Lancôme Miel En Mousse Cleanser

Lancôme is one of those brands I really feel I should know a lot more about than I do, but I confess to knowing very little and I tend to stick with repurchasing the few products from the brand I love.  The main one being Lancôme Miel En Mousse Cleanser, which was initially gifted to me at a blogger event and I have since repurchased it 3/4 times because I just love it.

Bright orange in colour, this Miel En Mousse Cleanser works to remove all traces of your day - makeup, dirt, grime and all other nasties lurking on the surface of your skin.  It does have a really thick honey-like texture which I absolutely love. Thankfully, it does come out of a pump-action bottle and you need just 2-3 pumps to use it most effectively. 

The directions are that you pump the cleanser directly onto your fingertips and massage on to dry skin, at this point it is definitely worth remembering that this is quite a thick textured cleanser and it does have that honey texture, it does initially feel sticky on the fingers and then on the skin, this quickly disappears as soon as you begin to massage. The honey-like texture comes from the fact it is enriched with Acacia honey which is known for its soothing properties for dry and chapped skin.

Once you have massaged it onto the skin, you need to activate it using lukewarm water and at this stage, the honey texture turns to more of a velvety foam and if you are a fan of the scent of honey, it is at this stage of cleansing that the scent intensifies and it is just so lovely.

After cleaning my face, I always ensure I have a flannel or muslin cloth to hand to remove any excess foam/product from my face.  Then afterwards, I not only have skin which is clean and free from the day's dirt and grime, but also soft, smooth and moisturised.    For me, Miel-En-Mousse is a bit of a hybrid product because not only does it do its job as a cleanser, but it also acts as a moisturiser too.  I find with some foaming cleansers that despite removing all the gunk from my skin, they also manage to leave my skin feeling stripped of absolutely everything and therefore I am reaching for as many products as I can to add moisture back to my skin.

Lancôme Miel En Mousse Cleanser comes in a 200ml bottle and is priced between £19.99 upwards to £24* you get a cleanser which instantly eliminates daily dirt, excess oil and impurities, whilst at the same time removing all types of makeup without drying out or stripping the skin.

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Caudalie Beauty Elixir has a Summer Makeover

One of my absolute favourite products from Caudale is the Beauty Elixir, a product which I have featured on my blog numerous times and it is also something I have repurchased numerous times. For me2, this Beauty Elixir is something I cannot be without and over the past few weeks when the weather has been rather warm, it has been an absolute lifesaver.

This Summer, Caudalie has given their hero product a little bit of a makeover and not only does it have a 100% natural formula, but it also comes packaged inside a beautiful new bottle.

If you have never heard of Beauty Elixir then you really are missing out. It was created back in 1997 by Mathilde Thomas who discovered the historic 16th-century youth elixir recipe created by the Queen of Hungary. Speaking about Beauty Elixir, Mathilde Thomas said:

The Beauty Elixir is the must-have product to keep in your handbag. This multi-purpose revitalising mist is the essential go-to product for women everywhere.

Having reinterpreted the formulation to use 100% natural ingredients and it is bursting with rare and precious plant extracts. Packed full of amazing ingredients you will find:

• Green Grape - moisturises and helps to boost radiance
• Peppermint Oil - awakens the skin and tones
• Rose Essential Oil - anti-shine and helps to activate the natural glow
• Rosemary Essential Oil - an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
• Myrrhe Oil - Tones
• Orange Blossom - Hydrates, soothes and tones
• Organic Mint Balm - calming and soothing

Putting all of these ingredients together alongside Benzoin, which helps the skin retain moisture among many other amazing properties you get a product which smoothes fine lines and creases, tightens pores, gives your skin a boost of radiance and moisture as well as helping to calm redness.  As well as all of that, the Beauty Elixir has a whole host of other benefits too and they include the working as a pillow mist and helping to set your makeup.

Once spritzed, all of the fragrance notes come to life and rather than soaking your face and skin through, instead, the mist is a lightweight and it instantly refreshes and on a hot summers day is just ideal for a bit of a cool down and it is wonderfully hydrating too.

This limited edition Beauty Elixir is available in two sizes - the 100ml bottle retails for just £32 and the travel version is just £12 for a 30ml bottle and you can find both of them here via the Caudalie website.

*this post contains PR samples and/or Affiliate Links unless indicated otherwise - you can learn more on my Disclaimer page.