Skin Food Black Egg Pore Gel Base

My skin is quite porous - I did try couple of pore regulating products, but I noticed that I really have influence only on the size of my pores near nose and on the temples. The rest of my skin is just always porous, no matter what I use, what temperature it's outside etc. But if I cannot control them, I can at least conceal them with some good primer.

Product description: A pore-refining primer gel with a velvety finish that improves the appearance of enlarged pores while preparing skin for makeup. The apricot colour base brightens lacklustre skin tones.

In the ingredients list we will find silicones and talc, but also Titanium Dioxide (UVA & UVB filter) and rice extract, which contains skin soothig enzymes and has antioxidant properties.

Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Water, Dimethicone, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Boron Nitride, Dipropylene Glycol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Bis-PEG/PPG-14/14 Dimethicone, Sorbitan Isostearate, PEG/PPG-19/19 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Talc, Fragrance, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Sulfur, Polysorbate 80, Oleth-10, Albumen Extract, Titanium Dioxide, CI77492, CI77491, CI77499.
Ingredient analysis [HERE]

The original product comes in 25g squeezy tube, I ordered set of 10 sample sachets (1ml each) on e-Bay. One sample last for approx. 4-5 applications.

The base has a very nice, light & velvety feel to it. Although it's called "gel base" it has consistency of light cream rather than gel. Nice, floral scent. It glides easily on the skin, a little goes a long way. Because it's flesh-coloured it evens out skin tone a little bit, but not as well as Baby Choux Recipe primer. But the good side is that it doesn't white up skin so much as Baby Choux - when I used Baby Berry Choux couple of my co-workers noticed that I look more pale than usual, the Black Egg primer doesn't influence my skin tone that much.

After first few uses I wasn't impressed with this product, it seemed to me like it doesn't really do much except of making skin slightly smoother. But then I discover that it needs a moment to blend into my skin - I have to give it a minute or two to sit on my skin before BB application. When I do that, the base covers pores and shallow wrinkles really well. This waiting time may annoy some, I personally don't mind. The primer makes application of any BB really nice and easy, also it mattifies skin a little bit, therefore the BB cream on top of that base looks slightly more matte than without it - that's a big advantage for my oily skin. Product itself is rather neutral for sebum control, but it makes make up last longer - some BB creams just disappear from the skin after some time, this base keeps them in place. It also makes my make up almost waterproof - once when I forgot to use cleansing oil and went straight under the shower, I could feel water just sliding off my face like off duck's back. Funny feeling ^^

Price: from £6 on e-Bay for the full size product; I payed £3 for set of 10 samples.

Pros:
+ a little goes a long way
+ covers pores and shallow wrinkles well
+ leaves skin velvety smooth
+ makes BB cream last longer
+ contains Titanium Dioxide - mineral UVA & UVB filter

Cons:
- have to wait a moment after application to let it settle on the skin

Overall this is a good product. Just remember to double cleanse your skin when using silicone based products like that - I recommend using cleansing oil ^^

If you have problem with enlarged pores you may be interested in the rest of Skin Food's Black Egg Pore line:

Line contains: Serum, Gel Base, Primer, Foundation (two shades: #1 Light Beige #2Natural Beige) and Finish Powder. The difference between primer and base it that base is tinted, while primer is clear.

Skin Food Peach Sake Pore Serum

This product is recommended by many bloggers for oily skin. I couldn't wait to test it and finally there it is!

Product description: Containing rice sake, peach extract rich in vitamins A and C, and silica powder, this soft essence minimises shine and the appearance of pores. 

Key ingredients:

