Moisturizers -Desert Essence - Jojoba Oil - 100% pure
AlexisSano 7/4/2006 4:11:00 PM
I got Desert Essence Organic Jojoba Oil 100% pure about a month ago after read the reviews. I use it as moisturizer. It didn't dissapoint me at all. It 's just great. I can see and feel my bare skin. ########### AM: Lancome Tonique Confort,Avalon Vitamin C Serum, Jojoba Oil, LRP Sunscreen SPF30, Loose powder. I'm ready to go. My skin feels so light and glow. ########## PM: Lancome Tonique Confort, Jojoba Oil, Alpha Hydrox 12% Glycolic, Hydra Zen Nuit. Just love my skin when I got up. Everyone should give this a try. It's so cheap and versatile.
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Treatments -Avalon Organics Botanicals - Vitamin C Vitality Facial Serum
AlexisSano 6/12/2006 5:40:00 AM
I am always looking for a good vitamin c product in an affordable price. I found the bodyshop vitamin c night treatment and la roche posay active c are pretty good but they are quite expensive. After I heard about Avalon Vitamin C Serum, I gave it a try. I'm now on the 6th bottle!!! Since I 've been using this product, my friends keep telling my how great my face looks. This product doesn't absorb very quickly but fine by me. After a couple of bottles, I found my skin is brighter and healthier. I saw an improvement on my fine lines on my forehead area. My cheeks just glow! Love it, love it, love it !!!
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Moisturizers -Lancome - Hydra Zen Nuit
AlexisSano 6/12/2006 5:29:00 AM
I just got a full size of Hydra Zen Nuit a couple days ago. I love that it contains good amount of shea butter, oil, and sodium hyaluronate, and plant extracts. It's fragranted but it's not very bad. It is a gel like moisturizer with a heavey and ugly jar (in my opinion). I have a very high hope in this product. When I purchased this, I only expect a good moistuirzer that just give my skin very moisturized at night. BUT I am quite dissappointed. After I put in over my skin, in seconds, it dissappered. My skin still feels very dry and tight (it's very unusal for me because I have a normal/combination skin). Anyway, after I got up, my face felt even drier and tigher. I used my wet hand to rub my face and found it slippery. I'm not sure that the moisturizer just sat on my face ... didn't absorb at all? Although I just got this prouduct just a couple of days ago, I use it both day and night just to test it (if I don't like it, I will probably return it) ***** I guess, this product is good for very oily skin. Not for me (normal/combination). **** No luck on Lancome prouducts still ... sigh! ################################## Water, glycerin, propylene, propylene glycol dicaprylate, shea butter, cyclopentsiloxane, oryza sativa / rice barn oil, silica, ci 14700 / red 4, zea mays / corn oil, tocopherol, lecithin, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, hydrogenated wheat flour, phenoxyethanol, steralkonium hectorite, paeonia suffruticosa/paeonia suffruticosa root extract, triticum valgare / wheat germ oil, triethanolamine, chlorpheesin, polysorbate 80, polycaprolactone, poloxamer 188, dimethiconol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, limonene, benzyl salicylate, linalool, isohexadecane, propylparaben, propylene carbonate, propylene glycol, 2-oleamido-1, 3-octadecanediol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, parfum/fragrance, acrylates/c10-3- alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ceramide 3, geraniol, sesamum indicum/sesame seed oil, disodium edta, rosa gallica/rosa gallica flower extract, octyldodecanol, methylparben, butylphenyl methylpropional, citronellol, hexyl cinnamal, glycine soja/soybean oil.
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Treatments -Clarins - Thirst Quenching Hydra-Balance Serum
AlexisSano 6/12/2006 5:14:00 AM
In the past few years, I had been looking for my HG moisturizer. I didn't find one. I found that using good serum under simple drugstore moisturizer is a better way. So, I spent some times searching for a good serum. I found Clarins Thirst Quenching Hydra-Balance Serum is pretty good. I got 2 samples of this from Shoppers Drugmart. They last quite a while. I never thought I would love this product but I actually do. Althought it is pretty pricy, it's worth it. I used it under vitamin c serum and moisturizer. My face felt very moisturized and not greasy AT ALL (I have comination skin). I think this is one of the best Clarins proudcts (although it's way too fragranted). I will repurchase it again (and again) for sure. ######################################################### Ingredients: Aqua, Glycerin, Squalane, Isohexadecane, Isononyl Isononanoate, Sodium PCA, Dipropylene Glycol, Algae, Pinus Sylvestris, Propylene Glycol, Cereus Grandiflorus, Phaseolus Lunatus, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Butylene Glycol, Benzophenone-4, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Parfum, Triethanolamine, Sodium Chloride, Disodium EDTA, Tecoma Curialis, Polyacrylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Sodium Polyacrylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Methlyparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, BHT, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, CI 42090.
