Exfoliating Facial Salts

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Mineral Eye Gel

Adovia Mineral Eye Gel

with Dead Sea Salt & Minerals, Vitamin C, and Vitamin A Retinol

Taken from the Amazon listing for this product:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KQBR9FM

So the only negative I have about Tomoson is that I don't have unlimited time to write my reviews.  Especially for this kind of product, it would be nice to be able to really evaluate how this product has affected my under-eye circles, puffiness, etc.  I really can't speak much to those claims (made on the Amazon listing linked above), mainly because I have started my first ever job and have been working too much in order to stock the entire store and get it open, but I will be happy to tell you my general thoughts regardless.

So I feel like the first thing to point out is that this product is listed for $42 but on sale for $29 on Amazon.  While this isn't unreasonable compared to many eye creams/gels on the market, particularly the higher end ones in which you are looking at a price tag usually over $100, I still wouldn't want to pay that if I was looking to purchase this eye gel.  The size is not bad at all- I've used this a few times and have barely made a dent- but I just hate seeing that price.  

Regardless, you're probably more interested in the quality of the gel, aren't you?  I want to first make sure that all of you are clear on the fact that this is a GEL, not a CREAM.  I must not have been paying attention when I first looked at the product because when I arrived I was a little surprised to see that it was a gel.  But I think after using it I really like that it is a gel instead of a cream, mainly because I really think this product would work perfectly if you were interested in putting it in the refrigerator and using it cold.  Talk about getting rid of under-eye circles/darkness/puffiness!!  Unfortunately I have not taken the time to explore this method further, but I hope to in the future and really recommend that you try it to.

There's not much else to say about it- the product is pretty much just a normal eye gel. One thing I do want to strongly warn you about is getting any of this stuff in your eyes- it BURNS!  It seems like every time I use this I get some in my eyes and have to wash them out to get rid of the sting; but again, that's probably just user error.  I don't notice that my eye area is more moisturized or anything the next morning after using this, but it feels nice to put on before bed as part of my skincare routine (its much too hot in NC right now for a morning skincare routine- I feel like everything just melts off my face).

All in all, I have to say this is another O.K. product from Adovia.  I still think convenience is a factor that has to be considered (can't find this in a Sephora or Ulta), but I really find no faults with the product itself either.  I didn't mention this in my other Adovia post, but their shipping was very prompt and I had no problems on the ordering end.

I did also write a review on Amazon that sums up my thoughts that I have presented here. If you would like to check that out, here is the link:  http://www.amazon.com/review/R155FQEOEJKS69

Have you tried this eye gel?  Have any other questions about my experience with this product?  Want to suggest a product for me to try/review?  Leave me a comment down below!  In the coming days I will have a couple more reviews popping up on my blog, so please check back for those!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Dead Sea Mud Shampoo

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial.

Adovia Dead Sea Mud Shampoo 

with Dead Sea Minerals, Vitamin E, and Chamomile

Taken from the Amazon listing for this product:

http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Sea-Mud-Shampoo-Satisfaction/dp/B00JJVG6HC/ref=cm_rdp_product

I hope some of you are just as disappointed as I am that my first review on this blog is not for a lipstick, as the name of this blog suggests that it should be.  But because I received this product for free to review, I have a duty to do just that and I've been putting it off for long enough.  And have a written a lippie review in the meantime?  NO.  So I should just stop kidding myself and get on with this review...

So to start out, I will say that I thought this product was O.K.  Nothing special.  I don't have dandruff, scalp psoriasis, seborrhea dermatitis, or any of the things that this shampoo is supposed to help with, so I really can't speak to its abilities in that area.  I used to have some itchy scalp issues before switching to Head & Shoulders about 7 years ago, and since they didn't magically come back while using this shampoo instead of my trusty usual I will assume that it works well enough.

So why was this just O.K.?  I mean shampoo is shampoo, right?  Well that is true.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with this shampoo.  Sure, I didn't really like the smell.  Maybe it was my fault for expecting it to smell a bit more... earthy, for lack of a better descriptor. It is a MUD shampoo, so I thought I would open the bottle and be hit with the smell of mud. Maybe that isn't what everyone would want, but I wouldn't have minded.  What I got instead was just a typical soap smell.  Again, not bad, but I was a little sad.  And sure, the rather of this shampoo as typical.  Didn't even disappoint, I'll be honest.  Although the image that accompanies the above image but rather shows a bowl full of mud is rather deceiving because the consistency of the shampoo is nowhere near the texture or thickness of mud; again, it is just like a basic soap.  But anyway, it all just adds up to a very average shampoo.  So I wouldn't discourage anyone from using this shampoo, but do I think its worth $27.50?  No, I really don't.  While I do have long, thick hair, I've only been using this once a week for about six weeks and have already gone through half the bottle (which holds 220 ml/7.4 fl. oz. of product), meaning it won't last you long.  Maybe if you are desperate to soothe your itchy/dry/flaky scalp and have tried many, MANY other products to no avail, but otherwise I think there are cheaper, more readily available (read: available at a store you would otherwise be at; not only online) products that could do better things for your hair.

I did also write a review on Amazon that sums up my thoughts that I have presented here. If you would like to check that out, here is the link:  http://www.amazon.com/review/R1DDWUXV0LTK0O/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

Have you tried this shampoo?  Have any other questions about my experience with this product?  Want to suggest a product for me to try/review?  Leave me a comment down below!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.