I have lots of products that I try and you probably wondering if I use them all and the anser is yes I do. People do say that asians can use up to 9 products a day on their face and some use even more. I don't use all of them in one day, but they are use for different reasons and different times.
1. SHISEIDO
Due to my acne prone skin, my friend Amy in Shiseido recommended the pureness series to me :)) I must say I actually like this series and I use this mostly at night except the moisturizer. First of all the cleanser is awesome, it cleans my face very well and it takes off any make-up on your face. I only take off my eye make-up with an eye make-up remover, but the rest of my face I only count on my cleanser to remove it. I usually use my clarisonic at night if I want extra cleaning power or if I am using a heavier make-up that day. However, by itself it works just fine :) The toner works well also, it removes any excess dirt on your face that your cleanser might've not pick up, but I don't really have any problem with excess dirt because the cleanser works good :) lastly, the moisturizer, it is a good moisturizer for oily skin because it's matifying. However, for me it's not good enough for my skin that is dry. I still use it but only for my T-zone, maybe it will work better summer time where my skin is not so dry. The cleanser is $22, the toner is $24 and the moisturizer is $33.
2. SKIN FOOD
This is one of my favorite cleanser and it is tea tree by skin food. I use this cleanser in the morning because it helps control breakout. Unfortunately, I have to use 2 different cleanser because if I don't use a cleanser that will help the breakout, I will breakout like crazy. This cleanser lathers pretty good, a little go a long way. This cleanser is $17 at the skin food store.
This is parsely and mandarin toner. It helps with breakouts and really removes any excess dirt on your face and it smells good. I use this toner in the morning. This toner was about $20, so it's a bit cheaper than the Shiseido.
This is one of my favorite mask, it is rice mask rinse off. This mask smells very good and the rice bits on the mask works as an exfoliator. This mask is $17 at the store, but I got it on ebay for $7 :))
3. CLINIQUE
I actually very skeptical in trying clinique products again because I had bad experience with their skin care products before. The moisturizer is so oily and the smell is not the greatest. However, I heard they come out with different formula and I'm willing to try it.
I started using this night moisturizer for about a week and I like it :)) It moisturizes my skin well and I notice that my skin is less dull and brighter in the morning. The smell is not the greatest, but it doesn't bother me much because once you applied it to your face, the smell disappeared. I think that is one thing clinique needs to work on, the smell on their products. If they can't make it smell good then don't make it smell at all. I prefer it don't have any smell at all. The price for this is $45.
This is clinique's new moisturizer called moisture surge intense. I actually only have a sample of this moisturizer, but I want to put it here because I might end up purchasing it. This moisturizer is very moisturizing and that's a +++++++++ for me. It's a bit early to tell, but it might be too moisturizing for my T-zone. Maybe I need to apply less product on my T-zone. Right now I combine this moisturizer with Shiseido matifying moisturizer. I apply this one on my dry area and the other one on the T-zone and that's been working well for me. This one actually smell good, not too strong either. Now, why can't clinique do that to all their skin care products?
4. ORIGINS
I got into this brand because of my best friend, Jacinda. It started off with their body lotion called A Perfect World (it has white tea), you guys need to check it out!
This eye serum is called Mega-mushroom skin relief. I don't think you guys know, but I have a skin condition called eczema. If you don't know what it is, it's pretty much where your skin flare up, swollen, red, itchy and crusty looking. I have this on my eyelids most of the time and it usually flare up due to allergy reaction or if my lids are not moisturize enough. It was a big problem for me until I found this serum. Since I use this serum about a year ago, I don't have flare up very often and even if I do, I put this on and the next day it's all better. Unfortunately, I have to pair this serum with another eye cream. The price for this is about $48, so it's a bit pricey, but it works.
This is eye doctor and it is the best eye cream ever; I can say this is my holy grail eye cream. Super moisturizing, smell good and this little bottle last me the whole entire year. I have try other eye cream (este lauder, dior, garnier, jeune d'age, and others that I can't remember) but none is as good as this one. I can't use this eye cream by itself because of my eczema. I have tried combining the serum with another eye cream and it didn't work. The serum and this eye cream is my holy grail eye creams. The price for this cream is $33.
This product is called modern friction and it is the best skin dermabrasion ever!!! The smell is good (citrus) and it leaves my skin very smooth and clean. I use this twice a week and I notice I don't breakout as often, my skin is nice and smooth. This tube last you a long time because a little go a long way. The price is $32.
5. BAVIPHAT
I got to say I never heard of this brand until I ran into it on ebay. This is a Korean brand and they are specialize in making skin care products from vegetables and fruits. This is a sleep-in mask, you wear it to sleep and wash it off in the morning. I choose the apple because the antioxidant property it has. I got to say I love this mask. If my skin breakout, I would use this and the next day redness gone, big pimples become smaller, small pimples are gone and my face will clear up in 1 day. I use this mask 1-2 times a month because of my monthly acne breakout due to hormones o_O I'm sorry I don't remember how much I pay for this mask either, but you can find it on ebay :))
6. JEUNE D'AGE
I first hear about this brand from a you tube make-up guru, Jen (frmheadtotoe), she is awesome and you should check her out; I will post the link at the bottom of this post. Jen actually mentions a lot of good things about it and it makes me want to try it out. However, this eye cream doesn't work well for me :(( The consistency of this cream is a bit watery for my taste; it's not as creamy as the origins eye doctor. I also try combining this with the serum, but it doesn't work :(( I still use it anyway because I bought it and I don't want it to go to waste. I use it at night because I'm not wearing any eyeshadows and I feel that for night time it's good enough. This eye cream is $25.95 at their website; I will link it at the bottom as well.
7. QUEEN HELEN
Queen Helen had lots of facial mask, but I haven't try them all. I choose to try this one because it says it helps with acne and blackheads; does it? Well it does help with prevention of acne, but if you have it, it prevent it form getting worse, but it won't clear it. If you want something to clear acne, I think the baviphat mask is better. As far as clearing blackheads, it doesn't do anything. I use this mask every other day because I know it's safe enough for me to do it. It doesn't dry out my skin or anything :)) I would buy it again just because it prevents acne, make my skin feel clean and fresh, and the price is good. I got it at Ulta for $3.99.
So, that's it for my skin care products review. I am not sponsored to do this review and this is my honest opinion about them and like I said before I do use all of these products. I hope this review is useful and if you have any question leave a comment below and I will try my best to answer them. Also I do not own most of the pictures of the product, I got them through google ;) until next time!!!
xoxo,
Fay Ming
Links:
*Jeune d'age: jeunedage.com
