Wild Ferns Manuka Honey Skin Care Regime Review

Emily was very impressed with the products provided. The facial routine was easy and quick to complete and the result's were starting to show with in 4 days. Her skin has dramatically improved over the 2 weeks and the only break out we encountered was after a weekend with friends and junk food. I felt more comfortable with Emily using this type of product as apposed to harsher chemical products due to her skin being so young and delicate still. Emily has taken the routine in her stride and would highly recommend to any mother looking at a product for her young child dealing with skin breakouts.

my Skin typ is combination and in summer it’s more in the oily side. I found this regime just did not do anything for my skin type. The whole regime smelt lovely but it just didn’t do what I want skin care to do. The foaming cleanser I felt didn’t take of all the dirt off my skin, the toner was good but I had to use about 3 cotton rounds just to remove any excess oils and dirt from my skin but that’s because the face wash wasn’t that good and the sun screen was too heavy for me. Although, it didn’t break me out which is a positive. Overall, I feel like this regime is best suited for someone with normal to dry skin. Ill go into more detail in my reviews on the individual products if you want to check them out.

I've only ever seen the Wild Ferns brand in souvenir shops and because of that, I've never given it a second thought, but I was lucky enough to be selected to trial this and my mind has been somewhat changed. I have dry skin so am constantly looking for products that can keep my skin hydrated.

The cleanser smelt nice, but left my skin feeling slightly dry. As someone who doesn't normally use toner, I wasn't sure what to expect. After I used it the first time, it stung slightly, and then left my skin feeling uncomfortably tight and dry. I ended up giving this to a friend with normal skin who loved it. The moisturiser was okay on my skin. I loved the fact it was SPF 30 and my skin was hydrated for a good amount of time. However the smell was overpowering and lingered a while and there were a few little gritty bits in it (not sure if this was normal or just a faulty tube).

Overall, I came into this trial thinking the brand was made specifically for tourists using the NZ Honey reputation, however I was pleasantly surprised. I probably wouldn't use this product again, just because it didn't sit well on my skin. However, for someone with normal/combination skin, I think it would work well.

Wild Ferns is a brand I would have automatically written off had I not been sent it as I incorrectly assumed beauty items sold in souvenir stores are made overseas, not even using New Zealand ingredients. These products are however New Zealand sourced and made and they're not tested on animals as well as being sustainable. The cleanser is foamy and smells amazing - of real manuka honey, and my skin immediately loved it and felt super soft. Using the toner next, I learnt it's best to follow the instructions on the bottle and spray it onto a cotton pad before wiping it over your face. It irritated my eyes a little when I did my usual trick of just spritzing it straight on. Finally finishing with the moisturiser, I'm impressed that it is SPF30+ and I haven't been sunburnt while using it. It is not greasy but is quite thick for a facial moisturiser so you have to really rub it in and only use a small amount.

I am absolutely in love with this skin range. First thing i noticed was the beautiful packaging. I love the pump bottle for the cleanser, it makes it super easy to use and keeps the bottle clean. The smell is so lovely and i found myself excited to use it each morning just to smell the honey fragrance. My skin has become so clean and clear using this regime, i couldnt be happier with it. The cleanser leaves my skin feeling amazing and applying the wonderful honey smelling toner makes it feel refreshed. I am a huge fan of the moisturizer becuase it is amazingly moisturizing and smells great but also because it is SPF 30. i think that is great and a huge selling point for me.

1. HOW I USE THESE PRODUCTS: Every morning and night I start by massaging warm water onto my face to dampen the skin. I then apply 1 full pump of the WILD FERNS Manuka Honey Refreshing Facial Cleanser to my fingertips and gently start massaging the cleanser into my skin. Avoiding the eye area. After a few minutes, I rinse the cleanser off with warm water. I then pat my skin dry with a soft cloth. I then apply 3-4 sprays of the WILD FERNS Manuka Honey Purifying Toner to a cotton round and gently apply the toner over the skin (avoiding the eye area). This step is also done morning and night. Then only in the mornings, I take a small amount of the WILD FERNS Manuka Honey Protective Hydrating Moisturiser with SPF30 and gently apply to the skin avoiding the eye area.

MY OVERALL THOUGHTS: I would highly recommend this skincare regime to anyone. Even though I am not a huge fan of the moisturiser from this range, I believe that in conjunction with the other 2 products it has helped improve my skins texture and appearance. I think each product is packaged well. I also love that this range is Paraben Free and does not test on animals.

OVERALL RATING: 10/10

I was pretty stoked when I was picked for this trial and just could not wait for the products to arrive - I was out my skin with excitement when opening the package that arrived just before xmas - the other ladies in the office looked very jealous.

