Hello everyone! I'm here with another review of my skincare products. It's the Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions Set which I bought several months ago and they're almost gone by now. This set has trees products for people with acne-prone skin:
-Cleansing Foam
-Clarifying Lotion
-Clearing Moisturizer
Let's see my review on each product!
Cleansing Foam
I hate its chemical smell. It reminds me of hospital or pharmacy. But what I like about this product is that it comes with the pump so it's easy to use. I always use 2 pumps since my face is quite small. The foam is smooth and gentle. It dries out my acne a bit after rinsing it off and softens my skin a bit as well. However, I don't think I will re-purchase this product because it doesn't work amazingly for my skin. After using it for awhile, I think it isn't worth the money and I'm sure some drugstore products with lower prices might work better than this.
Clarifying Lotion
Using this product is like pouring alcohol all over your face. I know alcohol helps killing some bacteria but I personally think that this product is way too strong. If you have sensitive skin, I'm sure your skin might get irritated easily just like mine. Before using it, you have to shake it a bit so the powder and the liquid are combined. The powder will help controlling the oil on your face. I feel like it works OK. (but just OK, not great)
Clearing Moisturizer
Its smell is much better than the other two in my opinion. This product helps hydrating and soothing the skin after using the Clarifying lotion. Sine the lotion is quite strong, your skin might be dry or get irritated. This moisturizer will help adding some water to your skin. For me, I don't feel like it helps with acne or anything like that. Yes, it does add the water to my skin but I don't feel like it helps reduce the redness or any visible acne that I have at all. I may try something different next time because I just don't think this one is effective.
Overall, this set didn't work for me. My skin did break out a lot in the past few months and I feel like some products are way too strong for people with sensitive skin. I can't remember how much it was but it wasn't too expensive. It might cost around 2,500 Bath for the whole set. At first I'd love to try the travel-size set but it was sold out so I ended up buying full-size products instead.
The girl at Clinique said that my skin would break out for around two months after using these products. But in fact, my skin has been breaking out for more than 4 months now. I know I have to be patient for acne treatment. The acne sticks with me for more than five years, why on earth would it be disappeared within several months? I know but I still think that this set is not the right one. I will be trying Neutrogena next time but I will not buy the whole set. For my next skincare routine, I might mix it up with different products from different lines or brands.
Hope to see you all in my next post and thanks for reading!
xoxoxo
aom
PS. If you're wondering, I have combination skin which tends to be oily in some areas and sensitive sometimes.
