Thankfully, Picky have extended the deadline to sept 15 as it seems shipping delays have effected most of us who won. Hopefully this new deadline will give us plenty of time to thoroughly test out our products so we can give better reviews. Thank you, Picky and SKIN1004, can’t wait to finally get my hands on these  👏🏼

SKIN1004 Deadline extended 🥳

I won the comeitto serum giveaway and the review deadline is Aug. 26 but I have yet to receive the product… anyone else had issues with shipping for this giveaway??!!

comeitto giveaway?

Good morning everyone!

I’m always intrigued by folx top, holy grail, must haves they keep stocked in the skincare stash. 

I have dry/combo, sensitive skin and just cannot tolerate fragrance in my face products anymore. Womp womp. 

It can be difficult navigating to find those FF, gentler products so her are my current top 5:

✨Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream 

✨Rovectin Clean Lotus Water Cream

✨Isntree 8% AHA Essence

✨Heimish Green Clean Foam

✨Mother Made Enzyme Powder Wash


Let me know what your favourites are!

Fragrance Free Holy Grails!!

May be a little too much for drier skin types

I gotta say, I’ve been really loving this cleanser lately. It’s got a little more cleaning power than I’m used to, I gravitate towards anything gentle or calming for my sensitive skin but this gives me a great clean with its mild yet foamy surfactants balanced with glycerin, multiple molecular weights of Hyaluronic acid, centella and a ton of amino acids. 

It’s texture surprised me on first try, it’s a pretty light, runnier texture so you do have to be careful when dispensing the product out, you do not need a full pump, you’ll be sudsy for days! That being said, I LOVE that it’s in a pump bottle, I don’t think I realized how inconvenient a tube can be sometimes with wet hands and I’m a clumsy bish so this has been a great addition to my routine. 
It has a pleasing light lather, that considering how foamy it actually gets, rinses easily and does not leave my face dry. 

I cannot speak of its ability to cleanse off makeup as I always use an oil cleanser on full glam days, they just work better! But on natural days this is a solid “one and done” foaming cleanser. 

It’s reasonably priced (seems to be on sale often too 👌🏼) for a good size and I think it can work for all skin types but especially the more combo and oilier folx, or even those of us who are drier but live in humid climates, this’ll be a fab choice.

Now, I realize this only has the one filter and titanium dioxide does not quite have the full UV spectrum protection that a lot of us prefer but that being said, I am a very firm believer of any sunscreen you enjoy using is better than not wearing any at all!

It has a lovely light, almost milky texture that spreads very easily and leaves no whitecast! I’m a very white, white girl but I genuinely believe this is a mineral sunscreen that can work on darker skin tones too 😍😱😍 @glowbyramon has a great review on YouTube for any of you melanin endowed beauties to compare.

It can feel kinda wet upon application but doesn’t take to long to work in and dries down quickly to a beautiful satin finish I personally adore. It is moisturizing without being heavy or greasy. It does not pill or collect in my eyebrow hairs and it works fantastically under makeup. 

This has some beautiful, nourishing and soothing ingredients; ceramides, mugwort, honeysuckle extract, green tea, amino acids, and hyaluronic acid. It genuinely helps calm my skin on days where my skin is feeling a lil irritated or after exfoliation. I find myself reaching for this as my spf more often than I don’t. 

I tend to use this more on “indoor” days where I know I will not be in full, direct sunlight but I normally wear some sort of hat to protect my face when I’m outside. I’ve had no issues so far with this spf not providing enough protection so do with that what you will. 

In conclusion, if you struggle with finding a sunscreen you like, have sensitive skin and need&#47;prefer mineral spf, crave something moisturizing but not heavy, this is a solid option. I am nearly out of this tube and I will be sad when it’s empty.

Too strong for daily use on sensitive skin, keep to 2-3 days max a week

This is great for use a couple days a week. 
Does a great job at tackling the sebaceous filament buildup on my nose and mildy helps with KP texture on the cheeks. 
pH 5.5

At first i really liked the aesthetic of the bottle but as its all whited out i cannot tell how mich product is left

This is not exactly a wow product but it delivers. Simple yet soothing. Perfect for those days your skin is feeling irritated and needs calming.
Fragrance, EO and alcohol free

The only real negative from this is I sometimes notice very mild pilling under sunscreen etc. nothing too bad but I tried the exact same routine without it and had no pilling so it must be from this.

~Fragrance, EO and Alcohol Free~

Another hyped product that I was elated to get my hands on! I had envisioned this as a watery, toner so when I got a thicker gel, essence type texture I was pleasantly surprised. It has a nice soft slip upon application and considering it’s viscosity, sinks really quickly into the skin. It does leave a mild tackiness but I honestly expect that from anything with hyaluronic acid in it and as this is just gunna get layered upon I personally am not bothered by it.  It is definitely a heavy hitting hydrator but do not expect any real richness from it. 

So, this bad boi is chock full of amazing ingredients! Honestly the inci list reads like a dream; brightening niacinamide and licorice root extract, de puffing from caffeine, hydration from multiple molecular weights of hyaluronic acid, amino acids, antioxidants, soothing panthenol, allantoin and centella, just to name a few!

I like to use this mainly in my AM routine. I’d classify this as a toner-essence hybrid so makes for a great, plumping yet de-puffing, addition for a quick routine, with the added bonus of some free radical fighting antioxidants. 

I’ve only had this in my routine for a couple weeks so can not speak on any long term benefits, but it is a solid product that I would most likely purchase myself in the future.

Suitable for all skin types, especially those dealing with dehydration 👌🏼

aestheticallyshallow