Hi guys, welcome back to Eat Live Escape. Um Today we wanted to take you through some of the vitamin C products that have landed
on our desk recently and give you our thoughts on each of them
So if you're wondering about what vitamin C actually does for your skin, um
vitamin C is a really potent antioxidant. Um It can help to neutralize free radicals
Um and it has um a, an ability to aid your skin's natural sort of rejuvenation process and to repair damaged skin cells
So it's a really important step in your, um beauty regime or your skincare regime
Just a little word of warning, like with all kind of skincare products. Um, it's for some people
vitamin C can have a tendency to um bring breakouts to the skin
So there's certainly some products that are probably going to be better for you or worse depending on your skin type
So, you know, it's always great if you can speak to your dermatologist. Um, however
most of the products we're talking about today that we haven't really had any trouble um
with them in terms of sort of breakouts or anything like that. Or it could be that it just takes a couple of weeks for
your skin to get used to it being a new product. So, um, again, it sort of depends on your
on your skin type, but we'll talk through each of the products and explain the ones that we think are better for each different type
of skin. So, the very first product we wanted to talk about was Ski Institute's 100% vitamin C powder
For those of you who might not know much about the Ski Institute brand, it's made in Australia and you'll often find it at
um, you know, lots of beauty salons, you'll find it at a door, beauty, those type of places
Um The thing that we really love about the Skins Tute brand is that you get active ingredients for a really reasonable price
Most of their products sit around the 30 to $35 mark. Uh which means you can get all of your actives like your A's
your BS, your CS, et cetera, but not have them sort of costing a fortune
This particular product is quite interesting. Um, it's a powder, it's not a cream
it comes like this, just take a look. It's, it's kind of like how you would get
um, a loose powder for makeup or foundation. Um And what you have to do is you need to tap some out into your palm
or into your hand, um, and mix it then with another product
So it could be that you mix it with your moisturizer, um, an oil
a serum, you can just mix it with water and apply it that way. Um
so this isn't going to suit everyone. Some people like their product to be just straightforward
They just wanna, you know, drop out some cream and pop it straight um, onto your face
So this isn't going to suit you if you do, do kind of like this, um, this sort of texture where you can add
um, the amount of product or powder that you want, um, to your moisturizer or to
to an oil. So that will suit you if you do like that. Um, it's really effective though
So this is one that we will go back to when we're, um
you know, kind of like, it's sort of one of one of those ones that's often on our list and we like it
it's 100% vitamin C. It's one that we will go back to sort of time and time again
It's kind of one of those ones you can always just have, um, in your cupboard. Um
and you know, if it's not high price, so you don't feel like you've spent a whole lot of money on something that you might
not use all the time. So we really do like this sea. And like I said, you know, we've used it kind of a lot
in the past. It's probably not. Um our, the way that we would 100% say this is the absolute best see product on the market
but we still really, really like it. So, you know, highly recommend it. The second product that we want to talk about today is E
S K S um reverse C serum. So E S K is stands for evidence skincare
If you haven't heard much about E S K, it's a newish product onto the Australian market
Um It was developed by um a doctor who um was looking for a
a type of skincare that was really backed by science. So not fluffy
not sort of focused on, you know, the, the beauty element as much as really on um a science backed product
We've been using a lot of their products over the last couple of months
Um and we're loving them, um particularly their vitamin A A serum
Um They've got a really great vitamin A serum and um their peptide primer as well
So their products we might talk about in a later review, but, you know, today we're talking about their C serum
Um again, this is not dissimilar to the skin institute in that it's a really classic product that does kind of exactly what AC is
supposed to do, which is why we love it. Um It's for kind of normal to dry skin
Um and it really works to help to reverse some of the signs of aging um obviously
you know, things like wrinkles, fine lines, spots, etcetera. You would use this in the morning after you have kind of cleansed
We would go with AC and this uh ac like this and then you would follow that up with your moisturizer with an S P
F. Um, just to take a look at the texture, you can see it comes in a really sort of handy pump type bottle and
