WE WON’T PROMISE YOU INSTANT RESULTS.
WE ONLY CREATE SKINCARE SOLUTIONS THAT WORK WITH YOUR SKIN.
With a tagline like that, Viccal definitely got my attention. Their approach to skincare is to ensure their products remain authentic and pure. Using natural contents and 100% natural actives.
I recently used one of their products. No. 2.11. They have 3 products under this range:
1.10 Nuture and Strengthen (10 referring to 10 active ingredients) – Priced at $145
2.11 Detoxify and Heal (11 referring to 11 active ingredients) – Priced at $165
3.12 Revitalise and Energize (12 referring to 12 active ingredients) – Priced at $185
No.2.11 as seen below which helps to detoxify and heal.
Before, I had heaps of mini breakouts at my forehead area cos of the late nights. No amount of pimple cream healed everything since these pimples just kept popping up!
After 2 weeks of using this, I still have some breakouts but my skin is a lot calmer now. Waited so long for this! :) Products are not cheap (the one I used costs $165!) but treat it like an investment.
And good thing about this is that their website here allows you to request for some samples before you invest in this. Click on the contact us tab at the bottom of the website.
Next up, is another interesting new product which I have been using lately. It’s called Hanamei.
Heard of it before?
It has these very very sweet pink girly packaging which is so appealing! Ok let’s get on to the serious business.
What is Hanamei?
For most hair removal procedures including waxing, plucking and shaving, the undesirable can often be removed but not its side effects. Bumps, ingrown hair, darkening of the skin, inflammation and soreness are just some of the more common problems that your skin can suffer from. Hanamei is created specifically to care for your most intimate area especially after any hair removal therapies. Besides providing instant relief after waxing, Hanamei® also help keep delicate skin supple, smooth and fair over time. Rich in pure Japanese botanical extracts, the Hanamei® Intimate Beauty Treatment range is gentle yet effective for everyday use, even on other areas like the underarms, elbows and kneecaps where skin is often rough and darkened.
First up, we review the Hanamei Comforting Mask.
The Hanamei Comforting Mask is specifically designed and formulated to provide instant relief and care for delicate skin in the bikini area that has undergone hair removal therapies. Hanamei Comforting Mask promises to:
• Soothe and minimise skin soreness
• Reduce redness and skin irritation
• Protect skin against follicle and pore infection
I went for VPL for my bikini line in Jan, which included some shaving and then the VPL treatment. So the shaving left some of my follicles sore and red. I use the Hanamei Comforting Mask chilled. Very comforting. I usually take it out of the fridge and unfold it and then place it on the bikini area. It immediate provides that area with a cool comfort and makes my skin there noticeably more hydrated. There is also a very light, pleasant rose fragrance to this. Only because I was deliberately checking out its fragrance did I detect it.
Next up, we look at the Hanamei Brightening Serum.
The Hanamei Brightening Serum contains multiple botanical actives to minimise ingrown hair and lighten darkened skin caused by hair removal and micro-abrasion especially at the underarms, elbows and kneecaps.
Use the Hanamei Brightening Serum to:
• Maintain elasticity and resilience of skin
• Minimise ingrown hair
• Lighten the appearance of skin darkened by hair removal and micro-abrasion
I use this mostly on my underarm. Many years ago, I took up IPL for my underarm because my underarms have gotten to a very bad stage of ingrown hair that leads to pimples and redness and scars. And the scars are dark and frankly, short sleeved tops are just a no-no. After my several years of IPL treatment, my underarm looks a lot better but now and again, the hair does still grow again. Good thing I found out about this product, for it helps to treat the 2 biggest problems I don’t want to have with my underarm – ingrown hair and darken skin. I’ve been religiously applying this after my shower and I notice slightly brightened skin. Can’t say much for the ingrown hair cos after my IPL, the hairs that grow are few.
The serum is easily absorbed and not oily at all. So try it! :)
The Hanamei Brightening Serum can also be used on the underarms, elbows or kneecaps to lighten and smoothen out rough skin!
For more information or sales enquiry on Hanamei, please e-mail hanamei@ilypl.com
P.s.: All products mentioned in this post are kindly sponsored by Hanamei, Viccal and The Sample Store.
