Petrichor Beauty - reviews, style and overthinking

Welcome and happy first day of meteorological spring!  I love Origins and their GinZing line is one of my favorites. It smells and looks so optimistic, uplifting and immediately fills my dull skin with some color and life. So it was very logical for me to explore more into the line and try also other products besides my beloved daily moisturizer. I just find out that I actually bought an old version of the cream (aka. Original), now it is enriched with vitamin C and has a different formula, I assume also texture and it comes in two shades... GinZing Refreshing Eye Cream to Brighten and Depouff –  it has a light creamy texture, but it is rich enough to nurture your under-eye area. The application is pleasant, but the product lacks that orangey smell, typical for other products from the same line. Oh, I miss that so much, because it would be very nice and refreshing. It absorbs quite fast and does not irritate my eyes, but as it dries down, you are left with an occasionally noti...

As a person with oily T- zone, I'm always on a hunt for good mattifying product. Greasy face, by my opinion, makes you look messy, sweaty and unattractive. Healthy glow on the other hand is something I like. This is my first product from Origins and based on reviews I had really high expectations. Let me just say that this moisturizer failed all possible tests. It couldn’t keep me matt, not even on the beginning. After a few hours I always looked terrible - super shiny and of course greasy. It didn’t work with primers, foundations or compact powders. What a shame! Luckily I bought the smallest jar. It has light, almost jelly like texture and absorbs very quickly, leaving that fresh feeling. That’s the only positive thing about it. And ok the packaging is cute, but I prefer containers with pump. Otherwise it is just like average drugstore moisturizer with heavier price tag. It has powerful and overly sweet smell, but that luckily goes away quickly. So overa...