The Kathleen Facial Ionic Treatment Device.

Kathleen Facial Ionic Treatment Device.

Easily perform two at-home facial treatments when using the Kathleen Facial Ionic Treatment Device in the comfort of your own home. The cordless and lightweight handheld device is powered by a battery that provides 8500 rpm pulsations and an ionic mini-current to perform a lymphatic drainage massage and a facelift treatment. Cleansing the skin to remove all products before you start any treatment will maximise the results but i love how lightweight the device is making it ideal for people who cant hold heavy devices for too long. Disclaimer: The links used are not affiliated and are only placed for you to discover the product. 

Kathleen Facial Ionic Treatment Device Lymphatic Drainage Massage.

Using the Kathleen Facial Ionic Treatment Device on cleansed but moist skin, the first treatment you can select is "lymphatic drainage massage" to help promote lymphatic flow to encourage drainage. Misting the skin with any toner will help the device glide over any skin type easily whilst the general rule is always use upwards and outwards motions. Flicking the switch to the "+ sign" on the handle, the red light comes on and you will hear and feel the vibrations when gliding the metal head upwards and outwards on the neck, chin, under eye, and forehead always repeating three times in one of the area's at a time. Once you have finished in those areas you can then sweep down from the ear to the neck to support flushing out of the toxins and water retention. I was really impressed on how strong the vibrations are and i tend to select this option in the morning when eyes can look puffy due to where fluid can accumulate and i want to boost the skins circulation. 

Kathleen Facial Ionic Treatment Device Facelift Treatment.

The second treatment the Kathleen Facial Ionic Treatment Device provides is the "facelift treatment" that utilises a large quantity of negative ion to perform a popular Ionic treatment. Applying any hydrating serum to the skin and flicking the switch to the "- sign" you will notice the green light come on to let you know you are ready to start whilst your hand must be around the metal plate on the handle to allow the ionic current through the main treatment head. Working in seperate areas at a time which are the neck, jawline, cheeks, brow line, forehead and hair line - proceed to firmly place, lift, and hold for 2-3 seconds in each area. I tend to perform this easy to follow treatment in the evening because the ion's help skincare products to penetrate deeper and quicker whilst the combined anti-gravity motions are the perfect technique to use - perform 2 times a week for 6 weeks and then once a month to maintain.

The Kathleen Facial Ionic Treatment Device is lightweight to hold, does not turn off until when you decide so u dont have to rush through your treatment, and is easy to wipe clean to keep it hygenic. The painless and somewhat relaxing device is a nice addition to anyone's routine and is very easy to use. Priced at £49.00 and available from here: facial device xNeil.  

Madara Comforting Toner for dry skin.

Madara Comforting Toner For Dry Skin. 

Face toners are once again seeing a rise in popularity because the formulations have changed from being astringent alcohol based to now containing specific ingredients to suit your skin type and concerns. Easily slotted into your skincare routine by applying after cleansing but before any skincare products are applied, face toners help remove impurities your cleanser may have missed whilst also prepping the skin for better absorption of your serums/moisturiser and benefiting from the unique ingredients it contains. The madara comforting toner for dry skin contains a pH balancing formula to quench the skins thirst whilst also soothing, read on to discover more. Disclaimer the links used are not affiliated and only placed for you to discover the product. 

What Is Inside The Madara Comforting Toner For Dry Skin?

Packaged in a 100% post-consumer recycled bottle to reduce the volume of new plastic bottles made each year, the comforting toner helps to hydrate, calm, and protect the microbiome that is essential in keeping your skin healthier. The full ingredients are as follows and you will notice the combination of hydrators that have humectant properties to boost hydration, essential for drier skin types.

Aqua - Water that acts as a solvent for ingredients.

Glycerin - Humectant that draws moisture to the skin and keeps it hydrated for longer.

Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower) Flower Water - Soothing and has anti-inflammatory benefits.

 

Melissa Officinalis (Melissa) Water - Tones the skin with astringent properties whilst helping to balance and regulate combination skin. 

Betaine - Moisturiser with humectant abilities to keep skin hydrated.

Chamomilla Recutita (Camomile) Flower Extract - Soothes the skin and has anti-inflammatory benefits. 

Sodium PCA - Found naturally in the skin, it helps the skin stay hydrated by helping it hold onto water.

Sodium levulinate - Preservative.

Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans - Effectively binds with water efficiently to increase depth hydration, improving the elasticity and firmness of the skin.

Hydrolysed Glycosaminoglycans - Skin-replenishing ingredient that has been hydrolyzed that also offers skin-softening benefits.

Propanediol - Produced sustainably from corn sugar, it helps to improve moisturisation of the skin, boost preservatives, and act as a solvent for ingredients in a formula.

