Cleansers -Elemis - Fresh Skin Peachy Perfect Gentle Face Wash
XoXoSinCity 5/6/2013 4:21:00 AM
I will be short and sweet on this review. This is a fabulous simple cleanser that has a nice gentle foam. I have not been a fan of Elemis in the past but appreciate their attempt at simple clean ingredients for younger skin with this new line (perfect for any skin type though). The other products are too clogging for me ingredient wise but this cleanser was perfect. I really like the pressurized convenient pump bottle with lid making sure you get every last bit of product. A tad pricey for the amount but it really is rediculously concentrated. I am insanely clog/breakout/oily prone and usually need to use cleansers with an active to constantly deep clean my pores but I do like to have a gentle cleanser in rotation as well to balance when I use leave on treatments as my skin can get dried out easily. Sounds simple enough but what I challenge I have had in years of having tried hundreds of cleansers to find a gel without sulfates and that doesn't dry me out within a few weeks/just leaves me feeling clean. This is it, love the very fresh peachy smell and how nicely it lathers in being perfect for use with my Clarisonic at night. Standout in the line for me! :)
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Cleansers -Unlisted Brand - Eminence Organics Citrus Exfoliating Wash
XoXoSinCity 4/20/2013 5:30:00 AM
Sadly this is one of the few products from Eminence my skin didn't like and such a shame. It smells mouthwatering, lime citrus. It is super gentle/low foaming but leaving your skin feeling so fresh, clean and balanced. I wish they would just make this cleanser minues the beads. Whether it's drugstore or a quality oganic line like this my fussy skin just hates cleanser/scrubs in one as daily use as I feared made me overproduce oil on my tzone like crazy even though this never dried me out whatsoever and weekly use wasn't enough for my super clogprone skin. Amazing product for people who can get it to work for them! :)
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Cleansers -Unlisted Brand - Eminence Clear Skin Probiotic Cleanser
XoXoSinCity 4/20/2013 5:11:00 AM
I really do agree with the reviewer below. I truly love this skincare line and use i t for 90% of my skincare routine. Have yet to this day to find a more quality natural organic lines full of clean quality ingredients that caters to problem fussy skins types like mine. This cleanser sounds amazing on paper as an all natural dairy based aha etc deep cleanser fore acne prone skin. I too loved the cooling and lathering and overall balancing it gave plus smells like fresh cucumbers. However that is all it did no matter how much I used manually or even super lathering with my Clarisonic it really jsut never deep cleaned for me and almost gave me the illusion of a clean face feel. I would still get breakouts and by the end of week clogged pores/dead skin would pile up very shockingly. If this cleanser works for you then it really is amazing for even dry skin/many of skin types (gel/cream consistency) and the bottle will last forever. Unfortunately for my insanely clog/breakout prone skin it jsut wasn't strong/deep cleaning enough which by all means I prefer as opposed to drying me out long term as many due which takes much longer to bounce back from. Give this a try if your are looking for great ingredients, balancing, refreshing, and some clarifying as well!
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Shampoo -ABBA - Pure Moisture
XoXoSinCity 4/16/2013 4:09:00 AM
This is really a great shampoo and one of my favorites these days in my rotation. I have fine but alot of it naturally very frizzy dry wavy hair with oily prone roots, great combo lol. It is tough finding a shampoo out there that moisturized my length but doesn't weigh down my hair. I have tried just about every drugstore to high end salon line throughout my life and really surprising how so many of them are just full of sulfates, harsh ingredients, alcohols, and cones which only dry out my hair. Abba is one of the quality more natural liens out there. I had tried the other formulas with not so great results and was worried this Moisture line might be too heavy for my hair. I am glad I finally tried it and it detangles better than any of the other versions as well as love that peppermint oil is a main ingredients which is great for scalp/clarifying properties. Perfect for any hair type honestly for moisture without heaviness or harsh cheap ingredients. Love the tingling! :)
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Conditioner -John Masters - Rosemary & Peppermint Detangler
XoXoSinCity 4/14/2013 4:27:00 AM
I am surprised there isn't a review for this version of the detangler. I know many people love the Citrus & Neroli version which I tried a few years back and didn't like. I have fine very dry/frizzy naturally wavy hair with oily prone roots. Great combo I know lol. I have gone sulfate free for years aka more natural lines, as years of drugstore and so mainstream salon lines , regardless of their quality raves, are all filled with harsh sulfates, cones, etc etc which all only dry out and weigh down my hair. Natural lines are a great way to go but there was as well teh issue for me of some formulas being too oil filled and weighing down my hair. I loved this John Masters Detangler as it is super creamy and lightweight, amazing combo to give my hair moisture yet not weigh it down. The Peppermint & Rosemary formula is jsut way better for me due to this and of course peppermint is great for circulation/clarifying, plus love the refreshing smell and cooling effect. If actually tried it out as a leave-in styling cream and LOVE it for that even more. Doing this with any other conditioner would typically be to heavy for my hair. Great product and think I just might continue using it as a styling product, in which case it will last forever and justify the price for me (do love the slim packaging as well). If the Citrus Neroli gets too heavy long term for you give this one a try! :)
