Beauty Product Reviews

Dry/ Mature/ Acne Prone Women Rejoice!

I have extremely dehydrated, flaky skin. Though my face is parched, I also unfortunately suffer from acne (due to trapped oil under several layers of dead skin per my esthetician). This product from The Ordinary has completely changed my skin! This is the first skincare item I have ever completely finished (I'm talking leaving the bottle upside down to get every last morsel to drip out of the bottle!), and it is the only product that has ever made me feel compelled to buy multiple back-ups.

I have been using the Hyaluronic Acid in conjuncture with the AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution from The Ordinary for the past six months. I will use the peel after cleansing my face (once or twice a week), and then I will follow with the HA once the peel has been rinsed off. The combination of the exfoliation from the peel and the hydration boost from the HA has left my skin noticeably softer, plumper, and more hydrated. The acne I was suffering from has since disappeared. I noticed almost immediately following my first use of the HA that the lines on my face were less apparent and that the redness around my nose and lips were completely gone.

The only downside of this product is the availability. I only used it twice per week because it was sold out through every major vendor for months. I was kicking myself all summer for just buying one bottle! I had to ration my use of this product until Beautylish restocked (which took about three months). I saw that it was restocked about two weeks ago and took full advantage. I bought three bottles. I believe that is a true testament to the efficacy of this product!

Love these brushes!

I got the Holiday set and brush 00 for Christmas 2015. I love these brushes!! The eye brushes are perfect as I have hooded lids and find most brushes to be too large for my eyes; Wayne's are pointed and tapered JUST enough to get right in to my crease area [normally I just get eyeshadow everywhere!]. The highlight brush is perfect and I have used it every single day since receiving it; it is the perfect size for highlighting my face, it makes blending the highlight into the rest of my makeup effortless, and it does not soak up any product [yay!].

The only slight disappointment is the foundation brush, I believe it's called the #1 [white hairs], because it sheds like a MF every single time I use it. It is very small as well, which normally does not bother me because I enjoy spending time on my makeup application; however, when I am in a pitch for time I absolutely have to use a different, bigger brush to get the job done.

My go-to brow product

I absolutely love this brow product. The brow wiz the is the only brow product I use consistently because it delivers consistent results. I have very thin eyebrows as it is and I find that the small applicator is essential for making brow like hairs; also, I can never apply too much product [which I found to be a huge problem with the brow pomade]. The color is perfect - it isn't too warm, which I find to be an issue with the majority of brow products I've tried [especially drug store ones]. My only gripe with the product is that I run out too quickly [4-6 weeks at the most]; that said, I do use it every day so I am usually working with two or three open ones at a time lol.