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So -to start - I'm not sold that I like this more than pure rosehip oil, however, understand that my perspective is of someone who has been using rosehip oil for something like 10 years now and I owe most of my skin compliments to it (other than boring things like, sunscreen, hyaluronic acid serums, a solid routine, and so on). What I do think makes the Nude By Nature bioactive rosehip oil a better option for people with normal/dry skin is that it's a little more like an 'oil'. It seems to sit on the skin a little bit longer in my experience. It smells less strongly of the kind of 'potent tea' that puts some people off RHO (not me, I love it, but I respect not everyone wants it around). It's also GREAT if you're going for that 'glass skin' glow -literally your skin looks SO good after you apply this! What I don't like so much is that compared to rosehip oil, which sinks in on my skin a little more easily, making it a bit better for my normal/combo skin. That said, this played very well with my sensitivities, so points there too. All in all, not quite perfect for me but I'm still impressed and will use this up.

So the good news off the bat on this one is that, the natural ingredients are great, this didn't sensitise me at all, I find it's not a bad hydrator overall and it smells & feels pleasant. The downside is that it's not hydrating enough for me unfortunately! I really need something that kind of 'seals' the moisture in more. This Day Cream is more like a layer that I would put underneath a sunscreen, however, maybe my skin is weird (normal, slightly dry) but it didn't hydrate enough even under a sunscreen. Possibly my skin is generally just well hydrated enough that I felt this didn't too as much as I'd like, especially for something that doesn't come with any SPF. THAT SAID I think if your skin is normal/combo you might want to give this a shot - there are so few really nice natural moisturisers at this price point, and there was nothing I specifically disliked about this product that I wouldn't *not* recommend giving it a go. It has a light chamomile smell and sinks into the skin reasonably well, I find it sinks in maybe too much after a few hours. Overall I really preferred this as a body moisturiser than a face moisturiser, unfortunately.

OK, quick breakdown: really like this foundation! It's med-full coverage, siliconey feel, doesn't require setting, builds quite well, can replace your concealer, doesn't require much work to make this look even but I found if I'm not paying attention with my fingertips it can be a bit streaky. Dry skins stay away, oily to normal skintypes, you'll love this, particularly if you want something a slight step down from fullest of the full coverage, but definitely a little more than medium coverage. Didn't make my skin feel sensitive or anything. Unsure about the long term claims - I think I'd need to test this a few months before making a call like that, but I don't see me wearing such a high coverage foundation daily anymore. I'm astonished by how good this one is - I've been erring on the side of only buying glowy/dewy foundations lately as I find them to be overall just more flattering on my skin than satin or matte, but I'd been considering buying something like Double Wear again just for the sake of having something that doesn't leave me shiny by end of day. I'm surprised that a serum foundation is this satiny however. I was expecting something more lightweight in the coverage department, but if you need something more in the medium to full coverage department, then this is for you I reckon! For me, this would definitely be a going out foundation, or for zoom meetings where I need to look nice but can't be bothered applying a powder as well. Because this is so satiny/matte, I find that I can't just use it for coverage where I want it like a concealer - either I need to use it all over, or I need to set the areas I don't cover with this to make my face look like one texture. I do find that in the first few hours this doesn't emphasise pores or dry patches, but by end of day I can tell where I haven't exfoliated well enough.

I love sheet masks and use them regularly. I use everything from cheapies to ones where I wince at the cost per use, and I'm not afraid of spending money to buy a nice mask. This... just doesn't really fit the bill for me, though in defense of the Skin Treatment Mask I think it's almost impossible to accurately say if this did much with only a single sachet to trial. The smell and feel of the serum texture were both fine, I did feel that some of the more native ingredients would be the sort of thing that you'd want to use a bit before you noticed any difference in clarity or brightness. Note that I'm saying clarity and brightness - I signed onto this intrigued in the claims of healthy, radiant skin. Your skin will feel hydrated afterwards, and I always appreciate the inclusion of pre & probiotics, but I just didn't love the quality of the sheet mask itself. The rich/thick texture of the serum made up for the seemingly low quality, ill fitting mask. I found myself needing to push the mask back into place on my skin during use too. I've tried much cheaper masks that do a similar job - maybe this was intended to be used more than once to see a difference?

