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Ha, quite funny that I had planned to write this post last Thursday but The Sickness had gotten hold of me and left me just one step ever so slightly below bedridden. Yes, I do get ill quite a bit, blame my goddam immune system – or its deficiency, to be precise.

Anyhoo, the Thursday Night Facial has been a regime I have practiced for about 10 years now – it is basically a weekly mini facial I give myself consisting of an exfoliation treatment, followed by an intensive moisturising mask. This all tends to happen on a Thursday (right before the weekend, you see), but sometimes I rebel and do it on a Wednesday or something (ooooo!), but it definitely happens once a week.

The products vary, if something is working I tend to use it till it finishes but understandeably since I’ve been blogging I luckily get a fair bit to try, so I try and to mix it up and try as much as possible instead of sticking to one thing. At the moment, I am on a winning streak with these two amazing products that I’ve been using well over a month now.

NuBo Diamond Peel and Reveal
This NuBo Diamond Peel and Reveal gives you as effective results as any microdermabrasion at home treatment (despite not being one), but your skin doesn’t fall apart if you switch to a lighter exfoliator the following week (has anyone else found this problem with microdermabrasion?). Plus, the results you get from first treatment are just as glowing and smooth as the last! I’ve been using this product a good few months now – possibly six? And it has so far lived up to expectation with every use.

The two step treatment consists of The Exfoliator that you massage onto clean skin for two minutes in circular motions, which is then followed with part two, The Activator, which you apply on top of The Exfoliator (part one) and massage further until a white paste forms. Once a minute pasts, you rinse off. A really quick and easy deep exfoliating treatment, but with the added refinement of crushed diamonds! Gush!

My only one complaint is that, considering it is fairly expensive, I was rather traumatised to discover quite early on that The Exfoliator part (the bit with the diamonds!) had leaked inside the lid resulting in half the product coming out! Unfortunately the tube is the type that keeps blurting product out until you jam the lid back on, and even then, once the lid is tightly put back on, the only way to stop further leaking is to stand the product upside down on the shelf (I discovered this way too late). Had I paid the full sixty five notes for this I would have been PISSED, alas it was a PR sample but I was still rather heartbroken over the product loss..

Worringly, I am getting more and more besotted with NuBo products as they days go on, and I’m even starting to rationalise that £65 is totally worth it for an exfoliator. It is expensive, but my goodness it is lovely.

Paula’s Choice Skin Recovery Hydrating Treatment Mask
I know lots of people would probably go for a clarifying face mask if they were to go for a face mask, however as my skin is on the dry side I try to put nourishment and moisture back into it so the richest, loveliest, most radiant inducing masks are the ones I always go for.

Paula’s Choice Skin Recovery Hydrating Treatment Mask may come in simple,very unglamourous packaging but don’t let that fool you. I’ve been using it for a couple of months now, once a week, and the next day after use my skin is GORGEOUS. Velvety soft and plump. Radiant. It is definitely one of those products that give your skin the much needed ‘bump’ before a big event, if you’re on the look out for something that does.

The texture of it is like a thick body cream, fragrance less, and very much no nonsense. You really have no idea whilst you’re wearing it that you’ll reap such lovely results the next day. For the older ladies amongst us, it’s one of those ‘ten years younger in a bottle’ products and definitely falls in the top three, if not first, of best hydrating face masks I’ve tried (I’ll have to really think about this and go through ten years worth of them to say for sure!). If your skin is feeling particularly parched on a non facial night you can even use this as a night cream, too.

But here’s the best bit, you get a very generous sized tube of the product, that will last you an age, and it only costs £14.95.. ! BARGAIN. I predict this tube is probably going to last me a good few months, well into the rest of this year and probably the first quarter of the next. Outstanding value for money. And such a good quality product!

So that’s what I’m currently rocking for Thursday Night Facials! What are your favourite at home facial products at the moment?

DISCLAIMER: PR Samp

Cream or milk cleansers have never appealed to me, partly to do with all that faffing around with cotton wool and the thick texture of the cleanser. It just seemed like a giant waste of money as most of the time, in my case at least, my skin didn’t even feel that clean afterwards. I much preferred a simple face wash for the morning, and an oil cleanser for evening. Quick, easy and convenient.

But then, I was given a cream cleanser by NuBo in a goody bag at a Nubo event a few months back. It was the NuBo Cell Dynamic Velvet Cleansing Cream, to be precise. I had actually just had an amazing mini facial using NuBo products by legendary facialist Caroline Hitchcock, who cleansed, exfoliated (with a diamond exfoliator, no less, more on that another time though) and polished my skin till it was glowing and beautiful again. From that moment on I have been using NuBo Cell Dynamic Velvet Cleansing Cream every morning and evening, and I have never looked back.

This product, in a nutshell, is just a pure luxury to use. You may wonder how luxurious can cream cleansers even be? But even in the primary stages of massaging the product onto my skin, skin instantly starts to look better. The quality and texture of the cleanser is so refined that you almost feel like you’re massaging in a really special night cream; I sometimes regret having to wipe it off, actually. However, the trick to making it the perfect (and I genuinely believe this is the perfect cream cleanser) is in the removal. This is where I have been going wrong all these years. In short, skip the cotton wool/pads. Instead, invest in some natural cleansing sponges (I buy mine from Superdrug) and once moistened, use them to wipe the cleanser off of with. The natural sponge gently exfoliates as it wipes the dirt off, and it really gives you that clean feel that everyone craves when cleansing.

I have such delicate skin, and using this product with this technique twice a day hasn’t in the slightest irritated it. In fact, my skin is much smoother and far better prepped for moisturiser than without using the little sponges. It’s all that gentle exfoliation on a daily basis. Skin loves this.

Of course, if I’m wearing make-up I use an oil cleanser in the evenings first, then I use this cream cleanser afterwards (I’m a double cleanse girl, clean skin is my ‘thing’). I wouldn’t recommend using this as your sole make-up removing cleanser, no no.

But is it worth the cash?

Initially, knowing the price range of NuBo products I instantly dismissed the notion of re-purchasing the products again, regardless of how good they were. Just way out of my budget. But actually, for £28, which is what this cleanser costs, I do think it’s worth it. Yes, it’s expensive. But mine has lasted me five months with just under half left now. I predict it will probably last another five, or at least three/four. So considering a bottle lasts about eight to ten months it’s actually not too bad. And there’s more, Harrods are currently offering a full length (50 minutes) NuBo facial for £50, the cost of which is redeemable against any of their products. Guess where I’m buying my next cleanser from?

You could be thinking that maybe if you simply bought the natural cleansing sponges any old cleansing cream would reap the same results. But no. I’ve tried a few others since then, and none have been as enjoyable, effective and lovely as my NuBo one. My NuBo cleanser is like cashmere is comparison to them. And I’ve even tried SkinCeuticals Gentle Cleanser (priced £27). It was good, but the texture and quality was nothing compared this NuBo one (they do have other amazing products though that I will write about soon).

You can book in for a NuBo facial from a selection of four types at Harrods on 0207 730 1234 (ext 3285). I might even treat myself to one pre-birthday and pick up some extra cleanser (remember, the facial price is redeemable against products!) whilst I’m at it. WIN.

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