Christmas Kisses

Day 7!! … day 7!! … a week into December already and I haven’t done any Christmas shopping!  Well, actually that’s a mini lie because I have ordered one present for a super cool little dude who lives in Australia and that’s on it’s way thanks to a fab lady called Katherine who owns Granny Stitch and Friends but apart from that I really need to get myself sorted!!

Anyway, back to the M&S beauty calendar and my treat today is…

Skyn Iceland Berry Lip Fix

The Skyn Iceland Berry Lip Fix with Wintered Red Algae is said to be a combination of restorative plant peptides, oils and extracts giving an instant moisture hit as well as continued hydration to smooth, renew and restore even very dry lips.

It contains:

• Shea butter for nourishment
• Olive oil which is antioxidant and contains vitamin E to help protect dry, chapped lips.
• Sweet Almond oil to rejuvenate and help restore the lip’s natural moisture barrier
• Wintered red algae (which I had never heard of before!) but claims to be a mineral-rich skin conditioner for long lasting hydration.

Plus points include: Paraben and alcohol free, vegan-friendly and as a brand, Skyn Iceland are PETA certified Cruelty free.

I do suffer with dry, chapped lips, especially during winter so this is a perfect product for me to be trying out!  I also prefer lip balms that are in tubes as opposed to pots as they’re certainly more hygienic!    The texture is quite rich and almost more like a moisturiser but with an oily feel to it.  On application my lips feel hydrated straight away which was one of the claims and at the point of writing this post I would say I have been wearing it for around an hour and I can still feel it working.  So many lip balms dry up and make my chapped lips worse so I will certainly be putting this to the test!  The 12ml tube is handbag size / pocket size so I will be seeing how often I feel I need to reapply during the day when I take it out with me.  A full review will follow of course, this is just my initial thoughts!  Oh and not that it should matter … but it smells lovely too!  😛 

This 12ml tube in the advent calendar is a full size product and is valued at £12.

Do you have a beauty advent calendar?  If so I’d love to know what treats you’re getting too! 

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