Skincare Review : Part 2

This is the reason I wrote this and previous entry.....read further....

Continuation from previous post ....

Kebetulan, I met somebody at work recommended me to use CLARINS products. Memang Allah nak bagi hints kat I kot, sebab masa first time met her, memang kagum dengan her skin, but takde la pulak bertanya dia pakai product apa. Tapi bila second time terjumpa, baru terasa nak bertanya...She told me that she used to have skin condition like mine...and now her skin is so clean and clear... She told me, she used  CLARINS Truly Matte collections (light green colour bottle) to help her problem skin. After her skin condition dah OK she was then advised to use the  CLARINS  Hydraquench Collection to treat hydration problem. So...apa lagi, pantang dengar org give good reviews about a product, terus pergi Isetan cari  CLARINS  counter. These are the things that I bought worth RM124 during Christmas Sale:

1. Truly Matte Hydra-Matte Lotion - 50ml - RM124
2. Truly Matte Pore Minimizing Serum - 15ml trial size (free)
3. Truly Matte Pure Radian Mask - 15ml trial size (free)
4. Cleanser - 5ml sample size (free)
5. Toner - 12ml sample size (free)
6. Lotus Oil - 2ml sample size (free)

Truly Matte Hydra-Matte Lotion @ Moisturiser

Truly Matte Pure Radian Mask

Truly Matte Pore Minimizing Serum

Amazingly, after 2-3 days using all these (and I stopped using Miracle Water, just to know whether  CLARINS alone could fix my problems), I can see that these products have gotten my pores smaller! I know that the serum and the lotion (mosturiser) yg made the pores smaller, but I think the Lotus Oil yg control the oil production and rebalance your skin condition. Eventhough it is an oil  and bila you apply to your face mmg your face becomes oily, but surprisingly, your face will become so radiance in the morning. And what amazed me, I did not get any single pimple during my period! Wow!! This is so amazing, after one and half years, I didn't get any pimples....I only applied it at night before bed.

Lotus Oil

Huh! Sudah sangat happy...then I started baca review from the internet on their cleanser and Hydraquench Collections. Supposedly I don't think I need the Hydraquench products just yet...sebab the Truly Matte Collection works fine (Alhamdulillah....bersyukur sesangat), tapi now is Christmas sale, kalau during normal days, beli satu benda dapat satu benda, but now beli satu benda dapat extra 3-4 benda....so I end-up beli :

1. HydraQuench Intensive Serum Bi-Phase - 30ml
2. HydraQuench Intensive Serum Bi-Phase - 2ml (free)
3. HydraQuench Cream-Mask - 15ml
4. HydraQuench Cream-Gel - 15ml
5. Clarins pouch

HydraQuench Cream-Gel



HydraQuench Intensive Serum Bi-Phase

I do not know what is the actual price for every product, but I got all 5 items for only RM78. I think this RM78 is for the 30ml serum. Murahnye barang2  CLARINS  ni berbanding Dermalogica and SK-II.

HydraQuench Cream-Mask

The BA told me that if I add in another one item, I am entitled to get 2 trial size products for free, so apa lagi, I took the opportunity to buy the cleanser. So I bought the cleanser at RM92, and these are the items I got it for free :

1. Gentle Foaming Cleanser with Cottonseed - 125ml - RM92
2. Toning Lotion with Iris - 15ml kot the size, not sure but I requested this since I tried the sample given earlier, it is so good to close the pores.
3. HydraQuench Cream-Mask - 15ml

Gentle Foaming Cleanser with Cottonseed

They gave me Cleansing Milk With Gentian at first, but I requested to replace with HydraQuench Cream-Mask just to add my Hydraquench stock at home before I buy the full size item. Because to me, Cleansing Milk is just another cleanser @ make-up remover, so I think I can use my existing products.

So let me tell you the feeling after pakai Gentle Foaming Cleanser with Cottonseed. Your face jadi super duper clean! Seriously I'm telling you....the best cleanser that I have ever used. It is a cream foam type, don't overdry my skin. I do not know how to explain, but tak pernah I pakai cleanser yg I rasa mmg puas hati gile! Selama ni all the cleansers are just a cleanser...tapi ini mmg really buat your skin clean and fresh! My hubby pun admitted that...sebab I paksa dia pakai, to confirm my statement....If you want to read further on its good reviews, go and find it here. Since dah 'terkena' dengan Dermalogica, I will ensure to read reviews first before end up beli my skincare.

Sekarang ni I baru pakai 2 minggu, and Alhamdulillah I'm very satisfied ... ye la...been searching for about 1 and half years and ada product dah pakai sampai 3-4 bulan, tak nampak apa2 perubahan...and Dermalogica lagi teruk, siap pergi facials, siap duduk dalam hot chamber @ sauna for 1 year, still tak tunjuk perubahan...menghabiskan duit aku betul!!

