From Budapest With Love

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If you didn't know, I'm 1/4 Hungarian (hence my very Hungarian name), so when I saw Korean skincare brand Belif's Hungarian Water Essence, I had to support the motherland.  I purchased this while using the May Coop Raw Saw (which I was so over), and quickly switched to solely using.  A little back story, for centuries the Hungarian springs have been used for their healing purposes and even by Queen Elizabeth of Hungary.  There's another skincare brand, Omorovicza, that has based its entire brand on the healing waters, but that's another post.  Now due to the low price point and minimal ingredients, I wasn't expecting a whole lot, but I was very surprised.  When I first felt the texture, I thought it was very lightweight, but again didn't expect much.  Let me tell you, this essence provides so much hydration!! I have combo skin, but tend to get dehydrated in the dry LA weather, this gave my skin such a comfortable and lost lasting boost of hydration that I never wanted it to end, and it didn't.  The bottle lasted 4 months using it morning and night, after toner.  This is a definite must have.

I recommend this to anyone who needs a little more moisture in their skin, be it oily, dry, or combo, this won't make you greasy, it will just add hydration.  At $42 it's an easy addition to any skincare routine.  5/5 Stars, available at Sephora and Sephora.com

#RIP Review

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So I just finished the Dr Perricone Acyl-Glutathione Eye Lid Serum.  This I've been using for 4 months, twice a day on my upper lid and under eye.  You use so little of this light weight liquid, as the tiniest drop can cover both eyes.  Let me just tell you, tight and bright.  I can see how this would be amazing for someone 50s+, it really helps to lift the eye lids!  After my normal 5 hours of sleep, it really woke up my eyes.  An upside to me, that may be a down side for others, is that its so light that I can layer another cream over top of it, which I suggest as this one isn't very hydrating.  I think it also helped a bit with my dark circles.  I would recommend this to anyone 30s+ (with 40s+ seeing the most improvement from it), who need a bit of tightening around the eyes, be it from sagging lids, or tired under eyes.  4/5 Stars $115 a bottle at Sephora and 100% worth it for as long as this product last me.