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La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5 – Review
This Gel is a lesser-known sister of the Cicaplast Balm, a lot of people don’t seem to know about its existence. I prefer it over the balm – I think the Gel is more effective and has a better texture. This product contains many humectants and emollients, but there are also many other skin-benefiting ingredients.…
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Kose Softymo Super Cleansing Wash with Hyaluronic Acid – Review
Japanese cleansing foams are one of the best cleansers out there; they remove everything and don’t strip the skin of moisture. The ingredients list is simple: ingredients that serve to cleanse the skin as well as glycerin and two types of hyaluronic acid to moisturise it. This foam is fantastic. If you massage it on…
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Dr. Jart+ Every Sun Day Moisturizing Sun SPF 50+ – Review
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about this brand, so here’s another review of Dr. Jart +’s product. This sunscreen contains a mix of chemical filters which provides us with good anti-UV protection of SPF 50+ and PA++++ (4). The sunscreen contains a lot of skin-benefiting ingredients like adenosine, ceramide NP, and niacinamide, to…
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La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Sensitive Areas Stick SPF 50+ – Review
A few days ago, I was doing spring cleaning, and I found this stick. I bought this product last year, but I didn’t use much of it. This sunscreen contains a mix of chemical filters, one of them is L’Oreal’s Mexoryl XL, and micronised titanium dioxide. It has a fatty base featuring glycerine, castor seed…
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From Nature Age Intense Treatment Essence – Review
This essence is another popular dupe for the well liked SK II Essence in Korea and outside of it. The main ingredient in this product is galactomyces ferment filtrate, the same type of ferment as in the SK II Essence, but in a higher concentration of 95.7% compared to only 90%. The formula also includes…
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Sensai Silky Bronze CELLULAR PROTECTIVE CREAM FOR FACE SPF 50 – Review
Sensai is Kanebo’s luxurious brand. Outside of Japan, it includes products from other brands of the company, as it is the case with this product, which isn’t available in Japan. I think it’s based on one of Kanebo’s old Allie UV sunscreens. This sunscreen includes micronised zinc oxide and a mix of chemical filters to…
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CeraVe SA Smoothing Cleanser – Review
The SA Smoothing Cleanser is similar to the American equivalent the Renewing SA Cleanser, though there are few ingredient differences. The SA Smoothing Cleanser is a sulphate-& fragrance-free salicylic acid cleanser. It also includes niacinamide, ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and quite a bit of glycerine. It’s suitable for all skin types. I think a product like…
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SkinCeuticals Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier (H.A) – Review
This post concludes my reviews of SkinCeuticals’ products for 2020, as I don’t plan any more for this year. The H.A. Intensifier is more than just a hyaluronic serum; it contains a lot of ingredients that work together to revitalise the skin. The main component of the formula, besides hyaluronic acid (1.3%), is Proxylane (10%),…
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SkinCetuicals C E Ferulic – Review
SkinCeuticals’ C E Ferulic is on the top of the game when it comes to ascorbic acid serums. It is a patented formulation in which ascorbic acid is at a high concentration and at the right pH, which provides optimal results. A lot of brands try to create similar formulations, but when it comes to…
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Clinique Redness Solutions Soothing Cleanser – Review
This is my favourite face cleanser from Clinique, gentle and filled with skin-benefiting ingredients. This cleanser includes many moisturising ingredients such as squalane, which is second in the list, glycerine, cholesterol, cucumber extract, and several skin-soothing plant extracts. Clinique bring our attention to their ‘patented, skin-soothing lactobacillus extract’, which is listed as lactobacillus ferment (clinique.co.uk).…
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Primera Miracle Seed Essence – Review
This is one of the most popular essences in Korea and abroad, and I’ve wanted to try it for a long time. Here’s a review of it. This essence is not based on ferments; the main ingredient here is lotus seed extract which is rich in vitamins from the B group, omega(-amino) fatty acids, and…
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Hada Labo Shirojyun Premium Whitening Jelly Essence & Whitening Jelly Sheet Mask – Review
These two products have the purpose of brightening the skin, and the main ingredient in both of them is tranexamic acid. (TXA) Tranexamic acid has been studied as a skincare ingredient for decades now. It has been proven to have anti-inflammatory properties, as it mitigates skin damage caused by UV rays. It helps with post-inflammatory…
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CosRx Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream – Review
The Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream is one of the newest additions to CosRx’s lineup, and as always CosRx didn’t disappoint. The main ingredient in this product is snail secretion filtrate constituting 72% of the formula. Snail secretion filtrate is mainly known for its skin-rejuvenating properties; it calms the skin, takes away redness, and helps…
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SkinCeuticals Ultra Facial Defense SPF 50+ – Review
This product is like a bad romance; it’s alright to have a bit of it, but in large amounts, it brings trouble. The Ultra Facial Defense sunscreen has SPF 50+ and PPD rating of 26.4. It is a mixed sunscreen with titanium dioxide, L’Oreal’s Mexoryls XL & SX, and other chemical filters. It is very…
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IOPE Bio Eye Cream Youth Complete – Review
The review is going to be short because the product is simply bad. The main three results that this product is supposed to deliver are firmer skin, fewer wrinkles, and youthful-looking eye area. I couldn’t notice any of these results, instead, it made my eye look like a raisin. During the three-week testing period of…
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Hada Labo Shirojyun Arbutin Whitening Cream – Review
Here is another review of a moisturiser from the Hada Labo family. The main active ingredient of this moisturiser is arbutin, which is known for diminishing hyperpigmentation and overall brightening the skin tone. There’s also a vitamin C derivative in the form of magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, which shares similar functions to arbutin. As in all…
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Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
I would like to wish all of you Happy Holidays and a joyful New Year. I also wish all of you loads of happiness, health, and success! I am very grateful to all of you who read my blog; this year’s readership has grown over 700% compared to last year, which is fantastic. Thank you!
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Neostrata Gel Plus – Review
Neostrata have done a lot for the cosmetic industry as they have done a lot of research on acids – AHAs and PHAs. It’s thanks to Neostrata that we know so much about glycolic acid today. Neostrata are the OG of acid game. This product contains a pretty short, but potent list of ingredients, which…
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Indeed Labs 10 Balm Soothing Cream – Review
This product has a simple name, but not so simple ingredients. The product contains ten main ingredients, i.e. allantoin, bisabolol, vitamin E, oils of baobab seed and bruiti as well as extracts of honey, propolis, pollen extract, royal jelly, arnica. The mix of ingredients is rich in antioxidants, minerals, and amino acids. All of the…
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Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte Crema Mani / Hand Cream – Review
Florence is known for its antique pharmacies offering various goods from perfumes to skincare. This hand cream comes from the gift shop of the Abbey of St. Minias on the Mountain (it. Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte), which is home to one of the oldest temples in Florence the Basilica of St. Minias on…
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Vichy IDEAL SOLEIL Pocket Ultra Light SPF 50 – Review
I don’t know what is going on at L’Oréal’s laboratories, but it seems like nothing good. Here’s a review of another light sunscreen, this time by Vichy. The product contains exclusively chemical filters, as all L’Oréal sunscreens, it’s formulated with Mexoryls. It also has alcohol and fragrance, the latter in a tiny amount. European sunscreens…
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