I’ve reviewed the Toleriane riche cream for dry skin previously and thought I’d add a review for the Toleriane lotion for normal-combinaiton skins that I have been using as well. I always use either of these toleriane creams in conjunction with the Cicaplast healing gel whenever I have an eczema break out because they never, ever cause even the slightest bit of irritation for me and the Cicalplast is almost as good as steroid creams at healing eczema. Basically my review for the riche version holds here, except I use the Toleriane riche cream when my skin is extra dry and the lotion for combination skin when it is on the oily side. This is usually a summer/winter …

One of the yummiest smelling things I’ve ever come across is Lush’s catastrophe cosmetic face mask. It smells just like blueberries, which isn’t surprising since is packed chock a block with them giving it a deep purple colour. I use masks only when my skin is feeling dry, irritated or overly congested. Because of that I want a mask to have soothing, rehydrating or clearing properties. This particular clay mask is perfect for soothing and clearing congested skin, but will not leave it very hydrated. For rehydration I recommend other moisture locking-in masks like those by Avene or Clinique. That said, this is really a good mask for clogged and irritated skin. The clay really gets in and cleanses deeply …

This year I’ve been trying a few of these single-use face masks for giving the skin an extra hydrating boost. I put them on at night just as I go to sleep and let them skin in for 10-15 minutes before taken them off and roll over to sleep. The first thing I noted when I first used them was the odd shape of the mask. They are basically light cloth-like material with holes for the mouth, eyes and nose and also some slits on the side to contour them to the face.Obviously everyone has a slightly different shaped face and head so they have tried to design these masks to be able to fit everyone. Unfortunately they don’t …

I am surprised that I have forotten to review Avene’s Trixera cream! It is one of the creams I have been using on active eczema for sometime and find it is great. It is very similar to A-Derma’s exomega cream in constitution, however it is a little different in smell and texture all though not much. Avene products tend to have a similar scent to each other and that is present here although I don’t think it is an added fragrance. Both creams contain omega 9 oils which are beneficial for eczema and both protect the skin really well. Which you prefer is up to you, but in action they are equal in my opinion. I think I heard that …

I’ve been using this on and off for a couple of months now, so I think I’m ready to review it. Avene’s Eluage gel is a highly concentrated retinol gel for minimizing wrinkles and improving skin tone. I have mainly been using it to see if it would have any effect on uneven pigmentation caused by past sun damage but also to see what effect it would have on smaller wrinkles that I have developed. First though I have to say enough of the wrinkle hate already! Sure young skin obviously looks nice but the wrinkles of a well lived face add character – especially if they are wrinkles from positive emotion. The crows feet and nasio-labial lines you …