Hi lovely people! <3
Have you heard of the brand BotanicES?
BotanicES is an Australian-made, environmentally sustainable brand of skincare that is also contains:
- no synthetic fragrances
- no Parabens
- no harsh detergents
- no phthalates
- no Petrochemicals
- no Ethanolamines
- no SLS/SLES
- no animal testing
- no Nanomaterials
- no EDTA
- no mineral oils
- no artificial colours
I was lucky enough to give their three star products a try lately! Here are my impressions =)
♥ On The Range Overall
The three products (face creme, eye creme and body creme) all smell amazing! (And the same.)
I'm impressed that there is no added synthetic fragrance - maybe they add a natural fragrance? It smells very gently of coffee - almost like if it was a hint of the scent thrown in. Maybe like a cafe passing by? Or an Asian bakery? The scent is delicious but also not very noticeable, if that makes sense!
Each creme also boasts the same primary ingredients; the natural benefits of coconut and olive oils, Kakadu plum extract, Vitamin E, Shea Butter and Licorice Root extract. All of these ingredients are pretty great =)
Shea Butter is excellent for dry skin, and Vitamin E is a natural healer of the skin. These two ingredients are the ones I'm most excited for my skin when using these products!
Face Creme [x]
This is probably my favourite product from BotanicES that I tried. It is a light moisturiser that absorbs easily into the skin and feels weightless/not even there after application.
I've been incorporating it into my skincare regime, (which you can see here if you haven't already) as a light moisturiser before my heavier moisturiser. Or simply just as a final moisturiser for days my skin isn't in need of great moisture. My skin gets rather oily, so some days I just want something lighter, and this is perfect for that.
Some moisturisers leave your face feeling heavy - this one doesn't at all. Some moisturisers also leave it feeling super hydrated - this moisturiser doesn't do that either. That doesn't necessarily mean it's not moisturising - my skin still looks radiant after application!
Eye Cream [x]
The eye cream feels and smells quite similarly to the face creme. If I had to make a comparison, I would say the eye cream is lighter and runnier in consistency, yet it also is "stickier".
The eye cream promises to address puffiness, fine lines and wrinkles, as well as to brighten the eye area.
I think the main difference between the eye creme and the face creme is that the eye creme has a slight sheen to it that is meant for brightening the eye area. It is so subtle it won't photograph, but when you have dark circles as bad as mine, any little difference counts, huh? :P
Body Creme [x]
Once upon a time, I used to use Sorbolene as a body moisturiser.
Now don't get me wrong - Sorbolene is fine. But it's kind of the bare minimum of caring for your body's skin.
Lately, I've been going so crazy with the oil EVERYTHING trend that I don't have enough surface area for this oil. Coconut oil, Rosehip oil, Jojoba oil, Macademia oil.... I've been trying all of that to nourish my skin.
What does that have to do with this body creme?
THIS STUFF DOES A WONDERFUL JOB of applying on top of it and making it so you don't look like you climbed out of an oil well.
Lately I've been using body creams and body moistiurisers to "seal in" coconut oil and this really does a good job!
By itself, it also works well to moisturiser without feeling like you applied anything. (Despite it being similar to the face creme and eye creme, it's almost eerie how you can't really feel it - shouldn't there be some sort of sensation of it sitting on top of the skin? How does it feel like nothing? Is it voodoo magic?)
♥ Giveaway
So now that you know more about the products, I bet you're eager to give it a try yourself!
Lucky for you guys, I'm partnering up with BotanicES to give away TEN (10!) sample packs which contain each of these products! That's a lot of sample packs - and a lot of winners!
Joining is very easy, just use the Rafflecopter below =)
The only requirement is that you are subscribed to my YouTube channel. (This is a sneaky celebration for my channel hitting 500 subscribers ;D)
The rest is optional, but will get you more chances to win!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
The giveaway closes on Saturday 21 May, Midnight AEDT (Sydney Time)
Most of these are free entries since my loyal readers follow me on everything ;D But if you're new here feel free to participate too!
Best of luck to everyone and hope you're having a lovely day!
And a big thanks to our lovely friends at BotanicES for making this possible xx
-- athy
