L'Oreal Face Wash Review

As you'll be able to see in my last post, I reviewed the L'Oreal Pure Clay Purity Face Mask but when I was shopping in Boots the other day, I saw the new L'Oreal face wash range, with the same (ish) ingredients as the face mask, just in a face wash form. So decided to give it a go and review!

When I first applied it, it wasn't I thought it would be, I initially thought there would be some microbeads to help exfoliate the skin and get off dead skin but that wasnt the case. It's quite a thick, smooth texture and a little definitely goes a long way. I put a raspberry sized amount onto my wet hands, lathered it and then applied on my face. It felt very thick, as I mentioned. After I washed it off my skin definitely felt smoother and I instantly saw a different in my skin the day after. Even without microbeads, I did feel like it got off impurities and dead skin, thanks to the clay.
L'Oreal Pure Clay Detox Wash (£5.99) 

It didn't irritate my skin at all which was also a bonus. I bought the 'Pure Clay Detox' out of the range that sells 3 different one, just like the face mask range.

This particular one consists of 3 pure clays & Red Algae to help the skin:

Red Algae: Helps to Brighten the skin for a natural glow, which anyone with dull and tired skin may benefit from.

Kaolin Clay: Helps to absorb impurities and get rid of any excess oil, which those with oily skin like me would definitely need.

Montmorillonite: Helps to eliminate any imperfections and is rich in minerals.

Ghassoul: Helps to clarify the complexion.

Having all of these essential pure clays and algae together helps the skin in all sorts of different ways, especially those with breakouts, oily skin or dull/tired skin.

I haven't tried / tested all of the pure clay range, but if you guys want me to I'd be happy! Comment below! Or have you tired any? Which one is your favourite?

Also, I have a beauty/fashion haul coming up! Would you like a long one or 2 small ones? I can't decide!
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L'Oreal Pure Clay Mask Review

I have seen sososo many reviews about L'Oreals latest Pure Clay Masks, which were released late last year, having seeing other bloggers and youtubers use and rave about them, I had to see it for myself, so a about 3 weeks ago I went into Boots, picked up the 'Pure Clay Purity Mask' as it tailors more to my skin type, it helps to mattify the skin without completely drying it out. Which is definitely what my skin needs.

The mask comes in a small (ish) cubed like jar and says you get around 10 uses out of the jar, a little definitely goes a long way with this mask.



So to start off, I washed my face to get rid of any dirt patted it dry with a clean towel and popped on the face mask, as I was putting it on, it didn't feel heavy at all like some face masks feel sometimes. It also spread really well and evenly, believe me when I say, a little goes a long way, as I said previously.

After I put it all around my face, the instructions on the box say to wait around 5-10 minutes until you wash it off, I ended up getting a bit distracted and left it on for around 15 minutes but I am sure that didn't do my skin any harm. I washed it off and then exfoliated and patted my skin dry and I did find it made my skin feel smoother and did make my skin have a matte like feel, which it claimed to do on the box.

All in all I don't really know how I feel about this mask, I have used it about 3-4 times but I don't think it is any different than any other mask I have tried, the only thing I would say is slightly better is the fact that the whole Pure Clay range definitely covers a wide range of skin types. I don't know if I would buy this again, as I actually got this when it was on offer and not at the full price of £7.99 - Boots are actually doing a sale on this now with all their 3 pure clay masks being on sale for £5.99, so if you want to give this a go then you should definitely grab this while its on sale. I think for myself I would only get it when it's on sale as I wouldn't buy it at the full price, but I like it enough to buy it when its £5.99 if you know what I mean? I don't know, maybe I'll update after I've finished the jar.


Have you tried the L'Oreal Pure Clay face mask range? If so, share your thoughts in the comment section below! 
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March Birchbox Unboxing!

Happy April everyone, even though we are well into the 4th month of the new year...

I haven't blogged in a while, no reason in particular I just felt like I had nothing to write about and my life was getting a bit busier due to 3 assignments all being due on the same day which all needed my undivided attention. Anyway, here I am now with a brand new birchbox unboxing!

