Origins gift set - fab purchase!

I wandered into Harrods the other day in search of an Origins moisturiser with high SPF. I went for A Perfect World Age-defense with SPF 25, as I've used it before, it's just about the highest SPF I can tolerate with getting a nasty rash.

Now usually I come away from beauty counters having spent three times as much as I thought I'd spend. But not today. The lovely, if slightly overly made up Origins Lady (the most black eyeliner I've seen during the day time since a daytime Siousxie and the Banshees gig), showed me that currently you can buy A Perfect World as part of a gift set for only £1 more than it costs alone. So for £32 I got:

A Perfect World SPF 25 50ml
A Perfect World Antioxidant Cleanser 50ml (hubby loves this)
Clear Improvement Mask 50ml (again, Mr Beauty Cult is a fan)
A Perfect World Eye Treatment 5ml (ok sample size, but still it all helps)
And a cute little facial sponge, which I've not tried it yet.

Quite simple, the best beauty bargain I've come across in a long time.

There's more info on the Origins website, and the offer is not exclusive to Harrods, so get shopping!

Decleor Expression De L'Age Relaxing Eye Cream

This is a lesson in NOT listening to the lady behind the counter.

I LOVE this eye cream. I've raved about it many times before. However, recently when I went to buy some more, it was out of stock. So I allowed myself to be convinced that Decleor's Experience De L'Age Triple Action Eye and Lip Cream was even better. Big mistake. It's not better at all. It's not terrible, but it's not half the product this is. But lady behind the Decleor counter was clearly after a sale, and I was suckered in.

Lessons learnt:
1) It's good to try new products but ask for samples, especially when considering £43 eye creams.
2) If something works brilliantly well for you, stick with it.
3) Decleor Expression De L'Age Relaxing Eye Cream is the best eye cream ever, it hydrates, firms and make me look wide awake when really I'm a walking zombie.

For more info try the Decleor website.