Review: Shiseido White Lucent Lotion

Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Refining Softener enriched. 

Description from Sephora: "Achieve a dewy, radiant, and even-toned look with this high-performance, hydrating essential. M-Tranexamic acid prevents dark spots while the Super Hydro-Synergy Complex (composed of Hydro-Wrap Vitalizing DE and Bio-Hyaluronic Acid) intensely hydrates to give skin a smooth, healthy appearance. Erythritol, apricot extracts, and Super Hydro-Synergy Complex normalize cell turnover to retexturize skin."

The direction for this is to saturate a cotton pad with the product then gently wiping it over cleansed face, well when I was using it as directed I didnt really feel that it was worth it, It felt like I was using too much product since the cotton pad just soaks everything, it just feels such a waste. Then it as forgotten, until a couple of weeks ago when I cleaned my drawers. I decided to give it a try again but this time I applied it without the cotton pad, I just put a couple of drops on my hands, rub it together, and gently patting my face. I like this method better since #1 3 drops is enough as opposed to soaking the whole cotton pad #2 the patting motion circulates blood flow #3 it felt relaxing #4 feels like it works better (all in my mind). 

So on to the product itself, the consistency is like water but a tad thicker?  After application it feels a little sticky and it takes 2-3 minutes for the product to be fully absorbed and feel moisturized. I have noticed that as I use this more often, my skin has looked better, that I can even skip moisturizer after and still feel my skin hydrated. Dewy/Radiant claim I guess it does work since skin really hydrated= dewy/radiant look? 

What I like:

-> Hydrating

-> Did not experience any breakout

-> skin feels healthier

-> makes my skin look bright and radiant throughout the day

What I don't like:

-> pricey for a toner $48(sephora)

-> bottle is made out of glass, heavy heavy!

-> packaging looks pretty but not practical
-> availability

I dont really have noticeable dark spots, and uneven skintone to begin with so I cannot say anything if it works for those problem, but this is so far a favorite of mine during my dry skin days. It helps boost my skin's hydration and I love how moisturized my skin looks after.

O'slee Skincare Set

A month ago my Cosme-de.com package arrived, got some travel set skincare and the bb makeup cleansing from O'slee, also got some samples with my purchase.

O'slee Skincare Travel Set

picture taken online

I really do not know what happened to the pictures I took of this set, they all disappeared from my files. but.. anyhows, O'slee travel set is a limited edition set, It was on sale on the website for $10, and so I bought 2 sets. one for me and one for my sister. It comes with rosehip hydra-white cleansing powder, rosehip beauty solution advanced formula III, (whew~ what a mouthful!), Rosehip Q10 moisturizing lotion, and Rosehip BB cream. I mainly bought this set for the BB cream, 30 ml! same size as most full sized foundations!

Rosehip Hydra-white Cleansing Powder

Step 1: As the name states, this is in powder form, and you dont need a lot to fully cleanse your face. It cleanses your face well, does not dry my skin out, face looks brighter after cleansing, and the scent, the scent! I dont know what Rosehip is supposed to smell like but there is a faint scent. hmm.... 

Would I buy this again?: I am willing to buy this again.

O'slee Rosehip Beauty Solution Advanced Formula III

Step 2: This one is a toner, I dont see anything special going on with this toner, I usually skip this step since I basically get the same result with or without using this. again the scent.. what is that scent?

Would I buy this again? No

Rosehip Q10 Moisturizing Lotion

Step 3: First of all this lotion is liquidy! I cant store it upright because once I open the product it just spills out. > < so GOOD thing about this is it does moisturize, it dries out quickly and leaves your skin smooth. BAD thing is it smells like PAINT! that is the scent I keep getting from this product. BLEH! I tried working with the scent, a little is fine but when it's time to put on the lotion, it's baaad. I seriously have to hold my breath when applying this, I try to work with it because it does work well for me. but idk I'd probably continue using this since I hate wasting good products.

Would I buy this again? No, I really cant get over the scent.

Last is the BB cream, like I said earlier this comes in a 30 ml tube, same amount of product as both my Revlon and Rimmel foundations. Coverage is light to maybe semi-medium. Does not have the same scent as the skincare mentioned above. thank you! color is the exact tone as my skin, it is a little liquidy, which may or may not be a good thing. I apply this using my fingertips and it is easy to apply. even though the coverage is light it does even my skintone out. It sinks and blends perfect with my skin. no need for a face primer. I really like this product, it is light and feels like I have nothing on, perfect for everyday use.

Would I buy this again? Yes 

so thats the review for today, havent been on the computer this long lately and now my eyes are twitching a bit. I'll continue the review of the other products next time. :D

Random blab: I had an allergic reaction earlier, my left eye got really swollen and I have no idea what it was. 0 0 it went back to normal after 4 hours but geez it looked really weird and scary. I still dont know what it was. cant be my makeup since I havent used anything new, and it was just my left eye. I must really stop rubbing my eyes.