I love that you're knowledgeable about the distinction between 'hydration' and 'moisturizing'.

No daylight saving time in Arizona! 👏👏❤️

So funny how you mentioned snail mucin allergy being related to dust mite allergy. Turns out my 2 allergies,,, cockroaches and dust mites. Thanks for solving the case. Now I can be a little more at peace about not being able to use such a great ingredient.

Farmacy, herbivore, and yttp fall into a big eh category for me. So many Korean brands do very beautiful products for less. Even brands that are similar price point blow us brands out of the water. US brands gotta step up the game lol

This is a great review. This is one brand I'm not even tempted by. I mean, I don't have anything against it. But everything either seems high risk for my skin or my breathing, on one hand, or better/less expensively achieved with Korean skincare, on the other. My skin is very angry right now so it's all simple products, snail and cica for the next few days. I haven't even bothered with makeup because there's so much peeling.

honey halo is my holy grail moisturizer I just wish it was cheaper lol. it always feels so amazing on my drier combo skin but sinks in soooo quickly. also I am very pale and got a super bad like second degree sunburn for weeks on my chest (over 6 months ago and I still have marks from it) and this was the one thing that saved it. aloe vera and other moisturizers either burned or dried up in two minutes, but honey halo was calming and kept the skin moisturized so that it wasn't constantly feeling tight and in pain.

Thanks for this video! Makes me feel alot better about this brand. I love the idea of alot of the products but the only one I have even come close to purchasing is the Honey Halo. I think you are so correct that many of them are just OK.

Love the new set up! Thank you for the awesome and well explained content

Really enjoyed this video, thanks for all that information Alice… 😊

Gteen Clean has been the only make up remover that my skin likes. Elemis made me break out, and most others I’ve tried have irritated or left a film. I’m so glad Green Clean is popular and I shouldn’t have to worry about them discontinuing it!

I am highly allergic to any kind of "fragrance"...aromatic, aroma, (etc.) IS fragrance....I do NOT appreciate deceptiveness....but I LOVE your informative videos.

Honeymoon Glow is my go to moisturizer. Great video!

I would have to say Honeymoon Glow is one product I see the difference in the morning. If I’m having a bad pore day or zits and I do this at night my skin is 100% better by morning. And stays that way.

I was hoping you were gonna try the vitamin c serum. It's in my mini fridge and I haven't tried it yet lol. Honey halo is one of my holy grails. The body serum so far works fantastic for me. Don't like the smell either but I feel it goes away almost immediately.

I also have the farmacy moisturizer for dry skin, I haven't used it yet, Thank You for the review, Good video

Oh and thanks for the revelation on the smell of the honeymoon glow body because I was tempted to pay for it to try it on my bumps on my arms.

Love your top. Have no farmacy products, so this was informative.

Ok 100% agree on the body serum! It is stinky. Mine is still sitting in my cabinet. I may try on my feet though, good idea 😊

I've pretty much avoided fragrance even before I knew there was a whole "thing" about it because I can choose/wear my own perfume. Aroma just makes me think the company is trying to be cute or hide something, neither of which I'd be inclined to appreciate. As for the natural/clean companies that claim fragrance free, you still have to watch them because they just claim they aren't using "synthetic" fragrance but are still using flower/fruit extracts or essential oils.

This video is a godsend. I have been debating about trying any Farmacy products for awhile now. I think the fact that I haven't found a reason to purchase should be my answer, but I suppose it's FOMO over those cult favs. The one product that made it on my wishlist, probably due to affordable price, was their 2% bha toner but the isntree chestnut one is on that list to try first.

I think you've summed it up well. Their stuff is, at best... okay. I have the cherry eye cream and it's fine. The Honeymoon Glow Serum seems to have no effect on my skin one way or another, it's fine. But the honey mask stuff, ugh. I do love the jar and the magnetic lid- genius! But the mask itself, in the 10 minutes or whatever it was that it was on my skin, left my face feeling so stripped that it took days of super emollient creams, etc, to restore it to normal. It hurt! Keep the jar, toss that product out!

