REPLACED MY ROUTINE with ELF HOLY HYDRATION | Testing It All! Dry Skin
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- I’ve spent the past 3 weeks replacing my skin care routine with Elf Holy Hydration products, keeping only my nighttime retinol actives and my day time Vitamin C actives. Today I’m taking you through my full routine with thoughts on all the products I’ve tried. Thanks to Elf for sending some of these in PR. This video is not sponsored or paid. All products linked below! #elfingamazing #holyhydration #skincareroutine #crueltyfreeskincare #veganskincare
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My name is Shelly and I’m a 46-year-old web geek that jumped off the deep end into the makeup and beauty world. I’ve got normal to dry skin, fine lines, and hyperpigmentation caused by sun damage. Cameo appearances by my rescue cats Daffy, Polly, Ziva, & Merlin (RIP 2002-2020, my good buddy).
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Love when I find affordable, easy to locate skincare. That balm is my next buy.
46 years old with dry skin - I've been using this line for the last couple of years and I'm actually amazed at the change it's made to my skin. I absolutely LOVE my Holy Hydration products. The balm cleanser is amazing! It cleans really well and doesn't leave my skin feeling dry and tight. The undereye moisturizer and the facial moisturizer are both products that you'd have to pry out of my cold dead hands to take away from me lol. Also been loving their facial oils. This whole line is just 😘 chef's kiss!
Just want you to know, I think ALL kitties love you because my boy Muffin watches you with me every time haha! He watches the screen like 😍 We both adore you! Thx for this review!
You have no idea how much I love the thought of having a kitty fan club!! 😹 I have been called the cat whisperer.... lol!
Ha! My Tabby boy Tiger & I watch together as well 😺💛
The cutest comment. Visualizing the cat watching her videos.lol
As a fellow person with dry skin, I love the Holy Hydration line. I didn't realize that they made a cleansing balm, so I'm going to have to check that out! I also recently found Aveeno's new 'Calm+Restore' Oat products and they're awesome too! It's great for my very dry and sensitive skin.
Elf’s cleaning balm is so amazing, I went from using a high end one to this one.
@@lindseyhavniear4548 Thanks! I'll have to check it out 😊
I have a few of the ELF Holy Hydration products, but I grew up on a lake, as a child, always in the sun…not so great for my skin. You have beautifully, even skin!
So happy to hear more about elf! Love your videos!
I love it when you do a deep review of affordable products like this! Thanks, Shelly.
Thank you so much for this video and highlighting an affordable line of skin care that actually works for dry skin!
your skin looks so PERFECT! thank you so much for this review! much love
Absolutely love your reviews, always so helpful and informative. Will be trying this line. Thanks Shelly.
I’m so happy that I found you!! Thanks for all your help… My skin is very dry and sensitive and I need your videos to follow a right skin care routine!!! Thanks
I’m so happy to have found you and a deeper explanation of things than most which I love!!!
I totally agree about the cleansing balm!! I just bought it and I'm enjoying so far.
I really appreciate your honesty about products and all the info you share. Just subscribed. I, too have really dry skin and I appreciate the info you provide on products that actually work! Thank you!
Love this line, I’ve been using it for quite some time!! Wasn’t aware of the mask so I’m definitely going to add it!! Thanks!😊
I just bought 3 of the holy hydration products today. I'm going back to buy them all. Thanks for the very informative review.
Great review Shelley. Luv Elf products, and luv our cats!
Shelley, your skin is perfect!
The holy hydration line has been my go to hydrating eye cream and the holyhydrating face cream. Talk about plumping you up, this does it! Smooth as a baby bootie. I love this abs it hasn’t had any bad interactions with other products.
Great video Shelly! So helpful! I will definitely try that line!! My skin is so dry I hope this will help!! Sounds promising 😻 and Ziva is so precious 😻😻 she’s adorable!!
LOVED this video….. going back to watch the rest of your skincare vids💖
I don't know which I enjoyed more, getting such in depth review or your amazing easy going way of talking. Feels like a friend just chatting it up.
