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LOCKDOWN LOOKS

While having a break on issues of
Black Velvet over 2020 and 2021, one of
the things we did instead was delve
into the world of skincare. Inspired ini-
tially by a host of YouTube beauty
videos, we ended up being tempted by,
and purchasing, quite a few skincare
items and have lots of products we
want to give a mention to. Whether
you’re in lockdown at home, or going
out to gigs, these products are great for
all occasions.

A lot of people talk about hyaluronic acid, but
One of our first purchases came in the form of
REN Clean Skincare’s Keep Young And Beautiful when one particular sale took place on Revolution
Firm And Lift Eye Cream. This is a dream for your Skincare London’s site, we decided to try their Snow
Mushroom Serum instead as it was only £3. What a
under eyes. While it costs £34 from REN Clean Skin- bargain! The serum is similar to hyaluronic acid, but
care directly, it is well worth the price as it lasts for
ages. A little goes a long way and it hydrates the skin much better, in our opinion. With a similar transparent
appearance and texture, this serum is a thirst-quench-
around the eye area, reducing the appearance of fine
lines and wrinkles. This is our eye cream of choice ing drink for your skin, which helps moisturise,
plumpen and hydrate the skin. We loved it so much
and one that we will repurchase when the 15ml con- that the next time Revolution had a sale we stocked
tainer eventually runs out. What is great about order-
ing from REN’s website, http://www.renskincare.com, up and ordered not one more, but five bottles! We par-
ticularly love that Revolution’s products say ‘Vegan |
is that they also let you pick some free travel size
sample products on orders over £30 (along with free Cruelty Free’ on the front of their packaging. Head to
http://www.revolutionbeauty.com for more info.
delivery), so you can try some of their other products. While on the subject of refreshening, Sea Magik’s
While REN isn’t 100% vegan, they do have quite a
few vegan products - and they’re not tested on ani- 21 Mineral Mist is a product we’ve been using for a
couple of years. Amazing in the summer when the
mals. We picked travel-sized versions of their Mineral
SPF30 Sunscreen and Overnight Glow Dark Spot weather is hot, but equally as fantastic in the winter,
when our skin has a tendency to dry a little due to hav-
Sleeping Cream, and while we’re keeping the SPF30 ing the heating on at home. What we love most about
Sunscreen until we go away on holiday somewhere,
we tried the Overnight Glow Dark Spot Sleeping this mist is that if you’re in a rush and don’t have time
to lather on serums or creams, all you need to do is
Cream when a couple of random dark spots appeared
on our face during the summer, and it really did what press the pump and spritz your face in about 2 sec-
onds. With minerals such as potassium, calcium, io-
it says and worked its magic to make them vanish dine, bromide and more, it can calm, purify, hydrate
completely.
and soothe the skin. Magic. Visit www.seamagik.com.
An independent company that we
stumbled across last year was So Natural
Cosmetics. Based in Buckinghamshire, So
is a brand of natural, cruelty-free and
vegan skin and body care that includes
body wash, hand wash, deodorant,
makeup remover, moisturising lip balm
and cream and more. Our favourite item of
theirs was their innovative liquid gel de-
odorant. It does a great job of keeping the
underarm skin fresh and clean and free
from body odours. It comes in a polypropy-
lene airless dispenser, which is 100% re-
cyclable and is effective for up to 12 hours
- meaning you could go to work or school
and then head straight to a gig and still not
smell! So fab! Check them out over at
http://www.sonaturalcosmetics.co.uk

Words & Photos By Shari Black Velvet

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