I saved my product packaging to put my coconut oil, for my legs in the bathroom . I love the magnetic scooper and lid.

Price has so much to do with my overall opinion of a product that's just "fine" things need to be WORTH the higher price tag. I LOVE most Farmacy products, the Honey Potion, the new Niacinamide Sleep Mask, the Honey Halo but I DO not like Honeymoon Glow either it irritated my skin and I can handle some acids!! I REALLY Liked the Filling Good so I'm glad you mentioned Korean alternatives!

For me, Farmacy has a lot of faves but also a lot of mehs. I do think they’re trying to weed out the mehs- but then they end up replacing them with further meh products & not really getting any better 😆 What I do like about Farmacy is yes it’s pricier- but they also have frequent really good discounts on their website. Plus they have larger sizes on some of their stuff to save money, so that along with 30% off and I’m paying the same price per ounce as some of the cheaper options 🤷‍♀️ I’ve even seen 40% off although those are a little more rare

Green clean and deep sweep are the only products I've loved from them. I need to try whipped greens, it does sound fun, I get what you are saying. The honeymoon glow and old honey halo both burnt my skin so bad, I tried them 3 or 4 times just to make sure lol🙄 but I can only leave them on for like a minute and I'm on fire

Farmacy is expensive, but I do like the scent of the halo honey cream, and I also like their cleansing balms especially the peach scented one. I have not tried the rest of their products but I do wonder how their BHA toner compares to the paulas choice one

I scheduled major surgery for this week because I know the time change was going to screw my body up so bad I might as well do two birds, one stone.

We are all tired today too. I like this time better. Wish it would stay this way!❌⭕

I liked the idea of that Body Product, but it is very stinky as you said. Tingles a bit as well. I’ll finish it, but I won’t repurchase. I’m thankful I got it in Boxycharm. I do like their Honeymoon Glow and definitely more than the Sunday Riley and Drunk Elephant versions. But my skin is completely unreactive. It’s been rare I’ve had a reaction to anything. Thankful for that to be sure.

Did u see Versed has a new milky cleanser and 8t says it's good for dry acne prone skin actually looks pretty intriguing.

The AHA body serum I agree smells really bad so I decided to add a small amount to my body moisturizer mix it together and use it up that way in doing that I cannot detect the smell I can finish the product and remind myself to never purchase it again Hope this helps

Snail mucin day tomorrow at Ulta - I’m gonna try it again thanks to you! Haha ,.. I know what u mean about “fine” , that was all cool when I was 23-29.... then.... at 31.... u just need..... the most potent stuff in the best layered way otherwise yeah nothin happens haha😏

I LOVE the Pharmacy line. I am not sensitive to much, my skin can pretty much take anything. My only problem with Pharmacy has been the Green Clean it burns the crap out of my eyes, I wear contacts so my eyes cam be sensitive but the Green Clean brings it to a new level.. I have funny skin too my T zone is dry and the rest of my face is oily so I use Daily Greens in the morning and Honey Halo at night. My good friend with oily skin always says daily greens is her go to. I'm obsessed with the Daily Green cleanser its my favorite, I use it with my PMD and I'm always sad when I don't have it. I also adore the Honey Grail oil. The Fellin Good serum was not for me and I was very disappointed with the cheer up eye cream it did nothing for me, I was VERY disappointed, at these price points I want to see results. The Honeymoon Glow Body smells Soooooo bad! This is one instance they should of put fragrance in. It sucks I keep trying to finish it up by putting it only on the backs of my arms and then lathering up inside Strawberry lotion everywhere else to get rid of the smell BUT everytime I start to sweat I smell it, sadly I think it will be thrown in the garbage. Nice to know it's not just me.

I'm wondering if these products are properly stabilised because many don't seem to contain preservatives or anti-microbial ingredients. It could explain the strange textures and smell. Another KZfaqr who reviewed this brand found a human hair at the bottom of the jar of a Farmacy moisturiser. Not sure about this brand's quality control...

