Axiology Lid-To-Lip Balmies

Axiology is a brand I’ve mentioned on my blog a few times now, the last post being when they launched onto ASOS here. Today I am back with a brand new product and one which I absolutely love and was lucky enough to be part of a Zoom event which showcased the Lip-to-Lid-Balmies.

Described as being a 3-in-1 one product which is more affordable, therefore more savings to be had, these Balmies are the same size as the Lip Crayons which Axiology also have within their collection and you might be looking at them thinking they look small, well they are but for a very good reason - the plastic tubing which most brands use to house their lipstick bullet in has been removed in its entirity. It took me a good few minutes to work this out, but once I compared them to my original Axiology Lip Crayon, shown here, it made sense.

As tou can see, instead of Axiology using the gold tube to house the crayon in, they have instead opted to use recyclable packaging, this includes the red box with the sleeve and the paper which surrounds each crayon - I like this idea ALOT.

The Lid to Lip Balmies are a 3-in-1 product as the name might suggest and you can use them on the eyes, the cheeks and the lips.  I really love that one of the shades also doubles up as a highlighter too, so being multiuse is also really appealing, it means you have less to carry around in your bag!

I have the Malibu Magic collection which features three shades. I have are Clementine which is a lovely pop of red, Peach, which as the name suggests is a lovely light peach and then Champagne which doubles up as a highlighter for me and it gives a lovely touch of almost an almost bright gold shade. 

The swatched shown above are unedited and whilst they are pigmented, they are more of a balm than a lipstick, so they apply like a dream everywhere. Packed with oils, butters, and antioxidants such as elderberry, hemp, and plum oil to nourish, heal and hydrate skin.

The Axiology Lid-To-Lip Balmies are available right now via ASOS and there is the option to purchase the trio, as I have got for £29, here* or the shades are available singularly for £12 each* and there is around 13 shades to choose from - either way it is an absolute bargain to be had.

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REN Clean Skincare’s Big Clean Up For Black Friday + Offers

As part of their commitment to be zero waste by the end of 2021, REN is asking for the wider community for help this Black Friday and you can play your part! 

REN Clean Skincare’s Black Friday will be a weeklong event with charity donations, online-exclusives and savings on award-winning, Clean to Skin, Clean to Planet formulas. But before we get to the offers, of which there is some amazing savings, there is a few ways you can help and get involved

How You Can Help

• The Digital Clean Up – did you know the carbon footprint of the internet is around 3.7% of global greenhouse emissions? Help by clearing out unnecessary apps, videos and pictures on your devices. 
• The IRL Clean UP – Wear a mask and get outside to pick up at least 5 pieces of litter. Recycle them and stop them from entering oceans and nature. (following local guidelines) 
• Shop & Clean Up. Spend over £60 on renskincare.com and they will gift you 2 free products that you can choose to donate one or both to those in need with Beauty Banks. 

By the end of 2021 REN will only be producing recycled, recyclable or reusable packaging, much of which they are doing already with their products. Also on Black Friday, REN Clean Skincare will be donating 15% of sales to Plastic Planet.  REN Clean Skincare has an ongoing partnership to support and promote Planet Patrol who organise live litter clean ups across the world and have collected 299,900 pieces so far from rivers and oceans across the globe.

Get or Give on Black Friday - How it works

As well as doing your bit for the planet, something we should all really be doing without thinking about it or having to put in extra effort, Ren are also supporting Beauty Banks, a charity I am sure many of you will have heard of. Essentially describing themselves as being a bit like a Foodbank but instead they supply personal care and hygiene essentials instead of food, to people in the UK who can't afford to be clean. The belief is that everybody is a somebody and we all have the right to be clean because our physical health, mental health and wellbeing depends on it.

So, when purchasing products from REN, if you spend £60 you will receive two complimentary products which you can choose to keep or donate to Beauty Banks. Those offers have started right now and will continue... this is what you can get.

REN Offers

• THURSDAY 12th – SATURDAY 21st NOVEMBER - Spend £60 and receive two complimentary REN Clean Skincare products as a treat for you, or alternatively donate to Beauty Banks as they continue to supply personal care and hygiene essentials to those in need.
• FRIDAY 27th NOVEMBER - REN Clean Skincare will be giving 15% of all sales to Planet Patrol as they continue to raise awareness and physically reduce environmental waste worldwide.
• FRIDAY 27th - SUNDAY 29th NOVEMBER - 20% off everything! (excluding Clean Combos) Plus, receive a REN Clean Skincare Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask when you spend over £60.
• MONDAY 30th NOVEMBER - 20% off everything! (excluding Clean Combos) Plus, receive a REN Clean Skincare Evercalm™ Global Protection Day Cream when you spend over £45

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

FEELUNIQUE BLACK FRIDAY PREVIEW GIFT WITH PURCHASE BEAUTY BUNDLE!

Black Friday has already started for many brands, you can find a list of them here in this post, today sees the start of FeelUnique* and their offerings and it happens to include a Gift With Purchase!

