What if a snail and a bee had a baby? 🐌💖🐝 We will never know, but we can have some idea as to how powerful those opposites can be since I received the Snail Bee Ultimate Toner from Benton Cosmetics and Picky(@go.picky @pickyrewards) in exchange for my honest review.

This product is meant for the summertime, so you know I had to try this for you. I tested this product for two to three weeks in my morning and nighttime skincare routines to come up with my opinions below. This blog post was not obligated and is being published for people who want to do their research on consumer reviews before trying new skincare products for themselves.

A Vegan Way to Get Smooth Skin

Snail Bee Ultimate Toner (150 mL) costs $24.00 USD on Stylevana if you want to find an inexpensive, long-lasting solution to stay hydrated and moisturized. This vegan and cruelty-free formula uses snail secretion (skin recovery) and bee venom (collagen stimulant) to moisturize and heal your skin. Benton designed this product with a focus on dry skin, mature skin, and sensitive skin types to protect their skin barriers while preventing breakouts.

This toner may seem simple, but that’s what it’s supposed to be: a simple solution to improve your skin barrier. I went on my skincare journey because I had a damaged skin barrier from using incompatible skincare products and not taking care of my physical and mental health. Those imbalances can cause an explosion of acne that seemed so difficult to get rid of. Since Benton’s Snail Bee Ultimate Toner is a combination of soothing and moisture-retaining ingredients, you should know that it is sure to improve and hydrate your skin.

By the way, you can purchase this product at a cheaper price and with 10% off your total if you buy it with my discount code INF10OHMY at Stylevana. If you purchase at least $59 USD worth of your Kbeauty essentials on Stylevana, you can get 15% off your order with that same discount code. I do receive a small percentage of the commission if you use my code.

Here are a few of the ingredients listed that make this toner the perfect addition to your summer skin routine:

• Snail Secretion Filtrate: The remnants of a snail moving along turns out to be a slimey surprise for your skin. Not only is it moisturizing, it is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory for your skin. This ingredient is great for dry and mature skin types that are more prone to wrinkles.
• Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Water: Green tea is an anti-aging ingredient since it contains antioxidants that protect your skin and help it look young and plump.
• Bee Venom: Turns out, bee venom can bring your skin back to life! It has anti-aging properties since bee venom can encourage blood flow to your skin to bring in more oxygen, nutrients, collagen, and elastin. These components are all essential for healthy skin. If you want to look and feel more awake, maybe it’s time to try bee venom.
• Sholigopeptide-1: This is another important ingredient for anti-aging products because it is used to encourage skin cell growth.
• Betaine: Betaine is anti-inflammatory and anti-aging. It can be used in cosmetics to retain water in your skin so you can maintain your youthful glow.
• Diospyros Kaki (Persimmon) Leaf Extract: Persimmons have anti-aging properties because they contain antioxidants. So, they can help with protecting from the effects of free radicals that can age your skin.
• Laminaria Digitata (Algae) Extract: Seaweed contains vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that support and protect your skin from loosing hydration.
• Althaea Rosea (Marshmallow) Root Extract: Marshmallow can soothe and hydrate your skin. It also has anti-fungal properties that help clear breakouts of infection-causing bacteria.

No Complaints at All

Simple and Travel-Friendly Packaging

The packaging is a very simple plastic bottle that does a good job of keeping the toner solution inside. I personally like it because the label is easy to peel so you can recycle the bottle or reuse it. Most likely I’m going to wash the bottle to reuse for travel, so I love how considerate Benton was to have an eco-friendly brand.

Simple Formula

The toner solution can be mistaken for water if you didn’t read the label closely. It is a clear, unscented formula that doesn’t seem special. However, you can notice its difference once you apply the product to your skin. It leaves a thin layer of moisture that leaves your skin with a light sheen.

Perfect for My Dry Skin

I use 3-4 drops in my morning and night routines right after washing my face. Initially, you would think that this is just like water. My dry skin wouldn’t feel dehydrated or irritated. Instead, it looked soothe and dewy. There was a slight slipperiness to this toner to my skin, but it was a good foundation for my skin to better absorb my serums and moisturizer.

New Face Wash Alternative

Dry skin is more likely to form wrinkles due to water loss, so I stopped washing my face in the morning. Instead, I used this to bring moisture back into my skin and I love it a lot! It doesn’t sting my face and has helped with lightening my blemishes. My skin has not had any prominent breakouts except for some white heads every then and there. Someone even asked about my skincare routine because they said my skin looked so smooth. This was one of the products I was using, so there’s some proof that this toner is working.

Would I repurchase?

Yes! I highly recommend this for newbies to skincare (especially for damaged skin barriers) because it’s an easy-to-use product. Dry and mature skin would love this formula due to the collagen production focus. It’s a stellar toner, and I really wish I had a product like this when my skin barrier was so damaged.

I actually think this product would be amazing as a spray mist for on-the-go touch-ups or for an alternative to washing my face. I use mists for the morning because dry skin is more wrinkle-prone, so Benton, please answer my prayer. 😂🙏🏼

Would you try this? Let me know down below ⬇️

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Have you ever tried facial oil? I’ve only been in my skincare comfort zone, per say. Skincare aficionados and influencers always say that the classic trio of face wash, moisturizer, and sunscreen are must-have’s, so I always stuck to that. Plus, I would hear that oils can be clogging to pores and make sensitive skin more likely to break out. I just stayed away from them … that is, until now.

