How Did I Not Know About This?

Hello you party people!

Hope everyone is having an awesome start to their work week. At work, we’re getting ready to launch another hour of morning television and with a couple of my co-workers working from home, it has been a whole lot of juggling. It’s absolutely amazing how quickly we all we’re able to make a switch and still do a 5.5 hour long live morning show, in the middle of the pandemic. It really goes to show how adaptable humans really are. I wish we could put the same energy to protect mother nature and live in a more sustainable world.

COVID-19 has changed the way we even shop! Recently I ran out of my current moisturizer and stumbled upon the Purito skincare line. I decided to try the Purito Deep Sea Water Cream. I purchased it from the Yes Style website. It costs me just around $20 with taxes, but the down side is that it took about three weeks for it to arrive. The website did warn me that it would take about three to four weeks. But it was so worth the wait! Yes, while I waited, I completely ran out of my moisturizer, but luckily I just added a little of my face oil and I was good to go.

Purito takes pride in being an eco and vegan friendly product line. They use as natural and raw ingredients in all of their skincare line while also being sustainable. This particular face cream uses 60% purified deep ocean water that is rich in ingredients perfect for those with really dry to dehydrated skin (perfect for my parched skin!). This also has Sodium Hyaluronate. This ingredient is one of the stars of this cream. Sodium Hyaluronate just so happens to be a form of Hyaluronic Acid which helps your skin retain moisture and keep it nice, healthy, and plump! And who doesn’t love that?

But wait… there’s more! It also has niacinamide which helps brightening up your skin! Recently this little magic ingredient has been getting a lot of attention. In case you didn’t know, niacinamide is an active vitamin B3 ingredient. This little magic ingredient can help with pigmentation and even wrinkles. It also helps repair the skin barrier and maintain the skin’s protective layer to keep those wrinkles away. It’s absolutely great!

However, I did purchase an older version which means the version that I have has a bit of a medicinal smell. It’s not too strong and it disappears very quickly once it is rubbed into the skin. The new version doesn’t really have a smell. However, it seems there still may be a bit of an odor. The purito website warns that you may notice a smell and it’s all due to the all natural and raw ingredients that they use to create this product.

You guys…. I think I may have found THE ONE. This cream is absolutely amazing! My skin just soaks up the product. It leaves my skin nice, plump and glowy. It feels nice and soft and it make my skin look so healthy! It works well underneath makeup and doesn’t react with my face primer. My foundation just goes on super smoothly. I have never been so in love with a face cream that costs less than $40 dollars. Over the years, I have tried so many products ranging in prices. After writing a lot of reviews, this has been the best one for my skin. I think everyone needs to try this skincare line. If you have dry to dehydrated skin, you need try this product. Your skin will just soak up the all natural ingredients. If you do, let me know what you think!

Below is the link to the website I used to purchase the product. I hope you guys have an awesome week. See you guys back next week with another makeup review! If you have any questions, leave me comment or just leave a comment just because! I love connecting with you guys!

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated to purito in any way shape or form. The item mentioned above was purchased with my own money. All opinions are strictly my own.

https://puritoen.com/

A Little Magic In A Pot!

Hello Beauty Lovers!

I hope everyone is hanging in there and staying healthy! We are slowly seeing things reopen in my state. Although Governor Newsom has left it to the counties to decide when it’s the best time to start reopening.

During this time, I have noticed that a lot more people who have quarantine at home have used this time to really work on their skincare. I think that is amazing! My philosophy is; your makeup will always look better when you have an amazing base specifically skincare. I love to pamper and make my on little cocktail of serums to help plump my skin. The better the skin looks, the less full coverage products you need!

One area that I am more conscious about is the under eye. I tend to have dark circles due to lack of sleep and it can sometimes get very dry.  It is a must that I add an under eye serum. My favorite is the one from “Good Molecules” (a blog post on all of their products coming soon) and follow it up with a nice hydrating eye cream.

I know there is a bit of a debate on whether eye cream is necessary; but given my needs, it is a step that I always like to incorporate into my skin care routine. For the past six months, I have been using Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue. This product is promoted as being a “hydrating cream that is clinically proven to help the appearance of dark circles in just 8 weeks”. It cost about $60 dollars for 15 ml.  I ordered mine on the Beautylish website.

According to the website—this does have retinol which does help with the appearance of fine line and wrinkles. As well as Saccharide isomerate to add hydrating and firm and brighten. The consistency is quite thick. In fact, a little goes a long way. It’s a rich product without feeling greasy or too heavy.

The first thing I noticed is how bright my under-eye area looked. It felt nice and moisturized and really added a look of being awake. This cream adds a beautiful luminosity that just performs well underneath makeup. I didn’t notice my concealer bunching up or slipping at all. There is a slight fragrance that is not overpowering. In fact, I can’t smell it at all once it has been applied to the skin. I love how rich the consistency is! Although the price is quite up there, it is such a beautiful eye cream that will give you a bang for your buck! A little will be more than enough and will leave your under-eye feeling nice and most important, hydrated! I highly recommend it! For all of my mature beauty queens out there—this is a must have. It works that well on just all skin-types!

I can’t recommend this product enough! I think this is a beautifully designed cream that will last you for months! I am adding this to my list of products to repurchase because I just love it that much! In fact, I got my 70-year-old mother to start using it.

