Category: Girl Stuffs

Remember the first Cellnique product I reviewed? It was the Cellnique Contour De-Puffy Jewel.

The second product that I tried from Cellnique was Cellnique Advanced Bio Renewal Masque. This 50g jar of masque costs RM159, the most expensive masque I ever tried. It’s an honour to be able to try it out.

I thought it’s blue in colour but when I opened it up, it’s grayish white. Then I smelt something… Soy sauce! Aiks… I sniffed it again, fruity smell. Then sniffed again, soy sauce! *LOL* Soy sauce-fruity-soy sauce-fruity-soy sauce…

The first time, I applied it on my face and the same smell greeted me, soy sauce-fruity-soy sauce-fruity-soy sauce… Very funny. Finally I figured out the fruity smell was actually pineapple smell. I suspected pineapple enzyme in there and I was correct! For the whole 10 minutes, I’m smelling soy sauce-fruity-soy sauce-fruity-soy sauce…

The grainy texture also serve as scrub. I’m using it once a week after cleansing my face. After 10 minutes, I wet it with some water and massage in circular motion before washing off the mask from my face. I was warned that it might have warm and tingling sensation at the cheek area and I really felt it for the whole 10 minutes the first time I used it but it’s not unpleasant, I quite enjoyed it ;p.

The second time I used it, the warm and tingling sensation only lasted for awhile. This time, no more soy sauce ;p maybe I got accustomed to the smell. The pineapple smell was so yummy, it made me hungry!

The following is from their own website:

Description
This unparalleled scrub mask is formulated with bio-captured fresh fruit enzymes and acids complex. It works effectively in exfoliating dead cells, optimizing cellular renewal performance and deep pore cleansing, thus revealing a softer, fresher and healthier skin.

Benefits
– Promotes cell renewal
– Slows down aging process
– Exfoliates dead skin cells
– Lightening, brightening and instant radiant effects

BioCELL eL
Advanced Bio Renewal Masque contains 20% BioCELL eL, Cellnique’s exclusive acid complex formulation that uses AHAs to accelerate cell renewal rates, enzymes and vitamins to neutralize and prevent possible irritation by the acids.

Alpha Hydroxyl Acid
AHAs are known to have the ability to rejuvenate skin by exfoliating dead cells from the skin, this further causes the skin to grow new cells to replace the damaged cells. AHAs also helps in wrinkles and photo-aging.

Enzyme

• Papaya enzyme + Bromelain from pineapple fruit extract
• Bromelain, an enzyme derived from pineapple plant, Bromelain helps digest keratin protein and promote exfoliation effectively. Skin appears smooth and brightens after the dead skin cells being removed.
• Papain, an enzyme derived from papaya, helps exfoliate damaged and dead skin cells to prevent clogged pores that can result in skin eruptions. It is able to whiten and soften the skin, heal wounds and prevent the subsequent development of pimples.

Full Ingredients List:
Purified Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Kaolin, Glycolic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester, Polysorbate 20, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Papaya (Carica papaya) Enzyme (Papain), Phenoxyethanol, Trithanolamine, Caprylyl Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Citric Acid, Pomelo (Citrus grandis) Peel Extract, Pineapple (Ananas sativus) Fruit Extract, Acrylate / C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Potassium Sorbate.

I like the after feel. My skin looked and felt so smooth and clean.

My skin looked quite rough before the masque, then after that it looked so smooth. The after photo was actually slightly blurred so the skin looked so smooth but this was what I saw with naked eyes too.

The photo was taken with macro mode. Seeing my skin in macro gave me a chill -.-” all those pigmentations, blackheads, pores and so on really freak the hell out of me. Really cannot play play with this. I’m not young anymore! I really hope with constant use of this mask, my pigmentation will be in control.

Anyway, you notice the arrows? That’s one of the clogged pores and it was gone after the masque session.

I quite like this masque but the price is a bit steep as usual but I might be able to use it for quite long because I don’t have to use much. I estimated that if I used it once a week religiously, it might be able to last me a year or more. So… Price wise, maybe it’s not that expensive after all.

What I don’t like about it is that it doesn’t come with spatula, so it’s not that hygienic.

However, please take note if you have very sensitive skin. This product might not be suitable for you because it contains AHA.

I got a mail last month from Cellnique asking me to review some of their products. I’m sure many of you heard of this brand if you do read beauty blogs. Really didn’t expect I would get such opportunity to review it too. I agreed to it as I’ve been reading so many reviews about it from other bloggers and I would love to try it out myself.

I finally got the package last Tuesday. Was sent with 3 products. I’m going to review Cellnique Contour De-Puffy Jewel(RM169 for 15ml, never in my life use such expensive product ;p) as the other two still need a bit more time to see the effect.

Right: The gel like texture, just one pump is enough for two eyes. Massage until it’s fully absorbed.

This is the quote I got from the Cellnique‘s website:

With its unique combination of Acetyl Tetrapeptide Gold Dipeptide and Rhodochrosite extract, this breakthrough eye formulation helps alleviate eye puffiness by increasing blood circulation and deep moisture the eye areas. This puffiness reducing and SPF15 eye care sunscreen helps reveals radiant eyes immediately after short period of application.

Methylsilanol mannuronate
An organic derivative of seaweed that binds moisture in the epidermis thus firming and strengthening the skin. It is also known to act as an anti-oxidant to actively prevent the acceleration of premature aging.

Acetyl Tetrapeptide Gold Dipeptide
Helps relaxes the facial expression muscle, thus diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the contour area.

Guaranine (Caffeine)
Helps to reduce eye puffiness and dark eye circles by constricting blood vessels.