•  Silica - skin mattifying
• Titanium Dioxide - UVA and UVB filter
• Chamomile - well known skin soothing ingredient
• Licorice Root Extract - has anti-inflammatory properties and has ability to interrupt the stimulation of an enzyme that activates melanin production, so it's effective for improving dark spots and hyperpigmentation
• Centella Asiatica (also known as Gotu Kola) Extract - an effective anti-photoageing agent, mainly due to enhancement of collagen, which amount in skin decreases with age. Listed in Indian Ayurvedic medicine to combat excessively dry skin. Has anti-inflammatory properties, suitable for sensitive skin.
• Soybean Seed Extract - rich in amino-acids that helps keep skin smooth, aids in wound healing, stimulates elastin and collagen synthesis and increases oxygen in tissues.
• Enantia Chlorantha Bark Exract - it has antibacterial properties and ability to regulate sebum production, prevent acne and shrink pores. Soothes irritations and reduces skin inflammation.
• Rice Ferment Filtrate (Sake) - known from high end beauty products, rich in peptides, which help to moisturize the skin, sooth irritation and create a smoother, more youthful looking skin.
• Peach Fruit Extract - it has ability to tightens pores and contains vitamins that nourish, refresh, and brighten the complexion.
• Argan oil - rich in vitamin E, essential fatty acids and antioxidants is used to revitalize and hydrate dull, dry skin and can treat many skin conditions from dry skin and wrinkles to psoriasis, eczema and acne.
• Saw palmetto fruit extract - traditionally used for a variety of male health issues including hair loss, used in skin care for it's soothing properties.
• Sesame seed oil - an excellent moisturiser and emollient with many skin benefits. Contains vitamin E which acts as an antioxidant and can be used as natural sunscreen. Contains antioxidant called sesamol which effectively prevents the appearances of wrinkles and fine lines.

Full list of ingredients: Water, Silica, Phenyl Trimethicone, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydrogated Polyisobutene, Isohexadecane, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Dimethicone, Sorbitan Stearate, Sucrose Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Staryl Glycyrrhetinate, Alcohol Denat., Propylene Glycol, Hydogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricara) Flower Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licroce) Root Extract, Centella Asiatica (Gotu Kola) Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract,Oleanolic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Rice Ferment Filtrate (450mg), Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract (450mg), Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Extract, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Sesamum Indicum (Seasame) Seed Extract, Magnesium Aluminium Silicate, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Butylparaben, CI 17200, CI 19140, CI 15985, Fragnance
Ingredients analysis [HERE]

The full size product is 45ml glass bottle with pump applicator. I was using sample sachets bought in pack of 8. One sample sachet lasts for approx. 4 uses.

As other peach products from Skin Food (Peach Pore Pact, Peach Green Tea BB, Peach Sake BB) this products has absolutely gorgeous peachy smell - however I can smell something bitter in it as well, just like someone would add some orange peel into it. Still yummy though ^^

Serum has consistency of very light cream. It spreads easily on the skin and we don't need much for the whole face. After application skin feels smooth but a little bit powdery - I suppose that powder touch is the secret of this serum's oil control.
Mentioning oil control - this works pretty good, but in different way that I was expecting. I thought it will help my skin stay matte for longer, bu no - it got shiny after my standard time - 2-3 hours - however the amount of oil was reduced. Normally I have to use two blotting tissues for my face, while with this serum one is enough. I still have to blot at least twice at work, but thanks to the reduced amount of produced oil my make up doesn't melt so easily. Also pores are less visible. Nice!
The only downside of this serum is that it's not very serum-like to be honest, I would rather classify it as a "finishing cream" or primer. It's not moisturising itself and contains silicone, so moisturise the skin before the serum. It works well with Hada Labo Lotion or Snail Ampoule.

Price: the full size version from £7 on e-Bay, I bought set of 8 sample sachets for £3.

Pros:
+ light consistency
+ gorgeous smell
+ reduces sebum production 
+ reduces appearance of enlarged pores
+ a little goes a long way

Cons:
- doesn't really moisturise 
- the powdery feeling on the face can annoy some people

Overall, this is good product for oily skin, especially for warmer days. If you have an oily skin you must try it! Just remember to use moisturiser before the serum, if you appy it after the serum, moisture simply won't reach the skin because of the silicones.

Skin Food Black Raspberry Eye Cream

Hello!
After over 9 months of use I finally used up Skin Food Salmon Eye Cream. I loved it and decided to try other eye cream from the same brand. Black Raspberry cream caught my attention as it looks just like pot of homemade jam!

Note: Black raspberry is not the same thing a blackberry. Black raspberry is type of berry native to eastern North America. Here is an article on how to tell it apart from blackberry.

Product description:  This herbal medicinal anti-wrinkle eye cream contains black raspberry extract, and jayangboeumdan and cheongyeondan extracted from 12 kinds of oriental medicinal herbs that have traditionally been used by women to treat rough, dry skin. It provides deep miniaturisation to skin in eye areas. Anti-wrinkle adenosine adds resilience to skin, keeping it healthy-looking. 

The original product is a cute looking, glass jar, containing 25g of cream. I ordered from e-Bay set of 10 sample sachets. One sachet lasts for 4-5 applications.

