What is your favorite flower? I love sunflowers, but I also like pink roses since they’re my grandma’s favorite. What makes roses a popular flower of choice is not that it’s the flower of love, but it also has amazing anti-aging properties.💐

Recently, Korean skincare brand Heimish contacted me to try out their products in exchange for my honest review. I was so excited to see their rose skincare line from @heimish_uk because I never used the ingredient before. So, you know it was an obvious choice to finally try it for myself.

I used their Bulgarian Rose Satin Cream for 2-3 weeks in my day and nighttime skincare routine before coming up with the following opinions.

Why use Damask Rose Water?

Damask roses originate from the Middle East and have been well-loved for centuries for their beauty, fragrant aroma, and their skincare benefits. These flower species are often used for luxury perfumes when it calls for rose water because of their beautiful scent. Water has been known for being antibacterial (healing/preventing breakouts), its anti-inflammatory powers (soothing redness), and for toning (exfoliant).

Damask rose also contains antioxidants, vitamin C, and collagen, making it great for fighting off skin damage and maintaining youthful skin. Being out in the sun can speed up your skin’s aging process, so consider smelling the roses in your skincare, too.

What is Their Bulgarian Rose Satin Cream Supposed to Do?

Heimish’s Bulgarian Rose Satin Cream retails at $36 USD for 55 mL on their website. This cream acts as a perfect moisturizer for night and day and is meant to leave a satin-like finish. The combination of rose, flower AHA’s, and lactobionic acid make this moisturizer a must have if you love being low maintenance to stay looking high maintenance.

Not only can you use the satin cream as a moisturizer, you can also use it as a skin-protecting makeup primer to start your day on a high note. The cream is supposed to minimize the appearance and texture of wrinkles and hyperpigmentation so that you have a smooth surface. If you have dry and flaky skin, this product can be a great way to lightly exfoliate and let your true beauty bloom.

Here are some other skin-loving ingredients that make this product a possible solution for your skin:

• Flower AHA: Alpha hydroxy acids include malic acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, lactobionic acid (all of which are listed as ingredients in this product), and many other types of acids that help exfoliate dead skin cells and promote cell turnover to reveal smoother, younger skin.
  
• Propanediol: Helps your skin better absorb product so that it can be moisturized and nourished to maintain a youthful glow.
• Fatty Acids: Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Myristic Acid are in this product formulation to act as emollients that boost your skin’s hydration so that it stays healthy for longer.
• Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891): Used to enhance the effects of anti-aging ingredients in your cosmetics and provides UV protection to delay your skin’s aging process from enviornmental stressors.
• Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract: Contains antioxidants that can help fight UV damage that can dehydrate your skin and speed up the aging process.
• Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil: Provides antioxidants and antimicrobial properties so that your breakouts aren’t infected and can go through a smooth healing process.
• Flower Extracts: Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender), Viola Tricolor, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower, and Crataegus Monogyna Flower Extracts work together to soothe your skin and improve skin circulation to reveal a healthier, more radiant complexion.

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.

Satin Smooth Skin

Satin Skin is Very Much a Thing

This not only makes my skin look bouncy and firm, but it also makes it prepped for wearing makeup. My skin looked so plump because the cream contains some mica (the source for all your glittery shine in your cosmetics). I would also consider this product as a tone-up cream because it lightly brightens my complexion, but it’s a slight hint that doesn’t seem unnatural.

Long-lasting Hold for Makeup

I tested this typically with my morning routine where I use my natural makeup essentials. The cream contains silica which is a common ingredient for primers, so I already knew the formula would smooth my skin texture. My makeup lasted well with this cream as a base and it lasted throughout the day. This works extraordinarily well with Heimish’s BB Creams that I had the chance to test out, as well.

Creamy, but Not Overbearing

This moisturizer reminded me so much of a L’Occitane rose hand cream that I had when I was younger. It had a pleasant smell of roses but had a creamy, thick consistency that could easily disperse into a light barrier to seal in your skin’s moisture. Now that I think of it, this cream reminds me of the L’Occitane cream because Heimish’s moisturizer contains shea butter.

Because of these comparisons to the hand cream I had used in the past, I can justify the price point. You don’t need a lot of product for your face. You can use a cherry-size amount of product to cover your face and neck without having white cast or breakouts.

Skin Improvement

My blemishes slightly lightened while using this product. Of course, my blemishes looked less visible while wearing the cream because of the use of mica and thickening ingredients that made my skin look radiant and smooth. After taking it off, the blemishes still looked slightly lightened due to the many antibacterial and gentle exfoliation ingredients. No breakouts occurred and my skin never looked irritated.

Cons

Scented Ingredients

This isn’t a con for me, but just a detail to know. This moisturizer by Heimish contains some scent due to the extracts in it like lavender extract and orange peel extract. Some sensitive skin types might not like this product if they use too much product because it could make them break out. To prevent this negative experience, I would say to go heavy with toners and serums beforehand and then apply this moisturizer while your skin is damp.

Some Patchiness Could Occur

Depending on your makeup or skincare regimen, Heimish’s satin cream can be iffy for you. I noticed that my foundation would not blend well with this cream as a primer. However, this product would be fine when using BB creams. I think using this product underneath makeup can be trial and error, but BB creams or skin tint serums could be perfect. High-coverage foundations probably aren’t compatible with this moisturizer. If you try to layer your foundation to build up coverage with this cream, patchiness could also be an issue, too.

Would I repurchase?

Yes to both! I really enjoyed the satin cream since I’ve never heard of a product like this. This can also be a “tone-up cream” since it can blend into different skin shades and leaves a nice, smoothing foundation for makeup. If you use light to medium-coverage face makeup products, using this cream will be a breeze for you.

Would you try any of these? 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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