Canadian Beauty

I’ve been using a few new things on my face and never really talked about them so here we go.

Dry Skin Love sent me their first product ever: a cleansing oil. Get this: it smells like chocolate orange! Why has a brand not thought of this?! It smells delicious and melts makeup and sunscreen, emulsifies with water to be rinsed off. There’s a bit of a residue after as this is a product for dry skin but I always do a foaming cleanser afterwards anyway. This is a brand out of Alberta, so if you are local, show them some love.

Fresh Beauty Black Tea Kombucha Facial Essence. Love this stuff and this is the second bottle I’m going through. It smells like cucumber and yes, it’s kind of like a toner or another layer of hydration before you apply your real moisturizer. I use it morning and night and I’m actually almost done my bottle.

New Strivectin BHA serum. Hard to know if this is doing anything but I hate that they put “pore minimizing” on the packaging. You cannot shrink your pores! The serum has a light texture and absorbs into my skin quickly.

I’m using the Bondi Sands Pure Self Tanning Sleep Mask (PR) (trust me, everyone needs the golden hue of a gentle self-tanner), and pairing it with my Trinny London Overnight Clarity Retinal/Niacinamide serum. I use the retinol first, wait a bit and then use the self-tanner, and don’t forget to wash your hands afterwards!

I don’t use a self-tanner everyday. This one is very moisturizing, and it’s basically a gradual tan moisturizer.

The Trinny London retinoid is also pretty moisturizing, and I like that it’s paired with a Niacinamide because that’s an ingredient I like in my skincare routine anyway. I normally use a serum, like the Bliss niacinamide serum, but I’ve found that layering too many serums can cause them to pill and clump up, so having this is a bit better for me in my routine.