Ziaja Marine Algae Micellar Cleansing Water Review

Hey Everyone!

Hope you all are well :)

For as long as I can remember I have always used a product in some shape or form to pre cleanse my skin. Sometimes it might have been a makeup wipe other times it might have been a specific type of cleanser but over the last year or so I have been using cleansing waters. The first cleansing water I tried out was the Garnier Micellar Water and I absolutely adored it. It worked really well at removing the bulk of my makeup prior to cleansing and it is reasonably priced too so win-win. 

A few months ago while waiting for an event to start myself an Anita from Adorn.ie were chatting away about products, as us beauty bloggers love to do and she kindly gave me one of her spare bottles of the Ziaja Marine Algae Micellar Cleansing Water. Up until that point I had only tried the Garnier cleansing water so I was looking forward to putting this one to the test especially as Ziaja products are nice and affordable too!

As the name suggests, the Ziaja Micellar Cleansing water belongs to the company's Marine Algae line of products which is best suited to those who are 30+ or those who have dry & normal skin types. My skin is very sensitive and I've always suffered with dehydration and patches of dryness too. More recently though my skin is becoming a little oily around my nose and chin while remaining very dry elsewhere on my face. Even though I'm more of a combination skin type now I still think this product works really well with my skin. The cleanser contains algae funnily enough and is packed with provitamin b5. It aims to prevent dehydration and sooth skin irritations. What I love in particular though is that it is fragrance free which suits my sensitive skin to a tee!

I soak two cotton pads in the water and then I begin sweeping the pads around my face to remove my makeup. I start with the face makeup and it does a fantastic job at removing the top layer of foundation off of my skin. Once I'm satisfied with the face I move onto the eyes and it does equally as good a job at breaking down and removing eye makeup. When that step is complete I'm ready to move on to deep cleansing my skin!

One big difference I noted between this cleansing water and the Garnier cleansing water is that the Ziaja one doesn't leave a residue on the skin. Other than that there isn't much more I can say about this product, it does what it sets out to do and I'm very pleased with it!

The Ziaja Marine Algae Micellar Cleansing Water costs €4.49 so if you see it stocked in a pharmacy near you give it a go. It's inexpensive and works a treat!

Until next time :)

Eimear x

Ziaja Orange Butter Body Lotion

Hey Everyone!

Hope you all are well :) 

My poor poor blog.

I have neglected you terribly this past month, don't worry you weren't alone… YouTube went by the way side too.

Its not my fault….swear! 

Its colleges fault, all those retched assignments ugh.

To ensure this little slip doesn't happen again I have organised what to post and when. Blog posts will now be scheduled to go live every Wednesday and YouTube tutorials to go live every Saturday :)

I'm looking forward to being back posting on a regular basis, starting with today's post about Ziaja Body Lotion!

After the beauty show on the 6th of October show last month, I attended a beauty blogger meet up at the Russell Court Hotel. It was a wonderful evening filled with demonstrations, speakers, chats and of course a couple of cheeky drinks all with a big thanks to Aisling from Total Makeup Addict .

On the night we were supplied with very generous goodie bags filled with goodies from various different companies.

The first item I started using from my little stash was the 

'Ziaja Orange Butter Body Lotion'

I had never heard of this company before so I was extremely eager to try out some of the range! Moisturising is something I am guilty of rarely doing…

purely because I'm lazy *gulp*

What makes matters worse is that I actually need to moisturize, my skin is extremely dry and flaky. I have no problem cleansing, toning and moisturising my face but I always neglect the rest of my body. So in a bid to have hydrated, silky smooth skin I decided last month to make a conscious effort to moisturise daily. Every evening after my shower I slathered a generous amount of the lotion to all areas of the body except for the face.

Every single lotion I have used to date has either been a cocoa butter or coconut scented moisturizer, so the fact this was an orange body lotion was a nice change!

Enriched with ingredients such as Orange butter, Omega 3 and 6, Vitamin E and olive oil, Ziaja Body Lotion claims to leave the skin soft and gentle…

and that it does! 

I noticed results about a week after using the lotion, there was a significant difference in the condition of my skin any flaky patches I had previously were now completely gone. With regard to the packaging Ziaja kept it simple and sweet, I love it! I also love how the lotion has a pump, its easy to squirt out and there's no mess. I haven't noticed any clogging from the nozzle, if that happens its not that big of a deal. The top screws off and you can pat out the moisturizer that way, its also handy because you can get every single last drop left in the bottle.

My only problem I have now is to sticking to the routine after I reaped the results I stopped moisturizing my skin and I was back to square one.

I'm 5 days back into my routine again and I'm starting to see the results once again. I have highly sensitive skin and this moisturizer worked like a dream for me, no irritation at all so I am extremely pleased.

When I searched online to see where I could re purchase the lotion when the time arises, I was pleasantly surprised to see the price! 

I found the lotion over on original beauty.ie, it retails at only

 €5.99 for 400ml of product.

I was delighted to see I could have sensuously soft skin without breaking the bank. I would highly recommend the lotion, its definitely worth checking out especially if you suffer from dry skin like myself :)

So Bargain Hunter Byrne strikes again, I couldn't have without the help of Aisling so be sure to check out her blog over on the following link, here!

For more information head over to the Ziaja website which can be found here!

Thanks for tuning in guys :)

Talk to you next Wednesday! 

Eimear x