Somme Institute Boost Mask Review

I'm a mask girl. If I had time, I'd use 2 or 3 masks a day. A day people! Love them! I really only get to use a mask about 2 or 3 times a week if I'm having a great week, more like once a week if things are at their typical level of busy. So, I want my mask to do a lot. Help me clean out some of my back up, gunky pores. Leave my skin smooth and glowing because it was a bit more exfoliated than usual. If there's a way to get a bit more hydration even, then I'd love that. Do it all in 10 minutes or less!

Boost is interesting. This is a light tannish mask and I can't describe the scent at all. There is one, it isn't unpleasant, I just can't think of how to explain it. It's a bit earthy (probably the Kaolin Clay), a little herbal and sweet... I'm not too sure beyond that.

It feels like a moisturizer that has been mixed 50/50 with a clay mask. It has that slightly gritty mud feel, but is somehow a tad creamy to me? Once applied to your skin it starts to warm up, and oooooh.... it feels so good! It isn't hot, just warm enough to feel really great. I had some faint (pleasant) tingling at about 3-4 minutes in, but it never hurt. The mask had dried slightly on the surface when I washed it off at about 10 minutes. It rinsed off pretty easily and I used the Nourishing Cleanser to remove any excess.

After use my skin was smooth and glowing! I was a bit hydrated, but still needed to use a moisturizer. The mask contains that MDT5 with all of the vitamins to penetrate deeply in to your skin, but also has Kaolin Clay (to suck stuff out of pores), a retinoid, peptide and even pumpkin enzymes (read: hydroxy acids) all to give you an anti-aging boost.





Note that the presence of vitamin A in the MDT5 technology means that this entire line should be avoided in pregnancy.

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Somme Institute Double Defense SPF 30 Review

Everyone (yes, including you) should be including a good sunscreen in their daily routine. I'm a big fan of including it in a product you're already going to use (the moisturizer), so it is hard to skip.

With this moisturizer, you get a bit more moisture than many daily moisturizers provide. Which is probably the reason why I found everything a bit too much hydration! Without A-Bomb, this was a little more hydration than I usually have in the morning, but was still fine for my combination skin. I had no crazy shiny issues! There was no residue left behind and I have no problems applying makeup over this lotion.

Note that the Somme products, with their Vitamin A, probably do make your skin a bit more sensitive to the sun. Combine that with the fact that you should be using sunscreen every day anyways... and yeah... you need something like this.

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Note that the presence of vitamin A in the MDT5 technology means that this entire line should be avoided in pregnancy.

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Somme Institute Eye Cream Review

Here it is, the eye cream that I've fallen in love with! This thing is amazing. Yes, it contains the same MDT5 as the other Somme products, with the blend of vitamins A, B3, B5, C and E that penetrate deeply and help to fight aging and improve your skin. But, this white cream just feels amazing going on. Somehow it feels like my eye area is immediately better. Very hydrated, but not too hydrated, it sinks in immediately and there's no residue left on the skin. It makes concealer go on more perfectly over it. It makes me look less tired. Love it.




Note that the presence of vitamin A in the MDT5 technology means that this entire line should be avoided in pregnancy.

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Somme Institute A-Bomb Review

When I first started using Somme Institute, I was a bit confused by A-Bomb. Is it the night cream? (Kind of) Is it just super hydrating? (Yes) But it still has the MDT5? (Yes again)

A-Bomb is a super hydrating cream. It has a light ivory color and it does have a smell that I can't really describe. It's a bit... overly sweet and almost like you've left out yogurt for too long? I'm not a fan of the smell, but it isn't very strong and it disappears a few minutes after application. (Thank goodness!)

A-Bomb is another product that I dropped from my morning routine. I found that it is just too hydrating for my combination skin to use every morning, at least when the weather is a bit warm. It's fine for night time use, and the extra hydration makes my skin extra glowy (not shiny) the next morning.




Note that the presence of vitamin A in the MDT5 technology means that this entire line should be avoided in pregnancy.

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Somme Institute Serum Review

What's a skin care system without a serum? Everyone has to have a serum! The Somme Institute Serum is the step after Transport, and it is pretty light in feeling. It sinks into your skin immediately and I didn't notice any residue left behind from it. The serum is a bit hydrating as well, I found it similar to a light moisturizer in hydration level. I had no problems applying makeup over the serum.

The serum has a very high concentration of the MDT5 technology in it, so if you're going to go for any of the products from Somme, I'd start with this one!




Note that the presence of vitamin A in the MDT5 technology means that this entire line should be avoided in pregnancy.

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Somme Institute Transport Review

Transport is the second step in the full Somme Institute Skin Care routine, and it is super fast and easy. Inside that jar are little cotton pads (yes, just like Oxy) soaked with a gently exfoliating AHA fluid. Just wipe and move on to the next step! The pads are a bit larger than what I remember Oxy pads being like, so there's more than enough for your face, neck and upper chest. Transport doesn't really have much smell, I didn't have any tingling or irritation with use (though Somme says some people have a little bit of tingling), and there wasn't any irritation afterwards. I used it twice a day, and note that the product only comes with 50 pads. So, if you're going to start using Somme I'd order extra!

Transport is a hydroxy acid product, and it lightly exfoliates the skin. I found that it is definitely gentle enough to use twice a day, which I did at first, though I did drop down to just using it at night after a few weeks. I had no redness or irritation associated with it, just smoother skin. Note that using a hydroxy acid regularly will make your skin more sensitive to the sun, so remember to use a broad spectrum SPF of at least 15 (30 would be better) if you decide to use this product.




Note that the presence of vitamin A in the MDT5 technology means that this entire line should be avoided in pregnancy.

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Somme Institute Nourishing Cleanser Review

The Somme Institute Skin Care routine starts off with their cleanser, the Nourishing Cleanser. It does seem quite a bit like most other cleansers. It is a light white color, has almost no smell and is very gentle to the skin. It removes makeup, but has issues with some eye makeup. Really, it is not meant to be an eye makeup remover anyways, so I didn't find it distressing to need to remove my mascara (which was the issue) with a regular eye makeup remover. The cleanser removed all regular makeup without an issue and didn't over strip my skin at all! Afterwards my skin had no redness, irritation or after wash tightness.

What's interesting about this cleanser is that Somme actually says that you don't need to rinse it off (they say to "Wipe it off with a tissue or wet towel". I did try it like that, and I couldn't tell that it was on my face, but I just felt... strange doing that? The cleanser does contain the MDT5 technology that is in the other products, so if you've shelled out the cash for the technology I'd go that route to take full advantage of the cleanser!




Note that the presence of vitamin A in the MDT5 technology means that this entire line should be avoided in pregnancy.

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