Doing away with dry skin: Bio-oil

I've frequently whinged and twined on about having dry skin on my blog, and the longer I'm not doing much about it the worse it gets. Even though in my Simple skincare post I said I would just be using those products for a while, I feel as though I need to use something more directly aimed at solving this particular skin problem. One of the products I've decided to start using is Bio-oil.

Bio-oil can be used to solve/claims to solve a number of problems other than dry skin, for example scarring and stretch marks. I'm always skeptical about using products for helping these sorts of problems as I'm a firm believer that you would never really be able to rid yourself completely of a bad scar or stretch mark! However combatting dry skin is more realistic.

I find my skin is dryest after showering, and if you read the information provided on the Bio-oil website it explains that this is due to the "astringent" affects of soap and water. (Astringent is the shrinking or tightening of something.) I have ALWAYS noted that when my skin is feeling particularly dry/sore, it also feels very, very tight. Obviously the weather is very cold and harsh too, which doesn't help my dry skin at all!

I don't think Bio-oil is the solution to getting rid of dry skin, it merely helps to restore the skins natural protective oil layer which retains moisture, thus giving your skin a chance to regenerate its natural moisture. I think by using a combination of Bio-oil and a good moisturiser aimed at dry skin, I can fix it in no time! At £15.00 a bottle it's not cheap so think carefully what you're planning to use it for before you buy.

Definetely time to start taking care of my skin!

Holly x

Keepin' it Simple (skincare)

Now, I don't know about you ladies but skincare is just something I've never been willing to splurge on. I've never had any extremely bad skin problems. If anything, my skin always seems to be very dry and dehydrated but thats nothing a good moisturiser can't solve. Since joining the blogging world I've seen how crazy some bloggers are about their skincare products (E.g Liz earle) but it just never interests me or grabs my attention. I'm sure people who have really oily skin, or have had bad breakouts during their teen years etc. will appreciate these products a little more than I do.

Having extremely pale skin, it's a little bit unfortunate than any mark, redness, or blemish shows up ten times worse than it would on skin which was a little darker, and theres no way I'll ever be able to alter my skintone (Deffo not going an MJ!), so I've just grown to accept the fact that my skin is never going to look perfectly even. I don't know, maybe I should have more faith in skincare products, but it does kind of irritate me that even when my skin is perfectly clear and spot free, I think that with no makeup on my skin still doesn't look nice!



So, unless anybody can point me in the direction of a product that will even out your skin tone (and do a bloody good job of it at that!) then I'm going to stick to my cheap and cheerful skincare products which are...Simple! At £3 a product in Asda they aren't going to break the bank and they've been extremely kind to my skin (Unlike one of the products from Clinique 3 step that literally melted my face, bet it would totes make a great nail varnish remover). Instead of stressing over my uneven skintone and whinging on about not having the worlds most perfect skin, I'm just going to aim to keep my skin happy, clean, and hydrated. About my uneven skintone - that's what makeups for!


Even though I'm never going to be one to splash my cash on skincare, I'm becoming progessively more interested in it as I read other peoples blogs about it! So I'm asking you, what skincare products could you not live without? Which ones do you hate? Are you a skincare snob or are you cheap and cheerful?!

Love, Hol xxx