Product Review: Be Organic Argan Oil Foaming Face Wash

     Hello dearies! Loving and hating this crazy cold weather lately. I like it because it made my skin less oily and this means less acne and pimples but I hate it because it makes my skin extra dry and flaky. But what can I do? I don't have the powers to control it or make it balance. Anyhoo, I'll be sharing another great skin car product that was sent to me by Ms. Cheryl of Be Organic Bath and Body. They're so generous for sending me almost all of their skin care products to try. I'm very happy that most of the full-sized samples they sent really did a great job in taking good care of my hair, skin and face. I also like that their products are competitive in price and one of the best organic brand that I've tried in the market today. To be fair, most of the organic skin care brands that I've tried loves my skin. Only one or two brands of organic skin care in the market today that gave me negative effects. All I can say that even though the product is dubbed as organic or natural, not all will benefit from using it. There are people who are allergic to certain organic/natural ingredients so always do a patch test before using a product.

     Going back to the topic, this is my first time to use an organic foaming facial wash. If my memory serves me right, the last time I've used a facial wash was during college years. I'm sure you can guess the brand of the facial wash that gave me zits because it's very popular until now. I will not mention the brand's name just leave a comment if you think we had the same experience. I fell in love with this product the moment I used it. I'm skeptical at first because I don't want to put another layer of oil to my combination skin but this is not the oil that we think. Excited to hear my thoughts about Be Organic Argan Oil Foaming Facial Wash? Click CONTINUE READING to see it it's a Yay or a Nay :)

Be Organic Argan Oil Foaming Facial Wash
A gentle, sulfate-free cleanser that removes dirt, excess oil, makeup and other impurities without drying it to leave the skin fresh, smooth and radiant. Formulated with Argan Oil, Hyaluronic Acid and Aloe to protect, moisturize and soothe. Pores appear smaller, skin looks toned and younger looking.

Product Feature: Lumier'e Skin Care- Beauty + Knowledge

     Before 2013 ended, I was very privilege to received another promising organic skin care products to try! I received something new, luxurious and exquisite skin care product range that illuminates, lightens and firms- The Lumier'e Blanc Collection. But before I delve deeper into this line, let me share with you what Lumier'e skin care is all about. Here's the catalogue for your reference. Click CONTINUE READING to find out.

Lumier'e Skin Care- Beauty + Knowledge

Product Review: Milea Mineral Makeup Propolis Concealer

     Concealers, one of the best I've been breaking out day savior! Almost all of the women I know had their share of breakouts, big or small. It can make or break your day if you don't know to hide them. To conceal stubborn pimples, one needs a heavy duty concealer that will erase or hide them instantly. But what about concealers that have added skin benefits? Like healing and concealing nasty zits at the same time, genius eh?! I think everyone would love to conceal and heal their pimples using a single product, right? In my quest of finding the right skin care and makeup products, healing concealers are among the last thing that I would consider buying because some of them contain ingredients that I'm allergic two. I also can't find the right brand aside from high-end ones. So to cut the story short, this kind of makeup sans skin care falls below the list of my must-haves not until Ms. Edilee of Milea Natural Beauty sent me their Propolis Concealer. I was very intrigued with the concealer and having second thoughts on my mind since this is the first organic concealer that I have to date. But this doubt was immediately erased on my mind because the first organic soaps that I love until now came from Milea. So there's an assurance that the product will work for me like that of my first love organic soaps and their lemongrass toner that I keep or purchasing one after the other.

     So enough of the blabber, here it is my honest to goodness review of Milea Propolis Concealer after using the product for almost three months now. I can attest to the positive effects of this product alone in gradually diminishing those minor pimples from breakouts and those starting to pop out. Click CONTINUE READING for details.

Milea Mineral Makeup Propolis Concealer
Conceals and Heals Skin Breakout

Product Review: Be Organic Aloe Jojoba Soap

     Hello dearies! I'm back with another review. But this time I let my hubby use this soap for thirty days. If you're wondering why I made him as my guinea pig, well it's because the soap is suited for his skin type. The soap that I'm going to introduce today is suited for oily and irritated skin. I presume everyone knows that Aloe Vera is one of the most widely used skin care product that comes from nature even during the old times. I can still remember our Aloe Vera plant that my grandmother planted in her backyard. Whenever we go to her house for a vacation and my cousin's skin got irritated, she will pick a leaf of Aloe Vera, wash it and get the gel coming out of the leaf. It's amazing that the itchy irritated and red like skin patches become tamed after the application of the gel. 

     Going back to my review, this soap is really suited to individuals with oily and irritated skin. Combined with jojoba oil that also makes the skin nourished and moisturized, the soap is another moisturizer in a bar. Don't get me wrong if I tell you that oily skin needs to be moisturized too. If you'll do your research, most oily skin individuals need to use moisturizer to protect the layer of the skin thus minimizing the irritation and less production of sebum. Well according to the hubby, after using the soap on his oily face he noticed that his skin feels smooth to touch. When he uses the soap on his body that has dry patches, he said that the itchiness lessened after taking a bath. I do believe the things that he observed because I can see the improvement on his face and body. If you want to know more about our observation, click CONTINUE READING to find out. 

