I'm always a sucker for the trends and lately the trend has been gold. The type of gold put in products claim to reduce redness and inflammation as well as reverse the signs of aging. I've also read some posts saying it's all unproven and we are just buying into the sense of luxury that anything containing gold exudes. I'm not a scientist and I don't know what the truth is but I definitely have bought into that feeling of luxury. My brother likes to use some of my stuff that has gold because he says it makes him feel rich. Children are so honest!
Face oils with gold flakes
My obsession started when I began to see that Farsali Rose Gold Elixir being used by every MUA on instagram. I mean almost every single one. I did like the idea of it though because it can be used on the face, lips, cuticles, or to mix with makeup. It feels nice but a single 30 ml bottle for $54 was a real turn off. Of course, thanks to this though, more brands started making their own.
Tatcha had then released their Gold Camellia Beauty Oil. I love the Tatcha brand and the oil felt nice when I tried it in store but the $95 price tag on a 30 ml bottle was definitely keeping me away. Another product I've tried and really loved is the Muddy Body Glow Skin Perfecting Elixir. I've tried this brand's charcoal mask before, which I loved and repurchased, and gladly their elixir did not disappoint. At the same size of 30 ml, it is at a much more reasonable $39.99 and if you look out for their discounts, you can get them for 20-25% off. I've gone through two bottles already. Oh but alas I am poor and still want something cheaper. Of course, ULTA comes to my rescue with their 24K Magic Beauty Oil, which is probably inspired by Bruno Mars. It's definitely thicker in consistency than the other three and has a strong Lavender scent, but I don't mind it and the $19.50 price tag for 30 ml of product works for me. You can even use your coupons on it for even more of a discount!
But like I said, this is trending so there are a lot of products now to choose from that have gold flakes in them. On the pricier side is Restorsea 24K liquid gold face oil with vibrasea complex at $150 for a 30 ml bottle. At that price, it better work wonders. I'm not too familiar with that brand though but I do know the brand Guerlain and their L'Or Radiance Primer is infused with 24K gold, retailing for $74. On the cheaper side, the NYX Honey Dew Me Up Skin Serum and Primer retails for $16.99, also infused with gold. Then of course you can just scour the internet for much cheaper dupes like this one by Efinny which is $7.99 or this one by Hanyia for about $10. Very cheap but unknown brands so it's a risk.
Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Collection
I mean sure the trend was fairly recent but Peter Thomas Roth has been sporting gold for skin care since way before it was cool. You can view the 24K Gold Collection here. In the collection, the most famous is the 24K Gold Mask, which retails for $80. Expensive, I know. Believe me, I love the gold luxury look but sadly I don't have a gold luxury bank account. However, watch out for value kits in sephora and ulta, especially as it gets closer to the holidays. For me, it was a bit slimy and I don't think it did anything and my friend thought the same thing. However, we don't really have any obvious wrinkles for it to fix to begin with. However, her mom said it was very effective and she did see significant results. I'd like to think it does work but the problem isn't there for it to fix for me just yet.
The other product I own is the 24K Gold Pure Luxury Lift & Firm Cream, which came with the set I bought at Ulta. I can't remember how much the set was but this was a full size in the set but this product costs $42 on its own. I remember the set was less than $50 so I got a really good deal. In terms of firming and lift, I don't see it that much but it does have a nice shimmer. It's nice to put as a subtle highlight on those no makeup days or to put underneath foundation to give the face a bit of a glow.
Tatcha
Oh Tatcha, the relatively new beauty brand which I feel like just came out of nowhere last fall when it started a partnership with sephora and now slowly aims to drain my wallet. I did get introduce to their brand when they did a really reasonably priced bento box kit last fall, I say reasonably priced because to me their other products are a bit unreasonably priced. They do like to infuse a bit of 23K gold in their lip balms. The most obvious is the one I have which is the Camellia Goldspun Lip Balm. I absolutely love it and it is very hydrating but at $30, I'm not willing to spend that on a single lip balm. They do have other tinted lip balms and lip sticks which all have a hit of gold in it as well. Their blotting papers also have a bit of gold in it.
Well that's it for the gold products that I know of. Although if you just google it, there are many more lists out there that have links to multiple other products that have gold in it. Like I said, it's a popular trend and more and more products are being released. So happy gold digging! 😜
