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    Ever since I started using serums I've been a big advocate for them. I find using them in my skincare routine makes such a big difference to my skin, particularly when it comes to evening out my skin tone. So when Biologi got in contact with me and wanted to send over some of their products, I was so excited.

    First of all, the entire packaging and branding around this company is awesome. They just look so sleek and cool, and they're the type of products you want to proudly display on your vanity.

    For those who haven't heard of or seen Biologi before, they're a brand that makes the worlds first 100% active ingredient and 100% natural plant serums. They are also sustainably sourced, with all the ingredients extracted, produced and packaged in Byron Bay / Northern Rivers region in Australia using certified organic native botanicals. They have three main serums, all for different skin areas, so keep on reading to find out more about them and my thoughts.



    Bd – Luminosity Face Serum

    I feel like this is the one most people would be curious about and would consider buying, because face serums are what we're use to seeing on the market. This serum aims to help increase skin strength, hydration, natural skin glow and create a protection barrier against environmental factors and photosensitivity. It contains 100% davidson plum, phenolic acid, tartaric acid, anthocyanin and quercertin. I found this to be an oily product, which usually I don't get along with, but it's a super light oil so I was happy to test this on my skin. It has an orange scent that isn't to overpowering, which I really liked. I find I like to give the serum a minute to completely sink into my skin before going in with moisturiser and it seemed to stay a little sticker than some serums I'm use to using, but it didn't affect the application of my moisturiser, and once my routine was done I didn't actually feel sticky at all.


    Bf – Hydration Body Serum

    The idea of a body serum was very intriguing to me. This stuff contains 100% finger lime, vitamin C, tryptophan, ferric acid and byangelican. This serum aims to help increase moisture rentntion in your skin, protect it from nasty environmental factors, increase collagen production, skin elasticity and suppleness, skin tone and brighten the skin. First thing I noticed was how soft even my hands were after I'd finished applying this stuff. You don't need a large amount, but while a little goes a long way, if you used this day and night over your entire body it wouldn't take long to use up. So I like to keep this for use on places like my shoulders as they are the most sun exposed part of my body each day, or if I'm having a really dry skin day in some area. I feel like this stuff would also be great for any redness from sunburn.
    Lastly, their eye serum. I'm all about putting a product under my eyes day and night to help keep the skin hydrated and slow down the ageing process, because the skin under your eyes is super sensitive and can easily age. This serum contains 100% kakadu plum, vitamin C, gallic acid and ellagic acid. I found this to be much oiler than the face serum, however I didn't mind such consistency for under my eyes. However, once I applied and rub the serum in and let it settle, my under eyes didn't feel super oily, but actually quite soft. This is something I think I would stick to using in my night time routine so my under-eyes can really soak up the benefits as I sleep. Also, as with all their serums, a little goes a long way.


    . 2/24/18 .

    Brand Focus; Biologi

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    . 2/24/18 .


    Ever since I started using serums I've been a big advocate for them. I find using them in my skincare routine makes such a big difference to my skin, particularly when it comes to evening out my skin tone. So when Biologi got in contact with me and wanted to send over some of their products, I was so excited.

    First of all, the entire packaging and branding around this company is awesome. They just look so sleek and cool, and they're the type of products you want to proudly display on your vanity.

    For those who haven't heard of or seen Biologi before, they're a brand that makes the worlds first 100% active ingredient and 100% natural plant serums. They are also sustainably sourced, with all the ingredients extracted, produced and packaged in Byron Bay / Northern Rivers region in Australia using certified organic native botanicals. They have three main serums, all for different skin areas, so keep on reading to find out more about them and my thoughts.



    Bd – Luminosity Face Serum

    I feel like this is the one most people would be curious about and would consider buying, because face serums are what we're use to seeing on the market. This serum aims to help increase skin strength, hydration, natural skin glow and create a protection barrier against environmental factors and photosensitivity. It contains 100% davidson plum, phenolic acid, tartaric acid, anthocyanin and quercertin. I found this to be an oily product, which usually I don't get along with, but it's a super light oil so I was happy to test this on my skin. It has an orange scent that isn't to overpowering, which I really liked. I find I like to give the serum a minute to completely sink into my skin before going in with moisturiser and it seemed to stay a little sticker than some serums I'm use to using, but it didn't affect the application of my moisturiser, and once my routine was done I didn't actually feel sticky at all.


