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Targeting Spots with Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Spot Targeting Serum

April 4, 2011 Paris B 23 Comments

I don’t know if anyone notices, but March every year is all about whitening products. Every brand out there comes out with something new in their whitening or brightening range, and its all such a mind-boggling array of products it just throws you out of whack. So, I like to buck the trend, and NOT inundate with you with news of whitening products then. In fact, I like to buck the trend, period. I’m not a mag, thank you 😛

But part of the reason I have to buck the trend is because I only got my hands on some whitening products in March so there’s no way I could have told you about it then. One of the products I got my hands on was the Shiseido White Lucent Spot Targeting serum.

shiseido intensive spot targeting serum

Its not new but its new to me 🙂 I’ve tried some products from the White Lucent line a few years ago, and I found them alright but nothing quite spectacular. What caught my attention was that this serum promises to lighten dark spots and brighten skin within 14 days. Ooh boy! Let’s put them to the test! 😀

Reader Review: REN ClearCalm3 Anti-Blemish Skincare Clay Cleanser, Replenishing Night Serum and Treatment Mask

March 17, 2011 Paris B 1 Comment

I put 3 guinea pigs to the test for the new REN Clearcalm 3 skincare line, which is targeted at those with oily, blemished and acneprone skins. Not having that sort of skintype anymore, I got 3 people of 3 different age groups who did, to try out the line. Here’s the review from Juan (30s) and Xindy (19) on this line. Unfortunately, I haven’t heard back from one of them in her 20s but when I do, I’ll update 🙂

REN ClearCalm 3 Anti-Blemish Clay Cleanser

ren skincare clearcalm 3 clay cleanser review

Juan (30s)

The cleanser is clay based and I was looking forward to trying it out as I once tried a clay-based cleanser when my skin was acting up… and the result was very positive.

The cleanser comes in a nice transparent plastic bottle. One pump of the cleanser brings out quite a sizeable amount of cleanser. I was feeling a little guilty too because I would only usually just use about the size of a 20 sen coin max if my skin was super oily and congested… but this one is quite a huge blob and I was afraid if I’d use it up too fast.

The cleanser felt really creamy and surprisingly, my skin didn’t feel tight nor does it have any minty-cool sensation. It does make my skin feel clean. So I guess that is good, right?

It has a slight citrusy smell and doesn’t lather. So, it is more of a creamy cleanser of a non-foamy-lather kind, which is what you would usually get out of a clay cleanser.

ren clearcalm 3 clay cleanser

Xindy (19)

To use: Rub one pump between the palms of slightly damp hands. Gently massage onto face for 1-2 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

As we all know, clay cleanser is good at oil control and excessive sebum production. The texture is quite creamy, and do take note that clay cleanser will not foam like cream or gel cleanser.

I prefer to use this at night because it helps to really deep cleanse all the dirt and sebum on my skin after a long day out. One plus point – it does not dry out skin very much even though it is for blemish-prone skin, hence there is no tightness on skin.

Lancome Genifique Youth Activator Serum : A year later and a size bigger

February 2, 2011 Paris B 7 Comments

My Mom’s birthday is just round the corner and I planned to get her a gift which seems to be stuck somewhere else for now. In a bit of desperation, I turned to the beauty counters and my eyes fell on the Lancome Genifique Youth Activator Serum. Aha!

lancome genifique 75ml

Its been a year since the launch of Lancome’s Genifique serum, but its still doing well and the new giant sized bottle is testament to its success 😀 This is the new 75ml bottle of Genifique which will last Mom a while.

Whitening from the cellular level: Olay CelLucent White Cream and White Essence

January 13, 2011 Paris B 24 Comments

Quite a few months ago, I attended the launch of the new Olay White Radiance range with CelLucent technology. There were 2 main products they were launching – the CelLucent White Cream and the CelLucent White Essence.

review olay cellucent white radiance cream and essence

Like many women, I fight my freckles and pigmentation, in the hope to lighten them. With a promise that it would perform like that of a whitening injection (not that I’d ever experienced that), I was interested to see how the Olay White Radiance CelLucent line performed on my skin.

In a nutshell, I was disappointed. Find out why.

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