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Origins Ginzing Energy Boosting Moisturizer Review

Origins Ginzing Energy Boosting Moisturizer

Origins Ginzing Energy Boosting Moisturizer sounds like the perfect moisturizer for me today. You know the “I stayed up too late wasting my life away gaming” moisturizer that gives you back your glow because your sleep deprived and dehydrated from sitting at your desk all night?

I got a preview of The Last of Us and won’t admit to the amount of time I’ve spent on it so far. Hours of my life I’ll never get back. Excuse me while I call in this review and get back to the game.

No seriously, part of my skincare issues stem from the fact I am simply not getting enough sleep so I’m wondering if Origins Ginzing Energy Boosting Moisturizer can restore my glow. Plus did I mention it’s a gel moisturizer…score! Dontcha just love gel moisturizers for Summer? I can’t be alone here.

Let’s take a look!

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Origins A Perfect World BB Cream

Origins A Perfect World BB Cream

So wait…

Is it a tinted moisturizer or is it a BB Cream?

Origins A Perfect World throws around BB Cream and tinted moisturizer very loosely with this new product launch so obviously they don’t know the difference between the two products….

Hmm tsk tsk!

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Origins Never a Dull Moment Review

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Never a dull moment, story of my life. Seriously, if it’s not one thing around here it’s another so dull moments are far and in between unless we’re talking about my skin, in that case, there are tons of dull moments.

I’m pretty happy with ExfoliKATE but I was interested in trying out Origins Never a Dull Moment, it was the name, the name got me.

This mix of finely ground apricot and mango seeds seemed like a great finely grained scrub to get my skin glowing again.

Did it work?

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Review: Gloomy Days Be Gone with Origins Gloomaway Body Mist

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I fell in love with Origins Gloomaway a few years ago when I tried the Body Butter they had released. Delicious! I just recently indulged in the Origins Gloomaway Grapefruit Body Mist.

Why I waited so long is beyond me, oh wait, I know why. 4 oz size at $25 OUCH!

Is it worth it?

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Origins Clean Energy Gentle Cleansing Oil Review

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A few of you recommended that I try out Origins Clean Energy Gentle Cleansing Oil so I purchased some on the double as it sounded pretty good.

But a question….

Does it come with a pump of some kind that I can buy? Annoying packaging dude!

Check it!

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Origins Brighter by Nature Skin Correcting Makeup & Skincare

Origins Brighter by Nature

Will Origins give you brighter skin courtesy of nature? I sure hope so! Their new Skin Correcting Makeup promises to brighten skin while correcting dark spots plus they have an entire Brighter By Nature Skin Collection that will correct skin tone over time.

I want to try it!

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Daily Dose of Beauty: Origins Zero Oil Collection

Origins Zero Oil Collection is a new skincare regime for control excess oil. Hey, it’s Summer, damn straight my skin is oily but if you suffer 365 days of the year this might be a collection to consider.

Jump!

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The Muse’s Mail Bag: Dark Circles

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Ahh dark circles! The ban of many a girl’s existence. Today Susan writes in asking about dark circles.

Jump ahead to raid the Muse’s Mail Bag!

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Origins Ginzing Eye Cream Review

Oh thank Origins for creating a product to battle my puffy, tired eyes and dark circles!

The Muse jumped at the chance to try out Origins Ginzing Eye Cream…I mean seriously it’s promising to go into epic battle with my eyes here and refresh ‘em to make me all beautiful and stuff.  How could I refuse?

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Jump it to see if it won the fight.

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Origins Gloomaway Body Souffle Review

Ok, wait, Origins Gloomaway is back by popular demand? That’s what it says on the Origins site but I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve never even heard of it and thought it was a brand new collection.

Thank gawd I’m hearing about it now because it’s awesomezzzzzzzz! FirePower!


Click it for a peep at Origins Gloomaway Grapefruit Body Souffle!

So far I’ve only tried out Origins Gloomaway Grapefruit Body Souffle but obviously I need to get to Origins quick and snap up the rest of this fine collection! Loves it!


Origins believes everyone needs a pick me up now and again and here you go products to make the gloom go away! I mean seriously who doesn’t want products to liven up things and make the day seem brighter? What better blend than grapefruit, orange and mint to get things going when it’s all about gloom sometimes.

Origins Gloomaway is the perfect blend of grapefruit, sweet orange, and mint. Honestly, I don’t get the mint but damn straight the grapefruit and orange is in there and cocktail’ed into a fruity, sweet candy-like finish that’s sure to please anyone who enjoys bright, sunny blends. The blend starts off with a tart almost sour note of grapefruit but blends into a candy-ish scent due to the sweet orange. A hint of mint can be detected for those with a stronger sense of smell but for the most part it’s ever so subtle. It’s difficult to explain but it’s unique that’s for sure and very, very pleasing. I think for the most part the combination of grapefruit and orange makes for a very sweet linger but dominant you’ll get alot of orange. Anyway, the point is it’s delightful and unique! Loves it!

Origins Gloomaway Body Souffle comes housed in this interesting little container. The bottom portion unscrews and you lift out the secondary container which has the moisturizer housed in it. For those of us liable to lose things this could be a problem as for me I just dig the packaging, dunno why but packaging tends to make me happy.


The souffle is heavily scented so it’ll linger quite long once applied on skin. It’s highly moisturizing and a luxurious cream, no skimping on this formula. It’s ideal for knees, elbows, and legs as it offers a heavy dose of moisture and leaves behind a beautiful blend or grapefruit and orange.


If anything the souffle wet my appetite to try more of the collection. Other items releasing in the collection are as follows:

  • Gloomaway Grapefruit Body Mist ($25) This I have to have!
  • Gloomaway Grapefruit Gumballs ($5) Got these! Yum!
  • Gloomaway Grapefruit Body Wash & Bubble Bath ($21)
  • Gloomaway Grapefruit Body-Buffing Cleanser ($20)
  • Gloomaway Grapefruit Bath Bar ($13) Wants it!

For fun I also have a pack of the Origins Gloomaway Grapefruit Gumballs, yay chewable optimism for chasing away gloom and doom! They taste like tasty grapefruit and orange!

Nom, Nom!


Overall, I’m quite excited to explore this collection further. I tend not to get too excited about Bath and Body items outside of Lush but this had me at first sniff. Loving it. It’s worthy of a sniff at your local Origins counter. But be warned you might become as addicted as I am.

Now I’m busy wishing for a bad day so I can chase it away with Gloomaway!

Anyone sniff this yet?

Do share!

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

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Origins Friends and Family 25% Coupon Code

Origins is having it’s Friends and Family Sale at the moment and is offering 25% off using coupon code FRIENDSFB

This code was available on their Facebook account! If you’d like to become friends with Origins on Facebook click here!

Now would be a great time to nab that Dr Weil Be Weil Collection at a discount!

Start shopping now and come back to tell me what you hauled!

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