Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream SPF 30

The creamy day cream is packed with ginkgo Biloba, Padina Pavonica and chlorella to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles while improving skin firmness. It promises to tone and hydrate skin with visible results in 14 days. The cream went on smoothly and was absorbed quickly. After a few days, my skin felt softer and looked more even-toned and smoother. Overall, a great cream but, definitely on the pricer end.

Bite Beauty Matte Creme Lip Crayon - Aubergine

The creamy lip crayon provided a beautiful deep eggplant color. The lip crayon is packed with orange peel wax and resveratrol. The matte crayon is formulated without parabens, sulfates, and phthalates along with being water resistant. The hydrating lip crayon provided great coverage and last 3 hours before wearing off.

Kimberly Parry Organics Sweet Orange & Cranberry Scrub

I had received this product in my one of my subscriptions boxes in 2015. Yes, I know, I now got around to using it! The sweet scented scrub is packed with pieces of actual cranberries! Cranberries are known for their antioxidant properties that help offset the damage caused by free radicals. Oranges have an astringent characteristics like most citrus fruit and they help clean and tone skin.The clumpy scrub went in easily and it didn’t feel rough against my skin. It left a thin layer of “sheen” or hydration to my skin and I didn’t need to follow up with lotion.  Sadly, I don’t believe they are selling the product anymore, which stinks because it was awesome.

The Body Shop Foundation Lip Butter

I have been fond of TBS lip butters and when I saw this one and it benefits charity, I thought it was a win-win situation. The shea butter enriched lip butter goes on smoothly and creamy. However, the white hued lip butter leaves my lip with a white tint. The hydration and moisture evaporates after my first sip of water. A definite fail.

Chella Night Cream Ultra Hydrator with Peptides

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According to the product’s website, this night cream promises to “maximizes your body’s own nighttime renewal process for powerful, visible results”.  The night cream is chocked full of lavender, chamomile, marigold, horse chestnut, peptides, Vitamin C, E and B-5. The potent night cream softens, refreshes, hydrates and reduces the appearance of lines and wrinkles. The cream goes on smoothly and absorbs quickly. But with a hefty $100 price tag and packed to the brim with good-for-you ingredients, you would think I would be wowed with the results. I was using this night cream during the winter to make my skin less dry. Except my face got drier and rough and using this night cream didn’t make my skin feel or look any better. 

Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion

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This sweet smelling sunscreen goes on smoothly and doesn’t leave a greasy residue. I love how it had a sweet tropical smell and not heavy chemical odor like other sunscreens.  It has hydrating silk ribbons that moisturize your skin while protecting you from the sun. It is packed with nourishing antioxidants and exotic botanical extracts. When I first applied this product to my face it stung a bit which eventually went away after three uses.  It could be that my face is just a bit sensitive to new products. I didn’t have that problem when I applied it to my body.  While the skin ribbons did moisturize my skin during application, I noticed it faded away after three to four hours. Overall, I think it is good buy for a drugstore sunscreen. 

** Disclaimer - I received a complimentary sample for testing and to review the product from Influenster.  Receiving this sample had no impact on my review of this product and these views are my own. **

Boscia Oil Free Daily Hydration SPF 15

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After putting off using sunscreen all of winter, I thought I might get into the habit before the summer started. I actually found this SPF while waiting on line at Sephora. I heard many good things about the Boscia brand and since I need a sunscreen, I thought I might as well kill two birds with one stone. The lotion scent was not very pleasant; it reminded me of freshly cut grass.  I do love the scent of flowers, nature and blah blah but just not on my face. The non-greasy lotion went on smoothly and had matte finish.  You might want to follow with a moisturizer as my skin felt dry afterwards. This natural product is paraben, phthalate, preservative sulfate, synthetic fragrance and dye free.