it's a really great size as well. That's another thing we've really loved about the E S K products
You might pay a little bit more than you would for something like a skin product. But you've got a really great size product
So they do some good trial, um, packs as well. So, um
you could, um, potentially trial a number of the different products, um, in one of those trial packs
If you're just looking at the texture, I can see it goes on
It's almost like a sort of gel. Um, definitely more of a gel than it is a cream
So it's more sort of, you know, gel serum type. Um, and then if you just rub it in
it sits really nicely on the skin. Um, it doesn't feel at all greasy or oily or
you know, some products you put on and you're kind of like, mm, just sort of feels a little bit, kind of a bit bit
strange on your skin. This doesn't at all. It feels really lovely
Um And it just sort of a absorbs into the skin. Um
and for us, and we don't know if this is intended or not by E S K, but we actually feel like we get a
bit of a moisture hit as well. That's not the case with all C serums or C um products
Um, some c products can feel quite drying. So this is one of the other reasons that we really love the E S K E
S K brand. Um Again, it's really backed by science, you know
Doctor Jenny, who is the founder behind this label, um has put a lot of sort of time and effort and um hours into developing
products that are going to whack, which is obviously something that we all want
So you can just see how that's um sort of moving into the skin. Now
next product we want to talk about was Alaba's um radiant C defense antioxidant mist
This is our absolute summer go to product. So the reason we say that is because it comes in a spray which is the one
of the biggest selling points of it for us. We just love the fact that all you need to do is open it up and
um mist it on your face. It's almost like just a beautiful face mist. Um And then you're good to go
So we love that. It's also packed with um Hyaluronic acid. So it's very plumping and moisturizing for the skin as well
Um And with the sea, it's kind of a blend of vitamin C tomato pomegranate and white tea extracts
It also smells beautiful. Again. It's got that kind of a citrusy smell which really reminds us of summer
So we just like love, love using this through the warmer months and it's our definitely our go to sea for the warmer months
You can see the spray. It's got a really nice, it's just a mist, you just see that it's just like a light mist um
onto the skin. So it's also one that and, and again, not sure if says
you know, you should do this or not, but we love to like keep it in the fridge um, during summer sort of in the
morning after we've kind of cleansed, just go and get a, a light spray of that before we put on our
um S P F and moisturizer. And it's a, just a really lovely start to the day
The smell, the spray, everything, the texture is great. Um In terms of how it works
um, you know, like most cities they're, they're trying to protect against um kind of
you know, free radicals and they're really trying to um add antioxidants into your skin
So it should protect you kind of on your day to day. Um You know, when you're out and there's pollution and you're kind of
out in, in the city and outside et cetera. Um So yeah
it's one that we will definitely highly recommend the next product we wanted to talk about was Bios sense
squalane and vitamin C rose oil. Um If there was one word we would use to describe this
it's lux. Um And the reason it is is you've got the beautiful oil texture
um the beautiful scent of the rose and it's super hydrating and nourishing
Um If you're wondering what squalane is and what it does because it's something that we've kind of wondered about for a little while
So we did a little bit of research. Um, you know, it's um, very moisturizing
Um, it kind of mimics the natural oils that are in your skin, um, to deliver um
some really beautiful moisture into your skin. Um, and you can also kind of use it on your hair and other places
not this one in particular, but squali is really good for hair and skin. Um
that combined with the vitamin C and then the rose oil, um
makes this, um, a real firming, brightening, um real lifting kind of product as well as giving you the hydration and the moisture
Um, it's one we use most of our sea products in the morning like it would always be the next step after our cleansing
However, with this one, you can use it AM AND PM and it can be a really beautiful one to massage into the skin
So if you like to give yourself like a, a French massage or, um, just
you know, AAA, face massage in the evenings. This is a really beautiful product to do that
It also just smells gorgeous. Um, this range also is, um, it comes out of California
um, in the States and it's, um, you know, this product product in particular
like a lot of their products, they're not toxic. They're free of fragrances or unnatural fragrances