So CLARINS ni so far, aku happy. In the morning, I will use the Truly Matte collections, and before bed, I will use the Hydraquench collections together with its Treatment Oil @ Lotus Oil. So, todate, jerawat still tak keluar lansung, and now aku dah nampak muka dah ala-ala glowy gitu... Nanti la kalau dah betul2 confirm product ni penyebabnye...aku akan letak gambar before and after...Sekarang ni mmg dah rasa sangat confident, CLARINS adalah penyelamatnya. Since the pimples dah tak keluar, I kena tunggu for 1-2 months before looking for solutions to treat my scars. Tapi somehow, I notice my pimple scars have faded tremendously. Sbb apa....selama ni, kalau nak keluar rumah, I mesti pakai foundation and compact powder on my face to cover the flaws, but for the past one week, I only applied light layer of compact powder, in case takut muka berminyak .... So, hopefully after one month, I can go out without pakai make-up, just sunblock......

p/s For those yg nak try, click here, fill in your particular, and get the voucher to redeem the 3-pc trial pack inclusive of Treatment Oil (while stock last). They have 3 types of treatment oils (Lotus, Blue Orchid, and Santal) depending on your skin condition, but I took Lotus Oil to treat my oily skin.

p/s BA at CLARINS are very generous, suka bagi sample whenever you ask, so despite barang2 yg already on-pack, I receive byk gile the sample size toner, treatment oil and facial shaping lift cream. My friend yg recommended me this product says that facial shaping lift cream is very good, but I am yet to see the effect, as I only use it for 4 days. Will give the review once I can see the results.

Skincare Review : Part 1

I have been wanting to write a post related to skincare review. However, for the past 1 and half years, I still could not find the best or suitable product to fix my oily and problematic skin condition. I used to have a clear and flawless skin. Pakai any cleansers, guna Olay Total Effect, that's it. Kulit cun melecun...until I stop breastfeed my second child, I started to get pimples especially during my period. My skin became so oily and and pimples will be all around the face.

My clear skin with natural blusher....satu masa dulu :-(



Muka baru bangun tido, main kat taman dengan Hadif tanpa secalit mekap...I miss my skin!!

I have been trying so many products, from the cheapest to expensive ones. These are some products that I could remember using it :

1. Alken cleanser
2. Thursday's plantation cleanser
3. Thursday's plantation tea tree
4.  NV complete set (local product)
5. Tia Amilia complete set (local product)
6. Hada Labo Lotion (macam Miracle Water)
7. Rosa T Cleanser
8. Olay Total Effect Cleanser
9. etc ....

All above did not make my skin worse, but it did not help me at all...so I stop and decided to 'invest' some money for a more branded brand. Maybe due to 'aging' factor kot, I need to spend more to pamper my skin.

I registered for 1 year facial session worth RM1800 ++ at Aster Spring KLCC and product worth RM2400++ with Dermalogica. I just thrown away the receipt yesterday while do housekeeping at my office desk. That's why I still remember how much I have wasted on this!! It was such a waste investment. Went for regular facials, hot chamber sauna, and religiously follow the routine at home, but it just did not work out! One year already ended in July 2011, but my skin condition is not become any better! Membazir gile pakai Dermalogica ni! Seriously....and everytime I pergi facial, they BA always told me that I have hydration problem....but hello...I have paid you so much, so why don't you fix it during the facials. Masa beli barang, punye lah recommend itu ini ... tapi yet, still 'hydration' problem.

After one year using Dermalogica...Yes! walaupun no changes on the skin, I still dengan sabarnya pakai sampai one year, konon2nye manalah tahu, after more than 6 months baru ok ke....hampehhh!! Seriously, bengang je tgk counter Dermalogica bersepah kat KLCC ni!

Then somebody told me that Vichy Normaderm is good ... I tried the whole set...and my younger sister also tried.... again, it did not do harm my skin, but it did not improve my skin either.

After Vichy, dah ala-ala give-up lah to get back to my flawless skin. Rasa macam nak pasrah je, maybe there is no skincare is suitable for me anymore, so kena pakai make-up je lah to cover-up all the flaws ....but....walaupun give-up ... still nak try jugak sekaliiii jee for a more expensive than Dermalogica...biasa lah perempuan...

So I decided to give a last try (seriously LAST TRY!!) to my skin for an expensive brand....went and bought SK-II Facial Treatment Essence a.k.a Miracle Water during its promotion after my kaklong gave me a good review. Bought 75ml Miracle Water at RM199, and received a toner and a mask for free. The BA at SKII Isetan KLCC was very nice, did not force me to buy their product, but advised me to ensure that I use make-up remover before my cleanser. It is a must to use make-up remover before any skincare! She gave me a sample to try their make-up remover.

The verdict : It worked! It does control the oil production and I found that my pimples is much less during my period. I used consistently for 1 month and during my period, only 3 pimples came out (Yes! I did count and three are already very good for me, so just imagine how congested my face before I met the Miracle Water) ... I love it!! But... the problem is, I don't have good mosturiser and cleanser to compliment the Miracle Water. I still use Dermalogica cleansers (double cleansing lagi tu, tapi the result is the same). The cleansers are OK, however the Skin Smoothing Cream (mosturiser) is disaster! Everytime I applied, mesti keluar pimples....sabor je lah... dah la beli yg besar punye...BA dekat Dermalogica forced me to buy the big size for more value for money ....ceh...

So pergi la sekali lagi ke SK-II counter in Isetan, they checked my skin condition with their skin analyzer machine. The result shows that I have 'radiance' problem, and they recommended me to buy the Cellumination Collections @ SK-II Pitera Aura Set. Since it's near Christmas, they offered a set for RM940, with RM1600++ worth of products. Tempting jugak tu...but it's way to expensive and yet I do not know whether it will work for me or not. Yg buat I turn-off tu bila I tanye the BA, can SK-II helps my oily and pimples problems? The BA said no...that is your hormon problems and there's nothing we can do....what a bad BA...

So I continue with my routine together with the Miracle Water...but still tak puas hati lagi sbb I found that despite the oil production is under controlled, but my skin is now lack of radiance, and it's very dull. I probably need a good cleanser, toner and mosturizer for that. The Miracle Water alone is not sufficient.

To be continued....