I was so pleased with my first ever birchbox which I ordered back in February, I also have an unxboxing of that one if you would like to see it here. I decided to become a fully fledged subscriber to birchbox.

In this months edition I got samples of:
  • Marcelle gentle make up remover for sensitive eyes RRP: £14.50
  • Balanceme Instant lift primer RRP: £22.00
  • ModelCo Highlighting trio RRP: £17.00
  • Benefit double the lip in the shade Lusty Rose RRP: £10.00
  • Oribe dry texturising spray RRP: £41.00
TOTAL RRP: £104.50 (for all 5 full sized products)

I was really intrigued when I opened up the box and inside was a cute little bag with all the samples in, all of which besides benefit were all new brands to me so I was really excited to try out these, so lets get to reviewing! 

Marcelle Gentle Makeup Remover for Sensitive Eyes:

I was apprehensive with trying out a new makeup remover as I am very stuck in my ways when it comes to my skincare and tend to stick to what I know works for me as my skin can get very grumpy when things done agree with it, therefore I usually stick to my simple wipes, garnier micellar water and body shop sea weed toner. When I tried this, I must admit the first use was not what I thought, it felt very oily and had some sort of oily smell which I cant fully describe, however it took all of my eye makeup off in literally one swipe with the cotton pad, that really made up with the oiliness of the product. However it does state on the bottle to make sure you shake it well before you use it to make sure all the products inside the bottle are mixed well together. All in all, I don't know if I would repurchase this again, however if I chose to in the future I don't think I would be breaking the bank, at £14.50 I think this is a reasonable price for this product. If you have sensitive skin and eyes, you should definitely give this a go. 

Balanceme Instant Lift Primer: 

I love trying new primers especially when they claim to be '99% Natural' which, this primer claims to be. When I applied it, my skin instantly felt smoother, I guess you could say 'airbrushed' and it did feel like my skin was getting a bit tighter - but not so tight that I felt like the tin man, it definitely was the right balance. However I do not know if I will be repurchasing this at the mo as I am still very much in love with using the Nivea Men Post Shave Balm as a primer, yes youtube made me buy it. But it is honestly, for me a real great primer for makeup.

ModelCo Highlighting Trio:
Birchbox are always sending out products from brands that you may not have heard of before, and even though I know a few brands I have never ver heard of this brand, meaning this was the first ver product of theres I got to try...and I loved it. The highlighting trio is so so creamy, but, because the product is very creamy I did find it was quite hard to blend onto my skin, if you know what I mean? I hope you do lol. I don't know if I would buy this again, I do very much love my holy grail Sleek Solstice highlighting palette.



Benefit Double The Lip in 'Lusty Rose':

I have actually already got this as I previously bought the Benefit 'Big Lip Kit' where you get this shade and 3 others, Flame Game, Pink Thrills and Revved-up Red. So I kind of knew what I would be expecting when this arrived with the box, at first I was a bit apprehensive to use it as its a lipstick with also a lip liner incorporated in with it, which for me was a tad weird as I always apply lip liner before my lipstick so was very much stuck in my ways. It did take me a couple of times to get used to the product but I do like the texture and colour of the lipstick, Benefit truly did do a good job and I haven't seen a lipstick quite like this before. 


Oribe Dry Texturising Spray:

I love trying out new dry shampoos as I don't wash my hair everyday seeing as thats not so great for my hair, I tend to wash it 2-3 times a week but over the course of when I am not washing my hair I do like to add a bit of dry shampoo for volume if I see its lacking in it. So when I first tried this, it did smell so so much like hairspray, which I didn't really mind but I had it in my head it would smell different I guess. I have used this a couple of times now and it does do its job, I do find my hair has a bit more volume when I apply this to my hair, however with an RRP of £41.00 I don't think I will be repurchasing this purely because I don't use dry shampoo enough to really justify this price, but for those who love shampoo and use it regularly this would be a great investment, but the Batiste dry shampoo is still an excellent drug store dupe for this in my opinion.




I was very impressed with all the products I received in this months Birchbox and I can't wait for this months one, keep your eyes peeled for my third unboxing! 

Have you got a beauty subscription? 

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