Omg I love how my skin turned out I love it
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thanks so much for this in depth review! would love to see your review of their new pure skin line!
I keep eyeing the line..I am going to go for it now..love this
Several of these have made it into my permanent rotation - it's a really solid line. I haven't tried any Holy Hydration product so far that I didn't like. The overnight mask is one of my favorites. I use it now on the nights I do my tretinoin because it's a super-boost of moisture (and counter-acts some of the drying from the tretinoin on me).
I am so excited about this line, I have been racking my brain trying to finda affordable cruelty free skin care line.😊
My Geek Mamacita..I love ya girl .Thank you for all that information. You are so down to earth and to top all off you love cats..
I use the fragrance free Holy Hydration moisturizer everyday and love it! It's really nice quality and works well under makeup.
Thanks for a great review and skincare routine. I just started using some of the holy hydration skincare products that were gifted to me by my MIL and in wholly impressed. I have to admit with this price point I wasn't expecting much, but WOW! from a fellow sensitive dryer than dry skin girl!!
I've been looking for a more affordable eye cream; thanks so much for your review!
I can't wait to try all these awesome products by ELF 🥰
Thank you for the info..especially the eye cream amd cleansing balm..
Yay this is exactly the review I was hoping for from you, I was so curious to hear what you think of the line! The cleansing balm and the under eye cream are the most intriguing to me, definitely will need to pick them up now. Especially because no matter what my concealer creases (shockingly even the Charlotte Tilbury that I got since it’s your fave!) and I read that it’s because my under eyes are too dry and they are “sucking the moisture” out of whatever product I put under my eyes. So I’m thinking the eye cream might help with my textured under eye and creasing! Thanks for the review!
Yesssss!!!! I’ve been using the fragrance free cream at night and love the eye cream. I want to try the SPF version for daytime next. I’m on my THIRD tub of the regular cream and love it!!!!
I have just started using the Elf
Exfoliater. So far it has been good. Always love seeing Ziva. ❤️
Thank you Shelly. I’ve started using the bounce back jelly cleanser and I really like it. I have super sensitive skin and skin barrier irritation so. I use filtered water to wash my face. It’s getting better. I think I may try some of these.
Affordable, good skincare, cats & an awesome geek? Yeah, I like this channel.
Your amazing, you made me smile today!❤😊
Wow! I had NO IDEA! Thanks for this info!
This line has slowly grown to a full-fledged line (where it seemed to just start out with moisturizer).
Thank you. I'm falling in love with ELF's Holy Hydration line. I already find it to be the best toner (and I've tried some super expensive ones and i like ELF best). You have the most beautiful hands.
So helpful! Thanks.
I love the fragrance free face cream. Use it day and night!
May have to try the eye cream: I've not found one that truly hydrates the skin around my eyeballs. Still loving the I'm from Rice line: toner, serum and cream.
I do like the format including product application, Shelly. As it's said, "the proof is in the pudding" and your skin has exhibited a glowy sheen as of lately.
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Wow Shelley SOoooo sold omg 😁!! I’m going to cold dry country for a couple weeks (via plane ✈️) & was agonizing over what skincare to bring, so many containers blah blah blah. Elf has a minis kit & I will just pick that up, throw in my tret & C & I’m done yay!!! Thanks a million, happy Fall & sending love ❤️ to you & Zebra 🍂🍁💕💗!!!!
Love the cleansing balm. It really does remove all of my makeup and sunscreen and it doesn’t irritate my eyes. I usually stay away from fragrance but this one doesn’t bother my skin. It’s actually improved my acne since it’s hydrating. Also your cat reminds me of my toddler. 😂
😹 I feel like Ziva is forever a toddler - like, she will never ever grow up and I've got a 2 year old for the next 20 years!
