I can’t tell if I get a disproportionate number of requests to review skincare items or if I’m just more apt to say yes to all of these promises of magical skincare.
Or maybe it’s because I’m “of a certain age” and still looking for that fountain of youth.
It’s not that I’m totally unhappy with my skin. I just always think it could be better. Smoother, more evenly colored, completely line-free, jowl-less. Is that too much to ask?
So I will continue my search until I find the magic Line Eraser Skin Smoothing Jowl Reducing Evening Out Moisturizer. For which I would pay ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS or so. Provided I could buy it online with free shipping.
It’s why I invited this next round of skin care products into my home.
I wasn’t expected magic. I was just hoping for, you know, RESULTS.
I gave it my requisite two weeks and then decided to tell you how I really feel.
The products
Own Skin Health Firming Silk Concentrate and Own Skin Health Lifting Eye Cream
Why I was interested
Um, hello. The promise of youth.
Actually, I’ve heard of Own Skincare. Once upon a time, I was hired to write about 9 guest posts on their blog. I was paid with money, not product, to simply write about skincare from my perspective. Unfortunately, those posts are no longer online as it looks like their blog has gone through several evolutions since then.
But it did give me exposure to this brand with a pretty logo, nice packaging, and the mantra that sometimes less is more.
What I thought
Let’s start with the Own Skin Health Lifting Eye Cream. I have a hard time judging this type of skincare because frankly, my eyes look best when I get 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep a night for several days in a row. And I think that last time that happened, it was 1997.
It doesn’t help that I just completed a maddening pace at Disney, followed by two intense days in the office, followed by a diagnosis of strep throat (my first, thankyouverymuch).
So my eyes don’t look 10 years younger but I do look the feel of the eye cream, how easily it goes on, and the level of moisture it provides. The website says it has been clinically proven to reduce crow’s feet by up to 61%. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I don’t have crow’s feet. I have crow’s bottom, or whatever you call those lines under the eyes. I have even have plastic surgery to fix that.
I consider this eye cream a success in that it makes my eyes look fine. And at $23.99, that’s practically a bargain. No miracles after a few weeks but maybe I’ll just try getting a good night’s sleep for a change.
Next up, the Own Skin Health Firming Silk Concentrate. Let me be frank. Not a fan.
I wanted to like this product. It’s described as a serum which always sounds a little like a magic potion. But it really seemed more like an oil. I was okay with that, though, because that’s sort of the trend in skincare. It seems counterintuitive but it can actually help balance the oil in your skin.
I took it to Denver with me where the air is so dry you wake up feeling like you walked across the desert. I thought I’d appreciate there more than anywhere.
Nope. Still felt oily. My hands were oily. My face was oily. It didn’t seem to absorb very readily.
But my chief complaint was the dropper used to get the serum. When trying to get 3-4 drops, the gentlest squeeze resulted in a dropperful of oil all over my hands and countertop.
The product didn’t really do it for me and neither did the applicator. But perhaps it will work better for your skin. Everyone is different and at $24.99, it’s an affordable risk.
The great thing about their website is that there are plenty of reviews that can help you decide if a product might be right for you.
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I still have several more skincare products on the books. If you have a favorite you think I should review or something you can’t live without OR you’ve tried Own Skin Health yourself, let me know what you think!
Disclosure: These products were provided to me through iFabbo for the purpose of review.
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