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Guest Review: SK-II Facial Treatment Essence – A Miracle Water?

February 18, 2010 Paris B 52 Comments

PB Says: I used SK-II quite a few years ago. I’d used the whole range available then, and like Geekchic, my favourite item then was the Facial Treatment Essence or Miracle Water as it is labeled. As it has been a while for me (I no longer use SK-II for various reasons – even the FTE stopped working for me), I decided to have new SK-II user Geekchic review the SK-II Facial Treatment Lotion. This is her story 🙂

UPDATE 2018: I’ve since put the SK-II Facial Treatment Essence through its paces again 8 years after this post, and my updated review is here.

Having shut down my blog, without an outlet to channel my thoughts and opinions, Paris has very kindly given me a slot to hash my thoughts out (shut me up). I promise you will not hear very much from me!

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence – A review

A common street name for this product, I’m told, is Miracle Water. As much as I like this product, I’m a little hesitant about bestowing upon it the title “miracle”. I have no idea why I made this plunge into SK-II, to be honest. I happened to be in Myer on Bourke St. They happened to have a 15% discount on all makeup and skincare products for Myer One cardholders. And as they like to say in the show business, the rest is history.

I’ve been using this steadily for a month now and it’s safe to say that it’s a product that works on my very temperamental skin. So temperamental that I’ve not found a single Clinique product which works on me. A little background on my skin texture, it’s dry to very dry in winter but now that we’re heading right smack into summer, my skin is slowly returning to its normal state. It’s not oily nor dry; yes, I’m thankful for it but I’m often bugged by dry patches and fine lines.

Vichy LiftActiv CxP Eyelid Lifting cream for your Peepers

February 4, 2010 Paris B 15 Comments

vichy_eye — Vichy LiftActiv CxP Anti-Wrinkle Eyelid Lifting care

I’m very good about sticking to a skincare regime for my face. But I tend to be a bit slack about my eyes. Eyes are the windows to the soul and yet I’m a little erratic about using eye creams. So this time, while test running the new Vichy LiftActiv CxP Anti-Wrinkle Eyelid Lifting cream, I made it a point to be more diligent about using it day and night.

Vichy LiftActive CxP Yeux or eye cream promises to reduce dark circles and puffiness around the eye area and correct wrinkles and lift the skin around the eyes. Slight problem – I do not have deep wrinkles, very saggy skin or dark circles. Hmm…

That little problem aside, I found myself liking this eye cream. Unlike many other eye creams I’ve used, the texture of the cream is a little thick. It squeezes out of the tube thick which is rather deceptive. I squeeze out some on my 4th finger, spread it out with the 4th finger of my other hand and then apply to the eye area, with slight pressure and then tapping it in.

New : Dior Capture Totale One Essential Serum

January 22, 2010 Paris B 13 Comments

More than a month ago, I first got wind of a new serum by Dior Capture Totale. It was being launched in Japan (lucky editors who got to go!) On a recent trip to Hong Kong, Dior counters everywhere were trumpeting this wonderful new serum and before I knew it, so were counters in KL.

dior_one_essential — Dior Capture Totale One Essential Serum

What it is supposed to be is more than just a regular anti-aging serum. The serum helps to clarify the skin and help with regeneration; and at the same time, plump it up to help wrinkles flatten out.

I’ve been on it for about 2 weeks now and I’m waiting for another 2 weeks before I can tell you conclusively how I feel about this serum. So, whats this wonderful new serum then? Dior says its a “Skin Boosting Super Serum” that helps to eliminate surface toxins on the skin, so your other skincare absorbs better.

New: Vichy LiftActiv CxP Antiaging Anti-Wrinkle Skincare

January 15, 2010 Paris B 12 Comments

Something new from Vichy Laboratoires this way cometh. Well new for us here in Malaysia anyway 🙂

Vichy is introducing a new line of anti-aging skincare called LiftActiv CxP starting January 2010. The target audience is women of 40 years and up and this line of products is meant to firm up skin and reduce wrinkles while hydrating the skin with Vichy’s signature thermal spring water.

One of the key ingredients is Vitamin C which is slow released over a 24 hour period to stimulate collagen production. However, because vitamin C is rather unstable and oxidises easily, I’m not quite sure how effective it is as an ingredient. However, combined with the other ingredients, it does make the skin feel quite nice and smooth.

There are 3 products in the line – LiftActiv CxP day cream, night cream and eye cream. From a preliminary feel, the LiftActiv CxP creams feel good on the skin.

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