Nadine Salembier: Vityal Cream

My skin type is normal but rather dry on the cheeks and only a bit oily on the T-line. I usually use only emulsion (facial lotion) for my daily skin care routine as make up base before applying either BB cream or foundation. I don't apply face creams in the morning since they usually tend to make my skin rather oily and do not absorb as quick as lotion. I need to get my face and hair done as quick as possible in the morning, so I leave face cream for the nite routine :-p

However as I read the Nadine Salembier guide book, Nadine Salembier Vityal Cream is intended to be used in daytime. Okay, why not give it a shot? So I pumped a small amount of the cream onto my hand and rubbed it there. Hmmm, apparently the texture was not as thick as cream. It comes in white color and smells slightly like some green plant.

So after washing my face thoroughly, I applied a suitable amount of the cream onto my face, and left my emulsion. I felt the cream absorbed into my skin in just one minute (maybe less!). Then I continued with my BB cream, loose powder and blusher. I felt my BB cream spread nicely upon my face. Think this was because my skin was nicely hydrated, so the BB cream and loose powder also glided evenly.

After several hours, when I touched my cheeks, I could still feel that my face and make up was still as smooth as in the morning. My face did not look oily but dewy and my make up did not oxidize either. Great, great, great make up primer!!

The Vityal cream is claimed to contain Hyaluronic Acid, which is meant for anti-aging (even more beneficial for women above 30 years old), cacao (very good to combat free radicals, especially if you live in a big city with high intensity of pollution or if you're an active smoker), bee's wax and aloe vera (both have hydrating function).

Overall, I am satisfied with this product and rate it 5 out of 5.

Say Hello to Nadine Salembier :)

No, no, Nadine Salembier is not my classmate's name. This is a cosmetic brand from Belgium and this is coming to Taiwan very soon! I feel honoured to have the opportunity to try its products in advance and write my opinion about the products on my blog. If you want to know more information about this brand and product range, klik on this link: http://www.salembier.com/en/index.html .

There were 3 products given to me: Whitening Cleansing Milk, Whitening and Tightening Lotion , and Vityal . This time, I am reviewing the cleansing products first.

I usually use cleansing oil to remove my make up, but long time ago, I used cleansing milk and toner to remove my make up. Then I found that most toner makes my skin dry as they contain alcohol.

However this time I gave a shot to cleansing milk and toner from Nadine Salembier. So I pumped out the milk from the bottle as much as you could see on the picture. I applied it onto my entire face and neck and then massaged my face. The texture of the milk is quite runny so it doesn't feel sticky on your hands. It is slightly scented, well it smells like a green plant. But the scent is very faint anyways so I don't bother at all. I used to immediately rub a dry cotton onto my face to remove the milk and the dirt, but the Nadine Salembier Product Guide book told me to rinse my face with warm water, so I wet a piece of facial cotton and rubbed it onto my face and neck thoroughly. I did it twice and you could see the result on this picture. The left side is the first cotton and the other is the second. My make up and dirt were removed and I continued with the lotion for the final cleansing step.

The Whitening and Tightening Lotion is actually the toner. This is very comfortable and easy to use since I only have to spray it all over my face and neck. Then I leave it for a moment before drying my face with tissue. The toner is unscented so you don't need to worry if your skin is allergic towards perfume. The toner feels refreshing and I don't think it contains alcohol since it does not smell like alcohol either. My skin does not feel dry after using this toner and I actually LOVE to touch my face after spraying this toner onto it as it feels so delicate and moisturized.

In my opinion, Nadine Salembier's whitening cleansing products are worth to try. I think this is my first shot to Belgium brand as well. I don't buy European product as often as I buy Korean and Japanese since I have always been tempted to buy products with cute and girly packaging. I think most western brands have simple and "mature" packaging.

I rate the Whitening Cleansing Milk 3.5 out of 5 for its cleansing result, I just wonder why I have to rinse my face with warm water then continue with cotton, instead of immediately rub a dry-clean cotton to remove the milk. The cleansing milk is not-so-simple.

However I rate the Whitening and Tightening Lotion 4.5 out of 5 since it is very easy to use and feels good on my face. I know some girls just want to cleanse their face VERY clean so they continue the cleansing milk with face wash before applying toner. But I just skip the facial wash and go straight to the toner. I believe these 2 products cleanse my face quite nicely since I don't see any new pimples popping out ^.^

Additional review:
I have been cleansing my face with the cleansing milk everyday lately and eventually feel that is product is good, really. Because, back on the days when I was using cleansing milk from the other brands, they tend to be oily and I think that was the reason why the toner must contain alcohol. What I still remember is after I cleansed my face with the cleansing milk from other brand, it left dirt on the cotton pad that I used. Then when I applied toner with the second cotton pad, the dirt was still left on the cotton, which showed that the cleansing milk didn't cleanse my face very well. But I think Nadine Salembier is different. The cleansing milk cleanses the make up good enough so when I rub my face after spraying the toner, it leaves no more dirt on the cotton pad. No sticky texture, no oily feelings. Nadine Salembier Whitening Cleansing Milk deserves to get 4.5 out of 5 =)

Crazie about Resche Kracie Hair Conditioner

This is not my first venture to Japanese hair care product nor this beauty brand, but this is surely my first shot to hair care from Resche Kracie brand. I have tried cleansing oil from Kracie and I have also reviewed it here in my previous post. Kracie is a sister brand from Kanebo. I think this is quite a middle class product since it has a medium pricing range. Really doesn't hurt your wallet!

