Emma Hardie's Moringa Cleansing Balm Review.

Now, being a fan of beauty bloggers, it's pretty hard to miss the craze about Emma Hardie's 'Moringa Cleansing Balm'; Every blogger I follow seems to swear by it.

I've struggled with a severe amount of spots for about four years now and am yet to find that one amazing product that just zaps away the nasty little buggers. I'm always researching new products to try out but I never have the courage to actually try them. However, after reading glowing reviews of this product, I decided to take a trip to Space NK and give it a whirl.

Unfortunately, unlike most, I was extremely disappointed. 

I'm not 100% sure what skin type I am as it varies at every stage of the month; being a girl and having hormone cycles, this is inevitable! I would say I have oily skin as, after washing my face free of makeup, my skin appears very shiny. 

I was hesitant at first about purchasing a cleansing balm as to me, putting more oil on top of oily skin didn't seem logical. But after some reading, several skin care blogs advised that using balms on oily skin gives it the moisture it needs so excess oils aren't produced. It theoretically made sense, however, it appears my skin plays by it's own rules.

To be fair, the first time I used the balm, it felt amazing. It's such a luxurious product, it really feels like a pamper every time you use it. It smells gorgeous and it makes your skin feel super super clean. 

I used the balm both in the morning and before bed. One week in and I had extremely sore, aggravated spot clusters all over my face. My face is pretty much covered in scarring but i only get single spots around my chin nowadays and the odd few near my cheek/forehead. It was extremely painful to touch and I started to lose confidence in having no makeup on, even in front of my boyfriend who has seen it a million times. 

I really tried to stick at it for at-least a month, as i'm under the impression you are suppose to give your skin a full hormone cycle to adapt, but I could last around three weeks. My face was unbearably sore and I almost considered wearing make up to the gym as I was that ashamed of my spots.

On the up side, I gave my friend, who has normal/combination skin, the jar to give a go (as not to waste the 40 or so English pounds!) and she loves it; she even went to buy the moisturiser to finish her skin routine off.

To conclude, despite the beauty blogger hype, Emma Hardie's Moringa Cleansing Balm is not the one for everyone. The saga continues to try and find my holy grail product.