- Smells really nice and not overpowering
- Absorbs easily and isn't too sticky
- Makes your skin reaaaaally soft
- Works well on my combination skin
- Nice, pretty packaging
- Kind of expensive (when I checked the website, it's about $18 for 160 ml)
- Scent fades after a few minutes :<
- Kind of hard to get out of the bottle? Maybe it's because I just had the sample size bottles
Hey guys! Sorry for the delay.
I'm trying to get a few posts up right now while I can because I don't have
much content on here yet, but I've been super busy with school and work. A
while ago when I ordered Skin 79's Super BB cream in Gold, I got a free sample
from the online store as well! So today we're reviewing the sample, which is
Skinfood's Watery Berry Emulsion and Toner.
Product
Information::
From the website it
says:
"A dewy
moisture emulsion that promotes soft, glowing skin with berry extracts and
hyaluronic acid".
And "A dewy
moisture toner that promotes soft, glowing skin with berry extracts and
hyaluronic acid". Not very creative with the variation in descriptions I
guess.
Apparently the
berries used are cloudberries, lingonberries, and raspberries from Lapland,
supposedly rich in antioxidants. Upon doing
a bit of quick research, I found that cloudberries do have a very high
vitamin C content, which is an antioxidant. Lingonberries are rich in vitamins
C, A, and B, among other things with many health benefits. Raspberries are
also rich in vitamin C, so I suppose their claim of these berries making the
formula rich in antioxidants isn't without some backing.
Hyaluronic acid
(otherwise known as hyaluronan) is used in medicine to treat osteoathritis,
and to aid in tissue healing. It's popular in cosmetics for helping improve
acne scars and help fight aging of the skin.
I try to research
the ingredients a bit when trying out new cosmetics and personal care things,
just because I think it's kind of important to make sure the claims aren't
false.
Thoughts::
The box is kind of
cute, and the little glass bottles are pretty as well. Both the emulsion and
the toner have a sort of very faint pinkish tint to them that reminds me of
cherry blossoms.
They both smell
about the same; it's a sweet, fresh scent with a light hint of berries. I
really like it since it's not too overpowering; it's very light but sweet.
The emulsion feels
a little runnier than regular moisturizer, and it spreads easily. It's absorbs
fairly quickly. It felt just a bit sticky at first, but that feeling faded
after a few minutes and just left my skin feeling really soft.
The toner is super
runny and clear, like water. I had a bit of a hard time pouring some onto my
hand for a swatch test :'D Like the emulsion, it absorbs fairly quickly and
feels just slightly sticky at first, but then that stickiness disappears and
makes my skin soft.
After using both
for a few days, I noticed my skin felt much softer and more moisturized! I
haven't seen any particular improvement in acne scars yet, but maybe that's
just because I haven't been too diligent about applying it in those areas.
Pros:
Cons:
Would I buy it
again?
Maybe not, because
of the price and because there are other toners and stuff I have yet to try.
But if I ran across a sale for it, I definitely would.
Final score: 4.5/5
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