MuLondon Organic Foaming Face Wash

As previously mentioned, I learned about MuLondon through a fellow blogger & tweeter, Jenny Wong. I had finished my Consonant Body Organic Foaming Face Wash and since MuLondon had a very similar product with even more quantity and cheaper ($28 CDN including shipping), I decided to try her out.

MuLondon Organic Fragrance-Free Foaming Face Wash – $12 pounds / $28 CDN incl. shipping

Just like Consonant, one pump of this product provides more than enough lather and coverage. My skin feels clean and a bit on the dry side, but it is Winter after all. After toning and moisturizing, it feels more normal. It isn’t completely fragrant free – there is a slight smell, but most definitely not of chemicals. The ingredients are clearly labelled on the front – and even translated – and no signs of toxins are to be found. Also, I’m noticing that in the afternoon – during the times I’m usually oilier in the T-zone – I’m not so much anymore. So that’s a great sign that this is a really balanced cleanser that isn’t too harsh and drying. And it feels clean! Exactly what I look for in a good cleanser.

The packaging was a little extreme, as the cleanser itself was bubble wrapped and then packaged with about six sheets of tissue paper. But I guess you have to protect this stuff during shipping. It also came with a brochure on their popular moisturizers, and a note about the skincare line signed by Boris himself, the MuLondon founder and “head cream-whipper”.

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Triple natural beauty product review

Heeeere we go!

CONSONANT ORGANIC FACE WASH

The search for my new cleanser was an interesting one. I swear by the Belmondo Organics line made by Daniela Belmondo right here in Vancity, but when I tried her face cleanser “The Rain” I went through it like *that* and also had to buy tons of cotton pads to apply it. It’s more of a cleanser that wipes away surface stuff rather than a facewash where you wash your face with water. I understand that water contains impurities, but I just couldn’t do with only using The Rain to take off the junk that I put on my face daily, so I went on a search for another facewash.

I considered AVEDA’s cleansers and also discovered Juice Beauty’s Green Apple Cleansing Gel from Murale at Oakridge ($26  for 4oz.). But I remembered GreenBeauty.ca from Twitter (thank god for Twitter!) and checked out the selection there. It was here that I found Consonant’s Organic Foaming Face Wash ($18 for 125 ml). At this price – and without a trace of toxins – I couldn’t resist.

The shipping cost ($18) would have taken me to a $36 purchase so I was going to just leave it altogether. Because I was already in contact with the CEO Donna Bishop due to tech issues in purchasing, she let me pay without the shipping – then hand delivered the product to me when she was in Vancouver for Eco Fashion Week! (Greenbeauty.ca is based in Toronto.)

The cleanser is mild: LOVE. Unscented: LOVE. The only things I might mention are that it’s a bit on the drying side. So I find my face oily in T-zone area in the afternoon. But I still experienced this with my other cleansers. It’s also not strong enough to take off my eye makeup, so I had to get a makeup remover to do the job (which will be in another post).

Other than that, Consonant is great. I hear the UK-based line just opened a store in Toronto. Now to find a local supplier…

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Fashion’s First Night at Bombay Brow Bar

This night is coming up quickly, but is happening at many shops on West 4th. I’ll be getting my brows did at Bombay Brow Bar, so if you come early enough you’ll see me there!