Showing posts with label Facial Care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facial Care. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 June 2013

REVIEW: HUMAN HEART NATURE Balancing Facial Wash


I've heard and seen Human Heart Nature products from the other beauty blogs. Honestly, I considered myself ignorant when it comes to natural products. So, when I saw Human Heart Nature in Beauty Bar, I can't help myself but spared long minutes scrutinizing it. I felt the urge to try one of their products and so, I picked one.

The Product


Human Heart Nature Balancing Facial Wash


This product claims:
99.85% Natural | For OILY or COMBINATION skin
It’s time to break free from break outs! Keep oil under control with the improved Balancing Facial Wash - nature’s blend of manila elemi, prized ingredient revered by the world’s beauty industry, and marine extractsfor shine-free, glowing skin. Infused with sugar beet and aloe vera to help replenish lost moisture while bamboo scrubs and loofah gently exfoliate clogged dirt and trapped oil.
So stay away from chemical soaps that can strip your face of its natural moisture barrier, causing it to produce even more oil. Your skin deserves a gentle yet effective facial wash that doesn’t make your skin say “Ouch!” Now you’re free to reveal clearer, fresher, healthier skin! 

Elemi & Orange for Oily & Combination Skin
I saw only two (2) variants of facial wash available in the display but when I checked on Human Heart Nature website, I found out it is available in three (3) variants - Hydrating Creamy Wash (for Dry or Mature Skin), Nourishing Facial Wash (for Normal or Sensitive Skin) and Balancing Facial Wash (for Oily or Combination Skin). These are available in two (2) sizes; a 50 ml and a 200 ml. I got the small one which costs Php85.00 but I found out from their website that this bottle is priced at Php79.75 and oh, good news because they are having now a special offer of Php69.75 only! How cool is that eh?


I like:
... 100% No Harmful Chemicals.
... 99.85% Natural Ingredients.
... It has a citrus scent.
... Natural, gentle scrubs & beads.
... Clear bottle packaging .
... Clear content.
... It minimize shine on my face.
... It dries up pimples fast.
... It dispense just the right amount from the bottle.

I don't like:
... Hard to shake when it was still full.

Jenniya Say:
I love that this facial wash is clear and it housed in a transparent bottle. When I saw the green scrubs which are bamboo scrubs & loofah and the white micro beads which are sugar beets & aloe vera, I suddenly imagined how good it feels to get gently scrubbed by it especially that it is natural. I am fond of using products with beads, so I was sold. Actually, I always got sold of anything that promise gentle exfoliation.

I am impressed of this facial wash. It leaves a shine-free face after washing. No sign of oil at all. I really felt squeaky-cleaned. The oil starts to appear after an hour but it was lesser than usual. Also I noticed that my face is clearer now, less oilier and it wasn't that nasty to look at when the oil take the stage again to shine. Lol! I think the Vitamin C from the Orange worked well to clear out my skin. And the most amazing thing it did on my skin was it dried up my pimples very fast! You know, I recently had my hair trimmed (slashed-style) and got bangs for a change. Since then, I developed small pimples or rather sharp blemishes on my forehead and on my jaw line and I know it was because of my hair; the tips touches my jaw line as well my bangs touches my forehead. When I started using this Balancing Facial Wash, the pimples dried up very fast and vanished in 2 days. Of course, I managed my hair away from my jaw line and I clipped my bangs, too, and that helps anyway.

I used this facial wash 2 times a day; morning and at night. The pea-sized amount is enough for the face and neck. I wet my face first and squeeze out the product onto my palm. I apply the product onto my nose, cheeks, forehead, chin and my neck. Then, I gently massage it in circular motion. The watery-gel texture turned into a thin foam. The green scrubs and white beads are very gentle onto skin I swear. And the scent? I could not help myself but sniff the sweet and refreshing citrus scent of it. I have used this for about 2 weeks now and I never had a break-out yet (crossing fingers not to happen please). I think this product suit my skin. And oh, as far as I remembered, this is my first natural product I've ever used to my skin specifically to my face. Because of this good experience, I got curious and wanted to know more about natural products. Good thing, my curiosity has been answered by browsing Human Heart Nature website and I am satisfied with the knowledge I got. I am amazed of how they make use of nature's best by using natural ingredients in all of their products.

Anyway, I think every product has a downside and this has it but nothing major; just pretty minor. It's hard to shake the bottle when it was full; it created a lot of tiny bubbles. The white beads that settled at the bottom didn't moved at all even I shook it hard. But when I've consumed about 15% of the bottle which gave enough space and air in the bottle, I was able to shake it and finally, the beads at the bottom went up and floated together with the green scrubs.


Jenniya rate this product:
4.5 out of 5. Good.

I also wanted to try the Balancing Face Toner but it was out of stock the same time I bought the facial wash. You can buy Human Heart Nature products in Beauty Bar branches or buy directly from the Human Heart Nature online store. To know more about their products, click here and here.

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Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Product Review: CARMEX Moisturising Lip Balm


How do you keep your lips soft and supple?

