The Beauty Cupboard - Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment

I think there will probably be a theme to the Beauty Cupboard posts which is value for money. A beauty product doing wonders is one thing, but if it's value for money as well? Then it's a double win for me. Next up is Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado.

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This little pot of wonder came into my life on my 40th birthday from Tee. I think I'd saved it to one of my many Pinterest folders dedicated to lotions and potions and she'd been all eagle eyed and bought me it as a special, and generous, gift!

It's only now, one whole year down the line, that the pot is empty. One year! I know you only use a teeny tiny amount of eye cream, but even so, a whole year is excellent value for money! The pot is £20 (I've just done a quick check online) and a year normally has 365 days (except this year of course) which works out at 5p per day. TOTAL BARGAIN!

So on to the product itself. It's definitely creamy, it's really nice to use, sinks right in, has never made my eyes water or feel burny, and in general is a really nice product. It doesn't have any claims like will keep wrinkles at bay, but two people at my new job have thought that I was late 20s in age, so something is working some magic, ha!

It's only the second Kiehl's product that I have used (the other was a serum which I also loved) and I would love to be spendy in a lot more of the range, but sadly it's out of my budget at the moment. One day...

For now, I will continue to scrape what is left out of the tub until I choose a replacement. Any recommendations?

The beauty cupboard - Simple Kind to Skin +

I like to have a little series here on the old blog as it helps me to plan out my month, and my current ones (Listen Up! and Monthly Favourites) seem to go down well so I'm introducing a new one to the mix for 2016. This one is called The Beauty Cupboard and will be all about lotions and potions that I think are pretty crackin' and worth a recommendation.

First up is Simple Kind to Skin + or to give it the full and very long title: Simple Kind to Skin + Protecting Moisture Cream.

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This little gem is a daily moisturiser, with SPF 30, and as with all Simple products contains no artificial perfume or colour. At 50ml it's a really good size, and even better is that it costs about £6. The reason this has made it into The Beauty Cupboard is that it just keeps on giving! Seriously, I've had this for about 7 weeks now and it still shows no sign of giving up - that is seriously good value for money. 

If you're looking for a budget moisturiser that does all the jobs, including protecting you from the elements it's definitely worth a look-in. It blends in really well and leaves my skin feeling soft and smooth. It sinks in quickly too which means that you don't have to wait too long to start applying your daily face. If you're a bare faced beauty it doesn't leave a chalky residue like some SPF products can and leaves you with a good healthy glow.

It's a total winner for me. Everyday I wonder if it will still pump out some product and it does! It will be a sad day when it's finished, but for £6 it will definitely be a repurchase in the future: a solid 9/10 for me!