Estee Lauder X ASOS Exclusive Limited Edition Heroes Kit

Just a few days ago, ASOS launched their Pick Me Up box and they have now collaborated with Estee Lauder for this Estee Lauder X ASOS Exclusive Limited Edition Heroes Kit, which if you are a fan of the brand, you will absolutely love, plus, if you have been wanting to try some of these much loved products, this is a great chance to grab them.

The box itself features four Estee Lauder products, one of which is the much loved Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex.

Making its ASOS debut – if we could roll out a red carpet, we would – Estée Lauder's multi-award-winning skin care and makeup is about to take up all the space in our beauty bags. Founded in New York in 1946 by Estée Lauder, the brand’s at superhero status with high-performance products and a huge foundation shade range.

The four chosen products are all ones I have come across and used. As with all ASOS boxes, this one, which is pink,  and the products inside are said to be designed for all skin types. Those products are as follows:

Contents

• Advanced Night Repair - This oil-free formula is designed to give 72 hours of hydration, smooth skin and reduce the appearance of pores
• Advanced Night Repair Supercharged Eye cream - This cream is said to help brighten and hydrate the delicate eye area
• Sumptuous Extreme Mascara - This mascara is designed to lift and volumise lashes
• The Triple Action Cleanser's - Described as being a lightweight foam formula which helps to remove impurities without drying your skin

This box is on sale now, here*, for just £30 and that is said to give you a 25% saving. As with all ASOS boxes, they do sell out quickly and rarely come back into circulation. So if this sounds like one for you, get it whilst you can.

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Kevin Murphy Scalp.Spa Regimen

Scalp care isn't something I tend to see people talking about, it rarely gets a mention on my social feeds and I can count on one hand the number of blogs I've read who mention it.  For me, it is as important as skincare, at some times, more so.  For years I was just told having greasy roots and dry ends was just part of my genetic make up, that my dry scalp is caused by a build up of products - both of which are true, but it is also I something I can take care of and work on.

I do suffer with a dry scalp, partly because I do have greasy roots but it usually flares up when I am stressed and lockdown hasn't been the easiest of times for anyone has it! The tell tale signs are when I start to itch just behind my ear.  So the lovely people over at Kevin Murphy have come up with the Scalp.Spa Regimen which features two products - Scalp.Spa Scrub and the Scalp.Spa Wash.

"A clean and healthy scalp is important to ensuring the health and growth of your future hair. These products are packed with a range of skin loving ingredients that nurture the scalp back to health, thus giving your hair the radiant results it deserves"

About the Kevin Murphy SCALP.SPA range

Usually Kevin Murphy WASHES are enough on their own to maintain a healthy scalp. However over the years people have developed irritations and irritants on their scalp, such as product build up, excess oil, and sensitivity, which can be caused by a range of factors, including environmental aggressors, like humidity. Kevin Murphy developed the SCALP.SPA range to tackle these issues, to help maintain a healthy scalp, so that your hair, and future hair is healthy, nourished and protected. Packed with a range of skin loving ingredients, the SCALP.SPA products promote overall hair health, from scalp, to root, to the tips!

The Products

The first part of this regimen starts with the Scalp.Spa Scrub (£30 here). Massaging the scrub into damp hair, this scrub, which is ideal for all hair types, gently exfoliates the scalp. Infused with micellar water, which gently attracts and dissolves impurities such as excess oil, then we have celery seed extract, because it is known to detox the scalp, reduce irritation and regulate sebum production. As this is an exfoliation scrub, it uses Perlite, which is a small spherical shaped derivative from volcanic rock which not only gently exfoliates, but does so without scratching the scalp.

What I have loved about using this scrub is how my scalp feels after using it, that clean feeling, the not itching and not leaving my scalp feeling dry or stripped.

Having used the Scalp.Scrub, the second product is the Scalp.Spa Wash (£24 here). As with the scrub, it is also infused with micellar water and celery seed extract, but within the Wash is also rose water which is a calming conditioning property to soothe and protect the scalp. You will also find coconut oil which adds a moisture boost and protects the hair and scalp from dryness.

I absolutely love this scalp shampoo, not only does it cleanse the hair without stripping it, leaving it feeling like straw, instead, I have soft, smooth hair which feels as though i've used a hair mask and left it on for a few days. Texture wise, as the formula is quite thick, you only need a real small amount to create a lather and despite not really having a scent, the only way I can describe it, is clean.

I have been lucky enough to try a lot of Kevin Murphy products during 2020 and without question the Scalp.Spa range has become my favourite and the one I have used a lot of since it arrived. Despite being quite the duo, the Scalp.Spa Wash works just as well on its own as part of my hair care routine as it does as part of a duo to look after my scalp.

