Andalou Naturals Revitalizing Sleeping Mask Review

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Andalou Naturals Revitalizing Sleeping Mask is a seriously hydrating Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid sleep mask that works magic on your skin while you sleep. Not only does this mask deeply quench thirsty dehydrated skin, but it also retains hydration and plumps fine lines, thanks to the wonders of Hyaluronic Acid. I simply massage into my freshly cleansed face, neck and décolleté and then off to bed I go. When I wake up the next day, my skin is soft, smooth, supple, deeply hydrated and fine lines are plump. While it lists fragrance among its ingredients, I can only detect the most faint herbal aroma, and it fades quickly.

According to Andalou Naturals,

Revitalizing mask with Bio-Designed Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid works overnight to help plump skin and boost hydration, while Ceramides aid in protecting skin from environmental stressors.

Featuring the star ingredient- Bio-Designed Collagen that was shown to deliver 20 times greater improvement in skin moisturization than traditional marine collagen.

Natural and delicate fragrance infused with a blend of sage, tea tree, fir needle and jasmine oils invigorates and refreshes the senses.

CLAIMS: 

BENEFITS: With Bio-Designed Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid works overnight to help plump skin and boost hydration, while Ceramides aid in protecting skin from environmental stressors.

KEY INGREDIENTS: Bio-Designed Collagen, Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramides. A natural fragrance of sage, tea tree, fir needles, and jasmine.

INGREDIENTS FROM NATURE: Andalou Naturals products are 98% nature-derived and vegetarian with a large vegan offering. Plus, we're gluten-free and cruelty-free—we never test on animals.

FRUIT STEM CELL SCIENCE: A blend of nature’s most potent bioactive stem cells from the Heirloom Apple, Grape, Swiss Alpine Rose, Argan Tree and Hemp Plant support skin protection, restoration and radiance.

BRAND VALUES: Non-GMO remains a core brand value of Andalou Naturals and we continue to source superior non-GMO ingredients for our products.

Directions: Apply on clean face and neck and let it dry. Leave on overnight. Rinse off in the morning. For best results, use once or twice a week. 

Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, sr-Hydrozoan Polypeptide-1, Malus Domestica (Apple) Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Cell Extract, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Sorbitan Stearate, Euterpe Oleracea (Acai) Fruit Extract*, Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Fruit Extract*, Aronia Melanocarpa (Aronia) Fruit Extract*, Camelia Sinensis (White Tea) Leaf Extract*†, Isomalt, Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Cymbopogon Martini (Palmarosa Indian) Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Oil, Dehydroacetic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Fragrance (Parfum), Citric Acid, Citral**, Farnesol**, Geraniol**, Citronellol**, Limonene**, Linalool** * Certified Organic Ingredient, † Fair Trade Ingredient, **Component of Natural Fragrance.

Overall Assessment: I love using sleeping masks, and this one is cruelty-free, affordable and effective. If you have yet to try Andalou Naturals, it is a brand worth trying in 2023.

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Stocking Stuffers for a Perfect Night of Sleep

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If you are seeking must-have stocking stuffers for men and women who wish to luxuriate in a wonderful and restorative night of sleep, then you need a formal introduction to essential products from Manta Sleep and the consciously crafted personal care picks from Walton Wood Farm.

Walton Wood Farm Warm Cranberry Shea Butter Soap ($8.99 for 3.5 oz from Walton Wood Farm): This delicious cranberry scented soap smells like the holidays! It has a wonderful lather, and rather than drying out skin the shea butter moisturizes and pampers the skin.

According to Walton Wood Farm, 

The perfect winter gift for yourself or someone you care about. The box is printed with two poems or inspiring quotes. 3.5 oz Shea Butter bar made in Vermont.

Made in Vermont. Vegan, cruelty-fee, and free of harsh ingredients (like SLS).

Walton Wood Farm Me Time Hand Rescue ($12.00 for 2 oz. from Walton Wood Farm): This beautiful hand cream is rich, incredibly moisturizing and its lime and sugar aroma really does smell just like a Mojito! This is a perfect stocking stuffer for the cold weather.

According to Walton Wood Farm,

Indulge in our super hydrating Mojito Magic scented hand cream in a handy purse or pocket-sized tube, made with a moisturizing blend of Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter and Green Tea.

