Glamour Magazine's balance Me. Freebies

Once again I have caved into Glamour Magazine's freebies! I cannot resist being able to try out some new products at such a great price of £2! After flicking through last month's edition I noticed that the balance Me. skin care products were next in line. I was interested in trying out the intensive lip salve and wonder eye cream. I'm going to be honest and say that I've never heard of this brand, but after researching their company on their website HERE, I'm so excited to try out these products properly! The great thing about these products is that they are, more or less, completely natural, which is a great bonus with any beauty product.

August 2012 issue

What better way to show you these natural products than taking photos in my garden! Today has been such a lovely day, very warm and sunny. Hoping it's here to stay!

♥ Extra Care Wonder Eye Cream 7ml: this product claims to do three things: revitalise weary eyes, smooth away dark shadows and reduce the appearance of fine lines. This is a white cream that feels very luxurious when you pat into your eye area. It has a lovely refreshing smell which is from the lemon and cucumber oil and has anti-oxidant and hydrating qualities. Also this is great as it is for all skin types, and as the ingredients are natural, I don't think it will aggravate sensitive skin. This product has 99% natural origin ingredients and can be purchased HERE in full size for £20 for 15ml.

♥ Daily Essentials Pure Skin Face Wash 50ml: this is a gentle yet effective face wash that dissolves makeup and washes away daily grime. It's sulphate and petroleum free which keeps your skin balanced and clean without stripping away your skin's natural moisture levels. It uses anti-oxidant moringa and rich rice bran oil to help brighten and polish the skin. It also has scents including frankincense, grapefruit and ylang ylang oils (fancy!). The only thing I'm a bit concerned about with this face wash is the smell, it's not something I would personally choose. Also this product is for normal to combination skin types, so isn't what I would usually go for. But with all these benefits they claim, I am willing to give it a go! This product has 98.8% natural origin ingredients and can be purchased HERE in full size for £16 for 125ml.

♥ Treatments Rose Otto Intensive Lip Salve 10ml (full size): I do love a good lip balm and when I saw this was 100% natural, I couldn't wait to try it! It is a very thick consistency and you only need a tiny bit for smooth lips. This is the only product of the three as of yet I have properly tried (I literally ripped it out the packaging to put some on). The first thing is that it smells so fresh with the hint of rose from the rose otto and palma rosa which help hydrate, calm and balance your lips. It softens your lips through mango (yum) and cocoa butters and sooths with jojoba and virgin coconut oils. I would definitely try and get your hands on this one as it is the only full sized product being given away! You can purchase this product HERE in full size for £12 for 10ml.

The forth product being given away is the Daily Essentials Balancing Face Moisturiser 20ml. I have plenty of moisturisers stacked in my drawers and as this one is for normal to combination skin, I don't have the need for it. This product also has 99% natural origin ingredients and can be bought HERE in full size for £24 for 50ml.

I would definitely recommend checking out these little freebies! I'm sure there wont be as much hype over these products compared to last month's Benefit products, but I think they're worth trying out.

Have you managed to find any of the balance Me. skin care products in a Glamour magazine? Or have you already been trying them out?

Amie ♥

Glamour Magazine's Benefit Freebies

I love getting little freebies with magazines and always try to collect them. This months Glamour magazine had 3 mini benefit products up for grabs and as it is only £2 per magazine I thought I would try and collect all 3. However I have been really unsuccessful at finding the That Gal face primer which is the product I was most looking forward to trying. Never the less I was able to get my hands on the other 2 goodies!

July 2012 issue with Fearne Cotton

So the products I was able to find were the Bad Gal Lash mascara and the Pore-fessional pore minimiser. 

I have tried the mascara before in Benefit's Sha la lovely eye shadow set and is really nice at making your eyelashes thick and black. The wand is really big so coats all the eyelashes nicely. I don't think I'll ever actually buy this mascara on its own though as I think there are great highstreet alternatives that do a similar look, but it is a nice size to throw in your handbag for touch-ups. This product in full size retails at: £16.50 and can be bought here.

I haven't tried the pore minimiser before but sounds like a lovely product. It's an oil-free formula that helps minimise the appearance of pores and fine lines to make your skin appear smoother. I don't suffer from large pores so I didn't think this product would be very useful for me but I read on the box that if you apply this before your makeup, it can help your makeup stay put. So essentially like a primer? I'm hoping so as then I will make good use out of this product. This product in full size retails at: £23.50 and can be bought here.

Was you able to get your hands on any of these Benefit products?

Amie ♥