Amy and I are huge Skinfood fans, as we’ve mentioned before, so when Amy heard that Karen Murrell who had originally developed the line, had started a new company, we were super excited. If you’re naming a product after yourself, you’re going to be damn sure that it’s awesome, so we were keen to try it out. After emailing Karen, we were even more excited when this amazing parcel turned up on my doorstep:
The Karen Murrell range
OH MY STARS! Seriously, this box is beautiful and it sings its eco-cred loud and proud. The inks are made of soy, the lipstick cases are made of corn so they’ll start biodegrading within a year, and the product packaging is recyclable #1. And as for the products themselves, well! We received the Aqua River face cream for me, True Miracle Intense Balm, Absolute Luxury Face Moisturiser, Pure Honesty Cleansing Gel, Nature’s Essence Body Scrub, a moisture stick lip balm and lipsticks in Red Shimmer, Cordovan Natural, Violet Mousse, and Pink Starlet. Each product lists what percent organic it is, and ingredients are primarily plant-based, not chemicals.
Our first impressions: The packaging is beautiful. The smells are wonderfully different (frankincense, grape seed, geranium, yum!). The scrub is gentle and actually moisturising. The lipsticks compare well with even heavy weight brands like MAC. The moisturiser leaves skin feeling very soft and natural – no greasy residue.
We could go on and on, so how about instead we do some follow-up reviews of the individual products soon.
