I always ensure I have good moisturiser with an SPF therefore when I was buying cosmetics from the Body Shop Seaweed range, Matifying Moisture Lotion SPF 15 felt like a must.

It comes in a white tube with a flip-top lid at the bottom (which I find very convenient - no turning upside down when I start to run out of the product) which is covered in a turqouise sticker with all the necessary information. What I don't like about the packaging is that I cannot see how much product there is left.

This lotion has a lovely, mild scent (none of the products from the range smell like actual seaweed) which disappears really quickly. What really surprised me about this lotion is its texture - I expected it to be lighter and not as rich, especially compared to the cream. It is very easy to use: just apply some of the lotion onto your fingers and gently massage into your face skin.

According to the producer, this lotion will provide oil-balance, moisturisation and UVA/UVB protection. I have a combination skin (which is dry on my cheeks and forehead whilst my nose is normally shiny) and I must admit that it provided really good moisturisation. My skin also felt really soft and smooth. Unfortunately, it did not reduce the shine at all which was what I was hoping for. As the name claims that it is a matifying product (which clearly it isn't), it turned out to be a real disappointment for me.

Even though it doesn't matify, it gets absorbed by the skin fairly quickly. I wear make up every day and I am quite glad that I don't need to wait too long before applying foundation (or matifying powder in this case!). I also felt that it didn't make any difference if it comes to my pores or blemishes (though my skin thankfully doesn't really have problems with these).

The lotion is quite expensive - £10.00 for a 50ml tube however it does go quite a long way. It can be bought from the Body Shop in-store or online.

Thank you for reading my review.