okayyy... i hope i don't make you bored with my moisturizer hunting. laneige is considered as middle class skincare brand in korea, like missha. low class brands are etudehouse, face shop, skinfood, and many more. high class brands in korea sometimes never heard here in indonesia, but when i visited grand city last time, i noticed they have history of whoo, which is korean high class brand. the other high class brands are sulwhasoo, ohui and the saem. since i want to try something that i can buy, i never touch the high class section. why try them if i can't buy them? yes, it's true that i can keep buying samples, but who can guarantee that the samples will keep coming? sooo.. i decided to do my hunting on low and middle class only.
what i was looking in moisturizer is something that's lightweight for my oily-combo skin, but still moisturizing enough, since i thought my skin becoma dehydrated from my loreal. the skin around my nose starts to become flaky. though loreal description is a little bit similar to laneige, but somehow they work differently.
what laneige said about water bank line in their website:
improve your skin esteem with 24 hours continuos hydration. just like a luxurious 24-hours hydrating spa, water bank contains laneige's exclusive water science technology, included the patented water pump system and optimal mineral water to intensively circulate moisture deep within skin, while regenerating and fortifying skin cells for healthy hydrated skin.
the water bank gel cream is a gel type moisture cream that soothes the skin with a cool, invigorating texture. for normal, combination skin. a 24-hour long-lasting moisture cream that supplies moisture and soothes the skin with a non-sticky, refreshing texture. a translucent supple gel-type cream that quickly penetrates into the skin for an instant cooling effect and smoothly adheres to the skin that is fatigued by heat to supply moisture. centaury extracts with redness soothing properties protect the skin from the harmful aggressions and aloe extracts forms a protective moisture barrier to retain moisture and soothes the skin.
bio ducelli for skin turn over. vita-mineral nano water for efficient moisture delivery. hydro motor for moisture supply. hydro circulator for water circulation in skin.
i have to warn you, the water bank line has two different moisturizer, the first one is for normal combination skin type, the gel cream. the second one is for dry skin, the moisture cream. so be careful and read carefully before buying, since the tub has the same design and color.
at first, i want to get all the basic kit sample so i can try everything at once, but the light basic kit version is sold out everywhere, so i have to pick the one that i want to try, their gel cream. the sample that i'm getting is the 10ml version, not the sachet one.
the packaging: the full size product is packaged in a blue tub. while the 10 ml sample is packaged in a blue tube. i'm impressed with korean brands, since they managed to keep the similar vibe between the full size product and the sample. though the sachet one always come in a pretty boring white sachet.
the product: it's a white gel, whiter than mizon, but similar in consistency with mizon. it spreads easily on my skin. the rate of absorption between mizon, face shop and laneige is in this order: mizon - laneige - face shop. the moisturizing effect from those three is in this order: face shop - laneige - mizon. the mattifying effect order is like the absorption order.
the smell: no strong scent, but i can pick up a hint of floral scent, very subtle. i like it...
overall, i like how laneige do moisture my skin enough. but since it's moisturizing, it doesn't keep my skin matte long enough like mizon. though i believe that my skin is better with this one. it's like my skin drinks laneige. with face shop, my skin gets more than it can take, and with mizon, my skin still in dehydration. so laneige is a perfect match. but.... on dry and hot weather like these days, i probably will purchase mizon. but on cooler day, perhaps laneige will be perfect.
will i purchase this soon? probably not, since i'm ordering nature republic super aqua combination watery cream sample. i've read in sample hime blog that nature republic is releasing the ice cream, and i'm interested in the green tea version, but every online stores run out on them, so i have to wait or try the old version instead.
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| the sample tube and the product on my hand |
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