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