Review: Fancl Mild Cleansing Oil

Item Reviewed: Fancl Mild Cleansing Oil

Price/pack size:
S$33.00 120ml x 1 bottle
S$62.00 120ml x 2 bottles
S$19.00 60ml x 1 bottle

Available at: All Fancl outlets
Please contact me via email (madaboutsprees@gmail.com) if you’re an international reader interested to buy.

Ingredients: (active ingredients) Meadow Foam Oil, Green Tea Catechin Oil, Rosehip Oil

Description: Makeup removal is now blissfully easy with FANCL MILD CLEANSING OIL. This powerful formulation now comes enriched with Meadow Foam Oil which aids the removal of keratin plugs over time for a clearer, smoother complexion.

Review: This has got to be my favourite cleansing oil, ever. I have strayed and tried other brands (such as Softymo, Neutrogena) but Fancl is still the best I have ever used. I particularly like the texture – it’s thick and cushiony, almost like marshmallows on your skin. It glides on skin easily without creating a drippy mess, unlike those cleansing oils that are on the thin side. It is also formulated without alcohol and fragrance- very important factors to me. Fancl MCO rinses clean and easily so you’ll never have to worry that there is still oil residue on your face.

Here’s how to use it properly:
1) apply sufficient oil to face (roughly 2 pumps) and massage away makeup. The oil is safe enough to go over your eye area as well. You’ll see the makeup melting away. When you have massaged properly, go to Step 2.
2) Add water bit by bit to your face. You’ll feel the oil thinning out and emulsifying. I usually just run my hands under the tap quickly and emulsify the oil part by part (cheeks first, followed by eye area, chin then forehead).
3) Make sure oil is properly emulsified before rinsing off. (There shouldn’t be any more ‘cushiony and thick’ oil feel. If there is, add more water to emulsify)

Rating: 5/5

Would I buy again: Yes, in a heartbeat!!

 

Review: Estee Lauder Take it Away Cleansing Milk

Item Reviewed: Estee Lauder Take it Away Cleansing Milk

Price/pack size: -

Available at: All Estee Lauder counters

Ingredients:

Description: Quickly and gently removes all makeup, even long-wear or waterproof formulas.

Unique water-based creme-gel refreshes you with a crisp herbal citrus scent.

Rinses away easily and leaves skin feeling soft and smooth with no greasy afterfeel or oily residue.

Review: A friend in the beauty line once told me that cleansing milks actually cleanses better than cleansing oils. So having been disappointed by many brands of cleansing oils before, I decided to heed her advice and try cleansing milk.

I bought Estee Lauder’s Take it Away cleansing milk when I was at the counter months ago. Initially I found it to be quite alright since I was only wearing mineral makeup then. But having switched to MAC foundation in recent months, I find that the cleansing milk is inadequate for me. I have to cleanse twice using the milk then finish up with my usual foaming cleanser (ie, I am triple cleansing). However, if I were to use Simple cleansing wipes, I only need to use the wipe then cleanser. I also have to use copious amounts for a one-time usage – almost up to 5 pumps.

During rinsing, I often feel that the skin around my eyes is burning and a little prickly – signs of sensitivity to the cleanser. And my skin would experience redness as well. I think I’ll still carry on my search for a cleansing milk, or just stick to my Simple wipes.

Rating: 2/5

Would I buy again: No

 

Review: Yes to Tomatoes facial wash

Item Reviewed: Yes to Tomatoes facial wash

Price/pack size: 100ml tube.

Available at: Not available in Singapore yet

Ingredients: See here for ingredients

Description: We know it’s hard to keep your skin balanced and clear. That’s why our Trouble-free Facial Wash contains organic watermelon extract to remove excess oils and other impurities.

We’ve added purifying Dead Sea Minerals and the powerful anti-oxidant Lycopene from organic tomatoes to maintain your skin’s pH balance while it gently cleanses and refreshes your skin. Now you’re ready to show off to the world!

Review: The Yes to Tomatoes range is meant for oily to combination skin. Texture of the facial wash is a cross between a gel and a lotion and it lathers up pretty well and cleanses my combination skin good in Perth autumn weather.

However, I don’t fancy the weird smell, but then again, I don’t like artificial fragrance in almost all my skincare products.

Rating: 3/5

Would I buy again: No, unless they take out the fragrance ingredient.

 

NEW! Eucerin DermoPurifyer range at Watsons

Yes, Watsons did it again! They have a new range of products, Dermo Purifyer, (should be exclusive cos I have yet to see it at Guardian) from Eucerin which looks very promising for those acne-prone (read: myself!).

