Saturday, April 5, 2014

Product empties # 2:

A much shorter empties collection this time... Starting from the right: 

Avene: Clean-Ac Cleansing Cream: 
First off, This is a really great brand... Gentle very light scent, no stripping ingredients, quality product, made in France, formulated for very sensitive skin. I happen to love all of the Avene products that I have personally tried. And if you have the type of skin that cant handle most creams or cleansers because of how sensitive it is, or the reaction it will cause... This line is for you! 
Loved the smell of this product. It cleaned my face without it feeling tight and dry afterwards, and lasted a long time! I would definitely repurchase this face wash again!  

Origins Checks and Balances Faces wash: this happens to be what Kev uses to wash his face, by it's also what I use in the shower... Mainly cause it's there and I always seem to forget my stuff! 
I really like this wash- it doesn't stand out to me but it's an it's an overall good product- nothing crazy! Although I will say my skin definitely feels stripped after using this wash... And I will immediately need moisturizer when I get out of the shower... So not my first choice! 

Dove: Nourishing Oil care conditioner
This is an incredible deep conditioner. It smells amazing and does a great job of detangljng and nourishing my hair. Warning: I apply this from my chin down... The one time I put it all over I looked like a greaseball the next day: not cute! 
Side note: I tried the shampoo from this line and I HATED it. I felt like I didn't wash my hair for a month when I blow dried it, and it took forever to shampoo that feeling out. 
Deep conditioner: YES 
Shampoo: HELL NO! 

Tiber river: Spring Fling shower gel
Well you already know this is my favourite scent ever so that shouldnt come as a surprise... The one thing that I did find though was that after a bath with this stuff my skin felt really dry... Especially on my legs...so while I am obsessed with the scent I would rather spend a little more money on the Spring Fling Shower Shake which I find much more moisturizing! 

Micheal Todd Antioxidant Carrot serum
Micheal Todd Antiox serum 

To be honest I used These two together a half pump of each every night since I rediscovered them in my skin care drawer... I have loved Micheal Todd products for some time now. They are almost 100% organic and small wonderful. Their products and my skin just seem to work really well together. Their Blue Algae toner is the best toner I have ever ever ever used!! 
After years of torturing my skin I discovered something life changing when I rediscovered these serums... My skin doesn't like creams but it LOVES SERUMS! I don't have bad skin by any means but when I am using the wrong products it can quickly get irritated and full of lovely breakouts... When I stopped using a heavier cream on my face and instead using these my skin cleared up instantly! 
Both of these serums have natural acids in them which are meant as a gentle exfoliant. You would never ever feel it doing it's job but after a few weeks of using it you would definitely notice a difference! They slowly break down the dead skin in the top layer so the new healthy skin cells underneath can come to the surface. 
It sounds weird but your skin is constantly turning over, old skin sheds and new skin comes through, but with acids like AHA or citrus etc it just helps for those dead skin cells not to hang on and clog your pores which means less breakouts and a better complexion! 
While I am absolutely in love with these products and they are very affordable... (There are always coupon codes available for this line) what bothered me last time I picked up my order at the post office I had to pay $40 duty... No not 4... 4-0!!!! What the heck is that about?! 
I was not impressed to say the least... But if I saw a Michael Todd store... I'm pretty sure I would buy every Blue Algae toner on the shelf and these two serums!!!! 

-xoxo

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