Cellnique is a Malaysian brand which is available worldwide as they ship internationally. I was contacted by their customer service a few months ago asking me to review a few of their products. Selina from the customer service was very friendly and helpful and sent me products fitting for my skin-type.
First I want to tell you that Cellnique will send a free sample of their Skin Action Sebum Gel to the first 50 readers to email them (fbfreesample@cellnique.com)...just send them your name and mailing address and write "lotuspalace.blogspot.com" in the subject line. Valid for 1 week after the product review and delivery will take about 4-6 weeks. So if you are keen on trying it email them quickly, please!
If you do I would also love if you can comment on this post, I am just curious how many of you will take this offer! But sure no must =)
Anyways, one to the products.
I got 3 full-sized products to be able to test-drive them well.
1. Vital Cellular Repair Masque:
Contains Yeast Beta Glucan, Vitamins and Hyaluronic Acid. It´s supposedly a very mild mask even suitable for post-operation skin.
This comes in a simple clear/silver jar with 50g contents. It´s thick green paste which reminds me of the stuff the dentist is using to make dental impressions hehe
It´s a nourishing wash-off mask so just apply a thick layer to your clean skin and leave it on for 20 minutes before you rinse it off. It has a slight and pleasant scent (as they call it it´s a tropical fruit scent).
When I used this the first time I wasn´t really impressed as I felt a burning sensation on my cheeks for the first 10 minutes so I didn´t feel comfortable with the mask on. After washing it off my skin looked slightly redder.
I used it more times and I didn´t have the same problem again, probably my skin was just stressed on the first day I tried it. My skin felt really soft and smooth and just relaxed so all in all I like this though I am not sure how extremely sensitive skin might handle this.
2. D´Sensi Cream:
This product is a daily moisturizer for very sensitive skin-types. It contains boerhavia diffusa root extract, vitamin E, squalane, rice bran oil, hyaluronic acid, lysine etc. It´s free of fragrance, parabens and colorants.
Honestly this is the one product that let me down... my skin tolerated this nicely smooth and silky cream and didn´t get any kind of allergic reaction however I got some small red bumps on my cheeks that didn´t want to disappear until
I stopped using this cream after 6 weeks of testing it out. I am not sure which ingredient caused it... I first thought it might be the dimethicone but I use other things with it and don´t have the same problem at all.
Overall a mild cream but nothing really for me.
3. Intensive Hydrating Complex:
This is my favorite product and the one that stood out in my opinion. Contains concentrated hyaluronic acid, aloe extract, rosehip oil and amino acids and lots of other good stuff (check the ingredients list!)
This is a lightweight liquid gel which you apply after cleansing and toning as it´s a serum-type treatment.
In my opinion this stuff is seriously moisturizing and a wonderful treat for thirsty skin as it makes it look plump and soft. I have meanwhile used up the whole bottle and definitely consider purchasing this now.
You can pat this on as a special treatment around eyes and/or use it on your whole face. I usually used about 4-5 drops for my whole face and 2 drops for my eyes and loved the results I got with this.
I also received samples of the Total Day Time Protection 30 and the Vital Repair Cleansing Milk.
The Vital Repair Cleansing Milk is a milky lotion to remove makeup (just spread on dry skin, massage and rinse or wipe off with cotton pad). It did a good job of removing lightweight face makeup such as a layer of BB Cream and powder. It made my skin feel smooth and didn´t irritate it at all.
The Total Day Time Protection 30 came in a small jar and is a thicker white cream. It blends well but I am not sure if it could leave a whitish cast on someone more tan than me. Otherwise it was comfortable to wear this and again didn´t irritate my skin.
Overall this is a high-quality brand and there are definitely some products in the line for everyone to enjoy. Cellnique caters all skin-types so I suggest checking their site (and products) out!
As per request from Cellnique here is my skin before I started using their products and after. This was taken a few weeks later (after I stopped using the D´Sensi Cream)
Before
After
Maybe you remember my review of the Sexy Look masks I wrote recently. It seems that Sexy Look is a brand under Simply, a Taiwanese brand, of which I purchased the Duo Anti Aging Mask Q10 & Platinum from their Anti Aging Program.
It´s not that I have wrinkles at age 29 but I think the best is always to prevent rather than repair the damage =P Well, any excuse is valid if it´s about trying cool new sheet masks hehe!
The Simply Duo Anti Aging Mask is designed like the ones from Sexy Look with a stretchable mask for the face and a part for the chin, both to be attached to your ears with holes cut in the sides. The cloth is very soft and silky and comfy to wear.
The cut and fit to my face are just superior and the mask can easily stay on for 30 minutes without sliding off or getting on my nerves despite the whopping 30ml essence lotion content!
Check the ingredients list below to see all the good stuff in these masks. There is Q10, platinum, blue algae, fermented milk, vitamin K, ceramide, urea, vitamin E, vitamin D, hyluronic acid etc.
The masks don´t irritate my skin at all and make it very smooth, soft and glowy and there is a temporary lifting effect around my chin, too (at least I believe so hehe).
No idea how well these masks would fight lines and wrinkles but they´re an excellent moisturizing and lifting treatment and it´s just a pleasure to use them.
The masks are lightly scented but nothing heavy or cloying at all. When I have a mask on I barely notice the scent at all.
All in all these masks are fab and I will continue to use the masks from Simply... I will give a try to the Duo Whitening Mask eventually.
The box of 10 masks set me back around US$12 only and I got them from Sasa.
I actually think the shiny pink box and purple packaging for the masks are really pretty! =)