Rhodochrosite extract
Rich in Mn ions, helps to fight aging by preserving cell to release collagen and elastin, reducing the problems of sagging and aging.

Full Ingredient List:
Purified Water (Aqua), Butylene Glycol, Methylsilanol Mannuronate, Glycerin, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide), Carrageenan Moss (Chondrus crispus) Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Glycol, Ppg-26-Buteth-26, Caffeine, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sulisobenzone (Benzophenone-4), Disodium EDTA, Quartz, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Rhodochrosite Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Acetyl Tetrapeptide Gold Dipeptide, Red #33 (CI 17200), Blue #1 (CI 42090)

I have slightly puffy eyes, dark circles(due to lack of sleep and also sensitive nose. Oh yes! You’ll get dark circle is you are having problem with your nose), lots of oil seeds, and the dreaded fine lines(have to admit I’m no longer young hahaha…). The puffiness is quite obvious in the photos most of the time if I smile showing my teeth(example here).

Take note!
The photos here only gone tru’ some adjustments of curves to show you the problems I’m having with my eyes clearer. Differences in colours and I had to change position due to the change of lighting since I’m using natural lighting and I took the photos before and after shower.

You can say that because of the different lighting made as if the product worked but I can tell you the product really worked, it’s not the lighting issue! I was surprised with the effect right after I applied the product on the first usage.

This photo was taken on the second day of usage. On the first day, I woke up with really puffy eyes. After showered, I applied the the gel and the puffiness reduced so much that I got too excited and forgot to take photo of it. Since I didn’t take the before photo so couldn’t compare also. So I made a mental note to take before and after photos the next morning.

The next morning, as you can see from the photo. This is my right eye. I was grinning from ear to ear when I took the photos so that the puffiness can be seen more clearly.

Left: There’s puffiness but wasn’t that bad compare to the previous day. There’s also fine lines. I have droppy eyelid on my right eye. Add on with the puffiness, it looked even worst.

Right: Reduction in fine lines, less puffy as you can see the eyelid didn’t seem that droppy.

There wasn’t noticeable improvement on my dark circles though, I guess it is due to me having late nights these few weeks -.-” It’s important to lead a healthy lifestyle to have a product really works well. I believe that no matter how good a product is, without you leading a healthy lifestyle, the product will be a waste because it couldn’t work to its full potential.

As for the oil seeds problem, it’s beyond the functions of this product. So I won’t comment on it but it’s a good eye care product to use as it’s not oily and with SPF 15.

Just one downside, the price is quite steep for me. Let’s just see how long this bottle will last me and then see how I could work it out with my budget. Pretty broke for now as I’m saving for something big.

You can’t get them in Kuching though. However, you can get it online at Cellnique‘s website.

I decided to buy Bioglo Aquavit Water Essence Cream to try since it’s on discount when I finished my Garnier Aqua Defense Essence.

Original price was RM49. After discount, it was RM29 for 50g of water essence cream, I’ll try anything that fancies me below RM29. Anything higher than that I have to think a lot hahaha… By the way, it’s from Cosway.

The colour of the cream is very pale blue. It’s not too creamy nor watery. It claims that it can deliver instant surge of hydration with Spring Sea Water®(sourced from the coast of Brittany, France) that’s naturally rich with essential minerals. Besides that, it also claims that it can provide continuous, time release moisturisation for dewy-soft, supple, healthy skin.

It has Black Currant Leave Extract & MultiVitamin Complex promotes healthy cell functions, stimulating efficient moisture circulation and cell-renewal; Pine Bark Extract that delivers powerful antioxidant benefits to prevent damage caused by free radicals, ensuring protection of skin’s natural moisturising factors (NMFs) from oxidation; Pumpkin Seed Extract that soothes and repairs dry, sensitive skin conditions, rebuilding skin’s moisture barrier for improved water retention.

Now… Sharing my experience. It was cream at first, it didn’t feel nice, I was doubting it because it felt oily when I dotted it on my face before spreading it. Once on the face and coupled with the warmth from fingers, it became watery. It’s so easy to spread around and I only need small amount to cover my whole face.

Beware though… Do not use too much as it will leave your face feeling slightly sticky and shiny rather than dewy.

Does it works? Oh yes, it does.

How do I judge it? Usually when I woke up, I would have oily face, ew… I hate it. With this, no oily face in the morning. This is because if your skin is dehydrated, it will produce more oil that make your face oily. It’s not because you have oily skin but it’s because your skin is too dry.

Will I go back to it? Only if there’s discount hahaha…

Previously I bought Garnier Aqua Defense Essence and I’m still going back to it after I finished my first jar because I really like it. I even used it as mask sometimes. Applied a thick layer and leave it on my face for 5 minutes. After that, massage in the rest but usually not much left on my face, that’s how dehydrated my skin is.

I decided to try out Garnier Aqua Defense Refreshing Toner when I finished my previous toner. It’s quite affordable, below RM20, I don’t remember the actual price. I got it with discount price too during year end sale or something.

This is what I got from the bottle:
“…with pure anti-oxidant fruit water to help you lift off impurities and intensively hydrate your skin. Skin is instantly fresh, hydrated with a healthy radiance.”

I really like this toner. No alcohol, no unpleasant smell, not drying instead very hydrating and refreshing. Love the scent too. Most importantly, it didn’t give me breakouts unlike some toners that I tried before.

Usually this is what I do:
1. Soak the cotton pad with the toner and the sweep over the face to remove impurities.
2. Pad the cotton pad on the face to get the goodness of the toner into the skin cells.
3. Sometimes, I will leave the soaked cotton pad on my dry spots as mask for a minute.

I found out that some people actually used it as face mist(pour some into spritz bottle). One affordable toner that can serve many purposes.

Two thumbs up from me.