Review of Boscia Makeup Break-Up Cleansing Oil

A while back (just before I found Erno Laszlo, actually), I used Boscia skin care products, which for the most part are really phenomenal.  Specifically, I used the little acne kit with the cleanser, toner, treatment, and moisturizer, which balanced my skin out quite nicely and made it really pretty...for awhile.  It seemed like every time I would find a new skin care regimen, my skin would break out horribly after ~six months using it, almost like an allergic reaction, which is why I switched to Erno Laszlo (used for a year, nothing bad!  Love it!).

Anyway, I read on Makeupalley that this particular product was really spectacular, and after having a great experience using the OCM (Oil Cleansing Method), I decided to give it a try.

It's actually a really innovative idea- the product is an oil that you rub into your skin and then rinse with water.  It can wash off all makeup, and there's no need for a cleanser afterwards!

I was so excited to try it that I used it the very night I bought it.  I marveled at how there was nothing on my skin after I swiped at it with a toner pad.  All my makeup was gone!

Flash forward to the next day...

Hives.  Deep acne.  Surface acne.  Overall redness.

It seemed like there wasn't an area of my skin that wasn't negatively impacted by this product.  It burned to put any products on, so I ended up skipping school for almost a week while I recovered from the damage.  Obviously, this product went right back to Sephora.

To this day I have no idea what caused such an inflammatory reaction, but I quit using Boscia products and skipped to my current routine, which is pretty fantastic.  I know that this is a rare reaction to this product (if the reviews are anything to go by), but I just had to share my awful experience with the product.

Sorry if it was too graphic for anybody.

Have you used this product (or anything else from the Boscia line)?  If so, how do you like them?

Until Next Time,

Ashley

Essential Shopping

Is there much more enjoyable than a good day out shopping?  Even if it's for essentials?

Yeah, I don't think so either.  I put a pic of my (really small) haul up above.  I got my favorite, HG foundation, MAC Pro Longwear (Shade NW 20, for anybody who's interested):

I have to say that I was honestly surprised, a year ago, when I bought the foundation.  I never expected to love it as much as I do.  The one bottle lasted me a year (with daily use), so I feel perfectly comfortable buying it.  After all, with a department store product, there's no shade guessing like there is with a drugstore foundation, and I know I can return it if I hate it.

Not only that, but I LOVE MAC.  Not only do they not participate in animal testing (a huge thing for me, being an ethical vegetarian), but their products are top notch for a fraction of the cost of other high end brands, like Dior or Chanel.

I also bought my favorite Erno Laszlo Sea Mud Soap.

and my favorite (and the only one I've ever repurchased) moisturizer, the Antioxidant Mattifying Complex.

Before last year, I had never heard of Erno Laszlo.  I got a facial from them as a special promotional offer at Nordstrom, along with a goody bag of all the products I used.  After doing some research on the brand history and ethics (have to check for any unnecessary animal abuse, y'know!), as well as using their phenomenal products, I invested money in the whole line, and have been hooked ever since.

Erno Laszlo dates back decades, and is/was used by Hollywood beauties that we still know and love today- Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and Uma Thurman being among them.  I have to say that since I started using these products, my skin has a glow that it didn't have before.  I also used to have a major blemish problem, and my 1:00 routine keeps them mostly at bay.  If you haven't tried it/heard of it before, I definitely recommend that everyone give them a look- at the very least, you'll probably get some new skin tips that you've never heard of before.

Until Next Time,

Ashley