Monday 27 August 2012

REVIEW: Super Facialist by Una Brennana Tea Flower Deep Clean Anti-Shine Pore Minimiser

Wow - that's a long blog post title. But anyway, a new skin range is currently gracing Boots shelving, hurray! Super Facialist, by Una Brennan comes in three different regimes; Deep Clean/Tea Flower, Hydrate/Rose and Firming/Neroli. The ingredients have been carefully selected to deliver effective results at affordable prices and these include a mix of quality oils, natural ingredients and cutting edge actives. There is a range suitable for all skin types even the most sensitive skins and all Super Facialist products are free from mineral oils/petrochemicals, animal ingredients and synthetic colours and not tested on animals. I was lucky enough to be sent their Anti-Shine Pore Minimiser* and since receiving it, I've been using it daily.
First of all, I love the packaging. This came into my Boots store last week so I took a trip over whilst at work and looked at the entire range. The packaging is beautiful, simple and colour coded which makes it easy to choose the right products for your specific skin concern. This product in particular comes in great packaging that explains exactly what it can do for your skin and also how to use it. It comes in a squeezy tube that makes dispensing the product easy and means less wastage. I've been using this every day as a primer and it's even replaced my much loved Benefit Porefessional primer.  I apply this to all of my face and then pat a little bit more onto my pores to ensure that they're covered 100%. For me, it works better than the Porefessional primer as it contains light reflecting particles and powders which help to absorb skins excess oils and it instantly mattifies the skin. I get a lot of shine on my forehead and immediately after I've applied this, it's vanished. The shine-free look lasts throughout the day and I don't need to reapply my powder either.The product also contains Rosehip oil which is known to improve the appearance of damaged skin so not only is this product great for using as a make up product, it's also great for skin problems. It does have a strong tea tree smell but luckily for me, I like the smell as it's very aromatic but if you don't, don't worry too much as it doesn't linger on the skin at all. 
You can buy this product here. It retails for £12.99 but currently, the entire range is on offer for 1/3 off making it just £8.66. This has become my go-to primer and now that I know it's on offer, I'll be picking another one up as my back up on Sunday. I'm also excited to see what else the range has to offer and will hopefully be checking more pieces out!
Have you tried this range out before? What's your go-to primer?
xxx
*PR Sample