Sodium Benzoate - Preservative. 

Lactic Acid - The gentle AHA that hydrates (great for dry skin) while lifting away dead skin cells for improved texture and tone of the skin.  

Sodium Hyaluronate - Naturally found in the skin, when applied topically it helps moisturise and hydrate by attracting and binding water. 

Rhamnose - Natural sugar that has soothing and anti-inflammatory properties. 

Glucose - Humectant sugar that has water-binding properties to keep your skin hydrated. 

Glucuronic Acid - Acts as a skin-conditioner to hydrate and soften the skin. 

How To Use The Madara Comforting Toner For Dry Skin?

The 200ml bottle features a twist-off lid that easily dispenses the toner that you can use in two ways by either applying to a cotton pad to be swept over the face or by applying to the skin with your hands as an essence. I love how this toner does not contain any added fragrance or any drying alcohols making it perfect to use around the sensitive areas of the face such as the delicate eye area. The non-stripping toner quickly absorbs to leave the skin feeling fresh, soothed, and more importantly hydrated whilst being the perfect addition to add into your skincare routine morning and evening after cleansing but before any treatments you wish to apply such as sheet masks, serums, and moisturisers.

The Madara Comforting Toner For Dry Skin is priced at £17.00 and available from here: LoveLula xNeil. 

Valentino Voce Viva Eau De Parfum.

Discover the latest perfume Voce Viva launched by Valentino that is presented and will appeal to floral, woody, and musk wearers. The intimate and personal Eau De Parfum creates a scent that each individual can identify with by drawing a parallel between the sound of your voice and the scent of your fragrance, to celebrate every women's voice.  The outer box packaging cleverly uses the colour "Valentino Red" which is what the fashion house became widely recognised for throughout the world while it is also featured on the spray cap. 

The VALENTINO VOCE VIVA bottle is visually stunning when presented at any angle because of its unique character design. The square glass bottle features Valentino in red letter branding on the front while the left and right side are precisely inverted in, to not only allow the wearer a secure holding when spraying but to also allow a v of light to emerge when light passes through the fragrance. Featured also is Valentinos renowned rock stud detailing that accompanies on the chrome bottle collar and cap that not only sets itself apart from any bottle in your own collection but to also remind you its a Valentino perfume, incase you forget. 

Cleverly incorporating its notes to bring a fragrance that does not ostracise or exclude because it allows the wearer to identify with it to make your own memories, the fragrance notes are as follows:

Top notes:  Mandarin Orange, Bergamot, and Ginger.

Middle notes of the florals: Orange Blossom and Gardenia.

Base Notes: Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Musk, Sandalwood, Oakmoss.  

On the first spray the citrus notes mandarin orange and bergamot greet the senses with a slight hint of the spicy ginger fleetingly making an appearance, before the white florals gardenia and sweet orange blossom arrive on the scene. The base notes all equally play a part in supporting this beautiful fragrance by supplying sweetness from the vanilla and tonka bean (both key players in this perfumes projection) while the musk brings a powdery note and the wood notes of sandalwood and oakmoss add depth and dimension.  Lasting many hours after the first spray, the sweet scent will entice your senses surprisingly at any moment to remind you how simplistic, but beautiful, this white floral, musk and woody fragrance wears when sprayed. Voce Viva Valentino is available in 30ml, 50ml and 100ml sizes x Neil.  

Bielenda Manuka Honey Nutri Elixir Nourishing & Moisturising Serum.

Bielenda Manuka Honey Nutri Elixir Nourishing & Moisturising Serum.

Discover the Bielenda Manuka Honey Nutri Elixir Nourishing & Moisturising Serum that contains specific ingredients to help nourish dry and sensitive skin types. The unique formula contains micro-capsules suspended in a moisturising gel that when applied to the skin break-upon-contact to release their goodness.  The formula also includes manuka honey and royal jelly that have been used for centuries in skincare products because of the properties they can achieve for skin problems. Read on to discover more about this elixir, disclaimer the links used are not affiliated and are placed for you to discover the product.

What Is Inside The Bielenda Manuka Honey Nutri Elixir Nourishing & Moisturising Serum?

The elixir provides humectant, emollient and antioxidant care for dehydrated and dry skin types without overloading the skin of oiliness or greasiness. It optimally moisturises and refreshes to promote softness and smoothness while also giving the complexion a natural subtle glow. Elixirs typically are a skincare product that contain a variety of oils, where as serums contain water-based active ingredients which are usually much lighter for and on the skin. The full ingredients are listed below:

AQUA (WATER) - Solvent for ingredients to be mixed in. 

 

GLYCERIN - Humectant that provides hydration for the skin while also soothing irritation and helping support the skins barrier function, ideal for dry skin!

