Fenty Skin Fat Water Pore-Refining Toner Serum

Fenty Beauty as a brand is one I am really not familiar with, or wasn't until I was kindly sent some products to try a few months ago.  I remember when Fenty first arrived in the UK and it really blew up, everyone raved about how amazing the highlighters are and then the Gloss Bomb, the product I am sharing today is one I have seen shared everywhere and raved about, but until recently I hadn't tried and that is Fat Water.

So the name is one which will raise eyebrows, but the Fenty Skin Fat Water Pore-Refining Toner Serum isn't some kind of derogatory comment, in fact it is described as being a 2-in-1 toner-serum combo that targets pores, improves the look of dark spots, brightens, smooths, and fights shine—all without stripping skin.

What do you get when you combine the benefits of toner and serum in one? This universal game-changer snatches pores and dark spots and has a unique thick texture we bet you haven’t felt before – it’s Rihanna’s favourite step in her routine for a reason.

I do love using both a toner and a serum within my skincare routine but this is the first time I have used a 2-in-1 version and it has this really unique thick texture, which when it is squeezed out of the tube looks just like water, only fatter - hence the name! Now this product, which is like neither a toner or a serum, doesn't sit on the surface of the skin which I wasn't expecting at all, instead it absorbs much quicker and is just delightful to use.

Packed full of amazing ingredients, which are chosen for a whole host of different reasons and they include:

• Niacinamide (a form of Vitamin B3): Helps reduce the look of dark spots, even skin tone, and fight excess shine
• Barbados cherry (acerola): Every cherry is loaded with more vitamin C than an orange to help brighten
• Australian lemon myrtle & witch hazel water: Help reduce oil and refine pores
• Japanese raisin tree: It’s been used for over 1,000 years in Asia as a recovery treatment from long nights of partying; helps detoxify
• Cactus flower: Thrives in the desert; helps hydrate
• Green tea & fig: Rich in antioxidants to help defend against environmental stressors

To use, the instructions are to simply squeeze a pea-sized amount in your palms, then rub your hands together and pat it into your skin rather than rub and simply let it do its thing. On the skin, I had expected this to be slightly tacky, but it isn't at all, it just leaves my skin feeling hydrated and moisturised. There is a really light scent to this toner serum when using, it is almost like a bowl of cherries but because of the inclusion of figs, there is a earthiness to the scent too.   I also really like the thin streamlined bottle with its twisting cap means you can control how much you need to squeeze into the palms of your hands and both parts of the bottle are fully recyclable and because you are using your hands, you don't need to have or use cotton pads!

I am really impressed with the Fenty Skin Fat Water Pore-Refining Toner Serum, it was the first product I used from the brand and whilst I am currently using a few other products to share in a few weeks time, for me, this was a really good place to start.

This is a 100ml bottle and it is priced around £27 in places such as Boots, Harvey Nichols and of course the Fenty Beauty site.

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Feelunique Unique Love Beauty Bundle Free Gift

Following on from the last offering, to celebrate Valentine’s Day, there is a really lovely gift with purchase offer over at Feelunique and it is on offer right now. 

The Feelunique Unique Love Beauty Bundle contains over £120 worth of beauty treats featuring some amazing brands such as Charlotte Tilbury, Molton Brown and Saturday Skin, the best part is that it is absolutely free when you spend £120 or more on almost anything on the Feelunique website.

Want to know what is inside?

Contents

• Philip Kingsley Bond Builder Restructuring Treatment 40ml
• Sol de Janeiro Triple Brazilian Butter Hair Repair Treatment 25ml
• Charlotte Tilbury Magic Serum 6ml
• Molton Brown Black Pepper Body Wash 30ml
• Wishful Thirst Trap Juice Serum 5ml
• Redken Extreme Playsafe 450 30ml
• Kérastase Resistance Ciment Thermique 50ml
• Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge
• Glamglow Youthmud Clearing Treatment 7g
• Volition Yaupon Tea Glow-Awakening Moisturiser 10ml
• Fekkai Brilliant Gloss Shampoo 60ml
• Revlon Professional UniqOne™ Hair Treatment Celebration Edition 9ml
• CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser 20ml
• First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Hydrating Serum 7.5ml
• Grown Alchemist Anti-Pollution Primer 12ml
• First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub with 10% AHA 1.0 oz
• Saturday Skin Yuzu Vitamin C Sleep Mask 8ml

As you can see this is an amazing offer and I love that there is a mixture of products to try from head to toe.  The offer is available whilst stocks last and no code is needed to claim it, as soon as your spend hits £120, the Love Beauty Bundle is automatically added to the basket.

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Pixi +Rose Infused Skintreats

Famous for their Glow Tonic, Pixi Beauty is a brand I adore, from its skincare right through to its makeup line, the products are as divine as the store here in London, and I am yet to be unimpressed by a product!

The Pixi Rose Infused Skintreats Line, features an incredible selection of products, some of which I was first introduced to back in 2017 and as a collection it has grown ever since.  As today is Valentines Day  little package couldn't have arrived at a better time, its Valentines Day, most people associate Roses with February 14th and for Pixi, they have an amazing collection of products which I am sharing on my blog today.

