officinalis Resin* - Copaiba Resin
Xantham Gum - Emulsion Stabiliser
Sodium Levulinate - Corn Derived Preservative
Boswellia Neglecta Oil* - Frankincense Oil
Glyceryl Caprylate - Coconut Derived Emulsifier
Sodium Anisate - Basil Derived Preservative
Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil* - May Chang Oil
Tocopherol – Natural Vitamin E
Lactic Acid - pH Stabiliser From Sugar Beet
Citric Acid - From Sugar Cane

Pai Copaiba AHA mask is not only an amazing deep cleansing mask, but also acts as an exfoliating mask softens your skin, removes any dead skin cells and brightens your complexion, non drying, non irritating despite the fact it contains AHA, very easy to wash off, if you have a steam machine, that'd be even better!!

Yes, with the £30 price tag, you may think it's a bit pricy, this little 75ml tube lasted me for over 3 months with 2-3 times a week, think about it, you get a cleanse mask and an exfoliating mask for that price, and you can be sure you are putting clean stuff on your precious skin, I'm already on my second tube!

Have you tried this? What is your favourite cleanse mask? I'd love to hear your opinions or suggestions!
Enjoy! x

My 2015 Favourite Toners

If you are like me, love a gentle but effective, packed with good ingredients toner, then this post is for you, keep reading. WARNING: It is a very long post.

We all know toner is very important in our skincare routine, it lifts any leftover grime and prep the skin for whatever you put on your face afterwards, but did you know, repeat this 3-4 times would benefit your skin even more, especially if you have problematic skin!!!  This is a trick I learnt from a Japanese skincare brand, and trust me when I say it is skin changing! 

First, just like what you normally do, use a cotton pad soak with toner to swipe across your face and neck.  This toner is to cleanse and prep, if you can't use acid toner or don't like it, you can use a refreshing or light in texture, non alcohol toner, such as Darphin refreshing toner(available here, and here ); If you prefer acid toner, then REN clarifying toner is great in value and result. 

Here comes the important step, chose a toner is non alcohol, good formula, slightly moisturising/smoothing/whatever the effect you are after,such as HABA pure roots G-Lotion,  Darphin Intral toner, La-Roche-Posay Serozinc(I only use this in summer), take a £1 coin size amount in your palm, quickly spread between both of your palms, then pat into your skin, when it's 80% absorbed, repeat it again, and again! I find it best when you repeat it at least 3 time, if you have the time you can repeat it up to 5 times.  I saw a huge difference in my skin texture within a week. 

So, HABA pure roots G-Lotion, I have to pick it out and give it a special introduction, it is the ULTIMATE toner, in 2014, I have used 4 180ml bottles, and 3 360ml bottles! That's how much I love it! As far as I know, all my friends love it too. A refreshing non-alcohol toner, with bamboo extracts and dead sea minerals, very light-weight, almost water like, it has a very unique softness after it absorbs in, it balances your skin therefore benefits for acne skin and any skin types, removes dead skin cells therefore great as a non-acid double cleanse toner, smoothes any inflammation/irritation therefore great as a toner mask after sun or on red bumpy skin, plumps your skin like you drank 2L of water everyday! HABA suggests you to repeat the pat motion 4-5 times to achieve the best result, and yes, if you don't want to waste your money and then complain it's useless, DO IT! If I have to name one bad thing about it, then it has to be that it's very difficult to get hold of in Europe, only 1 Japanese seller on Amazon,  but I promise you'll love it! I'll drink it if you don't like it. Lol...

Hope you enjoyed it! If you have any more questions, please feel free to comment down below or twitter me, I'm always happy to help. 

Happy New Year!!! Love you all. xx