Cleanser Review: innisfree moisturizing cleansing foam with olive

'Ello folksickles. Today's review will be for the innisfree moisturizing cleansing foam with olive

Availability: This retails at $10 for 5.07 fl. oz. (150 ml) and can be purchased at us.innisfree.com or at any freestanding innisfree store locations along with reputable resellers (I don't have a comprehensive list but if there is a reseller in your area or a website that sells K-beauty that you trust - like yesstyle.com go for it).

Would I buy this again?: Yes!

What is this product designed to address?
According to us.innisfree.com:
Lather up this cleansing foam infused with moisture and nutrients from high-quality, extra virgin oil from olives grown on the Greek Isle of Crete. Enjoy the rich bubbles as they whisk away dirt and impurities.
Start your K-Beauty signature Double Cleansing Method with an oil-based cleanser to remove impurities from skin’s surface, followed by a foaming cleanser like this to deeply cleanse and moisturize.
The Story of Olive
Perfectly sun-kissed, golden olives from the Greek Island of Crete are packed with more polyphenols and Vitamin E than any other type of olive. The first press of these olives yields the finest extra virgin olive oil, called “liquid gold,” which we use to help nourish and smooth dry, rough skin.
Free Of synthetic colors, mineral oil, animal products, imidazolidinyl urea
Formulated With Organic Olive Oil

Does it contain any special/beneficial ingredients?

Glycerin: A humectant which draws moisture to the skin's surface.
Olive Oil: As described above this has hydrating and nourishing properties.
Camellia Japonica Leaf Extract: Has moisturizing properties.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract: Contains high antioxidant levels.
Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract: Has brightening and moisturizing properties, helps revitalize dull skin.
Opuntia Coccinellifera Fruit Extract: (Prickly pear) This has anti-inflammatory, brightening, and hydrating properties.
Orchid Extract: Has antioxidant and humectant properties.

What is the texture like?

This has a nourishing, deep-cleansing, and hydrating feeling and produces a rich foam when mixed with water.  

Is it scented?

This has a soft, sweet scent.

My overall experience/comments on the product:

My wife got this for me for Christmas because I mentioned I really liked the olive line and aaah, it's incredible. It feels so good and hydrating without leaving any kind of film on my skin. My skin feels deep-cleaned yet nourished and soft when I rinse this off. It smells nice. It's just a pleasure to use.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: This was a Christmas gift from my wife. 

Serum Review: Odacite Mo+P Moringa-Petitgrain Very Dry Skin Serum Concentrate

Odacite Mo+P Moringa-Petitgrain Very Dry Skin Serum Concentrate

Availability: This is available at bluemercury.com, nordstrom.com, bloomingdales.com, spacenk.com as well as its physical store locations along with beautyhabit.com, and eskinstore.com. The retail pricing is $46 for 5 ml (0.17 oz).

Would I buy this? No.

What is this product? What is it supposed to do?

Product info according to beautyhabit.com:
Intensive nourishing corrective serum specially formulated to help heal and soothe extremely dry skin.
Why it is so effective:
Bursting with essential fatty acids, antioxidants and Vitamin C, Moringa oil has been used in skin ointments since Egyptian times to heal dry, cracked skin.
By synergy, the bio-actives of Petitgrain oil help to optimize the hydrating power, by bringing complementary moisturizing action to the skin.
In aromatherapy, Petitgrain is known to help overcome compulsion.

Does this contain any special/beneficial ingredients?

Again, according to beautyhabit.com:

Highest-grade cold-pressed certified virgin Moringa (Moringa oleifera) seed oil, Petitgrain, Neroli, Lemon Myrtle, Rose (Citrus aurantium, Citrus aurantium amara, Backhousia citriodora, Rosa damascena) essential oils, Certified GMO-free Vitamin E (Tocopherols) oil.

What is the texture like?

This feels just ever-so-slightly thicker than a typical oil. 

Is this scented?

This has a black pepper-like scent.

What has my experience with the product been like?

Personally I found this serum to be a bit too heavy for my skin and I personally cannot get past the scent. It smells really unpleasant to me which makes me not want to use it.

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions.

Disclaimer: This was provided as a sample at my workplace, I am not obligated or being compensated to mention it on this blog. 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina Palette Look

Hey folks,  today I bring you a fun softly smoky purple look. :P

Enough blabbering, tutorial time!

Products used:I  applied the blush at the top right of the e.l.f. Beautifully Bare Total Face Palette with my  Sephora Collection Pro Mini Airbrush 55.5. I also applied Chaos Makeup Highlighter in Technicolor  with my Sephora Collection #74 PRO Small Blush and Contour brush. 

