Skincare | My Skincare Experience at Glastonbury 2015

My skin took a turn for the worse after I visited the infamous Glastonbury... Makeup wipes galore, baby wipes a-plenty and anti-bac for those "just-in-case" moments!

Ewwww is all I can say :(


So, the morning of the first day, I made sure I cleased the shizz out of my skin with my "skin" cleanser and a flannel. From here on out, it was downhill..
Evening of the first night, I had to take my grime off my face with a make up wipe. THE STINGING!!! My eyes were burning off; I had to rub my mascara off without using the wipe across my whole eye so I could be free of the stinging! Anyway, I had no choice for goodness sake..
In the morning, I would wake up and "cleanse" my face with a makeup wipe, (more stinging), apply moisturiser and then my everyday SPF. In the evening, I would take the grime off again with a makeup wipe.


This carried on for another three days and two nights. PURE TORTURE.


By day 2, my skin started flaring up with eczema around my eyes and mouth with a combination of dry skin and the weird pimples I get on my forehead was across the whole of it, down to my temples, and times the normal by 100. It was not a pretty sight and "NOOOOO" is all I could think throughout the whole weekend!
Anyway, there was nothing I could do, so I just carried on slapping on my spf and makeup and went on my merry way to the land of Glastonbury! 
(I don't know why I'm moaning so much, because it was such an AMAZING time and I miss being there so so so much, the camping and everything! But in the nature of my skincare loving soul, I had to share my experience).

So when I got back, my face was a spf mash up with dry skin and eczema; I was a looker I can assure you.

So this is an awful represenation of my dry skin/eczema, but can you see the dry skin around my mouth? Times that size by 20 and that was by my right eye... This was the first day :(

First day I got back I made sure I doubled cleansed (maybe even triple, can't quite remember the nightmare scenario that was my face), did a REN Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask, toned, moisturise spray'd, eyecream'd, serum'd, and treatment oil'd. I WAS AT ONE AGAIN WITH MY SKIN.

Oh another product I forgot to mention is my ECZEMA CREAM. LIFE SAVIOUR. (see below picture)

Obviously, you can't buy this from the shops (I've been prescribed this from the doctors) but I've been using this around my eyes (I don't apply too close to the eyes!) and mouth to calm my eczema down. After two days, my eczema and dry skin disappeared! YAY! This combined with the Clinique Mild Clarifying Lotion, my skin is back to normal. It was back to normal by yesterday (Saturday the 4th July), so it only took 4-5 days to sort, which I am surprised about actually!

Lo and behold, my skin looks healthy again!

 

The best my skin has looked in a while!

Well, that was a longer-than-expected post from me! I'm pretty sure I've missed off some thoughts I've had over last weekend, but the eczema, dry skin, the pimples on my forehead and the stinging are the main things that stick to my mind. The only good thing to have come from this experience, is the fast recovery!


If you have a Q's about Glastonbury (doesn't have to be about skincare) leave me a comment or tweet me @abbylawbeauty.

I'll be on holiday for when my next post is live, which will be going up next week. So, see you on the tanned, relaxed and don't-want-to-go-back-to-work side!


Ciao x

Skincare | Vichy Aqualia Thermal Serum

I've been trialling a new serum - my favourite kind of trialling!!! Lets see what I thought about it...


Vichy Aqualia Thermal Serum 

Fake flower lol don't judge

Formula: A liquidy translucent serum 
Application: One pump into my fingers and rub in to my face 
When: Evening skincare routine (but can be used for both morning and evening) 
Do I love?: Anything I would change: I would take out the silicone ingredient as it does give that slippy feeling when rubbing in to my face. However it does sink in quickly
Price: RRP £17 - £22 for 30ml (depending on where you buy it from)  

Hmmmm....Nothing wonderous has happened to my skin, and I still do have dry patches around my mouth and nose. I would have thought it would plump up my face and give a youthful look, but the dryness I suffer is bringing that factor down! Help me! S.O.S! I need a serum that actually works at hydrating my skin and making it soft and plump :(


Please please please, this a cry of plea! I need your recc's on some good hydrating serums that actually work! I've tried the Sarah Chapman Hydrating Booster, which worked, but again, nothing amazing... Help a sister out!

Leave your recommendations in the comments below, i'm totally up for trying anything, drugstore or high end



Thank you for reading, and I'll see you tomorrow for a video, on my channel, and next week for another blog post

 

Ciao x

Skincare | Khiels Midnight Recovery Oil

Haiyoooo! How are we all on this fine Sunday? :)

We're gonna be talking about skincare today! A new holy grail for me...


