Personal Testimonial on Sulwhasoo & La Mer Skincare

Good morning everyone!! :) Right now, over my side is rainy and cloudy with cool breeze. A good environment to pen down my Skincare-holic experience. LOL! I have been using Sulwhasoo for a month now. I do not have breakouts encounter and the following products are my current skincare regimen for day & night.

First Care Activating Serum
Quite a unique product. The texture is gel liquid type and is in brown color. I use this right after my shower, pump 2 pumps and rub against my palms before wrapping my face with patting method. Easily absorb and suppose to give easy absorption for subsequent skincare application. I never try without this serum so I am not sure if without this serum, subsequent application will be sticky on the surface with unlikely full absorption or effect will not be so good. As this serum supposes to enhance the subsequent skincare power and allow skin to drink it up and VOILA! healthier skin will be produced :)

Essential Balancing Water
Is transparent water. Slightly thicker texture than water. In-between gel & water type. Pour out around RM0.20 big and rub against palms before wrapping with patting method. After awhile can feel skin drinks everything up. Excess can apply on neck. To avoid sticky, is best to be patience to keep patting for skin to absorb.

Essential Balancing Emulsion
Is typical emulsion texture. White watery creamy. Pour out in-between RM0.10 - RM0.20 big and rub against palms before wrapping with patting method. When fully absorb, will not leave oily/sticky residue after feel.

My skin is slight pinkish and sensitive, therefore, I always use patting instead of spreading to avoid trigger my skin to more redness. From instruction, both water and emulsion suppose to spread from inner to outer. So you can choose which way you want to apply. As my way, I can see effect so, I think both ways are just fine. Occasionally, I pour too much, I will use spread method cum pat as I will not feel pulling or dragging my skin too much. Above products have light herbal smell which is fine for me. I am a sinusitis person and the smell does not trigger my sensitive nose.

Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream
Since am a pimple prone skin if use wrongly, I dare not apply this too much after emulsion. I started off only at night. Dab with ring finger into the pot - around pea size to RM0.10. I used to dot on my cheeks then T-zone area before lightly spread inner to outer and patting method for fully absorption without sticky-ness. Now I warm it between my middle and ring fingers of both hands and spread inner to outer then followed by patting. For the past week, I started to use this during day & night. Because, I feel dry and tight during the day. So far so good on my skin. It is slightly yellow light cream texture with strong ginseng smell.

Clarifying Mask
This product is quite a popular product in Sulwhasoo. I love it as well and I find it a good one too. Recommended twice per week but I only do it once a week for the past 3 weeks. Spread evenly on whole face, avoid eye and lip area and also hair line. Not to apply too thick just moderately sufficient to cover skin. When dries just peel it off from top to bottom. Easy removing without leaving any residue behind. Skin is indeed refreshed and clarified. After shower, will apply First Care Activating Serum, Essential Balancing Water, Essential Balancing Emulsion before applying mask. So, during removal will not hurt skin too much. After removal, re-apply skincare steps for night regimen. The texture and color is exactly like the First Care just that it is more sticky.

With above products and regimen, I do not have breakout so far. Skin is less oily so I suppose it does what it says. During my facial visit, the therapist said my skin water & oil have blended well now as skin no longer flaky dry. Is smoother and soft now. Less blackheads too. Pores have been improved as well. During 2 facials visits, I ended up with pimples popping but surprisingly, the recovery state is fast and without inflammed. Needless to say, leave no scar behind. If were for last time, took ages to recover and the scar took months to disappear. This is like by a week all is clear :)

AVOID USING THE FOLLOWING IF YOU ARE A PIMPLE PRONE SKIN

Overnight Vitalizing Mask
Lucky, I was given this 2 sample sachets. First time I use, the next day appeared 2 cystic acne on my chin with inflame redness. Without doing anything, I just continue my usual regimen as stated above, by 1 week subside alot and best of all the cystic turned to pus and after 2nd week already recover and now leaving small dot of scar which is on the way to recovery. Phew! So this is a big no-no product to purchase for me. Was told too rich for the skin like mine. So, is best to keep to basic skincare.

Hydro-aid Moisturizing Lifting Serum
I bought this and it does not work out too well for me as after using, few days later will pop pimples. Hence, I have stopped using now. Will try to finish it slowly but not on daily basis.

Hydro-aid Moisturizing Lifting UV Protection Cream
Likewise, I do not really like this as well as I find my skin oily not long later. I stopped using this about the same time as Hydro-aid serum so I am not sure whether this product will cause breakout or not.

One can consider La Mer Sunblock, which is what I am using currently. It is water white texture therefore, need to shake the bottle well before squeezing around RM0.50 size - for face and neck. Been using this sunblock for the past 4 days, so far so good with no breakouts. Surprisingly, I realize after using this sunblock, skin is not oily and can last whole day without shiny look. Making my skin matte. I am wondering is it has to do with my recent dry-ness during the day as I start using Ginseng cream during the day now. This sunblock easily absorb leaving skin matte without oily after feel. Light scented. So many Sunblock I used over the years, this is by far the best sunblock I ever use.

Therefore, I plan to check out La Mer Skincare in Singapore this weekend for my holiday trip. :) From reviews, La Mer has not promising raves comparatively to Sulwhasoo. Sulwhasoo is by far the best skincare I ever tested and tried. The result and outcome are totally different than previous skincare brands I blogged about. Is amazing! Hence, I will top up my Sulwhasoo stocks while in Singapore if have better deal sets or price there.