Beauty Product Reviews

I have dry skin and just started a 1% retinoid everyday. I bought this to prepare for the anticipated dryness and pealing and irritation but so far haven’t experienced anything like that. I’m thinking I might get away with avoiding it all together which would be lovely. My only complaint is that when I bring this up around my eyes I experience some very minor watering and discomfort, I might get a dedicated eye cream to resolve the issue. I also wish they sold this in a larger size option. I will repurchase until I know I’m passed the adjustment window for the retinoid.

Great Light/Medium Coverage Foundation

FYI I have dry skin all over my face with a slightly oily nose and I do not have any major skin issues that need covering like acne scars or heavy redness. For the price of this foundation I was very happy with it. I ordered my foundation, contour and highlight shades (still only 1/2 the cost of one bottle of my other go to foundations) and I really enjoyed how my makeup look turned out. This is a light/medium coverage for sure, but I was able to build it up easily and I was pleasantly surprised with how well my highlight shade covered my hereditary purple/blue under eye area. I didn’t feel the need to go in with my usual peach corrector/conclear combo. This formula really melted into my skin and was forgiving on my dryer areas. Next time I will add in my usual few drops of facial oil and I think it will be a home run. My powder products layered over it very nicely and the color match (I did order multiples to be fair) was pretty spot on. I got the feeling that if you apply it with a brush, it will streak on you. I pumped out the product onto a palette and using a paddle brush, painted it onto my face and then blended it out/pressed it into my skin with a damp sponge. This method of application worked very well and resulted in that “your skin but better” look that I much prefer to the “heavy, you are for sure wearing a serious base product” look that insta and YouTube are making so popular. I really hope The Ordinary keep this in their line because I can easily see this becoming my go to daily foundation product.

Meh

I have very dry skin and even when mixing an oil in this did not give me the hydration I wanted. For normal or oily skin it could work out very nicely. Okay scent (almost none) and texture and good packaging.

Maybe It's Just Me

I ordered this to incorporate into my routine because I have very dry skin and was hoping this would help me stay hydrated longer. I use a mouisutizer that I mix facial oil into and that by itself has always worked for me on a daily basis. When I added this in it felt like it actually dimished the performed of my other products. Using the same jars of the same stuff, I actually felt dryer when adding this in. I used about 1/3 of the jar, set it aside and just came back to it today (with a different moustreizer/oil combo that had been working very well for me) and same thing. At first I thought I was making it up in my head but no, a distinct feeling of tightness in the skin around my eyes, mouth and chin that is not there when not using this. I think I'm chucking it.

Meh

Okay, here's the thing. I use this as aging prevention so it's not like I have a before and after experience to judge this by. I haven't had any signs of aging pop up while using this so I would say it performed well for the price but I HATE how sticky this is when I'm putting it on. I'm thinking of mixing in with my makeup primer to see if improves the longevity of my makeup. I've jut received something else from this line to replace it with in my routine and it is much more pleasant to use. We'll see how it performs.

Great Chemical Exfloiator

I was using the Pixie one but the amount you get for the price wasn't great. This product is such a winner when compared to it because of the large amount you get for the price, the good packaging and its higher content of active ingredients. I've had this forever it feels like and I'm only half way done. It's give me an improvement in my skin that I take for granted until I get lazy and start breaking out and getting rough patches. Highly recommend. I am very dry and always use a oil mixed into my moisturizer and this pairs very well with that regime.

Very Good Oil

I have very dry skin and adding an oil to my moisturizer is a must. I was using the JM argon oil but it was so pricy for what you got. This is a lovely dupe with a pleaseamt scent, texture and feel. Same performance and the packaging is good quality. I enjoy BL packaging and it always comes on time.