My skincare favourites

Recently, piles of work and visits home have meant that I've really neglected my skin quite a bit and I can't remember the last time I moisturised! So I've decided to give my skin a bit of TLC tonight and get my skin routine back to normal! So while we're on the subject, here's a few of my favourite skin care products of all time.

Soap & Glory's Heel Genius: I have posted about this one recently I have a lot of love for this foot cream. It gives moisture and repairs cracked and damaged skin, as well as drying quickly. For best results, I put this on just before I go bed and put some cotton socks on (which are normally taken off half way through the night) for noticeably soft feet in the morning.

LUSH's Grease Lightning: Another brilliant product that actually works (most of the time). I have noticed recently how some spots just don't budge with this, however all the others are gone in a flash.

The Body Shop Mango Body Butter: My favourite moisturiser of all time! It's mostly for the winter/colder days as it's quite thick and not really something I can handle throughout the summer. The smell is irresistible and gives moisture for days.

Simple Vital Vitamin Day Cream: I have had a lot of problems in the past with my skin and I was told to use aqueous cream by the doctor. After months of using it (and repairing my skin) I wanted to use a 'normal' moisturiser and wanted to get one that will be the kindest to my sensitive skin. I am a massive Simple Skincare fan and this moisturiser has done everything I wanted it to and so far has been kind to skin.

L'Occitane Hand Cream: I've never been a big hand cream fan but since the cold weather and hard working days, my hands become cracked and dry quite easily and this beautiful vanilla smelling cream does wonders for my damaged hands.

Soap & Glory's The Scrub Of Your Life: Like most other S&G products, this exfoliating shower gel does exactly what it says on the tin (bottle) and removes any dead skin and leaves the rest of my skin feeling soft and smooth for days. The smell is gorgeous and unlike some others, the 'bits' in the gel washed off easily.

The Body Shop Overnight Serum-In-Oil: Another one of my all-time favourite beauty products. A brilliant overnight serum that works wonders while you sleep. It replenishes my skin and makes my skin have a certain glow that I love. It kills dry skin and enhance moisture.

L'Occitane En Provence Vanilla Bouquet Hand Cream Review

Before recently, I've never really been one for hand creams. I grew up with my mum constantly having a hand cream (usually Dove or Nivea) in her bag but I've never really followed suit. When I started working in a bar, I realised that my hands were getting dry and cracked, most probably because of the alcohol ruining my hands. Since then, anything tends to dry out my hands from the cold weather, cleaning and applying makeup. I was using Soap and Glory's Hand Food, but since trying L'Occitane, I don't think will go back.

I got this free from Marie Claire's November issue and I haven't really heard much of this brand before. Since first using it, I have been very impressed. I only use a small ball of this and it covers my hands, the back of my hands, fingers and wrists (on both) - and they're are really dry then I use a little bit more. I have been using this quite a lot and yet I can already tell that this small 30 ml tube will last me a long time. The cream itself is quite thin and has a silky texture which makes it a lot easier to rub into my hands. After putting cream on, some brands are quite sticky and heavy, however with L'Occitane, there's no stickiness but just moisture and a silky feeling.

I only use this once, maybe twice, a day and the moisture stays for hours. It contains 20% shea butter, which is a moisturising ingredient. The one I got was in vanilla fragrance and it smells beautiful, it's not overpowering but there is just enough vanilla to be able to smell for hours.

You can buy L'Occitane hand creams on their website: £8 for 30ml or £19 for 150ml. Remember to follow me on Twitter and on Bloglovin.