Category: Reviews (Page 10 of 19)

BENTON SNAIL BEE HIGH CONTENT SKIN TONER REVIEW

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I’ve been sitting on this review for awhile. As soon as this product was released I started to receive the inevitable questions about which Benton product choice reigns supreme for me.  But before I get to that, let me start with a brief introduction of this little wonder.
Snail Bee High Content Skin joins the Benton family, taking it’s place alongside BHA Aloe on the toner throne.  As is the hallmark of Benton products this is chock full of natural, highly skin beneficial ingredients.
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Let’s have a look at them:
Snail Secretion Filtrate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Human Ogliopeptide-1, Bee Venom, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Plantago Asiatica Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Ulmus Campetris (Elm) Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Athaea Rosea Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Betaine, Bacillus Ferment, Panthenol, Beta-Glucan, Allantoin, Azelaic Acid, Adenosine
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 As you can see it’s pretty much a dream, full of great natural ingredients with no fillers (I expect nothing less from them honestly). If you’re wondering exactly who this is aimed at, as I’ve said with their other products I’d say pretty much anyone and everyone. Dry skin, oily skin, normal skin, this could potentially do well for just about everyone. Who I think would really see the most benefits would be someone with sensitive skin, especially those dealing with superficial redness. With the inclusion of the snail secretion and the green tea water, it’s a pretty powerful little calming potion.
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The texture is just ever so slightly thicker and more viscose and water. It’s absolutely not sticky, it’s actually quite the opposite. It’s very refreshing. After using this product for a few months I can say it’s a soothing, calming, concoction that made my skin brighter, calmer, and clearer.
Now, on to what everyone has been asking me. I kept hemming and hawing over where I was going to land on the ‘there can only be one, make your choice’ side. Since there’s now two toners, and I loved the last one so much, I had to pit these two high performing gems against each other and let them fight it out. So, which do I prefer between the Aloe BHA toner and Snail Bee High Content Skin toner? I’m going to have to go with the High Content Skin on this one. Not that I don’t still absolutely love the Aloe, mind you. I just think for me personally, the benefits of the High Content edge out the competition. It was a close call though, they’re both excellent products. However, I do find that the BHA Aloe toner is more moisturizing compared to this one. If that’s the most important thing for you, you still might prefer to stick with the Aloe. Also of note, some people have found that they have a sensitivity to the inclusion of Alcea Rosea extract (commonly known as hollyhock),  an ingredient in the Aloe toner. There’s some good news for those people because the High Content Skin does not contain that ingredient. So if you wanted to love the Benton toner in the past and didn’t, I would strongly suggest you give this one a try! For me, this is perfection in a bottle. Keeping in line with the insane love and devotion I have to Benton products this deserves higher than my highest rating. 5 out of 5 turtles plus an extra turtle for being so damn awesome.

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BENTON SNAIL BEE HIGH CONTENT LOTION REVIEW

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I had the highest hopes for this product. I don’t think I’ve ever put so much effort into getting a product to work for me.  Let’s just jump right into this and have a look at the ingredients:
Snail Secretion Filtrate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethyl Hexanoate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Niacinamide, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Squalane, Urea, Human Ogliopeptide-1, Bee Venom, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Cetostearyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bacillus Ferment, Azealic Acid, Alcea Rosea Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Beta-Glucan, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Plantago Asiatica Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Ulmus Campestris (Elm) Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Adenosine“Nooooooooo!” Was my first thought when I got a look at the ingredients list. While this is packed full of great natural ingredients, there’s also some decidedly unnatural, potentially triggering ingredients as well. I’m going to link you to my girl Skin & Tonic’s review for an in depth breakdown of the ingredients (because no one does it better lbr).

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The lotion has a light consistency and is odorless, I think that’s about the only thing people can agree on about this product.  The reviews have been all over the place for this stuff. Some of my friends absolutely love it. Some people think it’s a mess. I think I’m somewhere in-between. When I first started using it, I found that it didn’t melt instantly into my skin the way other Benton products do. It tended to kind of sit on the face the way a physical sunblock does. I still wasn’t ready to give up on it because I actually liked the way my skin felt with it after it had finally sunk in. Soon after starting the trial I also added another product to my mix, Paula’s Choice BHA 2% liquid exfoliant . Once I had been using that for about a week I noticed the Benton lotion’s absorption improved dramatically. Despite the improvement I still wasn’t 100% satisfied, I kept toying with my routine and I found that adding some generous drops of my essential oil du jour with each pump of lotion(either passion fruit oil, baobab oil, or argan oil) made everything just right for me. This can be used either on it’s own, or as an emulsion step before your cream. I have an oiler skinned friend who found the steam cream to be too heavy for her and loves this lotion on it’s own as the last step in her routine. On the other hand I know someone who found this to be heavier than the steam cream and didn’t like it at all. Like I said, the reviews are all over the place on this one. Personally I use it as an emulsion before my cream, and it really works for me once I tweaked it just right.  I’ve also had no break outs and no irritation. However, as much as I love Benton and their products, I do hold them to a higher standard and I can’t give this the full 5 out of 5 turtles.
It’s available on amazon here
http://www.amazon.com/Benton-Snail-High-Content-Lotion/dp/B00ISV7CN6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1433881740&sr=8-3&keywords=BENTON+SNAIL+BEE+HIGH+CONTENT+LOTION

and ebay here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Benton-Snail-Bee-High-Content-Lotion-/191039867044?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c7add08a4

