Cellnique Soothing & Hydrating Lotion

A follow-up to my Seaweed Cleansing Gel review - this is the Cellnique Soothing & Hydrating Lotion with Ginger Root extract! I like to use facial cleansers, toners and moisturisers of the same brand to see if it really does improve my skin, compared to if I mix brands. After a while, it became an issue of being very anal to have everything all lined up accordingly. Generally, my facial cleansers finish first, which explains why my seaweed cleansing gel is long gone, but I have about 75% of my soothing & hydrating lotion left over. T_T

As mentioned before, I bought both the seaweed cleansing gel and the soothing & hydrating lotion together in a set. Retail price is RM79 for a 200ml bottle. The soothing & hydrating lotion is a unique complex lotion containing 14 types of plant extracts to calm sensitive-prone skin. It helps refresh tired skin and replensih skin moisture. The lotion is suitable for all skin types. FYI, it *is* a toner even though it doesn't mention "toner" in its name. Based on just the name alone, you would think it's a moisturiser right? In fact, the facial consultant at Lissage De Beaute told me the effects of this toner is more like a moisturiser, hence I agreed to buy the set. I generally don't think that toners are of much use... However, if you search on the Cellnique official website, it is definitely labelled under "Toner" and not "Moisturiser".

As you can see from the above, it comes in a similar bottle to the seaweed cleansing gel, but with a spray top instead of a flip top. I quite like it this way, it is so refreshing to spray it on your face! If you go overboard, you can just lightly tap your fingers against your face to help pat in the essence. The lotion also smells extremely refreshing, what with the ginger root extract. It really helps to awaken the senses! And yes, though it's called "lotion", it's got the consistency of water, so it will definitely spritz out properly on your face.

Unlike other toners, it doesn't have the "stinging" feeling on your face, which some brands claim is the product tightening up your pores. Er, no, that's just high alcohol content and is really not suitable for sensitive skin. Instead, the Cellnique toner just helps prevent skin dryness, soothes and calms skin and evens skin tone. No burning feeling! After using this, I usually do not bother to put any extra moisturisers because my skin already feels moisturised. If you prefer something heavier, you might not like this it is a really, really light moisturiser. If you have really dry skin, you might want to go heavy duty. Else you will find yourself constantly spraying your face. Hehe!

The main active ingredients are:

	Plant Extracts Includes Witch hazel, Arnica, Calendula, Lemon, Ginger, Burdock, Rosemary, Ivy, Pine, Safflower, Watercress, Matricaria, White nettle and Capucine. All known to heal and prevent dry skin, treat skin conditions such as acne and eczema, and slow the aging process.
	Ginger Root Extract The use of ginger on the skin can increase skin’s radiance and decrease inflammation that may contribute to acne and psoriasis. Ginger is an antioxidant, not only does it fights skin-damaging free radicals, but also promotes smoothness and evenness in skin tone.
	Witch Hazel Extract  A plant extract with toning and astringent properties. It also helps promote healing, reduce inflammation and has anti irritant properties.

[ Source : Cellnique ]

Overall, quite happy with my purchase, but takes a long time to finish! Cannot even *think* about repurchasing because this is the 2nd bottle of unfinished "toner" in my dresser.... and I just opened another bottle because I am now using another facial cleanser (I told you my seaweed cleansing gel is long gone..!). In fact, I might be reviewing yet another toner soon...!!

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Cellnique Seaweed Cleansing Gel

Kept my promise of updating, and here I am again! ^^ Think I mentioned before that I bought a skincare set from my facial center because I wanted to enter some Cellnique contest? Evidently I didn't win (sob!), but I really did fall in love with the products that they used on me during my facial, so no regrets purchasing the skincare set. FYI, not all products that they use during a facial is available for purchase. Out of all the items that they *say* that they use on me, only the cleansers, vital repairing milk and the sunblock are available for purchase for personal use (apologies if I left out anything extra! Memory is a bit fuzzy). My favorite - their masks - are only for the facial centers to use!

This is ONE of the cleansers they use on me during the early bits of the facial, and it's called the Cellnique Seaweed Cleansing Gel. It is retailing for RM109 per bottle (200ml), but since I bought in a set (together with a toner + 5 pc mask), it was slightly cheaper la. As I've mentioned before, Cellnique prides itself on being a paramedical skincare range. This means that the use is not only for superficial cleansing, but they hope to remedy root causes of skincare problems.

