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Let me start off
this review by saying I haven’t been this excited about a product line since I
discovered Benton. Last month I was contacted with the opportunity to review a
new product, normally I pass on these types of solicitations but they caught my
eye with the words “fermented” and “natural”. As my long time readers and people
familiar with my articles might know by now, I swear by ferments and love to go
as natural as possible with skincare. First treatment essences, serums,
emulsions, masks, anything with ferments usually ends up on my favourites list.
Out of all the popular ingredients, my skin reacts best to ferments and
absolutely loves them. They impart a glow like nothing else does, fitting, since
the name of the company that contacted me was Glow
Recipe.
Glow Recipe is an online store
co-founded by two women with nearly 20 years combined experience within the US
and Korean beauty industry in marketing and product development. Glow Recipe
aims to showcase smaller brands that prioritize natural ingredients (Hello, are
you speaking directly to me? I think you are, because YES, I’m so here for
that!).
The two products sent to me were from a brand I’d never
heard of, but have certainly become a fan of since. The brand is Whamisa and the
products are Organic Flowers Fermentation Olive Leaf Mist and Organic Flowers
Water Cream. I’ll start with the mist review first.
(note, that is about
three weeks worth of use in the picture, one spray is enough to cover your
entire face)
The Glow Recipe website gives us a rundown of Organic
Flowers Fermentation Olive Leaf Mist: “The Gist:
An organic refreshing mist that instantly hydrates and
soothes skin. For all skin types.
How it works: Whamisa utilizes a natural
fermentation process to distill and preserve the potency of selectnatural
ingredients. This refreshing mist is formulated with 92.5% organic ingredients,
which are naturally fermented to preserve maximum efficacy. This unique mist is
water-free – instead it relies on a blend of Olive, Green Tea Extract and Aloe
Vera extract to help rehydrate and calm dry, depleted skin. BDIH Standard
Certified.
Free of: Parabens, Silicones,
Mineral Oils, Synthetic dyes & fragrances Our
Insight: This is a must have for Glow Recipe offices, as skin
becomes sensitive and dry from air conditioning in the summer and heating in the
winter. Keep it on your desk and pamper skin throughout the
day.” Once I read that I was impressed, I asked Glow Recipe if
they could send me over an ingredient list just to make sure this product was
going to be up to snuff, once I received this list I wasn’t just impressed I was
blown away!
Whamisa Organic Flowers Olive Leaf Mist (80ml,
$38)
*Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive)
Leaf Olive, Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract, *Alcohol, *Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf
Extract Olive, *Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract, *Saururus Chinensis Leaf/Root
Extract, *Angelica Keiskei Leaf/Stem Extract, *Dioscorea Opposita (Wild Yam)
Root Extract, *Centella Asiatica Extract, *Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract,
*Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment, *Lactobacillus/Oat Ferment Extract
Filtrate,*Lactobacillus/Chrysanthemum Sinense Flower Ferment
Filtrate,*Lactobacillus/Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Ferment Filtrate,
*Lactobacillus/Dandelion Leaf/Root Extract Ferment Filtrate, Evernia Prunastri
(Oakmoss) Extract Oakmoss, Cetraria Islandica Extract, **Scutellaria Baicalensis
Root Extract, **Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, **Glycyrrhiza Glabra
(Licorice) Root Extract, Natto Gum, ***Propanediol, Xanthan Gum, Cyamopsis
Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum, Aniba Rosaeodora (Rosewood) Wood Oil, Geranium
Maculatum Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit
Oil. Look at all of those amazing natural ingredients!
Antioxidants everywhere! Emollients, astringents, loads of organic ingredients
with soothing properties! This is why I haven’t been this excited since Benton,
I haven’t seen a list this natural and impressive since then. Honestly this both
meets their ingredient lists (especially with their first ingredient being Aloe
Leaf Juice instead of water!) and exceeds it with this long list of skin loving
elements that score an absolute zero on the scale of potential acne triggers or
skin irritants!
The mist itself is 80ml , 2.7 oz so not too unwieldily
to travel with if you’re so inclined. I love the inclusion of actual olive leafs
in the bottle, and the mist nozzle does a nice fine spray. Little details like
that are great. It has a very natural pleasant earthy scent that I love.
Personally I’m crazy for earthy scents and don’t care much for the cloyingly
sweet perfumed smell that’s popular with a lot of other skincare, so I really
appreciate this feature. It’s very soothing and hydrating and not at all sticky
and doesn’t leave you with a film. It’s perfect to mist yourself with if you’re
in an office building or apartment building with dry recycled air like I am. I
feel like beef jerky by about mid-winter so something like this is quite
welcome. I also love to use it to mist my face right before applying my bb cream
if I’m wearing it, or after I’m done with my makeup to set it. My absolutely
favourite way to use it is after I’ve let my vitamin C serum and BHA or AHA set
for 20 minutes. Once that’s done I’ll mist myself with the Organic Flowers Olive
Leaf Mist to prepare my skin for my serum, emulsion, and cream steps. I am now
addicted to this mist, it’s my absolute favourite I’ve ever used! I love it! I
think this could totally double as a toner, the ingredients are that awesome.
It’s on the pricey side but after a look at that ingredient list and it’s lack
of fillers and crap that a lot of other brands use to cheapen their products, I
totally understand and accept that price. You get what you pay for, and in this
case you’re getting a lot.
Definitely a well deserved 5 out of 5 turtles, plus one
for being so great! +
If you’re interested, Glow
Recipe has offered to give you $5 off your first order if you order through my
link! Yay for saving money! http://glowrecipe.refr.cc/9BR97JF
Next up I’ll be reviewing
the Whamisa Organic Flowers Water Cream!
http://www.thebeautywolf.com/whamisa-organic-flowers-olive-leaf-mist-review/
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