Ava Estelle skincare

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Has anyone used it?

It keeps popping up on my Instagram feed. I have hyperpigmentation and am tempted esp as it’s uk black owned and claims to be all natural produce. But I’m always sceptical and nervous about making things worse. Anyone any experiences?

I have just received a package from them today I will let you know my findings.

Ooooooh @Gottalovelifebuninoven Exciting! Yes let me know how you get on!

Well I used it last night and this morning here what I think.
1st of all it smells amazing like naturally amazing. I can’t explain it but you can smell the essential oils that are in it, the Shea, cocoa, avacado, lemon etc. this smells premium like no expense was spared.
2nd of all the product is filled right to the top, they don’t try and make you pay loads and you get a small amount.
3rd a little goes a long way
and lastly it goes on the body smoothly and feels so nice (all three of them). They also have a nice long expiry date on them. Mine says April 2023.
I wish I could tell you which one is my favourite right now but they are all really good products just based off first use I can’t wait to see what they actually do for my dark marks and my daughters eczema. But even if they don’t do anything as in remove them I know this will be a staple product on my dressing table.

@Gottalovelifebuninoven Sounds great so far! Keep me posted- hopefully I’ll have run down my current products my next pay day.

I would love to know whats in it/whats the ingredient in it that removes marks. Theres quite a lot of talk about it on FB but no-one ever explains ingredients fully

Is it definitely black owned?

Somanyquestions1984

Yes, it is.

'My wife had pigmentation so I developed this product...' byline.
However I dont get why they dont say what the fading ingredient in the product is; there must be one but neither they nor customers ever mention.

Its not something I'd try but I just wonder as I can't believe a blend of butter and oils can have the magical results I've heard about. Still, I could be wrong..!

Any updates on these products. I'm so tempted to get them but wary of the lack of information about the ingredients.

Hey @Lanaa I took the plunge and I guess it’s been a couple of months. I bought with one if the discount codes Instagram. Overall I thought they were nice products - nice to use, nice feel, really nice scent. My skin is soft HOWEVER I haven’t experienced the kinds of transformation that they show in their publicity and that was the main reason I was interested (to be fair it’s possible my hyper pigmentation isn’t as pronounced as some of the before and after shots? Maybe I’m not as consistent as I need to be?). I’m also not terribly keen on the marketing either it’s a bit… Boden (emails “Hi I’m Yaw and I recorded a video just for you… I’ve just been in to stir your batch etc”).

SO it’s a good product but not a great one.

Thanks so much! My skin sounds similar to yours so I'll leave it.

It's definitely Black-owned, although I understand from LinkedIn that he has also raised capital from investors:

londonlovesbusiness.com/meet-the-owner-that-created-made-over-2-million-in-sales-in-beauty-over-the-last-year-in-lockdown/

Plus others championed by Grazia:
graziadaily.co.uk/beauty-hair/makeup/black-owned-beauty-brands/

Also this

The product is lovely however everyone a skin is different. It did not remove any marks for me, however if you developer spots or a rash or ingrown hair bumps or want a flawless bump free and at times spot free.which is on the face it's a.miracle. But my hyperpigmentation was on my legs and it did not remove the dark marks caused by mosquitoes. I hate them!! Still keep using it as it's great for a smooth a clear facial skin complexions. It as if it conditions the son which feels so smooth and very sift. It smells lovely if you like cocoa and coffee as the activate scrub has a lovely coffee smell.that scrub is magic.

This one is not black owned but removes spots but you must use sun cream. www.kiehls.co.uk/skin-care/collection/clearly-corrective-collection/clearly-correctivetm-dark-spot-solution/842.html

Overall I think the cream you are looking for is a tonner. You just have to be careful where and which one you buy because they can easily end up with dangerous chemicals or bleaching ingredients.

Looking for creams that leave your skin feeling "silk smooth," I don't think Boots or Superdrug has them to be honest.

Also try dry brushing before a shower, find excellent moisturiser. Something with shea butter, not coconut, because that's usually what people go to. I'm not too fond of Coconut products for the skin and hair.