I am a total product junkie and trying new things is my favorite. I LOVED all of these products but wanted to try something new and find something less expensive. I’ve had a solid year of trying products and being unhappy with them. At long last, this past month I found a combo that might be my favorite, ever. I only use “clean” skincare products but it is a hard balance between finding effective products that I love, and using something entirely pure and free of chemicals…but that dries out my skin. I use the Think Dirty app to monitor products and only buy things that have a rating below 5, all of these products pass that test so they are in my mind considered “clean”.
The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser
Holy. Moly. This stuff is SO good. The very first night I used it I turned to Dan (who I’m just sure is riveted by hearing about skin care…) and said “Dan. This is the best face washed I have ever used.” I thought maybe it was too good to be true and a fluke, but here I am weeks later saying this stuff is magic. It removes every bit of makeup, you can rub it on your eyes to get mascara off without it burning, and the best (most magical) part is that it leaves your skin unbelievably soft. I usually double cleanse ( step 1. oil cleanser to remove makeup, step 2. regular cleanser to clean skin) but I like this stuff so much that I’m currently just using this. I would like to work in a second cleanser to make sure my skin is clean but I honestly am so blown away by this product that I’m not sure what needs to be added.
I will definitely be trying more products from The Ordinary.
Maelove Glow Maker & Hydrator Serum
These two products are amazing! They are highly moisturizing and smoothing but also soak in incredibly fast. Your skin is completely dry in about 3 minutes. I’ve never used something like it! The first few times I used it I assumed it wasn’t actually moisturizing my skin because they weren’t thick like the oils I’m used to but within about a week I noticed all of my dry patches of skin were cleared up! I was THRILLED to say the least.
I don’t normally use moisturizer in the morning because they never soak in all the way before putting makeup on, but these dry so fast my makeup goes on smoothly! I was my face and immediately put the Glow Maker on, brush my teeth, then the hydrator serum, throw on clothes, and by the time I come back to do my makeup the serums are completely absorbed and my skin is dry and soft.
These serums are a little pricier at $27 a pop, but still half the price of what I was paying for my argon oil + argon butter. You can buy them in a bundle here . If I had to pick just one I would go with the Glow Maker, but for winter the combo of both is really the winner!
*thank you Maelove for gifting this product, my skin has never been so happy!*
This is truly the softest my skin has ever been in the winter! I don’t have any dry patches and I embarrassingly keep making my mom and Dan feel my face and saying “can you even believe how soft it is???”. The first time they were amazed, now they are over it but I’m gonna keep talking about it. 😜
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