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Since I'm enjoying Innisfree stuff I've bought both the cream and gel or the Orchid moisturizers. I planned to use the cream at night and the gel in the day. The cream does feel more moisturizing which works very well during the winter months for my oily skin. I ended up using up the whole 50ml jar rather sooner than I expected. I do recommend it!

As for the gel, its obviously not going to be as moisturizing as the cream, but for the day its moisturizing enough. I did not use it as often as the cream since I have other moisturizers I can use for the day.

Both moisturizers have a mild pleasant floral scent. Most of the time I don't really notice it so its rather light. Both are also feel light on the skin as its has like a whipped airy-ness to it. The cream does have a cream feel, and the gel is like a gel with some watery-ness to it. The gel also levels itself out so it in the jar so there aren't any dips or scoops in the gel when you open it again later.

I do believe these moisturizers did make my skin feel healthy. Since I've used them during the fall and winter months I haven't felt dry at all. I will definitely be purchasing these again!

This emulsion is on Soko Glam's oily skin routine so I wanted to try it out. First time I saw a moisturizer that is said to be designed for oily skin. It definitely made for oily skin since its does balance my oils more than any other moisturizer I ever tried. But it doesn't make me matte all day as I still get oily in my oilier areas just not as much as usual. If you have oily skin I definitely recommend giving this a try.

The bottle is only 4 fl oz or 120 ml which is a decent amount that may not seem a lot, but it has been nearly 6 months and used half the bottle. The product is lightweight and spreads on thin. Its on the runny side so its not a thick moisturizer at all. Its also rather scentless so I mostly never noticed any smell to it. Interestingly enough vegetable oil is listed as an ingredient. Not an impressive list of ingredients. Overall, this moisturizer does a decent job of lessening the oils on my skin.

Innisfree White Tone Up Lotion is a brightening facial moisturizer. I wasn't too impressed with the toner I bought, I've decided to try their moisturizers. They're affordable and I bought it from a seller on Amazon.

The key ingredients in this are extracts from fresh berries and the usual Jeju thing that's in like every one of their products. There is PEG, alcohol, and fragrance listed in the ingredients. However, this moisturizer hasn't given me any issues with my skin. I haven't had any sensitive reactions or break outs with it. The scent is also mild and pleasant. While I really see no brightening happening to my skin, it does moisturize my skin which is all I really needed from this product. It is the winter season right now, and it does an ok job at keeping my skin relatively moisturized but not enough that I don't get that drying feeling from the cold dry winter air.

Overall, I think this is a pretty good basic moisturizer for the price. The bottle is a sturdy feeling plastic, but it only has a hole at the top. Getting product out is a bit of a pain, and the bottle is not squeezable. The moisturizer isn't that runny enough to pour it out easily either. I'm not sure why they made it like this, but I wish it was easier to get the product out. I think this moisturizer would be good in the spring and fall season. Perhaps summer as well if you have dry skin.

I've been wanting to try Laneige for awhile, and luckily Target has started carrying them so you can purchase them online now. Since summer is close I wanted to get a light moisturizer so I got this Water Bank Gel cream. Its suited for normal to combination skin, and its advertised to be cooling, and have mineral water to maximize moisture to the skin and retain it.

It cost $26 for a 1.6 fl oz jar which is pretty affordable. The jar is pretty, but also plastic though it weighs like a glass jar. This product also comes with a nice plastic scoop to get the product. Rarely do jar packaged products come with a scoop so I highly appreciate it, and would probably keep it for future jar products. The product is nearly filled to the brim of the jar. The top plastic cover between the cap and jar is not flat but like a cup so it indents into the jar a bit. One of the things I don't like about this jar design is that the opening is smaller than the jar itself which makes getting the cream underneath the sides of the top rather difficult to reach.

