Winter Exfoliation and Hydration for Perfectly Radiant Skin

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Exfoliating is among my favorite type of skincare treatment in which to indulge. However, exfoliating the skin can be very drying, and therefore more problematic when exacerbated by the cold winter weather. While I exfoliate a little less during the colder months, I do not stop altogether. However, I do like to follow up with a more nourishing and hydrating sheet mask, and a high SPF sunscreen to protect my skin. I am featuring two products that I have been testing, and I found that they work amazingly well together. The result is beautifully exfoliated skin that is ultra-hydrated and luminous. Beyond Glow Smoothing Peeling Gel and INNA ORGANIC Green Tea Rose Soothing Hydrasol Mask are a mighty duo, indeed.

Beyond Glow Smoothing Peeling Gel ($37.00 for 3.38 oz. from Chi and Amazon): This gentle exfoliant is such a pleasure to use. You simply apply it to clean, dry skin and gently massage your face. Dead skin pills effortlessly, and washes away, revealing seriously soft and supple skin. It is as effective as it is fun to use, and it has a barely-there aroma that is so faint that it should pose no problem to sensitive skin and noses.

According to Beyond Glow,

Lightly exfoliates dead skin cells and impurities revealing a smooth, healthy-looking glow. Smoothing Peeling Gel visibly polishes and exfoliates dead skin cells and impurities revealing a smooth healthy-looking glow. When massaged into skin, helps to unclog pores improving healthiness and increasing moisturizing effects.

Features and Benefits:

- Lightly exfoliates dead skin cells and impurities revealing a smooth, healthy-looking glow.

- Improves skin texture, eliminates dullness, and includes Natural cellulose for peeling effect.

- Formulated with a moisture Complex featuring botanicals, wheat sprout & Juju bamboo from Juju Island. Provides intense moisture and retention For youthful, healthy-looking skin.

Directions: Apply to cleansed, dry skin and gently massage. Rinse thoroughly. Can be used 2-3 times per week.

Ingredients: Water, Cellulose, Alcohol Denat., Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Betaine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Malt Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Sprout Extract, Trichosanthes Kirilowii Root Extract, Sea Silt Extract, Hydrangea Serrata Leaf Extract, Sasa Quelpaertensis Extract, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Extract, Artemisia Capillaris Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Chrysanthemum Coccineum Flower Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extract, Dextrin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Panthenol, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Trisodium EDTA, Fragrance.

INNA ORGANIC Green Tea Rose Soothing Hydrasol Mask ($44.95 for 0.8 fl.oz, Pack of 5 from INNA ORGANIC and Amazon): If you love roses and hydrating sheet masks, then you are in for a real treat. This wonderful mask soothes, calms and deeply hydrates skin, and it is perfect to use after exfoliants and peels. It has a wonderful rose aroma that is delectable. The end result is deeply hydrated skin that is soft, supple and luminous.

According to INNA ORGANIC,

An instant water recharge for all skin types. Soothes dry skin and calms irritated delicate skin. This gentle mask is 99% natural with over 20% of organic ingredients, perfect for calming signs of sensitivity during seasonal changes. 

Features:

• Easy & convenient to use. Simply leave on your face for 10-15 minutes after cleansing routine, you can easily carry on with your screen-time or house chores while your skin is soaking up all the goodness!

• EWG verified, no harmful ingredients listed in the EWG database allowed, there are over 60’000 of them existing in many beauty products on the market.(yikes!) 

• COSMOS NATURAL certified, the European standard for organic ingredients and manufacturing processes, including how the essential oil is extracted to provide the most natural and sustainable products for our consumers

Ingredients: Demineralized Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water*, Glycerin, Propanediol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water*, Betaine, Sodium Extract*, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract*, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid. *Ingredients from organic farming.

Overall Assessment: Individually these are wonderful products, but together they are the perfect pair. 

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Bodyography Hydrating Mask

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Bodyography Hydrating Mask is an antioxidant-rich hydrating mask that deeply moisturizes and nourishes the skin. It is a perfect choice for dehydrated, stressed or dry skin, but is a wonderfully nourishing skin pick-me-up for all types of skin. It lightly plumps fine lines and leaves skin soft, smooth, and dewy. This delectable mask smells like watermelon and has a thick, silky-smooth consistency that feels amazing on the skin.

According to Bodyography,

Formulated with age-defying antioxidant fruit and plant extracts, this remarkably active mask hydrates skin while improving texture and reducing dryness and fine lines. Antioxidants like Watermelon, Green Tea, and Apple Fruit Extract give your skin a healthy boost and a beautiful natural glow. With continued use, this mask will leave skin plump, soft, hydrated, and ready to face the day.

 Features: 

• Cruelty-Free & Gluten-Free
• Infused with age-defying antioxidant fruit & plant extracts
• Hydrates & smooths skin
• Can be used daily for ultimate hydration
• Formulated without parabens, gluten, sulfates, phthalates, & triclosan

Directions: Massage a thick layer on cleansed face. Leave on for 10-15 minutes and then rinse off with water.