By the way, I'm not sure if this cleansing gel is suitable for all skintypes. Mine is a combination of normal / oily at T-zone and this was what was recommended for me. =) It is supposed to help replenish hydration, soothe skin with its anti-irritation properties and as skin protection.

 

The bottle is very steady and solid... in fact, it's so steady and solid that when first using, it's very hard to "squeeze" out the cleansing gel! In a way, it's also good because being so hard to squeeze, the perfect dollop size of cleansing gel comes out (it's a really light green in color, see-thru, no exfoliating beads, gel-type of er... cleansing gel!) comes out each time, just enough to clean ones face! I can also guarantee 100% that this 200ml bottle will last you a long time. I started using this early January ... and it's now April... and it still hasn't finished! So RM109 is going to go the mile for you. 

As you can see from the bottle, it states that it contains algae & pennywort extracts. It also contains cucumber extracts, and all this serves to remove pore clogging debris and impurities without over drying. Leaves skin feeling super clean, smooth and refreshed! I definitely agree with the super clean and refreshed feeling! And yes, even without moisturiser, my face feels moisturised. But me being me, have to put some moisturiser anyway lah (this is after my "lazy hormonal period"... back to business! Bring on the face creams!).

Maybe I should tell you WHY I liked it so much when they used this on me during the facial. Well, it smells SUPER FRESH and invigorating. I really didn't know it was "seaweed" cleansing gel they were using... cos .. seaweed brings to mind something slimy and smelly. When they told me what they were using, I was like, WHAT? Did it have to be seaweed? I thought it's mint or something! It feels so tingly against my skin. Sadly, though the refreshing smell is really there when I use it by myself, the tingly sensation is just not the same as in the facial parlor. It seems like they had turned the gel to something really bubbly, and that bubble-popping kind of sensation was what I felt during the facial, and that was the huge turn on, LOL. I tried to replicate it by foaming up the gel cleanser during each face wash, but it turns into a thick foam instead. No big bubbles! No bubble popping feelin'!

I also found out that they do advise you to lather up the gel a bit before you use directly on your DAMPENED skin. If you don't, you might feel your skin get a bit taut / tight. Actually, I don't know anyone that actually applies cleansers directly onto dry skin, so erm... I guess it's common sense? But yeah, I noticed that I do get a nicer feeling if I lather up the cleansing gel first instead of putting it directly on! 

So what are the benefits of algae, pennywort and and cucumber?
ALGAE : algae is touted as the new miracle ingredient thanks to its ability to hydrate skin by improving the skin's barrier and ability to retain water. It is also rich in minerals, vitamins and amino acids, which helps to nourish and purify skin.

PENNYWORT : Has bioactive ingredients that can help with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and moisturising activity for the skin. Pennywort could be used to:

Support blood vessel disorders in the skin;

Control cellulite marks;

Complement anti-stretch treatments;

Help to tone and firm skin

CUCUMBER : Cucumber Extract is known for its antioxidant and natural moisturizing properties. It manages to reduce skin irritation, shield the skin from pollution due to freely suspended particles in the air, and acts wonderfully as natural skin emollient, making skin smooth and shiny.

Hope this helps you decide whether you really need to use this cleansing gel. I'm not sure where else you can get it, but I got it from Lissage De Beauty in SS 15, which stocks a lot of other Cellnique products as well. As for me, I might probably get another Cellnique cleanser just to try, but who knows, it is a product worth returning to. Maybe if they have another contest promotion. =p

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Mini Purchases

Before I start blogging about the stuff I haul-ed during my Bangkok trips... not to mention random other pharmacy-runs that I have been doing... here's some small purchases I made not-so-recently. I don't know why I didn't post it up earlier. Maybe because.. er... I wasn't even blogging? :P Hehehe...

Ok-lah, maybe I didn't blog about it because it's only 3 beastly items.

