Tuesday, December 10, 2013

REVIEW: IT'S SKIN PRESTIGE CREME D'ESCARGOT

Most of my skincare products are quite affordable. However, once in a while, when I feel like my skin is really really bad, I'd splurge on a high-end product. I bought It's Skin Prestige Creme D'escargot when I suffered from hormonal cystic acnes on my chin and my philtrum earlier this year. They often came around that time of the month, took about a month to heal, so just when the old ones disappear, the new ones came up T-T They were huge and quite painful to the touch. Since the regular acne treatments just didn't work on them, I bit my tongue and purchased this insanely expensive cream. It cost me 2,863,000 VND (about US$136). And yes, I still shudder every time I think about the price >.<



Description: First class luxurious cream contains mucin (snail mucus), the ingredient with superior cell restoration, moisturization, and skin trouble relieving effects, and EGF (epidermal growth factor), through the combination of which creates a synergy effect to regenerate damaged cells, the fundamental cause for skin aging.

Size: 60ml

Packaging: The jar is gorgeous and it comes with a small spatula for those who don't like dipping their hands into the cream.

My opinion: This is hands down the most expensive cosmetics product I've ever purchased. So was it worth the price? I have to say, yes. It has a light citrusy scent that snail products seem to have. The moisturizing property is okay, nothing to write home about. It didn't make my skin feel smooth or plump. It absorbed fast coz of its light texture but still felt sticky on my skin. If you have dry skin, this won't be enough for you. But I bought this to treat my cystic acnes, and for that purpose alone, it worked great! The cream got rid of my pimples in less than a week! And while I was using this, I stopped having any new acnes! So, it cured and prevented acnes at the same time! However, it didn't work on the small bumps I had under my skin and it failed to fade away my old acne scars. I was heartbroken when I ran out of this coz my pimples started coming back around that time of the month T-T Around 2 months ago, I was lucky enough to receive some samples of this cream. However, it seemed that this time my skin had got used to this product, coz it didn't have any effects whatsoever on my skin. It neither cured nor prevented acnes. And no, it's not because the formulation has changed coz the full-size product and the samples were manufactured at around the same time. This happens to all acne treatments I've used: after a while, my skin becomes immune to them and they stop working for me (yeah, my skin is cunning like that). But you know what, in a weird and twisted way, I'm kinda glad that it's no longer effective on me coz it means I don't have to buy it again :"> Besides, thanks to my new skincare routine and my (relatively) healthy diet and lifestyle, I rarely get cystic acnes now (cross fingers), just some odd zits around that time of the month (they are small and often go away after a few days), so I no longer need any acne treatments :) I'd still recommend this cream for those who suffer from severe acnes coz it's a gentle, non-drying yet effective acne treatment :)

Pros:
- Moisturizing enough for oily skin
- Effective on curing and preventing hormonal acnes
- Gentle and non-drying
- Gorgeous packaging

Cons:
- Not moisturizing enough for dry skin
- Ineffective on under-the-skin bumps and old acne scars
- Feel sticky on the skin
- My skin becomes immune to it
- Insanely expensive, especially in Vietnam 

Repurchase?: No, coz my skin has become immune to it. 


3 comments:

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  2. you should use KOJIE SAN SKIN LIGHTENING SOAP from the PHILIPPINES. This is very effective. After washing face with this soap, put on a snail cream with 80% to 99% of snail slime extract. Please dont put any other products which will only cause irritations on skin. Sometimes, chicken, eggs and other food which causes allergies to a specific person , and results to acne or other problems on face. I was like this whenever i ate chicken and eggs.

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  3. I would like to know the official ingredients of this product in English? I bought this in China town in a Korean shop (Perth Australia) for $40 only because I liked the bottle design.
    I found that the perfume was too overpowering to put on my face and would prefer to not put perfume on my face at all. It's unnecessary really as the perfume fades away once it's left on your skin and then it just irritates it. I found that even a cheaply Nivea face cream, did a better job than this. It was truly disappointing. I think there is too many artificial ingredients that out way the benefits which are second to none. I have a very pale white complexion being Caucasian but I noticed when I used this my skin became slightly darker in colour like like yellowy beige colour.
    I think maybe because of all the artificial ingredients in it. I'm sensitive to the high perfume skin creams. And I noticed the reaction even on the first day of using it my face and neck became slightly red & it irritated my skin.

    I would rather put a more naturally based product on my face and neck.
    I also broke out during my first week and second week of using it, I had an allergic reaction to the ingredients in it. I feel it's very chemical based and far less goodness thus not an effective of high quality product.
    It looks like the shape of a diamond and highly prestiges looking so nice on the dresser, but Would I get it again? Definitely no. I find that there are far more high quality skin care products in Japan and in Germany and of course natural plant based products that are far more effective than this one and half the price of this Korean product.
    Anyway I would reuse the jar again after I finished it with a more natural cream inside the jar that is more effective on my skin than this one. A product that is naturally good for my complexion where I can truly see results. I like the jar design, but that's about it. Anyway a nice jar to put on my dresser.

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