I am officially hashtag, skincare obsessed! I used to use the same products over and over again but I’ve learned not to be scared to try more. I don’t have sensitive skin and I hardly have any reactions to different skincare products (hopefully I’m not going to jinks myself). With so many new skincare releases and new products to me, I wanted to share what I’m currently testing.
I have some new brands for me but also some brands that I’ve loved for years. Some of these are new releases, and some are just products that I haven’t tried before.
Tata Harper Clarifying Cleanser ($68) – This is the newest release from the brand. It’s a foaming gel cleanser that targets oils and impurities but also nourishes and hydrates the skin.
Ingredients:
-Prickly Pear Flower Enzymes: Provide gently enzymatic exfoliation to encourage cell renewal and target blemishes to help clear buildup without irritation or over-drying.
-Wild-crafted Juniper Fruit: Helps balance oil and sebum without disrupting the natural pH-balance or over-drying for a healthy-looking, matte complexion.
-Chlorella: Helps nourish the skin to soothe redness and calm irritation; gives the formula its signature green color.
Tata Harper Clarifying Mask ($68) – A clearing treatment mask that has AHA superfruit blend and quartz sand micro crystals. The mask helps with the appearance of pores, blemishes and redness without drying the skin.
Ingredients:
-Alpha Hydroxy Acid Superfruit Blend: Provides chemical exfoliation to help minimize the appearance of blemishes and breakouts.
-Quartz Sand Micro-Crystals: Provide physical exfoliation to soften and smooth the look of the skin.
-Soothing Super Seed Blend: Helps calm and relieve the appearance of redness on the skin.
-Raw Honey Enzymes: Simultaneously moisturize and cleanse the skin, helping pores appear clear and clean.
I actually took a sample size of this mask with me on my trip and used it yesterday. I’ll have more details when I test it more but from first impressions, my skin feels baby smooth and my pores really look smaller and almost non existent.
Tata Harper Illuminating Eye Cream ($95) – An age-defying eye cream with a universal pearl blush tint that minimizes the look of lines and wrinkles and instantly illuminates with diamond dust.
Ingredients:
-Diamond Dust Mineral Blend: Illuminates subtle contours with light for a luminous, soft focus look.
-Dual Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid: Provides deep hydration and a visible, double-plumping effect on the skin’s appearance, improving the look of elasticity.
-Date Palm Kernel Extract: Reduces the appearance of wrinkles.
-Spanish Lavender: Reduces the appearances of wrinkles in as little as 24 hours.
I’ve used this eye cream once and holy illumination. It really brightens the under eye area while keeping it hydrated. I will have more as soon as I test it. I usually give skincare at least two weeks of testing before I have my final thoughts.
Origins Dr. Andrew Weil For Origins™ Mega-Mushroom Relief & Resilience Soothing Treatment Lotion ($34) – A light and watery lotion that is good for sensitive skin. It is good if you have dryness or redness and can be used even if you have the most sensitive skin.
Ingredients:
-Reishi Mushroom: Works over time to help strengthen skin.
-Chaga Mushroom: Calms redness.
-Coprinus Mushroom: Provides skin-protecting, anti-irritant, and antioxidant benefits.
-Probiotic Ferment: Helps balance the microbiomes of skin, which helps protect skin against inflammatory aggressors over time.
Origins Dr. Andrew Weil For Origins™ Mega-Mushroom Relief & Resilience Advanced Face Serum ($55) – A highly concentrated serum that soothes sensitive skin. It also helps with dryness and redness.
Ingredients:
-Reishi Mushroom: Works over time to help strengthen skin.
-Chaga Mushroom: Calms redness.
-Coprinus Mushroom: Provides skin-protecting, anti-irritant, and antioxidant benefits.
-Probiotic Ferment: Helps balance the microbiomes of skin, which helps protect skin against inflammatory aggressors over time.
Origins Dr. Andrew Weil For Origins™ Mega-Mushroom Relief & Resilience Soothing Face Mask ($39) – A creamy mask that helps with both redness and dryness and it is good for sensitive skin.
Ingredients:
-Reishi Mushroom: Works over time to help strengthen skin.
-Chaga Mushroom: Calms redness.
-Coprinus Mushroom: Provides skin-protecting, anti-irritant, and antioxidant benefits.
-Probiotic Ferment: Helps balance the microbiomes of skin, which helps protect skin against inflammatory aggressors over time.
I’ve tried couple of other products from the Mega Mushroom line and I’ve quite liked everything. This is a gentle line made for sensitive skin which I don’t have. But every time I have problems with redness on my skin, I turn to this line which works wonders.
Asarai Earth Tones Mask ($28.95) – A detoxifying mask that has Australian Red Clay that delivers anti-oxidants, provides brightness and glowy skin.
Ingredients:
Australian Red Clay
Instantly revives and detoxifies impurities.
Australian White Kaolin Clay
A soft clay that increases localized circulation to fight inflammation.
Kakadu Plum
The most potent plant based form of vitamin C to firm, smooth and brighten.
Rainforest Lime Fruit Extract
A natural exfoliant and high in anti-oxidants.
Sunflower Seed Oil
Rich source of fatty acid to replenish and sooth skin.
