Here is another group post of latest skincare that I used up or am about to. This part is about toner, serums, moisturizers and SPFs.
Hada Laba Lotion / Skintra Everything What Your Skin Will Love |
A very thin almost liquid like consistency, but with lovely hydrating and moisturizing feel on the skin. It gives the skin some plumpness as well and contains amazing soothing ingredients. It has a lot of peptides, glycerin, panthenol, madecassoside, hyaluronic acid and some probiotics. Perfect for any skin type really. Oily skin will love it because of lightweight feel and it's a great layering serum for dry skin. I think there is way too little product in the packaging though. Because it's so liquid, you use it up very quick.
You get 15 ml of product for 17€. You can buy it on Skintegra.
Skintegra Infrared*
Infrared is azelaic serum that I still recommend to most of my friends. I have seen it really reduce the redness with those that have rosacea. It's a very calming serum and I loved using it in colder months or whenever I had breakouts. It contains derivative of azelaic acid, ectoin, niacinamide, panthenol, centella asiatica and lactic acid which makes it gentle, soothing and nourishing serum. The texture is liquid and it's very lightweight on the skin, great for layering. Even oily skin would love it.
You get 30 ml of product for around 24€. You can buy it on Skintegra.
La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum*
La Roche-Posay is always creating new innovative ingredients. Melasyl is supposedly a new revolutionary ingredient to prevent the development of skin pigmentation marks and intercept excess melanin before it marks the skin. It's basically perfect for treating sun spots, age spots and post-acne marks. It contains previously mentioned melasyl as well as niacinamide, retinol (retinyl palmitate) and hyaluronic acid. This felt like a quite strong formula on my skin. I had to use it interchangeably with some other products, because my skin would get a bit irritated if I used it every day. It's got that orange tin to it, but it's not completely liquid. Dimethicon/silicon in it makes is super smooth and spreadable plus it gives it that moisturizing layer that stays on the skin. I don't have a lot of problems with hyperpigmentation, but I do have some sallowness around my mouth and it did make it brighter. Plus the retinol in it keeps my skin very smooth and texture is just all around better. I think this is worth checking out, if you have some serious hyperpigmentations or acne marks.
You get 30 ml of product for around 50€. You can buy La Roche-Posay at most pharmacies.
Skintegra Infrared / La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum |
Hadalabo Absolute Smoothing & Moisturizing Cream Day & Night*
Light gel cream type. Don't let that fool you. It gives your skin some real moisturizing layer, makes the skin look plump and it provides for a slight sticky base which is great under makeup. It looks suspiciously light, but it leaves that ultra moisturized feel on the skin. It contains glycerin, squalane and different types of hyaluronic acids like most of their range. No added fragrance. It's probably one of my favorite creams that I have tried in a while. I am a sucker for lightweight gel formulas that still give your skin that healthy sheen and some proper moisturizing layer which is the best primer for makeup.
You get 50 ml of product for around 20€. You can buy it in DM.
Rephr Light Hydraton Cream V2.0
Rephr makes one of the best goat hair makeup brushes. They also do some skincare products every now and then and I bought this cream when it had promotional price. Figured, if they make brushes, they'll sure make a good moisturizer for under makeup and I was right. It's formulated in Korea so it makes it one of those very lightweight creams in texture. There is some silicon in it which gives it that amazing slip and makes it a smoothing moisturizer to use as a primer under makeup. It contains niacinamide, squalane, panthenol, centella asiatica, and different hyaluronic acids. This gives your skin that healthy sheen, but doesn't feel heavy. It's moisturizing and gentle. There is no added fragrance and no essential oils. It has quickly become my favorite, especially for under makeup. It comes in recyclable aluminum packaging with stainless still wringer included to dispense every bit of product out. I would say it's very reminiscent of a cult classic among makeup artists - Embryolisse moisturizer.
You get 89 ml of product for around 28€. But Rephr always has discounts and you can now get it for 9€. Well worth the price and amount.
Hada Labo Cream / Hemtouch serum / La Roche-Posay Effaclar / Rephr Cream |
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Age Correct SPF 50*
It's a very thick cream that will give your skin some of that proper glow. My combination skin usually doesn't like this kind of heavy SPFs, but when I used it, my skin was quite dehydrated and at time this felt so nice on my skin. Very moisturizing with glowy layer that was good for under makeup as well. I would advise against it, if you have oily skin or loathe thicker SPFs. However, I can see mature skin loving this kind of formula. It contains hyaluronic acid, Phe-resorcinol (antioxidant) and nicinamide. It's a moisturizing age correcting SPF with protection of 50.
You get 50 ml of product for around 29€. Available in most pharmacies.
La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400*
La Roche-Posay apparently did one of the best UV protection SPF with this one. Mexoryl 400 is new UV filter that protects against even the most pesky UV rays. It's a very light, liquid formula slightly yellow colored that spills all over your hands. I usually apply it straight from the tube on actual skin. It's one of the lightest formulas among European SPFs. I love using LRP SPFs with me on se holidays, because I can trust their protection. This one still broke me out after a week of sun, swear and salty water, but that usually happens with any SPF anyway. Even with the double cleansing. As far as the protection goes, it's the best. I can always trust it to not get burned. Plus the finish is natural, so not greasy or shiny.
You get 50 ml of product and it costs around 23€. Available in most pharmacies.
Scinic Super Mild Sun essence SPF50+ PA++++
Another great Asian SPF with that lightweight formula. It's got slight yellow tint to it. Formula is lightweight and spreads with ease, but gives your skin a lot of moisturizing abilities. It's not gel like, but I would still say light, just nicely moisturizing. Like a very good moisturizer. For oily skin it might feel a bit much, but my combination skin loved it. And there is no fragrance added. I chucked this one in the basket on a whim and it turned out to be again one of those nice SPFs.
You get 50 ml product for around 14€. I got in on Stylevana (now only 9€).
La Roche-Posay UVMune / La Roche-Posay Age Correct / Scinic |
*PR products
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