Skincare Shake-Up- The Body Shop Seaweed Range Review

Eurgh, why is my camera so noisy. Seriously cannot wait to get my new one.

Anywho, I recently decided to change up my skin care routine. I had been using until recently the La Roche Posay Effaclar- ( you can read my review of La Roche Posay here) Overall I wasn't that impressed with it and it probably wasn't worth the hefty price tag. I also had an issue with my skin realllllly drying out with it. It just wasn't for me in the end.

So the quest for holy grail skin care continues and whilst I considered going more up market- say to Clarin's etc, I remembered my fondness for Body Shop products. I always feel they get a little side lined in the skin care market as they're not something you could snap up in any Boot's Stores or supermarket. I really wanted something gentle but removed make up and wouldn't dry me out.

And so far, so good. The first time I used it I couldn't believe how soft my skin was! It's also fine at removing stubborn eye make up with a little gentle rubbing. I also bought a little exfoliating pad to  help brush away any dead skin cells. I'm really intrigued to know if anyone with oily/combination skin has the same problem with me with random dry bits of skin, especially in the T zone area? Let me know cuz I'd love to know how you battle that.

However, it's early days and I think I need to give products more time before I can really make my mind up on them.

In other news, uni has been hectic with deadline after deadline at the moment. I spent most the weekend avoiding an essay I really do not want to do. Oh, and I dyed my hair back to black. Much much better.

Roll on the holidays...

My blogger has randomly decided it doesn't like central alignment any more. But either way, have a great week xx

Skincare ShakeUp- La Roche Posay Effaclar Review

 Since coming home from uni, my skin has not been happy. I think it's been the change in diet combined with hormonal outbreaks. I would definately say that my skin has changed recently. While I used to get blemishes and spot predominately on my forehead and temple areas, now it's all moved down south to around my mouth and jawline. Very peculiar and I'd be intrigued to know if that means anything.
Desde que volví de mi universidad, mi piel no ha sido feliz. Creo que ha sido el cambio del régimen combinado con brotes hormonales. Mientras que tenía los granos predominantemente en mi frente y mis sienes, ahora ha cambiado a mi boca y mi linea de mandíbula. Muy extraño y me encantaría saber si eso significa algo.

So needless to say, my skin routine wasn't doing me any favour and eventually, after eyeing it up for a while, I bought the La Roche Posay Effaclar designed for oily sensitive skin. The whole Effaclar range is designed for that skin type.
As you can see, it's a foaming gel but because it is soap and importantly, alcohol free it doesn't dry your skin out. It's really very gentle on the skin and leaves my skin feeling clean, soft and not tight. It's also good at removing make up but watch out for your eyes with this one.
Huelga decir que mi rutina de cuidado de piel no me hizo un favor y eventualment, despues de un rato de hacer ojitos, compré La Roche Posay Effaclar desiñado para la piel sensible y grasa. Toda la gama de productos es desiñada para este tipo de piel.
Como se puede ver, es un gel de espuma pero, porque no contiene jabón ni alcool, no se seque la piel. Es muy suave en la piel and deja mi piel con una sensación limpia y suave. Tambien, es muy bueno para quitar el maquillaje pero evita los ojos! 

I was having trouble with a row of underground lurker spots- you know the ones I mean- that had appeared on my cheekbone because of *that* time of the month. Nothing was helping get rid of them. And then boom, 2 days after using this, they had massively reduced in size and redness. I couldn't believe! And now a week later, they've completely vanished and it's also beginning to help with the dark fade marks I get.
Tuve problemas con una hilera de granos que aparecieron en mi pómulo debido a *este* tiempo del mes. Nada me ayudó. Pues, despues de dos días de usar este producto, habían reducido en tamaño y en rojez. No lo creia! Y ahora, despues de una semana, han  desaparecido completamente y tambien ha comenzado de ayudar con las marcas oscuras que tengo despues de un grano.

I really think this might be my Holy Grail skin care item. It's shot straight to my favourite spot, easily over taking Liz Earle. It's £10 for 200ml's which might seem expensive but you get absolutely loads and you only need a pea sized amount to get a good foam on.
I highly reccommend this to anyone struggling to manage oily skin and I plan on using this one for a good while.
Estoy segura que eso es mi producto de' santo grial' del cuidado de la piel. Es imediatamente mi favorito, adelantando con facilidad Liz Earle. Es £10 por 200ml que quizas parece caro pero tienes mucho y sólo se necesita una cantidad del tamaño de un guisante para tener una buena espuma. Lo recomiendo a todos que luchan contra la piel grasa y pienso que vaya a usar eso para mucho tiempo

Hope this was useful

Have a great day

xx