Aloe Vera Juice
A powerful anti-oxidant which seriously soothes.
Asarai Power Trip Vitamin Oil ($49.95) – Filled with essential vitamins, powerful nutrients, and potent antioxidants, the oil serum helps with hydration and brighter skin.
Ingredients:
Tocopherol Acetate
Potent vitamin E for anti-aging, added moisture, anti-inflammatory.
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Powerful Vitamin C and anti-oxidant essential for healthy skin.
Linoleic Acid
Omega 6 with effective skin restorative and soothing properties.
Camellia Oil
Skin soothing plant based anti-oxidant.
Sunflower Seed Oil
Rich source of fatty acid to replenish and sooth skin.
Asarai Sleepercell – Corrective Retinol Serum ($44.95) – A non irritating Retinol, Vitamin A that helps with scarring, uneven skin tone and also has anti-aging properties.
Ingredients:
Retinol
A powerhouse Vitamin A to restore skin tone, wrinkle smoothing, firming and powerful anti-oxidant.
Sodium hyaluronate
Powerfully brightening, replenishing deep moisture and skin revitalizing.
Kakadu Pum
The most potent plant based form of vitamin C to firm, smooth and brighten.
Tocopherol
Powerful Vitamin E essential for healthy, glowy skin.
Chrondrus Crispus
A potent form of seaweed with powerful anti-oxidant properties.
Asarai is an Australian skincare brand. They use all natural ingredients for their products and some of them are also organic. I love the catchy bright yellow packaging and excited to put everything to the test.
The Body Shop Drops Of Youth Gentle Foamwash ($18) – It’s a foaming face wash that cleanses the skin but doesn’t leave it dry. It’s 100% vegan and suitable for sensitive skin.
Ingredients:
Enriched with 3 plant stem cells: Edelweiss from the Italian alps, Criste Marine and Sea Holly from the Brittany Coast and Community Trade organic Babassu Oil from Brazil.
The Body Shop Drops Of Youth Bouncy Eye Mask ($32) – An eye mask that can be used as treatment or you can leave it overnight. It has a non sticky formula that helps with puffy eyes and dark circles. It’s also 100% vegan and made without mineral oil, paraffin and petrolatum.
Ingredients:
- Enriched with Cucumber Extract and Community Trade organic Babassu Oil from Brazil
- With 3 plant stem cells: Edelweiss from the Italian alps, Criste Marine and Sea Holly from the Brittany Coast
It’s been awhile since I’ve tried skincare from The Body Shop so I’m pretty excited about both new releases.
Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask ($48) – A new brand that is super hyped in the social media world. It’s a creamy hydrating mask that promises rich hydration and radiant complexion in just one use. You can use it as a treatment for 10 minutes, leave it overnight or even use it before makeup.
Ingredients:
-Vitamin C: Brightens, evens out your skin tone, and revitalizes skin’s surface.
-Sodium Hyaluronate: Boosts skin’s moisture content, soothes, and defends against moisture loss.
-Vitamin E: An antioxidant that helps rid the skin of free radicals.
-Arginine: A naturally occurring amino acid; the building block of proteins.
I’ve tried this mask once as a makeup base and it worked really well. I have to use it more to do a review so I’ll report back if it’s worth the hype.
Girl Undiscovered Under The Waterfall Crystal Cleansing Water ($42) – A micellar water that has citrine and rose quartz crystals. It’s a 3 in 1 one product that removes makeup, rebalances the skin and purifies.
Ingredients:
THANAKA TREE BARK
Steeped in Burmese tradition, Thanaka has high anti-bacterial, anti-aging and anti-oxidant properties, used to boost collagen production and enhance your skin’s elasticity. Thanaka’s magic lies with its ability to repair problematic skin, reduce redness and dry-skin, as well as draw out impurities.
KANUKA HONEY
Kanuka is New Zealand’s best kept secret. While it is renowned for its sumptuous smell, it is less well known for its high anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. Kanuka’s potent medicinal and healing properties enable it to heal wounds, abrasions, relieve acne lesions and nourish and restore your skin’s moisture.
COLD PRESSED COCONUT OIL
From trees nestled in the Balinese foothills, cold pressed Coconut oil supports tissue healing, reduces eczema, improves skin elasticity, softens skin, clears blockages, removes Bacteria and helps balance oil levels. Great for skin repair.
Girl Undiscovered Stars Aligning Face Elixir Oil ($65) – A face oil that helps with redness, hydration and moisture.
Ingredients:
Organic Balinese virgin coconut oil is enriched with nourishing Thanaka 8 Extract and the antibacterial skin boost of wild island kanuka honey. Infused with calendula and bergamot oils to calm and uplift, Moroccan argan oil and raspberry seed oils to super hydrate and soothe and camellia oil packed full of natural antioxidants to deep-moisturise without making the skin feel greasy.
100% wild, Girl Undiscovered is a natural brand that finds their ingredients in nature. All products are made in New Zealand and 100% natural.
That is all I’m going to test in the following weeks/moths. I’ll report back with another blog post and let you guys know how I liked everything and what worked and what didn’t for my skin type.
*PR samples included