The gel cream is a clear white color with a bit of a perfume scent. The scent isn't strong unless you sniff it right from the jar. It goes on light on the skin and absorbs quickly. It hasn't made me terribly oily throughout the day even in the summer. It does a bit of a cooling sensation though its subtle. Definitely good for sensitive skin.

Overall, I really like this moisturizer. Its good for combination skin and warmer seasons. Its moisturizing while being lightweight. Highly recommend it! As for ingredients, it seems to have a moderate hazard risk level. It does contain fragrance, menthol, and some alcohol and hydrogenated named ingredients. Very little natural ingredients in this product.

Sheer Transformation is a light moisturizer that is advertised to exfoliate and fade dark spots. Its oil free, and formulated with vitamin C, licorice root, and pea extract to even skin tone and prevent signs of aging. Sephora has a small 0.5fl oz of this so I wanted to try it. Dark spots are a concern for me so I wanted to see if this would help.

The product came in a plastic jar. It looks and feels like the typical creme moisturizer. Its rather scentless, and the light scent it has is kind of powdery. It is lightweight and it absorbs well into the skin. Its not moisturizing enough during the colder seasons, but I think its ok during spring and summer. Its really not a very moisturizing product so I think its better for oily skin or those who live in humid areas. I feel like this breakout me a bit or at least encouraged it. Did not see any sort of improvement in my skin from using this.

This small jar was $14, and the full size 1.7 oz is $40 ($33 on Amazon), and the big 3 oz jar is $65. Overall, this didn't do anything for me. It didn't moisturize, or help my dark spots. Plus I think it might be breaking me out so I wouldn't recommend it. The small size is great for trying it out, but I don't think its worth $14.

I needed a moisturizer, and I saw that Sephora has some small sized moisturizers for travel so I bought a couple to try. And this Fresh one is one of them, and is one of Sephora's bestsellers apparrently.

The Lotus Youth Preserve face cream is a age defying moisturizer. Advertised to enhance luminosity and cell turnover. The 7 is for 7 "super charged" ingredients: lotus flower extract, blue-green algae extract, hibiscus fruit extract, fig fruit extract, vitamins C and E, and vegetable glycerol. The small size is 15ml (0.5oz) and it came with a nice box and glass jar. Its white in color, and feels quite light. It has a cucumber scent to it. I like how lightweight it is, and so far it does a good job keeping my skin moisturized. That's all it really did which is good enough for me.

Overall, I do like it and recommend it. The small size is a good way to try it out so definitely get those. I wish they had more like it. Though I probably will get the full size of this moisturizer.

The Repairative is for dry and mature skin. It a nice moisturizer, but it is a tad heavy for my skin since my skin isn't dry enough for this. Even in the winter time. I really haven't seen any different in my skin with this moisturizer though.

The Rebuilding moisturizer is for oily and combination skin, and its a perfect for my skin type. My skin felt pretty balanced, and I even saw my skin get more even and less dull. So a definite significance in my skin compare to the Repairative one.

I did breakout a bit while trying out both of these though its probably hormonal. Also both moisturizers are $100+ which is highly pricey. Not entirely sure if they're really worth the price.

This is a review on the Revitalizing Foaming Cleanser and Anti-Aging UV Moisturizer SPF 15 I bought from Olay's Total Effects 7in1 line. This line is to fight the 7 signs of aging which are: fine lines and wirnkles, age spots, uneven texture, dryness, free radical damage, dullness, and pores. It supposedly packed with vitamins for a younger looking skin.

I bought the cleanser first since I needed a cleanser that was affordable and this seemed to be the best option. Before I used a Burt's Bees cream cleanser and if I had to choose between that and the Olay one I'd choose the Burt's Bees. The Olay cleanser isn't anything special. The product is a gle that foams when you lather, but the foaming part is really lacking. Its really light and airy which doesn't do much of anything. I've used foam cleansers that foam up nice and thick and does a great job at cleansing my face plus it also feels amazing. It also has a bit of a perfume smell which I'm not fond of, but its mild so I barely notice it. The packaging is nice though. Its flexible and the opening has flexible plastic layer with a * slits that the product passes through. Its probably to prevent leaking and it does prevent it pretty well. Overall its not a cleanser I would repurchase.

