Balance Me freebies!

Glamour are on a roll, girls! As if last month's edition wasn't good enough with the free Benefit primer/highlighter/mascara goodies, they have yet another freebie this month too.

This months edition, it says August on the mag cover (I never understood this?!), comes with a free Balance Me product. The products to chose from include the balancing face moisturiser (worth £11), wonder eye cream (worth £11), pure skin face wash (also worth £11) & intensive lip salve (worth £12). When Glamour costs only £2 I'd say this is a damn good investment! Glamour makes for a good read too ;)

I skipped along (or walked) to Tesco yesterday & they had only the moisturiser & lip salve left in stock. Buttt, as I don't currently have any facial moisturiser & I'm trying to find my skin care routine, I opted for the moisturiser - which is a nice 20ml deluxe sample.

The moisturiser , from their daily essentials range, is aimed at normal to combination skin & claims to smooth, calm & hydrate. Facial moisturising also prevents any visible signs of ageing. Although I am only 20 & don't have any wrinkles just yet, but prevention is better than cure, right? So what does it contain? Soothing spruce knot, anti-oxidant rich moringa, meadowfoam oils, skin-brightening bergamot & balancing neroili. I'm not gonna lie, I have no idea what any of these are, but they sound good don't they?! 

It is made from 99% natural products. You can tell this from it's fragrance - although it isn't an unpleasant smell, you can tell there are no added scents. Another bonus is that the products are produced in the UK - I am all for this! 

I used it this morning, for the first time, after rinsing off a face mask. I know that from 1 use I'm not going to see any dramatic differences, but my skin definitely feels smoother & hydrated!

Have you guys used any of the other freebies?

Jen xox

Soap & Glory Girligo review

Girligo is a spray on moisturising mist I received in one of the many amazing Soap & Glory Christmas packages. I usually love all Soap & Glory products, however, I'm really unsure about this one.

As like all other S&G products the scent is amazing! & the product does what it says it will... moisturise & leave you with fragrant, softer skin. The issue I have is with the product design & its application. It is applied as a spray on, which is fine at first. However, once you have rubbed in the moisturiser on one area & try to spray it elsewhere it is almost impossible! The bottle is quiet slender, & with no grip, therefore with slippy moisturised hands this is a little bit of a challenge & the bottle usually ends up on the floor. Another issue I seemed to have with the spray on design was applying it to my legs. If the bottle isn't at an upright angle the spray doesn't work very well.

Another little disadvantage is the amount of mist required to moisturise. In order to cover an area, such as an arm or leg, I seem to need to spray quiet a lot before I have covered the area. So I feel like I'm using up loooads & the product isn't lasting very long. I'm not sure if this is just me though..? :S Below is a swatch of one spray.

Will I purchase this product again? I hate to say this about S&G, but probably not. I'd much prefer to buy another of their moisturising products; such as their Righteous Butter or Daily Smooth.

For more information on Girligo (& other S&G products) follow this link... http://www.soapandglory.com/products/bath-body/body-moisturizers-1/girligo

What moisturisers are you currently using?

Jen xox