The first thing that I noticed about this product is it's weird smell. In general Skin Food is a little bit unpredictable with scents: Peach Pact has gorgeous smell of peaches, but Pineapple peeling gel doesn't smell like pineapple - but the scent's have always been nice, like Tomato serum or Salmon eye cream, that have lovely floral scents. But this cream is neither the raspberry nor anything floral. It has quite strong, earthy scent, hard to describe. I have very sensitive nose, so I could smell the weird scent all the way from opening the sachet, through application and the moment after. It is bearable, but not very pleasant. However after couple of uses I got used to it and now it doesn't bother me at all.

Cream has lovely, rich consistency, which I really like in eye creams. Immediately after use I can feel that my eye area is well hydrated, soothed and smooth. The cream is thick, but glides easily on the skin and what's really good - it absorbes into matte finish (the Salmon cream I was using before, was leaving skin shiny). Even though it's rich, it's not greasy.
 As for the results - I am using this cream for just two weeks now, twice a day and skin around my eyes is in excellent condition - smooth and nourished. When I apply cream in the morning I don't experience any dryness of the skin during the day. When I apply in the evening skin still feel lovely in the morning.
Because I use it only from two weeks or so, it's hard to tell about cream's anti-wrinkle properties. I have only one wrinkle in eye's area - it's "smiling" wrinkle under the eye, starting from inside corner of the eye and stretching horizontally. It is there from always (I got it there even on the pictures when I was like 14 yrs old), so it's more part of my feature than sign of ageing, but when my skin area is irritated and/or dried out it appears much deeper. During the usage of this cream it appears neat and small ;)

Price: from £10 on e-Bay, I paid £3 for set of 10 samples.

Pros:
+ nice, rich texture
+ well moisturising
+ leaves skin smooth
+ reduces appearance of wrinkles by keeping skin moisturised and nourished
+ a little goes a long way 
+ non-greasy

Cons:
- weird smell
- it doesn't do much about puffiness - but it doesn't promise to do so, so it's only like half-con ;)

In general I am very pleased with this product and I am seriously thinking about getting full size :)

Skin Food Peach Sake Pore Pact

I was meant to do this review long time ago, as I use this product from almost a year... Well, better late than not at all, right? :D

Product description: This Pore Pact is made with rice sake that controls sebum production, while peach extract provides vitamins A and C. Rice extract and witch hazel help normalise pores leaving a smooth and lustrous appearance.

Product is a very handy 9g pressed powder pact with mirror and puff included. Like a lot of Skin Food's products it doesn't have any box/cardboard packaging, comes just sealed with film.

The moment you open the packaging you can feel a gorgeous peach smell. The smell fades during/after application. I'm really fussy when it comes to powder puffs - it has to be sponge like, but also soft and fluffy (I don't like velour ones). Since I thrown away my old favourite puff I couldn't find anything good enough, until I bought this pact. The attached puff is amazing - when I use up the powder I'm going to keep the puff!

A little peach symbol imprinted in powder ^^

A lot of people dislikes this product as "it doesn't do anything" - the funny thing is that it's subtle performance is what I like most about this product.
First if all - it has a very delicate colour, on the Skin Food website it's claimed to be transparent. It goes with every BB cream! :)
Secondly - it does mattify, but... not completely. And that's the part I like the most. As you can read in my 5 things you should know about BB Cream post, the majority of BB Creams are leaving skin dewy. It's nice and fresh effect, but slightly annoying on the T-zone. But as much as I want to matiffy my nose, I don't want to completely kill off the dewy effect - and that was happening with other powders. This one is just perfect to use with BB Cream - it does mattify a little bit, but not to a full flat matt, skin is still enlighted. Lovely!

The only downside is, that it's too subtle to be used on it's own - sometimes when I have lazy day and can't be bothered to put the whole make up on I just use dome pressed powder to even out and mattify my skin a little bit - but I have to use different one for this purpose, as this one is just not enough on it's own.

Price: £5-6 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ beautiful peachy smell
+ transparent - goes with every BB Cream
+ mattifyies, but without completely killing BB's dewy effect
+ cheap
+ a little goes a long way

Cons:
- too subtle to be used on it's own
- no SPF

I really love this product! However I'm not sure about re-purchase as I would like to get some powder with SPF.

Skin Food Royal Honey Premium Kit Review

Hello honeys :)
Quite a massive review ahead! I was actually quite sure I already wrote about it, but I was trying to refer to it in another post and guess what, it's not there :] It can't wait any longer!