Um, they're paraben free um mineral oil, free, etcetera. So we really love it. It's um plant based
Um So again, it's sort of one that we love using and we love the thought of using on our skin if that makes sense
comes in a really cute little bottle. Um It's a glass bottle. Um So just be aware of that particularly if you travel a lot
and when you take it traveling with you, some people prefer not to travel with glass. It, it really just depends
Um it's got a dropper. So it's, you know, going to kind of use any more than you need to
Um And if you just, you just pop it onto the skin, we just like to use a couple of drops and then you can
massage it around. Um Obviously, you know, you can't smell this being that we're on uh youtube
Um But it's got a really beautiful rose scent, so it definitely has a more oil feel than some of the other products
So, you know, we were just talking about the E S K which definitely has a serum feel
Um, you know, the, um, Abeche which has a real kind of mist
um, water sort of feel. Um, but this product is a classic oil feel onto the skin
Um, some people love that we do. We absolutely love oils and skin oil
particularly when they, um, sort of settle in because they feel really hydrating
So this is one that um if you're an oil lover, we would highly
highly recommend. They said the scent of it is just beautiful. It's got a very
very classic rose scent. Um and it, it, it kind of works
you know, all of these products work, we wouldn't sort of um be reviewing them if
if they didn't and we didn't love them and, and use them ourselves. But um this is definitely one that we kind of think we
think it also looks really beautiful on your cabinet as well. Um So it's kind of a bit of a luxe product for us
The very, very last product we wanted to talk about and I don't think any um vitamin C sort of wrap up um would be
right without talking about this one is Skin suit ce Feroli. Um This has cult status cult following um
people absolutely love it. Dermatologists swear by it. It is a highly um sought after product that is used by beauty professionals
all across the world. Um It also is super, super expensive. Um It comes in at about just over maybe
around $200 which is going to be about 1 50 um 1 $40 just depending on how the exchange rate's
going. Um And you know, 100 and 100 and 10 or so
um British pounds. Um it is not cheap. There is no point in fooling yourself that it's cheap
but it wins all kinds of awards people absolutely love it. Um And like I said
it is highly utilized by dermatologists and, you know, beauticians across the world
Um It's been a really interesting product for us. So, um I'm actually showing the bottle that we've been using over the last couple of
months. Um just to kind of um give you a bit of a history and background
So if you go onto our website, eat live escape dot com and you just search for um
any of our beauty review reviews, you will see a written review we did on skin suits quite a few months ago now
Um And it was written a couple of weeks after we started using it
So we always promised to come back and talk about our experience with it sort of a few months down the track
Um The reason for that is, you know, in the first couple of weeks
like it worked, it was really beautiful and we kind of really loved it
But um a test for us is how things sort of, you know, translate a few months down the track after you've been using it
for a while. And can you see any, any sort of notice or change? Um One thing we would say about this product is like
love, love, loved how it made our skin feel. Um The first few days after using it um over the first few a week or
so after using it, like it just really refined, felt like it was very refining
Um It really felt like I I'm not sure how to explain it
but like we felt like a, there was a really good improvement in our skin
The challenge though, after probably about a week and a half was breakouts
So, um we haven't experienced any substantial breakouts with the other products was I was saying earlier
you know, with vitamin C, it really can have that ability to break out in some people's skin
So you've got to sort of be careful and get the right product that suits you. Um See you for like
we were just so excited about using it and heard so much about it
So when the breakout started, we were so disappointed um because, you know
you, we, we could start to see the effects and then had to go through that process of breaking out
And for some people, they're perfectly happy with that, they know that it's going to be a process in 21 days
28 days later, um, your skin will then be back sort of into kind of a beautiful state
But for us, that's really hard. Um, really tough. Um, you know
you still got to front up every day to, to work or school or whatever you're doing or just out in public and to have
your skin break out and knowing that you can stop it by just stopping using a product
um is gonna be kind of challenging. Um One thing we also did was try this on our decollete ta as well so that we
