When it comes to skincare and makeup, I have to be very careful with the products I put on my face as I have a very sensitive skin. The first time I ever tried Decleor products was at their salon, getting a facial treatment. It was very good, the treatment was good, the service was good, the aroma from the products was just as good! I was sold!
I bought home AROMESSENCE™ Rose d'orient (serum), Harmonie Calm Soothing Milky Cream for day, and Aroma Night Rose d'orient Soothing Night Balm for the night. Decleor is renowned for using natural ingredients in its products, which I absolutely love.
AROMESSENCE™ Rose d'orient
This concentrated serum that contains Damask Rose, Roman Camomile, Neroli and Petitgrain Essential Oils is very suitable for sensitive skin. All you need is 2 drops, warming the serum in your palms before applying to your face after toner (I got a sample of their toner, also good!). It smells extremely good with the rose aroma, and definitely very calming, and my skin loves it!
Harmonie Calm Soothing Milky Cream
This day cream goes very well with the Rose d'Orient serum, it leaves my skin moisturized and smooth all day long!
Aroma Night Rose d'orient Soothing Night Balm
At right, I would use this balm after the serum. It helps to rest and relax facial contours. In the morning, I do feel that my skin is soft and never dehydrated.
Not only the products improve my skin with the power of essential oils, but also soothe and calm me with its aroma after a stressful day at work.
Likes!
Natural
Nice aroma
Suitable for sensitive skin
Leaves my skin hydrated, calm, and soft
Facial treatment at their salon
Everything!!!!
Dislikes
Nothing
"Inspired by groundbreaking DNA research, Estée Lauder revolutionizes eye
repair so you’ll see a reduction in the look of every key sign of aging
around eyes. Use this age-defying formula and help continuously repair
the appearance of past damage caused by every major environmental
assault. Exclusive Chronolux™ Technology synchronizes to skin's needs to
help support the optimal performance of its natural repair and
protective processes, leaving eyes looking radiant, more rested, and
revitalized."
Sounds really promising, as I was really looking for a product that does exactly those! Hopeful, I bought a bottle, and religiously applied day and night until I finished up the bottle. The results? I see no difference. Haha. What a disappointment. Also, I find that it's not so hydrating either.
Likes!
That bottle lasts quite long though
Dislikes
Pricey and does nothing for me
It comes in a bottle and it's more work to use an applicator
I was introduced to New York Skin Solutions by my neighbour who had just signed up with them. Free trial, ok, why not? I went to the Lot 10 branch back then, and I thought the service was OK so I signed up with them, though they were very very pushy. Only after a few treatments, they announced that they'd close that branch. So I opted to be transferred to the Mid Valley branch.
That's when my nightmare started.
The first time I was there, they put me in a room, I think 3 different beauticians came in and out during the treatment. It was very strange for me, which I later got used to. They did the treatments hurriedly, fine, and then put a mask on me.....and let me waited there for what.....40 mins?! I had to call out for someone, but she only said "ok I'll get your beautician" who only came in 15 mins later. almost 1 hour for a mask?! And she even dared tell me "Oh I was waiting for your treatment details to reach us..." My membership was transferred more than 1 month prior to my visit and they still didn't have my details? Yea right.
All subsequent facials were so. My beautician was never there, and at least 2-3 different people treating me at each session. And 1 beautician treating more than 1 customer at the same time. And so they often hurry through the steps, or skipping some steps, and are gone for a loooooooooooooooong time after they put the mask on your face. Sometimes they even left me under the facial steamer for half an hour!
After each session, my beautician will then always be there, pushing me to sign for more expensive packages, and never let me off. But I never signed of course.
Towards the end of my treatment with them, they even dared to cheat me! She didn't even give me the serum which I had paid for in my package and said I never signed up for such package! Twist like that also can!
All this while I was patient with them. Why? Because there's no use making a fuss there, they only cover each other. So-called manager is also fake!
NEVER again, New York Skin Solutions! The staff are so pushy, unprofessional, and unethical. And their treatments aren't effective anyway.
I'm glad it's over, and I've found a much better place!
Kiss Me claims that this eyelash serum improves the overall appearance and condition of lashes; It can improve
lash loss problem and enhance hair growth. It helps to stimulate and
transform thin, easily lost and short lashes into thicker, stronger,
longer lashes.
At about RM40 I think, it's considered OK for such product, I haven't come across a cheaper one, if you have, let me know! It's oil-based, which is different from the eye lash serums I've tried before. On my first application, I even had the oil , er serum, dripping all over my under eye from the mascara-like brush! It's very runny so I have to dry it up a little bit every time before I apply. Talk about convenience!
Does it work? Of course not. Haha. Like all the other lash serums I've tried. But why do I keep on buying? Because they do help make my lashes look a little thicker, though never longer. And never as luscious on its packaging. So as soon as I wash it away, my lashes don't look thick anymore.
Likes!
Makes my lashes look a little thicker
Dislikes
Very runny, dripping all over the face
Seriously, thinking back makes me boil with rage. I've got the worst experience of all my trips ever.
At the airport, the customs officer questioned and treated me like I was a criminal. Of course it's their job to question and all, but he and his colleagues were super arrogant and rude when they snatched my passport. What is this? I never got stopped at the customs like that and it was really humiliating the way they treated me. Even though I could prove I was only a tourist and really intended to return to my home country?! What more did they want? I wouldn't know. And the whole time I kept my cool and be as polite as I could. Guess I was just so unfortunate that they picked me to harass that day. Never got treated with such disrespect at any EU airports I had been to.
Move on.
At any service/info counters.....when I would clarify on info I read somewhere, they would roll their eyes and give me answers like "do you think you know better?"...Clarifying also wrong ah? What's an info counter for? Guess they really hated their job.
And while queuing at some counter, and it was quite a long line....as I was nearing the front of the queue suddenly this woman stood right in front of me. And I was like "Excuse me...." Got ignored.."Madam.....there's a long line behind..." and she acted like she couldn't understand me and spoke in Spanish I think and wouldn't budge. Then at the counter she suddenly spoke fluent English! Sigh...
Then at the train station....the ticket seller scammed 10euro off me! Grrrrrr...
Suey max, only met rude and disrespectful people there this time. Of course not everyone is so, I went around the Netherlands on my previous trips, and didn't meet such nasty people.
Those aside, it was a nice city though it was my second time there. If you have the time, do go outside Amsterdam. There are many more charming places in the Netherlands.
