Hey my lovelies!
Today I have a review on the Sanctuary Spa Covent
Garden skin care range, I have 4 of their skin care products, which I can't
wait to talk about!
Growing up I wasn't a huge skin care fan, it was a
face cloth and some water, I know!
But now that I am getting older I want to look
after my skin, so I've been testing out some new products trying to find the
perfect ones for my skin!
I still suffer from minor breakouts and dry skin,
but apart from that my skin is so much better than it used to be.
My local Boots store started to stock the Sanctuary
Spa Covent Garden skin care range. As soon as I spotted it I was immediately
intrigued to try their products, mainly because I'm a huge fan of their body
care products!
I have been using these products for a few months
now, so I have a good understanding of the product and how they affect my skin!
Now for the reviews, you may want to go and get
yourself a tea or coffee and come back, as it will be a quite in-debt review of
the 4 products.
Let's go...
1. Moisture Burst Facial Wash (cleanser)
As you can see from the image, the product comes in a baby pink transparent plastic tube, which contains 100mls of product.
I think the transparent packaging is brilliant, as
you can clearly see how much product you have left!
The product itself is a gel consistency with white and pink beads. These beads contain jojoba and almond oil.
I find this product very soothing on the skin, and
I find it spreads over the skin really well!
Once the product is
messaged in with some water it foams up very lightly.
When the product is
washed off the face, the skin does feel slightly tight, but clean!
When I first smelt the
product, the first thing that came to mind was the smell of rosehip oil.
The scent is strong but I
personally like it, it smells quite fresh!
Oddly enough there is no
mention of rosehip in the ingredients.
The product is naturally
fragranced with planet extracts and essential oils.
There is Pelargonium
Graveolens flower oil in the ingredients, which is also called Rose Geranium!
This flowers scent is said to smell similar to that of roses, so I'm guessing
this is where the scent came from.
This product is
dermatologically tested and they are against animal testing! The product is
also Paraben free and is suitable for all skin types.
This cleanser is designed
to remove make up, dirt and impurities. I personally don't use it to remove my
make up, I use micellar water first and then I wash my face with the cleanser.
My Thoughts
Over all I love this product, I've been using this
over a month now.
I will more than likely repurchase it, but I am
interested to try some of their other cleansers too.
The only thing I don't like about this product is
the tight feeling my face has once I wash it off, but it does go away once I
apply my moisturiser.
Price
This
cleanser cost €10.99/£8.00, it is more expensive than other drugstore
cleansers, but it does last a long time, as a little goes a long way.
IRL: Here
UK: Here
*Boots currently have a 3 for 2 on the Sanctuary
Spa range!*
2. Polishing Hot Cloth Cleanser
This product comes in a white tube and contains
125ml of product.
I do like the packaging for this product, although
I can't see how much product is left in the bottle and I find that slightly
annoying!
When I purchased this product, it came in a box with a muslin cloth.
I was instantly happy that it came with a cloth and that I didn't have
to purchase one separate.
The cloth is good quality and is still in perfect condition after being
used and washed several times.
Instructions
There are a few steps to take when using this hot
cloth cleanser.
The first thing you need to do is, heat the cloth
in hot water. Then you rinse it out and place it over the face for a few seconds,
this helps open your pores.
You then apply the cleanser over the face and
massage in circular motions.
Using the cloth and warm water, you just gently
wash away the cleanser from the face.
To finish off, you rinse the cloth in cold water
and then place over the face to close your pores.
My first thought on the texture and appearance of the product was, "mm this looks odd, is it supposed to be clumpy".
When I say clumpy, I mean it was quite thick and it
just looked odd, I was expecting more of a light cream because it was a
cleanser.
When you apply it to the face it is quite creamy
but it also feels waxy, there is beeswax in the product, so that explains the
texture!
OK, so when I first tried this product, I thought the smell was horrible.
I honestly still do, but I can look past the smell
and I will explain why.
If you are from Ireland you might know what I mean
when I say it smells like clove rocks.
It says the fragrance of the product is made from
plant extracts and essential oils; the flower oil used in this product is
Camomile.
They also use cocoa butter, coconut oil and jojoba
oil.
Like the last cleanser this product is
dermatologically tested, it is not tested on animals and is also Paraben free.
On the bottle it says it cleans away dead skin,
dirt and impurities to reveal clean, soft and glowing skin.
Although it doesn't say removes make up, I can
vouch that it does and it does it quickly!
When I first purchased it, I thought it was for
removing make up, I clearly didn't read the back properly.
When testing it out for the first time, I followed
all the steps and massaged the cleanser into my face.
I then used the cloth to wash it away, it literally
took me less than 5 minutes to do this and my make up was completely gone!
To test if my make up was completely off, I used
some micellar water on a pad and just swiped it over my face, and not one bit
of makeup was on it!
My
thoughts
My skin was glowing after using the product, it was
so strange, I have never used a product before that psychically made my skin
look so good! It leaves your skin feeling so soft and fresh!
Like I send before I can look past the smell,
because I love the result, it is honestly my new favourite skin care product
and I will definitely be repurchasing it.
I couldn’t recommend it enough! I have been raving about
it so much to my friend, that she went out and bought it for herself!
Price
The hot cloth cleanser is priced at €13.99/£10.00.
In my opinion it is reasonably priced, as it is
such a good product and I would have expected it to be much more expensive.
