I'm not quite sure if this will be a review or a forum of some sort – I do really want to hear your opinion on this one, though. Foamy face wash gels – what do you think of them? Are they still a thing? Do you still use them in your skincare routine? I must admit that I have almost completely abandoned my La Roche-Posay Effaclar Foaming wash gel during this past winter and have replaced it with the Oskia Renaissance Cleansing Balm. Do know that my skin is the combination type, prone to dehydration but during the winter it really can become chronically parched. In addition, blemishes do arise from time to time and I really don't benefit from anything too heavy or too stripping. Fast forward, the winter days are long gone, even spring is at its last phase and summer is approaching quickly. I've completely used-up my Oskia wonder and have turned to face cleansing oils (more specifically, the L'Occitane Shea Butter one). However, I think that excessive sweating during physical activity yields more blemishes than usual and I must wash my skin as soon as I come home – otherwise my skin gets horribly clogged. In that aspect, I'm happy that I've kept my old LRP Effaclar face wash but I've found something of a similar effect for half the price. Manhattan Clearface Wash Gel (150ml costs approc 4,5€) is an old-school type of face wash and I have a completely different use for it than you'd imagine.
Nisam sigurna da li ce ovo biti recenzija ili cemo organizovati mini forum – u svakom slucaju bih voljela cuti vase misljenje u komentarima na ovu temu. Pjenusave umivalice – sta mislite o njima? Da li ih jos uvijek koristite u sklopu svoje njegujuce rutine lica? Moram priznati da sam tokom zimskih mjeseci gotovo u potpunosti prestala sa koristenjem La Roche-Posay Effaclar pjenusavog gela za umivanje. Njega je zamijenio fantasticni Oskia Renaissance gel/balzam za ciscenje. Imajte na umu da je moja koza mjesovita i sklona dehidraciji no tokom zime moze postati hronicno isusena. Na to dodajte povremenu pojavu bubuljica i shvatiti cete da mi naprosto ne odgovara niti jedna krajnost – nista previse tesko ali niti isusujuce. Par mjeseci unaprijed od tada i zima je zavrsila, cak je proljece u finalnoj fazi i ljeto nam se priblizava uzurbanim korakom. U medjuvremenu sam u potpunosti potrosila svoju Oskia umivalicu i presla sam na ulje za ciscenje (konkretno, koristim L'Occitane karite ulje za ciscenje i skidanje sminke). Ipak, zbog pretjeranog znojenja uslijed pojacane fizicke aktivnosti stvorio se prostor za dodatno sredstvo za ciscenje lice od viska sebuma. Kupanje i pranje lica je obavezno cim se vratim kuci sa trcanja ili iz teretane, inace mi koza bude u strasno losem stanju. Sto se toga tice, drago mi je sto su mi ostale rezerve tog zaboravljenog LRP Effaclar gela a pronasla sam i slicno no dosta povoljnije cijene. Manhattan Clearface gel za umivanje (150ml kosta cca 9-10KM) je ‘starinski’ tip umivalice koji licno koristim u potpuno druge svrhe od ocekivanih.
The packaging is a soft squeezy tube of a clean, almost sterile visual – it figures as this face wash is marketed as something geared towards resolving blemishes. I've gone through a myriad of acne and blemish problems during my teenage years and I'm not the proponent of young teens or adults using aggressive and stripping products to treat the oiliness and or impurities of the skin. That being said, I wouldn't say that this particular face wash aids in blemish treatment and I wouldn't use it on my eyes to remove make-up. It's not foamy as its clear, medium thick formulation doesn't foam up – it just turns into a jelly-like consistency when in contact with water. It's of a fruity scent and I love to use it on my face after hitting the gym or running. That being said, it's not the most stripping kind of face wash but it does leave the face a little tight after use. I'm assuming that prolonged use on a skin which is prone to dehydration would eventually lead to stripped skin. Don't even think of using it if your skin is dry – you need something completely different. I must say that I'm on a fence here – these face gels seem to be a bit archaic in the ol’ beauty world and they're replaced by much more elaborate products such as cleansing balms, oils etc. Sure they often cost more (well, not really – anyone can get almond oil for cheap!) but they're kinder to skin whilst doing their job. If you're on a budget and have a skin that isn't reactive, dry, sensitive or dehydrated – or maybe you just need something refreshing after physical activity, this may be a good one to check out! I think that the Manhattan Clearface range got redesigned and this isn't the old version of the ‘all-in-1’ face wash with blue beads, so keep that in mind. Are you still on the foamy gel team or have you moved on?
Pakovanje cini mekana plasticna tuba cistog, gotovo sterilnog dizajna sto ima smisla posto je proizvod predstavljen kao sredstvo koje pomaze u suzbijanju bubuljica. Tokom svojih tinejdzerskih godina sam prosla kroz jedno opsirno iskustvo sa aknama i bubuljicama te cu samo reci kako nisam pobornik toga da mlade osobe problematicnog tena koriste agresivna niti isusujuca sredstva u cilju borbe protiv sebuma i/ili akni. Takva sredstva su nerijetko pjenusava no, srecom, ovaj gel to nije. Ipak se na njega ne bih oslanjala konkretno glede bubuljica i sebuma i njihove regulacije – niti bih ga koristila za uklanjanje sminke. Prozirne je, srednje guste konzistencije koja ne pjeni vec se u dodiru sa vodom pretvara u malo rijedji zele. Vocnog je mirisa i idealan je za koristiti na licu nakon intenzivne fizicke aktivnosti, kada sa koze treba ukloniti visak sebuma i necistoce koji su nastali uslijed te aktivnosti. Nije izrazito isusujuci ali ostavlja kozu blago napetom. Mogu pretpostaviti da bi uzastopna upotreba tokom duzeg perioda na kozi sklonoj isusivanju prije ili kasnije proizvela osjecaj zatezanja. Ukoliko je vasa koza suha – potrebno vam je nesto sasvim drugacije. Moram priznati da sam jos uvijek neodlucna – ovakvi klasicni gelovi za umivanje mi se cine dosta zastarjelim, pomalo arhaicnim. Zamijenjeni su razlicitim balzamima, uljima itd. koji nekada kostaju vise (ne nuzno, svako moze nabaviti ulje badema po pristojnoj cijeni) ali su njezniji spram koze dok rade svoj posao kako treba. Ukoliko ne raspolazete vecim budzetom za preparativu, koza vam nije osjetljiva, suha, dehidriana niti sklona iritacijama i cesto ste fizicki aktivni – ova umivalica bi vam mogla biti cak prijatno iznenadjenje. Mislim da je Manhattan Clearface linija dobila nedavno novi vizuelni identitet i ova umivalica nije identicna staroj verziji ‘all-in-1’ gela sa plavim perlicama unutar gela. I sta kazete – da li ste jos u timu klasicnih gelova za umivanje ili ste pronasle nesto drugo sto vam vise odgovara?
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