Short lived was my excitement after I opened and started to use the products. Not only did I find the packaging lacking in the way it should use but I thought that the products were not up to scratch to meet my excitement

The face wash is pretty liquidy and I had to use quite a lot of the product to wash my face and neck. It did not remove makeup and after trying to tone my skin I ended up with cotton pads full of left over make up.

The toner uses a spray top that had my wipe up product from my dresser - in the end I decided to unscrew the top to not use so much. It did not really refresh my skin as my normal toner - but I am hoping that it did do the job. The toner was probably my favorite out of the 3.

I did not like the thick white moisturiser that reminded my off the late 80 - 90s sunscreen that caked onto your skin. It was think and did not absorb well. All 3 products have more or less the same smell - which I think had to imitate honey/citrus - to me it just smelled very cosmetic.

I would rather not recommend these to friends or family. Pretty expensive for very small quantities

I thoroughly enjoyed using every product in this skin care regime and as I have sensitive skin I was expecting that I may react to one of the products but this was not the case. Every product smells really good and the cleanser left my skin feeling clean and refreshed. It was also very gentle on my skin. The toner was good too and seemed to take away oiliness after application. I found the moisturiser also did a good job and protected my skin from our harsh Hawke's Bay sun while also moisturising. My skin looks and feels a lot better than it did before using this regime so I would highly recommend these products to anyone who has sensitive skin or New Zealand made products with natural ingredients.

This set of three products comes beautifully packaged, with the promise of lots of natural skin care goodness and no nasties.

The cleanser is a clear bottle with pump that foams the pretty pale gold liquid into a foam. I was a little concerned that it would be a pain to use in the shower as I normally do my morning cleanse in the shower, but the pump button is big enough to be easy to use when your hands are wet. A single pump is plenty so this will last for ages. The problem for me was the scent - a very heavy cloying honey and orange which i found overwhelming. Even used in the evening the smell put me off. The product leaves the skin feeling fresh and clean but for me slightly too dry and tight.

Confession - I am not great with toner, either they irritate my skin or they do nothing. This one, like the cleanser is slightly too drying on my dry/sensitive skin so I stopped using it after a few days. It is less strongly perfumed and the pale yellow bottle looks nice and is easy to use. Note that it is slightly too big to travel with being 140mls.

The moisturiser comes in a 75ml tube which is great for travel or throwing into your beach bag especially with the SPF30. Again it has the honey-orange scent although it seems less cloying in the moisturiser than the cleanser. It is a beautiful consistency but not quite emollient enough for me, my skin always felt tight and uncomfortable afterwards. Occasionally when i use it, my skin stings slightly.

I really wanted to love this product and kept trying different things such as only using the toner once a day then dropping it out completely but the range never quite worked. While it says all skin types if your skin is dry or reactive this may not be the right choice for you.

I found this range did the job, left my skin looking and feeling nice, and didn't have any MAJOR drawbacks - but it wasn't a joy to use and had a couple of small niggles that would probably keep me from repurchasing most, if not all, of the range.

The main thing that I will say for the range is that it seems to be incredibly soothing - I have a lot of red pigmentation on my face despite mostly being a yellow toned girl, so I usually use a light covering of concealer on lots of my face to even out the redness. While using this range, I found that the redness was reduced enough that I used about 1/3 less concealer compared to normal, so that was a definite bonus.

On the downsides, I really hate using scented products on my face and I found the scent of them very powerful and cloying, especially the face wash. The range was also very sticky, so not very pleasant to use. The first time I put them on I was so put off by the stickiness that I considered washing it all off and chucking them in the bin! Fortunately, given a couple of minutes they do settle into the skin nicely and the stickiness doesn't remain at all.

The packaging on the face wash was particularly nice (I had a different one to the cleanser that's pictured) - I wish the other two had more similar, minimalist looks but they were a bit more functional and sturdy instead, particularly the moisturiser.

The moisturiser was quite thick and smeary, but it did smooth into the skin nicely and is the product I'm most likely to rebuy, as I think it did most of the grunt work with reducing the redness and had the least overpowering scent. However, I actually DON'T recommend using the moisturiser and toner together - the toner seemed to make the moisturiser almost impossible to smooth into my skin, it would just smear and streak everywhere instead. Patting it into the skin worked, but it just made the job so finnicky I didn't feel like the toner was worthwhile.

Overall, I will continue using the moisturiser and I miiiiight consider repurchasing it if my skin is noticeably more red, but I certainly won't be using the face wash or toner.