Testing Tuesday: Nivea In-Shower Body Lotion & Nyakio Kenyan Face Polish

Good Evening Makeup Mavericks!

Welcome to Testing Tuesday and today's featured products are Nivea In-Shower Body Lotion and Nyakio Kenyan Face Polish. I was sent these products from Influenster for testing purposes. If you have tried out any of these products, I would love to hear from you! 

Friendly reminder, I encourage you always to read other reviews and try out products for yourself. My word is not end all be all. For information regarding my testing and standards, please check out this post. Let's get started.

Nivea In-Shower Body Lotion

Moisturizing, we all need to do it, but we all don't have the time to saturate our skin properly. Nivea In-Shower Body Lotion utilizes your shower time and allows you to moisturize after scrubbing your body.

Product Details:

• Conveniently moisturize your skin in the shower
• Moisturizes instantly without sticky feel
• Leaves skin feeling soft, smooth, and moisturized for 24 or more hours
• NIVEA In-Shower Body Lotion has received the Good Housekeeping Seal

The Nivea In-Shower Body Lotion is a great substitute and time saver if you're running on a time crunch, lazy, or despise the moisturizing process after a shower. It is an oil base product, so if not applied carefully, it can present a safety issue. I definitely won't spend a winter without this product and maybe use it in the summer in Chicago because of the hard water. However, I will still use my traditional moisturizers. My skin feels smooth for a few hours, but I ultimately need to remoisturize at the end of the day.

Pros:

• Use when lacking time or patience
• Skin is soft and smooth

Cons

• Still used my usual moisturizers on my feet and at the end of the day
• Not as rich as my creams

Nyakio Kenyan Face Polish

Cleansing is simply a necessity for everyone. We face dirt, grime, and other toxins every day and need a good scrub/cleanser to rid our skin of it. Nyakio Kenyan Face Polish is a facial scrub created with Kenyan coffee (rich in antioxidants and of course caffeine), jojoba, and moisturizing shea butter.

Product Details:

• Creamy scrub enriched with antioxidants
• Results in radiant and softer skin

As one of the first products I tried from the #PoppyVoxBox, it both intrigued me and worried me. I have my skincare routine perfected, and while I love trying new products, I often end up irritating my skin in some fashion which then requires a rehab period to get back to my regular glowy self. That did not happen with this product. 

I initially used Nyakio Kenyan Face Polish on its own as my nightly scrub for the first few nights and then alternated between my regular cleanser and Clarisonic. My skin did not breakout and was glowing which is my number one skincare goal next to having clear skin. Individuals with normal, combination or oily skin would probably love this product. While I felt like it deposited moisture across my skin, I have heard of some people with dry and sensitive skin having a poor reaction to it. Use wisely.

Pros:

• Improves texture and smooths skin
• Leaves skin clean
• Fresh smell

Cons

• Messy, since it's made from coffee beans it is dark in color (ideal for the shower)
• Possible skin irritation
• Can be drying