Miss Ballantyne's Organic Red Raspberry Face Cream

I have a lot of time for Miss Ballantyne's beautifully produced skincare. Handmade in Edinburgh, you won't find a single chemical or artificial scent in these natural, often fair trade and organically sourced lotions. My sister gifted me this incredible face cream for my birthday a few months ago and I'm literally obsessed; who knew cheeks could feel so soft?!

There's just 3 simple things you need to know about this product:

1: It smells amazing.

2: It absorbs amazing.

3: It is amazing.

Plus, it offers your face nature's very own UVA filter: raspberries! OK, so it's not officially certified sun protection but as far as natural, handmade products go, I think it's the bees knees in terms of quality, price and performance. Leaving the complexion looking outrageously smooth, it's an ideal base for make up application.

Organic Raspberry Face Cream Swatched/ lightly sheered out

If you fancy trying out a pot for yourself, simply request a personalised blend by contacting Miss Ballantyne through her etsy shop here. Offering reasonably priced world wide shipping, she can also conjure up your very own made to measure product, mixing ingredients picked especially to tackle any requests you put her way. A brilliant and wonderfully affordable present idea.

If you're into skincare, Miss Ballantyne is definitely a band wagon to jump on. She now even makes beautifully packaged organic lip tints and cheek highlighters - something I'm very eager to try out.

You can order a custom blend/ request product by Miss Ballantyne via her etsy shop. Alternatively, you can pick up anything from toners, to soap, to face creams via Curiouser & Curiouser. Prices run between £3.50 and £12.

Miss Ballantyne - Custom Made Skincare

Based in beautiful Edinburgh, Miss Ballantyne is a unique company run by Karen; a trained Medical Herbalist BSC (Hons). Using only organic fair trade produce - and with prices starting from an astonishing £2.74 - Miss Ballantyne creates herb infused skincare derived from 100% pure unprocessed raw ingredients.

Everything is mixed by hand, potted by hand and labelled by hand. I've been working my way through a gorgeous personalised 'Green' cream; which has kicked my more rebellious areas of dry skin into supreme tip top condition.

'Green' cream heavily applied

The best part is that with just one simple e-mail Miss Ballantyne will construct you a personal custom made blend designed specifically for your own skin's needs. Organic hand made unique skincare delivered straight to your door (she ships internationally for just $6)? We wish every beauty brand was as intimate as this.

Miss Ballantyne is sold directly through Etsy - prices start from $4 (about £2.74) - click here for more details.

If you fancy a custom made cream, click here to place a personal request (you must become an Etsy member to order).

*this product was purchased by the Beauty Bite*