Premium Kit contains 4 pieces: Toner, Essence, Emulsion and Cream. I will review them in the order of use.

PS. If you wonder why this set has so many pieces, what is essence and emulsion etc. there is a post about cosmetics layering coming. I will link it here when it's done.

Royal Honey Toner

You can see full size product [HERE]

Product description: A treatment toner with royal black honey and royal jelly extracts that hydrates and transforms skin into a nice honey-glazed complexion.

The sample size is 20ml. Toner has slightly thicker consistency than average water-like toner, but it's still very runny (runny enough to make it very hard to make picture without wasting the product lol). It has very subtle smell, I could smell something honey-like in it, but my sensitive nose smells alcohol in it as well. It absorbs into skin quite well, but leaves skin a tiny little bit sticky. It cleans face, as sometimes I could see on a cotton pad some dirt left over after face foam.

Pros:
+ moisturise skin
+ cleansing
+ nice smell

Cons:
- slightly sticky
- contains alcohol (fortunately not as a top ingredient, like some toners do)

INGREDIENTS: WATER, HONEY EXTRACT, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, PEG/PPG-17/6, COPOLYMER, ALCOHOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERING, GLYCERETH-26, ROYAL JELLY EXTRACT, GLYCERYL ACRYLATE/ACYRLIC ACID COPOLYMER, BETA-GLUCAN, BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1, YEAST EXTRACT, BIS-PEG-18, METHYL ETHER DIMETHYLSILANE, PEG-60 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, TRIETHANOLAMINE, AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER, DISODIUM EDTA, SODIUM HYALURONATE, METHYLPARABEN, PHENOXYETHANOL, CI 19140, CI 15985, PARFUM
 Ingredient analisis: http://www.cosdna.com/eng/cosmetic_8e40135359.html

Royal Honey Hydro Essence

 You can see full size product [HERE]

Product description: A hydrating treatment essence with royal black honey and royal jelly extracts that replenishes moisture and transforms skin into a nice honey-glazed complexion.


This essence has consistency of very runny clear gel. It has very subtle, sweet smell. It absorbs into skin quickly and completely. Somehow it reduces stickiness of toner :) In general whole Royal Honey range is rather aimed at driers complexion types, but I think that this product can be easily used by every skin type. I have very oily skin and this essence moisturised it a little bit, without leaving heavy or oily feeling. BUT essences in general are very light and supposed to be absorbed completely, so if you are looking for short skincare routine, with only 1 or 2 moisturising products, this product may not be moisturising enough.

Pros:
+ quickly and fully absorbs
+ reduces stickiness left by toner

Cons:
- so light, that can't really be used on it's own, must be followed by other moisturiser (but this is typical for essences, so it's not really that much of a con)
- not very efficient - from whole set this run out first

Royal Honey Emulsion

 You can see full size product [HERE]

Product description: A treatment emulsion with royal black honey and royal jelly extracts that moisturises and transforms skin into a nice honey-glazed complexion. 

Essence has a consistency of very light cream, opaque colour. It has very synthetic smell, slightly sweet, but not so obviously honeyish like other products. A little goes a long way - when other products almost run out, I am hardly in the middle of the essence. But the packaging annoys me - it's hard plastic, so I can't really squeeze it, shaking doesn't really help as well, so I ended up picking it up from bottle with cotton bud. Hygienic, but annoying and time consuming, as I have to dip the bud at least twice to get the right amount of product. In full size version you may experience same problem, as it's glass bottle without any applicator. WHY? =.=

Pros:
+ nicely moisturise
+ lightweight
+ a little goes a long way

Cons:
- synthetic smell
- it's hard to get product out of bottle


INGREDIENTS: WATER, GLYCERIN, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, HONEY EXTRACT, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, ROYAL JELLY EXTRACT, LANOLIN, GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE, BETA-GLUCAN, SORBITAN STEARATE, PEG/PPG/POLYBUTLENE GLYCOL 8/5/3, GLYCERIN, GLUCOSE, DIMETHICONE, CYCLOHEXASLOCHANE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, YEAST EXTRACT, OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE, DIGLYCERIN, CARBOMER, BIOSACHARIDE GUM-1, POLYACRYLAMIDE, LAURETH-7, C13-14 ISOPARAFFIN, TRIETHANOLAMINE, SUCROSE COCOATE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ALCOHOL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, HYDROGENATED LACITHIN, DISODIUM EDTA, GLYCEROPHOSPHOCHOLINE, SUCROSE LAURATE, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, CREATINE, MANNITOL, LYSOLECITHIN, CERAMIDE 3, SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN, CI 15985, CI 19140, PARFUM
Ingredients analysis: http://www.cosdna.com/eng/cosmetic_0ce1135371.html

Royal Honey Hydro Cream

You can see full size product [HERE]

Product description: A hydrating treatment cream with royal black honey and royal jelly extracts that replenishes moisture and transforms skin into a nice honey-glazed complexion.