Bubble reached out to me to try out some of their skincare products in exchange for my honest review, so I decided to try their most popular dry skin solutions! After a month of using their Float On Facial Oil, I can say that I get the hype as to why people use facial oils. I may be super late to the party. However, it’s not too late for me to take you onto Cloud 9 with me.

Before I give my thoughts while using facial oil, let’s first discuss who is the right person for these skincare essentials.

Why Might an Oil Be For You?

Facial oils serve as skincare tools that help support your skin’s functions. Specifically, it adds an extra layer of moisture to protect your skin barrier and ensure that it is moisturized and healthy. This means that facial oils can not only support your skin in terms of extra moisture but in terms of supporting a foundation to reduce the likeliness of breakouts and wrinkles. You can say that it is an anti-aging addition to your skincare regimen. Oils can also help with hyperpigmentation and blemishes since it adds moisture (lipids) to strengthen your skin and retain its water. Hydrated skin is essential to say bye to those blemishes.

Like our skin, oils can also be formulated differently. You can’t just go crazy and put every single facial oil on your face or else you’re setting your skin up for disaster. There are oil formulations that are for dry skin and there are oil formulations for oily skin and sensitive skin, so make sure to do your research and find what ingredients are most compatible with your needs.

If you are trying hard to integrate oils into your skincare routine, treat it like every new addition to your skincare collection and take baby steps. Do a patch test on your skin the day before in case of irritation. Start with 1 drop every other day and work your way up to using it every night.

A Dry Skin’s Dreamy Savior

Bubble’s Float On Facial Oil is a product that is suited for all skin types. It is designed to be lightweight and to make your skin look healthier and nourished by calming it down from outside pollutants and stressors. Currently, the facial oil retails at $19.00 USD for 30 mL on their website.

This facial oil can be used during the day, during the night, or whenever your skin feels it needs a touch-up. It is here to save your skin and change your skincare game because of these awesome key ingredients:

• Safflower Oil: This ingredient is perfect for dry skin since it hydrates while soothing the skin from inflammation.
• Neem Seed Oil: Neem seed oil has antioxidant properties and is also known to reduce inflammation and help with wound or blemish healing.
• Prickly Pear Oil: Not only are prickly pears yummy, they also contain Vitamin E and amino acids that help with skin cell generation and younger-looking skin.
• Buriti Oil: This oil contains fatty acids and Vitamin A. It is a great ingredient for anti-aging if you want to reduce wrinkles and fine lines.
• Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Cactus) Flower Extract:  Cactus flower has antioxidant and anti-microbial properties that help you by soothing and calming your skin.

Floating High, Floating On

Metal Packaging

Unlike the other products I received from Bubble, the facial oil comes in a sturdy metal container. The container also isn’t see-through to maintain the potency of the facial oil and also to ensure outside temperature doesn’t affect it.

The packaging probably stole my heart because of the pipette. I love the pipette since you can release oil with the button that is on the top of the lid. You have to twist open the top in order to reveal the push mechanism for obtaining and releasing the oil. I haven’t tested this oil for traveling, but the twist lid seems to be a good solution to the flimsy pipettes with silicone handles.

Lightweight Formula

The oil is very lightweight and has a light castor oil-like scent that isn’t overwhelming. There is no color to this oil and it feels a little slippery on my skin. When applying 1-2 drops of oil after using moisturizer, my skin easily absorbed this and loved it. A little bit of the oil can go a long way. You will know you used the proper amount for you if you aren’t tugging at your skin during application.

Smooth, Silky, Softness

I was not expecting my skin to love this facial oil so much! I was wowed when using the facial oil because it felt so nourished and healthy every single time. No annoying greasy feeling, just a super soft, silky finish! My skin felt baby skin smooth when topping the oil over their Slam Dunk moisturizer. My face just had a very slight slipperiness from using the facial oil that wasn’t a bother.

During my experience with this product, I can say that my skin did not break out. My dry skin can get red pretty easily, so I was in disbelief when I was left with skin that looked calmed down, smooth and glowy, and perfectly moisturized to beat the cold. There were multiple times when I stopped myself in the mirror to admire my skin. You can say it was love at first sight for me with this oil.

Your Skin’s New BFF

My skin never broke out. In fact, I think it felt better because it was silky smooth. Since the facial oil is an emollient that helps support the superpowers of my moisture-focused skincare routine, it helped my skin stay healthy. I can honestly say I had the best skin ever with the facial oil because it left a huge impression on me.

Would I repurchase?

Bubble really converted me into a facial oil follower with this one. I wasn’t expecting to love this one (in fact, I was initially apprehensive to try it because oils would clog my pores). Now, I don’t think I can see my winter skincare routine without it. It’s part of my holy grail skincare list and I wish I had this when I first dealt with a damaged skin barrier.

I also had my mom try this product out, and she loved it just as much as I did. Her skin felt so moisturized and she also reported no breakouts on her end. I kind of had to prevent my mom from taking this one because she took my moisturizer (sorry, mom). If we’re fighting over the same product, you know it’s the real deal. Don’t worry, I’m planning to get one soon once I run out.

Bubble really knocked it out of the park with this one and that’s my honest opinion! Seriously, give this one a shot. 💙

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