Temple Spa In The Beginning, Deep Cleansing Melt

With the mantra "Your Body Is A Living Temple. Honour It. Enjoy Your Life and Live It To The Full" and that really is quite something from Temple Spa.  A brand who started over two decades ago right here in the UK, it is quite amazing to see just how many products there are within the collection.  Whether you want something for stress problems, sleep enhancing, detoxing or hydrating there is something for you, as well as looking for products per issue and concern such as redness and sensitivity, oiliness, combination or sensitive to name to just a few.

Over the past few months, I have been using a few products from across the product range and it has been quite the eye opener as to how good some of these products are.

The first product is the award-winning, In The Beginning, Deep Cleansing Melt (£30 here). Described as being a nourishing face balm and cleanser that thoroughly cleanses and gently exfoliates leaving a clean, dewy complexion.

I am a huge fan of balm cleansing and this one has been an absolute delight to use. It has a buttery texture which melts onto the skin and within the formula are little beads which gently exfoliate the skin as the balm melts away makeup, dirt and grime. Once finished, I loved that this balm didn't leave my skin feeling taut, dry or stripped but instead it was soft and smooth to the touch. 

This Cleansing Balm has three key ingredients which are Vitamin E which helps to soften skin and replenish dehydrated skin and maintain its oil balance, it reduces water loss to the transepidermal layer which improves the appearance of rough, dry and damaged skin. Olive Fruit Extract which is not only packed with antioxidants which protect the skin against free radicals and environmental damage which causes premature ageing but it also penetrates the skin, locking in moisture and softening and smoothing the skin. It has a cleansing as well as hydrating effect, restoring skin and leaving it supple. The final key ingredient is Calendula Fruit Extract which protects and restores dry and damaged skin from dehydration and premature ageing. It nourishes, softens and moisturises skin.

What I have absolutely loved about this balm is how it leaves my skin feeling after using and just how effective it is at removing everything on my face.  There is always that dread when you use a nice, fresh and clean Muslin cloth at how dirty they look after using and honestly, this made me feel as though I had never bothered to wash my face.  So, if you are looking for a new Cleansing Balm, Temple Spa has one which is brilliant and it is this one.

Have you tried anything from Temple Spa?

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Face Halo - The Modern Makeup Remover

Do you often find yourself just randomly putting items into your basket in Boots through intrigue? It is something I am always guilty off, those little pop-up stands always manage to catch my eye with some brands and new releases and one of those was Face Halo, which I featured in my Stocking Filler Gift Guide.

Face Halo is described as being the new cult beauty makeup remover that professional makeup artists, celebrities and women worldwide can’t live without. The brainchild of Lizzie and Bec, who between them have 7 children and they wanted a solution to the over-complicated, messy and tedious way to remove makeup that is both safe and environmentally gentle  - that solution is Face Halo.

The Face Halo works using either cold or warm water. The water loosens your makeup which allows the HaloTech fiber strands (which are 100 times finer than a human hair) to reach deep into your pores to remove and trap makeup, giving your skin a healthy and invigorating clean in half the time. You don't need to rub or scrub, it is incredibly gentle on the skin and it is also dual-sided.

If you have a lot of eye makeup and waterproof mascara on, the best way to use the Face Halo is to ensure it is it is wet and then simply hold it for around 30 seconds to wipe it all away. 

What intrigued me the most with Face Halo is the fact that it is reusable and claims to replace up to 500 traditional makeup wipes during its lifetime. Now, I don't use makeup wipes, other than for removing swatches off my hand and arm, but I do love that this is an alternative and it is easy to keep clean. After using my Face Halo, I wash it with soap and water and simply allow it to air dry, if I have worn a lot of makeup, I have put it in the washing machine and it has kept in perfect condition.

The Face Halo costs just £7 (here from Boots) or as a pack of three, priced at £18 (here from BeautyBay)

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