Even though it's only a 125ml bottle it has lasted
me so long, I bought it back in July and as far as I can tell I still have a
fair bit left!
IRL: Here
UK: Here
3. Cleanse Radiance Exfoliator
This product comes in a transparent plastic tube with 100mls of product. Again you can clearly see what product is inside and how much is left.
The product is a cleansing exfoliator, for all skin
types and is gentle enough to be used 2-3 times a week.
It is designed to be used after the skin has been
cleansed and is still damp.
The appearance of the product isn't very appealing,
with its mucky brown colour, but never judge a book by its cover!
The exfoliator is gel based with a grainy texture. The grain texture is made up of ultra fine apricot granules and grape seed!
I was expecting the grains to be quite rough on the
skin, but they weren't as rough as I thought.
Although it is more of a gentle scrub, it still
felt like it was removing the dead skin!
Like any other exfoliator, I found it a bit of an
effort to get all the grains off my face.
So after I splash the water on my face, I like to
go in with a damp face cloth to get the remaining grains off.
The scent of this product is just amazing! It is by far the best smelling product that I have tried from the skin care range.
It has a fresh citrus scent!
Like the other products the scents are made up of
plant extracts and essential oils.
In this case the ingredients are, mandarin orange
peel oil, carica papaya fruit extract, lemon peel oil, pineapple fruit extract
and Pumpkin.
My
thoughts
For ages I used the Neutrogena Visibly Clear Spot
Stress Control Daily Scrub, but this SP scrub had definitely replaced it.
Although the Sanctuary Spa scrub is more expensive
in comparison, I feel like I'm getting much better results. My skin looks and
feels so much healthier!
I don't have anything negative to say about the
scrub, just that the grains can take a while to get off your face. That is just
a minor and common issue with scrubs!
Price
The price of this product is €13.99/£10.00, it is
slightly pricey for a scrub, but again I think it is definitely worth it.
Like the other products, a little does go a long
way. If you are only going to be using it 2-3 times a week, it is sure to last
you a few months.
I have mine over 2 months and I still have near
half a tube!
IRL: Here
UK: Here
4. 5 Minute Thermal Detox Mask
This product comes in a matte grey tube with 100mls of product. Again you can't see how much product is in the tube, as it is not transparent.
This skin care product is a self heating face mask,
which uses its warmth to open the pores in the skin.
The charcoal and kaolin clay then draws out the
impurities from inside the skin.
It also contains myrrh essential oils, which soothes
and calms the skin. The mask also helps to remove excess oils, leaving the skin
feeling soft.
The mask can be used 2-3 times a week!
Instructions
With this product, there are instructions on how to
apply and use the product.
The skin should be cleansed of all make up and it
should be left damp when applying the mask.
The mask can then be massaged into the skin on the
face and neck.
Straight away you will feel the product start to
heat up; it can feel quite warm in comparison to other warming face
masks.
Leave the mask on for up to 5 minutes and then
rinse off with some warm water.
The texture is definitely that of clay! It is quite thick and sticky, but can be spread out pretty well.
You can have it as thick or thin as you like.
It doesn't dry on the skin, like other masks, it
stays wet. I did find it felt a little tight on the skin, but I still had full
movement!
I have tried other clay masks before and I think this clay mask smells similar to the Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel Charcoal Face Mask.
The scent isn't amazing, but it isn't bad either,
it's hard to describe it as it doesn't really smell of much.
It does contain sweet almond oil, but I don't think
this contributes to the scent, as it pretty much just smells of clay!
My
thoughts
I really love this product; I have used it for a
long time now.
I used to buy it in the small tester packets, but
because I loved it so much I decided to buy the tube.
Because it draws out the impurities in the skin,
you will find you may get a few spots.
This isn't a bad thing; it pretty much means it is
working to draw out all the bad stuff that is under the skin.
If you are interested in trying the product, you
can purchase a single use sachet!
This is great, because it gives you the chance to
try the product and see if you like it first, before purchasing the full size
tube!
This is one of my favourite face masks to use when
I am having a pamper session!
Price
The price of this face mask is €13.99/£10.00,
definitely worth it, honestly!
You get 100ml of product in the bottle, which is
definitely going to last you a while!
I bought several of the single use sachets, before
investing in the tube. Buying the tube was the best decision, because now I
don't have to go out a buy a sachet every time I want to put on the face mask!
The single use sachets cost €3.99/£2.99 and you get
15mls of product!
So when you do the math, a 100ml tube divided into
a 15 ml sachet, is 6.6 times.
So round that to 7 times and multiply by
€3.99/£2.99, and it will cost €27.93/£20.93 to buy 100ml worth of sachets!!!
Whereas the 100ml tube is only €13.99/£10.00 so you
would save yourself €13.94/£10.93, which is almost half the price!!
So all in all, the tube is definitely worth the
money. But I would advise people to try the single sachet first, see if you
like it, and then purchase the tube!
Tube:
IRL: Here
UK: Here
Sachet:
IRL: Here
UK: Here
So that is it for my review on the Sanctuary Spa
skin care range!
If you have gotten this far well done, because I
know that was a long read!
I do hope this post will help with any decisions
you are trying to make about purchasing the products!
If you have any questions on any of the products
leave me a comment or you can ask me on twitter @Tanya_C_Reilly
Thank you so much for reading!
I hope you are all having a great day!
Love
Tanya
xxx
