Another Round of Sample Attack

Laneige Perfect Renew Essence_EX - HK$495.00/40ml

No. of trials: 2 times

 

The packet that I had was not enough for me to decide whether I've liked it or not, but I did find this product weird because I was suppose to applied this after emulsion, and usually most of my essences and serums are the first thing that I apply after washing my face. This product is very light and it gets absorbs instantly, but as I've mentioned before, I did not try it long enough to make a decision.

 



Pangea Organics Facial Cream Nigerian Ginger with Sweet Lavender & Thyme Facial Cream For Normal to Combination Skin - US36.00 / 2fl oz
No of trials: 3 times

 

This face cream has a very strong herbal scent and I think that some people might not like it (I'm one of those), the texture was creamy, but not too thick, once absorbed, it instantly matifies your skin, which is great for someone with oily skin, but the scent was really a deal breaker, so I won't be getting the full size.

Matrix Opti Smooth Conditioning Creme Smoothing System - 2 interim treatment
No of trials: 6 times

I have no idea how much this product cost, because I got it for free from my hairstylist and it left my hair smoother, softer and shinier. This comes out like water and I apply about a quarter on damp hair, when it dries, it leaves my hair really smooth. I'm going to get this in full size and will be writting a full review later.

Murad Skin Perfecting Lotion
No. of trials: 3 times

According to Murad's webpage: "Achieve uniform texture and tone. Arnica helps manage redness, while Retinol gently renews skin, together providing a more balanced texture".

According to the product description this sounds like something that I might like, but for the 3 times that I tried this product I didn't notice any changes on my skin texture.

According to my limited experience, this is a light cream that hydrates my skin without increasing oil secretion, but I guess I'll need more time to decide if I like it or not.

 

Laneige Snow Crystal Dual Foundation (White Plus Renew)

Shade: 21 Natural Beige
Contents: 30ml
Price: HK$280

According to Laneige's webpage:

Dual Foundation with whitening/UV protection effects that softly melts into skin like a snow and leaves skin look bright and moist-softened by sreating a whitening moisture seal on the skin surface

Product Benefits:

• White Plus Renew Complex - With the admixture of √-PGA ingredient and Himalaya Snow Water, mostly containing Menaxanthine B, a LANEIGE's own patented whitening ingredient, White Plus Renew Complex lays out the bright and crystal-clear skin foundation from deep inside. With whitening and UV protecting dual effects. It perfectly protects skin from the UV rays thus creating the clear and bright skin complexion. 
• Harmony with My Skin - Honey Comb Structure (HCS) technology deployed for LANEIGE Snow Crystal Dual Foundation [White Plus Renew] is new emulsification technology firstly developed in Korea for foundation product and it is exclusively used and applied for AMOREPACIFIC. It is an innovative foundation with the water-like light and stable formulation strongly bonded with the powder particles. Also the Cross Linking Complex (CLC) is web-like structure that holds large amount of water which gives fresh moisturizing touch when it is applied. With amazingly applied on the skin and gives natural luminescence and coverage rejuvenating younger looking skin. 
• Apple Zone Brighter - With the blend of transparently radiant Snow Radiant Complex, Apple Zone Brighter gives you the brighter and moist-radiant final touch for defined facial contour. You can apply this product around eye area, and over the apple zone, which covers areas from the eye brows to 1cm below apple of cheeks.

Brightener Ingredients: Carprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Silica, Mica, C12-15 Alkylethylhexanoate, Alumina, Titanium Dioxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Ozokerite, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Nylon-12, Polyethylene, Methicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance.

Foundation Ingredients: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Titanium Dioxide, Ethylhexyl, Methoxycinnamate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Isododecane, Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Arbutin, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Zinc Oxide, Sodium Chloride, Saururus Chinensis Extract, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Dimethicone/PEG-110/15 Crosspolymer, Stearic Acid, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Acrylates/Ethylhexylacrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Polyperfluoroethoxymethoxy Difluoromethyldistearamide, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Propylene Carbonate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Beeswax, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucosedistearate, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Polyglutamic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, CI77492, CI77491, CI77499, Fragrance.


My Opinion:
This foundation comes in 4 shade and I got the second lightest shade which initially was a good match for my NC25 skin tone, but after about an hour it oxidizes, and it has turn a shade too dark for me.

This is a very hydrating foundation, but I found the coverage to be pretty low, even some of my BB creams has got greater coverage than this. Personally I would never consider this a foundation but more of a tinted moisturizer...

Although I didn't really like the foundation, I kind of like the highligther, I usually tend to favor liquids for the winter and powder for spring/autumm, and I do stay away from highlighters in the summer, because it tends to make me look greasy....). I've never tried cream highlighters before, and I love the effect, it's easy to control and it makes me glow (not glitter ball), but a very healthy glow.