Features:

• Vegan, Cruelty-Free, Gluten-Free
• SLS, Paraben, Phthalate, and Dye-Free
• Moisturizing blend of Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, and Green Tea
• Thick and rich, never greasy

Ingredients: Deionized Water, Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Emulsifying Wax, Stearic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Grape Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Green Tea, Vitamin E, Allantoin, Optiphen, Fragrance (Parfum).

Walton Wood Farm Go the F to Sleep Pillow Spray ($19.99 for 4 oz. from Walton Wood Farm): This aromatic pillow spray calms and relaxes a busy mind while cradling as sleepy head. The mixture of Chamomile, Lavender and Mint is so soothing, calming, relaxing and utterly hypnotic.

According to Walton Wood Farm,

This super relaxing Chamomile, Lavender + Mint pillow spray gives you exactly what you need, exactly where you need it when it's time to go the F to sleep. Just spray some on your pillow before bed, and you'll be counting sheep in no time.

Features:

• Vegan-Friendly, Cruelty-Free, and Gluten-Free
• SLS, Paraben, Phthalate, and Dye-Free

Ingredients: Capric/Caprylic Triglyceride, Sunflower Seed Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Isoamyl Cocoate, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Argan Oil, Avocado Oil, Jojoba Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Fragrance

Manta Sleep Mask ($35.00 from Manta Sleep and Amazon): This is, without question, the perfect gift for someone who enjoys taking naps, or who wants a perfect night of deep sleep. This mask is constructed to optimize the deepest sleep because it provides 100% blackout conditions without being uncomfortable. It conforms to the face perfectly and doesn't let any light– facilitating a restful night of sleep. Include: a Manta Sleep Mask, premium ear plugs and case/wash bag. 

According to Manta Sleep,

The world’s comfiest 100% blackout sleep mask. Includes Manta Sleep Mask, premium ear plugs and case/wash bag. 100% machine washable. Meet the sleep mask that single-handedly made all other masks obsolete.The only mask designed, constructed and optimized for deepest-possible sleep in any environment.

Features:

• 100% blackout for deeper sleep.
• Infinitely adjustable for personalized fit.
• Soft, breathable, durable materials.
• Zero pressure on eyelids or lashes.

Overall Assessment: These are perfect gifts for a perfect night of sleep!

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Klorane Revitalizing Water Sleeping Mask with Cornflower Review

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Klorane Revitalizing Water Sleeping Mask with Cornflower is a wonderfully nourishing and hydrating overnight mask that is actually a multipurpose hydrator. It can be used on the face, eye area, neck and décolleté, and you can also use a thin layer in lieu of an evening moisturizer. It is incredibly comforting and effective, and a pleasure to use. Furthermore, it reduces under eye puffiness and dark circles as effectively as top quality eye patches, and it leaves skin soft smooth and supple. Additionally, this antioxidant-rich mask also plumps fine lines and gives skin a dewy glow. It has a wonderful gel texture that melts into the skin, and it has no detectable aroma.

According to Klorane,

Visibly reduce the appearance of puffy eyes and face, pillow marks and dark circles. Naturally awaken your skin with this Water Sleeping Mask that quickly absorbs into skin to hydrate, renew and reeneregize for a radiantly fresh complexion.

Perfect for all skin types, even the most sensitive, especially those with stressed, dull, dehydrated and tired skin.

Directions: After cleansing, apply a generous layer to the face, neck and eye contour area 1-2x per week following the massage ritual. Leave on overnight. Can also be used nightly in a thin layer in place of a moisturizer.

Massage Ritual: 

1. PREP: With your hands flat on your neck, perform small circular movements moving up towards the ears and back towards the center of your neck.

2. VISIBLY DEPUFF: Using two fingers, perform small circular movements starting at your nose, moving down to your jaw, up to the lips and finishing by your temples. 

3. SMOOTH: With your hands flat on your cheeks, apply pressure while moving your palms from the center of the face outwards.

