Swap with Kat @ Tales of a Pale Face

On my recent Empties post I mentioned that I'd loved the samples of Vichy Idealia Smoothing & Illuminating Cream I'd used and mentioned that I'd have to buy full size at some point.

Kat left a message saying she'd be happy to arrange a swap with me as she had a 15ml pot that she wouldn't use.

I was super-excited when my parcel arrived as Kat has sent me loads of lovely extra samples.

Here is what she sent:

Vichy Idealia Smoothing & Illuminating Cream 15ml (plus 3 x 1.5ml sachets of Idealia Pro).

Manuka Doctor Rejuvenating Face Mask Bee Venom Purified 2ml sachet - can't wait to try this and from a brand I've never heard of before.

Philosophy Purity made Simple 3 in 1 cleanser 6ml sachet, Philosophy Eye Hope Eye Cream 2ml, Philosophy Hope in a Jar high potency moisturiser 2ml - not tried much by Philosophy so keen to try these too!

Sisley Moisturiser with Cucumber 4ml - a real luxury brand so again looking foward to trying!

Thanks so much Kat for such a smooth swapping experience and for all the lovely extras you sent.  You can follow Kat's blog here and follow her on Twitter @Talesofpaleface 

Vichy Idealia Smoothing & Illuminating Cream & Pro Dark Spot Corrector

Escentual are offering 33% off French Brands at the moment.  This includes Vichy Idealia - a gorgeous new skincare line.

I've recently begun testing out samples of the Smoothing Illuminating Cream for Normal and Combination skin and the Pro Deep Corrector for all skin types.

The Vichy Idealia Smoothing Illuminating Cream for normal/combination skin 50ml normally £22 is retailing at £14.65 until 30 September.

It brightens, reduces pores, wrinkles and smoothes the skin.  It's also great for any dark spots (I've got a small sun spot) and it's definitely helping.  Apply every morning and evening avoiding the eye area. The cream works in the dermis (the skin's deeper layers) to discourage skin pigmentation and to help rebalance the skin.

A gel textured cream which melts into the skin and smells amazing! Scented with Kombucha (from Ceylon black tea concentrated at 3%), white flowers and woods.  For me it has a fruity scent almost like raspberries.

The Vichy Idealia Pro Deep Corrector is for all skin types and is a serum which corrects, evens out fine lines and makes the skin more radiant.  Again, apply morning and night.  Currently this is retailing at £19.31 for 30ml (instead of £29).

Tested under dermatological control, paraben free and enriched with Vichy thermal water.  Further thoughts will follow once I've used the products for a week or so.  

Have you used this range?