How is it possible for me to not buy a skincare item that has Quince in it! This is Quince:
Korres, of course did a Quince Lip Balm although it just smelt sort of apple-y and pear-y to me.
Anyway, the purchase was this – Skinfood’s Quince Whitening Sun Lotion.
Not only will it protect, it will whiten too and brighten too. Honest.
With a generous SPF 34 and 70ml of product, I treated this lotion as a body sunscreen as opposed to face.
Its a cream texture, which I prefer but it sinks in nicely without any residue. Sunscreen has come such a long way, hasn’t it?
The scent is VERY quincy. How can I describe it – sort of like a sour pear. I think it does smell quite authentic – but I’m not sure its one I actually like enough to apply all over my body. I mean, what about the mosquitos?
I bet they like to suck on a quince.
Texture wise, its great – sinks in nicely, quite hydrating (good for dry skin ladies) although I didn’t notice any whitening properties as such. Brighter skin, I guess so, with no noticeable ashy residue.
But the smell – is strong. I don’t think I like it too much. I suggest you go and sniff a quince before you decide if you want this. Nice idea though!
Texture: 4/5
Finish: 4/5
Protection: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Overall:
This was an unexpensive sun cream, less than £10 for 70ml which will go a long way.
I will use this on my body – somewhere far away from my nose though, like my legs and ankles as its a little too strongly scented for my liking.
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I am loving this series as much as i love the x factor.
I usually dont like strong smells but if it’s a smell that i like ( and i looooooooooove fruity stuff) then I don’t mind.
£10 for 70ml = now we are talking, love love love that!
what lets it down is the packaging i think. the gorgeous label clashes so much with the cheap looking plastiquy bottle.
love it x moar moar moar sun stuff ^_^
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I used to look after a little boy at an after school club who used to bring a quince for his snack, and he called it a papple! A cross between a pear and an apple!
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Oh this sounds yum, my sister was talking to me about quince yesterday. May I ask where you purchased it?
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