Anti-aging, moisturizing cream cleansers are big in Japan & Korea

Dear Rissa,

I’ve tried oil-based makeup removers, but I find them too messy and quite sticky for our humid weather. I’ve heard about cream cleansers in Japan and Korea. Are they an effective option?

Tine

 The choice of makeup cleansers is personal. Each woman will have her own preference based on skin type, beauty routine, and even weather. I was devoted to oil cleansers for a long time, but I switched when I realized they were the culprit to my blemished complexion and made me break out. When I stopped, all the little bumps and milia on my skin disappeared. Micellar water is my choice for makeup cleansers because of its fresh, water-like feel, yet it cleans so powerfully and thoroughly!

Cream cleansers are another fantastic choice for dry or sensitive skin because they contain moisturizing ingredients and have a creamy consistency. On days my skin feels dehydrated and tired, or when I’m traveling to a cold country, a cream cleanser is my go-to makeup remover. It removes makeup beautifully when massaged onto the skin. That’s why cream cleansers are so big in Japan and Korea.

I recommend you try Pond’s Age Beauty Cold Cream. It’s the #1 cold cream in Japan. It contains Hada Hari formula, an anti-aging component that helps bring firmness and elasticity back to the skin. So with the Pond’s Age Beauty Cold Cream, it multi-tasks as an anti-aging cleanser, moisturizer, and makeup remover in one. It’s simple to use, too. Just take a dollop of cold cream from the jar and massage in an upward motion on the face, then simply rinse right after.

The Pond’s Age Beauty Cold Cream is available for a limited time only at select Watsons branches and at the Pond’s Institute pop-up store in Bonifacio High Street, beside Fully Booked.        Rissa

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This will make you blush, naturally: For flawless skin, cream blush is best (like Elizabeth Arden’s ceramide cream blush) as it will look most natural. Apply it with your ring finger or pat with a flat brush. Photo from beautycrazed.ca

Brushing up on how to use blush-on

Dear Lucy,

I have very pale skin and I want to make it glow by putting on blush-on. But how do I do that without looking like a clown? You know, I want it to look like I’m blushing because I just saw my crush!

Melanie

Blush should be applied gradually. By that, I mean it should be layered on instead of applied in one go. If your skin is flawless, cream blush would be best as it would look most natural. Apply it with your ring finger or pat with a flat brush.

If you use powder blush, use sparingly and layer on carefully. Just in case you apply too much, you can correct it by getting a cotton ball and using it to spread the blush more evenly by going over the area in a circular motion. If no cotton ball is available, get a piece of face tissue paper and crush it into a ball. Use it as you would a cotton ball. You will see how effectively it will diffuse the color.

Choosing the right color blush is key as well. You have to choose the perfect color to enhance your skin tone.                                               

Lucy

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Send e-mail to Lucy Torres-Gomez at ltg@pldtdsl.com. E-mail Rissa Trillo at stylesos_rissa@yahoo.com or follow her on Twitter @RissaMananquil.