skin – Critiques of a critic

Quick post:

Hazeline Snow Moisturising Cream (雪花糕）<— Is this the Chinese translation? Omg my Chinese quite cui so don’t blame me if I got the ‘gao’ part wrong.

I think many of you (Singaporeans at least) will have heard or used this before!

It is like some super old beauty product lol. I bet your grandmothers/ mothers would have a container of this on hand for sunburns, mosquito bites, cuts, burns, etc.

After awhile, a white cast will form of your skin, giving a powdery look. I didn’t swatch it though. Sorry!

This product is very similar to those ‘Snow White‘ creams Korean brands have been touting about recently. My friend purchased a container (50ml) at 9.90 SGD, mine is a 250ml jar of olden-day goodness, and comes at 3.50 SGD hehehe.

It helps with unsightly acne scars, dry skin, acne, sunburns, mosquito bites, cuts, burns, etc.

I usually use it as a sleeping mask and when I wake up, my skin will not be as oily because the layer of powder absorbs the excess oil. I only have to wash my face with water and I’m set to go!

Sometimes I use this as a foundation layer (make sure you apply in advance and blend well, as it will leave a white cast).

The smell is either something you like very much or hate to the core. I kinda like it, but some people tell me it smells like roses and vintagey old things. Vintage is so in now, right? I don’t get why they hate it hahaha.

Unfortunately, you can’t get this in Singapore anymore due to panic buying last year. Apparently the company wanted to recall the remaining batches because of some texture complaints (some sod probably left their container out uncovered, I bet) so you can only get the whitening one now.

credits to http://bringbackmyworld.blogspot.sg/

I got mine from Brunei, and I believe they still sell them in Malaysia too. If all else fails, try drugstore.com/ ebay/ amazon or drive to Johor to get them or something? 🙂

I’m getting my mum to get me ten containers of this the next time she goes overseas hahaha.

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Loves: Refreshing feeling, whitish effect

Hates: For some people, the smell might be an issue. Occasionally irritating as the powder will flake off if you apply a thick layer

Pricing: 3.00-5.00 SGD…. any more than that and you have been scammed!

Okay, today I’ll be reviewing Hada Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating (Moisturising) Lotion.

The name is super long right? And I got kinda confused ‘cos some people call it moisturising lotion while others call it hydrating, but oh well… two names are better than one!

….actually, never mind… I think that will just confuse people.

See? Point proven.

Now on to my review!

Okay, I may be a little biased here but THIS PRODUCT IS AWESOME.

Anyway I’m the one reviewing it so I have every right to decide if it is good or not. HAH!

If you don’t think my judgement is credible you can try to find another beauty blogger who says this product is rubbish.

But let me tell you that person would probably be one in a few thousand or an insignificant proportion of the human population who use facial products (and even more insignificant when compared to the entire human population)

Gosh why am I including my GP knowledge and Statistics knowledge in this post and ~~boring you guys~~ teaching you guys ~~useful things~~ cool things that you will never need in the workforce but you can use it to impress people at dinner parties or whatever.

OKAY!

ON TO MY REVIEW! REALLY! (sorry to make you scroll down this far)

This is my holy grail product. It really keeps my pimples in check (until my itchy fingers get to them) and really calms breakouts.

Results may vary, of course. My friend had to use this for a week before her pimples started diminishing but I saw results in 2-3 days. Her skin is a lot better now, thankyouverymuch, and she still uses this faithfully!

As for me, I use it twice daily- once in the morning before I go to school and once at night as a toner.

Note: In Japan they call toners ‘lotions’ so this product is basically a toner. Use it as you would in your skincare routine!

What I really like about this product is that it is moisturising (the QQ feeling as advertised!!) and that it is non-sticky and leaves no residue.

You know Hada Labo’s other lotion- the Arbutin one (see post here) turned me off because it made my face feel so sticky and gross afterwards, so I gave up using that lotion (I use it on my arms and legs now).

I use roughly twice this amount for my whole face and neck in one application ^^

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Loves: Moisturising, non-sticky, no residue, effective

Hates: None so far!

Rating: 9/10

Price: 22.90 SGD at SASA, Guardian or Watsons