Be Organic Aloe Jojoba Soap
Jojoba helps control acne and oily skin, since excess sebum from the epidermis dissolves in jojoba. Combined with the healing Aloe to relieve itching, softens and replenishes skin.

Product Review: Be Organic Emu Skin Perfecting Cream

     Hello dearies! I'm very excited to share my review today because it's another first :) It's my first organic/natural face cream to date :) I'm a long time user of GNC Vitamin C Moisturizing cream and consumed more than five tubs already. And because I'm slowly incorporating organic products to my body and hair care essentials, I think now is the right time to have one for the face. 

     Remember my post about my discover of a new brand of organic soap that I've posted months ago? I mused my story there when I first saw the brand Be Organic. Aside from the soaps, this EMU Skin Perfecting cream caught my attention. I asked the SA about this cream and she said that it's a new product from Be Organic and explained to me that it's packed with vitamins and natural skin perfecting ingredients. Sounds very pleasing to the ears and kudos to the SA who knew what she really sells. Back to my story, I was tempted to buy a tub that time but I just brought an exact amount of money that day. So I said to myself that I'll come back for this cream on my next visit to SESOU store whether it's at Trinoma or Robinson's Galleria branch. But this lemming or wish came true when Ms. Cheryl of Be Organic Bath and Body sent me samples of their products. I'm really not expecting that she included a full-sized EMU Skin Perfecting Cream when I received my package. All I know is that she will just send me soaps because it was the only thing that I've mentioned on my previous post about my review on the Papaya Kojic soap. It's very heart warming when you're not expecting to receive products beyond your expectations. Don't get me wrong but I'm really overwhelmed with the products she sent me. 

     Are you familiar with Emu oil? Have you heard this miraculous product that came from the Emu bird? Click CONTINUE READING to know more information about the benefits and of course about this cream.

Be Organic EMU Skin Perfecting Cream 

Product Review: Be Organic Papaya Bearberry Soap

     Hello dearies! Have you joined my 2nd Year Anniversary Giveaway yet? If not join HERE! I’m very excited to share this review because it’s one of the organic brands in the market today that offers promising natural products for the hair, skin, face and body. I already reviewed one of their soap- The Papaya Kojic and I highly recommend this organic whitening soap for individuals with sensitive skin. If you missed the review just click HERE. Now I’m going to share my thoughts on another variant of soap from Be Organic Bath and Body, this time it’s their whitening and anti-aging soap- The Papaya Bearberry. Does one of the ingredients sound new to you? I guess you’ll answer yes. Actually the bearberry is not that new to me, I already tried another brand of soap with bearberry extract but it is combined with other fruit extracts too. This time it’s combined only with Papaya so the combination is new to me. What exactly is Bearberry extract?

Bearberry extract is made from the leaves of the bearberry plant. It is commonly used as an astringent in cosmetic preparations and skin care products. Astringents are cleansers that remove dirt and oil from the skin's pores. It is also used as a lightening agent to fade freckles or skin discoloration which may be caused by sun damage or hormonal conditions.

     And because I’m already 30 years old, I give more importance to anti-aging. I’m already fair to begin with so it’s less of importance for me to get fairer, just even skin tone will do. This variant of soap is another lemming from the brand because when I saw it at Sesou I told myself to buy it next time I'll visit the store. But to my surprise Ms. Cheryl of Be Organic Bath and Body send samples of their products. I'm one happy kid! The moment I received the package, I opened the soap and used it right away. Excited to know my experience about the soap? Here it is, my honest to goodness review of Be Organic Papaya Bearberry Soap

Be Organic Papaya Bearberry Soap
This handmade soap has the highest and purest ingredients that whiten and nourish skin. Contains papaya enzyme which reduces dark spots from acne, blackheads and pimples. Combined with Bearberry extract, one of the most powerful skin lighteners.

Product Review: Be Organic Papaya Kojic Soap

     On my trip to Robinson's Galleria a month ago, I saw a big kiosk of SESOU store. It's a store where you can buy everything organic, from head to toe! They also sell general cleaning items and other stuff that's environment friendly. This is the store where I first met my favorite All Organics Soaps that I still purchase from time to time. I was looking for my favorite All Organics Calamansi variant that time but it's OOS. I was contemplating if I'll get another fave, the Singkamas variant or try another organic brand. Well, trying another brand can be risky for me now since my skin's condition these past few days was very sensitive. Breakouts here and there and my old skin care regimen seems not working anymore. So even though I was skeptical on trying an new organic brand, I still pursued buying one from Be Organic. 

     My skin concerns as of the moment are tiny bumps like whiteheads that will turn into zits after a few days, rough and dry cheeks and some oiliness on my chin and nose. I know that the cause of this is hormonal. I already went to my OB-Gynecologist to have a general check up. Anyhoo, there are four variants of Be Organic soap that time and I have my eyes glued on the Papaya Kojic soap. I was brave enough to try kojic soap because I already tried this variant of soap from different brands before. What's new to me is the combination of Papaya and Kojic.  I've been using the soap for more than three weeks now and the results are erratic. I guess the effects on my skin is not because of the soap but mainly the hormonal changes that I've been going through. 

