Epice Review

I want to tell you guys about my first experience with the brand Epice. (Sorry I don’t know how to do the things over the e’s.) A few weeks ago they had a promotion on their website offering free samples and the makeup lover/ bargain hunter in me didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to test this brand.

As you can in the photo see Epice sent me samples of their purifying exfoliant and therapeutic moisturizer. The top photo on the left is of the exfoliant and the bottom picture is the moisturizer.

The first thing I do when I try out new skin care is to smell it. Surprisingly neither of these has a scent at all. I actually really love that! My skin is fairly sensitive and some fragranced products irritate my skin. Also if it had a scent that I didn't like I would be less likely to use it.  

I tried out the exfoliant first. If you look back to the photo I used about twice the amount on my fingers, which may have been a bit too much. The instructions say to moisten your face with lukewarm water first and then apply with your fingertips in a small circular motion. Right away I noticed the gritty texture of the exfoliant. Honestly I wasn't expecting that texture. Other exfoliating face washes I’ve used have those little beads to help clean you face, but as you can see in the picture this doesn’t. I actually liked the gritty feel a lot better than products with the little beads. I felt like it was cleaning better. I don’t know if that’s true, but that’s what it felt like. The instructions also said to leave it on for a few minutes before rinsing. After I rinsed it off I felt pretty satisfied. I felt like it got all my makeup off and some dead skin too.

One thing I should mention about the exfoliant is that it’s not an everyday face wash. The package says to use it once or twice weekly. I feel like that is a good recommendation. It was a very deep cleaning product which I loved, but I think everyday use might irritate the skin. I only say that because it helped remove some dry dead skin from my face and I think if you used it every day there wouldn't be enough dead skin to take off.

On to the moisturizer. The package says that the moisturizer contains “aloe, shea butter, and cocoa butter to heal and rebuild your dry, sensitive skin.” I was pretty excited to try this out because this winter has been rough on my skin. My face has been very dry and sometimes even flaky (I know, ew.).

If you look back at the photo, the amount on my fingers was enough moisturizer for my whole face. After applying I was a little disappointed. It felt kind of greasy on my skin. I've never used shea butter products before, so I thought that might be the reason for the greasy feeling (?). After a few minutes the initial greasy feeling went away, so I felt a lot better about the product.

By the way I did this all before bed. And when I woke up the next morning my skin felt really hydrated. I didn't see any of those gross flaky patches I was telling you about. With the other moisturizer I had been using I applied it after the shower and in the morning when I woke up. I didn't feel the need to apply any more Epice moisturizer when I woke up. That was really great to me because it’s obviously doing its job and it will last me longer.

As with any other sample I've received I did some investigation to find out how much this product costs. You know I want to make the most of my budget while in college. So I found out on the Epice website that the full size of these products are kinda pricey. The exfoliant is $32 and the moisturizer is $15. I'm having a rough time deciding if I would repurchase. Normally I wouldn't spend that kind of money on a face wash and moisturizer, but I absolutely love these items! It is the best moisturizer I have ever used and the exfoliant is so wonderful! Maybe I'll buy them, maybe not; I guess I'll wait and see how I feel when the samples are gone.

Overall I give this product an A+. Like I said they are some of the best products I have used.

If you want to check out their website here is the link: http://www.epiceinternational.com/. If you click on the skin care bar at the top it looks like they still are offering free samples, I suggest you try them!