I'm writing this at 1:38 AM since my left leaves much later at 4:10 PM to Shanghai, though I've become very sleepy too. . However, I will at least leave you with one more piece of content for the time being!
Kose - Sekkisei Medicated Lotion (Toner)
Product description: An ultra-hydrating treatment lotion helps eliminate dullness appearance instantly hydrates.
Scent: The scent of this product is long debated, at first to me it had an herbal scent that wasn't all that bad. After using more than half of the bottle, I felt that it had a scent of alcohol instead.
Personal Experience: I was very, very hyped up for this product line and the brand! I actually didn't even give myself an option, I HAD TO BUY IT!
I had read such great reviews on the product and even saw a female on YouTube that swore by it (though it appeared as a sponsored video 100%). I still made an effort to pick this product up and even get one of the bigger sizes in order to write this review for you all.
To make things clear, I have combination (more oily, very rarely now there is a bit of dryness)
However, I felt this product is truly marketed towards those with dry skin and post acne marks, excluding acne prone/very oily skin types because of the nature of the product. There's nothing really to kill breakouts, actually.
I used the product immediately for quite a few months, though I noticed immediate brightening from the start of using it. .
I quickly realized, eventually it got to a point where it almost didn't seem hydrating at all. This product managed to dry so quickly on my face, I had to look in the ingredients and low and behold there is alcohol. And at that, a very significant amount which could explain the redness it flared in my nose specifically, and often my cheeks.
I cannot say this product is very hydrating, if anything it's just as hydrating as cleansing with a bar of soap (lol), so that's a no-go for me. This product wasn't extremely harsh, but it wasn't very sensitive skin friendly at all. . And quite honestly, I would fall into that category as well, though my skin isn't extremely sensitive.
The temporary effects went away as I stopped using the product, but I did seem to notice a minimal amount of "whitening" effect stay.
With long term use, I felt this product was just not working for what it was hyped up to be, even on my acne marks though I can say they lightened up a bit.
All in all, it was not very hydrating and definitely didn't work too well with my skin.
Overhyped? Yes. . I've definitely noticed some individuals on YouTube "praising" this product because of a very obvious sponsor/collab opportunity. To be honest, I really don't care for all that and even a false sense of "quick" money. I began this blog to review honestly to the core, whether or not the product is sponsored or not. I am here to educate and give my honest experience on each product, in order to provide vital information for those seeking further details and a "personal experience" review to guide you in your k-beauty shopping/creating your own unique skin care/make up routine.
Overpriced? Of course, one can not even begin to argue that.
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| the other products that I purchased that will be reviewed in due time. . |
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| Kose - Sekkisei Essence Milk SPF 50++ |
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| Yes, for the other two I went with travel sizes since it was a lot of product already. |
Rate: 2/5, which it pains me to say that because there was a minor brightening effect/results. . However, far from worth the price point.
Final thoughts: I really, really wanted to like this product (spoiler: the entire line) but this is just not cut out to be one many would enjoy using with oily+sensitive prone skin.
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