Face Freaks

Hiya Face Freaks!
Way back in late December before we'd even moved out of our home in Washington DC into temporary lodging in order to relocate to Beijing in January, a beautiful woman named Lindsay, creator of asked me if I'd like to try her facial oil blend, Enlightened. I'm kind of a sucker when beautiful packaging also aligns with gorgeous ingredients and I was thrilled to pull up her INCI list and then wholeheartedly be able to shout back at her, "YES PLEASE!!!"😂 (Ingredients in comments.)
I've been using her blend at night, as an end cap to everything I apply in my evening routines, and even in the cooler month that I was still in America, it shone. But here in the dry, dry lower humidity of Beijing China, it is just simply this: dang splendid. I have skin that errs to being oily so I have to say that its sweet spot for me is in drier locales. As I went back to the States to visit my very suddenly ill father in humid Alabama, it was not as frequently reached for. But if you live in a drier location, need something beautiful to get you through a drier fall and winter, or have drier or more sensitive skin that always needs extra pampering, this blend is superb. And I definitely did use it in humidity when my skin felt off and needed soothing.
There are a slew of fabulous ingredients, but the three big essential oils used to do good here also smell lovely together: frankincense, bergamot, and lavender. Honestly I'm not a huge fan of frankincense, but Lindsay has so well combined this trio that they are neither sharp nor bitter, but soft, soothing, and supportive instead. Her full size of 30 ml's retails at $118 which is on the high end scheme of things, but which is amply conducive to any budget who may have been considering a luxury blend yet found others' $150+ price points a bit hard to swallow.
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Hello Face Freaks! I have had a busy week, prepping for a new homeschool curriculum to use with our kids while we're living in Beijing, and just doing life. I got to visit a wonderful flower market and bought some of the most delightful cacti you have ever seen. They'll be in my new pictures very soon.
Today's is from several months ago, and looks quite full, as you can see for yourself. 😆 I started with ' Soothing Milk Facial Cleanser, which I suspect might have been one of my last uses. It is much better decanted into a pump bottle, since it is incredibly runny. It is lovely feeling though, albeit smelling slightly of lactose (sour!). After that I used 's Extreme Glycolic Night pads , and spritzed with 's Serozinc . That was immediately topped with 's Copper Amino Isolate Serum , the first version. I find it so much easier to use less and get better coverage with the serum if I use it over a hydrating toner. Next I used three drips of my favorite mixture of NIOD's MMHC2 and 's SubQ Anti-Age. I started working on my eyes: , NIOD's Fractionated Eye Contour Concentrate on my left eye and Hylamide's SubQ Eyes on my right, and 's Repairwear Laser Focus to top all off. After that went on, and my face was ready for more layers, I used 's Niacinamide and zinc and antioxidant EUK134 with NIOD's Survival0 on top. My skin was feeling off enough to still need a little bit more soothing, so I used ' Rosehip and Hibiscus moisturizer, fairly light yet fluffy, but maybe a tad bit heavier than I prefer for daytime use. I knew I was going to get a bit of sun that day, so I put on La Roche-Posay's Anthelios spf 60 , and also used 's UV Aqua Richard Watery Essence while I was out running errands later in the day. Both of these make my eyes miserable if I get them anywhere close to them, which is sad, but they are otherwise fantastic products. I ended everything with a bit of caring for extremities: Deciem's The Chemistry Brand products: Hand Chemistry and Heel Chemistry.
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Hello, Face Freaks! Forgive my absence, but with 3/4 of the kiddos sick and myself feeling close to capitulation, I've been quite busy. 😆
Today's is from several weeks ago, and started with a gel I really love the smell and feel of, but which I feel may foam a tad too much to be a foamless cleanser in the spirit of Caroline Hirons' preference. I do think the smell is unique, lifting, and utterly fresh though. I received this sample in an bag last summer, and I've been torn ever since on whether to purchase a regular size of it. After cleansing, I swiped my face with 's Extreme Glycolic Night pads, spritzed with 's Hydra Density Mist, and then immediately applied three thin stripes of NIOD's (Copper Amino Isolate Serum). After that I used three drips of my favorite mixture of NIOD's MMHC2 and Hylamide's SubQ Anti-Age and rubbed it in everywhere, including eyes. I allowed that to dry while I used (cannot recommend this one--honestly pony up the money for 's if you truly struggle with sparse lashes. This particular serum has lost all of my length from using LashBoost last year. (Pictures and an updated review to come.) Next I used NIOD's Fractionated Eye Contour Concentrate on my left eye and Hylamide's SubQ Eyes on my right, and A Perfect World for Eyes to top everything off. Last face serums were 's Niacinamide and zinc, and NIOD's Survival0 with The Ordinary's EUK134 mixed on my face. I put Survival0 on first, because it's thicker, so it stays put better while I quickly put a little dot of EUK134 close to the dots of Survival0 to rub in together. (Mouthful. 😁)
I hope you are all well, had a great start to your week, and are pushing your heart into love and blessing others. It's a hard world out there, Freaks. It needs our love. 💞

Hello there, Face Freaks! Today's brought to you by the refreshing loveliness that is Plié by . Then I used simple and affordable Extreme Glycolic Night pads, followed by ' Ginzing with 's (Copper Amino Isolate Serum) to top it off. After that was massaged in, I applied three drips of my half half combo of pre-mixed NIOD MMHC2 and 's SubQ Anti-Age (now that I've finished another bottle of neat MMHC2 and have recently started a new bottle of SubQ, I can say, I REALLY do love the viscosity of them combined more than either by themselves). Afterwards, I attended to my eyes: , NIOD's Fractionated Eye Contour Concentrate on my left eye and Hylamide's SubQ Eyes on my right, and Origins' A Perfect World for Eyes over all. Lastly my treble finishing touches for daytime: 's Niacinamide and zinc, NIOD's Survival0 mixed with EUK134 on my face, plus one last thing...sunscreen since I was going out that day, which happened to be 's Anthelios spf 60, a chemical sunscreen I adore, but have to keep far away from my eyes or else I cry all day. 😆
I didn't get to do my morning routine today until noon, so you know how my day has been! 😂
Hugs all you beautiful Freaks! Make it fabulous! 🤩