    Bf – Hydration Body Serum

    The idea of a body serum was very intriguing to me. This stuff contains 100% finger lime, vitamin C, tryptophan, ferric acid and byangelican. This serum aims to help increase moisture rentntion in your skin, protect it from nasty environmental factors, increase collagen production, skin elasticity and suppleness, skin tone and brighten the skin. First thing I noticed was how soft even my hands were after I'd finished applying this stuff. You don't need a large amount, but while a little goes a long way, if you used this day and night over your entire body it wouldn't take long to use up. So I like to keep this for use on places like my shoulders as they are the most sun exposed part of my body each day, or if I'm having a really dry skin day in some area. I feel like this stuff would also be great for any redness from sunburn.
    Lastly, their eye serum. I'm all about putting a product under my eyes day and night to help keep the skin hydrated and slow down the ageing process, because the skin under your eyes is super sensitive and can easily age. This serum contains 100% kakadu plum, vitamin C, gallic acid and ellagic acid. I found this to be much oiler than the face serum, however I didn't mind such consistency for under my eyes. However, once I applied and rub the serum in and let it settle, my under eyes didn't feel super oily, but actually quite soft. This is something I think I would stick to using in my night time routine so my under-eyes can really soak up the benefits as I sleep. Also, as with all their serums, a little goes a long way.


    . 7/1/17 .


    Today we're going to have a little chat about a brand called Kudu. The lovely people from Kudu sent me a couple of their products to test out and so I thought I'd share my thoughts on them.

    A quick bit about Kudu. Based in South Africa, they use various plant-based extracts and organic active botanical ingridents from the region in their products. Each product is hand crafted, so you know you're getting the best you can buy, and they are completely free of any harmful chemicals. They also make sure to avoid using any essential oils in their facial products that could cause irratation, inflammaton or hyper-pigmentation. Their packaging is also made from recycled materials and they are completely cruelty-free, so this brand is just kicking goals all round. Now onto what I tried and tested.


    When I pumped some of this stuff onto my hand, I instanely noticed it seemed quite oily, so I became quite nervous for my skin, because you know my facial oil woes. I gave it a shot anyway and followed with my usual night time moisturiser once it had all sunk into my skin. When I first felt my face when everything had settled, I noticed some of my moisrturiser seemed to bundle up and come off, whether that was the fault of the serum or the moisturiser, or it just wasn't the best combination, I'm not sure. So I didn't have high hopes for my review on this serum. However once I removed all the built up moisturiser from my face, my skin actually felt so damn good. So depite the few hiccups, I was left feeling pretty impressed with this product, and despite its oily nature I think I'm going to keep it in my skincare rountine for the long haul.

    I was so confused by what this product was suppose to be at first, but on reading about this stuff I discovered it is meant to be used as a mosituriser. Again, this has quite an oily consistency, but unlike the serum above, I was left less impressed with this one. That said, it's only because this stuff did excatly what all normal facial oils do, and left me with the excat same feeling they always do. Because I have oiler skin, putting another layer of oil on top after cleansing never really sits quite well, and I'm always left feeling unclean and just eckkk. That said, I face that trouble with most facial oils, so going off that, it seems this does act like most facial oils do, and therefore, if facials oils are your thing and something your skin gets along with, this will probably work quite well for you.


    We all know how much I love trying new face masks, and when I saw this was a clay one, I got even more excited. So of course, I left the best till last. This is quite a small jar, yet you get a fair amount of powder in it, and it would make for a great travelling companion. As I find with a lot of these clay powder masks which you have to mix with water, I found the instructions on the back didn't quite work for me. They pretty much always say to mix 1 tbs of the product with 1 tbs of water, which makes sense in theory, but this powder is quite light weight, and so I found that to be way to much water, and was left with a super liquidy formula that wouldn't apply properly to my face. Adjusting the measurments till I had a thicker consistency which I prefered, I then found my love for it. Like the Odacite mask I just reviewed, this is quite a light clay mask, and while it does tighten up somewhat on drying, it's not super tight and won't leave you red for an hour afterwards like some do. It left my skin feeling clean and refershed and I'll certainly be using this little baby again and again.