Laneige Firming Sleeping Pack

 

Contents: 50ml/ 1.6 fl oz

Price: HK$260.00

 

According to the package:

 

A supple and resilient sleeping pack that restores skin firmness while you sleep

 

Laneige Firming Sleeping Pack takes care of your Sleep Line, the potential wrinkles that are formed while you sleep. Laneige Firming Sleeping Pack relieves skin wrinkles and fortifies skin barriers by preventing skin damage during daytime. This light gel type pack contains Sleepscent that relieves the skin from stress, it is applied on the skin before going to be.

 

What is Sleep Line? Sleep time is known as the most important time of the day when you are relieved from fatigue. But the skin is in its strongest physical state for the longest time while your body is relieved. The sleep line then that you see on your face in the morning can develop into potential wrinkles. The skin damage during daytime contributes to the formation of sleep line.

 

SleePOP, develop by Amore Pacifics independent technology, relieves wrinkles, improves skin elasticity, and restores sleep lines. It fortifies the skin barrier and prevents skin damage during daytime.

 

SleePOP contains polianthes tuberosa polysaccharide for a supple and resilient pack that hydrates the skin and works as filler with lowmolecular collagen peptides.

 

It contains Sleepscent developed by Amore Pacifics independent technology for the deep relaxation of skin fatigue.

 

Natural flavors including rose oil are extracted from those following natural resources and it occurs color variation from its origin and harvesting time. Colors maybe different, however, flavor and function are same.

 

Ingredients: Water, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Trehalose, Cyclohexasiloxane, PEG24/HDI Copolymer BIS-Decyltetradeceth-20 Ether, Camellia Sinensis Lef Extract, Polysorbate 20, Dimethicone, Dimethicon/Vinyl, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Popanediol, Stearyl Behenate, Caprylic/ Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Behenyl Alcohol, Poly Glyceryl-3, Methylglucose Diestearate, Adenosine, Polyglyceryl-10 Pentastearate, Alcohol, Cetearyl, Alcohol, Sodium Stearoyl, Lactylate, Hydroxypropyl, Bispalmitamide Mea, Cetearyl Glucoside, Tapioca Starch, Dextrin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Inulun Lauryl, Carbamate, Beta-Glucan, Aminobutyric Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin Polianthes Tuberosa Polysaccharide, Lactobacillus Ferment, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance.

 

My Opinion:

 

I've been using the Water Sleeping Pack since it came out in the market, I think it was around the late 90's, and I've already loss count of how many bottles I've went thru, but this is one of those products that I always have at home.

A sleeping pack is basically a mask that you put on before you go to bed, and only rinse it off in the next morning. I found sleeping pack to be really convenient because it hydrates your skin while you are sleeping, although I did try other sleeping packs in the market, but so far I've always come back to Laneige.

I've recently found out that Laneige's came out with a new Sleeping Pack with Firming properties and since my old bottle is nearly over I just needed to get the new one.  I've seen this at Sasa's webpage and they were selling it for HK$166.00, but unfortunately none of the stores near my place carries this product, so I had to go to the counter and got this for HK$260.00....

I was really having great expectation for this product because I was actually willing to paid an extra HK$100.00 to get it.

The only problem that I had with the original version of the sleeping pack was the stickiness that was left behind and it does transfer to my pillow, while the new version dries into a thin film and it does not transfer.

I was actually ectactic when I found out that the new version did not transfer to my pillow, but after using it 3 times I've noticed that the new version to be less hydrating than the old version, and I've started to have some allergic reaction to the product....

I'm not sure if is the climate or the product, but I'll keep on using it a few more times to find out the culprit.

Laneige Sunblock High Lasting SPF50+/PA+++

Contents: 70ml

Price: HKD144.00

According to Laneige's Webpage:

Powerful sun care best for outdoor activities

Product Benefits:

• Excellent UV block effect covering both UVA and UVB protects skin effectively even outdoors with high sun exposure. 
• Skin compatibility-based preventive formula works more safely on the skin while effectively blocking UV rays. 
• Utilizing AMOREPACIFIC’s newly-developed material for sun block allows UV blocking effect without white-residual appearance. 
• Beta Glucan and enzyme extracts soothes and protects skin from UV rays.

Ingredients: Water, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, BisEthylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Titanium Dioxide, Beta-Glucan, Isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate, Phenethyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Aluminum stearate, Polyacrylate-13, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Polyhydroxystearic acid, Phenoxyethanol, Alumina, Fragrance, Polyisobutene, Methylparaben, Stearic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propylparaben, Portulaca oleracea, Banana, Actinidia chinensis, Citrus medica Limonum, Vitis vinifera, Tomato, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Polysorbate 20, Pentaerythrityl Teraisostearate, Pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, Caffeine, Zinc Oxide, Alcohol, Yeast Extract, Dimethicone, Sucrose, Serine, PCA, Mannitol, Arginine, Myristic acid, Citrulline, Histidine HCL, Glycogen, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Glutamic Acid, Lysine HCL, Alanine, Threonine, Magnesium gluconate, Calcium gluconate, Atelocollagen, Magnesium aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Crataegus cuneata, Copper gluconate.

