Dissapointing Product-Soltan Face Moisturising Suncare Cream

I recently got back from a family holiday to Florida. While I was there to stop my face getting too tanned/burnt I was using the Soltan Face Moisturising Suncare Cream, which as you may be able to tell from the title of this post I did not get along with.

I have used this suncream previously and never really had a problem with it, however this time both me and my mum found reason to dislike it.

While overall my opinion of this product is negative there are some positives. The first has to be that it works as a sun cream (its primary function) and I did not get burnt. The second is that it's cheap compared to other facial sun creams, for a 50ml bottle of the Soltan you'd pay about £4-£5 (I don't know the exact price because the boots website isn't working, sorry!) whereas for the  Piz Buin 40ml face cream you'd pay £10.19 and the Clinique equivalent you'd pay £17, so even though I didn't get on with it I'd say it's still worth a try as it's cheaper than most other facial suncreams.

On to the negatives which in my opinion out weigh the positives. When I was younger I used to use Soltan sun cream  so while the smell is nostalgic and makes me think of holiday it's not particularly nice or something that I really want to put on my on my face. It claims to be moisturising, however all I noticed about it is that after applying it my skin looked excessively greasy for a long time. I also noticed after using this for a few days it something was breaking me out, when I told my mum she said that she was also suffering breakouts, the only thing in common that we were using on our faces was the sun cream. The final negative point about this product is that when I was applying my skin felt grainy, I'm not sure why this was but it felt gross and made my skin look even worse than just greasy, it almost looked like I had visible yellow heads all over my face (which I don't!).

After a few days I decided to use the sun cream that I'd been using on the rest of my body which was the Nivea Sun Moisturising Sun Spray in SPF30 on my face, and it made me look less greasy, didn't break me out and didn't make my skin feel grainy. I actually preferred using it on my face to the face specific sun cream.

Along Came Betty

I recently had my birthday and from one of my friends I received a body scrub and moisturiser from a brand called 'Along Came Betty'(available in tesco), it's similar to Soap and Glory but cheaper (I mean that as a good thing!!). I've been using them for about 2 weeks now so I thought I'd tell you what I think about them.

First is the body scrub and the first thing I noticed was that it's in a tube not a tub which I find much easier to use when I'm in the shower. It smells amazing and because it's a mix of sugar and non natural beads it doesn't completely dissolve when applied but is no problem to wash off when you're done. It also doesn't leave an oily/cocoa butter residue on the skin which I like because I find that a bit sticky when you get out the shower. I have very dry and flaky skin on my legs and this scrub really helps with that but is also not too abrasive and unlike the previous sugar scrub I used doesn't irritate my skin.

The other 'Along Came Betty' product my friend gave me was the moisturiser and as I just said I have very dry skin on my legs so wanted to try this product to see if it helped. It's in a pump bottle and had the same or similar smell to the scrub which I love. More important than the smell is whether or not the product works and I am pleased to report it does! It has the consistency of a light moisturiser but works as well as a body butter without leaving as much of a residue. It feels slightly sticky when it's applied but once it's absorbed (which it does quickly) that goes away.

All in all I love these two products, think they work brilliantly and will definitely be repurchasing with my own money when they run out.