How You Can Improve Your Skin This Spring

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We are finally coming out of the cold and dark months of winter and into springtime. No longer will our faces be covered up with thick woollen hats and scarves. Instead, we will be looking to feel the sun on our skin. It is the time where we crawl from inside our homes and head to salons where we fill out Eyelash Extension Consent Form documents, get our brows dyed, fix our nails and generally aim to look our best and freshest selves. And this is why it is important to improve your skin this spring. No matter if you have dry, oily or combination skin there are always things you do to improve it, particularly as it struggles against the weather changes. Here are the top ways that you can improve your skin this spring…

1. Have a tailored skincare routine

No two people’s skin is the same and that is why it is so important you have a tailored skincare routines. After all, what works for one of your friends might not necessarily work for you. Figure out exactly what type of skin you have, whether it is dry, oily, or a bit of both and get the products that cater to this. Check out the ingredients and allergens and try to aim for the ones that are the most natural. You will want to try and cleanse, tone and moisturize for the best effect. At a bare minimum ensure that you always clean your makeup off before bed and use a good moisturiser.

2. Drink more water

While this might feel like an age-old tale, it is vital that you drink more water for your skin to look its best. You want to aim for eight glasses of day. To make it more interesting you could add fruit such as strawberries or lemons to your water to give them a bit of flavour. These fruits are also packed with vitamins and antioxidants that can help give your skin an extra boost. Drinking water helps to keep you hydrated and flush out any toxins from your body - you will soon notice the difference it has on your complexion.

3. Use an SPF

The last thing you want is for your skin to go wrinkly and patchy due to being overexposed to the sun's harmful rays. To avoid this it is imperative that you use sunscreen with an SPF in it to protect your skin. You can also get moisturizers and foundations that have SPF which will give you further protection, even if you forget to put sunscreen on before you head out. Be sure to check the SPF of your makeup before buying as this is a necessary ingredient, particularly in the spring and summer when the sun is more powerful.

These are just a few ways that you can improve your skin this spring. What are some top tips and rules that you always try to adhere to? Let me know in the comments below, I would love to hear from you.

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Ark Skincare Intensive Hand & Nail Cream

I have always been a habit-applier of hand cream, like lip balm, it is a product which is always in every hand bag, on my desk, on the bedside table and even on the shelf in the bathroom. I go through tubes of it, perhaps more so since the start of lockdown when the over-use of a potent bacteria killing hand gel has been used more and more.

From Ark Skincare, a brand, who if you haven't heard about them you need too, comes the Intensive Hand and Nail Cream, which is just divine.  This cream is so good that is ideal to be used on both sensitive hands and irritated hands, especially if they are chapped and sore.

What I love about this cream is the lovely thick texture, which absorbs on contact with the skins own temperature and as it does so, it just leaves behind the most lovely soft and smooth skin with the most beautiful of fragrance, which is 100% natural. 

With products such as this, I am always intrigued by the ingredients used and this hand cream is pack full of such wonderful inclusions.

Ingredients

• Raspberry and Cocoa Butter – This duo work together to provide intense hydration.
• Omega Fruit Lipids – Fabulous skin conditioner from a blend of Grapeseed, Kiwi and Blackcurrant.
• Red Algae – The addition of red algae helps to target pigmentation and brown spots – which can be caused by sun exposure and hormonal change. 
• Keratin Amino Acid – The friend to your nails and it works to strengthen nails to reduce breakage

As you can imagine, with all of these amazing ingredients, not only does it soothe dry and irritated skin, it also helps to protect against moisture loss too. Lightweight, non-greasy this Intensive hand and nail cream is just delightful and a handbag, desk, bedside table or side of the sink must-have!

This hand cream can be found via Ark Skincare, Beauty Expert*, Lookfantastic* and Feelunique*. 

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L’Oreal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Wonder Water Review

A product you have probably heard about and now see popping up across your social media feed is the The L’Oreal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Wonder Water?! A product which just launched here in the UK and one which is getting talked about a lot, but what is it, do you need it and why is it talked about? 

I’m delighted to say that I’ve been using it for a while now, the second bottle is open, and can shed some light on all of this.

What is L’Oréal Paris Wonder Water?

It is a conditioning treatment which is described as being a powerful way to revolutionise your hair care routine by adding silky softness before finishing off with a reflective glass-like shine. 

Wonder Water has been designed to combat frizz while maintaining a watery, weightless consistency, never making you compromise on natural movement and bounce, even when it comes to incredibly fine strands.

