Weekly Recap 4 – 10 Sep 2017

Hi there! Happy Sunday! And welcome to my weekly blog recap. Read on if you’d like to know what I’ve been up to on my blog this week.

Monday 4 Sep – Nail Of The Day / Nail Art Challenge
Tuesday 5 Sep – J Lo Live Luxe Eau De Parfum

Monday’s post was about a mani I did for the A-Z Nail Art Challenge. Click here to read the post.
And on Tuesday I reviewed J Lo’s Live Luxe fragrance. Click here to read the post.

Wednesday 6 Sep – Boots Essentials Cucumber Facial Scrub, Facial Toner, 3-Minute Clay Mask

Wednesday’s post was about a couple of Boots Essentials products. Click here to read the post.

Thursday 7 Sep – Esprit Styling Color Palette Eyeshadow 204 Australian Bush

On Thursday I reviewed an Esprit eyeshadow palette. Click here to read the post.

Friday 8 Sep – Make Your Own Stamping Polish!

And on Friday I told you how I made my first stamping polish. Click here to read the post.

This is it for this week. I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend. And thanks for stopping by! 🙂

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Boots Essentials Cucumber Facial Scrub, Cucumber Toner & Cucumber 3-Minute Clay Mask

Hi there! Today’s post is about 3 dirt cheap Boots own-brand products – Boots Essentials Cucumber Facial Scrub, Facial Toner, and 3-Minute Clay Mask. These products are £1.50 each, but Boots ran a 3 for £3 promotion, so I paid £1 each. Now let me tell you if these products are any good!

I really like Boots Essentials Cucumber Facial Scrub because it’s effective without being too harsh. And the fragrance – which I’d describe as a clean and feminine fragrance with a hint of cucumber – is nice and pleasant. If I hadn’t known that this is Boots’ cheapest and most basic own-brand scrub, I wouldn’t have believed it. Well done, Boots!

Boots Essentials Cucumber Facial Toner is very good. It feels refreshing, and the cucumber fragrance is really nice. And whilst this toner contains alcohol, it doesn’t feel drying at all. I’m also glad to be able to report that I found this toner perfectly safe to use around my eyes. There was no stinging or burning at all! Outstanding!

Product number 3 is Boots Essentials Cucumber 3-Minute Clay Mask which promises to leave skin deeply cleansed, soothed and toned. Does it work? Oh yes! After a single use of this mask my skin felt cleaner and my pores looked considerably smaller. Yes, I left the mask on for longer than 3 minutes, but I always leave masks on for longer than recommended. In any event, the important thing is that my pores looked smaller. Considerably smaller! Awesome!

Like I said, these Boots Essentials products are £1.50 each. The scrub and the clay mask come in 50ml tubes, and the toner bottle houses 150ml of product. I will continue to use these products, and I will buy them again, no doubt. I will also try other products from Boots’ Essentials collection.

Have you tried any of these products? If so, how do / did you like them? Feel free to get in touch via the comments. And thanks for reading!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde