Hacci Honey Lip

This 7g tube of Honey Lip is my first product fron the Japanese brand Hacci, so I only know that Hacci is a high-end luxury boutique brand based on honey (think Guerlain, but Japanese). A quick googling shows that it was found in 2009 by a descendant of a famous bee farm dated to 1912.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash. 

Guerlain Abeille Royale Eye R Repair Serum

Ever since Amore Pacific Intensive Revitalizing Eye Essence got me on the eye serums and essences train, I've been obsessed with the product. It took me a full year to finish up the Amore Pacific tube, and I was happy to finally moved on to this 20mL/0.6fl. oz. dropper bottle of Guerlain Abeille Royale Eye R Repair Serum. That was January, and this post had been buried in my Draft folder since. Until now, that is. This eye serum was discontinued three years ago anyway, and replaced with a Double Serum-something rather. 

&Honey Skincare Cleansing Oil

Just finished up these two 180mL pump bottles of &Honey Skincare Cleansing Oil in the "Regular" scent as well the LE Sakura scent.

Clinique Take the Day Off Charcoal Cleansing Balm

If I could describe this 125g/4.2oz. jar of Clinique Take the Day Off Charcoal Cleansing Balm in one word, it would be "tragic." Why? Because it was supposedly unscented but being unscented didn't mean there was no smell. There was a smell, and an unpleasant one of charcoal and grease at that. When I first used it, hubby commented, "It stinks." Of course, it wasn't actually "stinky" but the odor was definitely disagreeable, much so that even I couldn't stand it after a while. So after a week of use, I scooped the rest into the trash. Boo. Hiss.

 

 

Shiseido Waso Shikulime Gel-To-Oil Cleanser

Next up: this 125mL/4oz. tube of Shiseido Waso Shikulime Gel-To-Oil Cleanser. Sadly, Shiseido has discontinued the entire Waso line which is really too bad, because I think it's a great line of products with great formula in retro-futuristic packaging. So if you happen upon this Gel-to-Oil cleanser elsewhere, I'd say grab it. 

Elta MD Oil-in-Gel Cleanser

My good experience with Elta MD Skincare Foaming Facial Cleanser led to the purchase of this 100mL/3.4fl. oz. tube of Oil-in-Gel Cleanser, and although the tube barely lasted me 3 weeks, I liked it a lot and might repurchase for travel since it's exactly the allowed volume. 

Beekman 1802 Buttermilk Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm

Saw these little 41g/1.44oz. jars of Beekman 1802 Buttermilk Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm and bought 3 of them, but I ended up keeping only 1 to use and shared the other 2 with friends. 

Beekman 1802 is a brand of goat milk-based bath and skincare products, and I've tried a bunch of stuff from them, including dozens of bar soaps and hand cream tubes. In general, I like their stuff, but every once in a while, I run into a dud, and unfortunately this cleansing balm is one of them. I hope my friends had better luck with these than I did :(

 

Three Balancing Cleansing Oil Gel

Hubby and I took our boys to Japan for the month of June, and among the few toiletries I brought was this 28g travel sized tube of Three Balancing Cleansing Oil Gel from a Skincare Ritual Kit I bought a while ago. 

Of course, by the time I got to Japan and went to my old haunt, the cosmetics floor in the basement of the Ginza Mitsukoshi, this Oil Gel was already discontinued, replaced by a Balancing Cleansing Balm 90g and an Aiming Soft Cleansing Oil Gel 85g. I bought both to try. Will post about them later.