could see if it was just on our face. Um But same thing happened
breakouts again. So, um, however, um you know, um that we've got uh a number of us here at um live
So, um I actually gave this to one of the other team members who has a different skin type to use and they had no
trouble at all. Um Absolutely, no trouble. Absolutely loved it. Um Probably
um you know, really kind of stood up to like everything that we'd read about it
So again, it can just be certain people and certain skin skin types
So when I was using it, like my skin is actually really normal, um you know
if it would trend if anything to dry, if anything else, not, um
not oily at all, like it's relatively normal. So I was really shocked that it did break up my skin because most seeds don't
Um my other um team member who did use it. Um She has a more oilier skin and didn't have any troubles at all
So who, who knows? Um But so we would highly, highly recommend it because the texture and how it makes your skin feel is beautiful
but just be aware that if you're willing to go through the pains of having some breakouts
if you have a skin that might be sus susceptible to that. Um Then just
yeah, be aware of that. The only other thing we were also thinking about was because it is um such a high concentrate and quality
of um the vitamin C, maybe that was what um caused that
So another thing might be to do is to use it less frequently. So instead of using it every morning
just use it every second or third morning. Um And also another thing to try would be to mixing it through with another oil or
something. So it's not as high in terms of the potency just to take a look at it
So, um one thing we did notice with this product, so you can see it's quite
um I'm not sure if you can see that, but it's quite sort of a, a deeper amber color at the moment when it first
arrived. Um, it was a lighter, paler sort of straw color, but um like most products
um even though this is in AAA dark glass. Um, they do oxidize a little bit as
as time goes on. Um, if you just take a look, you only really need a couple of precious drops and I guess that's one
other thing we love about it is you need a couple of drops for all of your skin. So it's going to last for ages
So the actual, um, you know, cost per wear or cost per use isn't as high as what it first appears
um particularly if it, if it's gonna work. And, and I feel like, um for most people
it's one of those products that you're going to be either an absolute lover of or if you have some challenges with
you'll never go back to. But it's, there is no denying that it is just AAA beautiful
really effective product. Um It would kind of be a apart from the fact that we had a few different experiences
You know, it's one that would kind of top our list. But, um, again
you know, everyone has different skin types. So you just have to really be aware of what you're using
One other thing we saw with this, which was super interesting at um a dermatologist um that we visited not long ago
they had um a cut apple, so they'd had two or three cut apples
um with one, they'd left it completely um blank during the day and hadn't put anything over and you know how apples will turn like
a brown sort of color. Um
so they had that apple, um, that it left without any anything on it
Then they had another half of the cup cut apple with your skin suit, um
product on it. And, um, through the course of the day, you could see that the apple stayed almost perfect
So, um, you could see how protective it is against the elements or the outside sort of elements onto your skin
They also have a third half of an apple um which had been there for 24 hours with the C U C U frolic on
it. Um That obviously um was showing a little bit more of the, of the
the brownness that you would get, but nowhere near the amount that you would have if you'd left it without it
So I think it is a really protective um product for your skin
So there you have it. That is our wrap up of some of our fave um vitamin C products at the moment
If we were to do just a little spill on um how we would use them
We would always go for your Alaba during the warm summer months
Um in the mornings, it's just gorgeous. Smells beautiful. So that's one we all always reach for um during summer
your E S K um reverse C serum. Great all rounder. So all year
really reliable. It's going work backed by science, love it. Um The S institute for when you're not wanting to spend quite so much money
on a, on a sea product. Um And again, you'll come back to it, you can use it all the time
but, you know, it's not gonna break the bank, but it's also going to work um our bio Sense um for your lux um experience
So the one we'd build into like our Sunday Night facial, um when we just want a bit of love for our skin and we
want it to smell beautiful as well. We would always go for that one and you'll see if when you feel like splashing out on
kind of a cult beauty beauty bra to try. Um We would go for this one
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