Arcona White Tea Purifying Cleanser

It's a good basic cleanser- my face feels clean and not too tight after I use it. My one gripe about it is that it's soooo thick- it doesnt come out of the bottle very easily and I also have to mash it around between my hands to be able to spread it on my face. It's a little annoying....I know- first world problems....

Arcona Raspberry Clarifying Bar

I like the idea of using a bar versus a liquid cleanser. It lasts much longer and there's less waste. So I've been trying this line called ARCONA. It's made in LA and is very natural.

This soap smelled nice but was too hard to clean off my face. I had to splash tons of water and it still left a heavy film on my face. Different cleansers leave a different kind of film but this one felt waxy- and this is coming from a girl who wipes coconut oil on her face to clean it. So I was such not a fan that I even did the pain-in-the-butt thing and returned it.

Revision Skincare Intellishade SPF 45

I am at the very last drops of my Revision tube and I'm debating if I should buy another tube ASAP or wait and try another brand. This is a tinted moisturizer with a high SPF, which is exactly what I've been looking for all my life. So why the dilemma? Well because I have the age old problem of always wanting to try new things. So again, as with every last drop, I come around to ask, do I just get this because it's just that good or do I try another brand?

To go back to the beginning, I didn't actually buy this product but Haejung gave me her tube because it was too drying for her skin. Yeah for me! Initially, I had my reservations. Revisions claims to only have one tone (!!) and that it will (magically) match your skin color? Really? Well, I can't say that it actually did. When I first tried it on, I thought it looked too darkish for my complexion and made me look a bit orangey, which is the usual complaint found on many review sites. But over the summer, I got a bit golden myself and suddenly, this tinted moisturizer was perfect for my skin tone! Voila! Just like that, suddenly I found myself using this every single morning and instantly looking like I got better sleep and better skin that I actually did. It really was awesome... AND EASY! I love it when a product does multiple things (moisturize, correct, protect) and does each thing well!

So why the hemming and hawing at this juncture? Well, it's the color again. Chances are that my skin tone will lose it's golden tinge over the winter when the sun isn't as hot, I go out less with the kiddos and by then, I will be back to the Bobbi Brown Sand tone that I usually am and I'm not sure how this will do. I would say that in the summer, this is almost the perfect tinted moisturizer with SPF for sure. But I may have to find another substitute to tide me over during the colder, less sunny winter months.

thanks Haejung for the intro to this product!