Be Organic Papaya Kojic Soap
Achieve that flawless, blemish free, and younger looking skin in no time, Kojic Acid is a mushroom extract, and used to lighten discoloration such as freckles and age spots. It penetrates the skin and goes into deep cellular layers to inhibit dark pigmentation from forming. Azelaic and Glycolic acids effectively kill acne causing bacteria, control excess oil production and speed up skin cells turn over to reveal glowing new skin.

Product Review: Snoe White SPECIAL Black Beauty Bar

     Have you read this POST? If you're a long time reader of this blog prolly you know that there is one snoe soap that I really love. I'm sure you've seen that soap on my haul posts, I even gave it a perfect 5/5 score and been using it for almost three years! But that soap was already discontinued in the market and when I heard that news months ago I felt very very sad. That variant from snoe became my skin's very best friend. I'm in love with that soap. No matter how many new and exciting brands that keeps on sprouting like mushrooms in supermarkets, department stores and online shops, I still come back to Snoe's Black Bleaching Beauty Bar. 

     I thought I'm going to look for another brand that will give the same results like Snoe's Black Bleaching Beauty Bar and to my surprise, they reformulated it. They made it even better or should I say the best bleaching soap in the market today! I will just make my introduction short dearies. Click continue reading and find out why Snoe's Snoe White soaps will always be the first place in my heart ^_^

Snoe White SPECIAL Black Beauty Bar
will remove the impurities to refine skin tone and promote cell renewal for a complexion with inner radiance. It will remove dead surface cells to boost clarity and luminosity. This beauty bar will effectively help fade dark spots and freckles for renewed clarity and effective hyper pigmentation correction.

Product Review: ENVO CALAMANSI + LEMONGRASS Radiant Eclipse Body Scrub

     Hello dearies, let's continue our mini discussion here about ENVO. If you're a new reader of this blog, click here to know more about ENVO Bath and Body products. I presume you all know that my favorite scrubs are A Bonne Spa White C Salt and Asian Secrets Lulur Body Scrub and been using both alternately for more than 2 years now. I never expected that I will come across with an organic body scrub that will do the job in the exfoliation department. At first I'm very hesitant that it can remove dead skin cells because when I touched the "scrubbers"- apricot kernels, I said to myself that it's very fine and won't be able to exfoliate dirt from my skin. Since my skin is already used to harsh scrubbing (I know it's not good) because I really want to get rid of dirt and to have that uber squeaky clean feeling, small, tiny or fine particles will just slide off my skin. It's like scrubbing with no scrubs at all feeling. (hope you get what I mean) But lo and behold, this product is amazing! Now I need to believe in the saying "don't judge the book by it's cover" particularly with this product. haha!

     Join the fight against dark and damaged skin, with the perfect blend of Calamansi and Lemongrass; you can see nature take effect in no time. Its main purpose is Whitening giving its users that fair light skin they have always wanted. Its main benefits consist of skin lightening, tonic, aromatic, minimizes oil secretion, revitalize and strengthens skin. This body scrub is lotion based so you get lotion plus scrub in one. It has a generous amount of apricot kernels which are used to exfoliate the skin instead of micro beads. 

ENVO CALAMANSI + LEMONGRASS Radiant Eclipse Body Scrub- love the fancy design of their product label :)

Product Review: ENVO Peppermint Cucumber Aqua Frost Body Butter

     Hello, I'm back! Been MIA for days because the internet connection was acting up and if you noticed Dear Kitty Kittie Kath now has a new layout :) Do you like my new layout? Thank you so much to Deann of It's Me Deanne for the pretty design. It's simple that is so me! I will also launched my new domain name- kathrivera.com two weeks from now. So please visit this page from time to time for updates. 

     Anyhoo, if you still remember my post about ENVO Bath and Body products I'm sure you're very intrigued with the brand's product line. Actually, ENVO's current products are body butters, body scrubs and the soap that I already reviewed here. ENVO's body butter was my first organic lotion/moisturizer/body butter that's why I'm very excited to try it when I got hold of this months ago. Since the heat was very insane last month, this product became a staple in my skin care cabinet. I make sure that I apply an ample amount every after bath to refresh and give my skin the cooling sensation it needed. I skipped commercial brand lotions last April and May, splattering them all over my body just made my skin greasy and uncomfortable. Have you tried applying lotion then afterwards sweat runs out throughout your arms and legs? I know, we hate that feeling right? So this organic body butter just came in time and my summer never felt greasy and icky again :) To know more about ENVO Bath and Body products click here.

     The sun too hot for you to handle? Not anymore, a cooling sensation like no other, this body butter directly cools your skin right after application and stays there for hours. The mixture of Peppermint and Cucumber gives its users a double dose of freshness, not to mention that peppermint gives it a very attractive scent. Its main benefits are nourishes and hydrates your skin, soothes and softens the skin, relieves skin irritations and itchiness and it also help ease sting of sunburn.

ENVO Peppermint and Cucumber Aqua Frost Body Scrub