Marie Reynolds London Body Treatment Candle

When is a candle not a candle? When it's a candle AND skincare all in one. Say Whaaat? Yes, Marie Reynolds has brought Aromatherapy and Skincare together in the form of these beautifully scented candles. Arriving to your home in a gift box (this always excites me) the heavy glass candle holder is home do a delicious blend of Organic Soy Wax, Moroccan Argan Oil, and Shea Butter.

When lit the oils melt and and fill the room with your chosen scent, there are 6 to choose from, and the oils can then be used in all manner of ways. I have the Serenity Candle and its filled with Sandalwood, Geranium and Lavender Essential Oils. I have been lighting mine while soaking in a warm bath and by the time I'm finished I have enough oil to use for an all over body oil, and if your in the mood can be quite a good message oil, I have also been rubing the oil into the very tips of my hair before drying to prevent frizzy ends (Marie Reynolds has a Lush Locks hair treatment candle in the range too) I have also  been using the candle as a cuticle and lip balm, just by melting the wax between my fingers. Its a fantastic multitasking product.

You can pick up Marie Reynolds London Candles 3 sizes starting at €7.95 from the

 Beauty Emporium 

and Monart Destination Spa 

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Scrubbing Up with Bia Beauty

Bia Beauty is an all Natural Handmade Cosmetics company from our very own shores here in Ireland. Tracey, the owner of Bia Beauty believes in feeding the skin with ingredients that are kind to skin and sources ingredients from natural oils, fruits, herbs and spices. Recently I was sent two of the brands scrubs to try out, one for the body and the other a facial scrub. 

Orange & Grapefruit Facial Exfoliant & Cleanser €16.95

When I opened this little jar up at first I thought there was some mistake, the Orange cream inside did not look in anyway scrubby at all, but the Natural Jojoba Grains are along the lines of a microfoliant which scrubs the skin clean with teeny tiny particles. 

The scrub is an Exfoliator/Cleanser hybrid and contains Castor and Thistle oil to melt away grime and as you would expect this smells like citrussy heaven due to added Orange Blossom Water and Orange and Grapefruit Essential Oils. 

This left my skin feeling smooth and deeply cleansed, like I had been given a brand new layer of skin and I loved the invigorating aromatherapy experience whilst I was messaging my skin. 

Detox Body Scrub €19.95 

I go through quite a lot of body scrubs, I like to wax my legs and exfoliation is essential to prevent ingrown hairs, also the skin at the tops of my arms and legs is really dry and a good scrub and body lotion usually sorts me out. The Detox Body Scrub is a creamy blend of Castor and Sweet Almond Oil with added essential oils to detoxify and stimulate. The Apricot Kernel Grains slough off dead skin cells and make you feel brand new. 

I really enjoyed scrubbing up with Bia Beauty scrubs. 

You can check out the range and find your nearest 

stockist on the Bia Beauty website

www.biabeauty.com 

Royal Effem Extreme Lasting Mat Foundation and Enchanting Touch Highlighter Review

I'm actually ashamed to say I had never heard of the brand Royal Effem before I hit the Irish Beauty Show last March. To pop my Royal Effem cherry I picked up the Extreme Lasting Mat Foundation and the Enchanting Touch Highlighter. 

The Foundation is an exact dupe for MAC Studio Fix, but its nearly as expensive. I was matched to a shade that was a little to dark for me, the SA was convinced I needed to "warm" up my complexion, but I just keep this for when I have a tan on so all is not lost. 

As you can tell from the title the foundation is quite hardcore and really does last exceptionally well, while keeping oily shine at bay. My only problem with the foundation is that it HAS NO PUMP, but unlike MAC it does have a little paddle on the lid that scoops up the liquid. 

The highlighter I could take or leave, it may look all pretty in all its glittering glory but that is exactly what lets this product down, the glitter is far too chunky, when I applied this it looked like I had just rubbed one of those cheesy poundshop mothers days cards with all the glitter all over my face. T'was not good. 

 It was tough going looking for stockists here in Ireland but I managed to find one online site www.dolledup.ie 

Have you ever tried Royal Effem?