1) Cellnique Intensive Hydrating Complex - I've frequently commented about how this saved my dry skin, so I actually purposely dropped by the facial center just to buy a full-size bottle. It's more than RM100 if I remember correctly... hideously expensive, but it works. Since I reviewed it before, I won't do another review for it, but just an additional comment - I find that it leaves a slightly sticky sensation on the skin that some people might find annoying / uncomfortable. It doesn't last for very long, but it's definitely noticable. I suggest to wear this before you sleep, I don't find it suitable as a moisturiser for the skin before make-up (due to aforementioned stickiness). Then again, maybe I'm packing it on my skin? I remember when the consultant put it on my hand to demonstrate last time, it sank into my skin pretty fast. Either that or times have changed and so has the formula... :(


2) Lucido-L Non-Sticky Hair Wax - ok, so I bought this because I was getting really annoyed with my fringe and my natural hair parting. I thought that I would force it into the side-swooping type of style that I like / admire so much, but after a while I forgot about using it. This post will be a nice little reminder to myself to USE IT after buying it for about RM20!

3) Sephora Nano Eye pencil - yet another eyeliner to add to my collection. So far, I'm pretty disappointed in it, cos a pretty famous Singaporean blogger said that it's her go-to liner. Hmmm... I've tried better. Will review it, along with all my other eyeliners!

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Latest Drugstore Purchase

Latest purchases from the drugstore beauty front! I rarely do hauls now because my room is really filled with unused items! I really feel guilty spending more money on things that I know will look pretty on my table, but will take me ages to finish. Plus, this kind of behavior encourages wastage because I won't be trying to make my products last as long. I will be pouring truckloads of it out because I want to move on to the next item! :X

Anyway, I could resist the latest range of body moisturisers from Vaseline, so I got this nourishing one. It smells really comforting and "warm", like something cosy that you want to put on your skin and then snuggle up. :)

The second item featured a very "pretty boy" Japanese (Korean?) male model advertising his flawless skin. I took a sniff of this rose & snow fungus night cream and just fell in love. However, though it smells nice and feels luxurious, it really isn't super moisturising. I will do a more complete review later on, but what I want to say is that if you have super dry skin, what will REALLY save your skin are not moisturisers like this, but a really clinical solution. I got super bad dry skin again recently, and what really helped was my Cellnique Hydrating Complex. I keep thanking God that the SA gave me this for a sample last round. Can't believe that 3ml can last me through the two bouts of trying to heal my dry skin! And each time it lasts for a week at least before completely healed.

I'm really tempted to sign on facial package with Cellnique just because of their Hydrating Complex. I mean, it's like super proven that their stuff works...

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Cellnique Skin Action Sebum Gel

The Cellnique Skin Action Sebum Gel was recommended to me by my facial therapist because she knows about my war on blackheads. Yes, I am quite a fan of Cellnique products, so I bought this even though it's on the pricier end. I think around RM200+? But I had an RM30 discount coupon as well, so some small consolation for myself lah.

What is the function of the sebum gel? To be honest, my expectations were that it either scrubs off all blackheads foreverly forever (like when I rub it in, I can rub out blackheads... lololol) or that it can stop blackheads from even APPEARING. Of course, I was disappointed when it did not happen. I wanted to blog a hate entry about it, but then I went for my 2nd facial...

When I complained to the facial therapist that the product not really working for me, she said that it's not supposed to stop blackheads from appearing... it makes blackheads EASIER to remove. It "softens" the stubborn blackheads that are "stuck" there, and next time it can be washed off or squeezed out easier. She said sometimes some blackheads are so stubborn that even when you squeeze and squeeze, it won't come out, and it just causes you a lot of unnecessary pain. However, as with all products, you have to use this CONSTANTLY, and really make it part of your skincare regime. After she told me that, I decided to take on the challenge and include it in. I usually apply the sebum gel to my nose (most of the gel winds up here), a little on the T-zone and the rest on my chin. I don't usually squeeze or even notice blackheads on my forehead and chin, but the facial therapist often squeezes those areas also, so ... just in case lah.

The gel is actually quite fun to use. The first time I applied it, it was soooo cooling and tingly. I really thought it was activating something magnificent and I could see bits of blackheads coming out. Lol! However, subsequent reactions using the gel not as tingly as before. Wonder why! It is still cooling and smells minty though.

Personally, after using it for a few months, I think there is slight improvement. Warning : disturbing pictures to come.

Previously, even after applying the pore strip, my nose still looks like this :

Now, after applying the pore strip, my nose looks much cleaner :

I will definitely continue using this... cos it's showing better results than the blackhead cleaning series I bought from Neutrogena!