About Bodyography,

Bodyography is a boutique professional makeup line for amateurs and professionals alike, conceptualized and manufactured in the USA. But we're more than just your traditional makeup line. We offer cruelty-free, mineral-based makeup with clean ingredients that are infused with skincare benefits such as fruit and plant-derived vitamins and antioxidants. Along with our top-of-the-line formulations, we also offer Vegan, Paraben-Free, and Gluten-Free products that will fit into any lifestyle. The color payoff and quality of our products are undeniable, but what really makes us shine is the way our makeup feels on the skin—our weightless formulas are incomparable!

Ingredients: Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Xylitol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Trideceth-6, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Citrullus Vulgaris (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Fruit Extract, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Betaine, Sorbitol, Glycine, Alanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Arginine, Lysine, Glutamic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Menthoxypropanediol, Fragrance, Carmine, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Phytic Acid.

Overall Assessment: If you are seeking an effective hydrating mask, this is definitely one that is worthy of your consideration.

$27.00 for 1.9 oz. from Bodyography (Unaffiliated Links).
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Bodyography Trifecta Perfecta for Summer

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I was recently introduced to the makeup and skincare brand, Bodyography, and I thought that I would share my initial impressions about the products that I have tried from their range. Their cruelty-free products are quite pleasurable to use, they deliver on their promises, and they are affordable. Unsurprisingly, the three products that I received are perfect for the warm months of summer, and will definitely work well as the weather transitions into fall.

About Bodyography,

Bodyography is a boutique professional makeup line for amateurs and professionals alike, conceptualized and manufactured in the USA. But we're more than just your traditional makeup line. We offer cruelty-free, mineral-based makeup with clean ingredients that are infused with skincare benefits such as fruit and plant-derived vitamins and antioxidants. Along with our top-of-the-line formulations, we also offer Vegan, Paraben-Free, and Gluten-Free products that will fit into any lifestyle. The color payoff and quality of our products are undeniable, but what really makes us shine is the way our makeup feels on the skin—our weightless formulas are incomparable!

Bodyography Hydrating Mask ($31.00 for 1.9 oz. from Bodyography): I am such a huge fan of antioxidant-rich hydrating masks, and especially love using them during the hot months of summer– when my normal to combination skin has a tendency to become a bit dehydrated. This delectable mask smells like watermelon and has a thick, silky-smooth consistency that feels amazing on the skin. After massaging it into clean skin, and leaving it on for about 15 minutes, this mask leaves skin remarkably hydrated while it plumps fine lines and leaves skin soft, smooth, and dewy.

According to Bodyography,

Formulated with age-defying antioxidant fruit and plant extracts, this remarkably active mask hydrates skin while improving texture and reducing dryness and fine lines. Antioxidants like Watermelon, Green Tea, and Apple Fruit Extract give your skin a healthy boost and a beautiful natural glow. With continued use, this mask will leave skin plump, soft, hydrated, and ready to face the day.

 Features: 

• Cruelty-Free & Gluten-Free
• Infused with age-defying antioxidant fruit & plant extracts
• Hydrates & smooths skin
• Can be used daily for ultimate hydration
• Formulated without parabens, gluten, sulfates, phthalates, & triclosan

Directions: Massage a thick layer on cleansed face. Leave on for 10-15 minutes and then rinse off with water.

Bodyography Hydrating Mask Ingredients

Bodyography Foundation Primer ($31.00 for 1 oz. from Bodyography): This silicone-based hydrating primer has the most luxurious velvety texture against the skin. It is filled with nourishing antioxidants, vitamins and hydrating oils that moisturize the skin while leaving a perfect base for foundations. It softens the appearance of fine lines and improves the longevity of foundations, tinted moisturizers and other finishing products.

According to Bodycology,

Since its release, our Foundation Primer has become one of our most popular products. With antioxidants, vitamins A and E, and Jojoba and Grape Seed oil, this weightless, anti-aging primer fills in fine lines and wrinkles, prevents collagen breakdown, and gives the skin a silky smooth, long-lasting, flawless base.

 Features:

• Cruelty-Free & Gluten-Free
• Extends the wear of foundation & controls oil & shine
• Creates a uniform canvas for flawless makeup application
• Softens fine lines & wrinkles
• Non-comedogenic formula won't clog pores
• Formulated without parabens & gluten

 Bodyography Foundation Primer Ingredients

Bodyography Epic Lash Lengthening & Curling Mascara ($20.00 for 0.3 oz. from Bodyography): I don't tend to get very worked up about mascaras, and truth be told it is one makeup product that I often skip altogether. That said, I really like this one. It is jet-black, as Bodycology asserts, and it does a very respectable job lengthening and volumizing lashes. The unique shape of the wand is constructed to lift and curl, but it also enables one to easily separate lashes, to avoid clumping, and it lets you get into the lower lashes without any trouble!

According to Bodyography,

A jet-black mascara that lengthens, volumizes, curls and conditions lashes. Features a unique silicone double-sided comb wand for ultimate lift and curl.

Features:
• Cruelty-Free & Gluten-Free
• Helps lashes appear wider, fuller, & stronger with Widelash™ containing Provitamin B5
• Comfortable all-day wear that will not flake or smudge
• Build lashes to your desired volume & effect
• Best removed with warm water followed by a makeup wipe

• Formulated without parabens & gluten 

Overall Assessment: I am quite impressed by these three gems from Bodyography, and am thoroughly obsessed with the Hydrating Mask. I am sufficiently impressed that I want to further investigate their skincare and makeup.

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