REVIEW: Avene Gentle Gel Cleanser

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As you may know, I am obsessed with skincare, it is definitely my favourite thing to splash out on, and I'm always picking up new bits and pieces. I have been wanting a new cleanser that would gently cleanse my face without completely stripping it, so I turned to Avene. For the past few years I have been using French skincare brands religiously. Brands like La Roche-Posay, Caudalie, Bioderma and Vichy are amongst my favourites, but I'd never tried Avene before, and I've been wanting to give them a go for ages.

Soap and Glory haul!

Earlier today I popped into town and went into boots to pick up a face wash as I ran out this morning. Whilst there I went to look at the Soap and Glory section and bought a few things that I thought I would share with you.

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The first thing I bought was the Peaches and Clean cleansing milk. It claims to be a 4-in-1 cleanser that includes peach extract with skin smoothing fruit acids, quillaja bark, which is a natural soap, jojoba oil, to soften the skin and detoxyboost technology, which helps purify and deep clean the skin. It also claims to give a clearer, fresher and brighter complexion. I tried this when I got back to my boyfriend's house and I really like it, it doesn't lather at all on the skin and instead as a cream texture that you just massage into your face and then rinse off. The first thing I noticed about this was the scent, it smells like peaches and isn't at all artificial. I also noticed that it left my skin feeling clean and soft. It claims to be suitable for all skin types but when reading the information on the back I did notice that it contains exfoliating alpha hydroxy acids, which, sounds pretty scary so if you have sensitive skin, I would be careful with this product.

Favourite hand creams!

I don't know about you but this time of year the weather in England isn't very kind to my skin, and so I find myself buying an abundance of creams, for the face, body and hands. I have tried quite a few hand creams this year, as they have been needing that extra something to make them super soft. These creams are the ones I've been trying this year, and I have to say, they're all really good!