The Face Shop

I read a few posts about The Face Shop and realized that there were none where I live. Disappointed by this I was on a usual shopping trip and spotted a BRAND NEW The Face Shop store! I don't think I've ever been so excited to enter a cosmetics/skincare/awesome store! Of course I told myself to limit my spending but so many products looked, smelled, and felt so amazing that I walked out with a pretty big haul, all for the low cost of $64 I might add. Let's take a look at some of the products I got and am loving. A good place to start is with the Mango Seed Lip Scrub.

It is official! I am obsessed with this stuff. It leaves my lips feeling so smooth and seems to make them appear redder since the scrub stimulates the blood flow under my lips. Sadly this is only temporary. As you can see this product looks similar to a lip balm in a container but it is not. Don't let the look and size deceive you. A small amount of this product goes a LONG way! The mango seeds exfoliate but also add moisture to not leave your lips feeling stripped and dry. Naturally I had to pair this with the Mango Seed Lip Balm. 

I wasn't expecting very much from this Lip Balm as I LOVE my Blistex and it has always worked well for me. This pair is absolutely AMAZING! The mango seeds are MUCH smaller in the balm as to not be annoying and this stuff smells just as good as the scrub. There is no sticky residue or overly hydrated feeling. This absorbs fast leaving lips feeling smooth and perfect. Speaking of perfect, I have been looking for the perfect BB cream for, I don't know, EVER! I finally found it in the Face It Power Perfection BB Cream. 

I am always very weary of trying BB and CC creams as I find they don't provide enough coverage or don't match my skin tone as I am so pale. I received a gift with my purchase and there was a sample of this BB cream inside. I figured, "why don't I give it a chance?" I applied this BB Cream and it applied extremely smoothly and I only needed the smallest amount to achieve a full coverage, which is great! The sample was in the Natural Beige color so it was slightly too dark for me BUT the best match I've ever had in a BB Cream. I will be purchasing this product when I run out of my current foundation in the Light Beige shade that they also offer. 

When it comes to running out of lipstick I seem to never ever run out! It is an uphill battle to finish a tube before I spot a new shade that I just HAVE to have. Of course this happened while I was at The Face Shop but with a product that isn't exactly a lipstick, the Face It Lesson Artist Finger Gloss (This is the same color I purchased below). 

As soon as I saw this product I immediately thought of a Yves Saint Laurent product that I had saw and tried in the past. Here is a picture of the YSL product just to give you an idea of how similar they look, keep in mind the price point is about $38 for YSL The Face Shop is only $15. 

The resemblance was shocking to me as these two products look pretty well identical. They looked the same but didn't feel the same. When I tried the YSL Encre it felt almost like saran wrap when it had dried, weird I know but it is the best way of describing the feeling of this product. The Face Shops comparable product did not have that saran wrap feeling when I applied it. It felt smooth and soft. I was shocked that it was so comfortable to wear and pretty well lasted an entire day with minimal touch ups required. I would highly recommend this product in comparison to the YSL Encre as it just didn't make the cut for me. 

There is one more product that I HAVE to let you know about! Again it was part of the gift that I received and I plan to purchase it. I will use this product until I can't get it anymore, that's how much I love it. This product is the Hyaluronic Acid Sleeping Aqua Drop Pack. 

Talk about WOW! I have never been so impressed with a overnight treatment product before. I first saw this and was unsure of what it was. After reading the instructions I understood it was meant to function as a leave on mask for sleeping. I opened the packaging and it was EXTREMELY runny. You only need a few dabs of this product to cover your face and neck. I massaged the product in and thought it felt nice but that was about it. When I woke up in the morning and touched my face I could not believe how soft my face was! It was incredible and still felt incredible days later! If I could bathe in this stuff I would! I highly recommend this product to EVERYONE but especially to those ladies that have excessively dry skin. 

These products truly have worked wonders for me and I recommend them for everyone! The Face Shop holds true to its name. It really is the best place to shop for your face.