Key Ingredients:

• CORNFLOWER WATER: Pure floral water that provides soothing and softening properties and visibly reduces puffiness to the skin,
• PLANT-BASED HYALURONIC ACID: Capable of holding 1000x its weight in water and diffusing it into the skin. Instensely moisturizes to leave skin feeling soft, supple and plump.
• DEXTRAN SULFATE: Visibly reduces puffiness and tones the skin.
• ORGANIC EDELWEISS: Powerful antioxidant that protects against external aggressors.

Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water, Sclerotium Gum, Betaine, Sodium Dextran Sulfate, Sodium Hyaluronate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Blue 1 (Ci 42090), C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, C14-22 Alcohols, C9-12 Alkane, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Cyanocobalamin, Fragrance (Parfum), Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower / Leaf Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Citrate. No Parabens, Silicones, Phenoxyethanol.

Overall Assessment: This is a lovely, and effective, multi-purpose sleep mask, and I highly recommend trying it!

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Boxwalla February Beauty Box: The Truth about Gardens and Dreams Featuring Verité Spa Organics

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Boxwalla's eco-luxe beauty boxes are an extraordinary value, and the products themselves are nothing short of spectacular. Their carefully curated cruelty-free green beauty boxes are a tremendous value, with steep discounts, and they feature truly covet-worthy luxurious, and sustainably crafted beauty products. 

The February Beauty Box ($49.95. Retail Value $163.00): The Truth about Gardens and Dreams, featuring New Zealand-based brand Verité Spa Organics, is an extraordinary value for outstanding products. A Beauty Box for the luxury loving skincare nerd, this box lets you experience the most effective and exquisite beauty products that harness the potency of plant-based ingredients. 

Each Box Contains Two Full-Size Products (Retail Value: $163.00):

- Goodnight Recovery and Repair Sleep Mask ($136.00 for 1.69 oz.)

- Japanese Lemon, Vanilla & Jasmine Hand Cream ($27.00 for 2.36 oz.)

- Bi-Monthly Delivery

- Free U.S. Shipping

- Effective Plant-based Ingredients

- Always Cruelty-Free

February Subscriptions are currently open and will close on February 20 (or when Boxwalla sells out, whichever happens first).

Verité was founded by Janin Dei Conti who is a trained aromatherapist. She says, "I had become quite disenchanted with the skincare industry and advertising that made me feel I had to conform to a certain standard to be okay, to look okay, skin treatments that left my skin feeling worse than when I arrived, and no real connection between therapist and customer. So I began to create a range of skincare and treatments that I would want to experience in a spa environment. Researching, and working with the most skin-loving plant botanicals to create a truly holistic experience. Treatments that when you walked out of one, you felt completely loved, nurtured, replenished, and rejuvenated on all levels."

Verité Spa Organics Goodnight Recovery and Repair Sleep Mask ($136.00 for 50 ml): This gorgeous sleep mask is thoughtfully crafted in a base of New Zealand Springwater & Damask Rose hydrosol. It contains Manuka Honey, that is sustainably sourced directly from the beekeeper who has a small number of hives filled with happy and healthy bees, at their small farm in Matakana, New Zealand. Additionally, it contains anti-inflammatory Pohutukawa extract, Quandong (which is very rich in Vitamin C), Kakadu Plum and Marshmallow Extract.

The overnight mask has a truly luscious jelly texture that melts into the skin in the most glorious way. It is lightweight, fast-acting and intensely nourishing. It is extraordinarily soothing, comforting and hydrating, and I can get away with using it and nothing else after washing my face, and before going to bed. My skin feels comfortable, soft, smooth, hydrated and luminous in the evening when I use it, and even more so when I wake up the following morning. It has a very faint aroma from the ingredients, but it is barely detectable.

Directions from Lavanya at Boxwalla: "This is one of the few overnight treatments that I actually use alone, without layering with oils and serums! On clean skin, I mist with a hydrating mist. And then apply a thick layer all over my skin. Depending on how thick a layer you apply, it can take a few seconds to a few minutes to dry down. Rinse off when you wake up or during your morning cleanse.If you want to layer serums under this (which is not required), make sure to apply at least 10-20 minutes before applying the mask. You can also layer a balm over the mask, but  again, for most skin that will not be necessary."

