After a shocking day, all you need is Dr Brandt

I think the title of this post says it all really. I've had a terrible day and all I want to do is make myself feel better. I'm not a big drink to relax type of person or am I someone who finds it easy to wind down after a stressful day, so surprise surprise I do turn to external cosmetics to help me feel better. One of my favourite treatments By Dr Brandt is aways a solid first choice to rinse the stress away, the Detoxygen Experience is such a breath of fresh air for your skin.

If you are unfamiliar with Dr Brandt products then more fool you, he mimics his in-office treatments in his ranges (you will be seeing a lot more of these in the near future on this page) The Detoxygen Experience is a two part buy, first you start with the oxygenating facial in the black top dispenser and then follow with step two, the detoxifying creme concentrate. 

First you dampen your face with warm water, then pump the dispenser till you get enough to cover your whole face in the cream. Just a thin layer is needed and if you over load your face you will know about it very quickly! As I first found out when I used it! The cream actually oxygenates on your skin and your face will feel quite tickly as the the cream turns to a bubbly, foamy texture.  When you put too much on the bubbles start to gather in your eyebrows and up your nose, and it makes your partner look at you like your mental. 

As you can see ^^^ 

Rinse off after about 5 minutes and then pat dry and massage the second stage detoxifying creme concentrate into your fresh face! 

Apart from your skin feeling noticeably smooth and silky, i really think that after the first time of using this product my skin looked clearer. I have been suffering from break outs recently, which for me is unheard of as iv always had skin as dry as a desert and i feel this treatment has played a large part in helping me keep my skin pristine. 

I definitely think the hyaluronic acid in the product has played a part in helping keep my skin stay hydrated and even toned while suffering from breakouts and it doubles as a fantastic treatment that increases the luminosity in your skin as it has a protective shield to stop the nasties of everyday life, like pollution from causing damage to the skin. 

Sorry to go on, but there is one more very important aspect to this facial.... it contains detoxifying molecules that search out the nasties in your skin and neutralizes the toxins that cause your skin to stress . MAGIC :-) 

You can buy this at any Space NK and its a pretty good price of £64. 

Gasp, you say thats a lot. 

Its a lot when you first take in the price, but like most high tech products you pay for quality and if you want to treat your skin the same way you would your body (paying for the gym to fit into a size 8, fake tan, nails, hair dye) then whats the difference between shelling out for that then a product that makes you feel and look good? I wouldnt think twice if i had the money to spend £50 on a pair of shoes so why is skincare considered so much more vain and self indulgent?! what a funny world we live in. 

On a roll. The next step

So after my unashamed promotion of the Eve Lom cleanser, I decided that I would follow with the next logical step in a general skin care regime. Exfoliation! I first starting using Darphin Age-defying Dermabrasion a while ago and was first impressed by its texture, it's quite thick for a Dermabrasion and also cream like, as you can see in the picture!

I loved this, it was so easy to apply and you could see the dead skin gathering on the surface (pretty gross the first time you do it after not exfoliating for a while)


If you apply it to dry skin you get a really deep treatment, which is good if you have quite durable skin but I'd suggest dampening your face with warm water first to make it a smooth and relaxing treatment!

As it says in the box, it rejuvenates and polishes the skin and helps reduce the look of pores, age spots and smooths lines and wrinkles and it's true to its word from what I can see so far. My skin feels amazing after using it and il be honest, at first I was a bit worried as my skin was a bit red after the first time of using it but that vanished in a few minutes and I felt glowing :)

At £50 it's quite steep for some people and you may think why would I spend that amount on a treatment, but it lasts about 7-8 months as a little goes a long way and I'd trust the Darphin name to provide me with the best skin possible!

To end, great product! Worth the pennies and shows results as well as being an easy to use Dermabrasion.

First times a charm

Seeing as this is my first post, I thought I would stick to reviewing one of my favourite and also the most used beauty products that live of my bathroom shelf.........

Introducing Eve Lom Cleanser

I work in a shop full of cleansers, so many different ones that I could probably wash my face for a month and not have to use the same one twice. But the one that interested me most when I first started work was the Eve Lom, mainly because I had used a balm cleanser before and liked how it felt on my skin. When I took a tester home to try it, I was amazed. The texture is slightly grainy as it doubles as a light daily exfoliate, the smell is what I consider to be pure cleanliness! The clove oil is just enough to smell it as it the coco butter. 

You apply 50p sized amount of cleanser over a dry face and massage the eve lom evenly, then reach for your muslin cloth (each cleanser has a free one inside) and rinse it with warm water then lay over your face for a few seconds. Then take it off, the muslin cloth helps to deep clean your skin and rid yourself of old dead dirty skin! It helps to open your pores and clear blackheads to give a smoother feeling to the skin :-) Then rinse the milky balm off your face gently, apply over eyes as well to take off the darkest of eye make up. Then splash your face with cold water. Boom. Done. 

What I found from the first application was my skin felt smooth, silky and nourished, Which I assume is from the Egyptian chamomile oil. Some cleansers can make dry skin, like mine feel tight after using it but Eve Lom has Coco Butter in which has always been great for my skin. 

I have seen some people have break outs after using Eve Lom at first, but I have always put that down to it being such a deep cleanse and its bringing out old dirt trapped in the skin, which sadly does happen when you start using a really good cleanser! but all the people who have continued use of it have seen it settle down after a couple of weeks. Thankfully it does contain Clove Oil which works as an antiseptic so it will stop massive breaks outs :-) 

Extra Muslin cloths con be bought at £14 for a three pack, its good to have a three cloth rotation so you always have a clean one handy otherwise bacteria can be spread, which causes breakouts. NEVER use fabric softener to wash them as they need to be slightly roughish to get that deep cleanse and to get the dead skin off your face. 

You can buy Eve Lom at your local Space Nk Apothecary, its £40 for 50mls which lasts me 3 months, £55 for 100ml and £85 for 200ml. the 200ml will last you a year! 

All in all, Eve Lom Cleanser is not a product I will be replacing anytime soon from my nightly routine. 

To be honest my skin feel like poo when I don't use it and as the only 5 in one product that exfoliates, tones, moisturises, decongests and CLEANS the skin its something I would recommend to anyone reading this to try out. Pop into Space NK for facial with Eve Lom to test run it, you will see and feel the results straight away and be hooked!