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  • Product Review
    • ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐žโ€™๐
      • ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐žโ€™๐ ๐‡๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐‹๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโฃ
      • ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐žโ€™๐ ๐‡๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ & ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฒ๐ž๐ฌ
    • 111Skin
      • The Hydration Concentrate Ampoules by 111Skin
      • 111Skin Rose Gold Radiance Booster
      • 111SKIN Space Defence Bright Eye Lift Gel
      • 111Skin Masks
      • 111Skin Anti Blemish Bio Cellulose Facial Mask
      • 111Skin Bio Cellulose Facial Treatment Mask
      • 111SKIN Antioxidant Energizing Essence
      • 111Skin vitamin C brightening booster
    • African Botanics
      • ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ฒ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌย 
      • African Botanics Baobab Clay Oxygenating Cleanser
      • African Botanics Cloudburst Micro-emulsionโฃ
      • African Botanics Nutritive Molecule Serumโฃ
      • African Botanics Retinal Night Cream
      • ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐๐…๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐“ร‰ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐คโฃ
      • African Botanics Infusion Micro-liquid Serumโฃ
      • African Botanics Neroli infused Marula Oil
      • ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ข๐ซ๐ž โ€“ ร‰๐ฅ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซรช๐ฆ๐ž
      • Fleurs Dโ€™ Afrique โ€“ Intensive Recovery Cream by African Botanics
      • Eye Contour Gel-serum by African Botanics
      • ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐„๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐žโฃ
      • Jardin Sauvage Botanical Body Creamโฃ by African Botanics
      • Svelte Cream by African Botanics
    • Ayuna
      • Cream III by Ayuna
      • Terra Bella by Ayuna
      • Velo 6-in-1 Suprastratum Protection by Ayunaโฃ
      • Ayuna โ€“ The Facialโฃ High
      • ๐‚๐‘๐„๐€๐Œ ๐ˆ ๐›๐ฒ ๐€๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ง๐šโฃโฃ
      • Ayuna Cellular Oilโฃ โ€“ Skin Revival Serum
    • DefenAge Skincare
      • ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Š ๐‡๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐€๐ ๐žโฃโฃ
      • DefenAge 3D Eye Radiance Cream โฃ โฃ
      • DefenAge Clinical Power Trio
    • Augustinus Bader eye cream
    • Cohorted Beauty Box
      • Cohorted October 2020 Luxury Beauty Box
      • Cohorted November 2020 beauty box: an exclusive edit with Versoโฃ
      • Cohorted Beauty Box โ€“ December 2020
    • ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐จ
    • Some old favorites & a few new picks
    • Cellex-C Advanced-C Serumโฃ
    • Retrouvรฉ Revitalizing Eye Concentrate Skin Hydratorโฃโฃโฃโฃ
    • Royal Fern Phytoactive Serum
    • Bynacht Hypercharged Glass Skin Serum
    • ARgENTUM APOTHECARY โ€“ le savon lune โ€“ illuminating hydration barโฃ
    • QMS Medicosmetics Collagen System: a 3-Step Anti-Aging Facial Care Routine
    • Dermalist Skincare
    • ๐Ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐๐š ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Š๐ข๐ญโฃ
    • Skin Meditation serum by ELIXSERIโฃ
    • NCEF-Reverse eyesโฃ by Filorga
    • CSERA Complete Restore by Adour and Kin
    • Taรฏla Skincare
    • Linda Meredith NET-45 Moisturizer
    • Virginia Stone
    • Gelso Milano Silk
  • Skincare ingredients
    • Peptides
    • Benzoyl Peroxide
    • Stem Cells
    • Cosmetic Raw Ingredients
    • Salicylic Acid
    • Retinoids
    • Vitamin C
    • Topical Probiotics, Prebiotics and Postbiotics
    • Microsilver
    • General guide to skincare ingredients
  • Skincare 101
    • Mechanism of Skin Aging
    • How to evaluate a skincare product
    • Hyperpigmentation
    • How skincare products penetrate the skin
    • How to spot Overhyped skincare products
    • Acne 101
    • Skincare based on Menstrual cycle
    • Skincare based on Skin Tone
    • In-office Skin Treatments
    • Should you refrigerate skincare products?
  • Skincare News & Technology
    • Winleviยฎ: A new FDA-approved drug for hormonal acne
    • Age-Repair Defensinsยฎ
    • Kannabia Sense: a step forward in neuro-cosmetics
    • Oleosome Technology: An advanced delivery system
  • Acne series
    • Acne 101
    • In-office Skin Treatments
    • Skincare based on Menstrual cycle
    • Benzoyl Peroxide
    • Salicylic Acid
    • Retinoids
    • Winleviยฎ: A new FDA-approved drug for hormonal acne
    • Microsilver
    • 111Skin Anti Blemish Bio Cellulose Facial Mask
    • African Botanics Retinal Night Cream
    • Ayuna โ€“ The Facialโฃ High
    • Bella Aura Rapid Repair Clarifying Elixir
    • My Gramophone Shelfie!
  • Product Review
    • ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐žโ€™๐
      • ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐žโ€™๐ ๐‡๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐‹๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโฃ
      • ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐žโ€™๐ ๐‡๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ & ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฒ๐ž๐ฌ
    • 111Skin
      • The Hydration Concentrate Ampoules by 111Skin
      • 111Skin Rose Gold Radiance Booster
      • 111SKIN Space Defence Bright Eye Lift Gel
      • 111Skin Masks
      • 111Skin Anti Blemish Bio Cellulose Facial Mask
      • 111Skin Bio Cellulose Facial Treatment Mask
      • 111SKIN Antioxidant Energizing Essence
      • 111Skin vitamin C brightening booster
    • African Botanics
      • ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ฒ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌย 
      • African Botanics Baobab Clay Oxygenating Cleanser
      • African Botanics Cloudburst Micro-emulsionโฃ
      • African Botanics Nutritive Molecule Serumโฃ
      • African Botanics Retinal Night Cream
      • ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐๐…๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐“ร‰ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐คโฃ
      • African Botanics Infusion Micro-liquid Serumโฃ
      • African Botanics Neroli infused Marula Oil
      • ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ข๐ซ๐ž โ€“ ร‰๐ฅ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซรช๐ฆ๐ž
      • Fleurs Dโ€™ Afrique โ€“ Intensive Recovery Cream by African Botanics
      • Eye Contour Gel-serum by African Botanics
      • ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐„๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐žโฃ
      • Jardin Sauvage Botanical Body Creamโฃ by African Botanics
      • Svelte Cream by African Botanics
    • Ayuna
      • Cream III by Ayuna
      • Terra Bella by Ayuna
      • Velo 6-in-1 Suprastratum Protection by Ayunaโฃ
      • Ayuna โ€“ The Facialโฃ High
      • ๐‚๐‘๐„๐€๐Œ ๐ˆ ๐›๐ฒ ๐€๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ง๐šโฃโฃ
      • Ayuna Cellular Oilโฃ โ€“ Skin Revival Serum
    • DefenAge Skincare
      • ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Š ๐‡๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐€๐ ๐žโฃโฃ
      • DefenAge 3D Eye Radiance Cream โฃ โฃ
      • DefenAge Clinical Power Trio
    • Augustinus Bader eye cream
    • Cohorted Beauty Box
      • Cohorted October 2020 Luxury Beauty Box
      • Cohorted November 2020 beauty box: an exclusive edit with Versoโฃ
      • Cohorted Beauty Box โ€“ December 2020
    • ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐จ
    • Some old favorites & a few new picks
    • Cellex-C Advanced-C Serumโฃ
    • Retrouvรฉ Revitalizing Eye Concentrate Skin Hydratorโฃโฃโฃโฃ
    • Royal Fern Phytoactive Serum
    • Bynacht Hypercharged Glass Skin Serum
    • ARgENTUM APOTHECARY โ€“ le savon lune โ€“ illuminating hydration barโฃ
    • QMS Medicosmetics Collagen System: a 3-Step Anti-Aging Facial Care Routine
    • Dermalist Skincare
    • ๐Ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐๐š ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Š๐ข๐ญโฃ
    • Skin Meditation serum by ELIXSERIโฃ
    • NCEF-Reverse eyesโฃ by Filorga
    • CSERA Complete Restore by Adour and Kin
    • Taรฏla Skincare
    • Linda Meredith NET-45 Moisturizer
    • Virginia Stone
    • Gelso Milano Silk
  • Skincare ingredients
    • Peptides
    • Benzoyl Peroxide
    • Stem Cells
    • Cosmetic Raw Ingredients
    • Salicylic Acid
    • Retinoids
    • Vitamin C
    • Topical Probiotics, Prebiotics and Postbiotics
    • Microsilver
    • General guide to skincare ingredients
  • Skincare 101
    • Mechanism of Skin Aging
    • How to evaluate a skincare product
    • Hyperpigmentation
    • How skincare products penetrate the skin
    • How to spot Overhyped skincare products
    • Acne 101
    • Skincare based on Menstrual cycle
    • Skincare based on Skin Tone
    • In-office Skin Treatments
    • Should you refrigerate skincare products?
  • Skincare News & Technology
    • Winleviยฎ: A new FDA-approved drug for hormonal acne
    • Age-Repair Defensinsยฎ
    • Kannabia Sense: a step forward in neuro-cosmetics
    • Oleosome Technology: An advanced delivery system
  • Acne series
    • Acne 101
    • In-office Skin Treatments
    • Skincare based on Menstrual cycle
    • Benzoyl Peroxide
    • Salicylic Acid
    • Retinoids
    • Winleviยฎ: A new FDA-approved drug for hormonal acne
    • Microsilver
    • 111Skin Anti Blemish Bio Cellulose Facial Mask
    • African Botanics Retinal Night Cream
    • Ayuna โ€“ The Facialโฃ High
    • Bella Aura Rapid Repair Clarifying Elixir
    • My Gramophone Shelfie!
  • Product Review