I bought the SPF moisturizer since I needed sun protection and haven't had one in too long. It comes in a 1.7 fl oz light plastic pump bottle. The design of the pump is a little funny, but it works. Though the product does sit in the pump when you use it, but luckily the product doesn't dry out so I don't get dried bits the next day I use it. The sun protection is broad spectrum so it will protect your from UVA and UVB rays. The product is a white light cream, and it doesn't really have much of a smell. It does have a bit of that sunscreen smell, but it is quite light so its not entirely noticeable. It doesn't give you a white cast and it goes on the skin quite thinly, and it absorbs into the skin quickly as well. It did a good job in protecting the sun damage to my skin, and it doesn't seem to break me out though it doesn't prevent acne. Though It doesn't help control oiliness nor help with blackheads and pores. I do get quite oily by the end of the day. The bottle has a expiration date print on and mine says it epires on 8/2015 which is well over a year after I purchased it. For a drugstore spf moisturizer I think this is a pretty good one so I recommend it! There seem to be more than one version of this moisturizer, but the SPF one is what I needed the most.
I might try the other products in this line so if I do I will keep this post updated!

I received the $25 starter kit as a gift of Shiseido's new line Ibuki. It contains the gentle cleanser, softener, and refining moisturizer. Each in 30mL packaging which is a little under half the amount of the full size products so this starter kit is a super deal.

This line is focused on strengthening your cells to produce natural moisture so it can build resistance to problems caused everyday stress, hormonal flucations, and environment. It says it will fight visible pores, breakouts, roughness, UV rays, and dryness. I'm not a huge on Shiseido products since I have tried them before, and they don't really do much of anything for me. But this Ibuki line actually does something. My face has gotten a bit brighter and my complexion improved just alittle. However it seems to make the blackheads and pores on my nose area to worsen. Before I used coconut oil which had sometimes kept them at the most minimal I could get them to be. Since using Ibuki it has made my pores more visible even when I put on coconut oil as well.

The gentle cleanser is pretty nice. Its creamy and it lathers well and a little goes as long way. It makes me feel clean and doesn't dry my skin out afterwards. The products has a very mild scent which I barely even notice after the first time I used them. The cleanser has a nice citrus smell. The softener is like watered down gel. It goes on the skin nice and absorbs quickly. Its quite hydrating. The smell is a little perfume-y but more like a older person smell. The moisturizer has the least scent to it. I can't really describe it other than lotion-esque. The line is hydrating and moisturizing. Didn't see any improvements on my pores, it definitely didn't stop my acne though it does help it a little, but it did make my skin look a little brighter.

Overall, the starter kit is worth a try. Would I purchase the full size of these products? Maybe but at the moment no. The starter kit can be found at department stores like Macy's, Nordstrom, and Sephora has it as well.

I needed a moisturizer and didn't want a drugstore one since they are not that good. Since Origins products have been decent I went to go for one of their moisturizers and bought this one. It doesn't seem to be on their website anymore so I'm not sure if its out of stock or discontinued?

The Balanced Diet moisturizer is a oil, parabens, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oil, PABA, petrolatum, paraffin, DEA, synthic color, synthetic fragrance, and animal ingredients FREE product. The featured ingredient is Japanese seaweed, sodium hyaluronate, silica, rice bran extract, and Laminaria all help give moisture where its needed while also controlling you T-zones. It comes in a 1.7 fl oz plastic bottle with a rounded white screw top. It seems Origins are switching to jars recently so if this moisturizer does restock it might be in the jars?