This product is has rich, but rather gely than creamy consistency. It has nice and subtle honey-like scent. A little goes a long way - the amount shown on the picture was enough for the whole top of my palm. It moisturises very well, but is slightly sticky and leaves face shiny, so I was using it only at night time. Also it's quite "heavy duty" moisturiser, so I was using it only when I felt my face is quite dry, for a regular use it's to heave for my oily skin and could break me out.

Pros:
+ very nourishing and moisturising
+ a little goes a long way
+ lovely scent

Cons:
- slightly sticky
- leaves face shiny
- too rich for everyday use on my oily face (but this is fault of my face lol).

INGREDIENTS : WATER, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, HONEY EXTRACT, GLYCERIN, OCTYLDODECYL MYRISTATE, GLUCOSE, HYDROXYETHYL UREA, PHYTOSTERYL/BEHENYL/OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE, ROYAL JELLY EXTRACT, BIS-PEG-18 METHYL ETHER DIMETHYL SILANE, DIMETHICONOL, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, BETA-GLUCAN, HYDROLYZED VIOLA TRICOLOR EXTRACT, TRIETHANOLAMINE, YEAST EXTRACT, CARBOMER, DISODIUM EDTA, NATTO GUM, TOCOPHERYLA ACETATE, AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER, ALCOHOL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, CREATINE, GLYCEROPHOSPHOCHOLINE, MANNITOL, SUCROSE LAURATE, CERAMIDE 3, LYSOLECITHIN, SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE, METHYLPARABEN, PHENOXYETHANOL, CI 19140, CI 15985, PARFUM
Ingredients Analisis: http://www.cosdna.com/eng/cosmetic_9001135374.html

 Summary

 In general this line is dedicated for rather dry complexions. I have an oily skin, but it tends to be dehydrated or dried out in some places - I've bought this set to find a product for my "dryer days" and it worked well for me this way. I was thinking about getting some full sized products from this set to use as my PM routine, but I decided to test out some other products first and preferably look for something anti-aging or/and brightening.
If you would like to introduce some honey into your skincare routine, but you don't want to invest money in the whole set, I would recommend:
- for an every day moisturising, for all skin types: toner + essence or toner + emulsion, or essence + emulsion.
- for heavy duty moisture any from set + cream.

Overall I really enjoyed testing out this product. It's actually the first time I had chance to experience product layering with product from the same line. If you ever have chance to catch set of samples - go for it (don't put it away because of your skin type - every skin needs some heave duty moisturising from time to time) ;) it may also be a nice gift.

Skin Food Pineapple Morning Peeling Gel

Hello!^^
Today I would like to review for you Skin Food's peeling gel. The Asian peeling gels differs from well known in Europe scrubs. They don't contain any scrubbing grains, they are either completely smooth like Ginvera Marvel Gel or contain cellulose like this one.

Product description: This deep peeling gel containing cellulose particles and AHA from apple effectively exfoliates dry skin and eliminates sebum in pores. Pineapple, aloe, and purslane extracts make skin clear and blemish-free.
How to use: After washing and towel-drying, massage onto face in a circular motion, and rinse with warm water.

Because it doesn't contain scrubbing grains you may wonder how it actually works. As you massage product into your skin the moisture texture of it starts to dry out and the cellulose bits are starting to roll up on your face with all the impurities from your skin. You can imagine that your face is a sheet of paper, impurities are pencil marks and peeling gel is an eraser.

Peeling gel before massaging.

Peeling gel after massaging into skin - cellulose rolled up with impurities and dead skin cells.

Because this product contains cellulose you may think that it doesn't really collect anything from your skin and just rolls up on it's own. To check that out I've done a little experiment.

I've put some gel onto clean plate and start rubbing it in clean, rubber glove.

After a good minute of rubbing into a plate gel haven't roll up.

