Review: Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Face Creme 5% Urea Plus Lactate

Company: Eucerin
Animal Testing: Personal research suggests they do not perform any tests on animals
Product Name: Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Face Creme 5% Urea Plus Lactate
Amount of Product: 50 mL or 1.7 FL. OZ.
Price: Between $15 & $18

What The Product Claims: Eucerin Replenishing Face Creme 5% Urea replenishes dry and very dry, tight facial skin. It is suitable for use under makeup or after shaving. Non-comedogenic (doesn't clog pores). Contains no added fragrance or colorants to minimize the risk of skin irritation and allergies. The  light, non greasy texture absorbs quickly, The cream provides instant hydration and reduces skin tightness. The skin feels smooth and supple.

I started using this cream a few days ago, and with extremely sensitive skin, I was half expecting to get hives from this product, but I haven't and I definitely don't feel like I will any time soon (I can usually feel an allergic reaction from a mile away). I am on acne medication which makes my skin extremely dry, and have not been  able to find a product yet that both hydrates well and doesn't feel heavy or sticky on my face. Until I tried this.

This is an AMAZING moisturizer. I have very dry patches in the crease of my nose, my chin, and around my mouth. I put this stuff on at night before my acne medication, and my skin is smooth and plump with hydration in the morning, whereas usually I would wake up with dry patches being even more dry than during the day. I use a lighter moisturizer during the day to keep some oily spots on my skin at bay, and if i need extra moisture I will put this on the patches that need it. It feels very light on my skin and absorbs well within 30 seconds.

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What's To Love:
-lightweight
-absorbs quickly
-moisturizes better than anything I've ever tried
-Not tested on animals!
-Pretty well priced for a moisturizer, especially in Canadian currency

What's To Not:
-Nothing, everything about this product is amazing and is done exactly what is promised

Final Thoughts
This product does everything that it claims and I will be repurchasing this until my dying day. Very glad I picked this up on a whim, and very glad it cooperates with my crazy combination sensitive dry oily skin.

If you would like to know more about the very strong benefits of Urea, I would suggest Googling it. There is a bunch of information about how amazing urea is for the skin and how it locks in moisture, and I don't want to write anything on here and be inaccurate causing confusion.

Review: Chickaboom 88 Palette in Super & Shimmer

Company: Chickaboom Luxuries (a Canadian company!)
Animal Testing: Vegan friendly
Products: Shimmer Palette & Super Palette (click me to see!)
Amount of Product: Both palettes contain 88 different shades, and are all about the size of a nickel.
Price: $30 each

What The Product Claims: MICA first ingredients, no animal oils, and no TALC! Don't be fooled by cheap imitations. Chickaboom's newest and most amazing 88 eyeshadow palette with super blendable and highly pigmented shadows is finally here! The colour payoff is incredible. Whether you are a professional makeup artist or a self-proclaimed fashionista our palettes are designed to help you achieve any look. Smokey and smouldery; dazzlingly dramatic or the natural girl-next-door, Chickaboom b88m palettes take you there!
Not only is $30 for 88 completely different eyeshadow colours amazing, the quality of them is off the charts. Having these two palettes is so wonderful for me, and I am always getting compliments on my makeup, especially when I use the boldest colours. They have everything from matte browns to gold to turquoise and yellows. Any look you could ever imagine you can create with these two palettes.

There isn't much else I can say about these eyeshadows, the colour payoff is amazing, they are very blendable and super easy to work with. I started using these when I first started to become interested in cosmetics and I had a great time playing around with these palettes, and now that I'm more into it and know what I'm looking for, I still love these shadows. I would definitely recommend these to any beginner looking for a cheap palette to experiment with, or even someone just looking for good quality eyeshadows for little money.

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What's To Love:
-Great colour payoff
-Super blendable
-Great colour selection
-Not tested on animals!
-Awesome idea for everyone from pro to beginner
-Canadian based company

What's To Not:
-It was a tad bit of a hastle to actually get shipped to me, as I wanted to pay with a cheque instead of credit card or through PayPal
-It took over a month to get to my house

Final Thoughts
Amazing product hands down, lots of colours to choose from, you can create any look you can imagine and with ease. Took a while to get to my house, even though they're Canada based and I only live about 4 or 5 provinces away, but in the end it was very worth it. I strongly recommend this to anyone.