K Beauty Reviews

Review time: featuring my Stylevana collection!

Stylevana , a Korean beauty & fashion website which offers a wide range of unique products, so kindly sent over these four skincare essentials and now that I’ve had a month to try them, I wanted to share my experience with you...

◾️Black Snail Restore Cream:

This is a skin repair cream created to firm, moisturize & soothe skin. At first I thought it might not be very moisturizing, but turns out to be very ideal for my dry + dehydrated skin! Like everything from Iunik, it has an impressive formula:

✔️Black Snail Extract

✔️ Centella Asiatica Leaf Water

✔️ Fermented Soybean, Mistletoe & Impereta Clyndrica

I love how it really soothes & deeply hydrates my skin. I enjoy using this one as a night cream/sleeping mask.

◾️Radiance Boosting C-Capsule Serum:

This serum was designed for skin brightening, hydration & to help improve dark spots/blemishes/sun damage. It includes a Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract to target hyperpigmentation.

I love this one for it’s non-sticky & quickly absorbed formula, although I’ve not noticed improvement in my sun damaged skin yet, it is very gentle and non-irritating!

◾️Ultra UV Shield Sun Essence:

This SPF 50+ offers me a truly lightweight screen that absorbs beautifully with a clear finish that works great with my other products & makeup. It includes triple Hyaluronic Acid complex for great moisture! Also, it does not have that typical sunscreen smell but instead has a refreshing, light scent. I road tested this on a long walk and it performed admirably - did not melt or sting my eyes! Also - this has a great price point...actually right now it’s on sell at Stylevana for $11.99 for set of 2

◾️Super HA Hydrating Lotion:

This is a nice, light moisturizing skin prep which I use after cleansing and before my Essence and serums. It’s clear with a thicker than water consistency so I just pour into cupped hands and pat on my face. It’s very cool, soothing & non-irritating!

Thanks so much to Stylevana for letting me try out all these amazing skincare products! I have a special discount code to share with you all- it’s good for 10-15% off! Use code INF10PRI 

xoxo -Kate

Huxley: Product Reviews

The Secret of Sahara!

Huxley is a Korean Skincare Brand that seeks out unique and effective ingredients. Their first search led to them to the Sahara Desert...what they found was Prickly Pear Seed Oil, a beauty secret from Morocco. (Prickly Pear is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family, Cactaceae.)

💦 The Cleansing Water: this easy to use cleanser harnesses the power of Prickly Pear Seed Oil known for its antioxidant & anti inflammatory benefits...

Prickly Pear (Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract) is the very first ingredient!

This non-irritating & refreshing formula also uses Micellar technology to trap dirt & oil. This is lovely as a morning cleanse. If using during pm routine, it might require a lot to remove makeup so probably most effective as the second cleanse here. I avoid the eye area.

I found the scent to be nice but just a little bit strong so that’s just something to be aware of if you are sensitive or prefer non scented cleansers.

It’s around $19.50 for 6.76 ounces (I’ve seen this online for up to $30 not sure why there’s such a wide range here??)

🏜 Glow Awakening Cream: this rich moisturizer offers a soft texture that claims to deliver brightened skin and an immediate radiant effect. I agree that it gives skin an instant radiance which I appreciate. Although, perhaps better described as luminous or “soft focus”. This radiance is from the Prickly Pear + HA and ceramides! It’s said that it will deliver increased brightness & a healthy glow with consistent use.

This goes on seemingly thick but then actually it’s not, once applied it’s almost more gel-like...it absorbs quickly with a non-greasy finish (of course, I have dry skin so it might just really soak it up; and I will use more often in warmer weather) The more I use this, the more I enjoy it. The scent here is very subtle, which I like!

$29.50 for 1.69 ounces - I believe this is a very fair price for a high quality product!

Have you tried this brand? Let me know if you have a favorite Huxley product...

[Products gifted with no obligation to post.]

xoxo -Kate

K-beauty for the WIN!!

K-beauty products I will definitely repurchase...

I guess I’m officially obsessed with Snail Mucin 🐌🐌🐌 The snail secretion filtrate featured in the Snail 96 line from CosRx is an incredible humectant, which works to repair and calm my skin. It’s so ideal for when my skin is irritated or being sensitive.

CosRx

💚The Essence is my must-have in both am & pm routines! Can’t live without this, ever...

💚The All In One Cream* is a newer addition to my lineup and I’m absolutely loving it! I think it will be ideal for warmer months - since I have dry skin, I layer it with a thicker cream and then finish with sunscreen.

💚I really enjoy using the Green Hero Calming Pads, especially nice when my skin is being particularly fussy.

Iunik

💚I adore this Tea Tree Relief Serum* probably because the use of tea tree leaf water in this formula is much more gentle than the essential oil.

Purito

💚The Centella Green Level Buffet serum definitely helps my skin barrier stay in tip top condition!

Do you have a K-beauty product that’s a must-have in your skincare routines?

xoxo -Kate

*Some products were gifted/PR

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