Evete Products Review

I actually finished writing months ago. I don't know why but I kept on procrastinating.
Note: photos are taken by my phone and hence the quality of the photos aren't that good. But eh, the reviews are all that matters.

I’ve gotten myself quite a lot of Evete’s products recently. Evete is an Indonesian brand specialised in natural handmade skincare products. I have made a review comparing their lip balm with another brand somewhere in this blog. And since I’ve tried all their products – body butter, body lotion, body scrub, lip balm and face scrub– why not review them all.

Lip Balms

I’m a fan of their lip balms. I have finished three tubes, and going to finish another one soon. The lip balm feels heavy and thick. It will also give you that shine on your lips. It is very moisturising. If you have chapped lips or want extra moisture at night, this would be the perfect product. Evete has 6 different smells for their lip balms and since I purchased their Valentine’s Day set last year, I’ve smelled all 6 of them.

Chocolate mint: it doesn’t smell like chocolate mint. To me it smells like chocolate peanut donut. I gave this one to my cousin. However, I managed to try it and it gives me that minty sensation which I’m not a fan of.

Vanilla: it smelled just like vanilla and they use real vanilla beans. I feel like this is too sweet for my liking so I gave this to my friend. She’s a fan of sweet scent and she loves it. However, that was last year's opinion. Now I found myself liking sweet-smelling products, which is why I got another vanilla lip balm for myself. And this time I love it.

Coconut: one of my favourites. It does smell artificial and sweet. I think the best way to describe it would be if you ever buy a soap that has a smell of coconut, this lip balm smells like that.

Lemon Ginger: my favourite. I dislike both lemon and ginger scents. Mixed them together and boom! I LOVE it, LOVE it, LOVE it. It smells exactly like lemon and ginger combined. It has that fresh smell and not too overpowering.

Green Tea: my least favourite out of the 6. I finished this first because I got to save the best for last. It smells weird. I imagined better smell, and was most excited about this one when it first arrived. The good thing is, it contains real green tea powder.

Strawberry: I don’t think I would like this one, but I did. If you ever smelled The Body Shop’s strawberry body butter, it smells a lot like that. It has that sweet scent without being overly sweet.

I feel like the lip balms have different consistencies than the others. For instance, the coconut lip balm feels super thick on my lips. One layer would make my lips feel sticky. Meanwhile, the lemon ginger and green tea ones are less thick and feels more comfy on the lips. If you don’t like something heavy on your lips then you wouldn’t like this product. However, if you don’t mind the glossiness and want something that’s very moisturising for your lips, go with this one.

It’s the most moisturising lip balms I’ve ever used. No doubt.

Body Butter

Evete’s is the thickest and the most oily body butter I’ve ever tried. It feels very heavy on the skin and will not be absorbed completely and will feel greasy. It’s probably due to the fact that it contains shea butter. I personally don’t mind because it feels like my body is very moisturised. I actually prefer moisturisers that will leave that sticky feeling instead of the ones that will get absorbed completely. That’s why I prefer body butter to lotion. If you can’t stand the greasy feeling, you won’t like it. Don’t leave the body butter in high temperature, as it will melt. When I first got mine, the body butter kind of melted and the oil leaked.

Aloe and cucumber: my favourite. Unfortunately, it’s limited edition and sold around Christmas last year. Honestly, it took me days to figure out which set to get. Evete released two gift sets for Christmas and mother’s day. The Christmas set sounds interesting with aloe and cucumber scent. Meanwhile, the mother’s day set has floral scent (and I LOVE floral scent). I finally decided to go for the aloe and cucumber one. Evete had a promo, which was buy any set and get lip balm for free. I purchased it immediately since I needed the lip balm anyway. The set contains body lotion, body butter, and body scrub, all with the exact smell.

When I first got it I was in love with the packaging design (not so much with the box). Evete always has that simple yet elegant feeling to it. My love reached a whole new level when I first smelled it. If I could only pick ONE body butter for the rest of my life, this would be my pick. I’m not exaggerating. I am totally in love with the scent. In fact, I haven’t finished the products that are in the Christmas gift set just because I love it so much (note: this was a few months ago). I can’t describe smell in words. The best way I can describe it is that it smells fresh and sweet and the scent is gentle. Whenever I use this, I can never stop smelling my arms. The first week I received the Christmas set; I kept on smelling the products.

Another body butter I got from Evete's giveaway is the lemon vanilla body butter. It smells exactly like Arnott's lemon crisp biscuit that my mum used to eat all the time back when my dad worked in the Philippines. I like the smell. However, I can't stand using it on a daily basis as it is too sweet. This body butter is attracting ants. It's probably because of the sweet scent. I would find a group of ants lying dead on the packaging.

Body Lotion

I love Evete’s body lotion. It’s not as thick as the body butter and takes less time to be absorbed by my skin. It is very moisturising. I don’t like using lotions from Nivea or Vaseline because they’re so liquidy and will be completely absorbed by my skin, which I dislike because I feel like I’m not moisturised enough and my skin would feel dry again soon. I love the texture of Evete’s body lotion. Sometimes I use the lotion at night and my skin doesn’t feel dry the morning I wake up. Meaning, even the lotion is very moisturising. Since I got the lotions from the sets I purchased, they smell exactly the same. Therefore, I will not describe the smell. Same goes with the body scrub.

Body Scrub

It’s the harshest body scrub I’ve ever tried because Evete used what feels like granulated sugar as the scrub. However, since it’s made with natural ingredients it wouldn’t harm the environment unlike scrubs with microbeads. The good thing is this scrub is definitely the most moisturising scrub I’ve ever used. After using this scrub it feels as if I just put body butter on. Therefore, I don’t recommend scrubbing in body parts that you feel weird putting body butter on (like your armpits). I like to put the body scrub on a spoon before using it. I feel like spoon is the best measuring instrument.

Face Scrub

(Papaya Enzyme Face Scrub with Charcoal & Green Tea Extract)

Photo credit: Evete

The face scrub is Evete's latest product. I got the chance to try it first before it's released. Honestly, I'm not a fan of this product. The smell is unpleasant. Probably due to the fact that it's a natural product. The scrub is too harsh on my face. I would just put the scrub on my face gently without rubbing it around. And it leaves a black residue on my face. Whenever I put on some toner the cotton would go black. On the plus side it doesn't cause break out, it's packed with natural ingredients, and it leaves my skin smooth afterwards. I love the squeeze tube packaging as well. And also the part where I could use it straight away without having to mix it with water. It makes things easier. 

From the reviews above, I am a happy customer. There may be one or two products that I'm not a fan of. However, I love Evete's products most of the time. Even though they're expensive, they’re of excellent quality and made from natural ingredients with no mineral oil or parabens. Thanks for reading this!

Love,

AL