I do like this product though. My skin was rather in a bad state so when I received this in the mail and tried it my skin got so much better the next day. The lotion is runny and it absorbs super quick. Its not that easy to spread this throughout your skin so its not one of those "a little goes a long way" kind of product. It has a light medicinal herby smell which isn't bad at all. Its pretty lightweight as well I really don't feel it on my skin at all. It does a great job on controlling my T-zones as well. I will reservse some to try during the summer time and see how it holds up to the weather.

Overall, I recommend this moisturizer!

I never heard of this until a youtuber said that she uses this. So when my acne control product ran out I bought this to try it out. Its pretty affordable and it comes in a grey and orange packaging. Its in a 1.7 fl oz squeeze tube with a nozzle. The hole is tiny.

This is a salicylic acid product and usually drugstore products that features it tend to dry and irritate my skin. Not sure if its the salicylic acid or not. I have tried the spot treatments and cleansers so since this is a lotion maybe I won't have the dryness issue. It is oil free and the box says its also non-comedogenic. It has a very light odor and it goes on the skin thinly so its quite lightweight. It has reduced the oiliness of my skin during the day. It has 2% salicylic acid so I hope it will help combat the acne and blackheads I've been getting probably due to the alcohol in the skincare products. There is no alcohol denat in this product which is really good.

The lotion box says it should visibly reduce acne swelling and redness within 8 hours. The first day I used it it helped reduce the present acne I had. After about a week of use I haven't had any irritations from it, but I still am getting breakouts. Haven't broken out this much for a long time. Not quite sure if this product caused it or something else. So I stopped using it for a week, and I still breakout! Went back to using it and stopped using the other moisturizer I paired it with. After a week my skin acted better so it was the other moisturizer that was causing my skin to break out. To wear the Rapid Clear by itself kind of gives this subtle tingling feeling but so far no irritation. After two weeks I feel that this doesn't do as good a job as the previous acne control products I've been using. The breakouts that I'm getting are ugly that I feel like I'm back in my teenager years. Not a fan of the way it makes my skin feel either.

If salicylic acid works for you then this might be worth trying out. If you're like me who's skin doesn't react to salicylic acid that well then don't buy this. Will update this post as I continue to use it.

Ingredients: Water, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, dimethicone PEG-8 Beeswax, dimethicone, cetyl alcohol, potassium cetyl phosphate, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, capryloyl glycine, hydrogenated palm glycerides, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, cedrus atlantica bark extract, xanthan gum, sarcosine, sodium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, cinnamomum zeylanicum bark extract, bisabolol, allantoin, propylene glycol, portulaca oleracea extract, fragrance.

EWG Skin Deep report

Since warmer weather is coming I wanted to get a lighter moisturizer so I bought this emulsion. Emulsion is like a combination of toner and a moisturizer from what I read. Product might be slightly different from country to country. Sometimes I see that you use emulsion after toner and before moisturizer. After thinking about it for a bit, it is more like a moisturizer for westerners than a face cream. And face creams act as a barrier to seal in your skincare products.

Had to throw away expired sunscreen and saw that this lotion hadn't been used in awhile. There is no expiration date on the bottle, but since it hasn't been a year since I bought this it should be good to use.

The product is in a 2.5 fl oz pump bottle. The product has UVA and UVB protection with 3% avobenzone, 5% octisalate, and 7% octocrylene as active ingredients. The lotion is not sticky or gives a white cast on your skin. It goes on very thinly and dries really quick. It doesn't make me oily during the warm weather. After over a week of using this my skin did break out a bit. I should mention that my time of the month was at the same time so it could trigger the breakout, but I really didn't break out that much or at all the past couple months.

After using this for almost two months, I can't really say for sure if it helped prevent sun spots. With an SPF of 28 its goods for practically all year sun protection for me. Despite it being 99% oil free and non greasy I did get oily within a few hours. Also feel my skin is more susceptible to acne and blackheads. The blackheads on my nose has gotten a tad worse than before. My skin has gotten more rough as well.

