Latest Buys: Beauty Pie, Sunday Rain, Balm Balm, Pukka, Grazia, Latest in Beauty

Here's some of my recent purchases:

Beauty Pie's latest launch Super Healthy Skin Nourishing Body Wash which is a delight. It's got the same scent as their Nourishing Body Polish and Deluxe Moisture Body Creme. Use my LINK to get your first month's membership free (each month you pay your membership fee+members price products+p&p). This Body wash has a typical price of £25 - members pay £6.95. It's a HUGE 450ml too.

I spotted Vegan Sunday Rain in my local gift shop (it was in the Children's section, so didn't give it too much thought!) I then spotted Jane at British Beauty Blogger reviewing it and I realised it was for adults! So I dashed round and picked up their lush Exfoliating Cubes in fruity Watermelon (£4.95) and Watermelon Bubble Bath (£4.95). They both smell of juicy watermelon and sunny summer days - Lush!

Love Lula have some very generous pre-Christmas offers on - with one of them being 40% off Balm Balm with code BALMBALM40. I picked up some favourite Organic Essential Oils.

A Pukka Christmas Calendar with 24 different tea bags to be enjoyed each day on the run up to Christmas. I picked this up at Waitrose for a tenner. I'm looking forward to this one.

A Grazia Advent Calendar! I picked this little beauty up from Latest in Beauty during their Halloween sale with 20% off. I have sneaked a couple of days products out for early use!

What have you been buying lately?

Lixirskin: Universal Emulsion Moisturiser

I picked up Lixirskin's Universal Emulsion Moisturiser (20ml - £11) as a freebie with Harper's Bazaar Magazine recently - who doesn't love a freebie!

I love the fact that Universal Emulsion is multi-tasking - it's a Day Moisturiser, Night Cream and Serum Base in one (it also covers the eye contour, lips, neck, decollete, arms and hands) so it's the perfect product to pack if you're just taking hand luggage or are tight for space on your travels.

Founder, Colette Haydon spent many years as a formulator for other well known brands before creating her own less-is-more collection. She "used an unusual emulsification technique to obtain SPF10 without any added sunscreen - so ideal as an urban day cream and primer". 

I'm not personally in love with the scent (it's similar to Vit C paste with rose & ylang ylang) but the product is good (and the scent doesn't linger) so I'll definitely be packing it for my next trip.

To use: warm in your palm before applying where needed. Lixirskin say "Massage until the skin feels sealed, you'll recognise the feeling".

What are your favourites from the range?