Beauty Alert: Anti-Ageing Elixir

There has been much discussed, written and praised about Argan Oil, it seems to be the ingredient of the moment, after all I have recently written plenty about this super beauty oil, but let us not forget it has been a hidden beauty secret for centuries and on past trips to Morocco, I regretted not haggling for tank loads of this gem.

As an Argan Oil devotee I just had to tell you about this Anti-Ageing Elixir from terre d'Oc which is unusually smooth and light for an oil, especially Argan as it's qualities are often more oily and full bodied.  This elixir has a lightweight texture and has the additional ingredient of Prickly Pear, which has soothing qualities, a must for sensitive and mature skins as this protects the skin to the max.

As with most oils mixing can them into other formulations is an advisable way to boost moisture and I've been adding the odd drop into my Argan based moisturiser for a subtle glow on my dry skin resulting in 24 hour hydration.

If you don't want to take my word for it, the Beauty Shortlist has just awarded it as the winner of the Best Serum!

Because Terre d'Oc is worth it!

Lucky me!  Always in the loop to test out beauty's high performance products including Terre d'Oc.


Terre d'Oc is an impressive organic brand from France, I say impressive not just because they are Ecocert certified and use Fair Trade ingredients when ever they can, not even because they do not test on animals but because at times organic/mineral make up fails to perform when put up against some leading brands but the concealer, shown above, proves it should be up there with effective and much loved concealers on the market such as Benefit and Bobbi Brown.
I applied this smooth organic Concealer 51 Beige Pur, to a model in her late 50's, half expecting I might have to remove it as I suspected it might sit in the fine lines around her eyes.  As glided this waxy texture on the shadows with a brush I was relieved by the coverage, brightening effect and finish so I almost immediately thought I'm onto a winner here!  Is there only one shade?
No.  There is a warmer version called Concealer 52 Gold Beige suitable for olive to asian skin tones, what a relief!

Next up, these beauties, Eye Kohl available in 6 shades, a product I have missed in my kit for some time and if you've never tried 'real' kohl, this is the closest you'll find on the beauty scene.  Easy to apply for a flick, a fine eye line for definition or a sultry fuller eye line which stays put and smudges well if that's required.  A bit of a no nonsense product, though to avoid cross contamination be conscience of keeping the tip clean with an antibacterial wipe.


Then, a rare find, a hard working organic Mascara!  I've attempted testing other brands and settled on Lavera mascaras as being the best in the natural/organic bracket but now I might have to eat my words with the discovery of Terre d'Oc, which I found gave an even coating over the lashes in a ever true black and left lashes looking lavish in addition to holding up well after a long day without a smudge in sight.

Terre d'Oc is priced well; Concealer being £12, eye khols only £13.95, mascara at a reasonable £17.95, for good quality make up with a conscience!
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