My Opinion:

I haven't got much to say about this product, because it's super greasy and I hated it. I've only used it twice and gave it away...

容量： 70ml

價錢： HKD144.00

根據SASA.COM:

產品簡介
LANEIGE (蘭芝) 高效抗曬乳液SPF50+ PA+++ 發揮以下功能:

• 提供優秀的抗UV防衛，能阻隔UVA及UVB，於戶外都能有效保護肌膚。
• 其配方具有高度親膚性，安全、有效地阻隔紫外線。
• 採用最新研發的AMOREPACIFIC，能對抗紫外線卻不會像一般防曬用品般留下白色的痕跡。
• β聚葡萄糖及輔酶萃取物能舒緩及保護肌膚。

我的意見：

對於這支防曬真的無話可說，它實在太油，小妹只用了兩次就送了給別人...

Laneige Water Sleeping Pack

Contents: 100ml (old version) 80ml (new version)
Price: HK$ 160 (old version) HK$190 (new version)

Left: Water Sleeping Pack (old version) Right: Water Sleeping Pack Ex (new version)

According to Laneige's webpage:

Product Benefits:

• Night time skin transmission (permeability) shows higher rate than the one in the day time.
• Applying it right before sleep time, the best state for the skin transmission according to the skin circadian rhythm, maximizes the efficiency of overnight water supply.
• The function of skin remarkably declines in the night time. Enriched with Beta-glucan, Water Sleeping Pack_EX deeply hydrates fatigue and dry skin while Ceramide SLN formula strengthens the skin barrier.
• With containing the Snow Water, it helps to keep your skin look more crystal clear and vitalized.
• Antioxidant effect of Hunza Apricot Extracts helps brighten skin tone evenly by removing harmful oxygen and purifying skin.
• Recoverine from Chestnuts promotes turnovers of horny layers to remove dead cells away for vigorous water supply and sleek skin texture.
• An aromatic essence compound exclusively developed by AMOREPACIFIC, Sleepscent™(Patent application No. 10-2009-0043726), helps to relax your mind and body and derive for a good sleep. A good sleep effect allowing sufficient relaxation eventually reinforces skin restoration for healthier skin condition. Essential oils from Orange Flower, Rose, Ylang Ylang, Sandal Wood etc. are contained in the Sleepscent™.
• Light gel-type texture without stickiness but moisture leaves you a comfortable sleep.

How to use:

1. In the evening, follow the face relaxing massage after applying skin refiener and emulsion after face wash.
2. After taking appropriate amount(2.5cm in diameter recommended), mark on nose tipe,cheeks,forehead, and chin areas, and feel the scent for about 3 seconds. * Relax your body and mind through the Sleepscent™.
3. Gently spread over the face from inner part to outer part along the skin texture.
4. Go to sleep after absorption without rinsing off. (Wash face in the next morning)

* Use once or twice a week.

* Apply more than recommended amount when your skin is particulary dry.

* Open the cap and breathe in the scent of Water Sleeping Pac_EX about 5 seconds before use when you feel a heavy stress.

* Apply to neck area for neck care.

My opinion:

This is a really convenient product, whenever I don't have enough time to pamper myself, I'll just use it. Especially during winter time, although it is recommended to use once or twice per week, I had actually used it for the whole week and felt my skin really hydrated and soft.

Laneige - Strawberry Yogurt Pack

Contents: 80ml / 2.7 fl.oz
Price: HK$190

This is the old version that is no longer available

This is the new version

According to Laneige webpage's:

Product Benefit:

This massage pack makes you feel the highly enriched strawberry yogurt texture without worrying about runny contents.

Yogurt extract makes skin soft and strawberry extract gives a clean and healthy appearance.

The larger capsule contains mineral water (with tomato, kiwi, grape, banana, and lemon extracts and essential minerals including calcium, magnesium and zinc) and lactic acid bacteria for an added nutrition and moisture to your skin.

Vitamin E ingredients contained in the smaller capsule are absorbed into skin to make it smoother and healthier.

Simple massaging at home turns dry skin supple and moisturized.

It is recommended to keep this product refrigerated during the summer.

How to use:

1. Use after cleansing your face and applying skin refiner.


2. Evenly spread quarter-sized amount (3cm in diameter) on your face. Massage gently and let red particles to be dissolve (Avoid eyes and mouth area)


3. Wait 5 to 10 minutes after massage and then rinse off with warm water.


4. Use once or twice a week.
   

My opinion:

I've been using this for quite some time, as you may have notice from the picture that my tub is nearly gone. After using it for about a month, i did notice that my skin was softer, but apart from that I didn't really notice any other changes, especially if you are looking for a mosturizing mask, this is not the product for you, cause i didn't see any obvious moisturization effect after using it.

However I did notice that my skin was slightly brighter, and less yellowish (in case you are wondering I do not have hepatitis). It is not a whitening effect, but just a brightening effect that makes you look healthier.