This range of products aims to target at acne-causing bacteria. The cleanser is soap & fragrance-free. I love anti-bacterial products, but I don’t get why the rest of the products in the range are not fragrance free as well, like the cleanser… Hope Eucerin comes out with samples of this range soon, so I can try them! I really hated their Clarifying Facial Tonic… it was EXTREMELY sticky on the face!

Sorry, I didn’t take note of the price range as I was in a rush, but will definitely do so on Monday!

ETA 5 Mar 09: Eucerin is now offering samples of their new range of products at the following Watsons stores (Ngee Ann City, Bugis Junction, Bedok Central, Compass Point, Vivo City, Tampines Mall, IMM, Parkway Parade & Toa Payoh HDB Hub)

 

Review: Neutrogena Deep Cleansing Oil

 

Dermedex

I’ve been using sample packs of Dermedex’s cleanser & refining cream after reading about it in CozyCot. My initial impression was that “wow, the products really work!” as my pimples and clogged pores cleared up after 2-3 days of using the products. Those 2, together with my own Clinelle toner and IPL Clinic sunblock, were the only things I was using then.

The products smell kinda herby, a little minty and herbalish at the same time. Reminded me of the Chinese medical powder Grandma used to put on my ulcers when I was younger, “xi gua shuang” for the informed. There was also a gentle minty feeling upon application of the products.

After using 2 trial packs (1 trial pack last for about a week’s worth of usage, twice daily), I still do get breakouts as the dreaded period draws near, but my blackheads are easier to extract and I can use the cleanser as an overnight mask to help reduce the size of my pimples.

Now the only thing holding me back from purchasing full size? The price and the size of the products. They seem awfully small and I’m not sure if the products can last me a usual period of 2-4 months. Hmmmm….

Please contact me via email (madaboutsprees@gmail.com) if you’re an international reader interested to buy.

You can now get sample packs from Fr3b.com!

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Post note 14 Jan 09: I’m still using Dermedex on and off when the creams from the doctor’s don’t seem to work on my cystic acne. On goes the refining cream in the day, cleanser as a overnight mask at night, 2 days later, the pimple is ready to pop (or it has already shrunk).

 

Review: Clinelle Deep Cleansing Gel

 

St Ives Makeup Remover & Facial Cleanser

 

MB cleansing milk w/ carnation & rice oil

Cleansing milk with carnation and rice oil
6 oz – USD$10
16 oz – USD$20

Ingredients: Deionized water, rice oil, carnation oil, stearic acid, isopropyl myristate, cetyl alcohol, triethanolamine, methylparaben, sodium benzoate

Review: I was desperate for a calming and moisturizing cleanser last June when winter was wrecking my skin. I headed right to Kit Cosmetics and consulted Chin, who then introduced me to this luxurious cleansing milk. I wasn’t a stranger to cleansing milk, having used one from Niks previously. But this is nothing like the Niks’ version. The 2 oils were absolutely soothing and calming, moisturizing my skin and removing the flakies within a week of using the cleanser.

It has a very light texture, turning into water upon touching the skin, spreading easily so there is minimal tugging on the skin. However, I figured out that it wouldn’t be that suitable for use in humid Singapore. The humid weather made my skin better instantaneously, so I’ve been using the Enzyme Cleansing Gel when I’m in Singapore.

Overall rating:

 

Clean & Clear Daily Soft cleanser

Product brand: Johnson & Johnson’s Clean & Clear
Product name: Daily Soft cleanser
Product price: SGD$5.40 (I bought it at J&J’s warehouse sale. RRP should be around SGD$10.50?)
Product quantity: 100g

Description:

Clean & Clear Daily Soft CLEANSER with Botanical Soothing Complex containing cucumber, aloe vera and green tea extracts gently cleanses skin while micro green beads with skin conditioner and vitamin E delivers moisture deep into the skin for dewy fresh and hydrated skin.

Review: I have come across this new range from J&J’s several times while in the supermarkets, pharmacies and any other places that sells J&J’s skincare. I’m the type of girl who would want to try new skincare stuff, but this time I had just recovered from a bad bout of acne, and I dare not try anything new lest I aggravate my delicate situation.

Anyway, a warehouse sale by J&J’s made me give in to temptation and buy a tube to try. To my surprise, it’s pretty good! The foam is thick and creamy, and does not leave skin dry and taut after rinsing. However, the beads within the foam are seriously too tiny to do any proper exfoliation, so basically those beads are just to make the cleanser sound like it’s a 2-in-1. Scent-wise, it’s a light clean smell that reminds me of cucumbers, my most favourite scent.