Have been using these skincare products for a few weeks and months now so it's time to review!
First up is Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate. This clear serum promises to replenish and hydrate skin with moisture overnight and is 99.8% natural, containing squalane, evening primrose oil, omega-6 fatty acids and essential oils including lavender. It is in a small blue glass jar with a pipette to drop the product into your palms as a little goes a long way!
This serum smells amazing! It is the perfect soothing lavender smell to breathe in deeply before bed. It smooths onto skin easily and doesn't feel greasy or leave a slimey feel. My skin feels hydrated and happy in the morning.
Would I buy this again? Definitely maybe!
Shiseido Ibuki Refining Moisturiser is a relatively new product and I have read mixed reviews, some love it and others are totally underwhelmed. I like some other Shiseido skincare so thought I'd give this a go. Firstly it is a much thinner texture than creams that I usually use and it takes a lot if rubbing in. It has a nice smell and a practical pump but I feel like it doesn't moisturise my skin all that well.
The brand claims that it "intensively corrects the appearance of unevenness such as visible pores, breakouts/blemish marks and skin roughness by building skin’s strength to resist problems. Renews the skin’s surface to reveal an incredibly smooth, uniform texture. The appearance of fine lines caused by dryness is reduced, keeping skin hydrated all day long". Well it certainly doesn't help with my skin texture, pores or tone and doesn't do a great job of hydrating my skin so these are big claims, with little substance!
Would I buy this again? Nope. For me there are some much better moisturisers out there.
Am a huge fan of Bioderma's Sensibio H2O and have bought it repeatedly for past year but realised I hasn't tried anything else from the brand. I was in need of a facial sun cream (a necessity all year round in Dubai!) and have been on the hunt for a good one for a while so picked up the Bioderma Photoderm Mattifying Sun Fluid 30spf.
Well, I have to say what a disappintment!!!! I've used this stuff four times now to give it a chance and I won't use again. It does everything you don't want a face sun cream to do: it stings around your eyes, it doesn't rub in properly, it leaves a white deathly veil over your skin, it go white and runny when you get in water or sweat a little, it has a not so pleasant smell that won't go away and it seems to make me break out. Just horrid.
It claims to have an 'invisible texture' - maybe it works well on people with very oily skin...
Would I buy again? Definitely not! I won't even finish this tube. #bin
This stuff contains vitamin c and hyaluronic acid which is a smoothing ingredient and claims to "consolidate the skin's architecture and fill in wrinkles, even the deepest ones".
The cream is quite thick, is a light browny colour and has a light scent. The biggest downside to this awesome product is the stupid tube it comes in. The product seems to be highly pressurised and the first time I used it, the product shot out and just wouldn't ease up. I ended up slamming the top back on and screwing down fast to stop the flow but it squished out the sides of the cap! Had so much wasted cream. And the product has now turned a darker shade of brown around the lid and tube. Not pretty. After a few uses the pressure seems to have eased but you just can't control how much of the product comes out.
Anyway, other than the poor packaging, I really rate this stuff. Would I buy this again? Yes!
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