Review: Soap and Glory Peaches and Clean

This is a post I've been meaning to write for a while. As you'll see from the pictures my bottle is almost empty. Both L and I are huge Soap and Glory fans as you probably know and there isn't much we don't like from them. The cleanser are something we've found hit and miss. So when I saw this in last years big Soap and Glory set I took my time before I started using it.

Scent wise if you don't like peach or strong smells this definitely won't be for you. Personally I love the smell. It's fruity and creamy smelling almost. It's a thick white cream that comes in a pump dispenser which is my favourite type. The packaging is as expected for Soap and Glory product with it's traditional colours. I love soap and glory packaging and I always like that it clearly stated what you can expect from the product.

As the bottle shoes it claims to smooth skin with fruit acids, soften skin with Jojoba Oil and Quillaja Bark. purify and deep clean and shrink pores. That's a lot for a cleanser to offer!! I absolutely love the texture of this. It glides on, sinks into the skin and doesn't cause any irritation. It easily removes make up too. My skin is left feeling soft and smooth without feeling tight or that squeaky clean feeling that soap can leave.

As for purify and deep clean, my skin is much better when I use this. It doesn't break me out and helps for if I'm having a break out. As pore shrinking I'm not too sure about that. I don't think anything works for that really.

Peaches and Clean does say on the back in the evening (I use it for mornings too). It's easy to use massage it into the skin focusing on the T Zone and spots more with the massage and rinse off.

As Peaches and Clean contains AHAs (Alpha Hydroxy Acids) if used in the morning you do need to make sure you have a moisturiser with SPF in. AHAs are great for exfolitating dead skin away gently without uses rough scrubs.

Peaches and Clean will definitely be a repurchase for me. Have you tried it?

Love M

xxx

Review: Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser

Murad have been a brand that we both have heard lots about.

We regularly tweet with them and love reading their quotes from Dr Murad about 'treating yourself like royalty' and in particular their snippets of info about different foods and plants that are great for your skin.

We were recently contacted by them about trying their AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser*.

The website says:

What does it do for you?

Polish away surface oil and locked-in impurities to improve brightness and clarity. Reveal a youthful you!

The Science behind the Results

Salicylic, Lactic and Glycolic Acids – This trio of acids provides clarity, brightness and improves cell-turnover by dissolving dead skin cell build up and revealing a radiant complexion.

Jojoba Beads – Gently polishes, exfoliates and smoothes skin while boosting hydration.

You are supposed to use this cleanser 2/3 times a week as well as your normal cleanser for the acids and exfoliating beads to work and the reviews on their website give it a 4.9/5.

I've been using this constantly for the past 4/5 weeks. I cleanse my skin with my usual cleanser and then use this afterwards 2/3 times a week.
It's so easy to use and the jelly like feel of the cleanser glides onto your skin really easily without irritating it. The beads in the cleanser can only be described as feeling like powder more than an exfoliator, they're so gentle on your skin that you can barely feel any kind of exfoliation or scrubbing like you would have imagined.

I usually apply this to a wet face and then gently massage it in circles. I've found that this is the best way to get the optimum results from the beads and also the acids, which really do seem to dissolve the skin cells without any negative effects to the skin.

I've seen a difference in my skin from using this, and I absolutely love it! This is so gentle but gives me glowing fresh looking skin without any side effects whatsoever.
It has evened out my skin tone, helped to combat some of the scarring on my face from some acne I had before Christmas and helped to keep more blemishes at bay.
When I noticed this and had a fresh load of spots appear, I did use the cleanser on my face for 3/4 days in a row to help and it greatly helped to clear my skin though I wouldn't recommend doing this for long term.

The 200ml tube comes in at a costly £34 which initially I was wary of, but having used it consistently for over a month and knowing there is no difference compared to the picture above, I think this is worth every penny.
I'm massively impressed with the results from this product and would 100% recommend it to anyone looking to improve their skin tone and get a glow.

L xxx

I've tried Murad a few times as I had a few samples of it. I've loved the cleansers I'd previously tried so was excited to try this. I'm a big fan of exfoliators, having naturally oily skin I find exfoliators really help to improve my skin.

This really didn't disappoint. It's not like a facial exfoliator I've tried before. It's almost got a slight jelly texture to it. It buffs into the skin really softly and isn't a rough. The beads in it are small but still feel like your skin is getting a good deep clean. I also love that a little of it goes a long way. It is quite pricey but I've been using it 3 times a week for a month now and there isn't much more gone than the photo shows so you are really going to get your money's worth from this as it'll last a long time.

After use my skin feels smoother and so soft. My spots have improved (except for the odd hormone one) and they seem to heal quicker if I use this when I sense a breakout coming. Having acid based ingredients in it, it really helps improve skin tone. I've noticed an improvement in the skin condition. My cheeks certainly look a lot better. I can't wait to use it more and get even better results.

Once I've worked my way through my stash of cleansers I'll definitely be ordering some more Murad skin care!

Love M

xxx