According to Janin, 

When I created the sleep mask it was to create a tiny space in the day for a skincare ritual when you don't really have any time! So if you take a few minutes to breathe in the calming scent, and put on your sleep mask as you go to bed, you don't have to think of really just one more thing, it’s all done for you,  and it does all its work while you sleep (of course you can also use it during the day if you want to and add it to a full skincare ritual). When formulating I thought: what are all the things you want for your skin and how do you want it to feel like, when you wake up? It needed to be light, not messy, and I wanted it to infuse a lot of vitamins and antioxidants into the skin, and also I wanted it to make you feel calm and happy after a long day. The calming scent of Neroli and Melissa is what I chose to fragrance the mask - these 2 exquisite oils (2 of my favourites! - although its hard to pick favourites when you love essential oils as much as I do !) smell like sweet nectar and calm an active mind, help to relieve stress,  and neroli also helps to regenerate the skin.

Janin used a combination of extracts, such as Gotu kola which is high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory phyto compounds like Quercetin, The mask contains Pohutukawa which is traditionally used in Maori medicine for wound-healing & is highly anti-inflammatory. There's Quandong, native to Australia and incredibly high in vitamin C and also contains rutin (which can help with reducing dark under-eye circles). Janin also uses beautiful oils like Marula as well as Kakadu Plum and Rosehip (both rich in Vitamins C and A). Hydrating Hyaluronic acid, Marshmallow extract, and Saccharide Isomerate are used to keep the skin deeply hydrated.

Verité Spa Organics Japanese Lemon, Vanilla & Jasmine Hand Cream ($27.00 for 2.36 oz.): This hand cream is absolutely otherworldly. It is mid-weight, intensely emollient, and the antioxidant-rich formula melts into the skin immediately. Skin is left soft, velvety, unmistakably nourished, moisturized and delectably scented. The aroma is indescribably beautiful! It is a sublime mixture of Japanese Lemon, Rose Damascena Flower Water, Vanilla and Jasmine. You really have to experience it for yourself to understand its true beauty. This is, without question, my very favorite hand cream.

According to Janin,

For the hand cream, my inspiration was of course the huge amounts of handwashing everyone is doing at this time, and for my best friend who is a nurse and uses hand cream a hundred times a day. It needed to be moisturizing, protective, absorb really well, not have an overpowering scent and be long lasting. So, I put together oils such as Meadowfoam (for its amazing moisturizing and rejuvenating properties, it also prevents moisture loss), NZ flaxseed oil which is rich in essential fatty acids which help repair skin cells. Hemp seed oil and Comfrey oil are wonderful anti-inflammatory oils, and Hemp seed oil is really high in vitamins like omega 3 fatty acids and vitamin C, D, and B. I used Baobab to improve skin elasticity. Then, Hyaluronic acid was to really increase those hydration & moisture levels and soften and restore elasticity to the skin. I think Yuzu (Japanese lemon) is the most delightful and uplifting scent. It just evokes feelings of sunshine and joy really & it’s also revitalising to the skin! Jasmine is wonderful for dry or irritated skin. Its gorgeous scent along with vanilla is calming & produces positive feelings (so necessary during these times!).

Ingredients: New Zealand Spring water (Aqua), *Rosa Damascena flower water, * Butyrospermum parkii butter, *Theobroma cacao butter, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, *Prunus Amydalis dulcis, *Harakeke seed oil, *Adasonia digitata, Symphytum officinale, Limanthes alba,Olive Squalene, *Cannabis sativa seed oil, Natural mixed tocopherols, Hyaluronic acid , Sacharide isomearate, Benzyl alcohol and Dehydroacetic acid , Citrus junos (Yuzu), Cocos nucifera, Vanilla planifolia, Pogostemon cablin (Pachouli), Jasmine offcinalis.*certified organic ingredients.

Overall Assessment: This thoughtfully curated box, which features two full-size products from Verité Spa Organics, is an incredible value. This sleep mask and hand cream are really worth having in your skincare collection this season, and I think that you will be as delighted by them as I am. A+

*THIS IS A SUBSCRIPTION* You will be charged immediately when you purchase. Automatic renewal occurs every two months until you cancel.

To order your Boxwalla February Beauty Box visit: www.theboxwalla.com  

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