Hello hello!
Thank you for joining me on my little blog again. Today I wanted
to talk about a brand called Glossier, and give you my up to date experience with
them and their products as a whole.
In case you aren’t familiar with them, Glossier all began
from a website called Into The Gloss. A blog started up by Emily Weiss, who
transformed it in to the top online place to read about all things beauty and
health (if you haven’t already had a read, I would totally recommend). Anyway, a few years later came Glossier, which began
creating beauty products with “real life girls” in mind. They began shipping to
the UK in late 2017 which is when I really started to discover them all over my
social media.
So I currently own only 3 items from Glossier, let me talk
to you about them a little bit.
This was on my Christmas wishlist and my lovely boyfriend
decided to pick these up for me. After reading mixed reviews online I decided that
it was time to make my own decision on the matter. The Body Hero Duo includes 2 items (which you can buy seperately) – a Daily Oil Wash and a Daily Perfecting Cream.
They both have the same scent of orange blossom and neroli, which is light and
fresh – but I must agree with a lot of the online reviews which brought to my attention
that it smells almost plastic-like on occasion. It didn’t put me off using them
though so it definitely wasn’t that
bad. Let me go in to them individually...
This is a blend of 7 oils that is said to draw any grime and
sweat from your skin without stripping it of its moisture. A couple of pumps
from the bottle and you lather the oil on to your skin, then as soon as it hits
water it emulsifies (turns milky) and washes off like a soft soapy shower gel.
The actual feeling of this products in the shower was so divine and really felt
like it was treating my skin, instead of just scrubbing at it. Though it’s not something they’ve claimed, I found
this sooo good at breaking down patchy fake tan when it needed to come off – I've now used up my whole bottle and I’d
buy it again purely for that reason!
This one is a body moisturiser that claims to tighten,
hydrate and improve the skins elasticity. It has a pink glowy sheen to it
(think MAC original Strobe Cream but for your body) which does look pretty when
it’s blended in. However, I did not get on with this one bit, unfortunately. The
cream doesn’t melt in to the skin like it says it will, instead it took forever
to rub in and left me feeling rather sticky after. It also pilled on me and I just
felt like I had to shower it all off again. I’m in love with the idea of it, I
just wish the formula was slightly thinner so it sunk in nicely.
After my bad experience with the perfecting cream, I reached
out to the Glossier team who were more than helpful, and offered to put the
amount on store credit so I could try something else instead. Good customer service
really impresses me – so I was more than happy!
So, using my store credit I decided to go with their best
seller – Boy Brow. This is a creamy pomade that apparently keeps your brow
hairs in place and makes them look fuller without feeling stiff or going flaky.
This literally arrived a couple of days ago, so the jury is still out. So far I’m
definitely loving the polished look it gives my brows after I’ve filled them in
with pencil, but it doesn’t do much for me on its own. Though, let’s just
remember I have my brows tattooed, because the ability to grow my eyebrow hair
is pretty damn poor. I think anyone with unruly eyebrows would love this though!
I bought the shade Brown, but they also stock Black, Blond and Clear.
What now?
Like I said, the customer service Glossier gave me really
impressed me, which has made me want to give more products a go. Here’s what I plan
on trying next:
Glossier make-up is more ‘beauty from within’ where as I’m more ‘full glam or nothing’
so the cosmetic section of the website didn’t really catch my eye at first. Whilst I didn’t find
the make up all that appealing, I did fall in love with the look of Cloud
Paint. A cream blush that gives such a beautiful rosiness to the cheeks. I like
the shade Beam most, as I’m all about peachy coral colours on my skin tone.
I have heard so many good things about this! I cannot wait
to get my hands on this super conditioning daily cleanser. Apparently its
unbelievably gentle yet can still take all of your make up off and leave your
skin ultra soft. Uh hello? Yes please.
This is the newest addition to their skincare range. A
chemical exfoliant that is said to transform skin in just 4 weeks by reducing redness, blemishes and pore size,
through active acids. Again, mixed reviews on their website for this one, so I am
apprehensive to try it. Though try I will! Unfortunately this little guy has
been out of stock for a couple of weeks now, so I’ll have to wait until
Glossier create some more before I can put it to the test.
All in all I think what Glossier are doing is fabulous. They’re
a very inclusive brand, as you can tell from all of their campaigns and
pictures on their site and social media. As I touched on earlier, I’m definitely
interested in their skin care the most. Just ask yourself if you’re a 5 minute
make up gal, or a 1 hour and 5 minute make up gal. If you’re the former, I’m
sure you’ll adore the ease of the cosmetics they’ve created seeing as though it’s
quick and simple, yet still looks really put together -they stock everything
you’d need for a natural full face. I’m by no means done with exploring the
brand yet, and can’t wait to try more of their creations out.
If you’ve ever tried anything from them that you’d
recommend, let me know! Also, if you want to try some of their stuff out – you
can get some coins off of your purchase, just click here.
Thank you for reading my lovelies!
D x
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