[Review] Skin Food Black Sugar Cleansing Oil

Living in Hawaii has made it hard to get a lot of skin care products that I want. Sadly, Hawaii does not have a branch of Skin Food (yet). So recently, I bought a cleansing oil from Skin Food on eBay (from here).

Personally I am not a big fan of using cleansing oils to remove makeup and this was no exception. While cleansing oils do remove makeup faster and more effortless than other forms of makeup remover (water or tissue), it makes my skin feel incredibly greasy. While I dislike using the cleansing oils because I find it hard to completely remove all the excessive oils from my skin, my primary concern is how irritated my eyes get when I try to remove my eye makeup. 

I recommend using a cotton pad to put the cleansing oil on

Skin Food's Black Sugar Cleansing Oil removes all my makeup effortlessly. However, whenever I try to remove my eye makeup (which primarily consists of eyeliner and sometimes mascara), I feel like it gets into my eyes because they get irritated afterwards. I do use the cleansing oil every so often when I decide to wear BB creams or concealers. It removes the skin makeup so fast. I just don't really recommend using it around the eye area - especially if your eyes are sensitive towards irritants. 

After removing some BB cream

Rating 6/10

Pros: Removes makeup quickly and effortlessly, great with removing BB creams and foundation

Cons: Irritates the eye when removing eye makeup

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- J

[Review] SkinFood Royal Honey Hydro Cream

Recently, I went to California to visit some friends and discovered a Korean skincare store called SkinFood. I've heard a lot of raves about this skin care store but unfortunately, it is not available in Hawai'i. So I was super thrilled when I came across this store.

One of the items I picked out was the Royal Honey Hydro Cream. This cream was quite bulky and costs about $30 with tax but I was completely fine with it because I didn't bring any skin care products with me. Not bringing any skin care items with me was a really really bad idea. I didn't expect my skin to become so dry due to the weather difference in California. It was so bad that I actually started breaking out. This hydro cream is a lifesaver - or rather a skinsaver.

My first reaction to this face cream was how light it was. My personal preference is to keep things light with skin care. I don't really like to have thick creams unless the weather is super cold or my skin is super dry. I like the consistency of the cream. The light texture was probably due to the fact that it's a "hydro cream" rather than a thick cream. 

How it looks on the inside

The Royal Honey Hydro Cream smells really good. It has a sweet scent to it. There's a subtle hint of honey. Oh, I would also like to mention that I got sunburned in California. My skin became pink. I put some of this hydro cream on the day I got sunburned and it reduced the redness on my skin. I guess that just shows how hydrating and moisturizing this product is.

How the cream looks on the skin

For me, this is a great product when the weather becomes dry. I haven't actually used it as often when I came back to Hawai'i. The weather is so humid here that adding this onto my skin would make it feel sticky. When the temperature drops a couple degrees during the winter, I know I will definitely use it.

Pros: great smell, super hydrating, very light texture
Cons: too sticky for the humid weather

Thanks for tuning in and see you soon my pretties!

- Jessica