Curtain Call: Artistry Clarifying Foaming Cleanser
Hey y’all! I hope you guys had a great Christmas! I am still here in Philly, spending the Holidays with my cousins and friends. It’s been a good time so far. Lots of food, lots of stories and not to mention I plowed through lots of books (4 as of most recent count, which includes all 3 Hunger Games books). Today’s post is another Curtain Call segment. It’s another facial cleanser. I had a period of time in where I didn’t post any Curtain Call blog entries at all, so I’m just catching up. Here’s Artistry Clarifying Foaming Cleanser.
At 125 ml / 125 g / 4.4 oz, this cleanser rates pretty well in my book. I tried to figure out how much it costed me when I got it, but the most similar product available on their website now is the Artisty Time Defiance Cleansing Treatment (which costs $31.65!). This costs more than the facial cleansers and scrubs offered from other various drugstore brands. It comes in an easy to squeeze white tube and the whole tube lasted me for about 3 months for daily usage in the morning and at night. The consistency is a clear gel, like most hair gels. It lathers up really quick too. To use, I just wet my face and squeeze a small amount on my palm to apply it on my face in a massaging motion. I wash it off and dry my face with a towel in a patting motion.
Artistry Clarifying Foaming Cleanser
Verdict? It’s very easy to use and works really well as a facial cleanser. It’s very mild in my opinion and does a great job in removing all dirt, oil and impurities. It cleanses really well without drying my skin at all. This is very safe to use daily. The price may be its downfall for me. I do love it, but I probably won’t be purchasing this again unless I get a great deal on it. I mean, over $30 for a facial cleanser?! Yeah.
This product can be purchased on Amway’s website or through your local Amway representative.
Curtain Call: Clean & Clear Oil-Free Daily Pore Cleanser
Today’s Curtain Call segment focuses on Clean & Clear Oil-Free Daily Pore Cleanser. I believe I got this with my Extra Care Bucks (ECB) from CVS to get more ECB with this purchase.
At 5.5 oz / 156 g, this retails for $4.99 at CVS and is similarly priced at various retail and drugstores. It goes on sale for ECB deals from time to time and combined with coupons from your weekly Sunday paper or through tearpads in the store, this can essentially comes close to being free. The whole tube lasted me for about 3 months for daily usage in the morning and at night. To use, I just wet my face and squeeze a small amount on my palm to apply it on my face in a massaging motion. I wash it off and dry my face with a towel in a patting motion. The front text reads “gently cleans with smooth, round “micro-scrubbers””. The back of the tube states the following:
“This unique daily cleanser with gentle “micro-scrubbers” effectively removes excess dirt, oil and dead skin cells that can block pores and lead to breakouts. Completely oil-free, the rich lather cleans deep down-to-the-pored and rinses clean without overdrying, leaving your skin feeling soft, smooth and refreshed.”
Clean & Clear Oil-Free Daily Pore Cleanser
Verdict? It’s easy to use and I am liking the “micro-scrubbers” in this! It leads to me to classify this more as a facial scrub than a cleanser though. The scrubbers are really fine and does a good job in leaving your face soft and smooth. I didn’t find it too harsh for my face or drying, but your experience may differ from mine based on skin type and basic differences in how our bodies respond to things. With that said, if your skin is on the sensitive side then this probably is not the ideal facial cleanser to use daily. But for me, this works well and onto my list of facial scrubs and cleansers it goes.
This product can easily be purchased in various retail and drugstores such as Walmart, Target, ULTA, CVS, and Walgreens. It is also available online at various websites that carry beauty and personal care products.
Curtain Call: L’Oreal Skin Genesis Deep Purifying Foaming Cream Cleanser
Hey y’all! Hope everyone’s having a nice weekend. I’m taking this weekend easy and posting another segment of Curtain Call. Today, I am featuring a facial cleanser that’s more of a facial scrub really. I had a facial scrub hunt phase last year. I ended up with more than a handful of different facial scrubs, hoping to find one that’s worth of being part of my permanent facial scrub rotation. One of them happened to be L’Oreal Skin Genesis Deep Purifying Foaming Cream Cleanser.
At 5 fl oz / 150 ml, this facial cleanser is an affordable buy for anyone and is readily available at any mass retail or drugstore. It comes packaged in a tube form, as most cleansers are. The front of the packaging indicates that it’s packed “with gently clay and polishing micro-beads” and it promotes “daily cellular renewal for smoother, brighter, fresher skin”. The back of the tube states the following:
“Now, your daily cleanser helps you create smoother, brighter, fresher, skin! Introducing,
SKIN GENESIS DEEP PURIFYING FOAMING CREAM CLEANSER.
With gently purifying clay and micro-beads, it deep cleans skin and gently exfoliates dead skin cells, leaving skin purified and residue free.
With BHA and micro-beads, naturally enhances daily cellular renewal to provide smoother, brighter and fresher skin, while complementing your daily Skin Genesis regimen.
Containing a natural cleansing agent, it gently deep-cleans skin and respects natural skin moisture balance.
Dermatologist tested for gentleness. Non-comedogenic (won’t clog pores). All skin types.”
L'Oreal Skin Genesis Deep Purifying Foaming Cream Cleanser
Verdict? Not bad, but I’ll pass. This is the only cleanser I have ever tried with a decent amount of clay. It suits well for my skin, but it can be drying to those that have more sensitive skin. I did feel the micro-beads, which is a thumbs up in my book. It’s not too little or too much at all for my taste. As a cleanser, it does the job. It leaves my face squeaky clean, but there’s nothing else that makes this facial cleanser stand out. Others may find this facial cleanser texturally different and unexpected if they haven’t used facial cleansers with a decent amount of clay in it.
This product can easily be purchased in various retail and drugstores such as Walmart, Target, ULTA, CVS, and Walgreens. It is also available online at various websites that carry beauty and personal care products.
