My Skincare Haul: California Baby

I bought this California Baby Calendula Cream at Robinsons Centrepoint at the infant/babies section! It was a surprise find. I was shopping for a gift and I saw this. I have been hearing good things about the healing properties of calendula and I wanted to give this a try as i had a red patch, which was unexplainable and the product description of california baby said this is for 'mystery' rashes. It is for babies' nappy rash but also for face and body for those with sensitive skin. As we all know, if babies can use it, so can we! I have been using this for about 2 weeks now. I will review this when I have used it for long enough.

Some initial thoughts: Texture-wise, it is not oily and absorbs easily, moisturises well without leaving any oily film. Smells of lavender due to the addition of the essential oil.

My Skincare Haul: Muji, Garnier, Renew

My next Skincare Haul. I have been buying a lot of skincare products recently. I think it's the Christmas season and that gives me excuses to buy more skincare products. 

MUJI Cleansing Oil

 I have been reading good thing about this cleansing oil and since my Hada Labo Makeup Remover was about to finish, I decided to try this next. Since many people compare MUJI with Fancl and Shu Uemura Cleansing Oils, I thought I's give this one a try too. The price is cheaper too at S$13 for 200ml.

Garnier Pure Active Roll-on for Blemishes

 Niu Er introduced this on the 20/12/2010 episode of Nu Ren Wo Zui Da (a Taiwanese beauty programme) and I went to Watsons to get one the next day. The selling point of this pimple roll-on gel is the 2% Salicylic Acid, which is a BHA that will help not only in drying up the pimple, but also to boost skin turnover via exfoliation so that the pimple scar fades faster. It has a high alcohol content and with the metal ball roll-on, it feels cool on touch. I think the metal ball design does not seem that hygienic but I wanted to try the 2% salicylic acid. There is a discount now so the price was $15.90.
Update: My review here.

Renew Rosehip Oil

 If you've been reading my blog, last year was when I was really into Rosehip Oil. Rosehip Oils contain high essential fatty acids, vitamin E and antioxidants like lycopene and beta-carotene. The Vitamin A also has anti-aging properties. Rosehip Oil helps heal scars, wrinkles and skin cell repair. I did not see any changes in my wrinkle when I used this but I do believe in the beneficial components RHOs contain. Will be adding this to my night time skincare. (I mentioned before that I prefer Trilogy rosehip oil, but Trilogy is only sold at selected Watsons and I didn't see it the last time I was at Ngee Ann City or Raffles City Watsons, so I'm not sure if they're still around. I got Renew as it is available at most Watsons.)

Renew Hydrating Mist Toner

When I got the rosehip oil, I bought this as well as I thought it smelled nice. The ingredients were mainly water, rose water and chamomile extract, so it seemed quite soothing. I am not expecting any effects with this product, I just got it to use together with the rosehip oil. A spray like Avene Thermal Spring Water wold work just as well.

My Skincare Haul: Avene Sets + L'oreal Private Sale

I have been on a skincare shopping spree lately and bought these Avene products!
Avene Eluage Cream
Avene Eluage Gel Concentrate
These two came as a set for S91.70, which I think is quite a good deal as the usual price for the cream alone is $91.70 and it came with some sample sized products - Avene Very High Protection Emulsion SPF50+, Diroseal, Diacneal and Cleanance K

Avene Deep Pore Foaming Cleanser
Cleanance K Cream Gel (New formulation)
I think these two cost me $39.90, still cheaper than if I bought both alone and after the 20% discount going on now.

I also got tickets to the L'oreal Private Sale (Luxury division - apparently there is a mass division which sells the drugstore brands like L'oreal and Maybelline but there weren't any of these brands there). There were brands like Lancome, Biotherm, Shu Uemura, Vichy, La Roche-Posay and Yves Saint Laurent. I got the Shu Uemura UV Under Base for $35, Biotherm eye make-up remover for $10 and La Roche-Posay Active C Eye Cream for $26 (usual price ≈$59.90). Quite good deals!