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Searching for the Extraordinary in The Ordinary Advanced Retinoid 2% and Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed oil

April 24, 2017 Paris B 25 Comments

My first experience with The Ordinary skincare left me feeling wanting. I guess I had a lot of high hopes for it, due to the affordability and the strength of the company behind it, and also due to the raves it’s been getting all over the world.

One of the products that I know many people love and which I was urged to try was The Ordinary Advanced Retinoid 2%. I bought this way back when I did my The Ordinary haul, because I was curious about adding a retinol product into my skincare routine, and this was affordable. I also bought The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil, because I had very good results from the Pai Bioregenerate Rosehip Oil, and this was more affordable, so I wanted to see if it would be a good replacement.

I’d put both of these into my routine over quite a long period, which you’ll understand why below, and I think I’ve finally reached a conclusion.

If you want the short answer, I’m going to be that party pooper, throwing cold water all over everyone, and telling you that I’m afraid that whatever I’ve tried from The Ordinary so far just doesn’t work for me. If you want to read about how I worked it out, then read on.

It isn’t to say of course, that I dislike the brand. I’ve nothing against them. I just haven’t found anything to work, which isn’t to say of course, that it won’t work for you.

I found The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2% serum just … ordinary

March 27, 2017 Paris B 57 Comments

Those of you who are in tune with the going ons in the skincare world would have come across The Ordinary – a somewhat ordinary sounding name of a new range of skincare that is so revolutionary, it’s pretty much rocked the world of skincare enthusiasts. It’s also received rave reviews online from many big names in the industry. The key reason is the price because products in The Ordinary range are very very affordably priced, for what is supposed to be very potent and effective ingredients. So affordably priced, it makes you wonder if there’s a catch.

Because they are the brainchild of the people behind Deciem, the other popular brand for effective products that don’t break the bank, I was more comfortable picking up a few pieces, sight unseen. I bought directly from the Deciem website although you can get The Ordinary in a few other places online (not retailed in Malaysia at time of publishing – please don’t ask. The info about product availability is always detailed in all my posts wherever I can, especially local availability where possible. However, I’m not a fan of product resellers or pre-orders or bulk buyers so I never recommend any. I’m all about buying directly from trusted sources, never from Instagram or Facebook and I suggest that you do the same /climbs off soapbox).

The first product I was most excited to try was The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2% (I’ll call it The Ordinary Vitamin C serum for short) as I’d just run out of mine and was raring to try more Vitamin C products as I find them very effective.

The Ordinary Vitamin C serum slides in at under US$10 (£5) and I was curious as a cat with its 9 lives intact. There were so many raves for the brand online – might this be my wallet’s saviour?

Orange you glad I found a stablized Vitamin C serum in the Hylamide C25 Booster?

May 13, 2016 Paris B 29 Comments

When I decided to delve into the world of Hylamide, it was because of the SubQ Anti-Age serum that was so highly raved. Personally though, I didn’t notice significant enough results to join in the raves, even though I do think that it’s a decent product.

When I made my order though, I wanted to get something else – since I was shipping the serum all the way from Canada, I might as well ship something else along with it! And that something was the Hylamide C25 Booster Stabilized Vitamin C Booster serum.

I didn’t come across many reviews for it at the time. Perhaps it was new (about 6 months back or so) but I was curious, as I’d just been told by a friend about how effective using vitamin c had been for brightening and clarifying her complexion. The thing about Vitamin C though, is that it is quite unstable, so oxidises quite quickly, nullifying it’s antioxidant properties.

This Hylamide C25 Booster however, claimed to be a stabilized version of a vitamin C, which allows them to package it into a clear bottle (most products that contain vitamin c come in brown/dark bottles), and to not oxidise, therefore keeping it effective. The key ingredient here is 25% Etyhyl Ascorbic Acid that’s stabilized, and the ingredient list that you’ll see below is impressively short!

Above all, I think this an excellent product, and in the big scheme of serums, it’s not wallet-bustingly expensive! 🙂

With the Fountain Hyaluronic Molecule you can now drink your way to hydrated skin

February 5, 2016 Paris B 15 Comments

Ok, just stick a label on my forehead already and call me SUCKER!

I’ve never been one for consuming beauty drinks. I know loads of people swear by them. Collagen drinks in popular in Japanese and Korean brands and heck, even my MOM used to be quite diligent about her collagen drinks at one time. Then again, Mom will try anything once, in the name of beauty. I think I got that from her LOL!

But when it came to beauty drinks, I wasn’t quite swayed. Well, until now that is.

Even though I’m surrounded by billions of Asian brands touting their little bottles of collagen drinks and beauty drinks, I couldn’t bring myself to buy them. Felt a bit like snake oil to me. You can’t really measure or see the effects, so I used to frown when Mom bought her drinks, but chose not to consume them myself.

During the Black Friday sales last year however, while I was browsing the Deciem website, I came across a deal on some of the products they carry under the Fountain brand, which is a brand that makes – you guessed it – beauty drinks! I’m not sure what possessed me, but I picked up one of their sets which included their popular Fountain Hyaluronic Molecule.

I know what you’re thinking. Did it work, PB? How did you like it? Are you a beauty drinks convert now? 😀 I dunno, are you?