WHAT I THINK OF THE ORDINARY

Okay, so I'm sure we've all seen this brand floating around on our Instagram feeds being posted by multiple fashion and beauty influencers. I first heard about this brand surprisingly at uni, we had a trend forecaster visit the school to speak in one of our lectures to tell us all about the upcoming brands we'll soon be seeing all over our social media, and she was on the money with this one. 

The products can be found online however, I visited the shop in Covent Garden. I was told that the products are really cheap but didn't quite believe it until I saw it. Pretty much all the products are under £5! Mad, I know. After speaking to the advisors that work there about what would be best for my skin, I quickly nabbed up these three.

My skin overview - it is very sensitive and prone to breakout with pretty much anything I put on my face, so it's not often I buy skin care anymore as my face has experienced everything under the sun. I also have a lot of redness and acne scarring that I would like to even out and fade away.

ABOVE

Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% - 

High-Strength Vitamin and Mineral Blemish Formula 

SHOP HERE

I was advised to buy this product to keep away unwanted spots and fade any blemishes I already have. I've been putting it on at night after I've cleansed my face and have actually noticed a difference! I sometimes get little bumps under my skin, you know those annoying little dots that make your skin look uneven? Anyway, I get them on my cheeks and chin and have noticed they don't seem as prominent since I've been using this product! Which is a bloody miracle, so this one is a go guys. 

ABOVE

Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% 

Multifunctional Brightening Formula 

SHOP HERE

Okay, so this one I'm not sure if I'm a fan of or not. I was advised to buy it to even out my skin tone and reduce any blotchy redness (which I get A LOT). It feels nice to begin with when you put it on, kind of like a primer, but if you rub it in too much its one of those weird creams that starts to flake and clump, which clearly isn't ideal, especially the second you try to put any makeup on it. So I guess this product is good for someone that literally wears no makeup, but even then I'm not sure I saw a difference in the evenness of my skin tone. SO this one, in my opinion, is a no go. I'll keep trying it out to see if it improves but not looking good so far.

ABOVE

High-Adherence Silicone Primer

 High-Adherence Blurring Surface Smoother and Primer 

SHOP HERE

I'M IN LOVE. This product is amazing, and for the price, I can't even deal. I've used loads of different primers before and I've not always got on well with them and don't even use them as part of my daily makeup routine, but THIS is just too good not too. The texture is so soft on my face and it makes my skin look so flawless that there's hardly a pore in sight. I haven't had any problems with this at all, no clumping no drying out. It keeps my skin looking great all day and doesn't make me feel caked. Go and buy this product pronto.

Hope this has been helpful! I definitely recommend going into the shop to get advice from the sales team because when you look at the collection and start reading the names it can be quite intimidating. So yeah, have a research and try them out to see how you get on. They're so cheap it's worth a go, and you might even be like me and find the primer of your dreams!

Peace and Love, I'm off to Westfield now to find a new check blazer.

- Jessy 

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HOW I STAY HEALTHY IN SPRING

    

This post is all about simple herbal remedies I use to stay healthy when a cold hits and how I get back to my normal self with the help of some immunity boosting remedies. 

Unfortunetly I've been caught by the Spring cold, and just when I've started back at uni which is a major bummer. I've not always been one of those people that believed in herbal remedies, however now that I'm older I've started to think a bit more hippy about things and think my body is telling me I need a reality check and there's a reason I'm feeling this way (trust me I've wanted to give in to that trusty paracetamol multiple times) so yeah these are a few bits I've found work best to me! 

I've found that B12 tablets have helped to give me a major mental boost when fighting this cold. They are commonly used by vegetarians as a supplement that's usually found in fish, dairy and meats. It basically helps to fight fatigue and tiredness to keep up going throughout the day.

 I pop two of these 'bad boys' every morning and have seen a real change!

Now onto the coconut oil, we all know it's a major craze at the moment that can be used for EVERYTHNG. I've found myself getting into oil pulling of late, this helps to remove bacteria from your mouth and actually helps to reduce the bad bacteria in your body. All you do is scoop out a large teaspoon of the hard coconut oil and put it in your mouth, then swish it around until it dissolves pulling it through your teeth (it's always an amazing natural teeth whitener!), then spit it out (I suggest spitting it into a tissue then putting it in the bin as the oil can clog sink drains). After this I brush my teeth then rinse my mouth with warm water to remove all of the excess oil. I've been doing this twice a day at the moment to seriously fight the cold! 

I've never been into drinking medicine as they taste so atificial and kind of bad for me? HOWEVER, this Echinacea drink has changed the game. It's a completely herbal medicine that targets flu symptoms, you simply put a 5ml teaspoon into hot water and drink it 5 times a day (I know it sounds like a lot but it actually works! The quick turnaround is AMAZING). After 3 days you up the dose to 10ml but only have three drinks a day. But yeah! This is working so well for me at the moment and I started to 100% better after a day! And it's all herbal so you feel alright about drinking so much of it, right? 

Anyway, hope these remedies help to keep you healthy and feel better when a nasty cold strikes!