[Review] Brightening Skincare dari Scarlett Whitening

Hellooo.. Kali ini aku mau share tentang skincare yg lagi viral dari Scarlett Whitening. Setelah kemarin cobain produk body care nya, aku jadi penasaran sama skincare yang katanya oke banget. Scarlett Whitening punya 2 rangkaian skincare : Brightly Series (dengan packaging warna pink), dan Acne series (dengan packaging berwarna ungu). Kali ini aku cobain produk dari Brightly Series, karena kulitku lagi kusam banget. 2 produk yang aku coba adalah Brightly Ever After Serum dan Whitening Facial Wash. First, let’s talk about the facial wash.

Scarlett Whitening Facial Wash (100ml)
Sejujurnya aku tuh jarang banget ketemu facial wash yang cocok. Secara kulit aku tipe yang kering, dan rata-rata facial wash itu berbusa banget dan setelah dipakai bikin kulit berasa kenceng kaya ketarik gitu. Pertama kali liat Scarlett Whitening Facial Wash, aku agak ragu mau coba. Tapi karna liat reviewnya oke dan isinya juga lucu banget, jadi aku cobain.

My first impression about this product is "I LOVE THE PACKAGING". Design botolnya slim jadi enak buat dibawa pas traveling. Texture facial washnya sendiri itu gel, dan ada beberapa scrub warna warni  + rose petal di dalamnya. Gemes banget kaaannnn??? Tapi tenang aja scrubnya itu super halus bahkan ga berasa sama skali pas dipake. Jadi aman dipake setiap hari. Selain itu, busanya juga ga banyak, dan yang paling penting ga bikin kulit kering. Wanginya juga soft gitu. So calming....

Facial wash dari Scarlett Whitening ini memiliki beberapa kandungan yang terkenal memilik efek yang baik bagi kulit :

• Glutathione

Bahan yang sudah terbukti dapat membantu mencerahkan warna kulit. Selain itu glutathione juga dapat meningkatkan kelembapan dan elastisitas kulit, serta memberikan perlindungan dari radikal bebas.

Next, let’s talk about Scarlett Whitening Brightly Ever After Serum. Serum ini uda banyak banget yang mereview dan mostly benar2 merasakan efeknya. 

• Vitamin E & Aloe Vera

2 bahan ini memiliki fungsi utama yang sama, yaitu melembabkan kulit. Maka ga heran penggunaan facial wash ini tidak membuat kulit menjadi kering. Selain itu, 2 bahan ini juga dapat membantu mengatasi peradangan pada kulit.

• Rose Petal

Rose Petal ini tidak hanya berfungsi sebagai hiasan lho!! Dalam skincare, rose petal memiliki fungsi untuk memberikan kesegaran pada kulit. 

Scarlett Whitening Brightly Ever After Serum (15ml)

Sesuai dengan namanya, serum ini memilki fungsi untuk mencerahkan wajah. Tapi bukan hanya itu. Serum ini juga dapat memudarkan noda di wajah seperti flek, bekas jerawat / bekas luka. Selain itu, penggunaan serum ini secara teratur dapat menutrisi kulit sehingga membuatnya menjadi lembab dan halus. 

Brightly Ever After Serum memiliki tekstur yang sangat ringan sehingga mudah diserap oleh kulit dan tidak lengket. Serum ini sangat cocok digunakan sehari - hari oleh kita yang tinggal di negara beriklim tropis. Meskipun teksturnya sangat ringan, tapi serum ini sangat melembapkan. Kalian bisa merasakannya sejak pemakaian pertama. Kulit jadi halus tapi ga berminyak. 

Serum ini memiliki kandungan beberapa bahan aktif seperti Phyto Whitening, Glutathione, Vitamin C, Niacinamide, dan Lavender Water. Bahan - bahan ini sudah terbukti dapat mencerahkan kulit dan juga aman digunakan. Kalian dapat menggunakan serum ini setiap hari, pagi dan malam sebelum menggunakan moisturizer.

Salah satu alasan kenapa aku suka sama produk - produk dari Scarlett Whitening adalah karena sudah teruji bebas Merkuri & Hydroquinon. Setiap kali aku mau coba produk skincare baru, aku pasti cari tau dulu ingredients nya. Aku ga mau cuma karna tergiur review yang memiliki efek mencerahkan kulit, tapi membahayakan kesehatan. Scarlett Whitening ini sudah teruji bebas dari kandungan berbahaya seperti Merkuri dan Hydroquinon. Jadi aman digunakan oleh kulit. Selain itu, produk - produk dari Scarlett Whitening juga sudah terdaftar di BPOM ya. Jadi no worries girlss.. Kalau kalian mau cobain produk Scarlett Whitening, bisa order langsung disini.

