5 Mini Reviews: REN, Clarins, Dr Bronners, NEOM & balance Me

Monday 12 November 2012


I think this is the first 5 Mini Reviews post I've done where I've wanted to buy full sizes of all of the samples that I've tried - my wishlist for Santa is going to be enormous this year!

(1) REN Mayblosson Balancing Cleansing Gel
I featured this in my August Favourites and ended up buying a couple more of the sample sized tubes on eBay afterwards.  It's a simple, yet effective gel cleanser for combination skintypes and really does help to balance the excess oilyness that I get in my t-zone area.  One to try out if you have the same problem.

(2) Clarins Skin Illusion Natural Radiance Foundation 
Received this in a magazine and I'm so happy that I tried it out - it's really good!  The shade 'Wheat' was a perfect match for my light olive complexion, though I've seen a few bloggers which much fairer skin say that it matched them well too.  I always worry that liquid foundations will be too heavy or greasy on my skin, but this was the exact opposite - it didn't feel like I was wearing anything which is exactly what I look for in a foundation.  It blended beautifully and gave fantastic coverage, yet never looked cakey or too fake.  Very tempted to pick up a bottle of this!

(3) Dr Bronners Unscented Baby Mild Pure Castille Soap 
I recently featured this in my How I Clean My Make-Up Brushes post and you can see from the photos how well this cleans brushes!  I also love the fact that it's natural and multi-purpose. 

(4) NEOM Organic Hand Cream in Complete Bliss Moroccan Blush Rose
This is one of those magazine freebies that I really wish I'd bought back ups of.  I'm a big fan of rose scented hand creams in general, but this one from NEOM really took the classic feminine scent of roses and mixed it up with a modern, black pepper spiciness.  Sadly the full size 75ml tube retails for a painful £20 :(

(5) balance Me Cleanse And Smooth Face Balm
Cleanse & Smooth is probably my favourite product that I've tried from balanceMe (and I've tried a lot!).  It's a thick, oil based cleanser which is best used in conjunction with a muslin cloth and it removes every single trace of make-up (including stubborn waterproof eye make-up) so easily without any need to scrub.  It's also 100% natural which is always a winner in my book!

Have you tried any of these?

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16 comments

  1. ooh I love most of these! I too wish I'd stocked up on the NEOM hand cream - probably my most favourite hand cream..ever! I loved the Clarins foundation sample, Dr Bronner and the Balance Me Face Balm. Great choices x

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    1. The scent of the NEOM hand cream is so gorgeous! I can see why you're a fan of it too :) x

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  2. I really liked the Clarins foundation too! It felt lovely on the skin and lasted well.
    xo

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    1. I was really surprised by how long it lasted for me too, well worth the ££s for the full size! xx

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  3. Aww I like the mini reviews :) I really wish I had tried the Neom when it was a freebie :( Sucks that it is so expensive to buy! I adore Dr Bronner's soap I love its multi-purposeness ;)

    Charlee
    http://charmedcharlee.blogspot.co.uk
    xxxx

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    1. I know, it's such a lovely hand cream but the price is a bit out of my range at the mo! :(
      Dr Bronners is great :) xxxx

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  4. Great reviews. The Neom stuff smells divine.

    http://talesofapaleface.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. It does, the Complete Bliss range is one of my favourite scents by them x

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  5. I feel the exact same about the Clarins foundation. I had loads of samples from recent magazines and I love it. So tempted to put it on my Christmas list :) x x

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  6. Great reviews! They all seem like very nice products! xx

    www.ruelalips.blogspot.com

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  7. Dr Bronner has been my firm favourite for many years, I haven't tried any of the other products

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    1. I've used Dr Bronners for years but only ever for household cleaning. Never thought to try out its many multipurpose uses before x

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  8. Ooooh I love ths idea of mini reviews, I love trying out samples :)

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    1. Thanks :) Would love to read some mini reviews of the samples you try out Claire! x

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