El'view: Lancôme Foundation - Teint Miracle

Claims: To be weightless texture, lights from within. It is a buildable coverage foundation with flawless effect. It also says to hydrate the skin for 18 hours.

Price: $37

Pros:  Extremely lightweight. Matches my skin perfectly. They have a wide range of colors for different skin tone. Has SPF 15 within the foundation formula.

Cons: Light coverage, need to build on it to get high coverage. Makes my skin really oily since it's a really hydrating formula.

There's a bit of gloss finish to the foundation which gives you a bit of dewy glow before you set your face with your powder.

Without foundation

With foundation

Can you tell which is the with or without foundation photo if I haven't told you?

Overall: I really want to like this foundation but it gets oily on me way too fast. I usually would wear this out for just 4-5 hours and within the 3rd hour, I get oily. It drives me insane because I need to blot my face and put powder on again. What I do like about this is how light weight the foundation is. I personally don't need a lot of coverage so this foundation covers me up in that department.

In the above 2 photos of a before and after me without and with foundation, you can tell that I probably look better without the foundation. The foundation does act as a small concealer also. If you notice my scar on the top of my forehead, it's more visible in the top photo than the one on the bottom. It doesn't cover much but with this foundation, I can just use a little of my concealer and it would do the job. Light weight = light coverage also.

Repurchase? 40%

El'view: St.Ives's - Green Tea Scrub

Claims: To clear breakouts and reduce redness while also soothing your skin.

Price: Around $6-9

Pros: Nice clean green tea scent. Little tiny microbeads to help exfoliate. Gently enough for every day use if needed. Comes in a squeeze bottle where you can control how much you want when cleansing.

Cons: Hard to wash off the microbeads because they are really tiny. Has a little stinging sensation when you use it on your face.

Overall: That is usually how much I use for my entire face because a little goes a long way for this product.

When you start scrubbing it the product is green but after a minute of massaging it on your face the product turn white. In a way, it's a sign that shows me that the green tea is either absorbed into my face or oxidized.

In this photo, you can see the tiny beads that is used as an exfoliator. See how micro it is, but because of this it is less harsher on the skin. I use this product every other day because I don't feel the need to exfoliate every day. I like how the scrub leaves the skin squeaky clean afterward. This is definitely an affordable scrub that can be use as a light exfoliator. As for if it prevents breakouts and reduce redness, the reducing redness never worked for me. I still see redness around my nose but it does prevent breakouts for me. I don't breakout in random spots at much as I did, and it's also great for oily-combo skin.

Repurchase? 95%

El'view: It's Skin - Cleansing & Massage Honey Nutri Cleansing Milk

Claims: To cleanse impurities and takes off make-up. It has moisturizing ingredients like honey and ginseng to keep the skin soft and moist. It also removes dead skin cells that are delicate and hard to rid.

Price: About $9-10

Pros: The formula is really soft with microbeads. Scent is quite pleasant, smells like almonds and honey. Has a pump nozzle which dispense a right amount for the entire face.

Cons: Small bottle and hard to find.

Overall: I really enjoy this cleansing milk because it work great for sensitive skin. With two pumps I can get rid of the oils and make-up on my face. If you don't like foaming face wash this would be a nice product to look into. The scent is sweet with a faint honeyness to it. There are also grains of beads which I assume are the honey extract, they dissolve once you massage your face with the cleanser which is nice because the honey extract is suppose to brighten your skin.
I've been using this product for 2 weeks and it had kept my face from breaking out. I like how soft and silky the cleanser feels and it leaves your skin feeling smooth afterward.

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