Hair & Beauty Recommendations (I’ve got one!) 💋

I've got one too! I was looking for a high protection moisturiser that didn't feel like gunk on my skin. All those I've tried in the past have felt either heavy, sticky or like wearing a skin coloured face mask. Despite several recommendations from kind Gransnetters, I still couldn't find one. Then a friendly shop assistant in Boots recommended this(sorry for the long link):

www.boots.com/simple-protect-n-glow-radiance-booster-spf-30-for-glowing-skin-invisible-sun-protection-50ml-10271982?cm_mmc=bmm-buk-google-ppc-_-supplier_funded-_-Ad+group-_-UK_Unilever_Simple_SS_22&gclid=CjwKCAiAmJGgBhAZEiwA1JZolnfH_bub0EEiaAI_-k4NnbKdOY8Qn3Cm6uUkU5UmCILrRHXfRhUPDBoCzMYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Three drops after my normal moisturiser, and although it's a serum it doesn't feel heavy or greasy. It's brilliant!

Sorry FC, I'm still searching for a really good eye cream so can't help you there.

Ooh, Alice, that does look good.
Thank you
Does it really give a glow? I’m always after a bit of radiance

Reusable Bamboo kitchen towels.
£6.99 for a roll of 20.
These washable sheets on a roll are great for travel face cloths, very soft to remove make up.
I’ve currently got a stinking cold, they make great hankies.
Around the home they’re brilliant.
They will wash up to 80 times and get softer with every wash.

Ooh that looks good

Thanks for the link AskAlice, I have ordered some on Ebay.

This is the eye cream I like at the moment Fanny, Alice:

www.boots.com/simple-kind-to-eyes--eye-balm-soothing-15ml-10073270

I usually go for L'Oréal face creams, am not too fussy really. I did recently read though that Lancôme products were identical to L'Oreal but with €20 added on to the price.

Favourite product? Any good quality pair of tweezers. I have found that they go blunt after a while, so have taken to replacing them regularly. Am still on the lookout for the best make.

I’ve always used twezerman tweezers but saying that I now get mine done at salon

It doesn't give a shiny or metallic glow as such, but does seem to perk up my skin!

Oh, and I rub my palms together lightly to spread the serum evenly before pressing my hands to my face and then massaging in.

V3ra thanks for the recommendation - I'll give it a go!

I was devoted to an oddly named hair oil: VO5 'Nourish my Shine'. I have very fine, dry but thick long hair and this oil made my hair look fabulous and smelled wonderful. The bottle came with a dropper as a stopper so that I could easily measure out the amount I needed. However a few years ago it was suddenly withdrawn from production and without protest. I have remained bereft as all the alternatives seem to be full of unnecessary chemicals, have little if any fragrance and no stopper means that more is poured out than is necessary. They also cost a great deal more. In a forlorn hope that VO5 may have produced a replacement I Googled 'Nourish my Shine' and found 2 bottles on sale for £26!.... The Elvive version I had been using largely because it came in a (small) glass bottle, rather than plastic, has gone up to £14 If anyone knows where I can buy pure Argan Oil, I might be interested, but the options I see on sale are again full of strange sounding chemicals.....and, while I'm on the subject, I am always depressed on entering a chemist to find myself surrounded by so many plastic throwaway containers and other products containing myriad chemicals, mostly targeting women....

Am now a member of beauty pie £57 a year I think……some really good products(not for everyone I know)

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Am now a member of beauty pie £57 a year I think……some really good products(not for everyone I know)

My DD is a member of this and buys me things to try.
Their pencil eyeliner is very soft and good also their mascara which is made in Korea and I reckon is probably Kanebo. All are not expensive.
The one expensive thing I have used for the last three years Is a Dior Nailpolish which is a very transparent pink and just makes your nails look finished, it does last a long time.

FannyCornforth, I really like this eye cream
www.boots.com/bondi-sands-eye-spy-vitamin-c-eye-cream-15ml-10306501

A company called The Ayurveda Experience. All their products are brilliant. The Black Gram body booster is wonderful and you get a free facial serum when ordering it. Makes the skin glow.

Am also an ardent Beautypie fan, my daughter is a member. I love the Super Retinol eye cream it really has smoothed out the pesky crows feet!

Medik intelligent retinol for night use- comes in different strengths. Highly recommended by beauty industry.

Whichever brand you buy I think Retinol is a must for an eye cream to do anymore than just hydrate

My great find was an Aldi’s skin product
A Lacura CC Cream all skin tone , sadly this is now unavailable so I’m in limbo as to which CC Cream is similar
Any members that can advice
Many thanks

Loreal 8 second wonder water gives a lovely smooth shine and NYX fill and fluff eyebrow pencil loads of good colours but they do a proper auburn ..Also my heated brush with retractable bristles .

any good hand cream ideas . hands very dry and sore .

Dry and sore hands? Vaseline at night - only a thin layer. And a little during the day as well.

For hand cream I'd suggest Nursem, developed by a nurse for their sore hands from so much hand washing and I think they donate some to nurses.
I've seen Ayurveda advertised on FB and have wondered how effective it really is so thanks fuseta.