Last year I posted this twitpic of my morning gunk.
It's January and it's time to re-stock my inventory for 2012! I don't do product reviews because, well, I'd rather let other people do it, but I have to evaluate the stuff I used last year so I can figure out what I'll keep and toss this year. (I know, could I not have come up with a catchier title? Mine sounds like a product report).
I've been using all 4 (above) almost every day, every morning since March 2011 (save for when I go on vacation, because I pack a different set of toiletries, and on days when, well, I just don't want to bother am running late for work). Basically it's anti-aging for the night routine, and brightening for daytime. This is the daytime regimen:
(Left to Right in photo above)
Day serum - Clinique Total Turnaround Concentrate Visible Skin Renewer. My 3rd cycle with this serum. The first time I used it (years ago) was with this Avon Anew Luminosity day cream. Radiant skin for about a year, so I figured, jackpot! Then Avon Anew discontinued that particular Luminosity cream (why do companies always do that!). I thought it was the Clinique doing the magic. So I got it again, and now again, for another year, with different day creams (Clinique, Olay and Sekkisei). Last 2 cycles? Zero, zip, didn't see any difference. I've come to realize it was probably Avon's Luminosity cream that worked its magic, not the Clinique. (Darn eeeeet talaga!!!). This year, with the Sekkisei, I didn't see any impact on my skin, so this is the last time I'm using this; blech, I am so done with Clinique.
*I read a blogger's review here where she basically said that this Clinique serum is totally useless on its own. I have to agree. She also said it works best with the other Clinique moisturizers - but I don't like the Clinique moisturizers. The same blogger recommended Estee Lauder's Idealist - I shall research that (thank god for reviews).
Moisturizer - Sekkisei Kose Supreme Moisturizer II. I LOVE this. It's very fluid, but it's never sticky or oily. I don't like thick day creams. This one is fluid enough so it's easy to slap on in the morning when you're rushing, but it never smears. Mattifies but it still gives a nice subtle (almost pearl-y) glow. Hunting for the right face cream was a loooong arduous task for me. I shifted from the American products to the Japanese brands - simply because uy-nga-pala I'm Asian, and I really think the Japanese (and Koreans) have the best skin. So why not use their stuff, di ba!
They have this Sekkisei variation with SPF (day cream + SPF) and a regular SPF lotion on its own, to mix with the moisturizer. Best of all: it's SPF 50. When I'm done with my bottle, I fully intend to get Sekkisei again (a little goes a long way for this).
Brightening eye cream - Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Eye Treatment. A gift from my bestfriend Marla, and this works really well for me, for brightening up my eye area. For night time, though, I prefer eye creams that zap wrinkles and sagging. This one is more for lightening. The fact that it's a pump bottle makes it also convenient to use when you're rushing in the morning.
Neck cream - Burt's Bees Radiance Day Lotion with SPF 15. I love this, too. I'm all out as of press time actually, hahahaha. It's technically a face cream but I use it strictly on my neck. Not as fluid as the Sekkisei which is precisely why I use it for my neck (do you really want cream dribbling down to your collar?). It smells great and I like the bottle. I just went for: cute packaging + great smell + green company = Burt's Bees.
*Sekkisei, Clinique, and Shiseido are available at Rustan's Essenses. Burt's Bees available in The Beauty Bar.
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