Of all the things in the beauty world, skincare is a category that doesn’t get a lot of attention from me. In general, I’d much rather be playing around with colourful makeup and seeing what kind of fun look I can create, but that leaves out a lot of options to cover on the blog. As a result, I’m creating “Skincare Saturdays”. It won’t be every week, as I certainly don’t use enough new skincare to have something to talk about that consistently. But I didn’t want to detract from the makeup posts either, so that’s why I’m opting to add an extra posting day to my schedule every now and again that will cover solely skincare.

Good grief, that was a lot of preamble. I need to shut up and start talking about the products…

Alright, so let’s cover the basics. I was recently sent some products by eos (which is an acronym for evolution of smooth) and wanted to talk about them. eos is primarily known for their lip balm spheres – you know, the ridiculously cute ones that look kind of like an egg? As it turns out, eos doesn’t just do lip balm.

Who hasn’t spotted these ridiculously attractive bottles of shave cream at the drugstore? These eos shave creams stick out amongst the rest because they’re so damn visually appealing. I like that the tubes are matte and have indents on them as it stays very true to their branding. eos recently reformulated their shave creams and they now contain “a unique ingredient blend of vitamin B3, grape seed extract and green tea to help brighten and improve skin condition, leaving you with more beautiful, more even-toned skin”.

The shave creams feels rich and luxurious, just as the advertising indicates. And, frankly, it’s kind of nice to feel like you’re pampering yourself while shaving. For me, shaving is usually an annoying process that I do simply because I like hairless legs and pits, but this adds a little fun to it all. Hey, you might as well enjoying smelling something nice while doing a boring task, right?

Of the two I tried, Vanilla Bliss was easily my favourite (I’m a sucker for vanilla), but the Pomegranate Raspberry scent was very fun and refreshing (something I don’t think I’ve EVER said about a shaving cream before).

The eos shave creams truly are a cream too. I’ve become so accustomed to calling shaving gels and foams as creams, that it took me a second to realize this is way more akin to a cream than anything else I’ve used in the past. The texture is very similar to a thick hair conditioner. Because the product doesn’t “puff up” like a gel or a foam, you may find you need a few more pumps of this to get maximum coverage on whatever area you’re shaving.

Also part of the eos arsenal are the Every Hand Lotions that are probably the smallest dang size I’ve ever seen in a hand lotion. These tiny little.. man, I don’t even know how to describe that shape… oblong? Is that oblong? We’ll go with oblong and call it a day. These oblong little tubes have a nice snap shut mechanism that keeps them from spilling all over the place (and good grief is it ever a satisfying crunching noise when you snap them shut).

They contain aloe to soothe, moisturize and heal your skin, oat to protectin delicate, dry, sensitive and irritated skin, as well as shea butter, vitamin E and C to round it out.

But the best damn thing about these hand lotions? THEY ARE NOT GREASY. They aren’t sticky or slimy, so your hands don’t feel like you’ve spread butter all over them. It’s just so freaking refreshing to put on hand lotion and actually feel like you can open a pickle jar afterwards. They are moisturizing, don’t get me wrong, but they sink in so rapidly that you don’t feel like your hands are essentially useless for the next half hour. Hooray!

What have you tried by eos? And what have you liked or not liked?

This post features press samples sent for consideration.