I really like Olay and I trust them for affordable moisturisers in particular, so when I saw they were branching into cleansing cloths I was really intrigued. But boy oh boy is this the biggest 'miss' of a product that I've ever trialed from Beautyheaven, frankly. While I try to not use single use products where I can (have slowly been replacing cotton wipes, and using single use makeup removers as little as possible) I totally understand that for some people, it's not that easy to just stop using single use products. So, I'd totally understand if you live a lifestyle where you need something you can throw away - say if you're super busy, have disabilities, say if you're travelling.... .... this product is NOT made for that. You can't travel with these - they take up WAY more space than a cloth and a bottle of cleanser. Even two travel size bottles of cleanser is smaller than this. You also additionally need to use a makeup remover with these. These are also, frankly, complicated. First, you add water and they start to foam. For me, this foam didn't work too well - the 'moisturising' element of this feels like it's just sliding over your skin, and the foam seemed to be more about the aesthetic. Then you wash off the 'cleanser' foam from the sheet and wipe the sheet over your face again, partially to remove the foam and partially to hydrate. Can't say these sheets were effective at either. These sheets seem to fall into the trap of trying to do too much, and somehow fail at everything. I just don't understand who these are for - you can't travel with them. By the way - if you're wondering how these hydrate and cleanse in the same sheet, I wondered that too. Checked the ingredients - it's loaded up with vaseline, basically. As for Vaseline... I'm not against that sort of ingredient, but I know many people are. For me, it's just another insult from this product - if you use vaseline BEFORE you try to apply your normal serum and moisturiser, you're just wasting your money because there's an occlusive layer over your skin keeping your products from doing their work. This product makes no sense to me. I feel it doesn't even deserve 1 star because I can't give these away, I can't recycle them, I can't repurpose them in anyway. Such a waste for the environment. So yes, the Olay Cleansing Cloths are definitely the most disappointing product I've trialled to date. Usually I can find a positive in something, or say, well maybe these aren't for my skin type - BUT THESE ARE FOR MY SKIN TYPE. And I'm also very lazy so these should be perfect! I'm bewildered by these frankly, it manages to get everything wrong. I guess it has the Olay smell which I don't hate?

Man, I always have wanted to love Jurlique products. I've tried most of them throughout the years, somehow always falling for their packaging and the idea of a lovely Australian botanical product. The Jurlique Rare Rose Lotion is a definite step up from their past formulations, and doesn't appear to have anything that will make my skin freak out - if anything, it's quite a nice hydrating lotion.... if it were a lower price. For the price however, I'm not remotely impressed. My skin is combination, sensitive and prone to dehydration, and this hydrating lotion really wasn't cutting it in terms of preventing the flakies. Whenever I wore this without another moisturiser on top, my skin looked worse the next day - so I learned that lesson quickly over the two weeks of trialling the serum and the lotion together. I do love the smell, and I do love the idea of the lotion's texture... just in practicality, this is nowhere near enough for my dehydrated skin. I can confirm it doesn't make my skin flare up though, so if that's all you need then you may enjoy this. It's definitely a sensorial, beautiful smelling lotion.

I'm glad that Jurlique is redefining their classic rose range, as it's something that I've frankly often been underwhelmed by. The ingredients list is much improved - the Jurlique Rare Rose Serum is very nice for sensitive skin that is also combination or oily. For me however, it just wasn't hydrating enough. I also didn't notice any visible benefits after using it for two weeks - in fact, I usually had to use another serum just to feel that my skin was getting enough hydration. My skin is combination and sensitive, but it is also prone to dehydration which I don't think this serum really addresses. It does seem conditioning, but not more than what I would expect from any alcohol free serum. It has a pink colour and something of a gel texture, so does leave your skin a little bit tacky. That's not something I don't like by the way! I'm just disappointed it doesn't seem to do more. If anything, I was seriously missing my normal serums while I used this. So while this is a definite step up from the Jurlique formulations I'm used to, and I think anyone who currently uses Jurlique products willl love this, for me it's just not enough.

This is really, super lovely if you have sensitised skin! It's not really a time saver though. Don't confuse this with a replacement for actually cleansing, or actually hydrating your skin. So I can't rightly give it five stars based on the big claims that it makes, which isn't to say at all that I'm not enjoying using it. This would be fantastic for people who have a tough time finding a cleanser that is gentle enough, as it completely removes the need for water in your routine, without the harshness of a normal micellar cleanser. Not that a normal micellar is harsh... but this is definitely extra gentle, it's almost it's own buffer! It feels great on the skin, and is nice in summer too as it feels a little cool. I will say that it does annoy me that it's less quick to dump on a cotton pad that a normal micellar, which quickly fills up your cotton pad. My skin is very happy with this, and it's really amazing on no makeup days where you haven't done a whole lot and using a stronger cleanser seems excessive.

To start off with, I was fully ready to be completely disappointed with this freebie that I got with a Beautyheaven rewards haul. Honestly? This isn't that bad. It's conditioning, and lasts up fairly well in the heat. I usually have problems with panda eyes, but not so here. It's not great for holding a curl but it's definitely volumising and also easy to remove. I'm impressed - for a Revlon mascara anyway - and will continue to use it. I prefer other brands still for cheapie mascaras because I prefer mascaras that hold curls, but I sure aint mad at this.

Hmm masks are tricky to get right, I've tried probably hundreds at this stage. I've found that clay masks in general don't work for my sensitive, combo skin, so I thought trying this gel mask would be the way to go - I've tried a few Japanese gel masks and they've all been fabulous. This sinks into the skin a bit and feels honestly more like a thick mousse than the rose-water gel that I was expecting. It's not hydrating enough on it's own, I usually have to put a hydrating serum underneath and sometimes a moisturiser on top, even if I'm only wearing this for a little bit. The smell is lovely though and the texture is fun, so points for that. Overall, definitely wouldn't rebuy.