Organic Surge Sale Haul

Hello beautiful readers!

Some days ago I was browsing Bloglovin and stumbled upon this post by Makeupsavvy and, other than being happy to have found a nice blog to read, I also got tempted and thanks to the huge sale up to 75% off I decided to try some new skincare products by Organic Surge.

With the powerful combination of 75% off sale and the code "NEWDEL" to get free delivery with your first order I paid just £7.24 for four products, saving £16.23; how could I resist such a good chance to try out something new?
Plus, they use organic ingredients and some of their products are certified Eco Cert, which helps feeling good :)

My choices

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

From the bottle it looks like a cleansing milk and smells gorgeous; I like natural, herbal scents so for me it's nice and smells of good :)

I plan to use it as make-up remover and for my evening skincare routine as it doesn't contain any ingredient that needs to be rinsed, so I can treat my skin on the sofa while watching TV after dinner.

Daily Care Face Wash

This one has a flowery scent, of roses and geraniums, and it's indicated to remove make-up from the face and the eye area. It's a foaming cleanser with a gel texture, and I plan to use it in the morning and when I came back home from work.

Blissful Daily Moisturiser

The cream has a subtle citrus and rosemary scent, I was looking for a daily moisturiser which can hydrates my skin without feeling greasy and without making my skin shiny after a couple of hours, hope this will suits me great!

Lemon & Honey Soap

I like soap bars, I used to favour them over body wash / shower gel and I also use them as face cleanser from time to time; so I bought this one to use it in the shower and alternate it with my usual body wash.

I haven't actually tried any of these products yet, but I wanted to let you know of the Sale before it was too late ;)

I'll write a "First Impression" post after 2-3 weeks from starting my skincare routine (I should have bought the toner as well to have a complete set of products), and a proper review when I feel I have experienced them enough and with different skin, lifestyle (during holidays) and weather conditions.

Have you ever tried any product from Organic Surge?

Did you buy something with the Sale?

Do you like your skincare routine products to be from the same brand/range 

or do you mix different brands/ranges?

Summer Lasagne with courgettes and green pesto - vegetarian

Today I want to tempt you with a tasty, quick & easy recipe, perfect for Summer and suitable for vegetarians. It's one of my most appreciated recipes, last time I've made it was for Easter and I received lots of compliments and requests for the actual recipe. It should be ready in 60-80 minutes ;)

Ingredients:

500 gr. lasagne sheets

1 l. Bechamel sauce 

(100 gr. butter, 100 gr. flour, 1 l. milk, salt and nutmeg)

5 medium courgettes

1/2 onion

60 gr. Grana Padano cheese

(in the pics you'll see cheddar because last time I made lasagne I forgot to buy Parmesan cheese)

250 ml. Pesto Sauce 

(1 bag of pine nuts, 2 bunches of basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper)

How to make Bechamel Sauce 

Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour, mix butter and flour with a whisk and cook for two minutes or until slightly brown. Add the milk heated in advance (never cold from the fridge!) little at a time, whisk until it's absorbed and then add some more, continue until the milk is all absorbed, whisking continuously. Let it cook and thicken for some minutes.

How to make Pesto Sauce

Put the pine nuts, the basil leaves and 2-3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil together and blend them, add more olive oil if too thick, add more pine nuts if too runny; check for the flavour and add salt and pepper accordingly.

How to prepare Summer Lasagne

Cut the onion and fry it until tender, grate and add the courgettes and let them cook until soft; add salt and pepper. Do not cover to prevent them from getting too watery, if necessary remove excess water before adding them to the lasagne.

Start your Lasagne with a layer of Bechamel Sauce, then lay the pasta sheets (check on the packaging if need precooking), cover with the courgettes (roughly 3 spoons), add a spoon of Pesto Sauce and sprinkle some Grana Padano cheese on top; now start again with the bechamel sauce, pasta sheets, courgettes, pesto sauce and grated cheese and repeat until your tray is full of delicious lasagne.

Bake in a pre heated oven for 30 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius (gas mark 4).

Enjoy!

Latest Beauty Buys

My lovely readers,

I apologize for the long absence, hope to make it up with a new post and the promise of becoming a serious and constant blogger.

When I went to Superdrug to buy something for my birthday I had a very precise idea of what I wanted: to buy the Sleek Makeup Lagoon palette before it was too late [it's a limited edition from the Spring Aqua Collection], a coral lipstick and something I really needed like a concealer or an eye primer.

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When leaving the store my small loot consisted of: MUA Pro-Base Conceal and Brighten Kit (nailed it!), MUA Power Pout in Runaway (nailed it?) and a gorgeous blush by Sleek Makeup: Pomegranate (not planned).

Unfortunately the Lagoon palette was not available in store (you can still find it - and the l.e. blush Mirrored Pink as well - on the website) because there was the new limited edition Candy Collection, which palette is lovely and quite similar to the Lagoon one, so now I have to decide which one of them to buy (or if to buy both of them would be a good idea). 

I wanted something from Sleek makeup so badly that I switched my interest to their blushes (always wanted to try one) and I started swatching them on my arms. The limited edition Blush By 3 - Sweet Cheeks has lovely colours, but I'm currently in a more shimmery mood; I was going for their famous Rose Gold blush but it was sold out, so in the end I purchased Pomegranate and even if Rose Gold is on top of my wish list now, its berry brother has already stolen my heart.

lovely, isn't it?

Then I had a quick look at the Rimmel counter, I swatched all the Apocalips and some Kate lipstick but the more interesting shades were missing their testers and if there was a tester, the product was sold out.

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I finally moved to MUA and I bought their Conceal and Brighten kit in the shade porcelain-beige (I was looking for a concealer for some time and I read some good reviews of this one) and their new Power Pout lip tint and balm in the shade Runaway, which looked coral inside the store and turned out a lot less orange on my lips. Love the shade but I'm still looking for my perfect coral lipstick.

Last but not least, I took advantage of a promotional birthday discount on feelunique.com and ordered a Real Techniques Starter Kit and a Rimmel by Kate lipstick n. 19; hope to show you these last buys soon ^^ 

And now I have a question for you, my lovely readers:

what kind of post would you like to read next time?

A review, a look, a food recipe or something else?

Let me know with a comment <3