Facial Cleansers

I had been a loyal Benefit user for a number of years and I think it all started when I received a Bathina as a present along with some other Benefit products. I fell in love with the smell of Bathina instantly but never got round to use it for some reason. It is still in my cupboard as I love the tin and it reminds me of the good old days at Dali Universe! lol Oh and I have been using their Maybe Baby for so many years that I couldn't tell you how many bottles I got through so when they stopped selling them two years ago I was absolutely gutted! I wore it day in, day out! I must have stocked up 10 plus bottles! 

The old Bathina tin

Anyway, so I started using their skincare as I loved their packaging and the smell! I also like their sense of humour on how they name their each product! Very cleverly done!

Their facial wash 'You Clean Up Nice!' is good and does what it says, perfectly! My face always feels really clean after it and never feels stringent.

and here is another favourite of mine - makeup remover

I then started using Sisley products and thought I'd give their Phyto-Blanc cleanser a try as at a point I got relatively dark and I'd try anything to get my skin to a lighter shade. 

The verdict is that the foam is very very fine but I don't feel my face got any lighter nor does it justify the cost. It is not particularly expensive but to achieve what a box-standard cleanser does, I would much prefer my good old Liquid Neutrogena!

I bought this new baby at the airport on the way to Shanghai and I have to say I am pretty impressed with it. The foam is light and fine and the skin just feels really soft after using it! Another cheap and cheerful new found!!! I have yet to try their Immortelle products so this is the first one for me. Just on a separate note, I absolutely adore their Mum & Baby cleansing gel! I have tried various different baby shampoo/bath gel but this one seems to work the best on Rayray! For some bizzare reason, her hair gets all tangled up with other products apart from this one! Honestly, I have tried at least other 5 and only L'occitane doesn't give her 'vermacelli hair!' Plus I do love the smell!

My all-time favourite moisturisers

I have always considered myself lucky when it comes to skincare as I never had any preference and the reason being I have tried various different products ranging from the 'cheap-as-chips' ones to the 'ouch-did-I-just-break-the-bank-on-a-tiny-bottle' ones. I never once felt or saw the difference until my encounter with Sisley's All Day All Year and my absolute essential - Night Complex!

If truth to be told, I didn't eve think All Day All Year was all that the first time I used it and didn't get the hype until recently. My skin gets incredibly dry during winter time and whenever I am in Taipei, my T-zone gets oily and it doesn't matter what moisturiser I use, I have to slather a thick layer during winter and switch to a lighter weight version in the summer if I am in Taipei. However, I realised that I don't have to do that with this baby! It does what it says, one pump is more than enough to cover the whole face plus the throat and it absorbs perfectly! I have been in Taipei for over a week now and it does the trick! This time, I don't have to buy a light-weigh moisturiser. 

Also, here are the two more reasons why I heart this product:

• Anti-UVA and UVB shield: 90% of UVB and UVA rays are blocked by a complex of micro-encapsulated filters which, without penetrating into the skin, safely protect it for 8 hours. 

• Anti-free radical / anti-stress shield: The joint use of Apple Skin extract (anti-free radical) and White Willow extract (stimulates the production of anti-stress proteins), helps to protect the cells against environment-induced stress.

So in just one pumps, it does all of the above AND more! It's perfect for a lazy person like me! 

Oh and I can't live without the Nigh Complex. My skin got really dry and coarse after giving birth. Yes COARSE, as a piece of sandpaper! I didn't have it with me at confinement centre so the day I got home, I used it for the first ten days and it worked like a miracle! My skin was back to my normal condition the second day I used it. I loved it anyway but didn't expect it to work so well! 

I thought the two products were rather pricey but then with All Day All Year, it lasts around 6 months and so does Night Complex since you only use it for 10 consecutive days every month.  Therefore they actually work out not that expensive and consider the benefits you get, they are well worth it! Well, so I tell myself and I am sure that's the excuse we women use as surely we somehow have to justify our spending AND convincing ourselves! lol

I will be back for more of my favourite skincare!