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Cleansers -Aveeno - Aveeno Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser
XoXoSinCity 4/11/2013 8:19:00 PM
I have to give this product 5 stars for my specific purposes of using it as my night cleanser along with my Clarisonic Mia (I use Eminence Stone Crop in morning). I don't know why my skin reacts better to BHA in a cleanser as opposed to a treatment in the first step to keeping my skin clear/clog free. Most cleansers, even high end that have Salicylic Acid are usually combined with many other drying agents which long term ends up always drying out even my oily prone skin. I have been thus far using Clarisonic Acne Cleanser as a good gentle formula that has SA, however it doesn't lather enough to my liking with the Clarisonic. I haven't been able to use drugstore products all my life as they are always harsh, full of alcohol, and dry me out. I had tried this Aveeno Foam Cleanser in the past and didn't have great results when just washing with my hands (it as most foam cleansers dried me out yet didn't deep clean). Forward now when looking for a gentle formula with SA I decided to give it a try as I remembered the foam being really creamy and so weird it now work AMAZINGLY with my Clarisonic. I get perfect results I never would get using it manually. My skin is never dried out and stays clean and clear. If this product works for you on it's own that is great considering it is so cheap, otherwise it is the perfect combo with a Clarisonic for nightly deep cleaning and soft skin. There are few cleansers that give a creamy cushiony foam/lather which makes the Clarisonic glide super gently and not irritate skin, among not being full of sulfates/harsh ingredients. Perfect balance for me! :)
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Toners -Unlisted Brand - Eminence Lime Refresh Tonique
XoXoSinCity 3/29/2013 1:07:00 AM
This tonique and the Stone Crop version are my favorite toner mists from this line among any toner product I have ever tried. I love mists as they go a long way and are great to lightly dampen your face in applying moisturizers etc. They are great refreshers as well. Like the Stone Crop, the Lime tonique gives my skin benefits that I just have never gotten from any other similar products in balancing/clarifying my skin. It smells delicious and citrusy and perfect for summer or year round. It is full of antioxidants and just a pleasure to use. Don't hesitate to give it a try!
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Treatments (Eye) -Caudalie - Pulpe Vitaminee 1st Wrinkle Eye Cream
XoXoSinCity 2/18/2013 9:59:00 PM
Simply and to the point this is an amazing basic eye cream. Great hydration for the eye area for any age without being heavy. That is truly all you can do in upkeep of yes aside from spf. All the bogus promises/advertising of magical eye creams/transformation is just that, fairy tale. No eye or face product can reverse years of damage. For those of you like me who have very breakout prone skin especially prone to millia or clogs by eyes as well, this is a cream you don't have to worry about as I am baffled how many eye creams are out there are full of cones or oils. Yes they are some nice oils but not something I would dare put near my eye area as those clogs take ages to get rid of. Don't hesitate on this one! :)
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Hair -Shea Moisture - Organic African Black Soap Purification Masque
XoXoSinCity 2/3/2013 12:26:00 AM
This line blows me away. This mask is one of many amazing products I have been using for my fine dry wavy hair. I have used masks 5 x the cost with less results. You get so much products and smells amazing, somewhat like bubble gum oddly lol. Even though my hair is dry and pouffy by nature I have oily prone roots so love all the purifying ingredients in this mask and tried it as figured it wouldn't weigh my hair down. I have no complaints as its super lush/creamy and leave my hair and scalp feeling strong. My one and only problem is that this has less detangling effect that the shampoo which is insane to me. My hair is very tangle prone hence my I need a conditioner or mask to help and not a fan that a rich mask leaves my hair tangled when I rinse it out no matter how long I leave it in. I will definitely try out the other masks in the line and hope they aren't too heavy for my hair type and smell half as good as this one. So great benefits but no slip for someone with fine hair, can't imagine for thick curly hair. The jar will last me forever but doubt I would repurchase due to the tangle factor which is the main purpose of conditioning to being with. I also wish more companies would make masks in tubes as it would be way more hygienic and easy to deal with in the shower.
