Body Basics

I'm not really a body care person. Hair and skin, check! Taking care of my body though is something I can't really be bothered to spend the time on. There are a few things I like to do and keep in rotation.

Garnier Body Intensive 7 Days - I've talked about this product many a time, and when I do use it, it's pretty darn good. It's great at locking in the moisture and keeping skin soft and hydrated.  

Soap and Glory Flake Away - For me a good scrub is a must. I have pretty rough skin and this is great at removing the dead skin cells and leaving me with smoother skin.

Soap and Glory Rich and Foamous - This is my favourite for two reasons: 1) It smells like Yankee Candle Christmas Cupcake Candle and 2) it's bloody huge and lasts forever. It foams amazingly and the smell lasts for ages.

What are your body basics?

Laura xoxo

Soap and Glory Flake Away Scrub

I'm sure you are all well aware of the brand Soap & Glory. They are a company that have well and truly climbed to the top of the ladder recently. I'm yet to find a blogger that hasn't raved about them, and from what I've tried, rightly so. I have mentioned my love of the Breakfast Scrub previously, when it ran out, this was all I could get, so I thought I'd give it a try.

Now the skin on my arms resembles a sun-burnt crocodile that is very embarrassed. It is red lumpy and slightly scaly (soz for the gross image, it's not that vile, but ya know, poetic licence and all.) So I like to exfoliate every time I shower and follow with some moisturiser, and slowly it is starting to calm down.

Unlike the Breakfast Scrub, Flake Away is a slat scrub so you have to be careful not to be too harsh, and avoid any cuts and open wounds (NIIICEEE.) It has a very perfumed scent, which I'm not a massive fan off, I much prefer the maple sugary goodness of the Breakfast Scrub. The grains of this scrub too are much finer. However, it is still in a tub which means products under nails and a bit of a kerfuffle in the shower, but is it worth it?

Unlike the Breakfast Scrub, this doesn't really dissolve and a little bit stays on your skin, which is very, well, weird. It took me a couple of usages to get used to this, however what this does, is keep your skin much more moisturised, after the shower. So much so that it doesn't matter if I forget to use moisturiser. 

Overall, I am put off my the smell, but I love the overall feel it gives, and I do prefer it to the Breakfast Scrub. Both are great products that I would recommend, but I think you need to asses your skin type to decide which one to purchase.

What's your favourite Soap & Glory product?

Laura xoxo

The Body Shop - Vitamin C Microdermabrasion

So this is another item I got from The Body Shop's 3 for 2 on skin care deal. I decided on this because my skin has been very, for lack of a better word, bleugh. So I decided it needed a good old scrub and a bit of TLC.

You are meant to use this product no more than twice a week, I use it on a Sunday as that's my kind of pamper day. It is basically meant to 'improve skin tone' and is aimed at dull skin.

Now the smell of this product isn't my thing, I was expecting it to smell rather zesty and orangey which I love from skincare products, but it actually smells rather dull, which is kind of ironic.

The beads in this are so much finer than those you would find in usual exfoliaters, however once you start your circular motions going, you can really feel the little mites working their socks off. So treat with care, or else I fear you may have no skin left (I joke, but I presume it would hurt, a lot.)

After I've used this, I cleanse, tone and moisturize as normal. I can't say I've noticed a difference in brighter skin, but my skin is definitely smoother and has calmed down quite a lot since. I don't think I'd re-purchase it again, as I like trying out new products, but I think it's a product worth giving a go.

Have you tried this? What do you think?

Laura xoxo

Breakfast anyone?

I thought I'd share a product that I am really loving at the moment and it is the Soap And Glory Breakfast Scrub. I was really tempted to put it in my January Favourites but I have only been using it for the last two weeks, so it'll probably go in my February Favourites instead.

I got this scrub from Boots for around £9, which for a body scrub I thought is quite a lot, however I can say it is worth every last penny.

I have suffered from really bad rough skin on my arms and no scrubs have managed to smooth it down enough for my liking, but this scrub is amazing. My arm feels so soft after using it and smells amazing. I follow it with my Garnier 7 day Hydrating Moisturiser and my arms stay soft for days. I use it every time I shower and it has made such a difference to my skin, I couldn't recommend it enough.

It is a really thick consistency, yet when you start to rub it into your skin it becomes much thinner and easy to manage.  It is a sugar scrub rather than a salt scrub which I thought would be too soft to sort out my skin but it actually works really well. It also has a gorgeous maple smell which reminds me of a cereal bar.

Overall I give this a 8/10 as I don't like how you have to scoop it out which is slightly annoying and because it comes out thick at first bits tend to drop off, and it is still £9. But apart from that can not get enough of this product.

What Soap and Glory products do you like?

Laura xoxo