July Favorites : Fresh Soy Face Cleanser & The Body Shop Peach Body Scrub

Summer oh summer! Who loves summer? I do! Starting July, summer is here! This is a review about my two favorite things in July which are Fresh Soy Face Cleanser and The Body Shop Peach Body Scrub. Happy reading, gorgeous!

Don’t you love the feeling of clean and supple skin after a whole day of full activity? Cleaning my face while I’m taking a shower after a long day always been a refreshing part. I usually double cleanse my face by massaging my face and neck (yes, don’t forget the neck area please) with a cleansing oil. I’m still loyal with my Kose Softymo Deep Cleansing Oil for a good lather of my makeup. After rinsing it, then I would use my facial wash. If you read my previous blog post about my skincare routine, you guys must’ve known that I frequently changing my facial wash because I’m still looking for a facial wash that is gentle but can clean my face effectively, without leaving my skin too squeaky soap dish commercial clean. I heard a lot of good review about Fresh Soy Face Cleanser for quite some time and found some online shop sells them. So, when I’m running out of my Body Shop Aloe Cleanser, I decided to purchase one (the 50ml) and give it a try.

It said that it is suitable for all skin types and it is extra gentle yet effective enough to cleanse your makeup even mascara. You can see the highlights of the ingredients on the picture below. Those ingredients will deliver a radiant and healthy looking complexion. 

The texture is gel like, similar to Cetaphil cleanser, and it’s not a creamy type of cleanser. It doesn’t make bubbles or foam which means, its soap free. The cleanser is fragrance free too, so if you smell something, it comes from the natural ingredients. For me, the cleanser has cucumber and rose scent, with the cucumber scent to be more dominating than the rose. It smells so refreshing! Another treat when I’m cleansing my face hehehe

The aftermath result, my skin feels soooo smooth, supple, and not dry. It feels clean without your skin feels stripped. This soy cleanser is definitely gentle. I felt that during my usage of this cleanser, my skin texture is improved. They appear to be smoother and softer. Me likey!!

It is easily become one of my favorite cleansers, but unfortunately the price tag is a bit steep. I finish that medium tube in 7 weeks. Maybe because its gel texture, so it makes me tend to squirt more than I have to hahaha.. But seriously, if budget is not an issue, then this face cleanser is something you want to keep in your cleanser line up. I really really like this one; I squeezed it until the last drop hahaha 

The next product that I reached a lot in July is The Body Shop Peach Scrub.

In summer, a smooth luminous skin is what we want to achieve, especially when you are planning to have a holiday somewhere exotic, like going to an island or a beach. You gotta show that polished and luminous skin, girl!

One way to get it is by frequently scrubbing your skin, like once a week. Scrubbing your skin will cleanse your skin from its dead cells; helping it to regenerate better hence the new skin will grow healthier.  

I bought The Body Shop Peach Body Scrub when they had a sale some time ago, thought that Peach scent will uplift my summer mood. The texture is creamy and a bit thick, with peach seed as the scrub. It contains sweet almond oil and peach kernel oil which are great because it can retain moisture for your skin. I chose this because my skin type is normal to dry, so anything creamy should do some good for it.

I usually will rinse my body with water first before I lather the scrub all over my body, that way the scrub will not feel too harsh for my skin. Rub it in circular motion to scrub those dead cells, make sure you scrub your body really well. Finally, rinse your body with warm water (or cold, whichever fits you). Since I usually find my body still feels a bit oily after rinsing it with water, I wash myself with shower gel afterwards to really clean the scrub and my skin. If you have extremely dry skin, you might want to reverse the step by cleaning your body first then end it with scrubbing it. That way, your skin will keep the oil from the scrub and stay moist after you pat it dry.

