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beautygeeksascha

Feb 3

(Unpaid ad - PR) SUQQU have so much lovely newness that I absolutely had to blog about it! There's skincare, there's limited editions, there's a new sunscreen and there's makeup...basically everything I love about SUQQU is included, so please do have a read when you have a sec 💜 No surprises that SUQQU are my #FriyayFaves! Thank you @the__glow__girl for the awesome hashtag 💜 💜 See anything you fancy trying? 💜

(Unpaid ad - PR)

SUQQU have so much lovely newness that I absolutely had to blog about it! There's skincare, there's limited editions, there's a new sunscreen and there's makeup...basically everything I love about SUQQU is included, so please do have a read when you have a sec 💜

No surprises that SUQQU are my #FriyayFaves! Thank you @the__glow__girl for the awesome hashtag 💜

💜 See anything you fancy trying? 💜 ...

beautygeeksascha

Dec 10

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I'm fairly confident I've featured something from Philip Kingsley in every Christmas gift guide I've written, as I love the brand so much and their gift sets are always both beautifully presented and really good value too, making them an ideal gift for either someone else...or yourself!

💎The two main gifts from Philip Kingsley this year are the 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐬 and the (pictured) 𝐌𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐬. I always wax lyrical about the body buildingrange as it's such a fantastic collection for anyone who struggles with limp hair, so this year, I wanted to share with you the Moisture Balancing range, which is just as awesome and a great choice for anyone who struggles with a number of hair issues or sits between the hair care needs of wanting something that'll hydrate without adding weight - the awesome Moisture Balancing range is for you!

Here's what you get in the Moisture Balancing Jewels set:

💎Moisture Balancing Combination Shampoo
💎Moisture Balancing Combination Conditioner
💎Finishing Touch Polishing Serum
💎Elasticizer Deep Conditioning Treatment

The first three products are full-sized, whilst the Elasticizer is 75ml, which is half the size of the standard tub, so still a good size that should give you a few treatments.

💎𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 £83 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 £49.50 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘰. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 💎 ...

beautygeeksascha

Dec 20

(Unpaid ad - PR/aff) 🌻I have recently started my Dermatica journey and I am so excited to share it with you! I am literally just a few weeks in, but as I've used the product before (I stopped when starting my supplement routine just to make sure I could see what was working) I feel like my skin has some type of memory as it has responded so quickly and so well, I am genuinely very excited to see how my skin will develop and improve 🙌 For those who are unfamiliar, Dermatica is a personalised prescription formula that allows you to target your skincare issues, with various formula options for things like acne, pigmentation, well-ageing or even just overall glow. My biggest battle is pigmentation as my spots leave horrendously bright scars that basically look like spots, so I was really keen to focus on addressing this. With that in mind, my formula is: 🌻 Tretinoin 0.1%
🌻 Hydroquinone 4% These are both ingredients that I know my skin responds well too so I'm thrilled with the formula. I was surprised to start on such a high level of Tretinoin as I have seen others with smaller percentages, but I trust the team and I'm thrilled with the results so far. I am peeling like I have never peeled in my life (and I've had plenty of actual salon-grade peels!) and there is a strange pleasure in seeing all of that old skin roll off to make way for the good stuff underneath! Interestingly, there's peeling, but no irritation or uncomfortable tightness, and I think this is largely to do with the changes I've made to my routine to accommodate the new actives - more on that very soon. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙖 (𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤) 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝟏𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 £𝟐.𝟗𝟓 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝟏𝟎% 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝟐𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝. 🌻Have you used Dermatica before? 🌻

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🌻I have recently started my Dermatica journey and I am so excited to share it with you! I am literally just a few weeks in, but as I've used the product before (I stopped when starting my supplement routine just to make sure I could see what was working) I feel like my skin has some type of memory as it has responded so quickly and so well, I am genuinely very excited to see how my skin will develop and improve 🙌