As a base for my powder eyeshadows I applied the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Ransom and blended it out with my Crown Pro C511 Brush. 

For the crease I applied Volatile along with Dazzling with my Sigma E40 Tapered Blending brush and Crown Pro C511 Brush, respectively. 

For the lid  I applied Celestial using my  Crown Pro C510 Brush. 

To highlight the brow-bone and the inner corner of the eye I applied Base and Wild Child using my no-name gigantic paddle brush from Crown and Crown Deluxe Precision Crease brush, respectively. 

For eyeliner, I went with the Clinique Pretty Easy Eyelining Pen, with a wing this time. For the waterline I applied Stila Peacock Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner. 

For the lower lash-line, I applied Summer  using my Bubbi Detail brush.

The look sans lashes. 

For lashes I used Eylure x Jasmine Brown Lashes in Jaybee along with House of Lashes Brush-On Lash Glue in Clear.

For lips, I applied the Clinique Black Honey Almost Lipstick and topped it with the the NARS Audacious Lipstick in Grace with my no-name brush from Memebox. 

Hope that you liked this! :D It was super fun for me to put together! Feel free to request particular songs, animals/nature scenes (I don't do insects of any kind though, sorry, little insect feet and wings creep the bejesus outta me), Pokemon, or Pokemon towns. :P

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions. 

Disclaimer: The Sephora 55.5 brush, Clinique, and Chaos Makeup (it was a gift with purchase) products were provided for testing purposes. My wife gave me the e.l.f. palette for Christmas. I paid for everything else you see here myself. 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina Palette Review

Hello folksickles, today I'm reviewing a palette from which looks colorful, neutral, metallic, matte, or a mix of all... can be born!

Availability: The currently retails at $45 at sephora.com, ulta.com, nordstrom.com, macys.com and bloomingdales.com along with their physical store locations or anastasiabeverlyhills.com for 14 shades which are .71g (0.02 oz) each. 

Would I buy this again?: No.

Notes: I think this is versatile but unfortunately uses pops of colors as a marketing strategy to make you want an otherwise neutral, warm-toned palette.
In terms of packaging I personally like the velour covered palettes, reminiscent of the original Naked palette from Urban Decay because if you drop them, they have much lower chances of breaking versus the more metallic palettes, just imo. 

Without further ado, swatchfest!

Dreamer is described as a metallic pink champagne. I'd say it's more of a true champagne shade with teal micro-glitter. I think this would make a beautiful highlight shade for the face.

Summer is described as a metallic foiled golden topaz. I'd describe this as a warm bronze gold.

Wild Child is described as a duo-chrome frost pink with a magenta shift. I'd say it's a soft pink with a bright pink pearl and gold micro-shimmer. I really love using this as a highlight on the face.

Rose Gold is described as a  metallic rosewood. I'd have to agree with that description and add that this has gold micro-glitter in it.

Celestial is described as a duochrome plum with a violet shift. I'd have to agree with its sad description. I wish it was more of that violet that it appears in the palette versus being plummy with just the hint of violet pearl and blue micro-glitter. This is a shade that really made me want the palette and I find it disappointing. 

Dazzling is described as a duochrome cool-tone bronze with a violet shift. I'd describe it as a coppery bronze.

Drama is described as a duo-chrome aubergine with a cool bronze shift. I'd say this color is much closer to the swatch photo then the pan photo. It's a lot more purple in real life. I'd say this is a metallic plum with a pink-bronze pearl along with pink, blue, and gold micro-glitter. 

Base is described as a matte eggshell. I'd describe it as a warm, satiny off-white... mostly because I like to say I'm eggshell colored and this is darker than me. 

Soul is described as a matte wisteria. I'd describe it as a satiny cornflower blue with silver and blue micro-shimmer.

Incense is described as a matte dusty terracotta. I'd describe it as a matte warm brown.

Love is described as a matte mid-tone cool pink. I'd describe it as a satiny pink with silver and blue micro-shimmer. 

Volatile is described as a matte warm charcoal. I'd describe it as a matte, taupe-y plum. 

Eccentric is described as a matte dark burnt orange. I'd agree with that description.

Passion is described as a matte deep garnet. I'd describe it as a matte plummy burgundy.

The palette also includes this double-ended brush which I find just ok. The blending end does a great job of blending but the flat shader end is rather small and makes work out of applying shadow on the lid.

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions.

Disclaimer: I purchased this myself.