I think this proves that somehow gel reacts with sebum and skin impurities.
I can also confirm that it works by observing my skin - after each use my skin is a little brighter and the pores are tighten. After a two weeks of constant use I can also see that my blackheads are much smaller or gone, however you have to use it regularly to see that effect. I wanted to hit hard my blackheads, so I use it AM & PM - it is gentle enough for twice a day use.
I actually owe this gel from May last year, I was using it constantly for two weeks. Then I stopped when I had a massive break out on my face (it wasn't fault of the product, I just stopped taking my acne antibiotic and my acne came back twice as bad as it was before the antibiotics) and just probably forgot about it, lol. I came back to using it last week, I am using it constantly for two weeks now, and I am in the middle of the tube, which means it last much longer than Ginvera Marvel Gel, which I reviewed earlier on.

Price: £6-8 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ nice, fresh scent
+ minimise pores
+ fights blackheads
+ gentle for use even twice a day
+ good value: not too pricey and goes a long way

Cons:
- because it's very gentle it may take a good couple of uses to smooth out some dry patches


Overall I really like this product and I would re-purchase if I wouldn't want to try couple of other peeling gels. If you never tried this type of peeling gel before I definitely recommend you to give it a go :)

Caution: If you have an acne prone skin you may experience breakout after some time of regular use. I figured out that it must be some impurities from depths of the skin coming out - I experienced breakout after week of twice a day use, stopped using for couple of days until spots healed and then come back to use once a day - my skin looks great! Scars faded a little bit and some of the under skin bumps smoothen out. So if you experience some breakout don't give up completely on this product :)

Ingredients: Water, Cellulose, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Panthenol, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Carbomer, Triethanol amine, Allantoin, Ananas sativus, Pyrus malus, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Milk Acid, Tartaric acid, Glycolic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, CI 19140, Parfum 

Skin Food Red Orange Jelly BB Cream

Hello :)
Today another BB Cream Review - I decided to check out this one because I wanted to try the jelly consistency :)

The full size product is a jar with 25 gram capacity. I was testing just the sample, which looked like so:

Description: This flexible jelly pudding BB cream contains moisture-rich revitalizing ingredients from orange to keep your skin ultra moisturized and to create a hydrated and jelly-like resilient skin with a smooth finish.

So the most interesting aspect for me - consistency - it just sticks together a little bit more than a standart BB cream. Usual BB would just fill bottom of packaging, when this one kind of stays in one place. When you touch a little bit of product - for example on lid - you won't feel much difference, but when you put your finger where cream is cummulated, you'll feel under your finger a subtle resistance. I was afraid that it may be too solid, so I will have to take out "chunks" of jelly and work them around face... but no, a bit of product stays on fingers the way just any cream would and spreads easily on face. However I am not sure if it would be suitable for brush application, I just used my fingers.

The Orange Jelly BB Cream is available in two shades: #1 Light Beige and #2 Natural Beige, I was using No.1 and it matched my skin very well. 
This BB doesn't offer much coverage and I could like it for natural look if it wouldn't roll up in wrinkles so badly :/ it also makes dry patches very visible.
The producent promise moisturisation, but I didn't notice any special effect on that. It actually feels quite dry for me... it doesn't dry out skin, but the consistency seems to be weirdly dry for me.
What suprised me positively was the way it controlled sebum on my face - it lasted almost 4 hour without blotting, record!
This BB Cream contains SPF 20 PA++.

Price of full size product: between £7-10 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ lightweight
+ colour matched my complexion well
+ sebum control

Cons:
- rolls up in wrinkles
 - makes dry patches more visible
- not enough coverage

Generally I don't mind light coverage creams as long as it looks naturally on face - this one unfortunatelly doesn't mostly because of the way it rolls up in my wrinkles. However thanks to the way it controlled sebum on my face I am considering buying some other product from Skin Food's Red Orange series - for example Makeup Finish Mist.

Skin Food Peach Sake Pore BB Cream

Good afternoon :)
Another Skin Food product included in my "Big BB Cream Test" :)

Product description: A pore-refining BB cream that regulates sebum secretion while creating a flawless and matte complexion without feeling greasy.

Originally product comes in a tube with pump, cap. 30ml. I tested 2ml sample.

This cream is available in two shades: #1 Light Beige and #2 Natural Beige, I went for the lightest one, as always ;) I often have problems with deciding if cream has pink or yellow undertones, but in this case the yellow tones were obvious even for me. Picture dosn't show it so much, but I have to admit that colour freaked me out a bit ;) Fortunatelly it look alright on the skin. It's slightly more matte than average BB Cream, similary to Good Afternoon Peach Green Tea BB. However it is not a full matt, I was using a bit of powder on top of it.