Gurllllll. I bought this entire line and I just want to say Thank you! I tested out the cleanser, serum, eye cream and moisture mask last night. I actually woke up and my skin felt great. Im battling dry michigan winter and menopause. This morning I did lancome genifique serum,( because my Elf vitamin c came today and I stuck it right in the fridge for tomorrow morning), eye cream, elf holy hydration sunscreen and let me tell you i do not have a sunscreen in my roation because dries me out more, burns my eyes, breaks me out, itches etc.... This was Awesome. My skin felt great. Tonight I did the cleanser, ordinary buffet on my face minus forehead, i used the ordinary argeline on my forehead for my wrinkles and moisture cream and ete cream. My face has never felt better this winter. I'm praying this works and we can't beat the price.
I loveeee affordable skincare😍😍😍
That's awesome!!🤗 I'm definitely going to buy the new line of ELF holy hydration... Ilike you am dry and over 50. So I definitely can use every one of these products!! Thx Shelley🥰👍👍
I love the elf holy hydration moisturizer!!
Love Ziva’s cameo. Thanks for the elf info.
Thank you for mentioning fragrance in your videos!
I think your skin looks fantastic
I just discovered this line, I'm thrilled with it so far :)
Just subscribed!! What a great video!! So informative and helpful! I’ve tried some of the holy hydration products and plan on doing the whole line as my routine! I’m really looking forward to your thoughts on their vitamin c!! Thanks for a great video, will be checking out your other videos!❤️❤️
Welcome, Michele!!
I haven't tried as many e.l.f. HH products as you but I love what I have tried
Randomly came across your video while searching for a good ELF Skincare routine and this was awesome! Super informative and great energy! Thanks for making this…Also love your cat 😊
Thanks, HB! I'm still using these products too - they have been excellent for me!
@@goow Awesome! I ended up getting these (minus the toner) the next day and so far so good! I also just bought the Paula’s Choice 2% BHA liquid Exfoliant to add into the mix but haven’t tried it yet. Have you ever used it? I’m hoping it fits in well with this routine and helps even out my skin texture🤞🏼
Good stuff, Shelly! I really like the moisturizer. Btw...I have the same issue with milia under the eyes when using certain stuff.
Shelly, I just love your channel, you are so knowledgeable and, well, you're one of us, like a friend! About 2 years ago Costco began selling DHC cleansing oil for a ridiculously low price, so I stocked up mightily and still use it almost nightly as a double cleanse, followed usually by Cetaphil, and then my essences and am and pm routines. Fast forward to the present, and my love of switching around (my products stash is proof, all stored correctly in a cool, dark place, many in the fridge). Discovered the ELF unscented Holy Hydration moisturizer and love it, alternating it with some of my other daily moisturizers and always, always 50spf (daily L ascorbic acid in the a.m., Timeless has been my jam, but I have used ethylated C serums by Perricone (thanks again, Costco) and the Ordinary. They're good too. Then tried the ELF HH cleansing balm and love and alternate that with the DHC cleansing oil (gotta use my stash up, I have so much, but it is a great oil cleanser that I'd never pay full price for). I am really interested in a couple products you used, specifically the ELF HH cleanser (in lieu of my Cetaphil cleanser as a 2nd cleanse) and the ELF Sleeping Mask. My evening routine is cleanse, alternate nights with actives either tretinoin, or copper peptides (never together), and then usually a K beauty essence (typically a bifida ferment type essence, Inisfree has a great one I often use am and pm), a brightening serum (age spots y'know, Naturium tranexamic acid and/or alpha arbutin or both together), a peptide serum, and a ceramide moisturizer. Lotta sh*t but I don't mind this at night; daytime is a lighter routine to avoid pilling of my makeup), and an eye cream. I am a self-professed product junkie, bargain basement prices but great quality stuff (I do my research too, like you!) it's fun, I'm 66 and have taken good care of myself and my skin for years, was also blessed with good genes, but I have dry/dehydrated skin (fair skinned Irish). I'm a drugstore makeup queen, and realize paying lots of money for great skincare and makeup is just a waste anymore, with brands like ELF, the Ordinary, and certain K beauty products to name but a few. So, your reviews are ALWAYS the best (my favorite channel ❤️) and your skin and coloring are very similar to mine, so helpful for makeup shade selection. ELF's HH cleansing balm is a winner, and I'm gonna pick up the HH daily cleanser, the HH sleeping mask, and maybe, maybe the HH spf daily moisturizer too. Love from the Garden State (NJ).
