Product Review - Korres Cleansing Face Mask

Whilst doing a little payday shopping, I decided to look for a face mask. My skin has been unfriendly as of late and in desperate need of a little soothing. I found this little number on feelunique.com.

It's a Pomegranate Cleansing Face Mask by a Greek brand called Korres, which I've never encountered before, but am pretty sure I'll have a further peek at what goodies they produce. The masks come in a range, for all different skin types, but I picked up the one for my oily skin, and it completely surpassed all my expectations, which was a fantastic surprise!

It's made with clay and pomegranate and smells really delicate when applied, so if you don't like a lot of fragrance in your face masks, this would be good for you.

I used a tiny amount and can easily cover my whole face with it, you could probably get a good few uses out of it. The consistency is really creamy as well which I love in a face mask. What I was most taken by though is the finish it leaves on the skin. I have okay skin as far as things go, apart from it being oily, so it's rare that I see a significant difference after using a face mask, but this made my skin look and feel really fresh, and evened out some slight discolouration around my brow bone, which was greatly appreciated.

Pros:
- Cute simple packaging
- Creamy consistency
- Delicate scent
- Bright fresh look left on skin

Cons:
- Could do with more product in the tube (but hey, when isn't this a con?)

Verdict:
Will definitely re purchase!

You can buy the Korres Face Mask here. RRP £7.00/16ml

P.S. They do some nice sets which be fabulous for festival season!

Sherry x

Anti Blemish Week - Aspirin and Honey Face Masks

Pinch punch, first of the month!
Today is the official start day of anti blemish week on Sherry Darling's Things. Since it's summer time, we're all looking for ways to spruce up our skin, making it just a tad more pleasing to look at before we dare to bare all.
Yesterday I talked about Seventeen's new On The Spot Foundation which I'm trialling to see if it makes a difference, preventing spots. I just wanted to say, I really love the foundation, I've only used it twice but it wears really well with good build-able coverage.
I also mentioned Aspirin face masks, and ladies and gents - if there are gents, you're in for a treat because that's what I'm going to talk to you about today!
You can give yourself a whole body make over from your kitchen cupboards, which you probably already knew.
This is one of my absolute favourite face masks to make when my skin feels like it needs some TLC, but it's a bit too late in the month for me to splurge on a face mask.
Aspirin and Honey Face Mask:
2 Aspirin
1 tbsp Honey
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Sugar (Optional)
1. If you have a pestle and mortar ground up the aspirin until it makes a powder. If you don't have a pestle and mortar, use something else, ha. I tend to use the end of a rolling pin and grind it into a small bowl - this works just as well.
2. Add the honey and lemon juice and mix it all together.
3. If you want this face mask to be a little scrubby, add some granulated sugar to it.
4. Slather the mixture all over your face, make double the amount if you want to cover your neck as well, leave for 10-15 minutes.
5. Wash off with warm water and a cloth.
N.B This mask doesn't dry out, so just wash it off when you've had enough.
The aspirin and the lemon juice work together to clear your pores of any bacteria, and the honey ensures your skin stays comfortable and moisturised.
It's a great mask which you can slather all over if you get chest or back spots.
Keep that summer skin coming!

Clearer Skin in Just Four Weeks! Anti Blemish Week

'What?' I hear you say - 'Four weeks to clearer skin!?'. 

Yes, I say. After reading Make Up Savvy's blog post on Seventeen's new On The Spot Foundation and noting that Twitter were having a bit of a party about it - link - I decided to purchase and see what the fuss was all about.

It's innovatively packaged, in a tube with a foundation pump, which actually disperses the right amount of foundation to cover all my face in one pump, usually I find there's waste from pump foundations. It comes in six different shades, I have Porcelain, which is the lightest. It has full coverage of spots, and I only need to touch up a tiny bit with concealer.

What I especially love though, are the ingredients - salicylic acid and kaolin.

Kaolin is a soft china clay, and was traditionally a remedy for upset stomachs and they still use it in some intestinal medicines today because it's main ability is absorption. Which makes this perfect for oily/combination skin as it will soak the oil up day in day out, with minimal touch up. This drying action will also prevent any more pores from being clogged up with oil, causing more blemishes.

Salicylic Acid is another great thing for combination skin, if you've ever seen any homemade face mask recipes for an Aspirin Facemask, that's because Aspirin contains salicylic acid, which is great for oily skin, blemishes and pore refining. It's a bitter powder extracted from willow trees, known to reduce inflammation, and this is what it will do with any blemishes, it will open clogged pores and neutralise the bacteria within.

Both these ingredients, prevent blemishes, so not only will your skin clear up in four weeks, it will stay clearer with regular use.

I'm going to use this foundation for one week and do a before and after photo, so we can see if it really works!

You can buy Seventeen's On The Spot Foundation at £6.99 from Boots.