In the last year or so, I've become even MORE into skincare, and just health overall. I've been making it a point to avoid processed food, anything with chemicals. I'm not super strict with it though, and do occasionally have pizza, fast food, etc. But I'm specifically trying to be more serious with skincare, and in my quest for magical moisturizers and the like, I stumbled across Eminence Organics. I think I just searched "organic moisturizer" in Amazon, and Eminence was one of the brands that came up. The line had great reviews, and I loved that it was organic and free of sulfates, parabens, etc.
For reference, my face is normal to dry, doesn't have many issues, and I like my nighttime moisturizers thick and heavy - the Jason's cream I use is a good example of that. I feel they're really doing their moisturizing job when they're heavy, and the additional moisture doesn't make me oily or breakout. Since LA weather is so dry anyway, the more moisture, the better. The Jason's cream is great too, but I wanted to try other more sophisticated moisturizers since I had really only ever tried the Jason's.
I received the Blueberry Soy Night Recovery Cream for Christmas. It's super luxurious and smells like blueberry Hi-Chew. I used it for the first time last night, and woke up with super soft, smooth skin. It was soft in a different way than other moisturizers had previously made it feel. I can really only describe it as baby-ass soft. It felt delicate, though it wasn't. It didn't look much different, but I don't have wrinkles or dullness begin with, so I don't think there was that much the cream could have done in that department. Overall? A fabulous night cream. Smells great, leaves skin super soft and hydrated, no adverse reaction, and even comes with a little spatula to scoop out the product.
I also bought various Eminence samples, and have nothing but positive reviews for them. They have a variety of products for all sorts of skin types, so I'd recommend doing some research (Amazon, MakeupAlley) or getting some samples (here) before purchasing full-sizes. I've also tried the Wild Plum Eye Cream and that's equally as amazing and delicious-scented. It's my next purchase in my attempt to maintain eternally youthful skin.
I know most people have their beauty routines down and are resistant to change. But I really think those big brands with heavy price tags are mostly just that - big names. I'm sure they have higher quality ingredients than your average drugstore product, but how well can they really perform to justify the $100ish price tags? Not very well, in my opinion. I prefer the simple, natural route, instead of one filled with mysterious chemicals and I don't know, gold flakes and diamonds (keep that ish in your jewelry). Shop Eminence here.
