Hey YouTube World!
It's me, Evelyn.
Y'all know those, uh, nighttime routine videos?
I'm addicted to them.
I watch a lot of nighttime routine videos.
And your favs are somehow able to like, wind down every night with a nice herbal tea--
always organic.
They sit in a chaise.
They have a chaise.
They read a physical book alright?
Every night.
Nighttime routine.
That's never been me, y'all.
That's never been me.
I don't go to bed, I drop dead.
[woosh]
[ding sound effect as I blink]
[ding sound effect as I fall asleep]
[three ding sound effects as I fall asleep]
Mstchewww...
[woosh]
Not so long ago, like six months ago, I used to be that person who fell asleep without
washing their face, uh.
Yes, with makeup on.
Yes, with the dirt from the day still on my face like a yuck butt.
I'm not proud of it, you know what I'm saying, and my skin suffered.
So while I still don't have like a nighttime routine of YouTube proportions, I do just
try to wash my face every night.
So, henceforth and hitherto, I am here with a hashtag #BGBB, Black Girl Beauty Brand.
It's been a minute since I've done one of these.
I'm reviewing a product that is Black-owned, woman-owned, Black woman-owned.
It is a continuation of a brand that I have already reviewed, and you can click the atmosphere
or find the link in the video description box.
And they sent me their latest update.
A cleanser, amen?
And [whispers] a toner.
Alright?
Ain't no-- it's not a bottle of witch hazel, alright?
No shade!
But I can get that at Walgreens.
The newest products in the Bolden facial care line are the Skin Clarifying Cleanser and
the Skin Brightening Toner.
Okay, so let's start with the cleanser.
I would suggest you keep it this way because if I were to open this, it would literally
pour out, you don't have to squeeze it.
The fragrance!
Its giving me cucumber water, alright?
It's giving me spa.
Let's be honest.
I was using Glossier and it sucked, alright?
[chuckles] Uh...and so, when they sent this to me in the mail, I was so hype 'cause I
needed a cleanser that foamed and actually cleaned my face.
[woosh]
I ain't gotta tell you how to wash your face.
Just wet your face, put the cleanser on, alright?
Lather it up.
Wipe your eyebrows off.
And then rinse!
I know I'm not the only one who gets water everywhere.
I don't know how y'all do these videos and y'all not getting water everywhere!
My face feels refreshed, rejuvenated, renewed in the Lord Jesus Christ, amen.
It's pH balanced.
It doesn't burn my eyes off.
I have such sensitive eyes.
When I rinse my face, it's clean without feeling tight or stripped.
You know, like when yo face so dry, you smile and it starts bleeding [laughs].
It just gets the job done.
It actually cleans my face.
It's a Black Girl Beauty Brand, and I love it.
[woosh]
After I use the cleanser, I use the Bolden Skin Brightening Toner.
Promises to diminish appearance of dark spots, tightens and refines pores, prevents breakouts,
controls oil and shine.
I know I roasted witch hazel.
I'm a witch hazel user.
Firm.
Steadfast.
Since maybe 14/15 years of age, alright.
What I was roasting was people who sell witch hazel for $25 on Etsy.
But I was so hype to see that Bolden's Skin Brightening Toner has witch hazel, okay?
It has witch hazel, but it also has niacinamide in the top five ingredients.
And glycolic acid.
This a formulation, y'all!
I'm looking at this like "Yes!
Niacinamide!
Aka vitamin B3!
Yes!
Come through!
Improve the smoothness and texture of my skin!"
"Yes glycolic acid!
A gentle chemical exfoliant!
Yes!!"
If you want to learn about skincare and things like that, I suggest my friend Amanda's blog
Melanglow.
Ooooh!!!
And she talks about the benefits of ingredients like this.
That's why I was hype.
Because I was reading her blog, and what she was saying on the blog matched what was on
here, so I was like "Ahhhh I'm finna be fresh to death!"
So I've had this for quite a while and this is all I've used.
Pour some on my cotton round.
And you know, I just wipe my face.
It says upward strokes.
I always forget - they're more like sideways strokes.
It said avoid the eye area.
Clearly, I did not read the back, but I've been putting it on my eye area, alright?
It has like seventy-eleven extracts, so you can reap the benefits 'cause it stays on your
face.
Beet root extract, lentil seed extract, cucumber fruit extract -- okay, that's what I'm smelling.
It smells like cucumber.
Ah, smells fresh.
It's just -- this is my face, you know what I'm saying.
This is me.
Well, I mean I have eyebrows on.
And lip gloss on, so.
But I mean, this is me.
I'm super excited.
Can I say I'm proud?
Like, I'm proud.
Anyway, that's my review.
Hope it helped.
Uh, I enjoy these products thoroughly.
I use them every night now that I wash my face.
It's been a great couple of months.
My skin is improving.
You know, I look back at old videos, and I'm like "Ooooh!
Lookin' like a chocolate chip cookie!"
Thanks for sending me these products, Bolden.
Congrats on your new product release.
Everybody been doin' the B.O.M.B. - black owned makeup brand, I think - tag, and I'm
like "Have you-- can you wash your face, though?"
Like, what if you just wanna wash your face?
People like me, we just-- we just wanna wash our faces.
In the comments below, let me know if you have a nighttime routine.
Uh, be honest.
And I'll see you on the Internet somewhere.
Bye!