I have natural wrinkled lips. Mine has these obvious lines. That's why I can't leave home without putting on lipstick to cover my lip's imperfections. I'm using petroleum jelly to moisturize it and whenever I feel that my lips are getting too dry (I have lots of big jars of it given to me by my brother from KSA). But just 2 weeks ago when I bought matte lipsticks that I was obliged to apply petroleum jelly from time to time (of course I'm just doing it if I'm just home). Matte lipsticks has dry formulas and literally, it can make your lips dry so whenever you are going to use mattes then you should apply lip balms or in my case, I used petroleum jelly prior to application of any matte lipsticks. But honestly, I am not fond of its smell; it smells gas. And I am not fond either of usual lip balms with tints.

I've read about Carmex lip balm. They said it's the best lip balm. I've read a lot of it from the other beauty bloggers so I think of giving a try this lip balm but I don't know where to buy it because I don't see it in any Watsons store. But last weekend, my hubby and I were in Greenbelt to watch movie and I was very happy to see a very big advertisement of the Carmex in the window glass of First Aid store. It was beside the Power MAC Centre near the escalator.

 

Of course, I didn't let the chance passed and I went inside the store. I discovered that Carmex lip balm has 3 different packaging: a stick, a tube and a jar; all priced at P99.75 only.


I opted to get one in jar because I used lip balm when I'm just home. I don't use it when I'm out because I always have my lipstick on. Plus, this one in jar contains a lot more product so you get the most of your money's value.


By the way, when I was there standing in front of the lip balms section, there was this scent that I fell in love with (I can't figure out what scent it is when I was there) and I thought of maybe that came from the other lip balm brands with lots of varieties of flavours. It was when I got home when I realized that the scent was actually from the Carmex that I bought. It has a Vanilla scent. I never thought it has vanilla fragrance because it never stated in the top label that it is flavored or what but just "original formula", that's it. But if you scrutinize the ingredients, it stated there it has Vanillin and fragrance.

When I first opened the jar, I smelled two; a mixed of Vanilla and Menthol. I use my pinky to get product's amount and applied onto my lips. I slowly felt the tingling effect right after. I just continued applying more of the product on. Then, I know that the menthol was evenly distributing to each of the affected areas because the tingling sensation intensifies even more. Then, after a minute my lips got numb and I feel that my lips pouted; like I was imagining I have very full lips like Angelina Jolie, lols! I was scared. I thought I may be allergic to their ingredients. But then, the tingling effect and numbness was slowly fading and gone after 10-12 minutes. I guess that is how it works. I mean, that is how this Carmex lip balm relieves dry lips. Also, Carmex will leave you sheen and last longer than of petroleum jelly that gets dried up on the lips after an hour.

 
First application - See how how wrinkled my lips are? I applied a generous amount using my finger. I love that it's colorless. Plus points for me.


After 6 hours, I applied again before going to bed. The photo above was taken after 11 hours from my last application, my lips were obviously soft; not dry. It moisturized my lips very well, agree? The lines got minimized. See the big change within 24 hours? Woaah!

I still feel the same tingling effect when I had my 2nd and 3rd application but no more numbness. It is because of the menthol but not too long and it always faded. I think you will feel these effects every time you use the product. I can say my lips are now better than before. Well, the photo speaks for it.

For now, I love this Carmex lip balm. I know, it's too early for the verdict but this product is really amazing! This product works with me. Yey! I have read some blog post that this product didn't work with them. I will edit this post in the future and add if I have additional pros and cons about this product.

Until my next post beauties.

Much love,

Jenniya

Thursday, 10 June 2010

It's Mud Masque Time!






Montagne Jeunesse Chocolate Masque says: 



"Treat yourself to a mud masque with a difference. Rich in natural ingredients, this deep cleansing chocolate mud masque will help to unclog pores, allowing impurities to be drawn out. 

Coupled with the skin healing properties of Dead Sea Salt, and the moisturizing benefits of Cocoa Butter and Shea Butter, you will be left with renewed, re-hydrated and younger looking skin".

 Price: Php 79.75 only



Today, I didn't eat my chocolate but I've put it on over my face instead. Lol! Remember this post? Yeah, I finally gave it a test and here is my experience with Montagne Jeunesse Chocolate Masque. 



Beware of the photos ahead.

When I opened the sachet of this mud masque, the aroma was so very sweet. So yummy scent that I wanted to eat it hehehe. It smells like a real chocolate I swear! I want to lick it, lol! The content was really like a chocolate, it's so soft and very easy to apply on the face. See?



  

Then, I let it dry on my face for 15 minutes and washed it after wards.




The result:

I have smooth skin after.

My skin looks visibly clean.

Minimal oil appearance after 3 hours.



Jenniya says:

I love this mud masque. The chocolatey-look and texture content is really fun to spread over my face and I love most especially its chocolate scent. It makes me crave for my favorite chocolates, lol! I love how it works on my pores, the result is visible after washing. 



I craved for ice cream after. Lol!



Stay pretty!



XX, 



Jenniya