I did like the old farmacy honey mask but I like the I'm from honey mask better I see more results and it's way cheaper too. I love the the green clean still haven't found anything I like better hope they don't reformulate that, I'm so sick of the reformulation of products most the time it's not better and I'm super disappointed that the f.. up my Holy grail products. I did really like the filling good serum to not the HA ingredient but I did like the other stuff in it and my skin liked it but yes it's kinda expensive, I would buy it again if I found it onsale for a good price.

I absolutely love the sleep mask! I bought the large size before even trying it. I researched the ingredients and I was sold. I use this mask on nights I use a strong mask or I layer it over my tlc famboos. So I probably use it 4 days a week. It has smoothed my texture and soothed my skin. I agree with the honeymoon glow. I'm not a fan of that either. It broke me out. Great video!!!

I still don’t understand why people don’t put 2 and 2 together when they read aroma/fragrance/essential oil/perfume… same effect isn’t? I loved the travel size I got from the honey halo

some things have an aroma. If you put honey on your face, expect it to smell like honey.

I think Caroline Hurons is the only person in the skincare world who has talked about triple cleansing. Eye makeup remover, and then double cleanse .I love how the honey moon glow and filling good feel and layer but the honey moon glow but somehow my skin does not get along with them anymore .

I am not in love with Cheer up. I prefer so many others for the price. I used it up. Won't repurchase. ❌⭕

I would agree the Honey halo moisturizer is moisturizing without the hydration. Can you recommend a moisturizer that is hydrating and moisturizing. My skin is dry and dehydrated. Lucky me.😒

Great reviews as always. Have a great week ❌ ⭕

See?!?! I'm confused again. I got that Whipped Greens Cleanser from Farmacy, In a Boxy Charm. I have normal/combo skin, but that cleanser sits unused under my bathroom sink. And I side-eye it Everytime I reach for a Q-tip. Because each time I tried it, my face had that "tight" uncomfortable feeling just minutes after my shower. Like, I couldn't get to my Elf Holy Hydration fast enough! Quite literally, I smeared Body Butter on my face one morning, because that "tight" feeling came on so fast and intense, that as I was applying the body butter on my legs, I had to get SOMETHING on my face. The cleanser leaves no residue, but my gosh!!! It felt like it sucked ALL natural moisture from my face. Specially my nose and forehead.

Feel the same about the body serum … got mine in TrendMood box too … not a fan. I really do love their toner and their lightweight honey moisturizer!!!

the honeymoon glow burned my neck and left it scaly and peeling the first time i used it (honestly should've just binned the samples i got because i know my skin doesn't always do great with glycolic, i can only do low levels but there was no disclosure of percentage so i assumed it may have been low enough for me to use), but overall i've never been too impressed with farmacy products and tend to find better alternatives, especially from korean brands, the honeymoon glow surprised me because im generally very resilient when it comes to exfoliants, but i've noticed a recurring theme of glycolic not working for me and actually making my skin react badly

Hey I can't use my Honeymoon Glow either. I got two bottols in 5 yrs in the boxycharm boxes. I still have one and need to throw out. I know it's a 58 dollar product. I just can't use it. 😕

10% niacinamide works for me. I don’t see any difference in my (oily, acne-prone) skin with lower levels.

I do enjoy Daily Greens. Oily girl here!❌⭕

Can you talk about dr g royal honey and snail line ❤

Hahaha...THAT SMELL THOUGH 😂 IKR. Good grief. I do use that 'serum' on my back with good results but there is an amount of retching accompanying application 😂😂

Alice plz make video on updated review of glow recipe

i really dislike using "aroma" instead of "fragrance" because it makes it much more difficult to find fragrance free products, and it feels really idk insidious - if they wanted to sell to more people just dont put fragrance in it, or put it in and accept that not everyone will buy your product. also about the whole 10% niacinamide thing i honestly think its because the oridnarys niacinamide serum got so popular and it has 10 percent so everyone has just been copying that instead of making their own thing, like literally every beauty brand has a 10% niacinamide serum nowadays

So given that you find the honey halo to be moisturizing and not hydrating would you recommend a hydrating serum underneath it? Any recommendations?