I adore my skin after I scrubbed. It feels smooth, soft, and supple; makes you want to touch it all the time hahaha.. The peach scent will usually still linger even after I washed it with soap. What I love the most from this scrub is it doesn’t drying at all. Sometimes, when I scrub my body, the smooth soft skin will only last for one day, and then my skin will turn to be very dry afterwards. But this peach scrub does not make my skin dry at all. It stays moisturized for days, thanks to its creamy texture and the oil in the ingredients I supposed.

Last week, I went to The Body Shop counter again and saw Mango Seed Body Scrub is on sale. Buy one get one! I did not miss the chance and grab them. I wonder if this scrub will also do a great job in polishing my skin. I heard mango seed oil is also good to moisture your skin. So stay tune for another review on it.

What is your favorite body scrub? Any product that does your skin wonders? Please let me know via this blog or my IG account : @stefaniecarolina 

Cheers,

Stef

 

Fresh Black Tea Age Delay Eye Concentrate

Fresh beauty is a beauty brand that is for me hmmmm..Beautiful. Like what I read in their website, Fresh is pure beauty. Dedicated to natural ingredients, rich textures, and addictive scents, Fresh offers a sensorial experience like none other.
 

I like how this brand market itself, the packaging, the natural ingredients, and how it makes you feel prettier after you use their products. Their signature line the Fresh Lip Treatment has been capturing many hearts of beauty enthusiast. But lately I got hooked by their Black Tea line because of its anti aging and antioxidant promotions. Let me put another quote here:

“We first turned to black tea because of its high levels of antioxidants and tannins, known to have antiseptic properties. But our true obsession began when we tried Kombucha, a fermented black tea blend whose recorded history traces back to 250 BC, during which people called it an ‘Immortal Health Elixir.’ We discovered that it helps bring back luster to dull skin and firm the complexion. The complex found in the Black Tea Collection is so effective because it calls upon the best of what the black tea tradition has to offer, acting as an ‘immortal elixir’ for amazing age-delay results.”—Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg, Fresh Founders

 

So, when I got 2 samples of them, I was so excited to try them. The first one I tried is the eye concentrate. For this review I have been using it for 2 weeks to see the apparent result. But before that I would like to share with you about some of the product information. 

Fresh Black Tea Age Delay Eye Concentrate contains a complex blend of black tea, blackberry leaf extract, and lychee seed extract that helps to inhibit free radicals damages and improve skin elasticity. It also contains Noni Juice extract which is known helps to retain and increase moisture.   

The small pot only contains 3gr. Eye cream product always last for quite some time for me because usually I will only use a small amount of it. Because my eye area is quite sensitive, I never dare to use a lot of product there. If I did, it will sting my eyes and will make my eyes a bit puffy. I think this small pot will last me for around 2 months. 

The scent smells like fermented tea, a bit sour-ish but it is not too overwhelming and you will not notice it after the application. The texture is light but enough to moisturize your eye area, so it did not feel sticky. I felt the cooling effect after I applied it on and felt soothing especially when you have puffy eyes.

I have quite a bad case of dark circles because I often sleep late at night (I am a nocturnal person hehehe) So, when this cream claimed that it can reduce dark circle, I’m wondering will it be successful to handle my dark circle. After 2 weeks of usage day and night, unfortunately this cream did not reduce my dark circles. I am not really disappointed because I knew that my case is not an easy one. However, after 2 weeks I felt my under eyes skin is softer and the elasticity improved. The under eyes area is hydrated and hence reduced the fine lines around it. Sorry for not providing before and after pictures. I tried to take pictures, but I did not manage to capture the texture of the under eye areas well. Hopefully my description sufficient enough for the review.  

The conclusion, Fresh Black Tea Age Delay Eye Concentrate helped me getting a firmer and softer under eyes area, but not working for my dark circles. I would recommend it for someone who doesn’t have much problem with dark circles and someone who would love a hydrated under eyes area to smoothen the fine lines on it. Will I purchase the full size? Hmmm.. I don’t think so. So here I am, back to the venture of searching the perfect eye cream for my aging eyes. Do you have any recommendations?

Cheers,

Stef