Skin Journey; Destination: Happy Feet!

You might be thinking, feet again? But feet are icky!!

I'm not a particularly feet=icky person, but I sure haven't really been caring as much as I should, or as well as I should for my feet. But that's changing with the wonderful range of handmade products I've found!

I've already told you about the amazing cooling cream from Right As Rain creations that I've just ordered (in 4oz size!) and the fantastic foot herbal milk bath from Morgan Street, but today I'm gonna talk about another two products I've found that compliment those perfectly!

I've had the Skin Journey etsy shop for a long time in my favourites, but during the EGCG Easter Egg Hunt, I browsed more the shop and added a few products I really wanted to try to my favourites, and did the usual bit of reading around: profile, shop policies and feedback. And during one of her special SNS sales, I got a really nice discount on her foot care products!

I got the Overnight Foot treatment and the Stimulating Foot scrub a week ago, and after trying them I have to give them TWO big thumbs up!

My routine has been combining them with the 15 min milk bath with warm water (I recomend not too warm water, just warm enough so the feet don't feel the shock of the water too much).

Then 2 mins scrub-a-dub lower legs and feet with the Stimulating Foot scrub (it has pumice stone and jojoba beads, which are very exfoliating, but very mild at the same time, and doesn't feel harsh at all for the feet).

And then for the final treat, 2 or 3 times a week, use the Aloe & Hydroxy Acids Overnight foot treatment for very soft skin! This is a very thick cream, and a little goes a long way! You don't need much for each feet, but it's better if after applying it, you put some cotton socks on and off to sleep you go! You'll find yourself in the morning with healed, softer skin (and less icky feet!).

For the rest of the days, I'd still recommend using the cooling foot cream at night, cause it'll moisturize and sooth tired feet after a long day!

That has become my routine for my feet care, twice a week, milk bath, scrub & overnight cream, and for the rest of the days, nightly dose of cooling cream! And I can assure you, I have HAPPY FEET!

MorganStreet Patisserie!

As you probably have already gathered, I'm always on the lookout for handmade products to substitute the regular shop-bought products that I use, and the search always leads me to amazing new products that I can't live without afterwards!

My latest search was foot & hand care. I was looking for handmade products that would leave my hands and feet soothed and moisturized, and presentable for any outings!

A pair of those products came my way by pure chance in the EGCG Swag Bag, and then lead me to compliment them with other products I had been eyeing for a while in MorganStreet's shop!

Checking Etsy regularly has it's rewards, but I have found that Twitter is a wonderful tool to find out about your favourite sellers' sales; that's how I found out about Sharon offering 20% off in her shop, and that's how I pounced on the chance to get me some more hands & feet care goodies!

When I got my package, I feel in love with the lovely packaging, totally like getting a present, all nicely wrapped and presented! I got a Herbal Milk Foot Soak, a Lemon Manicure in a Jar and a Cuticle Balm.

What I tried first were both the Manicure in a Jar and the Cuticle Balm. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, I have pretty dried out hands, work related, and also have a tendency to munch on the bits of skin that peel off around the nails, and the unkept cuticles, as a nervous or boredom related tick. I have been using both products daily for a week, and I so can see a difference in my hands! The Manicure in a Jar has a wonderful texture, it's a scrub & a hand-butter all at the same time! You just need to massage and scrub a bit of the cream into wet hands, rinse & pat dry and your hands feel sooooo moisturized! The cuticle balm has a wonderful refreshing scent with lemon, rosemary & tea tree, and moisturizes both the nails & cuticles without being greasy at all! For the perfect handcare, I compliment them with the Mirasol Farm cream, and my hands are feeling better than ever!

The Herbal Milk Foot Soak I've tried a few times, and even if the first time I tried it (as soon as it arrived) it felt nice and refreshing, it showed its true colours when I used it after a long night out wearing high heels! Oh my! I could almost hear my feet say "Aaaaaaaaaaaah, niiiiiiice!" when I got them in the warm water with a pair of teaspoons of this. Throbbing tired feet went to instantly soothed feet! Once rinsed and dried, I complimented it with the RightAsRain foot cream, and instant Happy Feet! What's even better is that the morning after, no tired or achy feet at all... This has become my feet's best friend after going out with heels!

Next, I have to try Sharon's Peppermint Sugar Foot Scrub for ready-for-summer feet, and now I'm on the lookout for a Tired Legs cream, lotion or gel... Wish me luck!