Losing weight isn't just about being skinny and Yes to tomatoes pore scrub review

The other day I was given a health book and it talked a lot about how women go on numerous amounts of diets just to get skinny and in my opinion I think a lot of people out there forget that losing weight isn’t just about being skinny, but it’s about being healthy, it’s training your body to eat good foods and choose healthier options, it’s about walking up a flight of stairs without being out of breath, it’s seeing the changes in yourself, getting out there and being more active.

With eating the right foods, you reap so many benefits especially for your skin. So okay, you might get the occasional red spot here and there on your face but I mean who doesn’t?

When you eat a lot of fruit, some vegetables and just A LOT less junk then you usually would, your skin just glows, believe it or not makeup can only do so much sometimes and people forget that. Sure we can give you that fake glow but wouldn’t you want to have a natural glow all the time?

One of the reasons I love winter is because my skin settles down so much. I don’t need to use that toner to get rid of the excess oil because there isn’t any, the only thing I need more of is moisturiser and even the oiliest skin gets dry, so moisturise away just choose a water based one instead of oil based.

I tweeted the other day that I was going to get some new products in to try and one of the products that came in was skin care. The brand Yes to tomatoes is all about skin and hair care products. The first product I’ve tried from this brand really surprised me. If you don’t know, I believe in giving every product out there a chance, if you could see my makeup kit, I have a lot of different brands, not all the time will you find one brand that will work well with every skin type or even trying to achieve a particular look.

Yes to tomatoes daily pore scrub (113g)

So the Yes to tomatoes daily pore scrub really worked for me in the sense that it got rid of the redness in a blemish that I had the other night. One of the reasons I was so excited to use this was for the fact that it helped eliminate redness faster and when reading that health book of mine, darker vegetables give more nutrients, like broccoli will always beat cauliflower and having lycopene-rich tomatoes (an antioxidant found in redder vegetables and fruits) in this product, I just knew this would be a great.

 However it does claim to unclog pores and make blackheads run for cover, with the pores I would say I haven’t seen any difference keeping in mind I’ve used this once last night and the most I can say for now is that the red blemish I had on my cheek has gone which really surprised me.

This pore scrub is made with natural ingredients and contains bisabolol and ginger where infused help to soothe irritated skin, reduce redness faster and calm inflammation and contains salicylic acid (found in all your cleansers) to help get rid of acne and unclog pores.

When using this, it was scent free and for me it was a mild face wash, it didn’t dry my skin but it definitely eliminated the redness on my skin so that’s a huge plus for me. Definitely will give this product a try for the next month to see how the pores are going but I’m liking it so far.

Dear diary: Look at what I bought shopping part 1

This shopping trip for me has been a long time coming, I’ve been dying to spend some money on just anything (besides beauty products, but only if I really really need it), so because of that, instead of buying beauty or makeup products or shoes or clothes I bought some pretty random but things I’ve wanted to buy for a while or 2 days ago because I saw it was on sale in a catalogue.

I think I’ll break this post into two parts, only because I don’t want it to be so long that you can’t be bothered reading it anymore, people who get distracted really easily (me) I’m talking to you.

First buy, well, it was a train ticket but that doesn’t count.

I think it’s because I haven’t been shopping in so long that I had absolutely no idea these even existed until I read someone’s blog (I’m so sorry I forget who). 

They’re Formula 10.0.6 face masks in little sachets and because I use one of their cleansers I wanted to give their face masks a try.

Formula 10.0.6 face masks 

I just want to say though a quick pro and con with these things, great if you want a quick and inexpensive test run with these because you’ve never used their product before, but when you really think about it, and if you’re a magazine purchaser lover like me, I’m pretty sure they use these as free giveaways in magazines at times. Not necessarily this brand but the amount you get to try it out, it’s kind of like another way the company makes more money.

No review yet, probably will give the orange one a try tonight and get a review up sometime this week.

Second purchase: A gift box high tea set!!

This is the cutest thing ever, ever since the idea of wanting a high tea party, I’ve just been spotting tea sets everywhere I go!

I swear this is so super cute I love it and it only costed me 20 bucks. It comes with a 48 page recipe book, 24 cupcake holders, ahhh a TEA strainer!!!!! And of course a 3 tier cake stand.

High tea gift box set

Now the cake stand is just cardboard but you know what, I only need it for that high tea party of mine and it can just be on display for all I care. The tea strainer is a cute little bargain, re useable, dish washable, stainless steel, so appropriate for this high tea.

The 3 -tier cake stand

You know I’m just so excited the book talks about the history of tea, recipes for the cutest cupcakes in the world plus scones, cookies, umm cocktails anyone, probably more like mocktails, sandwiches, YUM! And on top of that high tea serving etiquette, I mean who doesn’t want to know about that.

The recipe book, tea strainer and cupcake holders

Very very excited and happy, walked out of the store with the biggest grin on my face.

Okay so I’m going to end it here and post up part 2 tomorrow or something.

Look at all this stuff!

Okay that’s it ladies and gents. I officially have too many beauty products. And don’t be like you can never have enough beauty products, but uhh I think you can.

I have no idea what’s gotten into me lately maybe it’s called growing up, but I’ve started to really think about the money I spend and what I spend it on and if I really need something, sooooooooo what I’m trying to say is I need to stop being such an impulse buyer.

Okay yeah so what I work in retail and you would think that you would know the tactics on how they sell a product but I just can’t say no sometimes and just buy something because I really want it and don’t NEED it. I don’t like making people feel sad that they didn’t get a sale out of me. I could be their only sale that day, think about it like that. (not likely the case, but you never know) I’m a you never know kind of person, you know? Alright this is getting confusing even for me and I’m writing this.

