Jane Scrivner - Nourishing Cleanser

A few weeks back we featured on The Amazing Blog Jane Scrivner's Skin Elixir - a luxurious balancing face oil that leaves your skin feeling hydrated, restored and plumped. Today we're lucky enough to be featuring Jane Scrivner's hero product: The Nourishing Cleanser. I've waited quite a while to write this review on purpose - I really wanted to get the most of this cleanser. All I can say is that if I could, I would have a lifetime supply of this and never ever look back.

The product is a luxurious and thick balm cleanser that mixed with a bit of warm water turns into this almost creamy and ever-so soft cleansing milk. I use Jane Scrivner's Nourishing Cleanser every other day; whenever I want to treat my skin or when it's feeling a bit temperamental. This unique balm is Jojoba Oil and Beeswax based blended with 9 skin loving essential oils. Jane Scrivner's Nourishing Balm comes with a Fluffy Mitt that I wet with warm water and I gently rub on my skin to remove the cleanser and any make-up residue. The Fluffy Mitt is soft and it's easily washed in warm water with the rest of your laundry, or in my case, with the rest of my flannels.

The only things that I dislike about this balm (if 'dislike' is the best word to use... it may exaggerate what I want to say), is that I find that the balm doesn't have enough slip on the skin; that is why I need to add just teeny bit more of water. Overall, Jane Scrivner's Nourishing Cleanser has become a staple in my skincare routine - whenever I use it my skin feels soft, deeply cleansed and hydrated. This balm cleanser is a definite winner for me and for The Amazing Blog.

For a full list of stockists please visit Jane Scrivner's website. The Nourishing Balm retails at £45... and as Jane herself says "It's not just a cleanser, it's beautiful skin in a jar". Worth every single penny for sure.

Miessence Skin Essentials

When I wake up in the morning, the last thing I want to do is take the time for a long skincare regime before applying my makeup. I need a routine that is both quick and easy. I like products that are light on my skin, but get the job done. Thankfully, The Amazing Blog has come across Miessence Skin Essentials Packs and we absolutely love them! Miessence is the world’s first certified organic skincare, haircare, body, nutrition, and cosmetic product range. Not only does each product include all organic ingredients, but the entire three step skincare routine takes a total of two minutes (I never thought it could be so easy). The combination of their cleanser, conditioner, and moisturizer, makes for the perfect routine to rejuvenate your skin, making it look fresh and radiant everyday.

These products are made from the purest variant of every ingredient. They are hand blended to ensure they really are the best products they can possibly be for their consumers. Most of Miessence’s ingredients come from family organic farms. Purchasing these products not only benefits you, but also the local community where these ingredients are sourced. What a great way to support these families, while also having a one-of-a-kind skincare pack that will dramatically enhance the complexion of your skin.

There are additional products in the range that can be used to create a home spa ritual and products that have specific anti-ageing benefits or treatments for conditions such as rosacea and couperose skin, blemish prone skin etc. The Miessence brand promise is “to create certified organic products with unrivalled purity, potency, and freshness.” They use the best quality natural 100% beneficial ingredients and avoid the use of all toxic synthetic chemicals. These products truly are the purest and the best.

 Whether you choose the Balancing , Rejuvenating , Purifying , or Soothing  pack, each contains a 250ml cleanser, 100ml skin conditioner, and a 50 ml moisturiser. Three of the skincare packs retail for £81.35, and the Purifying  one can be purchased for £75. If you don’t feel like spending that much on a new skincare line, take advantage of the discount they are offering this month! During November, if you place an online order over £65 or more via their website here, you will receive 20% off all of your orders. Plus, if you quote the promo code “lifestyle” at the checkout, your online account will be credited with £15 to use towards your next purchase! We at The Amazing Blog fell in love with Miessence’s simply extraordinary skincare products and know you will love them too if you add them to your daily routine.

BLEND Collective - Enlivening Hand & Body Lotion

If there’s a step in my beauty routine that I can't skip that'll be body moisturizer - for me there's nothing more uncomfortable than tight and dry skin. When it comes to choosing the actual moisturizer, I’m guilty of being quite picky; I prefer thicker and more buttery textures for the winter and a thin and almost runny consistency for the summer. So bearing in mind that my skin has been very dry for the past weeks, body butter has been my best ally. However, if there’s one thing that I can’t stand of thick creams is waiting for them to be absorbed - especially if like me, you rush in the mornings to go to work. So in my hunt for the perfect deep hydrating body lotion, I came across with BLEND Collective’s Enlivening Hand & Body Lotion – a light yet hydrating, multi-purpose and all natural product.

To be fair, in the beginning I was quite sceptical of the level of hydration this lotion would offer to my dry skin, mainly because of its light and slightly runny consistency. To my surprise and from the first use, it left my skin feeling super soft and deeply moisturized – my skin absorbed it instantly leaving a delicious citrusy smell. And for my surprise, my hands absorbed the excess lotion in a few seconds: I had no need of washing my hands afterwards. This Hand and Body Lotion is part of BLEND Collective’s Enlivening Range, exquisitely blended by Alec Lawless, who was acclaimed as one of the most charismatic and passionate perfumers ever (at The Amazing Blog we’d love to read his book “Artisan Perfumery or Being Led by the Nose”!). The Enlivening Range has this fresh and modern scent, rich in Sicilian Melon, May Chang, Myrtle and Lime. BLEND Collective offers two other ranges: the Balancing and the Unwinding one – created again, by established experts on essential oils and aromatherapy, Emma Nash and Glenda Taylor.

Another thing that we love about BLEND Collective is that all of their products are at least 99% natural and contain organic ingredients – they’re free from potentially harmful and chemical ingredients. Moreover, their packaging apart from being hygienic and very convenient, is recyclable and produced in environmentally friendly factories.

At The Amazing Blog we’d love to try more products by BLEND Collective and we couldn’t be more pleased with the Hand and Body Lotion. This fabulous cream and the rest of their products can be purchased through their website. – BLEND Collective is a definite winner for The Amazing Blog; we’re in love.