i was having my birthday last march, and as usual, i will have my birthday discount from bodyshop. usually i will only stock up on my body butter, but since i already have so many, i decided to try some other products. i was curious about their skincare line. i've tried their seaweed, although it's not a failure, it's just okay and i wouldn't repurchase nor recommend it. then i heard about their drops of youth line. as someone who is in their 30s, anything that promised to delay aging sounds interesting. as this one. it sounds promising as it's said to be a youth enhancer. i've read several good reviews about it too, so i do hope that this will work well on me.
this is the description from the website: target the first signs of ageing with your youth-enhancing concentrate. this refreshing gel-like serum is infused with three plant stem cells, and leaving skin feeling instantly smoother and replenished with moisture. skin unveils a healthy luminosity and a youthful bounce.
99% ingredients of natural origin. 100% vegan. enriched with community trade organic babassu oil from brazil. enriched with three plant stem cells: edelweiss form italian alps, criste marine and replenished sea holly from the brittany coast. easily absorbed. skin texture looks refined, lines appear smoothed, pores look refined. dermatologically tested, non comedogenic.
and this is a bit description from the leaflet i picked up: a quickly-absorbed non-sticky concentrate, that leaves your skin feeling instantly softer.
stem cells are the "renewal engine" of a plant. making it thrive and renew, they are one of the strongest regenerating powers in nature.
edelweiss: known for its protective properties. sea holly: known for its firming properties. criste marine: known for being a skin-renewing champion.
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| the box |
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| description on the box |
the packaging: it comes in a white box with description on the box in english. inside, there's a green glass bottle with dropper head and there's a small card looped around the bottle's neck with a bit of description as well. the bottle really looks fancy. looks like some kind of high-end products. which considering the price, i think it's in high-end price side. there are two sizes, the regular 30 ml and big 50 ml. mine is the regular 30 ml.
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| another description |
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| ingredients list |
the scent: it has noticeable scent, which probably a bit floral but not too fragrant. i can't say that it might be from edelweiss because i never smell one. a bit fresh ocean-y scent too.
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| the bottle beside the box |
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| label on the bottle |
the product: it's a transparent thick serum, which also feels a bit like gel. it's a gel-like serum that's spread easily, change into watery traces. then after it's completely absorbed, it leaves matte finish. it does feel a bit tacky at first, but it's gone after awhile. it's said to use 2-3 drops for the whole face. so, i've tried this 3 times. the first time, i didn't read the instruction so i use a drop for each of my face area. and since i failed the first time, i decided to use 3 drops the second time. then it's another fail. so i decided to use 2 drops and it still fails me. so i'm super disappointed that this one didn't work out for me.
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| little card attached to the neck bottle |
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| the serum inside the dropper |
the result: okay.. now it's the time to explain all those failures. i didn't read the whole ingredients list while i'm browsing it. and i also didn't read it while in store. and that's my biggest problem. it has "alcohol denat" probably the third or fourth ingredients. and it's common in natural skincare products that works to dilute the ingredients and making it fast absorbed, hence the matte finish afterward and super quickly absorption time. and it breaks me out! i thought that if i put soothing products and skin barrier protecting products underneath, it might works, but no matter what i put under it, it didn't work! it does feel very moisturizing, almost as rich as my huxley oil in essence, but since this is fast-absorbing and leaves matte finish, somehow it feels a bit lighter than huxley. the first time, i use it for 3 days and then went overnight to singapore, so i thought perhaps the flight changed my skin. so i take a rest and then try it again. i used it for 3 days and the next day, i got pimples popping all over my face again. so i stopped again, even put it for sale. but it's so expensive i want it to work out for me. so i try again the third time and this one it only takes 2 days and i only have one pimple and i said enough. this is not working.
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| the serum on my hand |
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| after blending it in |
so, fair warning, read your ingredients carefully! i felt stupid for not reading it carefully. usually i check the ingredients especially this year. i decided to avoid certain ingredients and also opt for cruelty products if possible. so since i thought the body shop is a cruelty free and stuff, i became careless and just read and believe positive reviews. oh well. if your skin is quite resistant to alcohol denat and you're concern about anti aging stuff, then you could try this one. there are people out there who love serum so it might be working. but it's very expensive, so perhaps you would want to try it during sale season.
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