This Exclusive Beauty Bundle, as it is called is absolutely free when you spend £100 on the site and the Beauty Bundle itself is worth over £100, so it is quite an exceptional bargain to grab hold of.

Inside the Exclusive Beauty Bundle you will see a whole host of skincare, makeup, health and wellness plus a few hair treats too, all of the brands included can also be found on Feelunique, so it’s a great way to try a few products you might have always fancies trying, but haven’t yet got round to buying!

Want to know what’s inside the GWP? The full list of contents is shown below:

Contents 

• Essence Stay 8hr Matte Lipstick 3ml
• Regenerate 14ml Toothpaste
• e.l.f. Cosmetics Prep & Blur Stick
• Elizabeth Arden Vit C Capsules
• Benefit Goof Proof shade 4.5 0.1g
• YSL Mini Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cilis 2ml
• Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel 15ml
• Nuxe Insta-Masque Exfoliating and Unifying Mask 15ml
• Goldfaden MD 7ml Pure Start Tube
• Uriage Water Cream 40ml
• Filorga Sleep & Lift 7ml
• Bareminerals Skinlongevity deluxe Long Herb serum
• Aveda Botanical Repair Leave In Treatment 10ml
• Fekkai Brilliant Gloss shampoo 60ml

I really like that there is a mixture of brands and products within this GWP and some of the sizes included is really generous too! 

To get your hands on this Exclusive Beauty Bundle, which is available right now* whilst stocks last or until Tuesday 22nd November, whichever one expires first! So, all you have to do is spend £100 across the Feelunique site to get it, the Beauty Bundle will automatically be added to the shopping bag page, no need to add a voucher or code.

Grab it here*

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Antipodes Brightest Skin Ever Gift Set

I am a huge fan of Antipodes, a brand which, if you didn't know, hails from New Zealand. Elizabeth Barbalich, the brands founder, had a desire to create premium, scientifically validated collection of organic beauty products, but at the same time, she wanted them to be made from fully sustainable sources that could be used everyday. So, the packaging features fully recyclable bottles and aluminium tubes, and 100% biodegradable card from sustainable forests.

The Antipodes Manuka Honey Heroes Collection is described as being for your 'Brightest Skin Ever' and inside is a trio of products that will moisturise, nourish, brighten, cleanse, clean, smooth, soften and best of all, they smell just amazing.

Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey Mask is described as being a deeply moisturising, cleansing and antioxidising treatment that leaves dull skin instantly soothed and intensely hydrated. Featuring a traditional remedy of New Zealand Maori people, manuka honey, it powerfully draws moisture to your skin to hydrate it and working alongside the ruby red pohutukawa bloom, which contains one of nature's finest antioxidants and has antiseptic properties.

I love the texture of this mask which is thick but too thick enough that when you are slathering it on it is as luxurious as it is lovely on the skin. Once you have slathered it onto your skin, you leave it for up to 15 minutes before removing what is left with warm water and a muslin cloth (which is my preference) and your skin feels just incredible. I use this mask when my skin is really playing up, so when it is dry, it feels sore and there is a threat of breakout with small bumps under the surface, all of which is usually when I am under the weather or under stress. The Fragrance is also wonderful, slightly of vanilla with an undertone of Mandarin, they come together to create a really uplifting scent that is amazing to relax too. This mask retails for around £21 is such an amazing treat.

The second product is the Manuka Honey Skin Brightening Light Day Cream and this is quite the little star of the show, though it wont replace my love for the mask above.

This cream is enriched with Bee Venom and Mamaku Black Fern, which delivers a gentle lifting effect, then we have Manuka honey, which boasts antibacterial properties, tackles blemishes and imperfections to visibly improve their appearance. Finally we have Peony flower and the much loved Vinanza® antioxidants from grape seeds and kiwi which come together to work where they not only target redness and blemishes, but also have an aim of leaving your complexion looking radiant and glowy.

This cream is really light on the skin, almost serum like in texture and it absorbs so quickly there is little time to massage. What I love is that it doesn't feel tacky on the skin and because I am now wearing a facemask as soon as I step out of my front door to the minute I return, I've noticed the dryness that had appeared on my chin disappear whilst I was using this.

The final product of this trio is the Manuka Honey Skin Brightening Eye Cream and whilst I prefer the Kiwi Seed Eye Cream to this one, it is still delightful to use.

Designed to awaken tired eyes, this eye cream, as you might have guessed, also contains Manuka Honey for its moisturising, nourishing and anti-inflammatory properties. As with the cream above, this too is blended with the revolutionary antioxidant Vinanza® from grape seeds and kiwi skin but this time with the addition of the Persian Silk flower which delivers hydration to that fatigued under-eye tissue hence the cream being designed to awaken tired eyes.

As an insomniac, I do love an eye cream that distracts my Uncle Fester look, to being made to look half human at least. This cream is quite rich, so you need a really small amount, I found it much easier to use an applicator from another brand to apply it, rather than stick my finger into the pot as I always had a little too much. 

This collection is available to purchase via Antipodes right here in this packaging and LookFantastic also have this trio available as a bundle too right here*.

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