For those who are unfamiliar, Dermatica is a personalised prescription formula that allows you to target your skincare issues, with various formula options for things like acne, pigmentation, well-ageing or even just overall glow. My biggest battle is pigmentation as my spots leave horrendously bright scars that basically look like spots, so I was really keen to focus on addressing this. With that in mind, my formula is:

🌻 Tretinoin 0.1%
🌻 Hydroquinone 4%

These are both ingredients that I know my skin responds well too so I'm thrilled with the formula. I was surprised to start on such a high level of Tretinoin as I have seen others with smaller percentages, but I trust the team and I'm thrilled with the results so far.

I am peeling like I have never peeled in my life (and I've had plenty of actual salon-grade peels!) and there is a strange pleasure in seeing all of that old skin roll off to make way for the good stuff underneath! Interestingly, there's peeling, but no irritation or uncomfortable tightness, and I think this is largely to do with the changes I've made to my routine to accommodate the new actives - more on that very soon.

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙖 (𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤) 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝟏𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 £𝟐.𝟗𝟓 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝟏𝟎% 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝟐𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝.

🌻Have you used Dermatica before? 🌻 ...

beautygeeksascha

Jan 23

(Unpaid ad - PR/aff) 🌷 Happy Monday! How was your weekend? I have a gorgeous product to share with you today, particularly for anyone who loves a really good eye treatment. The Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter is every bit as lovely as it sounds, but don't be put off by the use of the word "butter" as this is more like a thick gel that doesn't leave a greasy film and it's light enough (and intended) for use all over the eye area, so a great pick for those of use who get dry eyelids. I didn't find this worked especially well with eye makeup, but I am honestly at a loss as to finding an eye base that does sit nicely under concealer, so I think that might be a personal issue rather than a problem with the product. I use this pretty much every day, sometimes layered on top of an eye serum, and I really like it; it hydrates, softens, depuffs and leaves the whole area looking and feeling really soothed and nourished - I'm a fan, can you tell?! It's $24 (around £20) and don't forget that code BEAUTYGEEK15 will get you 15% off - find this through the direct link in my bio 🌷

(Unpaid ad - PR/aff)

🌷 Happy Monday! How was your weekend? I have a gorgeous product to share with you today, particularly for anyone who loves a really good eye treatment.

The Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter is every bit as lovely as it sounds, but don't be put off by the use of the word "butter" as this is more like a thick gel that doesn't leave a greasy film and it's light enough (and intended) for use all over the eye area, so a great pick for those of use who get dry eyelids.

I didn't find this worked especially well with eye makeup, but I am honestly at a loss as to finding an eye base that does sit nicely under concealer, so I think that might be a personal issue rather than a problem with the product. I use this pretty much every day, sometimes layered on top of an eye serum, and I really like it; it hydrates, softens, depuffs and leaves the whole area looking and feeling really soothed and nourished - I'm a fan, can you tell?!

It's $24 (around £20) and don't forget that code BEAUTYGEEK15 will get you 15% off - find this through the direct link in my bio 🌷 ...

beautygeeksascha

Jan 19

(Unpaid ad - PR) 💙We've all heard of the iconic Sunday Riley Good Genes, so I was very excited to get my hands on it! Annoyingly, my skin is still adjusting to retinol, so acids are a total no-go right now, but I just wanted to share a bit of love for Good Genes on my feed, then I'll follow-up with a review at a later date. Have you tried Good Genes? Do you have a favourite Sunday Riley product? 💙

(Unpaid ad - PR)

💙We've all heard of the iconic Sunday Riley Good Genes, so I was very excited to get my hands on it!

Annoyingly, my skin is still adjusting to retinol, so acids are a total no-go right now, but I just wanted to share a bit of love for Good Genes on my feed, then I'll follow-up with a review at a later date.

Have you tried Good Genes? Do you have a favourite Sunday Riley product? 💙 ...

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