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L'occitane Beauty Advent Calender 2015 (£39)

So this year I finally treated myself to a beauty advent Calender, and since I have recently fallen in love with L'occitane products I decided it should be from them. I am actually going to keep this for December and use it like a proper advent Calender instead of being a typical beauty blogger and opening it all straight away to review but there is a list of everything on the back so I will list it all here for you instead. I think this would be abreast present to get for someone interested in beauty and skincare or for someone who travels a lot because it includes a lot of minis that would be great for light packing.

This Calender includes 17 products:

Rose hand cream 10ml

Jasmine soap 50g

Dry skin hand cream 10ml

Milk extra gentle soap 50g

Flora hand cream 10ml

Ultra rich face cream 10ml

Almond hand cream 10ml

Ultra rich body lotion 30ml

Shampoo for dry & damaged hair 35ml

Flora eau de toilette 5ml

Conditioner for dry & damaged hair 35ml

Body lotion 30ml

Cherry blossom hand cream 10ml

Moisturising lip balm 5ml

Almond shower oil 30ml

Verbena shower gel 30ml

Foot cream for dry skin 10ml

It also includes 7 extras:

5 gift tags

Cookie cutter

Set of place cards

10 stickers

Nail file

Sachet of stars

Tree decoration

Have you bought a beauty advent Calender this year?

I've been working away from my usual area so I was in a hotel for a few weeks and had to pack relatively light because of the travel so I thought I'd share some of the skincare bits that I took with me.

I picked up the Origins mini skincare set in the sale a few months ago and thought it would be a great time to put it to use properly, so I took the Checks and Balances face wash which I actually found to cleanse my skin very thoroughly but it did leave my skin feeling kind of stiff which isn't something I like in a cleanser at all, I took the Modern Friction Exfoliator which I really liked, the beads are pretty big but it didn't seem harsh at all and left my face feeling really smooth, I took the Ginzing moisturiser for the mornings which I totally fell in love with, it's very moisturising but not heavy so it dries in quickly for immediate make up application and I took the High Potency Night-a-mins for the night time which again, I loved, thick and heavy but not greasy and I didn't wake up with any residue left on my face either. I also took the Ginzing eye cream which I used both morning and night and it's a lovely light cream with brightening properties which is probably best for the daytime but worked well for both.

As for masks I took the Origins Clear Improvement charcoal mask for a deep cleanse incase I got any dreadful breakouts, I do like this for a deep cleanse but it is kind of messy and there are others I prefer but it does do the job well, I also took the Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey mask for a bit of a softer cleanse with a tad of moisturising in there too, I have reviewed this before. I took the Jouer Anti Blemish primer because I thought it was the most multi tasking of the ones I own, anti blemish (kind of), oil control and generally keeps make up on a little longer.

I have done a few beauty orders online at Net-a-porter and they come in little resealable bubble wrap bags which are so handy I used one to carry all my cotton wool and buds to keep them from getting grubby.

What do you take away with you?