I just noticed I was low on cleansing balm that I usually get from YesStyle. I panicked because I can’t wait a month for it to come. Love that this is a great one! You have saved me!
Oh, forgot to add that your kitty is so cute! Love kitties!
I ordered the sample kit to see how this works on my dry skin. Thanks for your review!!
I love that they do the sample kits! Let me know how you like it, Jacque!
Ooo they have a cleansing balm! I am loving Elf. I use the holy hydration eye cream all over my face. Their scent free stuff is awesome, actually doesn't burn. I had some issues w/ their regular. I'm pretty sensitive to certain things.
Your cat is just so cute!❤😻
You are so full of information!! And cute!!! Love you girrrrl
Beautiful kitty!! 💕
You’re so talented. Love this channel! Subscribed!!!!!!!!! 💕 💕 💕
Welcome, Amy! =D
I love your kitty 😺 ❤ 😍 so beautiful and ty for the tips this video is very helpful I just bought the mini e.l.f hydrating facial kit I love it but I needed advice so I came across your video about this ❤ keep making your videos so I can learn more beauty facial stuff 😆 I'm such an goober
Thank you, because I have extremely dry. I don’t have time for vitamin C, but I am glad your gonna check it out for us😊. I don’t care what anyone says, I will always use seperate eye cream. I mean that’s what it’s made for. I love the way you described peptides. I really understand what peptides are for now.
Awwww pretty kitty! ☺️ love your videos!
Great video as always. Didn’t know about that line, very happy because I have dry skin .The peptide story was so cute, didn’t know about that. Thank you for this review. Love your short hair by the way . Bye 😘
I just got their hyuralonic acid serum and omggggg my skin looks and feels so good.
New here, love this video! I have dry skin too! And from what I've tried out of that line, I love too!
Welcome, Emily!!
Thank you! It's great to be here!
I cannot wait to try this I'm going to purchase it all I have been looking and looking and looking for something hydrating nothing I seem to use helps I love the video I love the baby kitty oh I missed her so she's so beautiful but I can relate to the cat hairs especially getting ready in the morning
I'm not dry but so into maintaining moisture to keep wrinkles at bay, this is super exciting.
It blows my mind how much good hydration can reduce the look of lines! I love it =D
You are so knowledgeable! I love learning about skin and skincare. I tried an ELF moisturizer once and I don't know if it was part of the Holy Hydration line. It worked great on my dry skin. I also use whatever oil I have as well, so that boosts it. Whenever I find my high end moisturizers on sale though, I always grab those. I always have that doubt in my head about skimping on skincare. I can't explain it well, lol. When I run out of what I have, I'll test out ELF for a longer period. It would be nice to save money.
The essence/ toner method you speak of is a Korean Method called the 7 Layer method. They also are the ones who came up with the Double Cleanse, where you use an oil based cleanser first & then a water based cleanser after. I learned all this from the Peach & Lily videos.
Mad Hippie, really love the name, has great skin care products. But, bravo Elf!
Ziva! 😻 Great video Shelly! I've used the cleansing balm and face cream, both worked great for me. I too wish more of the line was fragrance free...I can usually handle fragrance in cleansing products but anything with fragrance that's staying on my face will typically irritate it :-(
I use the cleansing balm, but it does burn my eyes a bit. If you want a really hydrating moisturizer, you should try the elf Happy Hydration...it's a little creamier and really really hydrating. Part of their CBD/hemp ingredient line.
Ooo, thank you for this full-routine review! I've been enjoying a few of these products and now need to add that sleeping mask ... once I get through all my others lol. And *YES* to more fragrance-free! I wish the SPF 30 face cream were fragrance-free. I love how hydrating it is - and the price! - I'm just scared to get it anywhere near my eyes.
