Being a fan of French Pharmacy products, although only Avene and La Roche-Posay have been purchased previously, I practically leapt across my room to fish my debit card out of my purse for my first Escentual order. As soon as I saw the French brand names, I knew exactly what I was going to order (this was indeed helped by Sandra of The Black Pearl, and her amazing post on the 1/3 off offer, which can be found here) and you can bet that I kept her blog post open in another tab whilst I made my order. I knew I wanted Caudalie's Beauty Elixr (was £11.50, now £9.20), because not only is it this amazing cult product, the scent was meant to be really fresh (so much so that I cannot stop spraying it on myself), and you can spray it on your face to give your makeup a kick of life after a long day/few hours, or just on yourself. I have found in the last day, that it really helps to calm me, and keep me relaxed (which is an ideal when you're feeling a bit stressed). It's peppermint, lemon and a hint of rosemary, and I am in love with it. How did I live my life without this little beauty?
Another little thing that I was determined to purchase was Nuxe's Reve De Miel (was £9.50, now £6.33) lip balm, which I have heard sooooo much about from bloggers I really admire *cough*Sandra*cough* and I knew I just had to have it. It's not the texture I expected, which was a really pleasant surprise, as I don't think it's possible to use too much product, as it's quite solid, and unlike the little pot of Korres Wild Rose lip balm that I have, this isn't messy or sticky at all (still got some serious love for that Korres pot though).
The next two purchases are from La Roche-Posay, and I have some serious, serious love for Effaclar K (was £14.50, now £9.66). I know it's all about Effacalr Duo + in the blogging world right now, but I love this product. I find it's a lot creamier than Effaclar Duo, which I use under this, morning and night, and find that it sets to an almost matte finish. I'm going to put up a proper review of this product, as this is my second tube, and explain just how I use, what it does for my skin and why I love it (there are many reasons). The second purchase, is Cicaplast (was £6.50, now £4.33), a soothing repair balm and one that I happened to stumble upon when a blogger mentioned have a serious skin reaction to a skincare clay mask. This apparently, reduced redness and those little spots that flare up when something has seriously irritated the skin. You can bet I felt like I needed this in my little arsenal of skincare supplies, as my skin is very sensitive despite is oily/combination ways. It's my 'just in case balm' and I feel a bit more assured that it will help me, should skin cares woes happen.
Last, but not least, is Klorane's Conditioner with Mango Butter (was £6.50, now £4.87). Anything with Mango in it, hair wise, hold a bit sway for me, as although I have oily roots, my ends do tend to get very dry. So Mango Butter in a conditioner ticked a very important box for me, and I cannot wait to give it a try. It has a subtle scent in the bottle and hopefully, fingers crossed, it'll be full on mango when it's on my hair. I'll make sure to report back. A little goodie that they threw in, was an Escentual nail file. Now, for someone who loses a lot of these (read: mum steals them all) this was a delightful little gift to receive.
Remember. Escentual has a third off French Pharmacy brands throughout March. So, what are you waiting for? And make sure to let me know if you do purchase anything. I look a good snoop. (By the way, this was not a sponsored post, I just thought a 1/3 off was post worthy news, and check out my goodies! Gotta love 'em!) Another cheeky little incentive is free delivery if you spend over £30. Bargain.
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