Review: Good Things Deep Pore Anti Blemish Lotion

The Good Things Deep Pore Anti Blemish Lotion has swiftly become a staple in my daily skincare routine. it retails for 4.99 pounds at boots! 

This product smells like heaven. Every single time I apply it, I feel like drinking the entire thing. If you come from Singapore, you will be familiar with the range of fruit teas from Pokka. The Good Things Deep Pore Anti Blemish Lotion smells like a blend of Pomegranate Tea and Blueberry Tea. I really want to gulp it all down but WHY IS IT INEDIBLE?! ARGH! 

That is the main reason why this lotion (more like a toner?) has become a must-apply for my nightly skincare routine. 

Since it's a "Deep Pore" formulation, I don't apply it twice a day, as directed on the bottle. Instead, I just apply it once at night. Products that deal with deep pore cleansing tend to break you out after the first few applications, so I wanted to somewhat slow down that process haha. No idea if it's working or not, but so far so good!

The Good Things Deep Pore Anti Blemish Lotion is free from all bad things on earth!! Ok I'm obviously kidding but it's great that they inform their consumers of the toxic chemicals that they do not advocate! Very good!

Packaging: I actually love the whole blue-purple theme. It looks super sanitary. Maybe it's just me, but I really pay attention to packaging when it comes to skincare. The fancier it is, the more I will turn away from it. I prefer clean-cut, simple packaging because well, if you are good, you don't need to cover it up with fancy packaging right?

The Good Things Deep Pore Anti Blemish Lotion claims to:

• help unclog pores
• remove excess sebum
• remove makeup
• soften skin (from the hydrating fig extract)
• keep bacteria away from the skin (from the willow bark and licorice extract)

This product is actually a two-in-one product - a cleanser and a toner. 

For those living in tropical countries and like to apply makeup, I'd advise you to use this as an additional step in cleansing away the makeup. Just using this product alone will not remove all the makeup and so it will not get rid of all the impurities and dirt! The best time to use this is after you are done with removing makeup and cleansing (with your trusted makeup remover and cleanser). It helps to get rid of the remaining impurities and prepares the skin for the next step. 

Ingredients List

Smell: DIVINE. Always looking forward to applying this on my skin every night.

Effectiveness: Up till now (which is around 3 weeks after usage), I have yet to see any remarkable difference in my skin condition. However, it did help to slow down the rate of breakouts that I get. Usually when I get a breakout, I GET A BREAKOUT. BOOM BAM WHAM. But with this, I still occasionally get spots, but only two spots at one time at the most, so that's an improvement right?

Will I buy it again? Yes I will. If I'm able to! The smell really is too good! Why am I so attracted to smells and packaging, I don't know why! ARGH! But yes, this is a good product. Case closed. HAHA. :)

Long weekend's gone. BOOHOO. But have a great week ahead guys! :)

Review: Super Facialist by Una Brennan Tea Flower Deep Clean Pore Purifying Clay Mask

I have an obsession with clay masks. I just find slathering clay on my skin somewhat therapeutic and very much calming. It's like as if the clay mask is going to do some magic to my skin. The best thing is when the mask smells medicinal. I hate it when clay masks smell like flowers or fruits or other largely artificial smelling scents. It's like The Body Shop's Tea Tree Oil you know? If it smelled like flowers, will you think that it's going to work well? NOPE. So yes,  skincare brands, just make your stuff smell like medicine/herbs and people will naturally think it's going to work. 

I'm kidding. But really, the scent really affects the way you perceive a product!!

I recently acquired the Super Facialist by Una Brennan Tea Flower Deep Clean Pore Purifying Clay Mask, all thanks to Yinghui! This cannot be found in Singapore (or so I think, please leave me a comment if I'm wrong about the availability of this product, thanks!) and I was hugely intrigued to try this out because many beauty bloggers from UK were raving about it. So yay! I got it! :D Thanks Yinghui for helping me get this! 

This 125ml one retails for 8.99 pounds (bought from boots). 

Name: You know I don't normally review a product's name, but can I just make an exception for this? It's a mouthful okay. Super Facialist by Una Brennan Tea Flower Deep Clean Pore Purifying Clay Mask - SO LONG. I usually just refer to it as the Super Facialist Clay Mask. HAHA.

Packaging: It's a simple yet professional looking tube. I can imagine this being displayed in some dermatologist's office; you know how such offices are generally all white and sparkling clean? This fits the location like a glove. I love it! The packaging makes it seem like I'm using a really expensive product! Always playing with the mind ah, these brands.

I love the Super Facialist by Una Brennan Tea Flower Deep Clean Pore Purifying Clay Mask because of the few things that it claims to help with:

• clears skin of yucky things which can lead to breakouts
• helps to unclog congested skin
• absorbs oil
• rebalances the skin

For those with sensitive, yet acne-prone skin, I suggest that you follow the directions exactly. 5 minutes may seem like a really short period of time for a clay mask, but seriously, it tingles A LOT.

Tingling is good of course. It's like YOOHOO! The product is working!! But if you  have sensitive skin, then product may work too well on your skin and backfire if you leave it on longer.

So sensitive skin, 5 minutes, not so sensitive skin, okay can more than 5 minutes. Simple right?

Ingredients List

Scent: Woah woah woah. The Super Facialist by Una Brennan Tea Flower Deep Clean Pore Purifying Clay Mask has a scent that is quite .... unique and intense. As I said at the beginning of this post, the scent of a skincare product makes or breaks the perceived effectiveness of the product. It's exactly what's happening with this one. The clay mask smells like flowers ground up with lots of wild herbs. It's a really funky smell but I got accustomed to it, and now I really love the scent! It's definitely not a generic scent and I love it more because of that. It feels like I'm applying some rare magical mask, HAHA.

Consistency: It's gooey but still easily spreadable on the skin. It also has micro beads of goodness which feels really awesome when you apply it on your face. I really love applying this but I can only do so twice a week, such a pity.

Effectiveness: When you wash off the clay mask, your skin will feel so freaking smooth. I didn't even exfoliate my skin, so I didn't know how it got so smooth! But well, it's an addictive texture to have; you just can't stop caressing your face (sounds really wrong, but you get the point lah).

To be frank, the Super Facialist by Una Brennan Tea Flower Deep Clean Pore Purifying Clay Mask did break me out at the beginning. Not major breakout, but maybe a couple of spots here and there, especially at the T-Zone area. I wasn't shocked or anything and just continued, and those spots disappeared quite quickly. So I'm guessing that the clay mask will detox your skin and hence it's helping to purge the toxins - leading to mild breakouts here and there. All's fine now, and I really love how refreshed my skin looks everytime I use this clay mask!

Will I buy it again? Yes please. But I can't find it here yet. I need it in Singapore!! Watsons, can you please bring this in??? I love this clay mask and hope to never run out of it. :S

Have a great Hari Raya guys! :)