It does work nicely for me but the inclusion of the potential no-no ingredients and the slow absorption earns 3.5 out of 5 turtles.
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LIOELE TRIPLE THE SOLUTION BB CREAM REVIEW

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I picked this BB up knowing next to nothing about it. I had yet to sample a cream from this brand and this one seemed as good of option as any to dip my toes in the Lioele waters and get started. Lioele Triple The Solution BB Cream bills itself as a whitening, wrinkle care, oil and acne care cream with sun protection. Pretty fantastic claims but let’s see how it faired.
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From what I understand this only comes in one shade, so it was a bit of a gamble.When I first dispensed the product I was slightly alarmed at how dark the cream looked initially. But as is the case with most BB creams this self adjusted perfectly onto my face. It’s texture is very creamy and thick and blends really smoothly and nicely. It has excellent coverage for a BB cream. I was dealing with some minor breakout from a sunblock I’m currently testing and this cream covered the marks flawlessly, no concealer needed. This is supposedly good for oil control but as I’m a dry to normal skin, I really can’t vouch for that. From my point of view it certainly didn’t make me feel oily nor was it drying. My sole complaint, which is a complaint I have for a lot of BB creams is that it did cling to dry flakes. Other than that this was a great product. I liked it even more once I saw it in the pictures I took, it photographs very naturally for a higher SPF BB. It’s brightening without being too lightening, if you know what I mean. It has a neutral tone, so none of that deathly grey pallor mortis that you can get from other BB creams. With the SPF30, excellent coverage, creamy blending, and overall longevity of this product I feel more than comfortable rating Lioele’s Triple The Solution BB Cream a 5 out of 5 turtles.
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NATURE REPUBLIC BOTANICAL CUSHION GRADATION TINT REVIEW

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Today I have a quick review for yet another lip product. However, it does have an interesting concept. Nature Republic Botanical Cushion Gradation Tint is both a spot on and a misleading name. It does have a cushion on the end to make a gradation look, but I wouldn’t call the actual product a tint. The formulation is a creamy matte. It’s thicker than a gloss, I’d say it’s somewhere close to the neighborhood of a liquid lipstick. And even though it’s a matte, it’s velvety matte, not a super powdery dry finish. You don’t have to worry much about having a perfect canvas. This is somewhat moisturizing for a matte and has some interesting ingredients including rosehips, lavender, and hibiscus flower extracts. There is no stickiness or gloop and the formula glides on nicely. It’s available in 10 shades but I chose the shade #2 Dallae Beige, which turned out to be nothing even close to beige. I’d say it’s more like a brick pink.

The packaging is that of a normal lipgloss on one end, but on the other end you have a cushiony sponge to spread out the product after swiping it on with the gloss wand. You can use this to achieve the popular Korean gradient lip, or just smudge the colour out all over.
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The first lips are shown wearing the product full force and the second lips show what it looks like smudged out with the cushion.

The wear time is average for a lippie. Nothing outstanding, nothing horrible. Just a perfectly adequate product with some nice ingredients. If this lip cushion were a student she’d be a C+ average girl who’s name you always forgot. I like that this keeps my lips comfortable without any stickiness and I like the concept of the sponge tip but I wouldn’t say this is a must buy. Thus, I give Nature Republic Botanical Cushion Gradation Tint 3.5 out of 5 turtles.
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INNISFREE NEON COLOR POT ROUGE REIVEW

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I’m starting to lose my mind here because it’s the end of March and we’ve had snowstorm after snowstorm, with no hint of Spring.  So, I’m just going to take matters into my own hands and inject some Spring into my life with these cheerful little Neon Color Pots from Innisfree. Available in four shades, I chose #2 Cherry Pink. It’s a wonderfully vibrant blue based neon pink. Really every shade option offered is bright, gorgeous, and en trend right now. They’re the perfect counter to this unseasonably dreary weather. The photo below is very true to colour.
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Innisfree Neon Color Pot Rouge is a 2 in 1 product (that I would argue could conceivably be considered a 3 in 1 product if used like this) meant to be used as either a blush or a lip colour. Personally, I say it functions much better as a blush. Due to it’s powdery nature, it does cling like mad to any dry flakes or cracks in the lips. But that’s not to say this is too powdery and dry to blend well. It actually blends great! I think that’s due to the inclusion of Camellia oil, which is a great emollient high in omega-9 fatty acids. And while the colour is bright and vibrant, it does it without being too overpowering and clownish. It’s a great way to work in a pop of beautiful, eye catching, but not overboard colour into your look.
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This product is great for quick looks as well. One day I was running low on time and threw this on as a blush and lipstick (it works better if you put on a lip balm base first) with some Tony Moly Backstage Gel Eyeliner and it looked great. I got compliments on it at two different locations. It’s also small so you can throw it in your makeup bag without any worry for touchups. As a blush this lasted throughout the day for me, as a lipstick it did need several touchups but it was cute enough to justify the hassle. Also, if you’re not a fan of the matte lip, just mix some clear gloss on your hand with a swipe of this rouge to get yourself a custom lipgloss. You could also mix this with a dab of your concealer to make a pretty pastel pink. It’s very versatile! It’s also about half of the cost of the more expensive 3CE’s version of this product.

I love the colour payoff, blend-ability, feel, convenience, versatility, and longevity of this little pot. I want to put in an order for every other colour they offer now!
I rate the Innisfree Neon Color Pot Rouge 4 out of 5 turtles
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