Origins Modern Friction £12*, Origins Clear Improvement £10*
I am so excited about this news... Origins are doing travel sized products!! I love Origins and often want to buy everything at the counter, so being able to get my hands on a 50ml product at half the price is great news. I also spend a lot of my time trying out new skincare so I often don't finish a whole 125ml version. The luxury travel sized products are available for the Modern Friction exfoliator, Clear Improvement clay mask, Cheek and Balances face wash, A Perfect World cleanser, Make a Difference hand treatment, Blade Runner shave cream, Ginger Souffle body cream and my all time favourite Drink Up Intensive mask. They range from £7 to £12 which is so great for those not wanting to buy the full size.
Now here's the sad news... it's not forever. These travel sizes are currently being sold in a selection of London stores including Harrods, Selfridges, John Lewis (Oxford street and Stratford), Boots (Kensington, Stratford and White City) and House of Fraser (White City and Victoria) but this is just for a limited time. After this time (no specific date) they will only be sold in Harrods, which is a shame as it's not convenient for everyone.
I'm hoping that if Origins see how well these smaller sizes go down they might make them permanent. Fingers crossed!
I've only used these two products once but here are my initial thoughts...
The Modern Friction exfoliator has a lovely thick consistency and the rice starch which is 'cushioned in cream' makes it really gentle on the skin. It exfoliated well without hurting my face which a lot of exfoliators do.
The Clear Improvement is a charcoal mask and definitely looks a bit scary, even when it's just in the tube. This mask is supposed to clear pores using the activated charcoal ingredient. It was actually quite fun applying this (and then running into my room to scare Rich) and despite looking like a cave man for 10 minutes, I loved the results it gave. My skin felt really clean and soft after washing it off. If I have any negatives at all it's that it's a bit of a pain to wash off once it's dried and is quite tough.
I'm excited to use these again and highly recommend you use this limited opportunity to go to an Origins counter and sample a few of their popular products.
Lily xx
I wished they did that too in Birmingham! I'm looking for a great face mask and heard good stuff about origins, but reading beatuy bloggs has left me 1) too many products 2) poor! I will go to their counter and ask though :)
ReplyDeletewent to my local origins hoping for travel sized but they didnt do them :(. luckily, i had the nicest sales assistant in the world who was chucking samples at me! also got a complimentary facial, and after she applied the exfoliator she asked me to just give my skin a quick feel... oh my WORD i couldnt stop stroking it it was so ridiculously soft! absolutely in love with origins now, cant wait to finish my current products so i can just haul origins! :)
ReplyDeleteNooo just London? Aww that sucks as I adore Origins :( xoxo
ReplyDeleteI hope they make these permanent and roll them out all over the country - I popped into my local Origins store the other day to get a mask to try - would have preferred it in a travel size!
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This is great news! I have been wanting to try the Charcoal mask for the longest time but the price put me off due to a distinct lack of funds... now I know you can buy them for half the price and not waste a whole load of product if I didn't like it I will deffo invest! x
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I wish they would make travel sized products where I live! I love Origins, too, and want to try out basically all of their stuff! :) Btw that picture is so pretty and really suits the origins brand I think haha :) weeird
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Oh that's such a shame it's not forever, hopefully they'll change their mind! I love travel and mini size products, they're so cute :)
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YAY! So happy these are in smaller sizes (my wallet is happy too)! The Clear Improvement mask remind me of a Bosica mask.
ReplyDeletexx Veronica
I love that mask - it's so weird on though! It makes my face really hot for a minute or two, like almost burning. It always gives good results though.
ReplyDeleteGreat review. Always wanted to try Origins products but it's a but of an investment to replace my whole skincare routine!
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I just saw these little travel kits in the Boots on High St. Ken - can't wait to try a few of their best products!
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It's a shame they're not doing these sizes in all stores, I'd love to try some travel sizes before splashing out on the full size!
ReplyDeleteNice! I haven't been giving Origins products much love lately, but I know they're pretty great! I'll keep my eyes open for the travel sizes here in Canada (hopefully they make it here) and maybe I can rekindle something with these lovely products!
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You will love the origins clear improvement mask! It takes off any congestion I have on my face mostly around my nose where I get it the most! Hope you enjoy it!
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I think it is a really good idea to have half size products for half the price. I already have the modern friction and like it. I would love to try the clear improvement mask when I finish my Ren one.
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I wish they sold these in the united states. It's nice to be able to try things out or to have these for travel.
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so glad they're doing minis! now we can try them out!
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I've never used them are they good?
ReplyDeleteI love the fact their doing travel sizes, but I really wish brands would do limited edition products in other big cities like Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham. Do you know if there will be any availability online?
ReplyDeleteMiss Danielle x
I've always wanted to use their products, but found them too expensive!! Now i can try them out at a half decent price!! Hope they clock on that they have an awesome idea and that they should spread the stock!!!
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Wowzer, really excited to see they do the drink up mask in travel size! I really want to try it and it'll be nice to not have to spend too much on it! :-)
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so many origins things i'm wanting to try at the moment!
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I cannot wait to pick up the drink up intensive mask in the travel size!
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It's really frustrating that they only do the smaller sizes in London. I visited the Origins counter in the boots in Cardiff today, and asked for the smaller size only to be told that they don't exist and made to feel like a fool! V rude customer service! However, the products are fantastic and the drink up intensive mask was my little treat purchase today!
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