Skincare Empties: Likes, Dislikes and Everything in Between

I promised that I would have two post up this week and I'm a girl who keeps my promises.

Today, I'm going to share with you my most recent skincare products that I've used up and whether I love them enough to repurchase them or if they fail miserably and were a waste of money.

Products: 

1. Freeman's Clay Mask Mint and Lemon - Love it! Leaves my face feeling refreshed and clean, definitely will repurchase.
   
   
2. Freemon's Facial Polishing Mask Charcoal and Black Sugar - Love it! I did a blog post about this mask, and I can't stop praising it. It helped to reduce the number of blackheads I had. Highly recommend this mask for anyone with oily skin or prone to blackheads.
   
   
3. Simple Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner - Eh....it's okay but it's definitely not my favourite. My favourite toner/astringent is the Bioré Blemish Treating Astringent. If you have super sensitive skin or dry/normal skin the Simple Toner would be great for you but for me it just didn't make a difference. Will not be repurchasing.
   
   
4. Simple Kind To Skin Hydrating Light Moisturizer - I do like this and I've already repurchased this product. It's lightweight as the name implies and very moisturizing. My only problem is that my skin tends to get oily when I used coming down to the end of the bottle. That never happened in the beginning, so I'm quite perplexed as to why it happened. Nonetheless, it's a great moisturizer that is not super heavy, so I don't mind busting out the blotting sheets once in a while.
   
   
5. L'Oreal Youth Code Serum Corrector - I'm officially on my fourth one of these, so if that isn't love I don't know what is! It leaves my face feeling baby soft and luminous (not oily). It makes my skin looks as though it's naturally glowing and it has reduced my hyperpigmentation dramatically. I love it! I love it! I love it!
   
   
6. Simple Kind To Skin Vital Vitamin Night Cream - I have a love/hate relationship with this guy, one night I absolutely love it because it's very moisturising and it makes your face feel plump and nourished (good!)  but the next night it just feels heavy and greasy and my face looks and feels oily (bad!!). I'm currently trying out the Garnier  Nutritioniste Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel-Cream as an alternative to this Simple Night Cream and I'm liking it so much more, so I won't be repurchasing the Simple Night Cream.
   
   
7. Olay Age Defying Eye Gel (not pictured) - Hate it! I had to be upfront about this, I cannot stand this eye gel. It does absolutely nothing. It made my eye area oilier than it usually is, my dark under eye areas looked as though they got darker and I just...I don't like it one bit! Will not repurchase this at all!

Now, I really don't want to end this post negatively, so I'll mention my favourite face wash and scrub which I keep in stock because I love them. My favourite face wash is the St. Ives Blemish Control Green Tea Gel Cleanser and my favourite facial scrub is the St. Ives Blemish Control Apricot Scrub. Both contain salicylic acid, are oil-free  and both absolutely amazing.

We've reached the end of today's post, but I will be back next week with a new post and it will be Avon related. I'm super excited to get working on that Avon post and it isn't a haul, I've been trying to behave myself and not shop for makeup as much as I usually do. So until then have a great weekend, a great week, stay happy, stay positive and I will see you soon.

Bye-Bye :)

First Product Review!! Freeman's Mask

This bad boy has honestly become a favourite in only a few weeks. I absolutely love this stuff! 

The Charcoal and Black Sugar Facial Polishing Mask, is an Allure Magazine Best of Beauty Award 2013 Winner. 

According to bth the website and the packaging, "this mask and scrub works double time to detox skin. Firstly, naturally purifying Activated Charcoal helps absorb oil and impurities without over drying. Then Black Sugar helps exfoliate away dulling skin cells for softness and clarity. Perfect for all skin types." 

I have incredibly oily, sometimes incredibly sensitive skin and it doesn't help that I live in a hot and humid climate (yay Carribean girl life!) so I need to exfoliate often to prevent over-production of oil and to remove excess sebum. This mask does this and it does it so well. It's bumped my usual St. Ives Apricot Scrub from my skincare routine. It's that amazing!!! 

It looks very odd and you will scare people when you apply it to your face.

The mask as soon as it makes contact with my skin produces a warming sensation, it is by far one of the strangest things I've ever experienced. 

Now I've seen reviews where people complain about the mask burning them but I've personally never experienced that, so please be careful, just because it worked well for me doesn't mean it'll be the same for everyone else. 

After one use, my skin felt baby soft and look brighter. 

After using it for a few weeks, I've noticed the number of blackheads I had was reduced, my skin is clearer and brighter! 

I absolutely love this stuff and it's definitely a product I will repurchase! 

So tell me what's your favourite face mask is, I would love to know :) 

Until next time, stay positive and happy!