Egyptian Magic Multi Use Skin Cream

Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream is one of those products that you need to try, there you go in the first sentence I am already raving about it and to be fair, this is my second tub - it is THAT good.

Egyptian Magic All-Purpose Skin Cream is described as being 'a phenomenal healing balm with legendary powers due to its unique mixture of all natural ingredients derived only from living plants and organisms'. Having been on the market since 1991, this cream has quite the cult following particularly among the world of celebrities, Supermodels and world famous Makeup Artists and whilst I may not be one myself, I love it just as much as they do. Made in America, the formula is said to be the exact same recipe for cream found in ancient Egyptian tombs. All natural you will see ingredients such as Olive oil, Beeswax, honey, Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly and Bee Propolis. It is 100% natural and contains no additives, GMO, preservatives, fragrances, chemicals or parabens and nor is it tested on animals.

Like most multi-use creams or balms, this one has a multitude and they include:

facial moisturiser, overnight mask, shaving balm, hair mask, sunburn, cuticle softener, sore chapped hands, scar and stretch mark healing treatment, eye cream, ingrowing hairs,  cream for babies, heel and elbow softener, lubricant, massage oil, tattoo aftercare,  eyebrow and hair tamer, makeup primer and a spot treatment. If that doesn't wow you or make you want to rush out and buy it, this magic formula can also be used to treat skin irritations, redness, eczema, and it also works well as a wound and burn relief, the latter I have used it for when I burnt my arm on the cooker, instantly soothing and not a scar left behind.

For me, this cream is more of a balm given its texture. Unlike a cream, this is quite thick when you first dig it out from the tub and as it begins to melt, using your own body heat, the formula then becomes an oil making it easy to dispense and spread.  All you need to remember is that a little goes a very long way and depending on what you are using it for, you can either rub your fingers along the top of the cream whilst it is in the tub, or take some out using your fingers to warm between your palms if you are using it on a big surface area like your arms or legs. 

I love the texture and formula of this magic cream and I love how many uses it has, even more than I am possibly aware of.  It is handy to keep in your bathroom cabinet for when you feel you need that little something extra.  Right now, having spent most of the summer in flipflops my feet need a little TLC and it makes such a lovely foot mask, as well as being great on my legs, which are now hidden behind tights or trousers, to keep the dryness at bay.

You can find Egyptian Magic at Cult Beauty retailing at £25-50 for a 118 ml pot. Also available at LookFantastic, Liberty, Boots, Feel Unique and Naturismo.


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Sleek Cleopatra's Kiss

Sleek highlighting palettes are always exciting. The Solstice Palette (here) I absolutely loved and now Cleopatra's Kiss has come in to claim the its rightful place as the go to palette.  The packaging once again has that wow factor of being gold, bright and shiny and inside, well it is just as amazing.

The palette has 4 different shades with name that are inkeeping with the Ancient Egyptian theme - Sphinx, Delta, Dynasty and Goddess, all as stunning as each other but all completely different. Sphinx and Dynasty are baked highlighters where as Delta and Goddess are creams. Goddess being the one to really stand out for me because it takes on a rose gold hue whereas the other three have bronzed gold tones.

From left to right with the swatches you have Sphynx, Dynasty, Delta and Goddess and there have been so many tutorials and examples on how best to use this palette, so I asked a makeup artist friend of mine how she would use it and her advice was

• Use Sphinx which is the darker of the shades to make your brow-bones glow
• Add shimmer toyour cheekbones using Dynasty which takes on a bronze gold shade 
• The bridge of the nose can be highlighted using Delta which is the palest gold shade
• Finally, use Goddess, the rose gold shade, to enhance your lips with a dusting of Goddess on your cupid’s bow

This  compact also comes with a mirror and a mini powder brush, so using it on the go is perfect and the mirror takes up the entire top section of the palette and is really handy to have. Available now in Superdrug for £9.99 this palette is just amazing and superb value for money.

*this post contains PR samples unless indicated otherwise