VEGETABLE OIL - Emollient to improve softness and smoothness of the skin. 

HONEY - Moisturising, soothing, antioxidant and antibacterial because of the proteins, amino acids, vitamins, enzymes and minerals it contains. 

SALVIA HISPANICA SEED OIL - Chia seed oil provides antioxidant, emollient, moisturising and humectant properties while also helping to support the skins barrier function, ideal for dry skin!

PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL - Recommended for dry skin, it can penetrate the many layers easily to aid in nourishment and to help restore skin to become smooth and soft with its content of minerals and vitamins A, E and D.

 

PANTHENOL - Pro-Vitamin B-5 provides moisture to the skin by acting as a humectant that draws water to the skin but also keeps it there. It also has anti-inflammatory and skin protecting qualities by helping to reduce irritations.  

TOCOPHERYL ACETATE - Antioxidant, though this is the esterified version of the pure form so might not have the protective properties Vitamin E can provide.

CAPRYLIC/CAPR IC TRIGLYCERIDE - Emollient from coconut and glycerin that helps the skin becomes smooth and soft. 

ROYAL JELLY - Water-binding with its proteins, sugars, and tiny amounts of fats and trace amounts of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. 

ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER - Acts as a thickener and emulsion stabiliser for gel formulas that contain an oil phase. 

SODIUM CHLORIDE - Emulsion stabiliser for water-in-oil formulas, its salt. 

 

TOCOPHEROL - Antioxidant Vitamin E that helps fight free radicals that can damage while also offering photoprotection properties, though still wear a sunscreen! 

BETA-SITOSTEROL - Emulsion stabiliser that stops oil and water from separating in any formula.

SQUALENE - Skin identical ingredient that has natural moisturising factors, it provides emollience with some antioxidant benefits. 

ASCORBYL PALMITATE - A oil-soluble form of Vitamin C that acts as an antioxidant, though its not the pure form so maximum results will not be the same as ascorbic acid.

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE - Sets the pH of a formula. 

ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN - Emollient preservative that boosts the effectiveness of the other preservative PHENOXYETHANOL. 

DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENE MALONATE - Helps stabilise the colour of a product while also stabilising sunscreen agents. 

BETA-CAROTENE - Antioxidant that helps fight free radicals that can damage skin. 

 

PHENOXYETHANOL - Preservative that is usually in the same formula, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN-boosts its effectiveness. 

DMDM HYDANTOIN - Preservative that helps prevent and slow-down spoilage of a product. 

METHYLPARABEN - Preservative to prolong the formula. 

 

PARFUM (FRAGRANCE) - Helps the product smell nice. 

BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL - Common fragrance ingredient that provides a floral scent.

COUMARIN - Common fragrance ingredient that provides a vanilla and nutty scent. 

How To Use The Bielenda Manuka Honey Nutri Elixir Nourishing & Moisturising Serum?

Presented in a sealed glass bottle, you can dispense your own amount from the pump dispenser onto freshly cleansed skin. The serum is yellow in colour and quite runny in texture but effortlessly glides over the skin while those fragrance notes slightly remind you of honey before the scent disappears. I really like how the serum quickly absorbs to leave skin feeling hydrated with no oiliness or greasiness left over and it can be slotted into any skincare routine if you wish. Applying after any water based serum u currently own to boost nourishing and moisturising benefits throughout the day, you can also apply after any active treatment at night to compliment your skin while you sleep. It is also a nice introduction to face oils if you want to work them into your routine but also solves the solution if you don't get along with how oils can make your skin feel heavy or greasy, the Bielenda Manuka Honey Nutri Elixir Nourishing & Moisturising Serum is very lightweight you wont even feel them. 

Add the Bielenda Manuka Honey Nutri Elixir Nourishing & Moisturising Serum 50ml into your skincare routine for a lightweight skin-boosting experience. Priced at £6.95 and available here: justmylook xNeil. 

Green People Nordic Roots Hyaluronic Booster Serum.

Green People Nordic Roots Hyaluronic Booster Serum. 

Discover the natural and fragrance-free Green People Nordic Roots Hyaluronic Acid Serum to boost hydration and renew your complexion. The nordic roots range consists of four certified vegan skin care products that all contain active ingredients while the scent-free products include sustainable ingredients that are packaged in sustainable biodegradable grass packaging that allows the user to enjoy their beauty and grooming regime with a clear eco-conscious mind. I have previously blogged about the cranberry micellar foam and the apple complex moisturiser, but what was my experience using the serum? Disclaimer: The links used are not affiliated and are placed for you to find the product. 

What Is Inside The Green People Nordic Roots Hyaluronic Booster Serum?