    African Botanics Neroli infused Marula Oil

    November 8, 2020

    This face oil is formulated with Marula oil and Neroli extract. Marula oil offers antioxidants, hydrates the skin and is claimed to help restore a radiant tone and Neroli extract provides some anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and toning properties. This oil is lighter than Terre Noire, itโ€™s more like a dry oil. It absorbs in a few minutes and has an incredible sweet Neroli scent. Actually the scent is intense so if you donโ€™t like these types of scents, keep that in mind! I only apply 2 drops of this oil after using my Ayuna exfoliating toner and my African Botanics Infusion hydrating serum (while still wet) at night, itโ€™s not greasy…

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  • Product Review

    ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ข๐ซ๐ž – ร‰๐ฅ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซรช๐ฆ๐ž

    October 15, 2019

    This elixir is the brandโ€™s latest launch, a face and body oil which is designed to be suitable for all skin types specifically acne-prone and blemished skin; It contains many unique bio-dynamic oils, active antioxidants, carotenoids, polyphenols and botanical extracts to strengthen the skinโ€™s barrier, and prevent moisture loss and premature aging while keeping breakouts at bay. Main ingredients: + Marula oil: absorbs immediately, is rich in oleic acid and proven to significantly increase skin hydration. It is potent with antioxidants and polyphenols which help fight premature aging and the anti-inflammatory omegas found in Marula Oil help strengthening the skinโ€™s barrier reducing epidermal inflammation.โฃ + Grape Seed Oil: contains high…

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