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Cellnique Intensive Hydrating Complex - Skin Saver #4

This is my final-final instalment of the Skin Saver series. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I was a bit ashamed that after Skin Saver #1 - #3, I still got bad comments from the consultant doing my facial at Lissage de Beaute. There was still a patch of dry skin on my face that would not go away, even when I used tea tree oil / vitamin e oil / masks. For masks, it would temporarily be moisturised, but within 24 hours revert back to normal. I don't have any pictures to show you how bad it is because you can't really SEE how dry it is. You can only FEEL it with your fingers.

The consultant gave me this product to try, and I'm really, completely SOLD. It is AWESOMENESS in a little bottle. Enter : The Cellnique Intensive Hydrating Complex.

This is really just a sample bottle that she gave me to try on the dry patch. After the facial, she asked me to test on my hands (as she had applied sunscreen on my face). I could feel that the liquid got absorbed really quickly and left the back of my hands feeling softer. However, I was not completely sold as the back of my hands aren't as dry as the dry patch on my face!

That night, I applied the Intensive Hydrating Complex on the dry patch (just a little bit!) and believe it or not --- NO MORE DRY PATCH THE NEXT DAY! This is a freaking miracle product!!

The magic ingredient is actually something that we gals frequently hear - hyaluronic acid! This one is supposed to be super concentrated, so maybe that's why it works so fast? I'm actually wondering if I use my other products that contain hyaluronic acid, would it still give me the same results?

Anyway, you really need to use only a itty bitty bit each day - I only have a 3ml sample, but I'm still using it til today! Everyday I just apply at areas that I feel require more moisturising, e.g: the corners of my mouth, my chin. It's a really good product all in all.

So for those of you suffering from really intensely dry skin, I recommend this product! Not sure about the price though, but Cellnique is more of a paramedical type of treatment, and not really a drugstore treatment. I would expect it to be over RM100 for a full-size bottle. If you go for a facial at Cellnique-approved places, they generally give you free samples after each facial, so ask for one, just to try it out! :)

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Last Cellnique Facial @ Lissage De Beaute

Went for my final facial at Lissage De Beaute (from the package I had purchased in the middle of the year). It had been a good experience with this facial center, and honestly I am very tempted to buy their current package which is buy 5 facials and they give you 4 free sessions. And each session comes with 1 free eye treatment (so you get 9 free eye treatments). But the problem is that the cost of this package is RM905. O_o" Although it can last me nearly a year, I feel the pinch to spend almost a thousand bucks in one go!

Plus, I've been spending a lot recently. Been bitten by a shopping bug, and everything looks attractive. Like, feel like buying so much office clothes when I was shopping around in Parkson today. And it's ridiculous because my office doesn't even require us to wear formal office wear. So buy for what? And I wanted to buy the latest Calvin Klein Forbidden Euphoria just because you'll get a nice CK tote with it. Sheesh! I am getting more materialistic!

Anyway, the facial itself was previous experiences, but got a darn chatty consultant this time. Want to sleep also cannot. Maybe because she started off analysing my skin, and she was freaking horrified. Lol! Cos she said that there's a very dry patch on my cheek and asked me what happened. Told her about the allergic reaction case to the Biotherm product, and she suggested me to go to the counter and demand why the heck it happened. She said she would help me do some extra pampering around that area AND be careful not to extract stuff there. Was quite happy with her at that moment.

She only annoyed me at one part, where she told me that she had to extract a lot of stuff on my forehead, and asked me that next time when I wash my face I have to be more diligent to clean around that area. -___- It made me feel like a gross pig... hahaha. Cos I do wash my face (obviously!). And I've been trying so hard to get my skin back on track ever since the adverse reaction to the serum. -_____- And the way she said it was like lecturing a small kid. Sigh... anyway point taken. Maybe I just need to SCRUB extra hard there next time. =(

Dunno whether she clumsy also or what, but she has propensity to rest her hand over my hair, which of course, hurts. And at the end of the session, I found out that she spilled some mask into my hair, so there were dried bits there. -___- She's the ONLY consultant who did that. -___- She was also the ONLY consultant who did not give me free eyebrow trimming. Heh...

