Boost your skin for hydration.

Do you have a skincare routine? No me neither, quite frankly with two young children looking after myself normally comes a little lower in the pecking list so I am often lucky if I can manage to get out of the house in the mornings with a brush put through my hair!

As a Bzz member, I often get the chance to try products for free or for less so when the Neutrogena HydroBoost Campaign Invite arrived I snapped it up!

Lack of sleep goes without saying when you have a baby and well, for the past 5 years I haven't always had the best sleep routine and as we all know that can leave the skin to become imbalanced and causes it to become dehydrated and along then come the redness and spot breakouts, something that for me had started to return a few months after baby no.2 had arrived.
We all know that drinking water is great as it keeps you hydrated and is good for the skin so discovering the HydroBoost range has been great as it promises to lock in hydration.

I was fortunate enough to receive the Hydroboost Gel Cleanser to sample, a full size bottle that I started to use when I was brushing my teeth, two birds with one stone.
The gel comes in a pump dispenser to it was quickly dispensed, mix with a small amount of water and lather onto the face before rinsing off. Job Done. A quick but simple change to my morning routine that was easy to manage and what was more it really helped my skin.

The gel is non sticky and lightweight so there was no residue left on your hands after lathering and rinsing off and your skin doesn't feel tight and greasy, my face just felt, well hydrated!

After using the gel for over a week, I did become aware that so many people commented how well I looked and one person even said how fresh faced I looked!

I have managed to more or less stick to this routine and on occasion would use the gel in the shower in addition to the morning routine after a work out.
Since using the water gel, I have not suffered from any breakouts or dry patches and feel confident to go out without any make up on, even if it is just on the school run.

As mentioned I received this product free of charge as a Bzz Campaigner.

RRP £7.99

Tiger Tiger Quick Cook Sauce Range

With all the madness that is Christmas Shopping, as I wandered around ticking items off the "fresh" list my thoughts turned to meals for the nights leading up to Christmas Day, working right up until Christmas Eve I wanted something quick and satisfying so I didn't have to spend too much time in the kitchen.

Curry it was.

I took a turn down the World Foods Aisle in my local supermarket and came across the Tiger Tiger Curry Pouches on offer so popped one in to try.

Several flavours are available 

Peshwari Style Tikka Massala

Kashmiri Style Korma

Punjabi Style Butter Chicken

Lahori Style Rogan Josh

I opted for the Jaipur Style Jalfrezi.

The pouch promised to serve 2-3 people.

To the right side of the pouch was an easy pour flap which was easy to tear away from the packet and I poured it onto some chicken I had sealed in the pan.

 

I decided not to add any additional onion or peppers and I was glad as I poured the sauce onto the chicken and out came chunks of onions and peppers and you could also pick out some spices.

The sauce was fragrant and looked full of flavour.

I simmered on a low heat to ensure that the chicken was cooked through and that the sauce had been heated through. I then served on a bed of basmati rice.

The flavours were amazing, something I would expect had it been made from scratch earlier in the day. The heat was not too hot from the spices. The peppers tasted fresh and the onion was still in chunks rather than disintegrated into the sauce like other sauces I have tried.

Overall I found this sauce to be tasty and delicious and will definitely be trying some of the other flavours soon. Perfect for a quick midweek meal in a hurry.

Information below is provided from the Tiger Tiger website.

Ingredients
Onions, Tomatoes, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Red and Green Bell Peppers (9%). Sugar, Tomato Puree, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Dried Onion, Spices (Turmeric, Cumin, Coriander, Chilli Powder, Fenugreek, Coriander Leaf, Paprika, Clove, Cinnamon, Onion Powder, Fennel, Bay Leaves, Garlic Powder, Ginger Powder, Black Pepper, Black Cardamom, Green Cardamom), Garlic Puree (Garlic, Citric Acid), Flavouring, Ginger Puree (Ginger, Citric Acid), Colour: Paprika Extract.

Nutritional information

Typical value	Per 100g	Per 300g serving
Energy (Kj)	596Kj	1788Kj
Energy (Kcal)	596Kcal	1788Kcal
Calories	142g	426g
Protein	1.3g	4g
Carbohydrates	12.5g	38g
Carbosugars	7.2g	22g
Fat	9.3g	28g
Saturated Fat	0.6g	2g