Mary Kay Timewise Microdermabrasion Kit

Have you ever tried a face scrub? Do you like them? If the answer to this question is YES, then you chances are you like this product.

First of all, this is a microdermabrasion kit. It's a two steps kit that it's suposed to clean your skin more efficiently than other face scrubs and improve its condition. It's pricy because it's almost 50€. I got mine as a present. Otherwise I would have not bought it. 

This kit contains two products. The first step is the tube with the refine product. This product comes in a tube and you need a very small amount of product. I use less than a pea size ball. 

The product contains a creamy product with microballs that scrub your skin and eliminate death cells, it unclog your pores and refine the texture of your skin. You have to apply it in circular motions all your face. I have applied it with my Clarisonic too, but most of the times I use my fingers. I like to apply it while I'm at the shower after washing my face when my skin is damp and my pores are all open.  I massage the product for about a minute. You don't need more time than that.

Then you just have to rinse well and follow with step number 2: replentish. At this point, you apply a product that comes in a tube with a pump. I find that one pump is more than enough for my face. The product you apply calms your skin after the scrub. This product is not a moisturizer, so please, please, please, don't use it as one. This only works to calm your skin. It does not add moisture to your skin. First you have to apply it, and when you feel like your skin has absorbed it all, then, you appply your regular moisturizer.

What do I feel when I use it? At first I thought I really felt my skin different and better, but I use my Clarisonic Mia regularly and now I don't feel like I need anymore. It's true that sometimes I combine them (step 1 + Clarisonic) but that's because I want to finish up that product. I feel like using only my Clarisonic does a good job for my skin.

Will I buy it again when I finish it up? Nope. I don't think it's necessary, but just because I have the Clarisonic and I use it on a daily bases. Will I recommend it to other people? Yes, as long as they don't use the Clarisonic, because it does a great job all alone. Using it once or twice a week you can see that your skin feels better.

NATURAL BEAUTY: Honey & Sugar (Lip) Scrub

This is my favourite homemade scrub recipe ever.

Inicially this recipe was for a lip scrub, but works for all your body. I started making it years ago, in winter when my lips were dry, chapped and nothing worked to nourish them. I wanted to keep them healthy but nothing worked. Then I read about this easy recipe and I gave it a try. Now it's one of my winter beauty essencials. 

If you want to try this here is what you need: 

• 1 part sugar (white sugar or brown sugar) 
• 1 part honey. 
• Optional: Essencial oil of your choise (I like to add 1 or 2 drops of lavender EO. Make sure is essencial oil and not one of those fragance or perfume ones).

Instructions: mix all the ingredients thoroghly and apply to clean skin. Massage and rinse with lukewarm water. It's sticky, so be warned :)

Obviously if you only want to make lip scrub you only need to mix 1 teaspoon sugar and 1 teaspoon honey (and 1 drop EO). If you want to have a scrub for all your body I mix 1 cup each and a few drops EO. I don't count the drops. I just add them until the smell seems right to me, and sometimes I don't use oils.

I know some people add oil (olive oil, sunflower oil, coconut oil...) to this recipe. I don't, but I'm sure your skin must feel very smooth after that. If I ever try it with oil I'll post it.