FRIDAY FEEDBACK

Since early last year I have been on the look out for inexpensive cleansers and toners to review and report back to you on. Unfortunately my good intentions were short lived, as I discovered this cleansing milk from the French brand Yves Rocher and have just recently bought another bottle making this my fourth or fifth re purchase. The fact that I keep re purchasing this inexpensive cleanser speaks volumes... I love it!

Yves Rocher Velvety Cleanser Review

Yves Rocher Perfecting Toning Lotion Review

Yves Rocher Velvety Cleansing Milk

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I am glad to report back to you that my L'Oreal Gentle Eye Make-Up Remover has 

finally come to an end...thankfully! 

You can be assured that I will not be buying another one.

L'Oreal Gentle Eye Make Up Remover Review

L'Oreal Gentle Make Up Remover EYE

MONTHLY FAVOURITES {FEBRUARY}

Shock and surprise!

This month I am on time with my post, so what were my "faves" in February?

Read on to find out.

Enjoy!

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1.

I absolutely love my Ocean Blossom Yankee Candle Car Jar.....

To read my full review

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2.

This Clarins Instantly Concealer in my opinion is the best concealer out there...

To read my full review

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This Eau de Parfum from Yves Rocher was a pleasant find in my Sunday Sample jar....

To read my full review

SUNDAY SAMPLE

This past Sunday I picked out of my sample jar a miniature bottle of Yves Rocher Moment de Bonheur Eau de Parfum, which I received in a free gift recently. 
Admission time again...I am quite fussy when it comes to fragrance and this unfortunately joined the jar purely because I didn't like the look of the packaging.

You will have to wait until Sunday to read whether it was a "hit" or "miss" with fussy me!

YVES ROCHER EXPRESS EYE MAKE UP REMOVER {REVIEW}

This past year I have tried a couple of the French brand Yves Rocher skincare products and have been suitably impressed, especially on the price point.

One such "value for money" items is the The Express Eye Makeup Remover, which retails for R85 for 125mls. 

This is a bi-phase eye makeup remover, so expect to see the two phases separated out and remember to always shake well before use,otherwise the product will be imbalanced and not be as effective. The one ingredient is the Organic Cornflower Water which is renowned for being gentle on the skin round the eye and having soothing properties and both are often 

found in many eye products. 

What is great about this product is that it is Paraben free as well as being specially formulated for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers.

This product is easy to use, just apply onto a cotton wool pad and wipe over the eye area, flip over the pad and a re wipe is sufficient to effectively remove all my eye makeup without too much effort.My eye area was left feeling refreshed, there was no stinging and no real fragrance to mention with this product.

(I must make mention though that I do not have a sensitive eye area)

Would I buy again?

Definitely......and I would highly recommend to those that do have sensitive eyes.

Bi Phase product

Important to mix the product

Yves Rocher available at selected Woolworths

Velvety Cleansing Milk Review

Perfecting Toning Review

YVES ROCHER PERFECTING TONING LOTION {REVIEW}

Several weeks ago I bought my first product from the French brand Yves Rocher to read review I have to admit upfront that even though the brand has been around for 50 years overseas and in South Africa for several years, I have never been attracted to any of their products, for no other reason than I find the brand to be confusing. This confusion isn't due to the french names etc, as I did french at school and have worked with French products my whole working career, so that's not where my problem lies. I think the colouring and the packaging is what I have a problem with. I find it to be a "mish mash" of colours and messages all being presented in a slightly "cheap" way. The saying "Less is More" springs to mind, so hence, I have been overlooking this brand.  

Once I looked deeper into the product offering and spoke to a consultant, I started to get an understanding of the Yves Rocher brand.  

My first purchase was their Velvety Cleansing Milk -Smoothing Effect containing 3 Detoxifying Teas.               

R100 200mls

I have since bought the matching Perfecting Toning Lotion - Anti Fatigue Effect. Yves Rocher has surprised me yet again, (my first surprise was the price point of this imported brand) the toner isn't a liquid as with most toners, but it has a gel consistency. It did feel a little strange when I first used as my brain has been programmed to associate liquid with a toner, but I can honestly say that I prefer this toning gel over a conventional toner.As with all toners, it effectively removed all traces of my cleanser and left my skin feeling refreshed and ready for the next step. I don't need to remind you that I am not an advocate of using toners that contain alcohol and this is alcohol free. It can also be used over the eye area and has been tested under Dermatological and Opthalmological supervision.

Another bonus to using a gel, there is little wastage, as the gel sits on top of the cotton wool pad and doesn't get absorbed and ultimately thrown away. I have used the toner for a couple of weeks already and I have used far less than my usual liquid toner, so its really economical. This 200ml Toner retails for R100 and is the same price as the cleanser and both offers "Great" value for money!

If you want my advice - the next time you walk past an Yves Rocher counter in Woolworths, do yourselves a favour and STOP! As I would hate for you to miss out, as I did.. .p.s. just look past the colour/range confusion and look a little deeper into this affordable imported skin care range that's somewhat of a well kept secret.

I have earmarked other products to try, so I will keep you updated with my reviews.

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