SKINCARE: Bulldog Original Eye Roll-On

Not being the healthiest person alive and getting by on around three to four hours sleep a night leaves my eyes looking and feeling a complete mess - dark circles under my eyes at times make me look like I've taken a good pasting from Tyson Fury after he's had a night on the Bolivian marching powder. A couple of products have managed to help combat the fine lines around my eyes, and some have even been successful in making me look as though life still courses through my veins. The latest product to get slapped onto my face in the hopes of resolving this is Bulldog Original Eye Roll-On. 

A tiny 15ml tube of the product will set you back under £10, yes, under a tenner and says that it will target dark circles (watch out IOC), revive tired eyes, reduce the appearance of fine lines and reduce puffiness. 

This is the product description from the Boots website, where you can buy this direct:

'Bulldog Original Eye Roll-On has a unique formulation which contains a special blend of avocado, cucumber and borage oils and Brazilian ginseng extract, millet seed and oak apple tannins. 

The cooling roller ball dispenser makes it quick and easy to apply the cream to the area under the eye.'

First up, it doesn't smell great, not nasty, just a bit eurgh. Sorry, but it does nothing to float my fragrance boat. That said, thanks to the metal roller only a minuscule amount of the liquid is spread onto the skin so once on the face you actually can't smell it - my smell assessment comes from rolling it onto my hand and giving it a good whiff. 

So, it has a metal ball to apply the liquid eh? Well yes, think of a scaled down roll-on deodorant stick and you are close to how this operates. On the first application I liked how cooling and refreshing the rollerball is on my undereye and it also helps ensure the cream is massaged in, so no need to use fingers.  I had to give the tube an almighty squeeze to get it going but once it's on its way the application process could not be simpler and thanks to the smaller ball, the chances of getting the liquid in the eye are smaller than Arsenal finishing in the top four of the Premiership this season, next season and the season after.....Top marks for packaging and applicator design.

But does it actually work? 

It certainly does, and it works really quickly. The liquid is absorbed in a stupidly quick time, a couple of rolls under and around my eyes first thing in the morning and last thing at night and I'm sorted.

After just a few minutes I personally could feel the skin under and to the sides of my eyes tightening and within ten minutes the bags that had been glaring back in the mirror had reduced - the dark circles were dark no more - don't get me wrong, it hadn't eliminated them completely (I'd need cosmetic surgery for that) it was more of a pale flesh colour (my natural skin tone) rather than looking like an extra from Vikings. 

After an hour the dark circles had all but gone, leaving me with results I was really happy with and much better than I had expected. I have a soft spot for Bulldog products, their hand cream and moisturiser are really great affordable grooming products but this has taken the biscuit (translation: it's much, much better). 

In terms of reviving my tired eyes, I can't say I noticed anything other than crippling tiredness but even so, the reduction in the dark rings, the tightening of the skin to reduce the puffiness under my eyes alone is enough for this, hell, I'd pay double.

Affordable and it works - can't say fairer than that.

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For information:

• All Bulldog products are made in the United Kingdom and are certified to the 'Leaping Bunny' Humane Cosmetics Standard.
• This product was not provided as a PR sample
• I have not been remunerated or incentivised to write this post. 

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Bulldog Original Hand Cream

Hand cream – so many crude jokes are running through my head right now that as I sit here writing about Bulldog Original Hand Cream I find myself chuckling away like Beavis & Butthead. No, there most definitely will not be any reference to the ‘relief’ that this offers and certainly no mention of tissues (after this one obviously).

The very good people at Bulldog sent me this along with a number of gift sets back in late 2015 – if you haven’t seen the range of gift sets and what I thought of the products you can do so here (if you so wish).

The 75ml tube was sat tucked away in the massive box I have for products to try out until early February when I finally succumbed to the freezing weather. My hands had become very dry and they had a look not too dissimilar to a prune - to be blunt, they looked bloody awful.

A 75ml tube of the hand cream will set you back just £5 (yeah, it's only a fiver) and can be bought direct from Bulldog here.

This is what they say about it in the marketing blurb (which I always love to read just to see how long it takes for me to roll my eyes):

'On the one hand Original Hand Cream and on the other hand Original Hand Cream. How original. Packed with 8 essential oils, glycerine, jojoba, and vitamin E to moisturise dry hands. Be loyal to your skin. Our products never contain artificial colours, synthetic fragrances, or ingredients from animal sources. Bulldog is man’s best friend.'

I hadn’t used a hand cream for years (about fifteen to be precise) – excited to try is probably pushing the bounds of reality but I was curious to see what this could do, after all, it couldn’t make my hands look any worse.

First things first (duh, obviously), the texture is quite strange, it has a thicker consistency than I expected and while it spreads really easily I found it a touch greasy which made me slightly nervous about whether it would be absorbed properly or whether it would leave residue that could potentially mark my clothing. These fears were completely unfounded as the cream was absorbed in super quick time. After the first application I actually applied even more and within seconds this to had been completely absorbed. Hmmm, my hands really did need some hydration!

