i've seen hybrid products all over my feed on instagram. at first, i have no idea what they are. and then i found out that it was multitasker product. sometimes it's toner-essence hybrid, sometimes it's serum-cream hybrid. perhaps it was to attract western community to try asian skincare product. asian skincare is popular with its multi-step, but it can be terrifying for some, so perhaps by introducing hybrid product, it will cut short the length of step and time needed to achieve that skin glow. and the hybrid product that caught my eye was all in one ampoule. it comes in big jar, and there are two brands that was head-to-head in this line, scinic and shara-shara. i had difficult time finding out which one to try first. after all, i can't find any samples. or shares. so i have to buy the full size. and after searching and asking lots of questions to lots of people, i decided to buy scinic snail all in one ampoule first.
this is the description from memebox website: not very keen of your lengthy skincare routine? scinic has the ultimate all-in-one skincare solution for you! one ampoule that serves as your skin toner, booster, essence and moisturizer! scinic all-in-one ampoule contains rich natural ingredients including snail slime filtrate, peptide, and aloe vera extract that fully nourishes the skin in order to achieve beautiful, flawless skin. this ampoule serves as you all-in-one skincare product which lets you skip the long skin rituals you usually do. right after cleansing, just apply the ampoule all over your face and you're good to go!
how to use: after washing your face, apply an appropriate amount of all-in-one ampoule and massage it gently onto your skin. wrap face with warm hands to allow full product absorption.
the packaging: it comes in a big jar with screw cap. the bottle is plastic, brown in color and transparent so you can see the product inside. it come in big size, 250 ml. although i've asked my sis to take some for her, it's still a lot of product to finish. and there's a spatula to help you scoop the product out, but i think the spatula is too shallow to scoop the AIO since it's quite runny.
the scent: again, don't worry that it will smells weird. in fact, it smells fragrant. some even can't stand the scent, but for me it's still bearable.
the product: i don't know how the texture should be, but the snail AIO is thicker than toner, but runnier than gel. almost like sticky slime. it's transparent. it's easy to spread on my skin, but it takes quite some time to be absorbed. i can feel a slight sticky feeling, but it will vanish as it dries on my skin. as for the product order, i use this AIO in my essence step usually at night since it takes sometime to be absorbed, so i wash my face, use exfoliating toner, BHA, then this AIO and proceed with my vitamin creams and sleeping pack. for me, i can still use night cream afterwards, but i've read other people that say this AIO just sits on their face and make it difficult to use anything else.
the result: before using it in my complete routine, i used this in melbourne as my only hydrating product. i don't have my usual skincare routine with me, so at that time, i only wash my face, use this AIO and then proceed with sleeping pack at night. in the morning, the AIO is the only product that i use. it's quite hydrating since my skin didn't suffer dryness at that time, but at that time i used sleeping pack every two days, so perhaps the sleeping pack helps too. but for my husband (he has oily skin), since he didn't use anything at that time (plus it was winter), he suffered dryness and this AIO wasn't enough to help him out of dryness. his skin was still flaky.
so, i am quite happy since i can use snail AIO (it's quite big so it will be a waste if i can't use it). it's quite hydrating and i can feel my skin soft and supple after using this. but for other effect, i can't say since i use other products too. if you have dry skin, then this might not enough for you. but if you have normal skin, then try it. for oily skin, i don't know really.. it can be too sticky for you. and if you bored easily like me, perhaps find other people to share it with so you don't have to finish it alone. oh, and since i don't have much space in my vanity table plus it's quite troublesome using the spatula, i decant some of it and move it to pump container from daiso. i don't feel burden to finish a big size product, and it's still hygienic since it has pump to dispense the product. now, although i haven't finished it, i'm curious about the aqua or iceland water one, have you tried it? which one that you like?
this is the description from memebox website: not very keen of your lengthy skincare routine? scinic has the ultimate all-in-one skincare solution for you! one ampoule that serves as your skin toner, booster, essence and moisturizer! scinic all-in-one ampoule contains rich natural ingredients including snail slime filtrate, peptide, and aloe vera extract that fully nourishes the skin in order to achieve beautiful, flawless skin. this ampoule serves as you all-in-one skincare product which lets you skip the long skin rituals you usually do. right after cleansing, just apply the ampoule all over your face and you're good to go!
how to use: after washing your face, apply an appropriate amount of all-in-one ampoule and massage it gently onto your skin. wrap face with warm hands to allow full product absorption.
the packaging: it comes in a big jar with screw cap. the bottle is plastic, brown in color and transparent so you can see the product inside. it come in big size, 250 ml. although i've asked my sis to take some for her, it's still a lot of product to finish. and there's a spatula to help you scoop the product out, but i think the spatula is too shallow to scoop the AIO since it's quite runny.
the scent: again, don't worry that it will smells weird. in fact, it smells fragrant. some even can't stand the scent, but for me it's still bearable.
the product: i don't know how the texture should be, but the snail AIO is thicker than toner, but runnier than gel. almost like sticky slime. it's transparent. it's easy to spread on my skin, but it takes quite some time to be absorbed. i can feel a slight sticky feeling, but it will vanish as it dries on my skin. as for the product order, i use this AIO in my essence step usually at night since it takes sometime to be absorbed, so i wash my face, use exfoliating toner, BHA, then this AIO and proceed with my vitamin creams and sleeping pack. for me, i can still use night cream afterwards, but i've read other people that say this AIO just sits on their face and make it difficult to use anything else.
the result: before using it in my complete routine, i used this in melbourne as my only hydrating product. i don't have my usual skincare routine with me, so at that time, i only wash my face, use this AIO and then proceed with sleeping pack at night. in the morning, the AIO is the only product that i use. it's quite hydrating since my skin didn't suffer dryness at that time, but at that time i used sleeping pack every two days, so perhaps the sleeping pack helps too. but for my husband (he has oily skin), since he didn't use anything at that time (plus it was winter), he suffered dryness and this AIO wasn't enough to help him out of dryness. his skin was still flaky.
so, i am quite happy since i can use snail AIO (it's quite big so it will be a waste if i can't use it). it's quite hydrating and i can feel my skin soft and supple after using this. but for other effect, i can't say since i use other products too. if you have dry skin, then this might not enough for you. but if you have normal skin, then try it. for oily skin, i don't know really.. it can be too sticky for you. and if you bored easily like me, perhaps find other people to share it with so you don't have to finish it alone. oh, and since i don't have much space in my vanity table plus it's quite troublesome using the spatula, i decant some of it and move it to pump container from daiso. i don't feel burden to finish a big size product, and it's still hygienic since it has pump to dispense the product. now, although i haven't finished it, i'm curious about the aqua or iceland water one, have you tried it? which one that you like?
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| the big jar (sorry about the plastic wrap, my sis had to wrap it since she took some of the AIO for herself and then she had to fly from singapore to melbourne so to avoid spillage she covered the opening with plastic wrap. btw, it still spilled) |
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| the pump bottle (100 ml decant) |
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| left: product on my hand right: after blending it |