As you can see, I was kindly sent four products, all of which create a little routine together or as part of your existing one, slotting in without much effort.   Starting with the product that quite probably stands out to you as much as it did to me  - The +Rose Essence Oil (£24).

Suitable for all skin types, this tri-phase oil, is a lightweight fast absorbing oil which is designed to prep the skincare before makeup application but can also be used in times of need for extra hydration. To use it, you have to give it a rigorous shake to combine all the ingredients together and mixed in there you will find:

• Rose Flower Oil which nourishes & rejuvenates
• Rose Water which balances pH & is Antioxidant-rich
• Ceramide NP which provides time-release moisture

What I really like about this Essence Oil, other than shaking it to create a lovely fuschia pink oil, is how non-greasy it feels on the skin. My skin is incredibly dry in parts and im loving using oils more than usual right to now to soothe and smooth.

The next product is the +Rose Glow-y Powder (£14) and it is every bit as stunning as it looks to be.

I have a bit of redness on my cheeks, so im not much of a blusher girl, more a bronzer, but this is something else because you can choose to also use it as a highlighter and that is exactly what I have been doing, the swatch showing you just how stunning it is. Described as being a natural mineral powder contains ceramides to give time-release moisture to skin while creating a luminous finish, it does, as you come to expect with Pixi contain some amazing ingredients:

• Rose Extract to soothe and hydrate
• Ferulic Acid which provides an antioxidant boost
• Jojoba which nourishes and moisturises

This powder if really pigmented and you need such a small amount to really get that glow and it is suitable for all skin types.

The next product is one I have absolutely adored using. The +Rose Radiance Perfector (£14) is the product you need when you think your skin is having a 'meh' day because it makes you look amazing.

Described as being a delicately tinted, Rose-infused complexion enhancer, it not only gives your skin a healthy, radiant looking glow (without turning you into a disco ball) it also does a pretty good job at blurring some imperfections as it brightens and corrects. Again, packed with amazing ingredients, you will find:

• Rose Water which works to balance pH and gives an Antioxidant boost
• Ceramide NP which provides time-release moisture
• Hyaluronic Acid for its ability to hydrate the skin

This Radiance perfector can me used in a few different ways. One is to apply it to the collarbones, cupids bow, brow bone and the cheeks to enhance your features, you can also use it all over your skin and this is what I do, but mix it with my moisturising cream and on no makeup days, this is my current go to.

The final product in this little quarter is the +Rose Lip Nourisher (£10) which is described as being a rose-infused lip balm to smooth with a hint of tint and shine.

Pixi has some of the most wonderful lip products, many of which I have shared on my blog and this Lip Nourisher is one of them. If your lips suffer from being dry, despite drinking lots of water and using hydrating products, then this is a wonderful addition to try because as well as imparting the slightest shade of pink to the lips, it is, as you have probably guessed, full of amazing ingredients:

• Rosehip Oil which helps to soothe and condition
• Jojoba Seed Oil which softens and smooths
• Vitamin E to nourish and protect

It is a product which can be used on its own, or you could choose to apply it underneath your lipstick as a bit of a base, either option works really well.

So, Pixi once again create an incredible range of products with this +Rose collection and they are all available online right now.

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Arran Sense of Scotland Lochranza Mens Eau de Toilette

Arran Sense of Scotland  is a brand I have really liked getting to know and around my home I have quite a few of their Reed diffusers, in the scent After the Rain dotted about because it is such a delightful scent. New to the growing collection this time is a fragrance that isn’t for me, but instead for him indoors and timed perfectly with Valentines Day on the horizon, Arran Sense of Scotland Lochranza Mens Eau de Toilette has been tried and tested.

Described as being a perfectly balanced fragrance, designed for men, the Lochranza Eau De Toilette is a delicate combination of patchouli and anise, the two together create a spicy base note, peppered with aromas of warmer, more floral tones. I had expected this to be quite an earthy scent, one which, like After the Rain, has a fresh yet floral musk tone.

The fragrance which comes presented in a glass bottle, square and chunky with a wooden lid is said to have been inspired by the beautiful windswept north of the isle. Surrounded by brooding hills facing the imposing grey ruin of its castle, placed dramatically on a shingle spit in the open sea loch. Quite a vivid description and one which sends me to the scene of a Harry Potter film as Harry is been flown by Buckbeak in and around Hogwarts! 

When spritzed, this fragrance to me is warm, clean, rich, fresh and quite aromatic all in one go. There is definitely a note of mint as the scent begins to dry down, but the star of the show is clearly both the Patchouli which is sweet, musky and spicy all rolled into one and then with Anise which is rich and has those liquorice hints it is often compared too. Added to it you have Vetiver, Grapefruit and lemon, you have a scent that opens with fresh earthiness and dries down keeping all those notes together from that citrus top to the woody almost spicy base.

Priced around £42 for 100ml it is a mid priced fragrance which has a fairly good longevity on the skin. 

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