If you read my April Birchbox post, you'll know I was pretty excited to see these in my box, something different and something that sounded interesting, and that I'd actually use.
Now, normally with anything remotely skincare related, I'd really put it through it's paces before reviewing, but with this little package, I only needed a few days.
The first time I used them I loved the scent, they really do smell like fresh cucumbers and are very cooling on the skin, oh and the packaging is cute. That's about as positive as this review will get I'm afraid.
After using them for 3 nights in a row to remove my makeup, my skin gradually got worse and worse. By the 3rd night, my skin was starting to burn when I used these, they were coarse and rough, but not like they were exfoliating, more like a light sandpaper. Then the worst thing, it's brought out excema on my cheeks, making them very very dry, not something I'm used to having given that I usually have very oily skin. Each day that I used these my skin got worse and worse, I wasn't using any other 'new' products, this was the only change in my routine so I know it was them. Also, I could feel it when I was using them, they were really irritating on my skin.
So... would I purchase these again? Absolutely not, I won't be finishing this pack. I know it seems early to judge them, but my reaction was so severe I couldn't use them any further. What's more, when I tweeted about it the other night, another girl tweeted me saying she'd had the same reaction :/
I just wanted to share my experience with you, it's not all about 'the good' side of stuff here :)
This months Biggest-Pixi3 advertiser is the lovely Jaina from Which Beauty Box UK
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