Khiels Midnight Recovery Oil

Formula: A clear oil
Application: Mix two to three drops in with my night time moisturiser
When: Evening skincare routine
Do I love?: YES. A holy grail product
Anything I would change: The glass packaging - I would just decant into something small and plastic when travelling
Price: £36 - Considering I've had this way over a year this is a good price (AND I DROPPED A THIRD OF THE BOTTLE ON MY CARPET)


Now, as mentioned in my April Favourites video (which you should totally GO WATCH NOW check out when you're finished reading this) I didn't particularly get on with this product when I was using it on it's own - basically in replacement to my moisturiser. It was leaving me with tiny tiny tiny pimples/spots in the morning that were still red and visible on my skin (which meant more concealing). It was extremely visible on my forehead so I was getting a bit fed up of using it and I left it for a couple of months... Then one evening I was like, you know what, I should just try it out seeing as I paid good money for it! So I mixed a couple of drops in my moisturiser as I had heard other bloggers doing this too.

The results were spellbounding....

My skin never looked so plump and moisturised in my life! There were no tiny red spots and my skin felt so soft and bouncy. It was as if I'd found the meaning of life the next morning - I was so happy with the results!

Now I know how my skin likes me to use this product, it has become an essential in my skincare routine!


How do you use this oil? Any other facial oils I should try? I really wanna get my hands on a Sunday Riley one, but can't bare to see that amount of money leave my bank....


I'll see you tomorrow for a Summer Makeup look on my YouTube channel! 



Ciao x


 

Skincare | Nivea Q10 Anti-Wrinkle Energy Boost Serum

I mentioned this beauty of a product (which I won at work btw!) in my March Favourites video. So, if you wanna hear we talk about it rather than read the rest of this post, then go over to my YouTube and watch it there (don't worry, I won't judge you.. maybe a little)

Nivea Q10 Anti-Wrinkle Energy Boost Serum .. Sorry there's no link to buy, I can't find it on Boots.com!

Ignore the dry hands...

As I mentioned in my March Favourites video, I actually won this at an event at work and I was kind of drawn in to the whole she-bang because they had "Hyluronic Acid" plastered on everything. I love this ingredient in my skincare anyway because it hydrates me! Well, it hydrates my skin.. So I was intrigued as to what a drugstore brand could bring to the table.

Anyway, I ran out of my Una Brennan Vit C Serum (similar concept to this Nivea serum but with added shimmer) so I thought I would give this a go. It smoothes in and dries quickly, leaving a clean canvas for your moisturiser. However, I didn't notice anything straight away, but I did eventually notice that my skin was looking a lot more plump and I didn't have any of my weird dry patches dotted around my face - HOORAY! But nothing in the radiance/morning boost department.

Then out of the blue one day, one of my managers piped up and said,
"Your skin looks really radiant today, it looks really good!"
I was kind of was a bit skeptical because I was thinking I hadn't changed anything in my makeup routine so I just brushed it off as being oily and I needed to powder. But later on in the evening, her comment came back in to mind..... AND THEN IT CLICKED! The only thing that it could have been is this Nivea serum!!! When someone who you work with everyday notices your skin, it must be a sign!

I am seriously impressed with this serum, something I wouldn't even take a second glance at in Boots, but now it's making me come to realise that there are probably some hidden gems in there that I'm completely missing out on!



Anything I need to pick up in Boots in the skincare department? I think I need to branch out of The Body Shop a bit now ;)


See you tomorrow for a video on my YouTube channel!



Ciao x

Skincare | The Body Shop Vitamin E Night Moisturiser

Happy Sunday everyone! I won't try and make you jealous by telling you I have tomorrow off work, so I won't mention it in this post ever..

But yeah anyway, on to the post.

Early last month, I was searching for a night time moisturiser to rid my dry skin problems. What better place to turn than The Body Shop! If you want effective and affordable skincare, TBS are your best bet. I love the Vit E range, as you can see from the pics below, so I couldn't go too wrong with this...
 

The Body Shop Vitamin E Night Moisturiser 

Now... I don't want to say it is the bee's knees but it will suffice whilst I'm looking for another alternative, probably something a bit more pricey. It hasn't rid my dry skin, but I think that's more down to me being dehydrated and having dry skin as a combo (boohoo!) But if you are looking for a moisturiser that will keep your skin "normal" then this is for you. It has lasted a while too; I still have about 1/3 of the moisturiser left and I have used it everyday since I bought it. Value for money and all that!


Please can I have some recc's on some decent moisturisers that will make my skin look AMAZING, pleeeease?! 

I will see you tomorrow evening for a video!


Ciao x