Going tomorrow to get the full line
Ziva is lovely. A good friend of mine has a Ziva, but she is a Belgian Malinois, the velociraptor of dogs, LOL. One reason I appreciate your channel, Shelly, is that you review very affordable products in with the higher end ones (I only purchase the drugstore-priced ones and, even among those, the lower end of that such as E.L.F.). I like that you are not 25 years old reviewing products for mature skin (haha), or my age, which is 65, but has had cosmetic procedures so that I cannot judge how a product *really* works or might work on my own "unadulterated" skin. Not that there is anything wrong with having those, but it isn't something I have done and it doesn't make sense to expect the same of my skin comparatively. I do not have dry skin, but I also do not want products that tend to dry it out at my age. I really appreciate the no nonsense approach from a very real person. ~Cynthia
I have dry skin. Elf is one of my favorite brands but neither one of their face creams(holy hydration and happy hydration) moisturize my skin much. The one that does is their Superhydrate moisturizer, which is crazy cause it’s very jelly like and those never typically work for me. It’s amazing to use under a thicker cream(how I use it) and it really amps up the hydration for a nice glow.
Thanks so much for this review! Have you tried the Elf Superhydrate Moisturizer? I wonder how the Holy Hydration compares. I did run out and get the sleep mask on your recommendation. I'm excited to try it tonight.
I haven't yet Jan! I'll try and grab it next time I'm out!
Never tried ELF skincare Enjoyed video
I love Ziva she's adorable omg I love cats
I just bought the cleansing balm and cleanser. I had no idea the line had a sleeping mask. I will have to pick it up as I love using sleeping masks on the weekends or when I travel. I do really like the mist from this line. Thanks for sharing and give Ziva a pet from me.
They seem to be very quietly expanding the line - I thought it was still just moisturizers until I saw the cleanser in my CVS - and when I went to their web site I was shocked! And Ziva says MEOW! 😹
I’ve used several of these new Elf skincare products and love them! But of course I see Shelley pop up and I have to watch anyway! P.S. Zeva was one of my favorites on NCIS! 😍
That's her namesake! =D
Love the holy Hydration cleansing balm and the holy hydration eye cream and the Holy Hydration cream SPF 20 and the fragrance free one so far those are the only products I've tried in this line and love oh I also love the mist In this line need to try the rest definitely want to try the rest of the products in this line also if you haven't tried the good molecules cleansing balm it's amazing if it does get in the eye no burning or irritation I use over the elf when my skin is just already irritated and more sensitive it does make the vision blurry but no burning or irritation of any kind if it doesn't get in the eyes which I love I also recommend Eif Pure Skins entire line for us dry sensitive skinned gals it's amazing especially those who have redness
I need fragrance free because of allergies. So, the only ones I use from this line are the eye cream and the fragrance free moisturizer. I’m so happy with them that I’d try, and probably use, everything in the line if it were fragrance free. Actually, I can’t use chemical sunscreens either. Gotta tell you that I love your cat and the ears. And thanks for the tip about “seven skin.” I’m going to start tonight.
The eye cream is really good! I bought this whole line to replace my Laniege stuff and instead have a few different ways I layer it lol I didn't like the moisturizer with SPF though, it broke me out. The cleansing balm is amazing!
Eta: I did notice that the gel moisturizer and the cream can pill sometimes and also react weird with my trentinoin and will pill with that occasionally
I just noticed your adorable pika chu and the lava lamp in the background so cute definitely would love a link for the scoops you get I these scoups that come with makeup cleansing balms are way to tiny for me as well especially sense I have a issue with my spine causing me to drop things like crazy so definitely need a bigger scoup
These are the ones I get on Amazon! $6 for 50 of them. I still haven't run out 😂 amzn.to/3PpuKXX
Nicely timed! The regular Holy Hydration cream is already my all-time fave moisturizer, but I've been intrigued by the new hydrogel because I actually layer their jelly-textured Superhydrate underneath Holy Hydration, but I don't really love sticking my fingers in what feels like literal jello LOL. It'd be nice to have something similar in a pump bottle. EDIT: ooh, the cleansing balm sounds dope, will definitely try that the next time I need one.
