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PR | Skin1004 - Madagascar Centella Cream 🍀
A big THANKS to and Hannah from the marketing team for sending over this cream with the last PR package ❤️
On paper, this moisturizer seemed like a perfect fit for my dry sensitive skin:
✅️ A great ingredients list starring Centella Asiatica, Panthenol, Niacinamide, and Madecassoside.
✅️ A perfectly balanced texture. Very lightweight, gel to cream, and super hydrating.
✅️ Clean beauty: free from alcohol, sulfates, silicones, parabens, and allergens.
✅️ Above all, this cream is SUPPOSEDLY fragrance-free! Which, if you know me well enough, is my priority in skincare products.

To my utter disappointment, this ended up causing an irritation episode 😢. But to be fair to the brand, this was my fault 💯. I should've read the ingredients list carefully. I am usually very careful when it comes to the ingredients because I just know that my skin is super annoying and gets easily triggered 🙃, but because I've tried many Skin1004 products and they all were fragrance-free and super safe I just didn't scrutinize this one.

Now technically, the cream doesn't contain fragrance as such, but it does contain Linalool and a couple of essential oils; all of which are used primarily for masking and are thus similar to fragrance. They too trigger my skin badly so I'd recommend a patch test first if you have sensitive skin.

Aside from that, this moisturizer is perfectly capable of delivering good results. It works really well as a basic moisturizer for everyday use and has a perfect texture for layering (my mum is enjoying it very much 😀).

Have you tried it before? Let me know what you think in the comments section below. 💖

* Gifted WITH obligation to review. All opinions are mine.

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Happy weekend everyone!❤️

Time to share some of my recent empties:

🍁 Isntree_global] 's Chestnut BHA tone has been a great chemical exfoliant for ny sensitive skin. After regular use, I could really see immense improvements in my skin texture and my overall skin condition. Very gentle, efficient, and reasonably priced. A full 5/5 🌟. Would definitely buy again.

🍁 Isntree_global] 's HA water essence has also been a great discovery. As a big fan of Hyaluronic Acid, I couldn't find any flaws in this essence (doubles up as a serum as well). Great creamy milky texture, hydrating and healing properties, generous amount, great ingredients. Another 5/5 🌟

🍁 I'm from 아임프롬] 's Mugwort essence is all the hype and doesn't need any introductions. This is my second bottle (I need to get the full size next time because this thing is just lit!). Very calming for sensitive or irritated skin(the whole mugwort line is tbh!), and gives a distinct glow to the skin that no other essence can match. Again 5/5 🌟

🍁 I'm from 아임프롬] 's Mugwort and Honey masks are a staple in my skincare routine. I cannot imagine taking a bath and not having one of these at hand. I NEED my washoff mask session at least once a week and these are some of the best masks I've ever used. 5/5 🌟

🍁 's HA serum is a great one for sure. This is my second bottle and I would absolutely buy it again and again. There is no fuss about this serum. Very basic yet very elegant in its simplicity: effective, simple, to the point. Provides hydrating and plumps the skin. My skin loves this stuff. 4/5 🌟 (minus one star for the packaging bcs the pump is not perfectly compatible with the thick texture this serum has!)

Ps: you guys might have noticed that my empties posts are always coming from a positive perspective, but that's because I never finish a product unless I really enjoy it. I could share some of the products that I had to stop using and explain the reasons if that interests you? Let me know in the comments section 🤔😳❤️

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