Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser, Peptide Eye Serum - Bea Skincare

It's important to have an effective skin care routine, not just to help make our skin as bright and soft as possible, but because our skin first and foremost works as a barrier to unwanted infections. That’s why at The Amazing Blog we constantly like to remind ourselves and our audience to find a good skincare routine that suits them. We were excited when the brand Bea Skincare sent us two of their products.

The first product we received was a Gentle exfoliating cleanser. Cleansing your face is an essential step in any skin care regime as it helps prevent a buildup of unwanted dead skin cells. Not cleansing your face leaves skin more prone to oiliness, dryness and dullness.  Bea’s new skincare range focuses on an efficient, high-quality beauty range that is non-irritating to the skin and simple to use.  It is recommended that you cleanse your skin daily, once in the morning and evening. Doing so will eliminate dead skin cells and dirt, without over-drying your face. This product uses beneficial ingredients such as green tea to treat your skin.

The next step is the Peptide Eye Serum. If you're self-conscious about your under eyes, then this is the product for you. Once your skin is cleansed, you can apply this product gently under your eyes to reduce puffiness and remove dark circles. Similar to the cleanser, it's recommended that you use this product twice a day for best results. This product's key ingredients include vitamin B and hyaluronic acid.

These products are available to purchase you can get the cleanser here for £29.00 and the serum is also available here for £39.00. 

Cooling Eye Pads - Oh K!

At The Amazing Blog, we know that puffy eyes are almost inevitable in today’s society. Spending hours of the day, staring at computer, phone and television screens, or, a continuous lack of sleep strains our eyes causing them to look puffy. We know that it can be difficult, and not always possible, to avoid doing the things that make our eyes appear tired, as lovely as it would be to get a few extra hours in bed the universe often has other plans. So that is why we are so excited by Oh K! and their Cooling Eye Pads. Not only do these pads work a treat but they let you take a few moments out of your day, away from the strain and stress, to treat yourself.

The Cooling Eye Pads are so much fun to use and come in delightful Panda-themed packaging! The product is designed in such a way that when you place the eye pads over your peepers, you resemble a loveable panda - it was probably the only time we enjoyed having panda eyes! The gel eye pads are cooling so they instantly soothe and refresh the surrounding skin while brightening the eyes. It's recommended that you leave them to cool for 1-2 hours in the fridge or overnight, before lying back and letting them work their magic. The best bit is that you can even reuse them! Simply wash them after use and pop them back in the fridge!

These cooling pads are an excellent accompaniment to OH K's Coconut Water Face Masks which we previously featured here!

You can purchase these fun, funky and effective cooling eye pads here for £6.00

Eye Feature - Friday Favourites

Now we don't know if eyes really are windows to the soul, but at The Amazing Blog, we do know that eyes can be very telling! Puffy eyes reveal a lack of sleep, bright eyes allude to healthiness, and panda eyes say that maybe you had a little too much fun last night! As such, we have decided to dedicate this Friday to some of our favourite products and all of them are items that we believe really help our eyes tell the story we want!

The first miracle product is Skinshop's Dry Eye Concealer. If you have any pesky little imperfections you want to hide then this is the concealer for you. While it easily conceals any dry, red and flaky areas around the eye, it also helps to treat them!

The concealer is able to treat these issues because of two key ingredients; Cardiospermum and Biolin. Cardiospermum is a natural ingredient that helps calm dry and irritated skin. Whereas Biolin, which is a skin prebiotic, helps repair damaged skin by feeding it healthy skin flora, so it injects and traps a much-needed boost of moisture to your under-eyes.

This concealer comes in a natural skin tint that will brighten the under eyes. To use this product, apply dots under the eye using either a finger or the silky brush applicator and blend to achieve the best results.

Concealer is a great trick to keep the area around your eyes looking youthful. You can purchase the Dry Eye Concealer here for £11.95.

Eye serums can give fantastic results if you incorporate them into your daily skincare routine, and we think that NCN is producing one of the best we've ever seen. Their Eye Fix is a fantastic product for producing more youthful looking skin in the surrounding areas, which helps to make your eyes seem brighter and clearer. The roller-ball serum is a combination multiple peptides and actives, full of antioxidants that help protect and repair the delicate surrounding skin. Eye-Fix contains a lot of ingredients that work to moisturise and smooth the skin without making it too heavy. The stars in this product are Regu-Age and Eyeliss, ingredients that contain an abundance of Vitamin E and antioxidants that help protect and rejuvenate the collagen in the skin and increases the oxygen levels in the eyes delicate tissues.

This product is so easy to use and will quickly become a part of your routine.To apply, simply sweep the roller-ball around the eye and lightly pat into the skin with your finger. For best results and to start feeling the benefits straight away, we suggest using this twice a day. NCN’s Eye-Fix is suitable for all skin types and ages, and we think the earlier you start looking after your skin the better the results will be as you age. So if you are looking to delay the effects of ageing, then this is the product for you. It truly is brilliant for long-lasting hydration.

You can buy NCN’s Eye-Fix here for £17.99.

Last on our list is the Prickly Pear Eye and Face Elixir from URB Apothecary. The elixir is comprised of three oils; pomegranate seed oil, rosehip oil, and cold-pressed organic prickly pear seed oil. The prickly pear seed oil is a super ingredient as it contains 150% more vitamin E than argan oil. We loved that the oil absorbs quickly, and the fatty acids and antioxidants penetrate deep into the skin.

This product is excellent at brightening dark spots, fading hyperpigmentation, and reducing the appearance of wrinkles. It can be used by people of ages, as well as to address a multitude of issues. It's excellent for problem skin especially as the rose, clary sage, geranium and helichrysum essential oils help balance the skin's natural oils while encouraging new cell growth. You only need a few drops to cover the face so the elixir lasts a long time, which is always a plus in our books! To apply simply tap the oil gently onto the skin under the eyes and use your ring finger to blend in upward strokes.

You can get the Prickly Pear Eye and Face Elixir by URB Apothecary here for £69.03.

eyeSlices

When I wake up for work in the morning I tend to suffer from bags under my eyes – or as my charming mother likes to call them - suitcases. So before I leave the house for work I usually head out for some fresh air with my adorable miniture schnauzer in the hope that it will plump up my drab skin and revitalise my eyes. However, neither this nor an energising facial scrub has the desired affect I’m after, and short of applying copious amounts of Touch Eclat, there seems to be little else I can do in order to target the under eye area effectively. Then I came across eyeSlices, a cooling gel slice that comes in 4 varieties; InVogue Eyes for tiredness and redness, Candy Eyes to target fine lines and wrinkles, Legendary Eyes for puffiness and dark circles (my slice of choice) and Happy Eyes for those suffering with allergies.

Thankfully they require much less effort than a dog walk at dawn – so I simply relaxed and placed the oval gels over my eyes. The effect was immediate, and the gel gave an incredible cooling sensation to my tired eyes – which really is the ultimate in relaxation. Five minutes is enough to both feel and see a difference but I certainly didn’t object to keeping them on for longer. I felt so much more awake whilst travelling to work and the dark cirlces were certainly less noticeable - let’s see if my mother notices!

eyeSlices can be purchased online here from £13.35 a pair.