A Girl’s Guide To Face Serums

Cleaning your face and keeping it moisturized and hydrated can make your skin look young and glowing. For most people, this routine is enough to maintain their skin’s health.  However, if you want to take your skin care routine to another level, you can try adding one more product in your beauty cabinet. Face serums promise a lot of things for your skin. 

What exactly are face serums?

Face serums are enriched with concentrated amounts of active ingredients which could be one of the reasons why they can be quite expensive. However, because they are concentrated, you only need to use a small amount. 

Serums are also lighter than your average moisturizers, which makes them readily absorbed by your skin. Serums are also able to penetrate your skin’s deeper layers.

Do you really need a face serum? 

You may not use a face serum, if you prefer. However, if you want to increase the effectiveness of your current skin care routine, you can choose to use one. Serums can also help make your skin be in its best condition possible.

Do I need to choose the expensive ones?

Although expensive serums mean more quality ingredients, there are still serums that can give you the same effectiveness without breaking your budget. The key here is to look for the right ingredients that your skin needs. Here are some of the ingredients you should be keeping an eye out for:

• Retinol enriched serums for brighter and smoother skin
• Essential oil enriched serums for your skin’s overnight repair
• Anti-oxidant enriched serums for preventing premature skin aging
• Anti-inflammatory serums for soothing your skin’s redness and inflammation.

When should I apply my serum?

Generally speaking, serums are best applied on a clean face. After washing and toning, you can start applying serum when the skin is still moist. Avoid mixing it with any other product to achieve its best effect.

Although serums have many benefits for your skin, you should still take caution in using them. Serums are concentrated products which means you should not use too much of it on your skin. 

You should also take note of any pre-existing skin conditions you have. Serums are contraindicated to cases of rosacea and eczema. If you have any of these cases, it would be best to skip serums.


Ready to use Serums on your face? Take a look at these selected face serums on COSME-DE.COM

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate

SK-II Cellumination Aura Essence

Clarins Shaping Facial Lift
Total V Contouring Serum

Helena Rubinstein Prodigy Powercell
Youth Grafter The Serum

More Face Serums:
http://www.cosme-de.com/en/product/product_list.html?catid=101104

One thing you shouldn't neglect...

The weather is getting drier now, and I bet most people wouldn’t forget about taking care of the face, change to use a more moisturizing face cream, put on hydrating masks…etc. But one thing you might easily forget to take care of!

Your Hair!

That’s right! Poor hair which is often neglected by many, dry and lonely on the top of everyone’s head. You do know that the way your hair looks actually can reflect how delicate you are in grooming yourself, don’t you? My hair has been angry at me recently for the lack of attention, the knots at the ends irritate me so much!

Here, try the below to befriend your hair again:

L'Occitane Aromachologie Repairing Mask (Dry and Damaged Hair)

L'Occitane Aromachologie Repairing Mask provides intensive nourishing and protective care. A natural complex of 5 essential oils - Angelica, Lavender, Geranium, Ylang-ylang and Patchouli - plus sunflower and wheat oils. Particularly recommended for color and chemically-treated hair, this hair mask nourishes and deeply restores capillary fiber.

John Masters Organics 100% Argan Oil

John Masters Organics 100% Argan Oil helps to retain moisture, improve elasticity and soften hair and skin, while also adding instant sparkle and shine. It's excellent for taming frizzy hair and mending split ends.

Kiehl's Olive Fruit Oil Deeply Repairative Hair Pak 

(for Dry and Damaged, Under-Nourished Hair)

Kiehl's Olive Fruit Oil Deeply Repairative Hair Pak formulated for dehydrated, under-nourished, and damaged hair, a repairative masque provides intense conditioning, helping to repair severely weakened hair fibers by restoring its moisture content.

Summer of Love

Take a sunny disposition, add tinted lip balm, plus an easy chignon and you're on your way to having the summer of your life! And hold it, not forgetting the all-important sunscreen!

Dermatologists rave about retinoids, alpha hydroxy acids and hydroquinone, but they all agree that everyone of these ingredients is a big old waste of time without protection from UV rays - and for that reason, sunscreen might just be the biggest innovation of all. Sun exposure is responsible for 95 percent of wrinkles. It is the single most preventable cause of ageing.

This summer, Cosme-de.com resolves to helping you prevent that very cause of ageing with our range of sunscreens!

Shiseido Anessa Suncare Travel Pack, US$46

 Shiseido Anessa Suncare Travel Pack includes:

• Anessa Whitening UV Protector SPF 32 PA+++ 60ml
This is a lightweight sunscreen lotion with SPF 32 protection and super mico UV cut powders. It contains m-Tranexamic Acid for the prevention of the problem of hyper-pigmentation and with whitening performance. It can be used under makeup.
• Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA+++ 12ml
Shiseido Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA+++ is ideal for beach, water sports and the great outdoors It is a smooth, transparent veil that blocks harmful UVA and UVB rays to protect skin from sun damage while resisting water, perspiration and sebum for a long lasting effect.

Dermalogica Sheer Tint Moisture SPF 15, US$52

This lightweight, oil-free cream provides the ideal combination of moisture to combat dehydration, antioxidants to protect against free radical damage, UV protection and long-lasting color. Natural Zinc Oxide minerals protect against sunlight, provide a sheer wash of color and make skin radiant, while extracts from Olives and Walnut Seeds provide antioxidant protection and improve skin texture. A full spectrum sunscreen provides daily solar defense. Contains no artificial fragrance or color.

 

Kiehl's Nymphaea Alba UV Shield SPF 35 PA+++, US$44

Specially formulated for Asian skin, Kiehl's Nymphaea Alba UV Shield SPF 35 PA+++ is sunblock cream with a cool, refreshing texture, and oil-free herbal extracts which prevents the growth of free radicals and spots on your skin created by the sun. The unique nympaea alba and jasmine extracts have a soothing, calming effect on the skin. It also contains a blend of vitamins C and E to fight free radicals.

 

Avene Very High Protection Tinted Cream SPF 50+, US$26

Avène Very High Protection Tinted Cream SPF 50+ (Sensitive Skin) is a 100% mineral sunscreen cream provides non-irritating, broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection. It is safe for even the most sensitive skin, including infants, babies, and post-procedure skin.

La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Very High Protection Cream SPF 50+ (Dry Skin), US$24

La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Very High Protection Cream SPF 50+ (Dry Skin) is for those who are allergic to sunlight. Extreme UV Protection UVA/UVB protects the skin even the cellular damage by Providing Cellulaire protection. non-comedogenic and tested under dermatologic controls. Fragrance Free.