We’re reaching the hardest part of Winter… close to the end, but not quite! It’s likely all our Vitamin D levels are lower. We’re grouchy with each other and wishing we could escape overseas to the warmth – but can’t! Arg! With this in mind, we’ve decided to celebrate the things we do enjoy. We’ve made sure it’s personal, it’s fun and let’s face it – we are absolutely loving it!
What is it though? Hmmm… I guess you’ll need to prepare your cuppa, put on a face mask, sit back and find out. It’s time for some relaxed fun! Better yet, make sure you’re smiling… that way you’ll get some good’ole endorphins at the same time!
Meg’s Absolutely Loving It Product Review
“I want to talk about pores. Particularly my enlarged pores that I inherited from my parents. I usually love the Osmosis products, particularly their Rescue Serum, for the treatment of my pores, but over the last 6 weeks I decided to give the Medik8 Virtually Poreless Kit a go.
I will say that I noticed a difference almost immediately, but 6 weeks down the track, my skin did start to feel a little dry, but introducing a hydrating serum cured the dryness pretty much overnight.
It’s all about the acids in these products – mandelic, salicylic, lactic plus AHA and BHA’s that are used to clear and refine.
The Medik8 Virtually Poreless Kit comes with 3 products:
Pore Cleanse Gel which is a mandelic, salicylic and lactic acid cleanser that leaves your skin feeling really smooth, almost like you have exfoliated;
Pore Minimising Tonic which is a purifying post-cleanse solution that visibly shrinks pores. It uses a blend of AHAs and BHAs to flush out deep-seated oil and impurities, which allows the pores to shrink back to their normal size;
Refining Moisturiser that refines and resurfaces to leave your complexion smooth, matte and nourished.
Because my skin eventually became a little dry, I introduced Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Serum which contains hyaluronic acid that holds 1000 times its weight in water. The addition of B5 just makes it all the more hydrating as these vitamins are great for improving the skins’ water retention.
Verdict:
I am hooked! I can’t imagine not using these products. My skin looks much clearer and even toned. My pores have most definitely shrunk and it is by far the fastest result I have ever achieved!”
Meg
Julie’s Absolutely Loving It Product Review
“I love a good mask, and one I am loving right now is the CosMedix Pure Enzymes. I use it maybe once, sometimes twice a week. After I cleanse, I simply apply this deliciousness, sit down and relax, feel a little tingle, must be working, take Netflix off pause for ten to fifteen minutes, longer if the movie is good, pause again, rinse off, apply serums and then for some added luxury, apply either the Aspect Hydrating Mask or the Aspect Probiotic Mask, finish movie, go to bed, (no need to rinse those beauties off) wake up and voila, fresh hydrated skin!
I often hear Meg talking about ‘fruit enzymes’ when she is showing her clients products, but I’m easily distracted and miss all the important bits of information, mmmm… I probably shouldn’t be eavesdropping. Anyway I thought I would do some research for myself without bothering Meg, AGAIN!, and see what enzymes are all about… Ahh okayyyy, so it’s a naturally occurring chemical within the fruit, this instance, cranberries, which sloughs off the dead skin cells on the surface of our skin, it breaks down the keratin within those recently departed, therefore leaving you with smooth baby bum skin, well not quite, but close.
If I were a butterfly, a social one, I would definitely use the Cosmedix Pure Enzymes before venturing out.
It gives a glow and creates such a smooth, polished surface for your makeup application. Of course you don’t have to be a social butterfly, a mere monastic moth like me can definitely slap this mask on before going out, and I will… when I get invited somewhere… probably next year… hopefully. In the meantime I will just enjoy the benefits of the Cosmedix Pure Enzymes in front of the telly.
Give it a try, social butterfly or not.”
Julie
Phillipa’s Absolutely Loving It Product Review
“I love my whole skin care routine! Eeek… what would I choose. Honestly, the item that makes me smile the most though is the Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip Plumper. I think it’s because it makes me feel special, without being overdone. I’m a big fan of the shade LA, a light peachy pink. It’s much like a lip balm but softer, and leaves a lovely shine to my lips. As I spend so much time at home with my kids, I don’t wear lipstick every day. This on the other hand, I do. It has Peptides to assist with the hydration in my lips and Ginger Root Extract that stimulates blood flow and leaves them looking plump. A small vanity perhaps but it makes me smile non-the-less.
Of course, if I had to do without my basics skin care; Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse (cleanser), Osmosis MD Replenish (antioxidants), Aspect Dr Hydra Shield (SPF), CosMedix Serum 16 (Vitamin A), Aspect SMC (Moisturiser), Jane Iredale Liquid Minerals and more recently Osmosis MD Boost (Peptide mist)… well they’re all my favourite staples, and I’d probably hide under the bed! Oh, and have you tried the Societe Vitamin D Complex? I brought this home last week and EEK!!! It’s amazing. Oh dear, perhaps I have a slight addiction… ”
Phillipa
Megan’s Absolutely Loving It Product Review
“My favourite product at the moment is Societe Triple C Vitamin Therapy. I can’t imagine not using Vitamin C, it makes such a difference to the brightness/freshness of my skin. Having spent many years lapping up the sunshine, I’m now pale and only left with the damage of my actions! I used to find it hard to find a Vitamin C product that didn’t irritate my skin, or make it break out. This serum feels oily (in a good way) it doesn’t feel harsh or astringent and I know it’s making change. I always insist all my friends have this one in their bathrooms.”
Megan
ps. no products were wasted taking this photo…
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