Over the last few days, Huda and Wishful have been sharing some images of honey and have asked their followers to guess what the launch was going to be. I have reverted to using this as my night or evening cream: honestly, it does nothing for my skin. I care about the beautiful iridescent glow during daylight hours and not when I am about to sleep. If you are a regular reader you’ll know that an inability of any product to work with my sunscreen is an egregious failure. I cannot use this as a day moisturiser that sits under my sunscreen. I have tried applying this product 10 minutes, 20 minutes and 60 minutes before applying my sunscreen. The result? As well as instant hydration, Honey Balm reduces water loss from the upper most layers of skin so that it stays moisturised for up to 24 hours. The infusion of lavender-tinted pearls provides an instant glow and soft-focus effect, leaving the skin dewy, glassy and gorgeous!

In addition to the Wishful Honey Balm Jelly Moisturizer, Wishful have also launched the Wishful Moisturizing Wand which can be used with the moisturiser for easier application – especially when you’re on the go and don’t want to use your hands. Based on an independent consumer test on 35 people, of all skin types, tones, and sexes using the product twice per day. From starting her Huda Beauty blog over 10 years ago, make up artists Huda Kattan has built a community, who inspire her brand. With thousands of comments coming into to her over the years, the creative began to get a deep understanding of what her readers were most concerned about. The common consensus? They wanted simplified skin care they could seamlessly slot into their beauty routine. And thus, WISHFUL was born.The Wishful Honey Balm Jelly Moisturizer can be used both day and/or night, and because of its luminous finish and texture, it’s also said to work well when used under your makeup as a primer, as it makes Huda’s skin look so pretty, that she doesn’t want to apply makeover over the top.

As you can see from the photos, the moisturiser has an iridescence to it and quite frankly, this is nothing short of genius. The moisturiser glides on beautifully and produces an “instant” glow that immediately makes your skin look more radiant, dewy and youthful. This effect lasts for a good 5 hours).

Meet the WISHFUL Moisturizing Wand

It’s been designed so the long bristles hold product on the surface of the brush while the shorter bristles support even application over the skin, making it so much easier to get to hard-to-reach places. It’s been designed for the Honey Balm, but it can be used with any skincare or primer. The product smells predominantly of lavender, which is a cold weather herb. Therefore, the smell uncommon in South Asia and that’s my explanation for why I like it less than (say) jasmine. The good news is that the lavender is mild and I don’t notice the fragrance after about a minute. But in no doubt that I smell it every day when I apply the product. What did I like about the product? Formulated without a list of over 50 ingredients, including sulfates (SLS and SLES), parabens, phthalates, and more. Honey Balm can be used day and/or night, and because of the gorgeous luminous finish and texture, it also works really well under makeup as a primer – but honestly, this makes my skin look so pretty that sometimes I don’t even want to put anything on top!

Importantly, I don’t wake up thinking, “wow” my skin feels very soft and moisturised because I am using this product. I was to use the Wishful balm as part of my day routine but it kept causing my sunscreen to peel, so I switched it to my evening routine. Aesthetics of the Honey Balm

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Huda said she always uses honey for her go-to skin hydration, so it’s one of the key ingredients in the Honey Balm that helps to keep skin moisturiser for upto 24 hours. Based on an independent clinical test on 22 people, of all skin types, tones, and sexes using the product twice per day. Niacinamide: Also known as vitamin B3, it visibly reduces the appearance of pores and uneven skin tone. Also, this product did not cause me to break-out and it did not increase the size of my pores. So, it didn’t leave my skin in worse condition than I started (and believe it or not, its not common for this to happen). What did I not like about this product?

The texture of this balm is so divine and unlike anything else I’ve ever tried – it has a whipped, almost jelly-like texture that helps it to melt into your skin for the most amazing, sensorial experience. We also added finely crushed, ethically-sourced lavender pearls that give a beautiful iridescence to the skin. This means that as well as the long-term benefits of this moisturizer (I’ll get to that shortly!), it gives an immediate glow that is so beautiful and satisfying.

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Result? In addition to providing instant hydration, Honey Balm minimizes water loss from the top layers of the skin so they stay hydrated for up to 24 hours. The lavender-tinted pearl infusion offers instant radiance and a blurring effect, leaving skin luminous, radiant and sublimated! I went for a brisk walk in the morning (so just before sunrise) and it is about 35 C. My skin felt a bit dry and I applied some of his product. This was by far, the worst thing I could have done to my skin: it is humid where I live and after about 20 minutes I felt as if my skin could not breathe – the moisturiser was claustrophobic and trying to wipe it off just made matters worse. What’s inside the product? The Wishful Honey Balm Jelly Moisturizer is described as being a luxurious, unique formulathat really goes above and beyond to hydrate, brighten, reduce the appearance of pores, and bring that glow.