When I was
a kid (before I had my own hair-dryer), mum kept the dryer and beauty supplies
in one of the kitchen cupboards so we’d all dry our hair downstairs. When it was my turn to dry my hair, I would
be seen jumping about, hopping from one leg to another much to the amusement of
my Mum. “Sally, what ARE you doing?”
she’s ask, exasperated. What I was
trying to do was stop the incessant itching that my lower legs were
experiencing. It was excruciating at the
time but it would become a daily occurrence.
I totally blamed it on the chlorine from the swimming pools drying out
my skin, as I was training up to 4-5 times a week. My skin literally looked like a snake’s – dry
and cracked (not to mention sore); it was horrible.
Thirty
years on, if I don’t get my shower gel and body moisturiser hydrating enough then
you can still see me jumping up and down like a loon before I scratch myself to
death. Hilariously, it is just the area
from my knee to my ankle (let’s call it the ‘grasshopper’) that suffers so as
soon as I’m out of the shower and dry, the body moisturiser has to go on pronto. Sometimes, I buy two moisturisers, one for my
lower legs and then another that complements my perfume, as the other areas of my
body aren’t so dry and I can get away with using a ‘normal’ one.
Up until a
few months ago, I was using L’Occitane’s Ambre & Santal’s Perfumed Body
Milk (€18.50 for 175ml) as I wear their complementing perfume (it’s woody and
oriental). It’s a lovely scent and
thankfully moisturising. Anyway, while
I was working in the department store, I happened to squirt some of Paco Rabanne’s
Black XS Be A Legend (Debbie Harry’s limited edition) and fell in love with it. Again, it’s an ‘oriental and floral fragrance’
(containing hellebore, black vanilla and patchouli). I had been using the L’Occitane perfume for
over a year so I thought, yeah, let’s change it up a bit and I bought 3 bottles
of this Debbie Harry one.
Seeing as I
like to layer the scents, I was disappointed that there wasn’t a body lotion in
the same Debbie Harry fragrance (there is for Black XS but it’s not quite the
same). Therefore, my mission was to find
one that was quite powdery and possibly had an almond scent to it as I couldn’t
afford to buy the L’Occitane’s Almond Lotion.
I found what I was looking for in the form of BYPHASSE’s Nourishing Body
Milk (with extract of almond oil) and it came in a whopping 500ml size for
€3.99 (McCabe’s Pharmacy, Clerys). I
love the scent (not overpowering at all), the texture is great (as I really
don’t like a thick cream – I used one from a reputable retailer that will remain nameless
and it was so thick, it literally pulled my skin on application and hurt). BYPHASSE's is
moisturising, leaves my skin very soft and complements my new perfume. Sadly it's not enough for the grasshopper but I can use it everywhere else.
Also with
the BYPHASSE purchase, I bought their Gel Anti-Cellulite Body (€6.09 for
200ml). Now I know you can’t get rid of
cellulite but I’m all for improving the surface of the skin. It has a seaweed and algae formula and helps to boost the skin locally. Unfortunately
I haven’t really seen any improvement in that area (think my lumpy bits are too
far gone for that) but my bum and thighs are super-soft and it feels
comfortable on application. Hopefully
that area is detoxified if nothing else.
I can’t
blog without mentioning Shiseido so I will do it very briefly. Their Future Solution LX Body Cream (€130 for
200ml) is the most A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. body cream I have ever tried. First off, very hydrating - not a grasshopper or snake in sight. My skin glowed with a radiance I’ve never
seen it have before and my skin felt comfortable and smelt
lovely all day – yes, the fragrance lasted all
day. Unfortunately, I only had the
pot overnight and I had to give it back to my trainer the next day. Oh well, it will have to go onto my Christmas
list. But in the meantime, once my Be A Legend's have been used up, then I will be going back to my Ambre & Santal Body Lotion and perfume!
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