Morocco Goodies

 Happy New Year!
Recently I went to Morocco with my school to visit the Education For All Morocco charity that we've been fundraising (but more about that in another post) and whilst in Marrakech we stopped in at this pharmacy, Epices Ibno Baytar full of spices, creams and oils. A couple of guys gave us a demonstration of all their products which at the time seemed a lot of effort for them but afterwards they offered each product out really systematically and between our group of 20 it was worth the extra endeavour.
So I bought three lip balms which happen to be called herpes cream I DO NOT HAVE HERPES. The bottom photo shows me in the background of the shot that was put on facebook by my best friend with the caption 'found Lucy's medicine.' That was certainly the highlight of Monday, reassuring my friends that I do not have an STD.
I also purchased this brightly coloured exfoliater which is a lot softer that some scrubs and an anti-spot cream that is very similar to Vaseline and absolutely brilliant! Unlike most anti-blemish products that dry out the spots this acts as more of a moisturiser and I put it on before bed and it calms down my face whilst keeping it hydrated. The black seeds are nigella seeds which are sniffed through cloth to clear blocked noses and calm headaches. This was at the point of Nigella Lawson's drug court case which seemed a little too apt for these seeds which we were sniffing like baby druggies.

Skinetica - Skin Clearing, Anti-Blemish Solution | Review

Skinetica 100ml Solution *

A couple of weeks ago the PR Team at Skinetica were kind enough to send me this bottle of their skin clearing solution and wow, does it work! At the time I was in the middle of an outbreak on my forehead and chin which probably wasn't being helped but being slathered in layers of foundation and powder to make it disappear to the public eye.This product was such a lifesaver and I'm happy to say,as a result is now a crucial part of my morning facial routine. 

It claims to sooth, calm and clear quickly without side effects and I can wholeheartedly say it did this! I have been applying it morning and night and it began working immediately, with a noticeable difference after just a day, taking down swelling and redness. By Day 3 it had tackled lots of the smaller spots and had stopped any soreness. After a week of twice-a-day application it had pretty much eradicated all my spots, leaving only a couple of bigger ones which were no longer swollen but still with blemishing. Although their are still some very small spots these are mainly not raising and by keeping them very flat on the surface they only require foundation or concealer to make them invisible once more. 

My first reaction to Skinetica was that it did sting on the first couple of days using it but I think this was purely down to the fact that some of the spots were open and the ethyl alcohol in it may have reacted with them for a few minutes but after they had began to disappear I didn't have any problems. 

Skinetica needs to be to put on a cotton pad and then applied to a dry face, clean of makeup or creams and moisturisers and then left to dry for a few moments. Make up can then be administered as normal and Skinetica will work its magic underneath it all.

I would definitely recommend this product which can be purchased for £9.99 RRP here.

*PR Sample