TALKING POINT: Liz Earle’s reformulation of Sheer Skin Tints

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^^Reformulated product packaging

We need to talk about Liz Earle and their new tinted moisturiser. We received a PR sample of their Sheer Skin Tints a few years back and we were astonished at just how good it was. A highly pigmented tinted moisturiser with a natural finish and great coverage. It was easy to apply and easy to wear. It was lightweight and your skin felt totally natural wearing it. It was in a class of its own, somewhere between foundation and tinted moisturiser. The real miracle was for combination skin types…it continued to give good coverage throughout the day without provoking more oil production or settling into pores, which frankly is a miracle.

It immediately became our Holy Grail base product and we used it every day, extolling its virtues to everyone who would listen. Then the worst happened…we began to hear news of a reformulation. And the feedback wasn’t good. No, surely this couldn’t be! We went straight to Liz Earle to ask them about it and they confirmed this.

This is what Liz Earle had to say “The new formula visibly smooths, brightens and hydrates. It is lightweight and silicone-free,helping to reduce the appearance of fine lines and imperfections, which also visibly evens skin tone.”

We went straight to our local Liz Earle counter to try it for ourselves. And we will say this. It is a totally different product, even the shades are different (even though they have the same name). It is now a very dewy finish and light coverage. Some people may like it better, but it didn’t work at all for us. It didn’t even our skin tone and separated and collected in our pores super fast. We’ll post some photos of this soon.

We’re so disappointed by this. It definitely shouldn’t be sold under the same name as it’s nothing like the original sheer skin tints. If you’re in any doubt, don’t make a £24.50 mistake and go try it out first. If you have purchased it, Liz Earle have advised that you can return it for a refund at one of their counters.

And us? We’ve tracked down all the old product we can find and bought it all. Sniff.

UNBOXING: You Beauty Box August 2017 – Sumptuous spa edit

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“A series of calming and restorative products to leave you relaxed, refresh and raring to go.”

We love You Beauty Box for sourcing good quality brands that are less known but not trash. This box had a strong focus on skincare and relaxation…right up our street. There was a stand out item but the overall offering was a strong shortlist of relaxation products. Love Philosophy too, although we all moan about sachet samples. Still nice for free.


[Comfort Zone]: Sublime Skin Essence, 5ml
Value: £2.20

“Intensive concentrated solution that stimulates skin regneration and bestows an even, compact and youthful appearance to the skin.  Rebalances the hydrating factors of the skin (NMF) and encourages the synthesis of structural proteins of the extracellular matrix (ECM). Immediate hydrating action, maximising the efficacy of the anti-age products which are applied thereafter. Science-based conscious formulas.”

BT INITIAL THOUGHTS: Well that is an awful lots of pseudo-scientific babble isn’t it?  A lot for a 5ml sample to live up to, but we do love trying out nutrient-rich essences and this one is silicone free.


111Skin: Bio Cellulose Facial Treatment Mask, 23ml
Value: £17.00

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“Utilises the most advanced technology on the market to deliver beneficial nutrients into the dermis. The mask adheres to your skin like a second skin. The gel like structure of the mask will instantly cool and regulate body temperature.  Since the fibres of the mask are 500x finer than tissue masks, the bio cellulose instantly locks moisture into your skin.”

BT INITIAL OPINION – This was the star product of the box for us. Despite it’s suspect claims to regulate body temperature (!!!), can a face mask possibly be worth the £17 it costs? It’s our once chance to find out!  We love hydrogel masks (which we assume this is from the description) – they are sooo moisturising and it’s normal for them to cost more than normal sheet masks.


EXTRA TREATS:

Philosophy: Purity made simple 3-in-1 cleanser, 6ml
Value: £1.74

Philosophy Purity 3-in-1 Cleanser - 240ml.

“An award-winning, one-step daily cleanser for face and eyes. It rapidly dissolves dirt, oil and makeup to deep clean pores while maintaining moisture levels.”

BT INITIAL OPINION – Great that this is suitable for both face and eyes and love this brand, but well, y’all know how we feel about sachet samples…


OTHER OPTIONS:

The shortlist this month was:

  • L’Occitane Jasmin & Bergamot Shower Gel 30ml
  • Roger & Gallet Sobert Dynamisant Gingembre Rouge & Fresh Fragrant Water Gingembre Rouge Duo 50ml & 1.5ml
  • Aromatherapy Associates Renewing Rose Body Cream 40ml
  • SenSpa Sleep Therapy Bath Soak 50ml
  • Sanctuary Ultimate Cleansing Oil 50ml
  • Elemental Herbology Cell Plumping Facial Hydrator 15ml
  • [Comfort Zone] Sublime Skin Essence 5ml
  • Kneipp Devil’s Claw Back Comfort 20ml
  • The Vintage Cosmetic Company Duo Pencil Sharpener
  • 111SKIN Bio Cellulose Facial Treatment Mask 23ml
  • Sancturary Ultimate Salt Scrub Sachet 60g

OVERALL VERDICT:

A mainly nice selection of items this month, other than the rather random pencil sharpener. It was great to have such a premium item as the 111Skin face mask in the shortlist. We took a while choosing between all the pamper items but decided to take a gamble on the skin essence as we hadn’t heard of [comfort zone] before. There were some good size samples on offer (other than the sample sachet) – all in all a good month for You Beauty.

Box price: £6.95 inc shipping
Total value: £20.94


Note: We paid for this You Beauty Discovery Box with our own hard-earnt pennies

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