I got new skin problems when I'm going 30, and this is how I treat it (Part 3 : Dry Skin)

Skincare for dry skin

Hi beautiess,,
It took a quite long time to continue write about this topic, but finally I gonna share with you about how I treat the third skin problem that I had (which also the last one) - dry skin. But before that, make sure you also read the first part (wrinkles) and the second part (pimples and freckles).

Dry skin - like freckles, I had this problem since I was a kid, and it really hard to get rid of it. I've used some skin care that really works to moisturized my skin such as Laneige Water Sleeping Mask, but somehow lately I could see some flaky skin on my face. It's really annoying for me. Dry lips, dry skin, I always have these problems and they always ruin my make up look. No matter how great and expensive make up that I used, it always ended cracked - not smooth at all.

Looking at this situation, I decided to change my skin care and also added some new skincare as recommended by some beauty expert. Here's the list of the new skin care that I use to treat dry skin problem :

• Senka Perfect Whip Collagen in

It was the first time I changed my facial wash after years. I had doubt at first about change this product, because I have a very sensitive skin. I can't use a facial wash with a lot of foam, because it cause my skin get drier and feels very tight. Even sometimes, a facial wash with a very "strong" ingredients can irritate my skin and it's uncomfortable. Therefore, when I found a facial wash that didn't make my skin dry, I'll keep using it and never thought to change it with other cleansing product.

However, lately I decided to change my facial wash because the sign of aging on my skin is getting worse. I need a "boost" of collagen to keep my skin stay young. Collagen has a lot of benefit for skin - hydrating, firming, anti aging, and many more. When I found Senka Perfect Whip Collagen in Japan, I was really excited and gave a big expectation to this facial wash. Looking at its function, I realized this facial wash is not only clean my face, but it also give collagen which is good to get rid the sign of aging. Well, this facial wash works as I was expecting. Even though it has a lot of foam, but it doesn't make my skin feels tight and get drier after the usage. It's been 2 months after use this facial wash. Even though I still haven't feel the benefit of collagen, but I wish it will show a good changes soon.

• Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum ex

Sulwhasoo is a famous luxury skincare brand from Korea. They use natural ingredients as their main ingredients, and the benefit has been proven by many people. Among their products, there's one product which become their bestseller and always recommended to keep your skin hydrated. It's Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum Ex. When I heard about it at the first time, I thought it works as other serum. But it's not. It works as a booster for the next skin care that you use. So after use this, you still need to use other serum on your skincare routine.

Basically, it has the same function with SK II Facial Treatment Essence and Laneige Clear-C Advanced Effector EX , which is for boost the next skincare so it can work optimally. Besides as a booster, this serum also can be used to hydrated your skin. I just knew about it after read this article by Chriselle Lim.

Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum ex has a "thick" texture - not watery like at essence. But it's not as thick as cream, so it can absorbed easily after we use it on our skin. This texture makes it more hydrating than using other essence.

• Nature Republic Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel

It's a new product that I use to treat a dry skin problem, and I'm pretty sure you already know about it. This gel is very popular because it can be used for everything. Not just for hydrates your skin (face and body), but it also magically can be used to make your eyelashes grow longer. At first I didn't interested with this product because it's a Korean medium - low brand which sometimes didn't show any changes on me. But I was desperately to find a good skincare to hydrates my skin, and I decided to give it a try. Well, I didn't dissapointed at all. I used it every night after serum as a night cream, and it really hydrates my skin without make it feel greasy. I like its cooling sensation, which can makes me feel relax at the night time.

Looking at the list above, you'll realize that all of them are Asian beauty products. After a long research, I just knew that Asian people love to make their skin extra hydrated. Especially for Japanese and Korean people, which have an extremely cold weather during winter. It's the reason why their products are perfect to treat dry skin problem.

Well, those are products that I used to hydrates my skin. Beside that, I also use some extra skincare such as Laneige Water Sleeping Mask Lavender, Saborino sheet mask, Fresh Rose Face Mask, and also Fresh Sugar Face Polish. Using mask at least twice a week really helps to hydrate your skin. When I feel my skin is very dry and need a special treatment, I used one of them to restore the hydration on my skin.