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Shampoo -Shea Moisture - Shea Moisture Organic Yucca & Baobab Thickening Shampoo
XoXoSinCity 2/3/2013 12:15:00 AM
This was my last attempt at a natural line for hair products. I have super fussy natural wavy fine/frizzy/dry/pouffy hair. Finding a balance for dry (not damaged) length and oily prone roots is a challenge. I had tried ds and high end salon line products for years and they all had the common of either drying/frizzing my hair more from all the sulfates or weighing it down from all the cones. Natural products I tried from many other lines weren't any better sadly as they oddly stripped my hair or weighed it down from too many heavy oils. Shea Moisture products were such a surprise. I always saw their body products at stores like Target, just assuming those was a fufu overpriced natural line. After ordering some hair products online from reading rave reviews I couldn't be more impressed especially with the Volumizing line. It has so many amazing ingredients for strengthening my hair among giving me the moisture i need. My hair is finally not weighed down like an oil slick and I feel like I am getting great scalp benefits too. The products smells great and this shampoo has the most lush creamy lather without having to use half the bottle like many natural shampoos. The lather also doesn't feel like it's stripping my hair at all. If that weren't enough smells amazing too just like the Purification Masque I am using with it. I ordered the Coconut Hibiscus Body Wash which is fabulous as well. Don't hesitate to try any of these products, such high end healthy quality for pennies compared to the high cost of crap products I have tried! :)
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Moisturizers -Unlisted Brand - Eminence Pink Grapefruit-C Gel
XoXoSinCity 12/28/2012 11:18:00 PM
I find it crazy there isn't a single gel moisturizer on the market that isn't full of cones, alcohol, irritants, or oils (tried them all Clinique DDMG, Face Reality, Sebamed, Solvere, etc). That is until I ran into the Eminence line a few months back. I for years tried to make moisturizer works for my super clog/breakout/oily prone skin as I couldn't just skip on it but it was impossible finding a single one that didn't clog me no matter how "light" their claims. There are rare products that have anywhere near clean formulas like the Eminence line does and I was in shock this gel is super hydrating yet clarifying at the same time. It has some great simple ingredients, smells AMAZING from the pure grapefruit (not artificial sickly sweet), and sinks in effortlessly. NO cloggers, cones, etc. Plus was a huge plus that it has vitamin c as I for years couldn't find a single vitamin c serum that didn't leave my face red or tacky. This is the best moisture.vitamin c combo I have ran across. I alternate using it and the Stone Crop Gel. There is no other line that has anything comparable I have ever found. If you have fussy skin and can't find a moisturizer that won't break you out don't hesitate to try this one! :)
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Cleansers -Clarisonic - Acne Daily Clarifying Cleanser
XoXoSinCity 12/28/2012 9:43:00 PM
This is simply just a fabulous cleanser far beyond the quality of anything on the market. Anyone with similar clog/breakout prone combo skin knows how hard it is to find a balance of deep cleaning to prevent clogs but still leaving your skin moisturized, balanced, and not stripped as pretty much ever acne cleanser always does long term. This cleanser is a creamy gel like consistency and at first I didn't think it would clean well as cream cleansers arlways clog me. It really works great, smells pleasant, has a really nice baby blue color to it, and just feels so lush on the skin. It is a rare combo to feel so soothing and creamy yet still leaves my skin feeling very clean. The ingredient list is quite nice and no harsh sulfates or drying agents. I am surprised as honestly the other Clarisonic cleansers I tried years ago sucked. They are just full of irritants and drying agents. This one beats them all and honestly feel like any skin type even dry would benefit from it as the Salicylic in it as mentioned doesn't cause dryness at all. I am really loving my Eminence Clear Skin cleanser I have been using for months now and really only decided to try this one out as was too tempted getting it in combo with the acne brush I wanted to try out for my Clarisonic. I am glad I tried it as never would have thought it would be so good. I will definitely rotate between these 2 cleansers and love this one combined with my Mia 2 as well. Must try! :)
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Sunscreen -Unlisted Brand - Eminence Organics Persimmon & Cantaloupe Day Cream Spf 32
XoXoSinCity 10/28/2012 12:35:00 AM