Serums are the perfect product to deliver their active ingredients into the skin to address some skin issues you maybe suffering from. Perfect for the summer months when you are still wanting hydration without suffocating the skin with heavy products, they are also the ideal product to apply in the winter months when u are wanting to boost hydration to stop factors such as the weather and central heating that can take moisture away and dry-out the skin. The serum combines hydrators, humectants and emollients while also containing probiotics to boost the skins health. The full ingredients are as follows:

AQUA (PURE WATER) - solvent to dissolve ingredients in the formula.  

ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE* - Moisturiser and humectant that has soothing anti-inflammatory and wound healing benefits. 

GLYCERIN**(VEGETABLE SOURCE) - Skin-identical ingredient that moisturises and draws moisture to the skin being a humectant while also restoring the skin barrier function. 

BETAINE (FROM SUGAR BEET) - Derived amino acid derivative that is a humectant and moisturiser while also balancing cell-water to help protect the skin. 

OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT OIL* - Emollient that nourishes and moisturisers the skin while also containing antioxidant polyphenols, tocopherols (types of vitamin E) and carotenoids, ideal for dry skin types.

CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE (FROM COCONUT OIL) - Emollient that helps nourish and make the skin feel smooth.

PENTYLENE GLYCOL (VEGETABLE SOURCE) - Moisturiser while also acting as an emulsion stabilizer, solvent and antimicrobial. It gives a product that silky-feeling on application. 

C15-19 ALKANE (VEGETABLE SOURCE) - Solvent that helps dissolve other ingredients in the formula. 

GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE (PLANT EMULSIFIER) - Emollient and emulsifier that helps to combine water and oils in a formula, its helps to make skin feel soft. 

HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL - Emollient that helps to make skin feel smooth and soft.

SQUALANE (FROM OLIVE OIL) - Skin-identical because its found in the sebum of our skin while providing emollient benefits to help make skin feel soft and smooth. 

GLUCONOLACTONE (VEGETABLE SOURCE) - Exfoliant without irritation its a polyhydroxy acid (PHA) that exfoliates for a smoother texture, provides moisturising benefits and has antioxidant and anti-aging benefits. 

SODIUM HYALURONATE (FROM FERMENTATION) - Skin-identical ingredient that is a moisturiser and humectant that can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water, helping to boost hydration efforts for the skin. 

LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT - Probiotic that has anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties while also protecting the skin against environmental factors, it has soothing benefits.

LACTOBACILLUS - Microorganism probiotic that calms and soothes the skin to relieve irritations and restore balance. 

COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) FRUIT EXTRACT - Emollient that contains sugars, minerals and amino acids to hydrate and smooth the skin. 

HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) STROBILE - Helps to achieve a more uniformed skin tone and is found in a lot of brightening skincare products that help to combat hyperpigmentation and age spots.  

GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE (PLANT EMULSIFIER) - Emollient and moisturising while also having antimicrobial activity, it also helps water and oil mix in a formula. 

XANTHAN (CORN STARCH) GUM - Emulsion stabiliser and thickener that helps the feel and texture of the formula. 

 

SODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE (PLANT SOURCED EMULSIFIER) - Amino acid based emulsifier that helps water and oil mix permanently. 

 

SODIUM CHLORIDE (SALT) - Emulsion stabiliser that helps water-in-oil emulsions. 

 

SODIUM GLUCONATE (PLANT DERIVED CHELATING AGENT) - Neutralises metal ions in a formula to prevent discolouration or degrading of oils while also used as a pH regulator and can act as a humectant to draw moisture to the skin. 

CITRIC ACID - Adjusts the pH of a formula for the desired result. 

 

*INGREDIENT FROM ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, **MADE USING ORGANIC INGREDIENTS.   100% NATURAL ORIGIN OF TOTAL; 22.8% OF THE TOTAL INGREDIENTS ARE FROM ORGANIC FARMING.

How To Use The Green People Nordic Roots Hyaluronic Booster Serum?

Presented in bottle with a pipette dropper to dispense your desired amount, the serum has a runny consistency and appears to be milky. Applying to a cleansed skin morning and evening the emollient and humectant rich serum glides over the skin easily and can even be applied around the delicate eye area for added comfort. I was impressed with the richness of the serum but it does not suffocate the skin or make it feel oily, it absorbs quickly leaving the skin feeling cared for. I do apply the nordic roots apple complex moisturiser from the same range over the top of it and the two work together perfectly to restore, protect and balance the skin barrier. 

Working in harmony with your skins natural pH-balance, add the Green People Nordic Roots Hyaluronic Booster Serum into your skincare routine to nourish, calm and smooth. Priced at £27.00 and available here: LoveLula xNeil.