if you've read my previous post, you might know that i've been interested in trying huxley products, but since it's quite pricey, i can't jump in buying full size. luckily, there's an online shop that sells their deluxe set. it offers 4 huxley essences/oils in a box. i've tried their grab water essence and i like it, so i'm excited to see whether the other essence works as well or not. i was curious about their oil-like essence and their bright essence, but i decided to try the brightly ever after first. let's see whether or not this essence works for me.
this is the description from their singapore website: a concentrated brightening essence with ingredients that protect skin from polluted environments and stress. it delivers a refined, bright, and radiant look.
key ingredients:
- cactus extract/ prickly pear seed oil: moisturizes skin/ antioxidant.
- niacinamide : brightens skin
- odeetoxTM : inhibits melanin/ antioxidant/ anti-pollution
- glutathione : improves skin tone/ detoxifies skin
- bisabolol : brightens/ soothes skin.
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| the deluxe sample set |
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| description at the back |
the packaging: since i bought this in deluxe sample set, it comes in a transparent plastic box. there's a bit description at the back but everything is in korean. and it's written in white text, so it's hard to read it using translator apps. inside, there's a separator that holds all the 4 sample bottles. each bottle is made of glass (i thought it's made of fiberglass, but i dropped the bright essence and it's broken.. i have broken glass on my bathroom floor. luckily, it's only chipped at the bottom, no cracking to the inside). and since it's made of glass, it's quite heavy. it has dropper attached to the cap, similar to the grab water one. the bottle is transparent, but since the essence is milky white, the bottle seems to be white too. the dropper works okay, but since the essence is quite thick, it's hard to use the dropper to pick the essence out.
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| all the essences/oils |
the scent: okay, it's supposed to have the same scent as the grab water one, but i don't know.. i think it has slightly different scent. this smells more floral than the grab water. there's no fresh scent that i could smell from the grab water. and i don't like this one. it's too fragrance for my taste. the grab water is okay because it has this mix of fresh scent into it, but this one is straight floral in my opinion. but don't get me wrong, it's still subtle, it won't linger for a long time.
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| the brightly ever after essence |
the product: as i've mentioned, the essence is a milky white and has thicker consistency that grab water. the grab water changes into watery traces once it's spread out to my skin. this one although it's thick, it's still easy to spread out. but it takes some time to be absorbed, not fast enough as the grab water one. a bit sticky feeling afterward too. i use three drops for my entire face. oh, and i managed to use the dropper by pushing it for a few second before getting it out of the bottle and i will manage to get one drop of essence. it has the same quantity as the grab water, which is 5 ml.
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| the dropper |
the result: since this one is thicker, i go through this essence faster than grab water. i use this night time daily after my kikumasamune essence. it's definitely more moisturizing than grab water so it takes quite some time to be completely absorbed. i've used this nearly to three weeks and i have to say i don't see any brightening effect. i don't see any changes in my dark spot whatever.
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| the essence on my hand |
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| after spreading it out |
i have to say that this one is definitely more moisturizing. i might get away with it since i only use a tiny bit night time only since i know my skin will get dried out by the air conditioner. but i don't see the other promises. no brightening, no soothing. i still have some redness on my cheek. oh well, not all products might work for me. this is just one of them. that being said, i clearly won't purchase the full size. but if you live in high-pollution area and have dry skin, this might be something that you might want to try. or you want to try non-vitamin c brightening essence. or you just love huxley. as for me, i will move on to the next sample before deciding which one to get in full size but this definitely not in the "may repurchase" list.
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