Anyway, I still really like Cellnique products, cos my skin always gets MUCH better after the facials here. It's not just nice smelling products, but they are paramedical products, which means their products can heal your skin. I really need that at the moment! I am in a quandary whether to go back and buy the package! But maybe I won't do the current facial I'm doing (which concentrates on blackhead extractions). They have other types of facial, such as multivitamin masks, active whitening masks, etc. You just have to tell your consultant what you want to achieve through the facials, and they will find the package most suitable for you!

I've blogged more thoroughly about the products they have used in this blogpost, so you can check that one out if you're interested. Most of the products that they use can be sold at any Cellnique registered salon, but stuff like the mask that they used at the end of the treatment (The main mask which I love so much) is actually in powder form and solely FOR SALON USE ONLY. Sad that I can't buy it!

Another reason why I decided not to buy the package is because I bought my fave cleanser & toner from the facial today... so hopefully will get the good results I get from using my Cellnique stuff.. just that I won't get so pampered. *sob*

The Fresh & Healthy Set consists of the Seaweed Cleansing Gel (with Algae & Pennywort Extracts), Soothing & Hydrating Lotion (with Ginger Root extract) and 5 pieces of their Intensive Hydrating Silk Masques. The consultant also gave me a tiny sample of their Intensive Hydrating Complex and told me to use it over my overly dry skin areas. She let me try on my hands and it absorbs really fast and oh my! After that the skin feels so soft like a baby!! :D

Before facial :

Totally no make-up and Photoshop.. ish, looks so bad right!

But I think I look worst after the facial! Cos the consultant took some sharp thing and prod all the red spots on my forehead. And it looks so angry & red in the above picture. :O The only thing she praised is that my cheeks are clear and smooth. Lol! Anyway, I'm not worried about the red spots cos they always do this as part of the extraction process. It doesn't stay red for long and after that I generally have good skin for up to a month! (Then it's time to go facial again...)

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Cellnique Facial Part 2

So I bought a package from Lissage De Beaute in SS15 - RM188 for 2 facials. This was my first one. I think it's quite worth it... it's RM94 for a 1.5 hour facial. However, I didn't enjoy my facial as much as I did the first time. Probably because at the end of the facial, they asked me to repurchase another package --- this time RM688 for 6 facials. It's more expensive than the one I'm currently having, but she says that they'll add in some eye treatments and what not. I declined. :\

This time was also not as much fun because I got a different consultant. My first consultant spoke to me in English, and was comfortable doing so. This one forced me to speak in mandarin, a language that I'm not confident in speaking in and am unable to properly articulate my thoughts in. Unlike my first beauty consultant, she didn't talk me through each step of the facial, I only managed to glean what was happening based on previous experience, and spying on the products used after the whole facial was over. *tee hee*

I was also disappointed at the end of the facial when the beauty consultant basically repeated what the first one said 1 month ago --- that some blackheads on my nose are just too stubborn and cannot be easily removed. What the heck! If I go to a facial and they aren't even able to get out every single blackhead, what's the point, really? She suggested a "shui fen" mask which would help soften things up. I've already been using Cellniques "Sebum Action Gel" (to be reviewed later) religiously the past month, and that shit's expensive... and it didn't help? Whaddaheck. *disappointed*

As always though, I love the small, quiet, cosy room in Lissage de Beaute. All in all, it's really a very relaxing experience and if they could guarantee me full extraction of all blackheads, I would gladly come again.

Before : on the way to the facial!

Although I arrived 10 minutes late (horrible trying to get parking space in SS15!), my facial time was not shortened by 10 minutes. Some places are darn calculative like that. Am glad that this is not one of them.

The robe that we're supposed to wear during the facial, presented on a wooden tray with frangipanis...

The products used... (after the facial was finished, I poked around a bit to get the actual names.. hehe)

The steamer machine and the magnifying glass for the consultant to MAGNIFY all your white heads and blackheads during EXTRACTION.

With the robe on...

The facial starts with a milky cleanser that smells like St Cinnamon buns. :) Though I do not like milky cleansers, the smell is totally yummy. The consultant lightly massages my face with the milky cleanser at the same time. After wiping off (all the products used are wiped off... they won't splash water on your face, lol), a double cleanser was used. This is the seaweed double cleanser, and it smells quite minty. This too was wiped off pretty quickly after it was put on.

