Showing posts with label Kiehl's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kiehl's. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

[Review] Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil Free Gel Cream





Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil Free Gel Cream claims to:
A non–oily, quickly absorbed hydrator that visibly reduces the appearance of oil and leaves skin looking and feeling more balanced.
  • Visibly reduce excess oil on skin’s surface
  • Re-balances skin barrier for a smoother, fresher appearance
  • Contains Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract, Antarcticine, and Cucumber Fruit Extract
  • Oil–free, paraben–free, fragrance–free, colorant–free

Product Size: 50 mL

Cost: $26.50 USD

Ingredients: aqua / water, glycerin, alcohol denat., propanodiol, glycereth-26, isononyl isononanoate, ammonium polyacryldimethyltauramide / ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, imperata cylindrica root extract, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, propylene glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium hyaluronate, pseudoaltteromonas ferment extract, citric acid, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, biosaccharide gum-i, panthenol, cucumis sativus juice / cucumber fruit extract, acrylates /c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer

Direction: Apply to cleansed and toned facial skin day and night

The first time I ever used this product was after I tried their blue herbal line, this product was given by my cousin because she didn't think this was hydrating enough for her since she has relatively dry skin. My skin is rather oily and acne prone, so I always look out for gel cream type of product. This jar is my second jar of this product you can tell from the picture above that I almost ran out of it. I would love to repurchase it again but it is a bit too expensive for a student, so I only use it once in a while, (mostly use it in winter). I swear this product is awesome, you know when your skin gets too dry from acne cream or the weather and you get fine crack/ dry skin, after applying this cream and wake up next morning the fine line immediately disappear, so awesome~!

Is sad knowing that alcohol is the third main content in this product,but strangely this product is even more hydrating than the Mizon Acence Blemish Control Soothing Gel Cream which I have previously reviewed Neutrogena hydro boost water gel. This product is definitely one of the most hydrating gel cream I have used!

Talking about the packaging, this product is not as good as the korean products. Because this product does not have a plastic film that seals and it does not provide a spatula, which means I have to dip my finger into the jar of cream ==". But to be honest the spatula did not work very well in the gel cream because the gel cream is really light weighted and runny.

When you applied it onto your skin it is very easy to blend it out and all over your face, the product is also super duper light weighted, and it gets absorb into my skin really quickly. However there is a very natural herb like scent to it. I am certain that the cream does not have artificial fragrant but is hard to describe what it smells like, it just smell so original and raw is that even the right way to describe creams?!?!!? haha





after applying it for 1 minute

Will I repurchase this product?  Until I can find a cheaper product that works just as great as this one then I will consider not repurchase it. But NOW Of course I will repurchase it! But I will only purchase it once in a while since is kinda pricey, but this product is awesome because it is non comedogenic so that means it won't clog my pores (reduce my chance of getting acne). I would say this is my holy grail during winter time haha. I will recommend this to people who have acne prone, oily and normal skin. For people with dry skin, I think you need something more hydrating than this :D

Overall rating:
Texture 4/5
Smell 3.5/5
Packaging 3/5 

Effectiveness 4/5
Hygiene 2.5/5


This product is not sponsored I purchased it with my own money





Tuesday, 8 October 2013

[Review] Kiehl's Yerba Mate Tea Lotion






Kiehl's have always been working pretty well for me especially their Blue Herbal Line which have cured most of my acnes! (In the future I will talk about this line :D)
Well since they have been working so well, that most of my acne are cured, I decided to try out another product. Since I can no longer use the blue herbal line, is getting to dry for me these days T^T (Maybe is because it is winter here in Australia)  and also I no longer really need the product because I haven't had breakouts for a while, I only have breakouts when I am under stress like right before my exams T^T.  


So I decided to try out the Yerba Mate Tea line which the sales person recommend.
The cleanser work really well for me, I will highly recommend the cleanser if you no longer have breakouts and if you still have oily skin or something because that cleaner does not dry your skin out but it creates a rather refreshing feel (unfortunately I will not do an extended review on this cleanser because I no longer purchase this product).

Time to talk about our main product for this post!
Yerba Mate Tea Lotion claims to: "help skin combat dullness and maintain its healthful and youthful vivacity. Our light-weighted lotion helps improved skin texture, clarity and radiance without clogging pores while minimizing first fine lines."


To be honest I didn't see any of that happening, not only did it not make my skin more radiant but I also started getting breakouts.

  • The consistency of the product is very light-weighted 
  • Smooth application and fast absorption
  • The smell of it is very natural maybe it is because it is made up of South American Herb extract
  • Price $44 AUD for 75 ml (kinda pricey)


     
Ingredient  List: Aqua/ Water, Glycerin (There is probably some other ingredient that have not been listed on the ingredients)
From what I have research Glycerin helps to hydrate your skin while reducing dry cracked lines


Directions: Apply to clean facial skin day or night as needed (under make up and/or sunscreen). For optimal result we recommend day and night.

I will definitely not repurchase this product as it is ineffective and I will not recommend you guys to buy it, but if you guys want to buy it and try it out sure you can do that too, this product might work for you :)



Overall rating:
Texture 4/5
Smell 3/5
Packaging 2/5 

Effectiveness 1/5
Hygiene 4/5


This product is not sponsored I purchased it with my own money