Yep. It was August 28, a Saturday, when I posted on this blog that I've purchased this 100g tube of hyping facial wash for 149.95php at S&R. It comes in 100g and 50g tubes as well as 10g and 50g sachets. I think the first time I've used it was August 30 so it's been almost a month of me using no other facial wash but this one. Now does it live up to the hype? Well let's see!
Claims (on the bottle):
- Contains activated carbon
- Easily absorbs and lifts away impurities
- Helps to cleanse your face throughly
- Reveals your natural pure white looking skin
Info taken from Preview Vol 15 No 07 - August 2010 issue:
"How can we be sure that activated carbon will not damage the skin?
Activated Carbon comes from charcoal which is a pure and organic substance obtained from plant parts, hence, it is all natural and proven to be safe on skin.
It is actually popular in various industries as an effective purifier. It is used in water dams to separate chlorine and other harmful chemicals, in hotels to control odor and even in homes as drinking water."
SO let's get crackin'
I'll be honest. Prior to using this product I was already in not so good terms with Pond's. Why? The past few washes I've tried off them were not idiot proof. Somehow they always, ALWAYS got into my eyes no matter how tight I'd close them and they left my face dry and I feel like it's just too harsh. Like a lot of people, I was curious. It's grayish and seems to be something different all together with the arena of facial washes (at least to me). I picked this up because I cannot wait for reviews on it and I didn't want to have to rely on big name reviewers who had reviews out just when the product came out.I mean, it's a skincare product. Unlike makeup, you can't say much about it in an instant. I don't want to knock off the great review-y people but that's just how I see it.
ANYWAY
I've been using it a little over a month and here's what I think
LOVE:
- Definitely cleans
- I like the sort of dude smell off it, it's different (but if you don't like it and it bothers you, then meh :p)
- The new look - it's gray and different from the regular white/clear wash you see
- The sleek black packaging
HATE:
- Leaves my face feeling quite dry.
- Hello pimple city. Wth?! I don't get pimples. I felt like I've had more pimples during the duration of me using this than I've ever had all in all the past year, srsly.
I tried to love it, I really did. I asked my for her feedback and guess what? She's breaking out like crazy too. I tried to give it time, tried to find other reasons for this but there's just none. I get pimples on my forehead, around the arch of my brows (yep, had them around each of my brows, pfft), the tops of my cheeks, middle of my cheek and a LOT on my chin. Some even hurt slightly when touched.
And to demonstrate my woes, here's a drawing I did on Skitch
My drawing skillz pwn all, and yeah, that's sort of my reaction to the whole thing. I've tried it long enough (and longer than I should've, to be honest) and I think I'm being fair through the whole process. I usually have an almost clear face but thanks to this =\ yeah, messed up. Now I have to get my face back to normal.
Tips:
Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize after!
Verdict:
I'm not happy. Now I have to get my skin in check. I think I'd stay away from Pond's for good no matter how interesting it seems. I'm not saying you shouldn't try it, I mean, skin varies form person to person no matter how alike your type may seem. I wish you have better luck with this than I do.
Score:
I'll give it a 2 out of 5 because it did what it promised but wreaked havoc on my face.
Do Love, Do Need, Do Like, Meh, or Do Not Want?:
Do Not Want
So there's that. First review I've done in a while. How do you like the new format? And the lolcat patterned final say? Haha. Had fun with this. My OCD approves. Hope you guys like it. Now I have to eat dinner, then study.
'Til then,
Love muchness,
Ciao!
5 comments:
Hi Mara! Great Review format! and I lurve the honesty! ;)
Thanks :) Glad you like it. Now I'm worrying about the devastation that's left on my face. Healing starts now. I don't mind taking a shot if it'll save people the money and trouble so yay for that :)
I tooootally agree! I'm not also the break out type of gal and when I used this product, breakouts galore! The charcoal crappy hype duped me too. Ponds is like that annoying person who you know is not really good for you yet you keep giving them a chance only to disappoint you over and over again. HahA! :-)
i bought the facial wash while i was there too because it looked so cool in the commercials and ads haha
man i thought i was the only one who noticed the dude scent!! i love the smell though haha in the beginning of the review i thought you'd say good things about it because the facial wash is actually working better for me :P i guess it changes from person to person, i do find the facial wash drying but i have oily skin so its not a problem for me, i just use a light moysturizer (haha! remember what abby said about the spelling of moisturizer? XD) afterwards :P i guess i just found the cleanser a lot more effective than the other one i had before, it was a neutrogena scrub that didn't seem to wash all the dirt from my face :/ at least for ponds, it really takes out everything plus its even more effective when i use a facial brush :P and also i like how foamy it gets, i like foamy soaps! XD
@Mina: Haha! Sounds like a jerk-y ex! Wish it was easy to get rid of the breakouts as it was getting them from this facial wash =\
@Hannah: I know, right? It was like *caveman accent* "oooh activated carbon ball suck dirt"
I'm jealous of how it works for you. And yes, I adore foamy fluff!
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