I was kindly sent a box of tricks from brilliant British natural, high-performance beauty brand Balance Me, just in time for our Tenby holiday back in June. I have been lugging them around with me all summer – between Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset and home – and I think I’m just about ready to give my verdicts.
One of the products that has swiftly entered my ‘travel essentials’ vanity case, is the Radiance face oil roll-on. I’m always wary about travelling with my every day face oil (Trilogy Rosehip oil – it’s MEGA) so this is the perfect non-spill, space saving alternative. No more smashed bottles and oil-slick luggage (thanks Ryanair).
The body cream is from the rose otto range; its not your cloying ‘granny’ rose, but a sophisticated fragrant floral. It’s a hybrid texture – the nourishing richness of a body butter but a lighter cream formula so not greasy or sticky, which I hate in the summer. I’m still using Korres Basil Lemon lotion in the morning for a perky citrus pick-me-up, but love this after a bath at the tail-end of the day as it’s so restful, plus I wake up baby-soft.
The Super Toning range is supposed to be an all-natural war on cellulite and wobble in general. Using the travel wash sporadically when I’m away, I can’t report back on its effects on the ol’ orange peel, but efficacy aside, I’d use it for the gorgeous blend of juniper, bergamot, geranium and lavender essential oils. It’s a great sulphate-free, non-drying, formula too.
The last product is the only one I’m not quite sold on yet, the stellar face balm. Its billed as a hydrating face mask, with organic shea butter, rosehip oil and mango seed butter. Yes, it is the perfect desk-top (it’s a bit too bit to lug around in the handbag) cuticle treatment/lip balm, but the texture is really hard. As in, my finger doesn’t make an impression in the surface, hard. I’m not quite sure then how you would transfer product-to-face, if you were to use it as a mask… none-the-less, I adore the neroli scent and will be experimenting on dry, chapped cheeks come winter.
Balance Me is available at Waitrose and they have a great site with more info on their natural credentials and ‘free-from’ promise.
Stellar face balm, £18 (50ml); Super Toning body wash £10.25 (260ml); radiance face oil £15 (10ml roll-in); Rose Otto body cream £18 (200ml). All available at balanceme.co.uk
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