*Milk; Ren Guerande Salt Exfoliating Body Balm (review)

Product description: A gently exfoliating body balm which removes dead cells and will leave your skin moisturised, renewed and glowing.

How to use: Massage onto dry skin before bathing or showering. Rinse off.

Summer has fiiiinaly arrived here in Holland so in order to make my pasty white skin ready for the sun I bought this Ren 'Guerande Salt Exfoliating Body Balm'.


The product

I never had much luck with the previous body scrubs that I tried. Both of them were oil based salt or sugar srubs and always left me feeling extremely oily and sticky whereas this one rinses completely clean in the shower. No slippery bathroom floor and no sticky legs! The balm gives the salt granules a bit of slip whilst making the skin soft and supple.

As you can see the balm is really thick but not too greasy. I also enjoy the subtle peppermint scent. I don't like heavily scented body products because you apply it on such a large area so it can easily be a bit too overwhelming.

Unlike most salt scrubs, the Ren 'Guerande Salt Exfoliating Body Balm' has very fine granules. The granules in oil based scrubs usually melt because of the oil, but these don't so you can really get a good exfoliation.


The verdict

The reason why I really adore this scrub is because it has helped to smooth out the bumps on my upper arms and legs without leaving my skin feeling dry or irritated. Although I don't use any self-tanner I can imagine that this would be great to use beforehand because it effectively gets rid of any dead skin and creates a great base for the self-tanner to adhere to.

Rating: 5/5





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*Milk; French Pharmacy & Body Care Haul

It seems as if French pharmacy brands have become increasingly popular over the past few months and I have been reading a lot of rave reviews on various blogs. I initially was looking for good online shops & sellers for the Bioderma 'Sensibio H2O' and came across an online pharmacy based in Belgium ( link )! The website offers tons of French Pharmacy brands such as Caudalie, Nuxe, Phyto & Avene.

The prices don't seem to differ too much from French retail prices so you are getting pretty good deals. The website ships to quite a few European countries (unfortunately not to the UK) so definitely check the website out if you are interested in purchasing some French skincare!


Bioderma often comes in a duo pack for a reduced price so of course I had to pick one up! I love using Bioderma to take off my makeup, especially since I don't wear a lot of makeup on a regular basis. You can find a full review on it here.


The years of torture finally took its toll and I made the decision to cut my hair really short in order for it to grow back healthier and stronger. I have been maintaining a shorter length of hair for about a year now, but two weeks ago I cut it even shorter (think bob length!). My hair became really thin which made it look like I had very little hair. The Phyto supplement claims to combat hair loss as well as stimulating and fortifying hair and nails. Lets keep our fingers crossed and I will update you once I have finished my first bottle.


The word 'draining' sounds a little bit scary, but the Caudalie 'Draining Organic Herbal Tea' supposedly helps with water retention and eliminating toxins from the body. So far, I have only had two cups of these but I will keep you guys posted!



Last but not least, a new body cream (I bought this off a different webshop btw)! Some of you probably know that I love using the La Roche Posay 'Lipikar Baume', but after using it for so many years I thought a change would be nice. Ruth from Amodelrecommends mentioned how nice Pai skincare products are so I thought I would give their 'Comfrey & Calendula Calming Body Cream' a try! So far I really love it! It has a nice subtle scent, sinks in quickly and leaves my skin feeling baby smooth!

The Nuxe 'Fondant Shower Gel' was a freebie with my order at MegaPara. I am going to save it for when I go to Rome next month!

That's it for now! Hope you guys are doing well and I will definitely keep you updated on how these products work!

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