A few months ago, I began to notice that my face was drying out quicker and more often than usual. I had been blaming this on winter and being very busy, but after a while I had to admit to myself that perhaps my skincare routine of Boots Essentials products, which I had been using for around 14 years, was no longer doing the job. I decided it was time to invest in a decent moisturiser. After much deliberation in Boots, I chose L'Oreal Hydrafresh moisturiser for normal skin. At £6.99, it's far from being an expensive moisturise, but given that I was used to paying just a couple of quid for the Boots Essentials cucumber moisturiser, it really felt like I was ...  Read the complete review

I've been taking a great interest in my skincare routine recently mainly because I'm getting older and I'd like it to stay looking youthful. As a result I've been trying out a number of face skincare products, starting with high-street ones as premium products unfortunately do come with a premium price tag! After having positive experiences with the Loreal Youth Code range I thought I would try this - the Hydrafresh gel-creme, which promises, according to the packaging, keep skin feeling hydrated. This sounded very positive to me and as I think that hydrated skin is a feature of young skin, I wanted to try this out, especially as it was just under £5 for a 50ml pot ...  Read the complete review