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Revisiting cleansing oils with the highly raved Tatcha Camellia Cleansing Oil

December 23, 2015 Paris B 16 Comments

I haven’t used a cleansing oil in well over 2 years now. Coming from someone who used to be a strong proponent and user of cleansing oils, it is quite something! But the reason I stopped was not because I no longer double cleanse. On the contrary, it was because I’d switched over to using cleansing balms.

This was after realising that cleansing oil, while far more convenient than balms, were stripping my skin and drying it out, resulting in my breaking out. So, when I was invited to try the Tatcha Camellia Cleansing Oil I felt a little concerned.

I wasn’t too sure if I wanted to go down that route again, because overly dry skin results in me breaking out. But because this was such a highly raved product and brand, I took the plunge.

Tatcha is a luxury skincare brand based in the USA, but built on the backs of Japanese skincare philosophy, and as founder Victoria Tsai will tell you, inspired by the beauty rituals of geisha. I must say that the packaging of their products are beautiful. there is a lot of attention to detail and surprise. For example, the fairly simple looking wood-print box that houses the Camellia Cleansing Oil opens up to reveal a beautifully designed blue tray with a grosgrain ribbon pull-tab. The bottle housed within, is wrapped like a scroll, with lovely washi-type paper, with a message from Victoria printed on it. The product itself is housed in sturdy bottles and tubs, with good heft, and a minimalistic design.

I haven’t seen this sort of aesthetic in a long time from any brand, and suffice to say, my attention was captured from the get go! Yet, how did this cleansing oil fare?

Should I use a cleansing oil or cleansing balm? Some tips on which to pick

January 29, 2015 Paris B 40 Comments

Here’s an interesting question I get sometimes, about when or whether to use cleansing oil or cleansing balm. I should say that I’m a proponent of using both, because I’m a proponent of double cleansing. It’s the one facet of the Japanese skincare routine I started with, that I maintain and it seems to be a pretty popular practice or notion these days as well, to ensure your skin is properly clean.

However, what would you use as your first step of the double cleansing routine? Years ago, I’d have unhesitatingly said “Cleansing oil as a one step process to remove makeup and dirt from skin”. But in the past 2 years, my answer would be “Cleansing balms because they feel more gentle on skin”

So naturally, I get people asking me which I prefer and why did I stop using cleansing oils when they’re so much more convenient. I hope to explain myself here 🙂

Your Say: Ever been too tired or lazy to remove your makeup? Here’s 6 Tips for simple, quick makeup removal

September 10, 2013 Paris B 36 Comments

I’d had a hectic event-filled last weekend, with a good friend’s wedding on one day and my little nephew’s first birthday party on the other. I think I need a weekend after that weekend! It was the first time in a long time that I’d worn makeup every single day of a week, late into the night. When I got home, it was all I could do to stop myself from falling into bed and crashing.

Yet, I dragged myself to my dresser to go through my makeup removal ritual, finishing off in the shower. And feeling heaps better for it! Do you ever feel like this? Or have you ever felt that you were too tired or even lazy to remove your makeup before falling into bed?

You shouldn’t of course. Going to bed with your makeup on is bad for your skin (and disaster for your sheets!) Never mind if it’s mineral makeup or natural makeup. Makeup is makeup. You should only go to bed with nothing on your skin except your skincare. So, here are a few ways to make the makeup removal task after a long day, or late night out, quicker and more painless, without damaging your skin.

With Human Nature Sunflower Cleansing Oil and Beauty Oil, Sunflower oil goes out of the kitchen and onto your dresser

September 27, 2012 Paris B 30 Comments

I have a thing for cleansing oil and face oils. For the former, I have been using a cleansing oil for years to remove makeup and daily grime, and for the latter, I find that some face oils are much better for me than using a face cream. Contrary to popular belief, cleansing oils and face oils can be used by all skin types, even oily skin. So, when I found out that 2 bestsellers of natural Phillippines brand Human Nature were the Sunflower Cleansing Oil and Sunflower Beauty Oil, I just had to try it.

human nature sunflower cleansing oil and beauty oil

Human Nature, as we might remember from my previous post, is a very affordable brand of natural products that hail from the Phillippines. For those who scour ingredient lists, you would be very happy with the lists on both these two products. It boasts just 1 ingredient in one item, and 2 in the other. That’s it. Nothing complicated about it at all.

I must say though, I couldn’t quite get my head around either of these. Its quite a feat you know, being able to stump me this way. I don’t mean that I hate them, or that I dislike them. I still use them now and again, but I’m just not terribly enamoured with either product. Let me just tell you a bit about them, and perhaps you may like to give them a try anyway 🙂

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