{"id":15712,"date":"2015-11-13T08:30:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T00:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=15712"},"modified":"2023-04-07T11:43:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T03:43:10","slug":"omm-enhance-your-aura-with-the-antipodes-aura-manuka-honey-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2015\/11\/omm-enhance-your-aura-with-the-antipodes-aura-manuka-honey-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Omm… Enhance your Aura with the Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey mask"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ah Antipodes<\/strong> – Verily, thou canst do no wrong!<\/p>\n To me anyway. Almost every single item I’ve tried from the brand so far has wowed me. So far, it’s a 99% success rate (I’m not sold on Apostle and Joyous serums though I’m a bit more pro\u00a0about the latter). I mean, what are the odds?! Most mainstream brands boast a far lower success rate than that.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Uh so, suffice to say, this will be YET another rave review of this product that I picked up a while ago, and never got round to talking about it. But I want to, because it’s very nice, and it’s very good, and it smells delicious – like slathering warm manuka honey all over your face. Mmmm….<\/p>\n There is one thing I don’t quite like about it, but I’ll tell you more, once I’ve stopped oohing and ahing and generally raving about this. Bear with me \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey Mask<\/strong> is, as the name implies, a face mask. It is a cream based, wash off product, that squeezes out from a metal tube, rather like toothpaste. I find that rather surreal so if you’re wont to make mistakes as you stumble, bleary-eyed into the bathroom in the mornings and grope about your sink, I’d suggest that you keep this away from your dental supplies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The product is a fairly lotion-like cream (if that even made sense) that spreads very easily on skin. I tend to be very generous, for a good reason I’ll explain below, so I squeeze out far more than I usually need, pampering my skin with a thick layer of creamy goodness.<\/p>\n And there’s that smell. Do you like manuka honey? I do. I absolutely love it, because it’s not sweet like regular honey, but has a faintly sourish smell and taste. Manuka honey is also well known for its anti-bacterial properties and this facial mask is infused with this.<\/p>\n The scent is fairly strong, but it smells very natural, so I don’t mind it. Despite it being creamy, it also washes off very easily with just water, leaving your skin feeling so soft and plumped and smooth! I love it! I’ve even left a thin layer on as an overnight mask, and it’s lovely as well, except that it doesn’t quite hydrate my skin as well. But as an intensive layer, it’s good stuff.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But what really wows me, is how it works on blemishes. Minor blemishes, I might add. When I have a spot or pimple, I find that after I use this mask, it will go away more quickly. So when I’m feeling extra-spotty, or if my skin is acting up, I slap this mask on. Sometimes, I leave it on the spot overnight and it helps to defuse the situation.<\/p>\n I also like using this mask after a clay mask or glycolic peel mask. The former tends to leave my skin feeling a little dry and I like using this cream mask to “replenish” the moisture in my skin. It feels lovely and luxurious anyway, so why not!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But what is it that I don’t like?<\/p>\n The size. The tube is a good-sized 75ml tube, but because it’s an organic product, I find that it will degrade more quickly than most. There is a 6 month expiry date from opening, as stated on the tube, and if you’re the sort who tries to do a face mask every week but don’t always succeed, you may not finish it in time.<\/p>\n I know I haven’t. I’m past the 6 month expiry, and perhaps it’s not working as well now. Who’s to really know. I can’t measure it. The fact it comes in a tube is a good thing – less exposure to the air. But organic products do degenerate more quickly so I try to stick to their use-by date. So, this is why I’d recommend that you be generous when you use this mask. Slap on a thick layer – your skin will love it, and you’ll use it up before it expires.<\/p>\n Personally, I’d prefer if this lovely mask came in a smaller size, with a correspondingly smaller pricetag. That way, it’s a win-win for everyone.<\/p>\n IN A NUTSHELL<\/strong><\/p>\n The Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey Mask<\/strong> is a cream mask that helps boost skin hydration and also to help work on blemishes and pimples, without drying it out. It has a sweet-sourish creamy smell of manuka honey, and is very easy to apply. It doesn’t really dry out, and I feel like it “absorbs” into my skin once I leave it on. It’s also very easy to wash off with just water, without any greasy or sticky feeling after. I use this very regularly, and I think it does well to protect my skin and also to heal my skin when I have the odd blemish or two. Good stuff – check it out!<\/p>\n PROS:\u00a0<\/strong>Lovely smell and texture, Skin feels hydrated and calm after use, Easy to wash off, Works well to defuse pimples<\/p>\n CONS:<\/strong>\u00a0Packaging is too big to use up within the recommended use-by period<\/p>\n WHO WILL LIKE THIS:<\/strong> Anyone who wants a facial mask for hydration or antioxidants, Anyone who wants an\u00a0effective organic skincare range<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here is the ingredient list for anyone interested.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I know of people who don’t, because it doesn’t taste like regular sweet honey that we’re used to. I love it though. Whenever I feel a bug coming on, I dose myself with a spoonful every hour and it usually keeps it at bay. So having it in my skincare is a bonus for me LOL! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n Paris B<\/p>\n Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey Mask Price:<\/strong> RM159 | US$47 | AU$48.99 | \u00a322.99\u00a0Availability:<\/strong> TNS Skinlabs in Malaysia and online<\/a>, Zalora<\/a>, Naturisimo<\/a>, Priceline Australia\u00a0or any Antipodes stockists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ah Antipodes – Verily, thou canst do no wrong! To me anyway. Almost every single item I’ve tried from the brand so far has wowed me. So far, it’s a 99% success rate (I’m not sold on Apostle and Joyous serums though I’m a bit more pro\u00a0about the latter). I mean, what are the odds?!<\/p>\nHave you tried this Antipodes mask? Do you like manuka honey?<\/h4>\n