I was finishing up my previous hair conditioner from Kao Essential when I found this product at Watson. I was quite confused to choose between Ma Cherie, Ascience, Tsubaki and Kracie (this is what always happens whenever I enter Watson in Taiwan :-p ). But then my choice was down to this product since it was on discount, I bought it for NT 199 for a 550ml-bottle conditioner (around USD 6.8).

The bottle is quite standard with girly deep pink color, I love the color anyways! The texture of the conditioner is creamy, but somehow it doesnt feel heavy and when I apply it onto my damp hair, it feels like it's easily absorbed into the hair stem. It has a super sweet floral scent and I'm LOVIN' it BADLY! I usually leave this conditioner for around 5 minutes before rinsing it well with warm water. It removes easily from my hair and doesn't leave sticky nor heavy feeling after I towel my hair dry. My hair feels soft and silky so that I could comb my hair smoothly. I really love how my hair smell and feel after using this conditioner.

I rate Resche Kracie Hair Conditioner 5 out of 5 for the quality and price of the product. It is a lot better than Kao Essential. This is the best conditioner I have ever tried so far and will absolutely repurchase it!

Shiseido Ma Cherie Perfect Shower Hair Mist

After my purchasing my second item from Ma Cherie hair care range, I'm lovin' this brand even more! So when I ran out of my Ma Cherie End Cure Milk, I was thinking about buying another hair care product for a replacement. Then I had a hard time in deciding which product from what brand to buy. I was tempted to buy Shiseido Tsubaki at first, but considering the price, I finally chose Ma Cherie.

This hair moisturizer is actually not very similar to the End Cure Milk. This product seems to keep the moisture at the body of your hair while the End Cure Milk is to repair the split-ended hair. This product can also be used as a protector before hair-drying. You can use this hair-mist anytime when you feel that your hair is dry and needs a refreshment.

The bottle looks quite cute and girly because it is dominated with pink and white color. The sprayer works perfectly. When I shake the bottle, I could see the texture of the liquid is quite runny, so it should not be sticky and weigh down your hair. When I sprayed my hand and smelled it, it smelled quite nice but also quite faint, so the scent fades away very quickly on my hair as well. But maybe it's not bad if you use it as a supplementary to Ma Cherie Airy Feel Treatment, your hair would smell as sweet as candy!

I usually use Ma Cherie Perfect Shower right after I wash my hair at night before bed. So firstly I wash my hair with Hair & Scalp Shampoo, then continue with Kracie Hair Conditioner OR Ma Cherie Air Feel Treatment. Then I rinse my hair, dry it with towel then I use my hair-dryer until my hair is half-dry but still damp. This time I spray my hair with Ma Cherie Perfect Shower and use my fingers to detangle my hair and finally I blow my hair until it's dry enough to sleep. The next morning I can feel my hair is softer and lighter.


I rate this product 3.5 out of 5. This is an OK product but not a must have one, it's better to use as a supplementary to the End Cure Milk if you have budget to splurge on.

Fight dandruff away!!!

I had been suffering from dandruff for a few years. I tried to banish those shameful white flakes by washing my hair everyday. But actually that didn't help more than reducing the itchiness on my scalp :-( It even dried my hair and of course caused a severe hair falls. I tried several anti-dandruff shampoos from the supermarket when I was still in Indonesia. But they barely did anything to my hair problems. I was quite desperate that I stopped using anti-dandruff shampoo since it only made my dry hair even drier and solve neither my dandruff nor hair fall problem.

I am quite grateful to have moved here in Taipei, Taiwan. Now I can try HEAPS of hair care brands at beauty stores near my house. I never found many of them in Indonesia but I have read their reviews on the net. So everytime I get into beauty stores, I am tempted to try ALL of them. Especially the ones with cute color packaging or sweet smell.

I eventually put my choice to Hair and Scalp from Head & Shoulders to handle my dandruff problem. The packaging, well how should I say, has no beauty. Okay, this is from Head & Shoulders right? They actually sell various products from Head & Shoulders itself here, but why did I choose the one with the most simple packaging and named under another sub-brand? Well, simply because from this simple package and a new sub-brand, I had an impression that this sub-brand is more focused and targeted to a serious stage of dandruff-problem. I had done a short check on this brand on the net actually, but didn't find any reviews about this product. So when there was a discount at Watson, I bought it at NT69 or USD 2.3 for a 200ml bottled shampoo. This price is quite worth trying, isn't it? ;-)

The shampoo texture is quite common, just like another shampoo that you find at the supermarket and it has milky-white color. It has floral scent, quite nice though. The shampoo produce much bubbles so I can feel that my hair is clean after washing.

After one or two weeks using this shampoo, I already felt the result. My scalp was then less itchy and when I scratched my scalp, no flakes fell down. The better thing is that now I have much lesser hair falls than I used to have. I can also feel that this shampoo does not dry my hair as much as my previous anti-dandruff shampoo did. But maybe I have to mention that I am using a good conditioner now. LOL!!


In conclusion, this is the BEST anti-dandruff shampoo that I have used so far (I have used several ranges from Clear before), the result is satisfying and the price is super economic (normal price NT 119 or USD 4 for 200ml). I rate this product 4.5 out of 5 for its quality V^_^V it only has minor point on its packaging.