Within two to three minutes I couldn’t feel the greasy texture at all and while there was no miraculous rejuvenation of the skin immediately I could over the course of a week start to notice subtle differences after using it first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

They say it’s packed with essential oils, jojoba and vitamin E. I’m no scientist, but the effects after a couple of weeks was amazing. After four weeks it has transformed the way my hands look. I just wish I had taken ‘before’ pictures to show the state of my hands prior to using the hand cream, as I genuinely believe that they look in much better shape both visually and to the touch.

Smaller than the vats of Norwegian hand cream that I used to use this has lasted for well over four weeks and is only now getting to the point where I’ll have to think about replacing it. In the time that I have been using this I’ve found that my hands look healthier – no they are not doing star jumps, but to the touch my hands feel softer and smoother, more hydrated and some of the dodgy fine lines that had started to appear on the back of my hand have gone – rejoice, just rejoice.

This has been something of a revelation for my hands – all I need to do now is stop biting my nails and I can stop hiding my claws away from the general public!

They say that Bulldog products are mans best friend, and I’ve seen nothing to dispute this at all. Nice work people, nice work. At only £5 I would recommend a tube for every bloke out there - you'll like the subtle jojoba fragrance but love the results.

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See, I managed to get through without any other crude references! Win!

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Bulldog Skincare For Men Gift Collection

A Bulldog is not just for Christmas…but it’s a great start. That's what the marketing blurb for the Bulldog Skincare for Men Christmas Gift Collection shouts out straight away, and after receiving two to try out, I'm inclined to agree, they're not just for Christmas but all year round. 

I'm a bit of a Bulldog Skincare freak, I love their moisturiser (still puzzled why I've never written about it) so when these two gift sets popped through the door (read wife walked to the sorting office to pick up) it really was like Christmas morning, and I still have a wry smile now, some weeks later.

So, award winning skincare brand Bulldog Skincare For Men has launched five new gift sets that will bring seasonal cheer. With a brilliant selection of their products available in each gift, and at what I would call massively affordable prices you can do a lot, and I do mean a lot worse when weighing up what to buy the bloke in your life this year.

Available from Boots, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, the range offers a choice of stocking fillers, secret Santa gifts and ‘proper presents’.

Man Up (£6, yes, just £6 from Boots)

Now this is by far and away a great little gift and would be perfect for Secret Santa - not too pricey, but actually not just a great grooming product, but the tin is also a money box with a nice opening in the lid.

This is what the marketing blurb says about this gift set:

'The Bulldog Man Up Sensitive Moisturiser Tin is a great man’s gift this Christmas. This set contains Bulldog Sensitive Moisturiser, which is specially formulated with 2 essential oils, green tea, green algae, konjac mannan and vitamin E to help rehydrate sensitive skin. These powerful ingredients can help revive and rehydrate the skin. Plus, this moisturiser absorbs quickly and won't leave your face and hands oily or greasy after use.'

I really do have affection for this moisturiser, it is brilliant when i shave regularly and it doesn't inflame my skin further, even if I shave in a rush and have razor burn. It smells wonderful to boot - fresh, clean with a bit of bite from the tea notes, this ticks all the right boxes.

It's absorbed into the face quickly, doesn't leave the face looking greasy and best of all, after I started using this, after a week my skin did feel softer, smoother and looked incredibly hydrated.

Pardon the pun, but this is the dog's b******s.....

‘The Kennel’ (£12) 

In a neat, and clean looking presentation box, and with a budget price tag this is the perfect alternative to the usual Lynx guff gift sets that get thrown around at this time of the year (in laws, family and friends take note, I despise Lynx gift sets). 

This is what they say about this gift set in the marketing blurb: 

'The Kennel contains a trio of Bulldog products; Original Face Wash, Original Face Scrub and Original Moisturiser bedded down in a fun presentation box. The recipient of this gift is guaranteed to love the superb skincare results of the products as well as the iconic bulldog ‘at one with nature’ on the box.'

Again, while I can't argue with the benefits that come from using the moisturiser, my personal favourite from this gift set has to be the face scrub. It smells lovely, not a hint of any chemical aroma and the scrub is really gentle and feels so natural as it grinds off the daily build up of free radicals (ooh, check me out, I do of course mean dirt and pollution).

Combining the face wash, scrub and moisturiser for the last five days and I seem to have developed a glow. Now that has nothing to do with me entering into the Christmas spirit early, and everything to do with these great products.

So, considering the price these gift sets represent excellent value for money. They are well presented, do what they say they will do, and do so with no fuss or drama. For this I am eternally grateful. Still not convinced? Well, I give up! 

Need a gift for your fella this Christmas? These would make great stocking fillers and you get to support a British business in the process. It's a win all around.

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Finally, Hector wants to know why you haven't already gone off to pick up your own Bulldog Gift Set!

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