Review: Garnier Aqua Defense Moisturizing Cleansing Foam – Cheap and good!

Paris B 23 Comments

A wise man (or woman) once said “Save on what you wash off your skin and splurge on what you leave on“. I have abided by that philosophy ever since and thus far I’ve found it working well for me… and my wallet!

Garnier Aqua Defense cleansing foam

The Garnier Aqua Defense Moisturizing Cleansing Foam is one item I am very happy to save on. Retailing at just RM10.90 for 100ml, I’m happy to report that it works well for me.

The foam comes in a tube and although it says “cleansing foam” I found that it does not lather up quite as much as I expected. The texture is creamy and it lathers up some but not into fat white soap suds.

The scent is similar to that of the Aqua Defense gel essence – light green apples.

I find that when I use it in the shower, my skin does not feel tight. In fact, it feels creamy and slightly moisturizing. This makes me venture the proposal that the Garnier Aqua Defense cleansing foam is more suitable for those with normal to dry skin. If you have oily skin you may not like this because it feels like a light layer on top of your skin after cleansing.

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Review: Garnier Aqua Defense Essence – H20+ Face Oasis Dupe!

Paris B 47 Comments

This was supposed to be a review of the new Garnier Aqua Defense Essence Moisturizer but in the process of test running it, I realised it was a passable dupe of H20+ Face Oasis for me! I’ll run this first as a review then to compare it with Face Oasis.

Garnier Aqua Defense Non Stop Intense Moisturizing Essence Review

Garnier Aqua Defense Essence

The Garnier Aqua Defense Essence comes in a light green gel form in a tub. There is a light fresh smell that brings to mind fruits, in particular green apples.

The Aqua Defense Essence contains grape water to protect skin from free radicals, apple water for anti-oxidant action and vitamin E to smooth and protect skin from cellular damage.

What it is is a very light gel that absorbs quickly into the skin. I like how it feels as it feels cool going on the skin. If you have oily skin then this would be perfect for you. It adds moisture without feeling thick and sticky and despite what many people think, oily skin can be dehydrated too! So this is what the Garnier Aqua Defense Essnce is targeted at.

If you have combination or drier skin, the Aqua Defense Essence can be used like an essence / serum. In the day, I use this on its own under my sunscreen. At night, I use it under my usual night cream or the new Garner Aqua Defense Non Stop Moisturizing Gel Cream. The Gel Cream has a slightly creamier thicker texture to suit those with drier skin. If you are oily this essence might suffice.

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Garnier Aqua Defense to the rescue!

Paris B 13 Comments

Garnier Aqua Defense

New from Garnier comes Garnier Aqua Defense – a new line of skincare by Garnier that promises to lock in your skin’s moisture while boosting your skin’s defenses. How better to sell it than to enlist the crystal clear beauty of up and coming Chinese actress Crystal Liu Yi Fei.

Garnier Aqua Defense contains fruit waters and Vitamin E to protect and defend skin from external aggressions and free radicals so your skin is left supple and hydrated all day.

The whole Garnier Aqua Defense line comes in light green packaging and everything smells faintly of fruits and green apples. Its really very refreshing as I discovered recently during the press launch at Khareyana Spa.

This Garnier lineup has been available in Singapore for a while now but we’re finally getting it in Malaysia in July 2009 🙂

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Review: Garnier Bodylight Body Scrub and Body Lotion

Paris B 16 Comments

After the Christmas frenzy over the last couple of days, we are back to our regular scheduled programme on My Women Stuff which is reviews and beauty stuff. Today, we focus on the body and this product just happens to be in one of the gift packs 😉

Its been roughly a month since I first started test-running the Garnier BodyLight Brightening Exfoliating Scrub and BodyLight Whitening Hydrating UV lotion and I think I’m ready with an informed opinion on the product.

The Garnier BodyLight Brightening Exfoliating Scrub and BodyLight Whitening Hydrating UV lotion are new body care products by Garnier and have just been launched here in Malaysia. They are easy to spot in the pharmacy, with their bright cheery yellow bottles which is a nice change from the regular white bottles that body care products come in. I wrote about the product on an earlier post about the new Garnier Bodylight Scrub and Lotion.

Garnier BodyLight Brightening Exfoliating Scrub

Garnier Bodylight Exfoliating Scrub

The Garnier Bodylight Scrub comes in a tube which is handy in the shower. The product looks rather like a yellow gel when squirted out of the tube, but do be warned that you don’t need much. It doesn’t look like there are any grains in it unlike most other body scrubs. I’m used to those with apricot kernals or ground bits of seed in it, but you don’t get that in the Garnier. What you get is hardish granules which I’m informed is sugar (it doesn’t attract ants though).

When rubbed on the body, the translucent yellow gel turns white and you can feel the hardish granules on the surface of your skin. It dissolves as you go along and I always take care never to rub too hard but as Garnier uses sugar as their exfoliating ingredient, I find that it does not scratch your skin unlike apricot kernals. A good rigorous scrub of the skin in the shower is enough to leave you with lovely soft skin when you step out, with a lingering scent of lemons.
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