The 3rd item used smelled strongly of something sweet and delicious. Like strawberry jam. The texture on my face also felt like strawberry jam. I thought it was a mask, and the consultant put me under the steamer for a while. However, after a few minutes, she returned to scrub the "mask" off my face. Turns out it's an exfoliant, and I could feel some very light, very small beads in the gunk. :P I was put under the steamer for a much longer time after that.

After wiping everything off, the light, hand-held microdermabrasion tool was used on my face, with her concentrating more on my forehead and nose area. Got a free eyebrow trimming again and then a light face massage.

Finally --- the extraction! Probably with exfoliation + steaming, the pores were opened enough for the process to start. It was quite painful at some points, and the consultant was nonchalant to my squirms. However, I felt that she was also not as thorough as my previous consultant. I expected way more to be extracted from my forehead (since previous consultant spent quite some time there), and more on my nose as well. Extraction is my favorite part of any facial, so I feel quite disappointed by this. By the way, I've got a sick need / wish that I could see what exactly is it that the consultant managed to squeeze out. Maybe they should put everything out onto a tray and present it to the customer later. Hahahhaa!

I was then given a thorough face + neck massage with oil. It smelled like those Eve Taylor oils, and smelled quite soothing (later found out it's lavender scented). Thought that that was the end of the facial, but we then proceeded to the bio renewal mask. It smells strongly of vegetables!! And it felt darn cold on my skin! She applied two layers of the mask and then went out, leaving me shivering with the cold mask on my skin. -__- Next door, I could hear my ex-consultant talking pretty loudly to another customer. Geez. I think facial customers should be aware that they aren't the only people in the building. There are others too...? Do I really wanna hear stories about how often you've fallen into a monsoon drain? Geez!!

The facial ended with toner and moisturiser.. and when I was given time to change into my clothes, I spied on the products they used, and this is what I saw :
Vital Repair Cleansing Milk (I think this must be the one that smells like St Cinnamon buns)
Seaweed Cleanser (the minty smelling one)
Tomato cleanse (omg! The strawberry smelling exfoliation is actually tomato??)
Soothing Hydration Lotion
Bio Renewal Mask
Massage Cream with Lavender Oil

There's probably other stuff, but I didn't dare poke around some more. I took so long that when I came out, the consultant was on her way in to find me, hahaha. Oh, and they do give you a cup of warm ginger tea, which was very welcome. :) As always, I find my face usually REDDER and looks worse after the facial though it is only temporary (Cos they have to squeeze out all the spots). I do feel much, much more relaxed though. :)

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Cellnique Facial

I bought a facial set from Groupsmore for Lissage De Beaute, because :
1. I haven't gone for a facial in ages
2. Just wanted to undergo the whole "indulgence" and "relaxation" that is associated with facials

Why did I choose this deal? Honestly, because it is near my house... and because it is seemed to be quite worth it. Not too cheap that you wonder if they are going to just wash your face with some cheap cleanser and a rag. Not too expensive that you will balk. Plus, they use Cellnique products that I have heard about (good things, that is), though I haven't gotten a chance to use it. For RM69, I got :
1. facial
2. thermal eye treatment
3. neck & shoulder massage
4. 2x RM30 vouchers for Cellnique products

What I felt most impressed about was that the beauty consultant that I got was very knowledgable, friendly and she speaks English really, really well! I was so afraid that I will get someone who prefers to speak in Mandarin / Cantonese. When dealing with skincare stuff, best to get the point across and not end up with cross wires.

To be honest, I thought my skin was really quite good already, but don't know why, it has started acting up recently. My forehead has some slight ... bumps (not really pimples, just red spots?) and I feel like my T-zone is getting a bit too oily.

My face before the facial :
Hmm.. not a really good photo cos you cannot see the aforementioned bumps on my forehead. But yeah, that's me with no make-up on.

After analysing my skin and what my expectations were from the visit, I was recommended some advance purification facial (don't remember the exact name) which originally costs RM188 by itself. Actually, Lissage de Beaute are having a promotion whereby for RM69, you can get a facial treatment worth RM188... so in fact, I didn't have to buy the Groupon deal! But of course, with the Groupon deal, got some extra-extra stuff... (which I don't really need. =p)

I was taken to a very nice and cosy room (a bit small, but not claustrophobic small), which was very clean, organised. Got some traditional "peaceful" music playing in the background. The yellow lights were of course very welcoming and relaxing. Jane (my beauty consultant) forewarned me that everything will take 2 hours long... I didn't mind.


