Review: La Roche Posay Toleriane Fluide

La Roche Posay Toleriane Fluide

Product description:
For the hydration and protection of combination to oily intolerant skin. Formulated with high concentration of LRP thermal spring water, Toleriane Fluide soothes the pulling, stinging and burning sensations specific to intolerant skin. It's light mattifying texture is immediately absorbed by the skin and restores skin comfort.

What is intolerant skin:

Background story on why and how I picked this:

I picked this up the other day when Watsons was having a 15%+5% sale. I was looking for a something slightly more moisturising, because I was only using La Roche Posay (LRP) Effaclar K as a treatment/moisturiser (big mistake!) then, and it was drying my skin out. I love LRP’s products, because I always have good results/no negative results whenever I tried their products. And since I was already using Effaclar K, using something from LRP over it would probably complement it better than something from another brand. The sales rep recommended Hydraphase Light for me. I loved its texture, but a quick check at the ingredient list revealed denatured alcohol. It always puzzled me as to why moisturisers would contain alcohol, because long-term use of alcohol-containing products will dry the skin out. It’s counter effective. Furthermore, my skin is quite sensitive to alcohol. The sales rep then recommended me Toleriane Fluide. I love the ingredient list. It’s so short and concise, which probably means it does not contain rubbish inactive ingredients and unnecessary fillers. It was also cheaper than Hydraphase. I was sold!

Review:

This is one of the most amazing moisturisers I have ever used. Although it actually feels rather rich for oily skin, my skin somehow loved the richness of this. Note that this product is actually formulated for combination to oily intolerant (very sensitive) skin. I trust that LRP knows what is suitable for oily skin or not. It’s hard to describe it, but for the first time ever, I welcomed how supple and hydrated my skin feels after putting this on. My skin usually feels icky when I use something richer on my face, but this is totally different somehow. It also does a good job of soothing skin irritations. Sometimes my skin feels irritated after cleansing and toning, but this alleviates that immediately. I can even use it on my eczema-affected eyelids! This is really one of the most hypoallergenic products I have ever tried, other than Avene’s thermal spring water. One pump is really more than enough for my entire face as this spreads superbly.

I have read that some people found that this product seemed to sit on the skin and not absorb well. This is definitely not one of those ‘gel-type’ moisturisers that sink in immediately after applying. It requires some massaging and patting, but it doesn’t bother me. I’m not lazy when it comes to skin care. I have also read that this product rubs off when applying sunscreen or foundation over it. I have not experienced this either. It could be because I let this set for a few minutes before applying anything over it.

The only downfall of this product is that there is no indication of how much is left in the bottle. I hate to be in the situation of running short of this product when I need it. And, if you’re an oily babe/dude who really cannot stand any sort of moisture-feeling on the skin surface (like my boyfriend), this is not for you!

Thanks for reading this long post!

Review: Maybelline BB White SPF50 PA+++ BB Cream

Product description

Clear smooth 8-in-1 high protection BB cream. Anti-UV. This product has 8 claims: High UV protection, brightens, evens, smoothes, corrects, conceals, hydrates, 12 Hr wear.

Shade

Only 2 shades available here: 01 and 02. I have 02. 01 seems to be very pale, and 02 actually seems to be much darker than 01. I suggest using 01 if you do not have a tan. I have a slight tan and 02 still seems to be a tad too dark after the BB cream has oxidised.

Score: 2 /5

Coverage

It has slightly more coverage than a tinted moisturiser, but I would still say this product has only light coverage which does not seem to be buildable. Hence, it does not live up to its claim of being able to conceal. It does, however, even out my skin tone. This product didn’t brighten up my skin though, perhaps due to the incorrect shade.

Score: 2.5/5

Texture/finish

This BB cream has a creamy texture, but is not as thick as the typical Korean BB cream - feels pretty comfortable on the skin. It does leave a glowy finish that looks almost oily. This BB cream definitely needs to be set with a powder if you have oily skin like I do.

Score: 3/5

Oil control/longevity

Oil control is always the hardest part for me to judge, because I set EVERY liquid base product with a powder, and no doubt the powder I use always has decent oil control. But because I use the same setting powder for every liquid foundation/BB cream I use, I can still somewhat discern which product has more or less oil control comparatively. I would say this product does not have great oil control, because even with my setting powder, I would need to blot after 4 hours, which is pretty average for me. That being said, not having oil control isn’t a particular downside for this product, because it did not claim to have oil control anyway. On the contrary, this is marketed as a moisturizing product, and for this, I will give this product an extra point for living up to this claim. This product definitely does not last 12 hours as it claimed. I think without a setting powder, it would have melted off my face in a few hours.

Score: 3/5

Packaging

It comes in a tube form with a tiny tiny opening, which makes it great to control the amount of product to dispense. But somehow the tube makes the product look cheap (which it is actually).

Score: 3 /5

Price point

This retails for about SGD16 for only 18ml (SGD0.89 / mL). Usually, most foundations come in at least 30ml, and costs about SGD30 (SGD1 /mL). This makes the BB cream sightly cheaper per ml of product.

Score: 4/5

Overall

Overall, I think this is a very average product that does not particularly have any WOW factor. I use it because it’s like my sunscreen and tinted moisturiser in one. It is useful for days which I’m too lazy to apply a separate moisturiser, sunscreen and foundation.

Score: 17.5/30