There was this day that I had to stayover at the boyfriend's and realised that I forgot to pack some of my skincare.
Coincidentally, I found some skincare satchets in some magazines as I was going through them.
Why not right? So I took out a couple:
oil makeup remover by Bio essence and
Lancome UV Expert sunblock/makeup base SPF50 PA+++.
So here's my review on these 2 products based on the samples I tried. But first, let me clarify that for me to review, I'll definitely have to have some form of comparison. Like you wouldn't know what a good pineapple tart (oh btw, Happy Lunar New Year!) tasted like if you haven't tried a few. You can't say whether something is good if you haven't tried others out there right?
So for the bio essence oil makeup remover, my comparison would be Fancl's mild cleansing oil.
I have to say that the bioessence one pales in comparison. Firstly, it doesn't seem to wash off cleanly. I still feel the oily feeling after I rinsed it off. Not only that, I could see some of the oil stuck between my lashes. and no, it can't remove my Chanel Inimitable Waterproof Mascara. I had to use some random makeup remover (which I found somewhere) to wipe it off instead. Traumatising experience. Fancl's oil makeup remover wins hands-down for sure.
Then there's the Lancome sunblock. For this, the comparison would be Chanel's UV Essentiel.
You know, sunblock is really an essential product in any woman's skincare regime. I remember in the past, when I started to use sunblock (when I was sixteen or so) my first sunblock was the one from Estee Lauder Cyberwhite SPF50. I hadn't tried other sunblocks and I assumed that what I was using was great. That was until I tried Chanel's sunblock, then I converted. You see, it requires high technology to be able to create sunblock that is high in SPF but feels light on your skin at the same time. You'll feel like you forgot you even applied it. Chanel's sunblock's texture is so light, smells great and has SPF50/PA+++. My friend recommends the one from Sunplay. Apparently she says it's even better. Maybe I should try it one day.
So, back to Lancome. Well the texture was light. Water-like and about the same texture as Chanel's. However, after I applied it, it felt so sticky on my skin. When I applied my compact foundation afterwards it really felt a little gross as I could feel my sponge feeling sticky afterwards.
So it seems like I'll stick with good 'ol Chanel and Fancl :)
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Coincidentally, I found some skincare satchets in some magazines as I was going through them.
Why not right? So I took out a couple:
oil makeup remover by Bio essence and
Lancome UV Expert sunblock/makeup base SPF50 PA+++.
So here's my review on these 2 products based on the samples I tried. But first, let me clarify that for me to review, I'll definitely have to have some form of comparison. Like you wouldn't know what a good pineapple tart (oh btw, Happy Lunar New Year!) tasted like if you haven't tried a few. You can't say whether something is good if you haven't tried others out there right?
So for the bio essence oil makeup remover, my comparison would be Fancl's mild cleansing oil.
I have to say that the bioessence one pales in comparison. Firstly, it doesn't seem to wash off cleanly. I still feel the oily feeling after I rinsed it off. Not only that, I could see some of the oil stuck between my lashes. and no, it can't remove my Chanel Inimitable Waterproof Mascara. I had to use some random makeup remover (which I found somewhere) to wipe it off instead. Traumatising experience. Fancl's oil makeup remover wins hands-down for sure.
Then there's the Lancome sunblock. For this, the comparison would be Chanel's UV Essentiel.
You know, sunblock is really an essential product in any woman's skincare regime. I remember in the past, when I started to use sunblock (when I was sixteen or so) my first sunblock was the one from Estee Lauder Cyberwhite SPF50. I hadn't tried other sunblocks and I assumed that what I was using was great. That was until I tried Chanel's sunblock, then I converted. You see, it requires high technology to be able to create sunblock that is high in SPF but feels light on your skin at the same time. You'll feel like you forgot you even applied it. Chanel's sunblock's texture is so light, smells great and has SPF50/PA+++. My friend recommends the one from Sunplay. Apparently she says it's even better. Maybe I should try it one day.
So, back to Lancome. Well the texture was light. Water-like and about the same texture as Chanel's. However, after I applied it, it felt so sticky on my skin. When I applied my compact foundation afterwards it really felt a little gross as I could feel my sponge feeling sticky afterwards.
So it seems like I'll stick with good 'ol Chanel and Fancl :)
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