Simple Kind to Skin Illuminating Radiance Cream

I am 99% of the time a matte finish girl and other than a bit of highlighter, I don't like much shine if any. But I saw this a while back in Boots and the idea behind it caught my attention which made me purchase it. Simple skin care is great as it doesn't contain any nasty ingredients, this is great for my skin as it's prone to blemishes and can be quite sensitive. Boots also had 3 for 2 on all skin care which also made it nice and easy to pick up. 

This cream is infused with multi vitamins, skin loving ingredients and light reflecting minerals which catch the light for immediate natural radiant looking skin. Now this cream just sounded pretty amazing and I had heard many bloggers talk about it hence why I wanted to pick it up. On application this cream feels really light weight and doesn't take long at all to sink into your skin. This is the perfect cream if you're looking for that dewy, highlighted look and looks great under the same type of foundation. I have only used this under my foundation, although I do feel like this would be the perfect product to actually mix with your foundation to give a natural, dewy look. And actually this will definitely be something I will be trying out.

I did find when using this product alone and under foundation there are larger "glitter" flecks which kind of just sad oddly on the skin. I definitely needed to put on my foundation in order to cover it up basically, which it did do. So if you were planning on wearing this product alone then I would definitely give it a try first to see if you're a fan of the glittery aspect. Once I applied my foundation I did like the glowy look it left but unfortunately after a couple of hours it went slightly down hill. I have an oily t zone, especially my forehead and chin, and I found those areas were super highlighted. More so than usual and unfortunately that's down to this product. It just didn't last long at all and I knew it probably wasn't going to be the best product for my oily patches but I did use a light dusting of powder on those areas also. But it basically just didn't hold and my forehead just looked a bit like a light bulb.

Overall the actual cream is such a pleasure to use I just am not a fan of the glitter aspect of it. I think I will definitely try mixing this with my foundation before applying it to see if it lasts any longer on my skin. I really would love it if it did as I've said the cream is such a lovely product. Have you tried this illuminating cream from Simple? What were your thoughts?

Boots haulin'

3 for 2 in Boots always catches me out, now I hear you ask; but you have four items, how does that work? Well I was shopping with my mum who only wanted two things so I pinched one of hers and bagged myself four. Thanks mum ;-)

Firstly I was in desperate need of a new moisturiser for dry skin and my mum actually recommended this Garnier Moisture Match one to me. My skin has become really dry in patches on my skin since the colder months have appeared and nothing I owned was shifting the flakiness. So this was an emergency purchase and so far I'm really enjoying it.

Next I picked up the Soap and Glory Drama Clean 5 in 1 micellar cleansing water and this caught my eye. I was in need of a new cleanser as my current one had completely run out and as always the packaging is divine. I do love Soap and Glory products so am hoping this one does not disappoint.

Next was a re purchase for me and that's the Clearasil Rapid Action Pads. I used these a lot a while back and simply forgot to repurchase them so thought I would pick up another pack. These are super quick and easy to add into your skin care routine and are effective. I'm glad I re purchased and you can read my previous review about them here.

Finally I picked up the Simple Kind to Skin Illuminating Radiance Cream. I'd heard a few things about this product and I am partial to a matte looking face but something about this drew me to buying it. I'm super excited to try this and see the results. It can also act as a primer which is a bonus.

And that's my Boots haul! I can't wait to try all of these products out fully and I'm sure there will be full reviews up soon. I'd love to know your thoughts on any of the products I purchased :-)