It’s been a while since I bought myself a kikay product
(a product used for beautification purposes).
I am not fond of make-up and when I do use a product and it’s good, I
stick to it stubbornly until it’s phased-out.
I grew up having sensitive pimple-prone skin… the kind
where you wake up in the morning and the first thing you see when you look into
the mirror is that you have a/several new zits –just because. In my college years, I’d sample all the kikay
products sent by loving relatives from abroad… and my skin would suffer (or
look better) because of this hit-and-miss routine. However, as my dermatologist would tell you,
I’m sure, I also have little to no patience at all when it comes to putting on
creams and doing all those tedious beauty regimens. I’m a slap-it-on-and-go kind of girl.
So, when I first found out about BB cream through a
posted blog by a former student (do follow her at themakeupambassador at tumblr),
I asked endless questions. Could a cream
be a moisturizer, a foundation, and an SPF all in one without making me look
like a kabuki doll? My former student
convinced me to give this one a try.
And I did. When I
bought the jar, I asked to look at an actual sample. I was a little hesitant because the product
looked too light for my morena skin. But
I bought it anyway when the sales lady said it was just going to blend into my
skin. Fine. At home, as instructed by my former student,
I only applied 5 light dots of the products on my face. I slathered it onto my face like a five-year-old
would and mirror-checked: lo and behold, the distribution of the product on my
face was flawless. When I say I slather
it on my face like a five-year-old would, let me clarify… you know how kids
apply their sun block on their faces when they’re so eager to jump into the
pool or play on the beach? THAT’s how I apply anything I put on my face. I have to say—I love how the product looked
on my face.
After a day in the office, I found that the product was
still mostly there. However, I noticed
that my face looked oilier than usual.
The next time I used it, I dusted Revlon Age Defying powder and both
problems were cured. That has been my
routine ever since.
What I like about this BB cream is the fact that it feels
so light on the skin. I instantly forget I’m wearing make-up. I don’t use it so much for cover up, I just
basically want my skin to glow and look more even-toned. I have very brown freckles on my face and I
don’t even care to cover them up… otherwise, I know I’d lose the “natural-no-make-up”
look.
I did notice that I’d get a small zit (white head) or two
when I leave the product on my face overnight (tsk, bad!) And since I always forget to clean my face at
home when I have my baby in my arms, I found a solution: I washed my face every afternoon before
leaving the office and slather on my favourite moisturizer (Human Heart Nature
Sunflower Oil). Problem solved.
I hope this kikay product review help those of you out
there looking to try a new product this summer.
Til next time J
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