Mandy in Oz

 Welcome back, or if you haven't visited me before, welcome!  Today I'm going to share my first impressions of the L'oreal Paris Infaillible Total Cover Concealer Palette, with some swatches and comparison swatches included, as a (hopefully) helpful guide to shades.  I was sent this product by Social Soup to try out and review, but all opinions are honest and my own ;) I'm intending to do regular swatch posts here on my blog, as I find this really helpful myself, when choosing foundation and concealer shades.  For reference, I have a medium complexion with neutral olive leaning to warm olive undertones, my best foundation matches (so far!) are NC25(winter) - NC30(summer) in MAC, W3 in L'oreal Lumi Magique, W4(summer) in L'oreal True Match, 54 Beige in Bourjois Healthy Mix and 220 Natural Beige in Maybelline Fit Me. In concealers, I wear Nars (both creamy radiant and soft matte) in custard - a perfect match in winter, somewhat brightening, but still fine, in

I'm back, with another first impressions review for a product from The Ordinary - in the hotseat today is the Salicylic Acid 2% solution.  If you're interested in hearing my thoughts on this budget friendly BHA offering from Deciem's no frills brand, please keep reading. The Salicylic Acid 2% solution is a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid);  an exfoliator that works more deeply into the skin than the AHAs, exfoliating the inside of the pores to fight blemishes and improve overall skin clarity.  It can be used specifically as a spot treatment for blemishes, or applied in a more generalised fashion to improve skin clarity over time.  To be honest, when I've used products containing Salicylic acid in the past, it was specifically for blemishes and I found it to be largely ineffective for my skin.  However, I didn't experience irritation with use and have had my acne issues well managed with benzoyl peroxide for some years now, so felt quite comfortable trialling this produ

Welcome back, or if you're new here, hi!  I'm Mandy, and today I'll be continuing my series of reviews on skincare products from The Ordinary, the most budget friendly of the Deciem brands.  If you're interested in hearing my first impressions of the Argireline Solution 10%, please keep reading. This is one of the products that I was really intrigued by, and excited to try.  A product that directly targets dynamic lines?  Yes please!  This is a water based peptide solution, which is specifically aimed at improving the appearance of dynamic facial lines - crows feet, the dreaded '11's', forehead wrinkles, etcetera. Argireline is a proprietary solution of Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 (trademarked by Lipotec), which apparently has controlled studies backing up it's claims of efficacy.  I've seen some really mixed reviews on this product, so of course it's time for me to weigh in ;) This product comes packaged in the usual frosted glass bottle, a