[Also read : How SK-II skincare routine can help to fight dull skin?]

Cleansing, The Most Important Step on Your Skin Care Routine

It's really important to take care of your skin since from young ages. Full skin care routine is very needed to get a healthy and beautiful skin. Many people has different skin care routine to take care of their skin, depend on their skin problems. However, from many steps of skin care, there's one most important step that can't be missed. It's cleansing.

Cleansing more often considered as a not really important step in skin care routines. Usually people will be more focus on serum or cream usage. They think that applying skin care is the key to get a beautiful skin, but it's not. Cleansing is the most important step, that's why it always be the first step on skin care routine. Applying skin care on a dirty skin, only make your skin worse. No matter what, make sure you have a very clean skin before start to use your skin care.

To get a clean skin, you can't just wash it with a facial foam. Especially after using make up. You need to clean it with a few steps of cleanser (known as double cleansing) before start applying skin care. This is an example of double cleansing that I do everyday, with my favorite cleansing products.

1. Remove all makeup on your face
You can skip this step of you don't use any makeup on that day. However, if you wear a makeup, this step is really important to do. A simple cleanser will not clean your makeup properly. You need to use a makeup remover which contains a special ingredients to clean your makeup, even if it's waterproof type. I like to use Sephora Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover for this step, because unlike another makeup remover, the formula is very gently and clean my eye makeup perfectly.

Sephora Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover

2. Clean the whole face with your favorite cleanser
Before wash your face, you need to clean the whole face with a "special" cleanser. No matter you're wearing makeup or not, this step is a must things to do. Nowadays, there are several type of cleanser such as cleansing oil, cleansing water, or cleansing balm. You can use any type of cleanser based on what you need. If you have a dry skin type, you might want to use cleansing oil. However if you have an oily skin type, you might want to use cleansing water which contains no oil. Personally, I choose to use cleansing water instead if cleansing oil, even though I have a dry skin type. Because if I use cleansing oil as a cleanser, I feel my face is very greasy, and I didn't think it's a good idea to have an oily face after cleansing. For this step, I choose to use cleansing water from Laneige. I love this cleansing water because it really clean my face very well. And like other Laniege's products, this cleanser has a gently formula with a soft smell which makes me feel relax after using it.

Laneige Vitamin Brightening CleansingWater

3. Wash you face with a facial wash
Well, I think everyone will do this step because generally this step known as the only way to clean your face. I really understand it because it's really simple and even you can do it at the time when you're taking a shower. But sometimes people also skip this step because they thought after using cleanser, their skin is already clean. But it's not. Though you didn't see any makeup or dirt left after using cleanser, you still need to wash it with a facial wash and water, to make it really clean and feel fresh.

Hada Labo Shirojyun Ultimate Whitening Face Wash

For this cleansing step, I choose Hada Labo Shirojyun Ultimate Whitening Face Wash. Hada Labo is a skin care brand from Japan. But this facial wash, is a product that produced by Hada Labo Indonesia. To be honest, it's really hard for me to get a perfect facial wash. I have a dry and very sensitive skin. Every time I washed my face, it felt very tight, even sometimes I felt hurt especially on cheek area. But, I don't feel any same effects with this facial wash. It cleans my face without make it dehydrated. It also doesn't contain any fragrance which is really good for a sensitive skin like I have.

4. Last step, facial toner!
When you're done with washing your face, it doesn't mean you face is totally clean. You need to do the last step of cleansing by using facial toner. There are 2 types of facial toner, for exfoliating and hydrating. Exfoliating toner is perfect for oily and acne prone skin type. Meanwhile, if you have a dry or dehydrated skin type, hydrating toner is a good option for you.

Some By Mi 30 Days Miracle Toner

Honestly, I started to put facial toner into my skin care routine for these past few months. I just realized about how important facial toner is. The first toner that I used was Some By Mi 30 Days Miracle Toner , which works as an exfoliating toner. However, since using that facial toner made my skin getting dry, I decided to use a hydrating toner - Fresh Rose Deep Hydration Facial Toner (will write a review about it soon).

Fresh Rose Deep Hydration Facial Toner

That's all the double cleansing routine that I do everyday. Cleansing is very important for help you to get a healthy skin. By using this double cleansing routine, it will reduce appearance of blackhead, whitehead, and pimple. So, don't forget to double cleanse your face before get started with your skin care routine.