The facial (all using Cellnique products) started off with her using a milky cleanser on me. Don't really like milky cleansers, but thankfully, the milky cleanser didn't leave any greasy feeling. The skin felt refreshed & thoroughly cleansed. To be honest, I don't remember much after that, but there was :
- a seaweed foam double cleanser, just to make sure things are REALLY clean. Was afraid that it was going to smell HORRIBLE, but there was no smell, in fact.
- steaming... I liked it at first, but the longer I got "steamed", the harder it felt for me to breathe, I thought I was going to suffocate!!
- exfoliation mask which I could feel there were some beads, but she didn't scrub it off my face, but wiped it off. I wonder how exfoliating could it be?
- hydration mask ... but it was only for a short while. I remember vaguely of it smelling fruity!

My favorite yet most hated part was the extraction process. I had no idea that white heads and black heads can be all over your face! All the while I was concentrating on my nose. Well, she really pinched and prodded and squeezed everything out. I have a high pain treshhold, and she definitely approached it, but didn't cross it. Later, she told me that there are still stubborn blackheads near the tip of my nose which she didn't prod out because it would leave scars. =( I wish that she had just squeezed EVERYTHING out... hahhaha.

After that was a very cooling hydration + renewal mask (not sure). It smelled minty and was tingly on my face. I fell asleep with this mask on, which is all for the best because I was so tired the night before. Oh yeah, and Jane also did my eyebrows for me FOC. Hahahha. No wonder I felt like I look so different --- it's because of the brows!

There was toner after that, which smelled like ... something strange. Moisturiser as per norm... oh yeah, halfway through (not sure which part), there was some microdermabrasion of some sort... there was a tool that she lightly whirled all over my face. It's quite soft, not harsh at all. At first I thought it was her fingers, but halfway through I realise she is human and cannot make her fingers vibrate like that.. hahaha!

Oh yes, there was also the thermal eye treatment, but I really can't tell what was happening. Something was applied over my eyes, then covered with cotton pads and there was more steaming. Hahaha. I don't think I really felt anything changed with my eyebags after that...

After picture :
In fact, there is actually MORE redness after the treatment, because she squeezed all my spots. Like see, above my left eyebrow there is a big red pimple? Before it, I promise you I didn't even realise I had a pimple! -___-" Still, I quite like the after effects of the facial. My nose for one, is SUPER SMOOTH... like totally no blackheads / whiteheads near the alars. The rest of my face felt very nice and soft... but then again, after pampering it for 2 hours, I'd be surprised if I didn't feel relaxed and all buttered up.

Oh yeah, there was the aromatherapy massage too.. mmm.. ok lah. Relaxing, but not mindblowing. =p The aromatherapy oils smelled nice though! Anyway, this place is more for facial and such, not really on the massage. I don't think anyone will really seek out Cellnique for massage, but do correct me if I'm wrong.

I didn't use both my vouchers that day... cos the prices of Cellnique products are quite expensive, and they didn't let me combine vouchers. So only bought the skin action sebum gel, which I need anyway because I am on the warpath against blackheads and whiteheads. Sigh, I'm guessing the non-comodogenic Organic Aid facial cleanser doesn't really do the job, huh?

Jane also gave me a sample of this skin brightening formula that they have, but I don't think I'll buy it even if I find it's good. Need to save money! However, I think I *would* come back for a facial next time, cos I think this place is quite good and it does the job. Looking forward for more EXTRACTION (not cursing myself with more blackheads / whiteheads, just wanna get rid of what is still stubbornly stuck there) and RELAXATION. =D

By the way, my last facial was ages and ages ago and is NOTHING compared to this. It sucks so bad compared to this one. How bad did it suck? Well, I was wearing make-up when I went for the facial (some eyeliner, because I went somewhere else first before going to the facial parlour), and after cleanser, toner, moisturiser... when I changed back to my own clothes, I saw that I still had bits of eyeliner and mascara on! Total fail!

Where was that facial? It was a Leonard Drake (Dermalogica products) salon, but I don't remember the exact name. Granted, that the facial was not worth as much as this one, but I still paid something like RM70 for it. ~_~

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