 
The consistency is quite rare - I am used to something thicker, so I was struggling a little with application. Using make up sponge to apply is completly pointless - the sponge absorbs most of the cream, so during one application with sponge I used up almost half of my sample. My fingers didn't do a great job either, so I think for that one brush is the best option. This cream offers very natural look but quite poor coverage - just enough to cover blackheads and some of enlarged pores. Becouse of rare consistency it is hard to layer it in places that need more coverage. I didn't notice any improvements on my pores or sebum production. My face started to shine after approx. 2h, my standart time. Product has very nice peachy smell - on the begining I could also smell some alcohol in it (sake?), however now I don't feel it anymore, so I used to it or maybe it evaporated? The peach notes are nice accent to application and dissapear a moment after.
Cream has a SPF20 PA+.

The price of full size product: from £5 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ gives natural look
+ slightly matte
+ nice smell
+ cheap

Cons:
- too rare consistency
- poor coverage
- rolls up in wrinkles
- doesn't improve pores or sebum (promised on packaging)

Overall I like the natural look of it, but for my acne damaged skin the coverage is too light. I think it would do fine for people who have less to hide. So far I am not interested in getting a full size version

Active ingerdients: TITANIUM DIOXIDE 7.73%, OCTINOXATE 3%
Other ingredients: WATER, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, PEG/PPG-19/19 DIMETHICONE, BARIUM SULFATE, CAPRYLYL METHICONE, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, DIMETHICONE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, POLYQUATERNIUM-51, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, STEARIC ACID, SORBITAN OLIVATE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, PRUNUS PERSICA (PEACH) FRUIT EXTRACT, RICE FERMENT FILTRATE (SAKE), ENANTIA CHLORANTHA BARK EXTRACT, OLEANOLIC ACID, ALCOHOL, TALC, PHENOXYETHANOL, PROPYLPARABEN, METHYLPARABEN, FRAGRANCE, IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007)

Skin Food Mushroom Multi Care BB Cream

Hello :)
I've bought tones of samples and I am starting up my "Big BB Cream Test" :)
For a good start probably the most popular Skin Food's BB Cream with a mushroom extract.

Product description: This triple-function BB cream provides UV protection and deep moisturization to skin with aloe and mushroom extracts, while arbutin* and adenosine** make skin clear and resilient. 

 *arbutin helps treat hyperpigmentation caused by acne, allergies, infections, scars etc. It can be also used in acne or inflammation treatment. It's also a natural UV filter.

**adenosine helps keep skin elastic as it helps maintain shape of collagen fibres and is responsible for producing new ones.

The full size product comes in classic squeezy tube, cap. 50g., I tested 2g sample.

Of course I used almost all of it before making a pic :]
Cream has very thick consistency, what unfortunately makes it a bit inefficient. The amount shown on picture lasted for one application with brush. I also tried to apply with fingers and sponge, however brush was the most convinient option. The big advantage of the consistency is that you can easly layer it in places where you need more coverage. Overall coverage is nice, it reduces redness and covers some scars. It tends to smudge during application, but it's quite common for BB Creams. Unfortunatelly it makes wrinkles more visible, rolls up in them.
Mushroom BB has SPF20 PA+.

Cream looks really natural and it fitted well with my skin tone. As you can see on a pic - it is spreaded just a little bit but already not strongly visible on a skin. It gives skin typical for BB "glow" effect, it's not very strong, however I was using a bit of powder on top of it.

It is another Skin Food product which surprised me with the smell. How do you think a mushroom product can smell? This one smells like grapefruit ^^ smell is quite strong and I like it a lot, gives a nice fresh feeling during application. Scent dissapears a moment after application.

Product works well with other cosmetics - pressed powder and blusher stay well on top of it. During last application I took a risk and put it around my eyes (once I had weird allergy reaction on my eyelids and since then I am trying to use around my eyes only products designed to it, like Skin Food Salmon Concelaer). It worked quite nicely, covered my dark circles and puffs, eye shadow stayed nicely on top of it.

Lasting a would classify as a 'normal' - my very oily skin stared to by shiny after 2-3 hours. After blotting it looked alright for the next couple of hours.

