L'oreal Elseve Nourishing Fluid Day -Leave in-

This is my new holy grail leave in hair conditioner. I really love this product, in fact I think this is the best leave in conditioner I've ever used.

I bought it last month, when I did my internship @Grand Indonesia. That time, I hadn't got my hair permed. My hair felt so dry and unhealthy as I sat inside the air-conditioned room for a whole day. Thus, I decided to buy this conditioner.

This conditioner has a soft and quite pleasant scent. So it won't mix and ruin my styling foam's fragrance.

The texture is more like a lotion with white color. It's not sticky at all, so it absorbs into my hair very well. I usually apply this conditioner after washing my hair, when it's still half-dry. It obviously makes my hair feel much smoother and lighter.

However, this conditioner can't really tame my hair. That's why I still need styling foam or mousse to keep the texture neat.

After all aspects, I rate this product 4.5 out of 5.

The Skin Food Bean Moist Emulsion

I bought this emulsion in December 2008 actually. That time, my skin was rough and bloody dried out!! I suspected the causes were Ponds skin care range that I had been using that time. The cleansers, toner and facial foam. Unfortunately, Ponds cream and lotion could do nothing to recover my skin moisture. Thus, I went to look for a new 'BFF' for my skin. Lucky I found this emulsion!! I bought it at The Skin Food store in Mall Taman Anggrek. It cost me about IDR 160k (that time), which IMO, is not expensive for a Korean brand. The bottle is made of a glass (not a plastic!), and contains of 160ml lotion. So, it definitely lasts for quite a while. I have been using it until now, btw. The price is really reasonable and worth the quality.

The texture of this emulsion is just like a lotion. It's very nice because it's not too runny nor thick. Maybe 'emulsion' just another name of 'lotion'? Well, I'm not quite sure. But from what I know, you should follow this skin care regime for the best result:
1. Cleansing (oil/foam)
2. Toner
3. Emulsion
4. Essence
5. Cream
Gee!! How much should I spend for such pattern?? Thus, I skip the toner, essence and cream. Good cleansers and brilliant lotion are all I need to get my ideal type of skin ;)

This emulsion has a subtle fragrance. Just like another Korean cosmetics. But it's not annoying at all since it doesn't smell alcoholly.

The emulsion is easily absorbed into my skin and leaves no sticky feeling on my skin surface. The moisture remains, so you can either use it overnight or else, as a moisturizer before BB cream/sunscreen.

After using it for 3-4 days, my skin recovered. This is exactly the best part of this emulsion. This has been my holy grail for months, until I've had a new baby from Etude House. The only thing that is lack from this emulsion is the whitening/brightening effect. It would've been better if it could brighten up my skin. :p

The overall rating for The Skin Food Bean Moist Emulsion is 4.5 out of 5.

ZA True White Night Cream

This is exactly the worst night cream I have ever bought and used. Before this one, I bought ZA True White Metavoltage Cream. It's a cream for peeling, it doesn't have scrubs, but yes it is intended for peeling.

Both ZA night cream and metavoltage cream are not suitable for me. The metavoltage cream dries my skin like hell, and the night cream breaks me out. My skin became rough after using it for approximately a week. So, I had to recover my skin with my old beloved The Skin Food Bean Moist Emulsion and my new sweet baby, Etude House O2 White Lotion :)

Anyways, the ZA night cream has a medium creamy texture, it's not too thick actually, pretty agreeable when I apply it onto my hand. But it can't absorb thoroughly into my skin. It leaves sticky residue until morning. That's what I hate the most about this cream. I think, it doesn't really moisturize my skin, because after the cream is removed by my facial soap, my skin remains unmoisturized.

One more bad thing about this cream, is the fragrance. It has a quite strong fragrance and pretty alcoholly. My skin gets along with Sofina sunscreen well (notice that Sofina also contains alcohol in it), by the way. But with ZA, yuck!!

One last thing, which is the only good part of this cream, is that I think it evened out my skin. I can't say much about this, because I only used it for a week. I just think that it helped to even out my skin tone.

The overall rating for ZA True White Night Cream is 1 out of 5. This is no more than a waste of money!!