Pure Luxe order

I made another online purchase again today...shhhhh...this time from Pure Luxe Cosmetics.

But in my defence, I really need to find a suitable cleanser for my dry yet blackhead prone skin. So after seeing Vanessa rave about Pure Luxe's calamine soap, and checking out the ingredients, I decided to give it a try.

The ingredients look quite promising:

"Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, water, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, calamine powder, ricinus communis (castor) oil, bytospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium hydroxide, emu oil, matricaria recutita (chamomile), hibiscus sabdariffa (hisiscus flower), anthemis nobilis oil (chamomile essential oil), melaleuca alternifolia oil (tea tree essential oil), pelargonium roseum asperum oil (rose geranium essential oil), sodium lactate, silk fiber".

Since shipping was $3.50 for orders under $10, I decided to try other samples too. So I ended up ordering about $7 worth of samples and a face brush:

1. Soothing Calamine facial bar sample, $1

From the website: "This soap is excellent for troubled skin. Full of beneficial ingredients all designed to aid and soothe. Made with premium oils such Shea Butter and Emu Oil. Calamine powder (zinc oxide & iron oxide) for its soothing effect, chamomile and hibiscus for soothing anti-inflammatory properties and mild astringency, rose geranium essential oil to help balance sebum and to keep skin supple. Tea tree essential oil for its anti-bacterial and anti-acneic effects, and chamomile essential oil to help soothe irritated skin. "

Sounds like its exactly what I need! Hopefully it'll live up to its claims.

2. Facial brush, $2.50

"The perfect cleansing brush for all of Pure Luxe's new facial bars! Ultra-soft bristles gently exfoliate as you clean. Palm sized brush with overcap. "

3. Cleansing oil sample $2 (their cleansing oil is actually more expensive than DHC - maybe because it uses all natural ingredients?)

4. Kaleidoscope eyeshadow in Oasis sample, $2

Brighter summery turquoise in jar. Color changes from metallic blue/green/pearl beige/silver.

5. Kaleidoscope eyeshadow in Prismaic, $2

Medium teal green in jar. Color changes from lilac-red/silver/green-blue.

These shadows are supposed to be different than regular ones hence the more expensive price. Apparently they are similar to duochromes but more like multichromes - the site shows how they can change to 3 different colours in total under different lighting. From the website:

"The Kaleidoscope Collection is a unique set of shadows that completely change colors depending on light and angle! Each color shifts to three seperate shades. This is NOT interference like most micas, THESE are a complete, radical changes of color! Within each different color shift, you will have interference in those, so it is possible to see 6-8 shades. ALL IN ONE PRODUCT"

Sounds too good to be true, but I want to try them anyway - 3 different shades would be interesting enough for me.

Will post pictures and review as soon as they arrive.