So what you have is a treatment which adds a silky softness to your hair and it takes just 8 seconds of your time. Instead of using silicones to create that fake smoothness, Wonder Water has instead been formulated using something called Lamellar Water Technology, not a new thing by the way, Kerastase also use it in a few of their products too. 

Anyway the Lamellar Water Technology works by depositing ultra lightweight molecules onto the hair which are said to be 10x smaller than regular conditioners/masks and it is these molecules which lock in hydration to form a super glossy, silky, light reflective top coat on your hair. At the same time, these molecules also target signs of damage by smoothing the surface of your hair, filling in gaps, so if you have dry hair, this could be just the tonic.

How I use Wonder Water

A bottle with a nozzle, wet hands and a shower - admittedly, I was expecting to get annoyed with the whole concept, but I’ve stuck with it. Using in the shower, it does take a bit of time to figure out that you need to open the bottle, apply to the mid-lengths and ends as well as close nozzle and then use your 8 seconds of time to brush through. As the term water literally, in this case means water, it has pretty much the same texture, so there is the potential for waste. So I don’t do that. 

I do wash my hair in the shower, but as I use Wonder Water once a week, twice at the most and not after every wash. I get out of the shower, squeeze the excess water out of my hair, apply said product to my hair, comb it through with my shampoo brush to ensure I’ve distributed it as evenly as I can and then I rinse my hair. Much less of a faff. You could also dispense some of the product into a spray bottle and apply it that way too, I’ve tried this and it also works really well. 

I was worried that I would use too much or too little of this product when it first arrived, but helpfully on the bottle, there is a guide in 20ml sections to show what you should use, obviously if you feel you need more or less, that is your choice entirely.

Depending on your routine, you can also use your conditioner afterwards if you feel you need it.

Does L’Oreal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Wonder Water Work?

In short yes it does. My hair hasn’t seen the inside of a salon in well over a year now, so it is possibly not in the best condition and it definitely is in need of a trim. That said, when I’ve used Wonder Water, my hair feels as soft as silk, the tell tale flyaways are not there, my hair isn’t knotty or tangled, I can comb my hair through with my Wet Brush and not grimace at the tugging or pulling of my hair and it dries like an absolute dream. So, if it can make my absolute birds nest scarecrow hair do look soft, smooth and shiny, then it ticks the right boxes for me and ultimately, I want to see what it does for my hair when I have had that trim and professional treatment I am craving right now. 

Where can you buy L’Oreal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Wonder Water

The L’Oreal Wonder Water is £9.99 and available in the UK now at Boots*, Superdrug and Amazon*.

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Jack Emory x Roccabox Limited Edition

For this amazing Limited Edition Beauty Box*, Roccabox has teamed up with Social Media sensation Jack Emory!

I feature Roccabox on my blog every single month because I am lucky enough to be sent the box. If you didn’t know, Roccabox is a monthly beauty subscription box which costs just £10 here and every now and again they release a Limited Edition box, this is one of them.

Teaming up with make-up artist wunderkind and social media sensation Jack Emory, this deluxe limited edition beauty box contains his six current beauty must-haves plus one bonus product. 

Since emerging on to the make-up scene in 2016 Jack Emory has earned a status as both a make-up artist uber-talent and a social media genius of his generation,with his self proclaimed ‘face doodling’ gaining him a cult following on his YouTube channel and amassing him over 543k Instagram followers. Jack has curated his limited edition Roccabox based on what he believes that no worthy make-up bag should be without.

Inside the box you will find the following products and not forgetting that bonus product.

The Jack Emory x Roccabox includes: 

• Illamasqua Hydra Veil Primer £34 (full size)
• MAC Cosmetics Mini MAC Matte Lipstick, Mocha £12 (travel size)
• Makeup Revolution Revolution X Jack Palette £10 (full size)
• GLAMGLOW Glowstarter Mega Illuminating Moisturiser, Nude Glow £5.18 (deluxe sample)
• Eylure Line & Lash £10 (full size)
• Nails Inc Gilt Tripper Exfoliating Face Mask £5 (full size)
• Bonus gift: ISOCLEAN Brush Cleaner £1 (bonus)

The Jack Emory x Roccabox contains products worth over £77 and it will go on sale* from 21st March and will be priced at just £26.

Roccabox is the monthly beauty subscription box providing an affordable and convenient way to discover new brands, try the latest products and access an immersive world of beauty.

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