LIFT & FIRM EYE CREAM

Any woman who is 40+ will probably tell you that eye cream is essential in helping to hide aging eyes.  When my eyes are dry underneath, my makeup doesn’t go on as smoothly and fine lines and wrinkles are amplified.

The Meaningful Beauty Lift & Firm Eye Cream did a very nice job of absorbing into the delicate eye area.  It was smooth and moisturizing without being greasy.  If you have ever tried an eye cream that did not absorb into the skin, then you know the importance of finding one that does.  There is nothing more frustrating than applying eye makeup and having your eye cream ball up beneath your eye.

SKIN BRIGHTENING DECOLLETE AND NECK TREATMENT SPF15

This product was the one that I enjoyed the most out of the five I tried.  I can honestly say that before trying this skincare regimen, I rarely used any product on my neckline.  I believe that is one of the biggest mistakes I make in my daily routine.

Think about older women that you see.  I have seen some that have such youthful looking faces, but their neck and chest area give away their age.  It is just as important to take care of your chest and neck area to maintain a younger appearance.  I will definitely continue to use products on these areas daily.

I was really pleased that this particular product uses SPF15 to protect the skin from harmful rays.  It feels very nice when applying it to the skin and left me feeling soft and supple.

 Beauche Beauty Bar Soap

Beauty and glamour are like cousins to each other. Where there is beauty, the glamour adds itself. You may be using several beauty products for your skin to look glowing and attractive. Skin needs total care which includes maintaining moisture balance, keeping it oil free, keeping it dust free, keeping it pimple free and intake of proper nutritious diet. But do you know that using just a beauche beauty bar soap could make your skin pimple-free, oil free, healthy and glowing?

About Beauche Beauty Bar Soap

Beauche Beauty Bar Soaps – Papaya Kojic

Among the wide range of Beauche products, the soap is the most common and prominent one. Every woman dreams for a perfect clear and glowing skin. By using this product, every woman’s dream may come true. This beauche soap is designed to cleanse your skin and eliminate pimples, unnecessary oil, skin pigmentation, white and black heads. This also restores the skin’s suppleness and elasticity when exposed to sun’s UV rays and wind. It contains VCO, Kojic acid and Papaya enzyme which revitalize your skin to look young and glowing. For better results you should use the Beauche beauty bar soap twice a day that is in day time at the time of bath and night time before sleep.

There are several brands and range of beauty soaps available in the market now days. One of these brands is Beauche International. This company is Philippines based and is in the field of skin care products. The company’s products got recognition in the year 2005 and later it gained prominence nation wide. The popularity of the products make the brand to spread in countries like Hong Kong, Japan, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA.

Some of the products of this company are:

• Exfoliating Cream
• Gluta Soap
• Clarifying Solution
• Rejuvenating Cream
• Beauty Bar Soap
• Age Eraser Cream
• Skin Toner

Josie Maran Argan Beautiful Eyes Beautiful Smoke

Brand Overview:  ”A beautiful compact featuring four color coordinated eye shadows and one shadow liner.”

My Thoughts: I love all of the colors in the Beautiful Smoke Palette. It gave off pretty good pigment and the liner was a great touch, but I would suggest using a primer with it for sure!

Formulated Without: Parabens, Sulfates, GMO’s, Petrochemicals

Price Tag: $36.00

Shop: Josie Maran Argan Beautiful Eyes in Beautiful Smoke

 

Ever since I stopped taking birth control over 3 years ago, my skin has gone from being normal to dry to extremely oily, and as a result, quite acne prone. On top of that, I've always had sensitive skin that was easily rubbed the wrong way (no pun intended!) by harsh facial or skincare products. With those things in mind and my desire to only use organic skincare, I decided to pick up the Juice Beauty Organics to Clear Skin try-me set to see if it could work magic on my face. I purchased my kit from ULTA, but I believe it's also sold at Sephora and Bloom.com, among other retailers.

The kit runs for almost $40 but it contains fairly large size products, especially compared to other try-me type kits (it says on the packaging that the products are sized as shown, which is also nice since so many companies show big sizes on the front and then you open the box to find they are a LOT smaller than you thought). Inside you get a face wash/cleanser, a blemish clearing serum, an oil-free moisturizer, a peel for sensitive skin and a little soft sham. You also get a nice, detailed instruction page that shows you how often and when to use each of the products. Essentially, the recommendation is that you wash your face twice as day, along with applying the serum and moisturizer. The peel is meant to be used once a week.

I'll start by saying that I thought the cleanser was really wonderful. It has a very light, subtle citrus scent and lathers just enough. It rinses clean, removed all specks of makeup and didn't make my skin feel tight, rough or stripped (a big pet peeve!). It also only took one pump of product for me to wash my face, so the trial size product I received in the kit wound up lasting me two months instead of 30 days (which is the promise).

The blemish clearing serum also really impressed me. It says you can spot treat, but my skin was so bad at the time that I just applied a light layer all over my face. The serum had a light tightening effect as it sank into my skin, so I would let it sit for about 10 minutes until I felt the tightness and then I'd go back to apply the moisturizer. The serum definitely makes a difference! Although I don't think it did as much for me in the realm of preventing new pimples, it most certainly helped existing pimples heal much more quickly. My only complaint is that I couldn't use it twice a day because it didn't sit well with my foundation and would cause my face makeup to speckle all over my face rather than sinking in. I've read some other reviews of this kit and some folks have said it works great under their makeup, so if you buy it, give it a try on the weekend when you have time to go back and wash your face again if it doesn't work well with your foundation. :)

The oil-free moisturizer I could give or take. I found that it could be a bit splotchy, so I'd rub the product between my hands for a few seconds to warm it up before applying it and that helped. It also sinks in really quickly and doesn't leave a greasy feeling on your skin (probably because it's oil-free), so that was nice. Unfortunately it doesn't have SPF, so you'll want to make sure your foundation does, or you'll want to apply a sunscreen separately. Personally, I just enjoy a bit more luxurious of a face cream -- something that feels nourishing to apply -- so this thinner formula didn't strike my fancy as much.

The only product in the kit that I really felt was wasted on me was the green apple peel. Now, granted it's made for sensitive skin, so it may just be that it was toosensitive for me, although given my history with skincare products that seems to be a bit of a stretch. The instructions say to apply a thin layer on your skin and let it sit for 10-15 minutes before rinsing. It hardens on your face as most masks do, but it's clear in color so you don't actually notice any product on your face. Apparently it's supposed to peel off the top layer of your skin to reveal the glowing skin underneath and help heal acne scars, but I really didn't notice any difference, even after using the peel once a week, as recommended, for a full two months.

At the end of the day, the Juice Beauty kit never 100% cleared my skin, especially around that time of the month, but I DO think that it made a pretty dramatic difference and would recommend it to anyone struggling with mild to moderate acne. I've actually gone ahead and purchased the full sizes of the cleanser and blemish clearing serum and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. I've also stocked up on a few other Juice Beauty products to try, including their Perfecting Foundation, so stay tuned for a review on those products soon!