The price of full size product: from £7 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ lovely grapefruit scent
+ nice coverage
+ well matching colour
+ doesn't make dry patches more visible

Cons:
- a bit inefficient
- smudges during application
- rolls up in wrinkles

Overall it i quite nice BB Cream and quite cheap considering capacity. If that would be my only sample I would order full size straight away, but I got another 6 to test out, so it has to wait ;)

Skin Food: Salmon Brightening Eye Cream & Salmon Dark Circle Concealer

 Hello!
today 2in1 note ;)

Skin Food Salmon Brightening  Eye Cream

Product Description: Containing arbutin and the extracts of Omega 3-rich salmon roe produced in Hokkaido Japan, this eye cream brightens and relieves dark circles around the eyes.
How to use: After using the toner, apply an appropriate amount around your eyes, and tap the area lightly to help the skin absorb it.

Before I start the review itself, I have to tell you that I have quite dark shadows around my eyes (not only under, as my eyelids are quite dark as well) and my eyes tends to be puffy. It's genetic (thanks dad! :P) and they always look like that, even if I get decent sleep (but of course gets worse if I don't...). Anyway, I just don't belive in any cosmetic miracles that could solve this problem completly, but still spend fortune on eye care products...
I've decided to give that one a go, because some weird allergy reaction appeard on my eyelids (never had it before) - they were dry, itchy, swollen... Awful :/ Skin Foods uses natural ingredients and salmon is oily, so I hoped for well moisturisation. And my hopes were fullfilled :)
 
The product arrived wrapped in foil, what is typical for Skinfood products. It is a glass jar, covered with some kind of metal (aluminium?) on the outside. First thing what surprised me was the size of the jar - usually I was using eye creams in tubes, I had jar only once and it was tiny. This cream offers us a generous capacity of 30g (I always have problems with imagining size of the product form capacity only, this is why size surprised me). It looks like it is going to last me for a year xD I am using it twice daily from three weeks and so far it looks like barely used.

Cream itself is very rich, but not greasy - it absorbs quickly in skin and leaves it well moisturised. It is suitable to use under make up, as it doesn't leave any layer on skin.
Since it has salmon origin you must wonder how does it smell. Certainly not fishy ;) it has nice, subtle flowery scent. It's a Skin Food thing - you don't really know what kind of smell to expect (extracts from tomatoes, salmon, mushrooms...), but at the end of the day smell is a nice surprise.

Now the most important part: performance. Ladies and Gentleman, I am happy to announce that Salmon Brightening Eye Cream works! :) My skin around eyes feels great - it's brighten and moisturised, and with good moisturisation goes also a delicate neutralisation of wrinkles (I have 'smiling' horizontal lines under my eyes). Unfortunately it doesn't do anything with puffiness, but producent doesn't promise that, so there is nothing to moan about.

Price: from £9 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ rich consistency and fast absorbent
+ good moisture
+ nice smell
+ does brighten dark circles
+ quite cheap considering capacity

Cons:
- doesn't fight puffiness, but producent doesn't promise that, so it's kinda 'half-con' ;)

Skin Food Salmon Dark Circle Concealer Cream

Product description: This concealer effectively hides dark circle, with salmon extract and oil.
How to use: After applying foundation, dispense an adequate amount and then gently tap onto dark circles around the eyes.

Product comes in glass jar, cap. 10g, the foil thermo-wrapped around jar is guarantee that product is new. Concealer is available in two shades: #1 Salmon Blooming and #2 Salmon Beige, I have #1. When I first opened the jar colour surprised me a little bit...

As you can see colour seems to be a bit weird pinkish- orange. But it turned out that it's just the smoothened, top layer of product which has such a weird looking colour, underneath it looks better:

The consistency is quite dense (so we can't literally put finger into it, but just touch up the top of it) and  velvety in touch. Application is nice and easy - a touch of concealer is enough to get the right amount on the finger and then just pat it into skin. It stays nicely on the skin and covers all the purplish circles around eyes, makes them look more radiant. It doesn't roll up and doesn't get into wrinkles. It also have caring properties - skin around eyes is so nice and smooth I want to touch it all the times xD I've also done a little experiment and tried it out on other parts of my face and it worked a little bit, but it's clearly not meant for covering spots.

Price: from £5 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ a little goes a long way
+ cheap
+ not only conceals but cares as well
+ doesn't roll up
+ good coverage
+ nice smell

Cons:
NONE! :)

Both products from Salmon series are very good and highly recommended :)