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Moisturizers -Clarins - Multi Active Night Cream
AlexisSano 6/12/2006 5:01:00 AM
I have just finished a full tub of this. I quite like it. But the problem (as always) is the fragrance. It's way too much. I couldn't really stand it. I don't find it as a line prevention or some sort. It is just a good moisturizer. I used it over vitamin c serum. I found they were great together. Please notice that it contains alcohol (but not that much). ***** Now I switched to Lancome Hydra Zen Nuit (because I hated its fragrance), but it was my mistake. My face is not moisturized enough (as Clarins did). ***** I might go back to Multi Active Night Cream after I finish Hydra Zen again. Or I might go for Clarins Moisture Quenching Hydra-Balance Cream instead. ################################## Ingredients: water(aqua), cetearyl isononanoate, dimethicone, squalane, glycerin, iso nonyl isononanoate, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, peg 100 stearate, cetearyl glucoside, fragrance, eg 6 isostearate, triethanolamine, carbomer, ethylhexyl palmitate, mirabilis jalapa extract, laminaria cloustoni extract, methylparaben, butylparaben, benzyl alcohol, clintonia borealis root extract, disodium edta, sorbic acid, triclosan, bht, hesperetin laurate, phenoxyethanol, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) fruit extract, quercus robur root extract, ethylparaben, propylparaben, isobutylparaben, alpha isomethyl ionone, hydroxyisohexyl 3 cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, linalool, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol, butyphenyl methylpropional.
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Moisturizers -Clarins - Multi Active Day Cream Gel
AlexisSano 6/12/2006 4:51:00 AM
I have just finished a full size of this. It is a decent moisturizer and good for oily or combination skin. My skin felt great and moisturized after application. I hate that it's fragranted. It's way tooooooo strong. I don't understand why they have to add too munch fragrance in their products. Other than that, it's great. I am thinking to switch from Multi Active Day Cream Gel to Moisture Quenching Hydra-Balance Cream because it's cheaper and not as fragranted. ########## Ingredients: Aqua, Cyclomethicone, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Propylene Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius, Butyrospermum Parkii, Pinus Lambertiana, Acanthopanax Senticosus, Silica, PEG 8, PEG 32, Sucrose Palmitate, Parfum, Prunus Dulcis, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Aesculus Hippocastanum, Mannitol, Panax Ginseng, Tilia Cordata, Faex, Calcium Panthothenate, Biotin, Mourera Fluviatilis, Hydrolyzed Algin, Dimethicone, Zinc Sulfate, Sucrose, Serine, Arginine, Dimethiconol, Glyceryl Linoleate, Alanine, Threonine, Polyacrylic Acid, Olea Europaea, Diethylhexyl Adipate, Humulus Lupulas, Proline, Trehalose, PCA, Polysorbate 80, Disodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, BHT, CI 14700. ##########
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Moisturizers -Clarins - Moisture Quenching Hydra-Balance Cream
AlexisSano 6/12/2006 4:43:00 AM
I got 2 samples of this (15ml x 2). I even think that this one is better than Multi-Active. Why? It is just better and cheaper!!! What I dont' like is the smell and the tub. Withouth the unpleasent fragrance and tub container, I would give 5 lippies. It absorbs quickly. I can be used both day and night. Just love it. After application, my face is moisturized. It's nothing miracle. It contains good amount of antioxidant. If you are looking for a simple moisturizer. This can be your choice. Ingredients: Aqua, Glycerin, Stearyl Heptanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dioctyl Succinate, Silica, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Peanut Oil, Algae, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Pinus Sylvestris, Cereus Grandiflours, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Propylene Glycol, Polyacrylamide, Parfum, Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Aesculus Hippocastanum, Mannitol, Panax Ginseng, Tilia Cordata, Sucrose, Faex, Calcium Panthothenate, Biotin, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Tecoma Curialis, Polyacrylic Acid, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth 7, Sodium Polyacrylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Triclosan, Sorbic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, BHT, Mica, Barium Sulfate, Titanium Dioxide, Chlorphenesin.
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Treatments -Alpha Hydrox - AHA Souffle 12 percent Glycolic AHA
AlexisSano 6/3/2006 3:20:00 AM
I got it from Shoppers (Canada). I was just browsing. The AHA Souffle 12 percent Glycolic AHA caught my eyes because of its ingredients. I am a big fan of glycolic acid already (I usually use NeoStrata 8%). Although I 've been using it for only 4 days, I'm falling in love with it. I think it's much better than NeoStrata (more concentrate in glycolic acid and fewer ingredients). Really, I'd never heard about this brand until now. I had no idea it got a very high rating here. I'm glad I bought it. I give 4 lippies because I 've been using it for less than a week. I will update later. ####################### Ingredients: Water, Glycolic Acid, Ammonium Hydroxide, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Stearic Acid, PEG 40 Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polysorbate 60, Steareth 2, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein (Peptides), Green Tea Extract, Panthanol (Vitamin B5), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Xanthan Gum, PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer, Imidazolidinyl Urea, BHT. ################### Update: Nothing to say. So far, so good. Just love it even more.
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