if you've known me from my review, you will probably know that i will only try things that i'm intended to buy and most of them are affordable since i'm a mother of 3, my skincare should be affordable. but when i went to japan, i was strolling around family mart in my hotel, and then i saw that aisle. it displayed a whole bunch of this special edition travel skincare set. i've tried hada labo one and i like travel set since i don't have to bother with transferring my current skincare routine to a smaller pot, especially if it's just a few days trip. so, when i saw that it's kose sekkisei, i was intrigued. i knew that i couldn't afford to pay for the full size, but it was a special edition set! beauty and the beast too! so i had to buy it. and honestly, i regret trying the full size because turned out it was raved by many because it was good!
this is the description from lazada malaysia's website: chinese herbal plant effect - natural and herb, makes skin as clean and translucent as snow - whitening and moisture. easy to travel, skin care 4 piece set. the effect of chinese herbal medicine make your skin clean and translucent like snow, easy to travel trial skin care 4 piece set. content: cleansing oil, whitening cleaner, whitening lotion, whitening emulsion.
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| the travel set in the plastic bag |
the packaging: just like hada labo, it comes in a plastic zip bag with a little card at the back with the description of what is inside, but everything is in japanese. as stated previously, it has 4 items, cleansing oil, facial foam, lotion and emulsion.
to make it easier, i will review each items.
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| the complete set |
- cleansing oil: this one is easily differentiated from the rest because it has different bottle's color. all bottles are blue plastic bottles with beauty and the beast theme ornament at front, but the cleansing oil one has different color. it has purple top and light purple body color. the cap is a screw cap which is not a problem for cleansing oil. the opening of the bottle, however, is a little bit small than my usual cleansing oil's opening, although i prefer a pump rather than a regular opening with my cleansing oil. since it's a little bit too narrow for cleansing oil, i have to shake it to get the oil out. the cleansing oil itself is more on the runnier side. i think it has same consistency as hada labo cleansing oil or a bit runnier. it looks clear on my palm and has a bit fragrance. it doesn't emulsify as much as my usual cleansing oil, even i doubt whether it's really get emulsified or not, but it gets the work done. i forgot to bring separate mascara cleanser with me when i was away for my sister wedding and unfortunately the mascara that i brought was the waterproof one, but luckily this cleansing oil managed to clean it just well. although i might have rubbed it a little bit too much.. oh, and it still stings my eyes. so, cleansing oil is just a mediocre product for me from this set.
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| cleansing oil |
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| the opening is enough to dispense the product |
- facial wash: this comes in a blue plastic tube with white screw cap. pretty standard packaging for facial wash. this also has subtle floral fragrance that i enjoy very much. the facial wash itself is a white cream and a bit stringy like mizon snail face wash. it lathers up okay. after rinsing it off, my face doesn't feel tight.
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| the facial wash |
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| the tube opening |
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| facial wash on my hand |
- toner: the toner bottle is same as the emulsion one. it's blue plastic bottle with white screw cap. it has teacup ornaments at front (which differentiated it from the emulsion one from outside), although there are japanese texts at the back but since i can't read it, i know nothing about it. the opening of the toner is perfect to dispose the toner. the toner has subtle floral fragrance which i enjoy very much. the toner is not as water as daiso toner but not as viscous as hada labo toner. it spreads well and get absorbed quickly. it's more moisturizing than my usual hydrating toner and i'm surprised that two layers of this plus the emulsion can plump my skin back from dehydration due to air travel and japan's cold spring weather.
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| the toner bottle |
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| the bottle opening |
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| the toner is clear so it's barely noticeable on my hand |
- emulsion: the packaging is the same as the toner one. i'm supposed to remember what picture at the front of the bottle to make it easier to differentiate the toner and the emulsion, but i can't seem to remember it until the last time, so every time i have to use it, i have to open the cap first to know which one is the toner or the emulsion. the opening of the emulsion is significantly bigger than the toner so i have to be careful when pouring the emulsion because sometimes i pour out too much emulsion. the emulsion also has the same subtle floral fragrance that i like and it's white gel-cream like emulsion. it spreads well and absorbed rather quickly. at first i was afraid that this might be too rich for my skin, but turned out it's just perfect. it moisturizes my skin well. if i was away, the combination of the toner and emulsion is perfect for daytime. though i still add another night cream at night. but when i forgot to bring one with me, i'll just add another layer of emulsion and it works just fine.
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| the emulsion bottle |
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| the large opening which help dispensing the emulsion easily |
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| emulsion on my hand |
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| after pat it in |
result of using all of them at once is clear and well-moisturized skin. i was having trouble ever since i'm trying the ordinary products, and when i was away for holiday, i only use this set. and turned out it clears out my skin pretty well. and it also brightens my overall complexion! i'm quite surprised with the result since i always thought my skin is too fair to notice any brightening effect.
sooo.. you can see now why i'm regretting my choice to buy this set because i like it so much but i can't afford getting full size of them all. oh well, i can always buy another set if i want to and use it on my holidays... anyway.. if you're not worrying about the budget, do try kose sekkisui line. i think it will suit most of skin types.
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