I hope you found this review useful! If you tried any this or any of her products, leave me a comment and let me know! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! I’ll be back next week with a makeup review on a Natasha Denona Product!

Stay beautiful!

-Kat

Product Review: Altilis Beauty

Hello My Dear Readers,

I have been on a roll when it comes to my skincare. Not because I am wearing less makeup— but I am loving how the skin looks on my makeup free days. I have been experimenting with a few products for some time. I like to really take my time when it comes to reviewing skin care items. It takes more than two weeks to effectively see if a certain moisturizer or serum is in fact working.

Today I am reviewing the indie brand Altilis Beauty Line. I bought the entire line a few months back and it is all I have been using on my face. I learned about the brand back when it was still owned and operated by Kenna Whitnell who does have her own YouTube channel. She did a video that provided viewers with an in depth look at her skincare line. She mentioned that her skincare line uses breadfruit and other sustainable ingredients proven to help your skin. I like that the line was created using a natural extract which was being sourced sustainably and given Kenna’s background as a chemist, I decided to give it try.

The entire line which is listed as Infloressence on the website. It comes with the cleanser, the serum and the moisturizer that can be used both day and night. At the time of my purchased, this cost me about $80. Since then, it seems that the price has gone up and it is currently listed on their website for around $90.99. Another big change, Kenna no longer owns the Altilis Beauty line. She made a YouTube video revealing why she parted ways with the line that she created.

I tried really hard to love this line… but the products somehow made my skin drier than normal. The cleanser worked fine, it doesn’t feel like it leaves my skin too stripped. The biggest issue that I had was with the serum and the moisturizer. The serum feels a little too emollient and almost greasy. I did not like the feeling of it at all on my skin. I would wait about a minute to let it absorb into my skin, but the greasy feeling was still there. I added the moisturizer and it didn’t feel like I was putting anything on my skin. Despite feeling greasy, it didn’t feel like I was adding the ingredients needed to really give my skin the much needed moisture. It felt greasy while and tight at the same time. I needed to add a little of my “Good Molecules Squalane Oil” to really feel like I was adding moisture.

Since, I spent $80 on this line, I kept using them while waiting for my skin to get used to the new ingredients. Sadly, it was a lot of the same thing. Greasy while also still managing to feel really dehydrated. I found this really bizarre because on the website, the products are promoted as helping to restore the skin’s natural moisture barrier. I imagine that my skin simply did not like the breadfruit ingredient or it just didn’t have what I needed for my dehydrated skin. For those who have a sensitivity to smells, there is a bit of a smell that is almost acidic. I can quite place my finger on it so I assume it’s simply a smell from the breadfruit flower.

I have used up all of products in this line—and I will definitely not be repurchasing. The ingredients just didn’t react well to my skin type. While I didn’t make me break out in any way—just the state of my skin took a turn for the worse and this line is all I have been using. My skin got so dry that I needed to find a sleeping mask to somehow add some moisture to my skin. This is how I found the Laneige sleeping mask and the toner that helped with my skin.

My advice to you, I would purchase the samples first to do a little trial run and see if it works for your particular skin type. Remember, just because it didn’t work for me doesn’t mean it will not work for you.

I hope you found this blog post useful. As always I hope you guys are staying healthy. If you guys have any questions, please feel free to leave me a comment.

Much love as always,

-Kat

Product Review: AHC Skin Care

Hello My Lovelies!

I hope all of you are having a fantastic summer so far! I actually just got back from spending some time away in Central America; specifically El Salvador. It was lovely and a much needed break!  I did come back to a lovely surprise. I was picked by Influenster to participate in one of their Voxbox to review the AHC Skincare line! I was super excited for this.  Those that are fans of the beauty community and skincare are aware that Korean skincare line is the creme de la creme at the moment, and with good reason! Their ingredients, skin serums, and products are unmatchable and their approach to makeup is very fresh as well. You all know the secret to great looking makeup is having great skin as well!

The products that were sent to me where The Essential Real Eye Cream and the Aqualoronic Cream. I’ll start with the Essential Real Eye Cream. The product contains 1.01 fl ounces and retails for about $28.99 at Target. This little tube is packed with the latest technology to leave your skin feeling nice and moisturized. It also targets fine line and wrinkles. I didn’t sense any scent when using this product, so all of you who are a bit sensitive to smell are in the clear! It does feel very moisturizing without feeling too heavy or greasy.  My under eye area just soaks this stuff right up and it looks great underneath my makeup.

The Aqualoronic Cream is 1.69 fl oz and costs $31.99 at Target. This is a lightweight gel-like texture cream that packs a lot of moisture. The formula includes ceramides that helps strengthen the moisture barrier. This product does have a smell that I am completely obsessed with! It’s fresh and not overpowering. This product also melts right into the skin.  On it’s on– it leaves my face looking quite glowy and fresh.

Overall I am very impressed with this line. I did hop onto their website and they offer an entire range of different skin care items. I know Target now carries their line, but I am not entirely sure if it will carry all of their products. I definitely recommend these products if you’re looking to try something new that’s also affordable.  I have included the website if you guys want to take a look at their line! Until next time!

Much love as always,

-Kat

https://us.ahcbeauty.com/

DISCLAIMER: The products mentioned above were sent to me by Influenster for reviewing purposes only. All opinions are 100% honest and strictly my own.