Beauty Finds from M&S

This is a really overdue post, but a couple of months ago Mother's day was looming and I still hadn't picked up a present. I would have probably ended up buying something really predictable, but as luck would have it I saw that M&S were doing a deal on beauty where if you spent a certain amount you got an M&S beauty hamper completely free.

So not only does my Mum get a present, but so do I! It did sound a bit too good to be true but after browsing the site for a good few hours I decided to get the Nuxe Lip Cream and Pixi Glow Tonic for myself, and I received the hamper for my Mum. Even in summer my lips were still constantly peeling and they're always so dry, so investing in the lip cream was a must for me. I honestly thought it'd be similar to a lip balm but it's a really intensive lip cream. I can get half a day's wear from it, even with eating and drinking. The only downside of the Nuxe lip cream is that if I miss a day, then I'm back to square one. At the time, I did think £9.50 (here) was far too pricey for a lip balm, but it's worth every penny! My lips would literally get so dry that they'd turn white, so this has been a life saver for me. It's packaged in a fancy glass jar and the lip balm comes in solid form which melts when you apply it, you only need the tiniest bit so I'm sure it's going to last me ages. I've been using it for a few months now and I haven't even got through the top layer yet.

The Pixi Glow Tonic was more of a spontaneous pick, I had read so many positive reviews on it that it was one of those products I just had to try out! I'm always dubious when I buy hyped up products but I haven't been left disappointed at all. I apply it to my face on a cotton pad once or twice a day, and I can really see the difference. My skin feels softer, the dry patches are all but gone and my skin looks more radiant. It is marketed as a toner, but I would say it's more of a low strength chemical exfoliator for daily use. You can get the 250ml for £18 (here), there's also a 100ml for £10.

I'm sure I'm probably late to the party but I was so surprised when I went to M&S to pick up my order. I mean they had everything, from Pixi, Stila, Nuxe to the Roxie Huntlington makeup range, which looks amazing! There's a cream blush and eyeshadow quad with my name on it, I've also seen Pixiwoo do a tutorial using her products and the concealer looks so good.

I know this is a present for my Mum, but it wouldn't be fair if I didn't show you all the goodies! The beauty hamper come really well packaged in a lovely box, so it saved me wrapping it!

One of the products included was the Rodial Stemcell Super-food facial oil. The full size facial oil retails at £60 for 30ml! However, my Mum's feedback on this was that it was decent, but not as hydrating as expected, the consistency is a bit thinner than you might expect.

I have plenty of nail polishes, yet none that could dupe this one in colour. Marsala is from M&S own polish range. I'm sure many of you will recognise Marsala from the Pantone Colour of the Year 2015, it's a stunning shade. This version is slightly lighter but still beautiful, it's still available here for £6.

Another M&S product; the Moroccan Escape bath essence with Argan oil. A bath product is quite a nice addition to the pack, but I can't say that anyone in my house is really fussed about bath smellies.

The main reason I wanted to pick up the hamper is because it included the Alpha H Liquid Gold. The 100ml retails for £33.50 here, so the 50ml was a very generous sample size! I knew my Mum would like to try this because she has a bit of sun damage, but her skin's been on the sensitive side lately so she hasn't tried this out yet.

The Nuxe Hand and Nail cream is a lovely size to pop in your handbag, and again very nourishing! Although, I have to say as a household we have so many hand creams that it'll probabaly be a while before this gets used up.

A lot of skincare companies exaggerate their claims when it comes to anti-ageing, but if there is anything that works, it is retinol! My Mum's pigmentation marks used to be a lot worse a few years ago than they are now, so after doing some research I brought her the Neutrogena Healthy Skin range that includes retinol as one of it's main ingredients. There weren't many retinol skincare products available to buy instore/online here in the UK so I ordered them over from the US. Within a short space of using the range the pigmentation marks had broken up into smaller marks, and in a few weeks they were nearly gone.

Now that she has a few coming back, I'm interested to see how this night treatment from StriVectin-AR work.

The Philip Kingsley Elasticizer is another coveted product, and I'm really interested to see the results from this one too.

The REN Cleansing Milk is a nice addition too, although we prefer hot cloth cleansers, it's a good size for travel purposes.

Lastly, there were two masks included for a good pampering session. I don't think my Mum's ever given a mask a go before, so this should be entertaining!

I hope you enjoyed this post!

Do you shop for beauty at M&S, or are you new to it like me?

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