Confident Skincare is a company that provides specific products for your own personal skin concerns; you take their little skin test, and they pick out 3 full size of their products for you based on said test, plus they throw in 2 freebies, then send it out to you every month for $27; so in simple terms, its a skincare subscription box service thats made in the US.
Subscription boxes are a clever and unique idea that has taken the beauty world by storm. Some will just send you sample or deluxe sizes, full sizes, or a mixture of both of new products for you to give a test run with. I like the idea of Confident Skincare, but for me, not every product I was sent *** worked out as well as I liked, and with that being said, I wouldn't want to get all the same products again the next month... I'd much rather buy each product individually that suited my own needs.
Confident Skincare is in the works of updating their website though, so instead of them picking out the products for you, you'll be able to pick them out for yourself. Currently thats TBA, but I'll try to remember to update this post again once I'm aware of that happening. They do have good promise as a skincare company regardless...
Let's start with the products that I did enjoy:
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1. Daily Purifying Cleanser: This is a very typical morning/second cleanse that happens to be organic. It lathered into a nice, almost-foam consistency (kind of reminiscent of a shower gel?) without drying the skin and has a very light, fresh scent to it which goes away. I really enjoyed using this cleanser so much that I ended up finishing the whole tube! It cleansed the skin really well, helped remove impurities and any leftover makeup from the first cleanse. Overall, this was a really nice, yet basic, simple, and gentle cleanser.
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2. Brightening Cleansing Scrub: I say this probably in every post that features a cleansing scrub but, I'll say it again in case anyone missed those past posts: I strongly dislike cleansing scrubs...More times than not, they are always way to abrasive for the skin (except for that orange one from Clarins or the one I talked about here from Context Skin), which in turn can severely damage it over time with continued use; it can also irritate acne and extremely sensitive skin types. This cleansing scrub has granuals that are gentle on the skin, yet this smells of straight up soap...weird. This one didn't irritate or dry out my skin, again though, cleansing scrubs aren't for me no matter where you slice it, and more than likely I'll be passing this on to a friend or family member since I have only used this probably twice.
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3. Perfecting Moisturizer: This one was created for acne-skin types (hey I'm an acne-suffer!), and which I surprisingly saw subtle results with continued use. This is not an overnight miracle, but it is supposed to help fight excess oil and bacteria that causes acne. I noticed with continued use, my acne was less apparent, and any new outbreaks were minimal at best. I'd recommend this more for light/light-moderate acne skin types thats combo-oily. Again, this won't clear your face overnight, but it will help in the long term with minimizing new breakouts. Like the purifying cleanser, I managed to finish this one up as well because I enjoyed it, based off the results I saw.
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4. Blemish Correcting Day Cream: The hydration lacked for me with this one; its supposed to be suited for acne-sensitive skin types and help with redness caused by acne, as well as to help brighten the skin. I didn't use this one long enough to see any kind of results due to the fact that it lacked the hydration my skin needed, so I put that off to the side after about a week's use.
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5. Firming Eye Cream: Again, lacked in the hydration department for me. I have dry, sensitive eye contours and I usually need a very heavy-duty eye treatment (see post here) to help soothe and calm dryness and sensitivity. This one also stung a little bit when I applied it after my nighttime moisturizer; when used during the daytime, it would make any makeup that went on top cake up and emphasize any and all dryness in and around that area. Normal, non-sensitive eyes would
enjoy this.
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6. Soothing Recovery Mask: This mask claims to help draw out impurities, dirt and clean up the excess sebum...This lasted no longer than maybe 2 minutes on my face instead of the recommended 20 because my face was burning so bad after I finished applying it! After I furiously washed it off, my skin was beat red and sore...I can't say it does what it says on the tube because I have not returned back for burning face round 2. This and the eye cream were the two free 'bonus' products you get with each subscription...
Overall, this wasn't a huge disappoint. Program and products together, I'd give it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. For $27 though, you get almost a full routine of everyday products, which isn't at all bad price-conscious wise.
Their online skin survey is great to take though and worth a check out. You can learn more about Confident Skincare & their skincare subscription box program on their website, and for full details and in-depth descriptions of all their products, including the ones I mentioned above, here .
*** Disclaimer: The brand of product(s) mentioned in this post were sent to me for review. All reviews, opinions and comments in this post are of my own from my personal use of them. I am not being paid by the brand(s) to talk about their product(s) that are mentioned, unless otherwise stated by me.
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