Jul 6, 2015

Current Skin Care Essentials


I have been using these products for a while and really like what they do for my skin. I find when my skin is not acting up, it is such a breeze to apply minimal make up and barely need any concealers to cover up any blemishes.

Oz Naturals Hyaluronic Acid Serum is such a nice surprise. I was sent this product and never thought this would do much to improve my skin. But it did. It is all natural and very affordable. I apply this after my sunscreen in the morning and it hydrates and my skin feels like it has absorbed a gallon of water into it. I alternate this with the Oz Naturals Vitamin C Serum a couple of times a week. This helps fades dark spots.

Current face moisturizer is Algenist Anti-Aging cream. It is my first Algenist product and I quite like it. It smoothes fine lines and I like to apply this at night.

Next product is a love-hate product. Love it is because I really see results from a handful uses. Hate it is because we can't get it from Sephora.ca. Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Oil is my latest discovery. I got a deluxe sample size from Sephora a couple of weeks ago. Little did I know that as I am falling in love with this product, Sephora has decided, without any warning and PR press release, decided to have a distribution centre in Canada instead of shipping products from the States. Since a lot of products have labeling issues with the stricter Canadian regulations, decided to take a whole bunch of products out of Sephora.ca website, leaving us hung dry. So until I could find somewhere to get this product, I will use this sparingly. This product truly help my skin. Use this alone or apply a serum underneath gives amazing results. Best thing about this is you could see immediate result. For me, I could see my skin being plumper and skin tone evened out with first use. 

Two serums I am in love: Vichy Idealia Life Serum & Kiehl's Midnight Recovery. Have been using the Kiehl's for years and still loving it. Vichy Idealia Life Serum is such a good hydrating serum. If you skin is dying for moisture, this is a must-have for you. The scent is amazing and it is quickly absorbed. When I see my skin being dehydrated, I apply this first after I cleanse my face. Then after 20 mins after it is fully absorbed, apply the Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Oil on top. Since it has avocado oil in it and act as a carrier, it helps whatever product you apply underneath maximize what it does and results are amazing.

8 comments:

  1. I keep hearing about the Luna oil and really want to give it a go!
    I currently use Vichy Aqualia serum in the morning under sunscreen and LiftActiv 10 serum at night. They are really nice but I should at least do a regimen with retinol once I finish them.

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    1. I highly recommend the Luna oil as I could almost immediate results. I am so bummed that we can't get it here in Canada anymore. I am definitely going to try more Vichy products now that I have tried the Idealia and Aquatalia line seems promising.

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  2. I've been hearing lots about that Sunday Riley oil! I'm still not a huge fan of facial oils, I think i've tried three different types now. I'm curious about the kiehl's midnight recovery though, it's suppose to get rid of dark spots? Has that been working for you?

    Raincouver Beauty

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    1. I was hesitant about face oil and Kiehl's midnight recover is my first and I could see how improved my skin has been. I don't know about fading dark spots but it gives your skin an overall boost and skin would feel well-rested, plump and oh my so smooth. Definitely recommend that.

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  3. how much did you get the Vichy Idealia Life Serum? :) ive ben using keihls serum every other day for like a year now i think and i love it, ill prolly be using it more often now cause the weather here is a lot colder than before.
    btw ive already decided on getting the laneige water sleeping pack since i keep seeing that product on the bloggers i follow lol. also where do you get vichy and laneige products online?

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    1. we can get Vichy products at Shoppers Drug Mart here in Canada so I don't have to shop online for those. Laneige products are not that easy but there are a few big Asian malls in the city which carries the brand. If everything fails, I always go to ebay :)

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  4. Argh I'm just starting to realize how annoying the Sephora thing is, especially as they recently gave samples and now how are we supposed to buy full sizes?! I fell in love with MDsolarsciences recently through their samples but of course, now I can't get them!

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    1. yes, that is a terrible move for Sephora. I have just tried a few deluxe sample skin care products and love them. Now I can't get them(Sunday Riley is one of them). I am Rouge for the past few years and I know I won't even come close to that this year.

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