I realized that this lotion has Alcohol Denat. so that explains why it doesn't feel very moisturizing. My other skincare also has alcohol so it most likely contributed to my oiliness and other skin troubles. So I will need to change my skincare routine to balance out the alcohol levels. But my skin continues to feel rough and my blackheads are getting worse. It could be because this product is a tad old. So I had to toss this product out since its not helping me. It was half empty too.

Overall, I don't think its worth it. Spend your money on a proper suncare and moisturizer products.

This is a popular moisturizer in Asia from some Japanese actress who raved about it and magazines have featured it. The price wasn't too bad so I bought it. Its recommended to be used as a night cream but you can use it both morning and evenings. Its said that B12 vitamins can get in deep into the skin and regenerate skin cells. Its mostly good for tired skin, dryness, mature skin, wrinkles, and improving elasticity and firmness.

The product comes in a aluminum tube like toothpaste with a plastic screw cap with a point to open the tube. The product is a scented pink cream. The scent is pleasant and is moderately strong or mild depending on your preference. Its moisturizing and this is the only cream I ever used that didn't make me oily. I didn't really see any real improvement to my skin but maybe because I'm not at a appropriate age to see its magic? I do like it as it did feel nice and didn't irritate me or worsen my skin in anyway. Overall, I think this cream is a great basic cream.

Clinique is one of those department store skincare brands that I'm not sure if they're good or not. I have tried a couple of their products, and haven't had much results for the price I've paid. Do people like Clinique products? Do they work for them as all those reviews say they do?

So I've received this moisturizer and have to say its just OK. I like their moisture surge better, but this one has skin tone correcting benefits. Honestly it didn't seem to do anything. Its a white creme and is lightweight. However you will need a moderate amount as its not one of those products where alittle can go a long way. It also has sunscreen and an ointment like smell to it which is kind of off putting. It doesn't leave your skin smooth, but I suppose it will hold onto makeup better this way. The SPF is not enough to wear alone if your going to get a bit sun exposure, but I think its ok for cloudier days to wear alone.

After a day I find that my skin feels kind of greasy during warmer days. I really haven't seen any skin tone improvements, and feel it may not be good for my pores. Overall I don't really recommend this. It seems to be a waste of money. I rather like their moisture surge better.

I heard great things about Philosophy's product and was recommended this SPF moisturizer. It didn't seem all that different from the Neutrogena SPF moisturizer that I had before. It does moisturizer my skin and goes on the skin well enough. At times it does feel a bit greasy and heavy. It doesn't seem to have any sunscreen smell or any kind of smell in fact. This product is SPF 20 which I find not really enough especially during the summer. I think it be good enough for spring or fall type weather. Also this product does have an expiration date. I had old samples lying around, and when I got the chance to use them it came out with this yellow liquid and the lotion curdled like milk. Gross! This is the first time I experienced an expired skincare product that actually looked expired. Sometimes I have samples and stuff for over a year and they're still good to use!

Anyways, like the Neutrogena, if you need a basic moisturizer with SPF this is a good choice. I don't think it be good for oily skin though in the summer time in fear of getting greasy. It may clog pores if worn too much of it especially during warm weather. But honestly, there are better products for your money out there.

This is the biggest product from the White Lucent bag I got. Its an emulsion which is similar to a moisturizer or cream. I hear emulsions are better for oily skin however, this product doesn't help with my oily skin especially during the summer. This product is not for summer, unless you have dry-ish skin. I can feel my face is oily later in the day and its gross. Like the other products of this line it has a lotion, kinda old lady cream like fragrance which I'm not a fan of. I find it to be feel too thick for my skin even when I try to water it down with a mist. It has a SPF of 15 which I don't think is enough, but its good for those days where I'm home most of the time.