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CULT BEAUTY Up Close on Skin Care - The Edit

Launching on Friday at Cult Beauty, we have the Up Close On Skincare Edit*, a beauty box which is described as being a box which has got everything you need to take care of your very own, beautiful skin – so let this edit buff, hydrate and reset your skin to its happiest, healthiest self.

Worth a huge £120 it is on sale, here, for just £42* which is a massive saving.

If you are really into your skincare, want to change it up for 2021 and try out some new brands, then this box has some amazing brands and their products to get your attention with!

Contents

• Fresh Soy Cleanser (travel size)
• SUMMER FRIDAYS - Soft Reset AHA Exfoliating Solution (full size)
• THE INKEY LIST - Hyaluronic Acid Serum (full size)
• Glow Recipe - Banana Soufflé Moisture Cream (full size)
• Wishful - Yo Glow Enzyme Scrub (travel size)

I am really impressed with the contents of this box and what I really like is it’s theme and it is a box that will be making its way to me as I’ve been wanting to try a few of these products for a while now - namely Summer Fridays Soft Reset AHA Exfoliating Solution as I am out of toners.

If you like the sound of this box, then you can get your hands on it right here* for just £42!

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Alpha-H Rose Gold Hydrate & Glow Collection - A QVC TSV

We all need a little Alpha-H magic in our lives and there is no better way to start 2021, when you have got Tommy on your screen presenting the newest Alpha-H QVC TSV! It goes live from 7th-10th January and it is amazing! Find it here for just £42.92 which is a saving of almost £70!

Entering their 21st year, Alpha-H have decided to celebrate the birthday of the much loved and iconic Australian products, Alpha-H has partnered with QVC UK to offer a unique limited-edition collection which features three amazing products. I am, as you might have guessed, a huge fan of Alpha-H and have featured them more times than I can count and this collection is an absolute must for anyone who has been wanting to try the brand for some time or of course for those Alphaholics!

The first product is the Liquid Gold Rose - No collection from Alpha-H would be complete without this product. I have been using this product for years, it is literally the best antidote to use when your skin just feels absolutely horrendous! Originally launched back in 2017, this Limited-Edition Liquid Gold Rose has been supersized to a 200ml bottle!

If you have never tried or come across Liquid Gold before, not only is it where the Alpha-H story began, but it is THE product everyone that I know of, has come across. It is described as being a powerful nighttime resurfacing treatment, and it works to tighten and revitalise tired, ageing skin as well as helping to radically improve the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, open pores and acne-prone skin conditions. Formulated with some amazing ingredients, you will find the likes of Liquorice which helps combat acne and hyperpigmentation and Glycolic Acid (derived from sugar cane) which works to jump-start the skin's metabolism - refining its texture by dissolving the bonds that hold dead skin cells together, so they're sloughed away. You will also find Rose, Lotus Petal, Orchid and Hyaluronic Acid.

Next we have the Perfect And Plump, a subtly tinted balm which uses natural fruit enzymes, to increases cellular renewal which in turn helps rejuvenate and minimise the appearance of fine lines. It also features a new generation plumping ingredient called Plump Oleoactif which provides both immediate and long-term increase to lip volume, whilst a natural peptide stimulates collagen production and Hyaluronic Acid delivers hydration deep into the dermis.

I am really picky with balms for the lips, I really am not a fan of that Vaseline texture, the one which leaves your lips feeling as though you have rubbed them across a block of lard, this one is neither greasy or tacky on the lips, it glides on smoothly and it does produce a slight tingle, as you get when you use a product with Peppermint as an ingredient for your lips. I like how my lips feel when this has been applied.

Finally to complete this collection we have the Essential Hydration Cream. This has been one of my favourite creams of late and it is described as being one which soothes, repairs and revitalises lacklustre complexions and it is suitable for even delicate skin types.  Having spent a lot of time in front of the computer screen, more than I would usually do if I was in the office, with face to face meetings now being online Zoom, Teams or whatever other system it is that we use, I've noticed my skin has felt really dry, despite continuing with my skincare routine.

Lightweight in texture, this cream suspends sea minerals, fatty acids and youth-restoring peptides in the finest essential oils and its key ingredients include things like Evening Primrose Oil and Linoleic Acid which nourish and improve the skin's elasticity, Rose Geranium Oil which helps to stimulate healing and balance sebum production and then antioxidant Vitamin E which hydrates and repairs cell damage from environmental aggressors.  Designed to be applied liberally every morning and evening after cleansing and for me, I love that it is it lightweight on the skin and it smells as heavenly as it feels when applied!

This collection can be found on QVC right here or you can use the QVC Item Number which is 243280 and without question, these collections are always a bargain and well worth getting if you are a fan wanting to stock up, or wanting to try these iconic products.

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