First Aid Beauty is one of those brands that I kept meaning to try but just never got around to it. Imagine my delight when I was invited to an event at Sephora’s Toronto Eaton Centre location where the actual creator of the brand, Lilli Gordon, was going to be present! An introduction to First Aid Beauty by the creator herself? Heck yeah, I’m in!
The blogger event was for whoever was able to make it during the weekday at midday. I’m lucky that I work in Toronto’s downtown core, so I have easy access to the Eaton Centre at all times! About ten of us got to meet and greet with Lilli Gordon (and fawn over the cute dougnuts) in Sephora’s back room.
As per their web site: In 2009, Lilli Gordon launched First Aid Beauty (AKA FAB). Lilli, a beauty industry veteran, found herself surrounded by products that worked but felt like medicine, felt great but were not effective, or smelled wonderful but made her sensitive skin red and irritated. Lilli created First Aid Beauty to provide highly effective yet luxurious products that treat everyday beauty and skincare challenges.
First Aid Beauty products are free of harsh chemicals and known allergens, including parabens, phthalates, alcohol, fragrances and artificial dyes.
We were gifted their top three best sellers which was not only generous, but also really exciting. What better way to try out a brand than by using their number one sellers?
Let’s start with the one I haven’t used yet (I’ve got a backlog of moisturizers to get through). This dense Ultra Repair Cream has no scent and provides intense hydration for dry parched skin. As with all First Aid Beauty products, this is safe for sensitive skin. While I’ve not had the opportunity to try it out yet, I will absolutely be putting this tub to work in the winter months when my skin starts to dry out.
The Face Cleanser is what it says it is – a facial cleanser. It feels very, very gentle when I use it and it doesn’t dry out my skin. I’ve been using it religiously for about two weeks or so now and I’ve not noticed a difference in my face (that’s a good thing – I don’t have bad skin) which is always a plus. It is unscented, however I will say it has one of those weird “unscented” scents. It’s a bit on the sour side which is unappealing to me, but I think I’m just a bit sensitive to stuff like that. It’s not a foul “gone off” smell, just an unscented scent, if you know what I mean.
The Facial Radiance Pads are the ones I’ve been using the most. They’re intended to exfoliate, tone and brighten your skin. I use them primarily after I’ve removed my makeup with oil and need to still clean up my face. These pads work wonders to remove any remaining bits of makeup and leave my skin feeling fresh. There’s even a scrubby side on one side of the pad which helps really dig into my pores to remove every last inch of makeup (I was actually surprised just how much more makeup came off my face when I started using these – I thought the oil I was using had obliterated everything!). I also don’t feel the need to use a moisturizer after using these, which probably has something to do with the fact that they don’t contain any alcohol.
So that’s my first look at First Aid Beauty products! Have you tried any of their products? Is there anything in particular you really love that you’d like to recommend to me?
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I’ve just tried the radiance pads and I really felt like they helped brighten and improve the texture of my skin. This sounds like a fun little event! I’ll try not to have too much Toronto envy.
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I just got the Ultra Repair Creme in an ipsy bag and I’m SO excited to use it when the weather gets cooler! First Aid Beauty seems like such an awesome brand, I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to try it out!
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I know – I’m a bit ashamed it took so long for me to get around to trying them. Sometimes it just feels like there’s so many brands in the beauty world you know? And I’ve only got one face to try everything on! I hope you love the Ultra Repair Cream!
OoOooo I like the packaging and all that jazz. Neat!
Me too. I like how it focuses on healing, etc.
These products sound great! It’s really cool you got to meet the founder!!
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She was very, very sweet!
I’ve heard so many good things about this brand! I bought the Ultra Repair Cream but unfortunately it wasn’t hydrating enough for me surprisingly enough, I think it may have broken me out too but it was a little while ago.
I’d love to try their cleansing pads, they seem like they’d be a staple in a skincare routine!
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You know… my husband had the exact same thing to say about the Ultra Repair Cream. I hadn’t tried it out yet so I couldn’t really say anything about it, but he tried it on his elbows and he felt that (compared to other creams I have on hand) that it didn’t sink in and instead seems to just wipe away too fast. Very odd, since that particular cream has such an awesome reputation!
My brother actually has eczema and I bought him a tube of their Ultra Repair Cream to try and it actually made him itchy….so yeah 🙁
To each their own, I guess.
Isn’t that strange? It’s funny because I hear a lot of people raving about it… but so far my second hand experience from IRL people hasn’t been the most positive. I’m getting close to using it (have to finish some other moisturizers first), so we’ll see what I think of it shortly…
Haha, I still think we were pretty lucky in meeting Lilli Gordon! I’ve had a tube of their Ultra Repair cream for a while now and I really like how thick and moisturizing it is when my skin is normal…I say ‘normal’ because unfortunately I did find it to be a bit irritating when I had open wounds on my face 🙁 (it might be the eucalyptus oil). I ended up giving the exfoliating pads to a friend since I already had a tub (THAT I BOUGHT WITH MY OWN MONEY!!! ;-;) and she says she likes them! Seriously can’t wait to try those after I’m done with my current exfoliating pads.
The fact that she was was there was incredible! Very nice to talk to, too. I love the pads… they’re a great extra step for me when I’m taking my makeup off.