I love the Holy Hydration cream. I’ve been using it since it was called Hello Hydration. 😉
I just realized too that the eye cream is in fact a re-name of the previous Illuminating Eye Cream which I loved! =D
I use ponds for my cleansing balm but it does burn my eyes a bit maybe I'll try the elf
I’ve been using the Tatcha Dewy Skin moisturizer but it’s $60 😭 so I’m going to pick up this elf moisturizer and give it a try!
Hehe I have that Tatcha too and I use it so sparingly because it's so expensive that it'll probably go bad before I finish it! Oy 😂
Hi Shelley I have super dry skin, prone to both rosacea and eczema. It's also ultra sensitive. I did try the fragrance free version of the standard holy hydration moisturiser and liked it well enough, as a day cream under an spf. Unfortunately I can't tolerate fragrance in any leave on product and barely even in a cleanser. This has put me off trying most of the rest of the range. As a FF alternative to the balm (at a similar price point), the Inkey List oat cleansing balm is pretty much a staple in my routine. I also like a couple of K beauty cleansing oils for my ultra sensitive skin - the purito from green cleansing oil and the Klairs gentle black fresh cleansing oil (in the clear bottle - the black bottle has fragrance). Both of these, whilst fairly affordable do cost more than the Elf or Inkey List. I can use all three to take my eye makeup off without any irritation.
For moisturiser at the moment I'm using the Altruist face cream during the day and the body cream at night - I'm super dry though. The face cream is also very hydrating and has many similar ingredients to the holy hydration, but much more affordable than the Elf here in the UK. I don't need my moisturiser to have actives or do anything fancy - that's what serums/active preparations are for. I need it to be occlusive enough to seal in the rest of my products, sit well under spf and just provide moisture - this does that. I can use most of my moisturisers around my eyes with no issue, but my eyes are also super dry. I do use an eye cream most of the time though - slightly different ingredients and a different texture. I like using it and don't mind buying a fairly affordable eye cream for my routine - usually from a K beauty line tbh.
I'm glad this line is working so well for you Shelley and hope in time they release more FF versions of the other products. Best wishes.
Another vote for the Inkey List Oat Cleansing Balm! Super rich, big tube, great price, doesn't irritate eyes ✔️
Yes that Inkey List Oat is great too!
I've used the Holy Hydration cream and the Cleansing Balm. I'm using the Sephora Cleansing Balm right now. I'm not sure which I prefer, with the exception of the Clinique TTDO Cleansing Balm, which is HG.
love your nails ... color and perfect length! love elf too! this is natalie from athens where you got your first tattoo!!
Thanks, Natalie! I love Athens so much!! It's been far too long since I've been back!!
I wish that the cleansing balm was a larger size. I really like it though 👑🙏❤️
I love the Elf Holy Hydration Face cream (unscented) and eye cream, and have been using them for years (the eye cream used to be the Illuminating eye cream.) I suffer from dehydrated skin at 59, so this is my peptide moisturizer, but I mix it with The Ordinary's Natural Moisturizing Factors (for NMF and urea) and the Cerave Baby Lotion (fo ceramides and it's perfect for sensitive skin!) At 59 my skin is so plump and my fine lines are gone. Now the other life changing anti-aging serums I use are The Ordinary's Amino Acids, .5% Retinol, and the Hylamide SubQ Skin (in the am.) Peptides need to be applied to PH balanced skin, so I use the amino acids as a buffer.
*Now I have discovered the Believe Beauty Hydrating Gel Moisturizer- which is full of peptides, including copper peptides for $5😱😱😱 Now it has a very strong fragrance, but this has not affected my sensitive skin, and I've been using it for over a month. It just may replace my Elf HH cream!!
The Believe Beauty skincare line is amazing! Same for the Elf Holy Hydration line. Both are excellent!
@@rpmiller9171YES!! But, I have only tried the hydrating gel cream. What products have you used? My skin can be sensitive, so I've been concerned about using too many products with a strong fragrance. Thanks so much!❤️