I will simply sum this review up in HG Heavens have smiled upon me and given me the only spf product I have tried in my life that I can use without breakouts/clogs/grease/irritation. I am a true believer in the Eminence Skin Care line which I have been now using for the last month. I have suffered with super clog/breakout/oily/dehydrated prone fussy insanely picky skin all my life. Skincare has always been a tedious chore and fear of my skin always going crazy and having to tweak my routine constantly. Also for those who have fussy skin you know how truly hard it is to find the balance of using actives/products to keep you clear yet not dry out your skin/leave it red at the same time. Since using only this line I can't believe to say my skin is completely balanced and breakout free without use of any harsh active. Redness is gone, and my skin is even again instead of pink. This SPF cream is super light weight and literally the texture of whipped souffle. It smells to die for heavenly as ever single product in this line that smells like pure fruit you could eat. I prior gave up on spf for the last 6 months which was driving me crazy as I am very fair. After a decade of using spf just to be "safe" I had to give up as it was ruining my skin and the hard work of my other products. I never thought I would finally find an spf that offered protections/hydration and leaves my skin feeling clean/matte at even the end of the day plus leaves my skin glowing. I am so glad an esthetician urged me to try this when I was completely against spf. It is like no other. Great for any skin types but there are of course heavier versions in the line for those with extra dry skin types. Also products from this line are truly worth the price/investment as I am surprised to see how far they go considering how concentrated/pure they are as not water based. This 2 oz jar will last me a year easily. Do not hesitate if you as well have had only bad luck with all the cone/oil/alcohol/heavy spfs on the market. Now I see why people get hooked on this line when they go to spas that use it on them. I have never tried, of the hundred of lines I've bombed out on (sadly no joke), a single product line that is not only natural but has such pure, clean, fresh, and truly healing ingredients where everything you try has better results than the last even for problem skin like mine, makes me feel like I have do nothing flawless skin like all my friends for the first time ever! :)
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Toners -Unlisted Brand - Eminence Stone Crop Hydrating Mist
XoXoSinCity 10/22/2012 7:20:00 PM
I am really falling in love with Eminence products as this if the only pure natural line I have tried that makes my skin feel and look like a million bucks and isn't full of cloggers/oils for problem skin types. That alone is worth the money and wish I stumbled upon it years ago instead of wasting so much cash on other lines that did nothing for me. I am really impressed with the stone crop products as I never realized how truly healing this plant was. Just using the gel wash and this spray toner my skin is so balanced, redness gone, and all my breakouts/marks heal so fast. It has an AHA effect without using the chemical/redness. I have never really believed in the power of toners by any means in the past. Yes I have used many for a pleasant refresher or mainly on a cotton pad for gentle exfoliation.removal of dead skin/clogs and manual exfoliants would irritate me too easily. Then again most toners on the market dont truly have beneficial ingredients. This mist really leaves my skin hydrated and balanced and acts as a serum almost. Plus love that like many of the toniques from Eminence it has Salicylic Acid which adds for clarifying which my skin always needs. I really couldn't ask for more and look forward to trying the other toniques to see if they are nearly as healing as this one. Absolutely love that the bottles are great for travel as well as having spray tops from the start so no products is wasted on cotton pads/etc.
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Cleansers -Unlisted Brand - Eminence Organic Skin Care - Stone Crop Gel Wash
XoXoSinCity 10/20/2012 12:57:00 AM
I am really loving Eminence products. I have tried for years to find a healthy, pure, natural line for my problem clog/oily prone skin and they all drove my skin mad being full of cloggers and oils. This line is very impressive in catering to every skin type out there. It doesn't get any more pure and the products smell to die for literally like every fresh ingredient that are made from. This cleanser is one of the main ones they have that is a gel and meant for blemish prone skin. It isn't stripping whatsoever and really leaves my skin calm and balanced and I don't have to worry about getting dry spots as most gel cleanser do to me over time. I am surprised how much I am loving it being so gentle and non foaming like what I am used to. However that is why it is so hydrating/balancing and I never have to worry about my skin eventually getting dried out. Also I am truly shocked as to how healing stone crop has been in being the only thing in years to finally completely knock out all the pink/redness (among heal/fade and post blemish marks instantly) in my fair skin bringing me back to the porcelain peaches and cream complexion of my childhood before I went astringent/exfoliation crazy trying to clear my skin. I did have to pair using this cleaner with the Citrus Wash in the morning (smells to die for as well) only because I needed something to help with the clog prone areas/dead skin buildup the Stone Wash can't eliminate. I couldn't be happier with this combo. One of the many great items from Eminence and I can't wait to try more. They are only the tip of the iceburg of the amazing products in this line (every item I try ends up being better than the last which is hard to believe considering how picky my skin has always been) are as well truly concentrated and in that worth the cost as they will last quite a long time if used properly! :)
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