The bottle is on the heavy side as its not plastic. Not sure what it is made of but it sounds glass like when tapping it with my nails. The cover cap is plastic and its also a pump. You can twist the top off which I do when I want to see how much I have left. Its alot of product too, 75ml or 2.5 fl oz in fact. It last me for a long time. It didn't irritate me or break me out, but it also didn't brighten my skin like its advertise to be. I think this OK and kinda of disappointing, but I will continue to use it (only colder seasons) till I run out of it. I do not think its worth the price.

This has a long name so here's the full name: Signature Club A Advanced Formula 5 Essentials Creme + 1 for Face with Deep Penetrating QuSomes.

According to the bottle, QuSomes is a patented nano-delivery system that has the ability to form a sphere around the key ingredients in this formation to penetrate them deep into outer layers of the skin.

Overall, this is nice and kinda light creme. Its moisturizing, doesn't clog my pores, doesn't make me oily, or make me breakout. I think its wonderful to put over serums rather than by itself. I don't think it absorbs that well as since I can feel it melt off when I wash my face. Its thick and light enough to use for summer and winter. The tube I got is 2.25oz but it lasted me about 5 months and I only use it at night.

I am pleased with this product as it has surpassed my expectations since I got this as a gift, and never have heard of this brand before. Even though it has done nothing bad to my skin, it hasn't done anything amazing so I will continue to find a better creme.

This moisturizer is decent for a drugstore product. Its has lasted me a long time too. I advise not to wear this alone as the SPF is not enough to protect you. Plus I think its best to put on a hydrating toner on before the moisturizer. I still got darker and sun spots from the time I've used it. It doesn't feel as greasy as other drugstore moisturizers, and sunscreens nor does it ball up. I really like how its relatively lightweight, alcohol free and fragrance free.

Overall it does it job. It doesn't disappoint or go wrong which some drugstore products tend to do for me, but its also not anything amazing. It does not improve my skin, or make it feel any different. I never got irritated from it either. So this is a good affordable moisturizer for anyone. However I advise spending your hard earn money on something better because your skin is worth it.

Having combination skin, I get confused on whether I needed moisturizers or not. Some say the oily skin doesn't need it, others say oily skin is cause by not enough moisture. So after reading this book that has a simple test on your skin's moisture. If my skin doesn't have a slight stickiness when I tap my palms against my cheeks, I need moisturizing. Having a stickiness is great for applying makeup cause it stay in place and last longer.
So I have brought this product for the winter time and will continue to use it in spring and summer as well. Because this is a Naruko product, their moisturizers are more like toners so I use them very early in my routine rather than the last step in most skincare routines. It has a lotion texture, but more runny. Its light on the skin and absorbs rather quickly. The scent is light and lotion like. My skin feel soft and smooth after using it. I have noticed it helps keep my pores less clogged which is always a good thing. And it hasn't made me produce anymore oil than I usually do.
Overall, this product is amazing. I keeps my skin moisturized and healthy. It comes in a cylinder tube with an opening on the top. The container has a purple tint, and you can see through it to note how much you have left which I like alot.

Innisfree Youth-enriched Cream with Orchid and Youth-enriched Gel with Orchid

Dr Oracle A-Thera Emulsion

innisfree White Tone Up Lotion

Laneige Water Bank Gel Cream

Ole Henriksen Sheer Transformation facial creme

Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream with Super 7 Complex

[Sample Impression] Tata Harper Repairative Moisturizer and Rebuilding Moisturizer

Olay Total Effects 7-in-1

Shiseido Ibuki

Origins Balanced Diet Lightweight Moisture Lotion

Neutrogena Rapid Clear Acne Defense Face Lotion

Meishoku Organic Rose Moisture Emulsion

Garnier Skin Renew Anti Sun Damage Daily Moisture Lotion SPF 28

Vitacreme B12

Clinique Even Better moisturizure SPF 20

Philosophy's Hope in a jar SPF20

Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Protective Emulsion

Signature Club A Advanced Formula Creme

Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisture SPF 15

Naruko Rose & Snow Fungus Aqua Cubic Moisturizer

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