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I love this moisturizer for the cold weather! It's thick and great for protecting the skin. A little bit goes a long way!
My hair was the exact shade of the 'before' photo advertised on the 'Mute Brown' color. All I wanted this product to do was help me cool the tone of my hair. It did literally nothing. After rinsing the dye out, my hair was exactly the same shade as it was before. You can see in my attached photos, my 'before' (left) and 'after' (right). I have dyed my hair at home many many times and of all the things that can go wrong with at home hair dye, "did nothing" was not something I ever expected.
My husband and I have been using this product for three months and have not noticed it making a difference for our separate concerns. I do like how clean my skin feels after using it, but be careful not to get it on any recently shaved areas, as it stings a bit.
I didn't find the scent offensive, it's definitely earthy, as it should be with ginger being a key player here. I didn't feel that it made a huge difference in my routine. I had no harsh reaction to it, and feel it did its job. I've bumped it up to five stars for having quite beautiful packaging. If you're into earthy neutrals and just want a simple toner that works and feels quite 'natural' then I believe you would like this product.
This is definitely moisturizing, and if you have very dry skin or live in a particularly dry area, or need something very occlusive, I would recommend this. The texture is quite heavy, almost like a custard. Although it is heavy, it did not break out my skin. The main issue I have with it is that it is so thick that it's difficult to spread a thin layer, and it takes ages to dry. Often I would go to bed with a sensation of dampness under my eye mask, which I did not like. However, my skin would be VERY soft in the morning. If you have dry skin to the level that you experience flaking, I would recommend this. I am not convinced that it made any difference to my fine lines or over all skin brightness, as I don't feel my skin changed very much aside from being quite soft when I woke up in the morning.