REN Clarimatte Invisible Pores Detox Mask

With another 5 000 words of essay hell out of the way, I'm ready to get back to blogging and creating new recipes for you guys. This is probably the most expensive facemask I've ever used (costing around £18), but it is absolutely fantastic for your T-zone. It was recommended to my sister as something to use on that part of your face to really get into your pores, making your skin much softer, cleaner and largely blackhead free. 

It is far kinder to your skin that the majority of cheap drugstore facemasks which use masses of chemicals, so it's fab if like me you've got sensitive skin. I learnt this the hard way with a disaster of a facemask in December which made my face look and feel like I'd been sunburnt. Safe to say, a lot of foundation was used prior to the event I was supposed to be talking at a mere two hours after this incident!

Plus it got my little bunny Ted's seal of approval - what more could you ask for?!

Love and Light 

Steph

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Superdrug Tea Tree Skin Range

My sister is the best sister, hands down. A couple of weeks ago I came home to an awesome care package from her to cheer me up which included these tea tree goodies from Superdrug. I'm a sucker for trying any new skin care products, so I was excited to get going with these.

I'll start with the  tea tree spot stick. Usually I don't get very many spots, but two weeks of being away without my face wash (boo) meant I had a bit of a break out period. I really like the style of the stick: it looks and feels quite like a lip gloss stick. making it really easy to apply precise amounts onto my spots. However, the results were a bit touch and go. It made larger spots feel less painful, but didn't help to clear them any quicker, which I was quite disappointed about. But, I found that it made smaller whiteheads dry up much more quickly.

The deep pore cleansing strips had a much quicker, more noticeable effect. I have really large pores, and my nose is the worst zone for it; they always seem to have dirt in as well. These strips are so easy to put on, use and take off. All you need is a quick splash of water on your nose and 12 minutes to let it work its magic. You can really see the results when you peel it off. My pores look clean, and you can totally see what the strip has sucked out from your pores on the strip itself. Grim, but fascinating. I find that it's best to leave your skin to air for the rest of the day after using this, as it does open up your pores a little, and (ironically) can allow more oil and dirt to get in if you start piling on the products.

Have you used any tea tree products? What would you recommend?

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