So as part of becoming a smart buyer instead of an impulse one, I am going to finish all these beauty products before I invest in another beauty product.

Impulse buyer like me? Let me know what one product you have way too much of.

Alright so, here I have like a million trillion creams and lotions that I currently own (some have been untouched, some are almost finished.)

I am not kidding you these are all mine. This was when it hit me that I had too many products because I had nowhere to store these on my makeup table.

the creams and lotions for soft skin like a baby's bottom.

So here I have:

  - Kenkay skin relief sorbolene cream  (1kg of that, but i don't care best product ever)
- Escada marine groove body lotion

- Sudocrem
- Palmer's cocoa body butter

- Palmer's cocoa butter formula

- nutrimetics botanicals green tea body lotion

- Solace mineral spa body butter
-Solace mineral spa body lotion

- Vaseline intensive care lotion in aloe vera

                                                                                                
  I wasn't kidding when I say I  use A LOT of different brands.

Next up we have the day and night creams:

The day and night creams

- Nivea creme

- Nivea soft

- Aveeno positively radiant daily moisturiser

- Aveenooooooo positively radiant tinted moisturiser

- Garnier miracle skin perfector BB creme

Then over here we have my facial cleansers, yes I use more than one,  I want to give every beauty product out there a chance

The daily cleansers

- Formula 10.0.6 Best face forward daily foaming cleanser

- Clean & Clear essentials self-foaming facial wash

-  Shiseido The skincare rinse off cleansing gel

- QV gentle wash

Lip care, who doesn't own some sort of lip balm, no matter how tom boyish you are.

And because our lips need some loving too, I stocked up on more than a couple of these

- Vaseline white petroleum jelly style

- Ultraceuticals professional ultra lip protect

- Nivea lip care in cherry (my favourite of all time and it's almost finished)

- Blistex silk & shine

- Lip smacker in gum ball galaxy ( taking it back old school to when these were the coolest)

- Chapstick ( I just love the name for this brand) I have a slogan for it, want to hear it?  Chapped lips? Have no fear chapstick is here.

I vow that I will do my very best at using up all these products before I purchase any new ones, but no promises.

And don't even get me started on the makeup products.

Prep and Prime

A couple of days ago I talked about knowing your skin type and to follow up on that blog I want to talk or blog about preparation of your skin and the use of a primer before any makeup is applied.

To be honest with you all, I didn’t discover priming properly until I went to learn about it. I would never put primer on, I thought it was just a waste of time and my skin is fairly clear so I thought there’s not really any use for it, well for me at least.

Since then, I use it whenever I put on makeup, on clients, all that.

So with prepping your skin, it’s to do with cleansing it and removing any dirt, excess oil and grime from the skin, so makeup can stay on longer.

Using something simple like your normal cleanser should do the trick, just something to help remove that dirt, ensuring it doesn’t leave a slimy feel after.

What I like to do and you guys can do it too, I just use toner. If you saw the product review in see.smell.feel about the Clean &Clear toner, I love it so that’s why I use toner, that and it’s good when you’re in a rush and you don’t have time for a proper cleanse.

The next step is priming. I’ve gotten so many mixed messages about this. Should you apply moisturiser after you cleanse and then a primer, or should you just apply primer by itself, or just moistuiser.

Some say YES you need both, others say NO you only need one or the other.

My conclusion is it depends on your skin type. This is why.

If you have oily skin, having moisturiser on, creates more moisture and then adding that primer after especially if it’s a primer that moisturizes as well is too much. Your makeup will just move all over the place.

With dryer skin, yes, I would apply both because it needs that moisture. The makeup needs to sit on the face instead of seeping into the cracks of your skin.

With having combination skin, I personally still use both the moisturiser and then primer after, the only thing I change to suit my skin, is I don’t apply too much moisturiser especially to my T-zone as that is the oilest part of my face.

I like primers as they help to set an even base for foundation to be applied, it gives you an advantage in getting that flawless look.

Here’s a little something to make it easier:

Skin type	Moisturise	Primer	Tip
Normal	yes	yes	Your skin is fine to  handle both
Oily	no	yes	Opt for a primer instead, shop for ones that are oil free
Dry	yes	yes	If your skin is very dry, moisturize and choose a primer that moisturizes the skin as well
Combination	yes	yes	If you want to use both, adjust the amount of moisturiser you use on the parts that get the oilest

Overall, if you want a good primer, there are primers out there that are designed specifically for your skin type. All you have to do is shop and ask around.

There are so many primers out there that offer your skin benefits, you just have to find one that works for you.

Here’s one I picked up for oily and dry skin.

 Face of Australia Face Base primer

 3 in 1 – primes, protects and moisturizers and is oil free.








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Cleanse that dirt away in 30 seconds!

There are so many nights where I just don’t care about washing my face, all I want to do is go to bed and sleep. But I do it because I know when I wake up the next morning my face is going to be super oily. Gross.

When I’m really tired and I’m sure you all have done this, you just pop that cleanser in your hand and just rub rub rub all over your face, wash it off, quick toner, slap on that moisturizer and there you go, you’re done and now bed. Yay!

I always wash my face, morning and night with cleanser, toner and all that jazz, but how long are you supposed to have that cleanser on your face for? Surprised or not, you should actually be cleansing for 30 seconds before you wash it off. Never knew that? Try it tonight and you’ll see the difference, I know I did when I first tried it. Those 30 seconds really let the foam or gel or whatever type of cleanser you’re using to remove all that dirt deep down in your pores, any excess oils and build up of dirt from the day.

Don’t forget to also exfoliate at least two or three times a week and when you can, slap on a mud mask once every two weeks. Just simple things like leaving that cleanser on for 30 seconds help for clearer and cleaner skin.


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