The use of the word aroma makes me roll my eyes. I guess it's not as deceptive as when bakuchoil products advertise themselves as retinol products. Still, not a fan. Also, now I want tacos. Huh, I feel like my nose is in line with yours but I still have to ask, what does Ara think of the smell of the body serum?

So... I may be caught up on the verbiage because lawyer, and I may be assuming too much by thinking the company is following the rules, but are you sure that fragrance and flavor refer to the same set of ingredients? I looked up 21 CFR 703.1(a) and it states of course that neither flavors or fragrance need to be listed to protect trade secrets which may lead someone to assume they're interchangeable, but it also says that "an ingredient which is both fragrance and flavor shall be designated by each of the functions it performs" and also that "no ingredient may be designated as fragrance or flavor unless it is within the meaning of such term as commonly understood by consumers." It doesn't make a ton of sense that you'd have to label both fragrance and flavor unless they were intended to mean different things. Even if someone were to assume wiggle room in using the word "aroma" rather than fragrance, the law is generally pretty strict about wording and both words are defined in 21 CFR 700.3 "fragrance" in 700.3(d) and "flavor" in 700.3(c) (the definitions are "The term flavor means any natural or authentic substance or substances used solely to impact a taste to a cosmetic product" and "The term fragrance means any natural or authentic substance or substances used solely to impact a n odor to a cosmetic product."). It's possible there's case law permitting an overlap of the term "aroma" with fragrance, but even in that case I'd think use of the word "flavor" would require that the additives involves be impactful on the taste of a product. If that's the case could it follow that all aroma (flavor) ingredients must at a minimum fall into the category of being something edible? This does nothing of course to eliminate the fact that there could be a lot of ingredients hiding behind that one word, and we have no idea of knowing what they are (which may be your entire point), but it could also alleviate some concern about the general safety of such ingredients to some. I do of course realize edible does not mean it will not cause a sensitivity or allergic reaction., just now curious about the legal implications

The fragrance thing was something I didn’t understand until I discovered all these KZfaq skincare channels. Particularly Dr. Dray. I thought natural fragrance was ok. I have melasma so I was educated by her about this. So now I don’t use anything on my face that has “aroma” or anything of that nature on my face. I’ve been brainwashed ! But in a good way , lol

Ole Jimmy Buffet song my head hurts my feet stink lol I like the mask. But like you can find k brands like better also your opinion on best mature skin night moisturizer ???

Oh man, smell is such an interesting thing. I bought the elemis cleanser because everyone was talking about the smell and I couldn’t use it for a while as I couldn’t stand the smell :( Got used to it over time 🙈

Niacinamide makes my skin burn in most formulations. I’d never try 10%z

I try to avoid products that have fragrance It’s unnecessary and can cause problems.

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Cant wait for isintree :)

Aren't allergies complicated.. Very complex. I've learnt that there are a few fragranced products I tolerate..kopari is yummy for sure and i enjoy using those body products. On the face Im hit or miss but wash off products seem to be ok. I personally think fragrance should be labelled clearly.. Id actually like some help identifying what components i actually cant cope with but i also realise that may just be too complicated. There is indeed a problem with misinformation out there and its forcing companies to adapt.. But i guess those who truly suffer out of all this are those with medical needs or sensitivity. The only answer for us is to play it safe and shop with another brand I guess.

If I paid $45 for eye it better work amazing.

I think fragrance is important. I don't like deception. I am not deceived. Some will be.❌⭕

They should discontinue the AHA body care. It is awful. I can't even use it on my feet! Nope..❌⭕

Sounds like lawmakers are finally actually talking seriously about ending daylight savings time. There’s some debate about effects dealing w/ countries that do practice it that we do business w/ and some other dumb arguments.

What? We aren’t eating it -aroma flavor?? 🙄

Hi...❌⭕

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m5Nje9GAnM21Zac.html Not sure if I’ve already sent you a link to her vids or if you already follow her but I find her k-beauty insights very interesting. Just wanted to pass along.

upcycled apple extract LOL