Ginvera Whitening Marvel Gel

I'm going to choose to believe that when the term 'whitening' is used by Ginvera they are referring to brightening and evening out darker patches. Whitening skincare is a controversial topic and although lots of high end brands have their own lines not many of them are readily available in the UK. When Ginvera contacted me asking whether I'd be interested in reviewing their BB cream I jumped at the chance but when they mentioned this I wasn't so sure. They insisted I try it maintaining that the formula was like nothing else and that I would be pleasantly surprised and do you know what? I was!

Is is as the name suggests, a gel. I use it after cleansing though I imagine it could replace your cleanser altogether if you wished. I rub the gel over my skin, it says it's safe for use on the eye area and if my dark circles were worse I may be tempted but I've avoided it thus far so can't comment on that. As I rub it in the thick gel becomes thinner and creates little 'bits'. You know when you 'over-rub' a body lotion and get those little 'rolly' bits.. like that! I rub it for a few minutes and wash it off. It doesn't feel like it's exfoliating in any way, it's entirely gentle but it leaves my skin silky smooth. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say.. smoother than the Clarisonic *gasp*. I wasn't sure if I was even going to bother reviewing this when I received it but after using it for just a few days I feel it's worthy.

It promises 10 benefits as you can see below and I can't tell you whether it lives up to it's claims as yet but I do believe it rubs away dead skin cells and 'gives way to newborn skin' and if it does that then I'm happy to keep using it to see if my skin tone really does improve among other appealing results. The number one benefit that this product is sold for is eliminating blackheads. I've never had a real problem with that but my pores have been known to get clogged so anything that can prevent that is of course very interesting. 

Ginvera Whitening Marvel Gel usually retails at a whopping £24 but it's currently on offer here for £18. I wouldn't want to say yet whether I would be willing to purchase at that price as it's more than I ordinarily care to pay for skincare but if it lives up to its claims I would have to give it some serious thought. If you consider this an alternative to a Clarisonic and cleanser it could just work out better value for money. It even says it enhances quick absorption of skincare products - just like the Clarisonic.. s'all I'm saying!

Have you tried anything from Ginvera?

Miss BB

Beauty from the Inside Out

Recently I've been more interested in health than ever as I'm pregnant and healthy living is so heavily promoted at all of my appointments. I have always known that what you put in your body affects your outer appearance but how I've never been big on fruit and veg so I never saw the point of really looking in to it.

Right now my hormones have changed my tastes quite a bit and I am enjoying foods I never have in the past so this seems as good a time as any to try something new.

I am a big fan of blogger and youtuber belledujournyc who is a huge advocate for the iced green tea detox trend. I do like hot green tea and have tried many versions in the past so this seemed like a good place to start. Filled with good intentions I ran out this morning to Starbucks to pick up a cup of the iced variety only to find they don't sell it. I don't know if it's just my local branch that doesn't serve it or if it's just an American thing but either way I resorted to making my own. If you want to see how I made it you can find my blog post on that here

It was a refreshing alternative to regular tea on a hot day like today but I needed to add sugar which I never do to hot tea so it's perhaps not the healthier choice for me. I will be trying it again with my Green Tea with Lemon tea bags in the hope it will be tastier but for now I'm back to mugs rather than glasses and bottles of iced water to keep me cool.