Aqualabel Special Gel Cream (Moist) All-in-One

Got hubby started on this 90g jar of Aqualabel Special Gel Cream (Moist) All-in-One in the LE Sakura packaging and scent. Like the previous Special Gel Cream (Oil In) All-in-One he was using, this is also a 5-in-1 product that's a toner, milk, serum, cream, and mask.  

Aqualabel Special Gel Cream (Oil In) All-in-One

Hubby is almost done with this 90g jar of Aqualabel Special Gel Cream (Oil In) All-in-One so here's a quick post for it. This jar was from the Aqualabel Special Gel Cream (Oil In) Set A with an Enriched Face Wash Foam I reviewed a while ago. 

Aqualabel Special Jelly All-in-One

Been using this 160mL pump bottle of Aqualabel Special Jelly All-in-One for a few weeks now so here's a post for it. I know, giggle away at the funny name. Folks at Shiseido haven't figured out that "special jelly" sometimes means something else entirely ^.^"

Anyway, this bottle was from an Aqualabel New All-in-One Set with Special Jelly and Special Mask. I haven't used the mask yet and probably won't get to it for a long while. 

Aqualabel Enriched Face Wash Foam

Been using this 20g tube of Aqualabel Enriched Face Wash Foam for a few weeks now so here's a quick post. This was a freebie tube from the Aqualabel Special Gel Cream (Oil In) Set A I bought for hubby from Rakuten JP last summer.

Aqualabel All-in-One Whitening Jelly Essence

At long, long, last I finally, finally finished this gigantic bottle of Hadanomy Collagen Lotion. I only use it once a day on my face, neck, and decolletage right after getting out of the shower, then throw in the 15 months gap while hubby and I pranced around in Tokyo la la land.

I'm moving on to another equally gigantic 200mL bottle of Aqualabel All-in-One Whitening Jelly Essence, bought this past spring along with Aging Care Royal Rich Essence. 

Aqualabel Aging Care Royal Rich Essence

While using Jurlique Rose Moisture Plus Daily Moisture Balancing Serum for daytime, I started on this 30mL pump bottle of Aqualabel Aging Care Royal Rich Essence for nights. I bought it together with the All-in-One Whitening Jelly Essence 200mL, because I'm super curious with the jelly texture even though I don't really care for the whitening. I'll post all about this item when I get to it.

Aqualabel Aging Care Lotion EX

Anticipating my family's visit over the holidays, I bought a big 200mL bottle of Aqualabel Aging Care Lotion EX for my mom to use during her 2-weeks stay. But she never touched it. I'm guessing she must have tried it and didn't like it?

The Aging Care EX line is in the gold bottles, versus the Whitening line in blues and the Moisture line in reds, both of which I've tried and reviewed (spoiler: I like the red line best). For the lotion, there are 2 types available: an R Moisturizing (しっとり) which is what I have, or a RR Enriched (とてもしっとり). The Lotion R is runny and watery, and I'm guessing the Lotion RR would be more viscous.

I forgot to take a photo of both the packaging and the bottle itself, so I'll post a stock picture for now and will update later with more photos.

Aqualabel Moisture Emulsion R (Softening)

The last of the Aqualabel Moisture Kit is this 20mL bottle of Moisture Emulsion R (Softening), with the rest of the kit being the 20mL Lotion R (Softening), 20g each of Milky Mousse Foam and Creamy Oil Cleansing.

Unlike the Lotion, this Emulsion is only available in S (Refreshing) and R (Softening). For something richer and thicker, you would have to go for the Special Gel Cream or the Moisture Cream instead. In fact, they do recommend that you apply a thicker cream after this emulsion at night, so seal in the moisture.

Aqualabel Moisture Lotion R (Softening)

Been using this 20mL trial bottle of Aqualabel Moisture Lotion R (Softening) after having finished HABA G-Lotion (*sniff* really enjoyed that stuff, but no, will not buy again...). This lotion comes in 3 types, S (Refreshing), R (Softening), and RR (Rich), and thankfully I have the R (Softening) because I'm not really fond of either S (Refreshing), it being not moisturizing enough, or RR (Rich), it being too moisturizing ^.^

This Lotion is part of a trial Aqualabel Moisture Kit, with 20g each of Milky Mousse Foam, Creamy Oil Cleansing, and 20mL of Emulsion R (Softening), which I will review next.

Aqualabel Moisture Creamy Oil Cleansing

On the road for the past week and been using this 20g tube of Aqualabel Moisture Creamy Oil Cleansing from the Aqualabel Moisture Kit, which also includes the Moisture Milky Mousse Foam, 20mL each of Lotion R (Softening) and Emulsion R (Softening), both of which I will review next.

I purchased my kit from Adam Beauty for USD16.50, which is actually not bad considering Japanese retail for the kit is JPY1,200.

Aqualabel Moisture Milky Mousse Foam

After Aqualabel White Clear Foam didn't work out so well for me last spring, I wanted to try their Moisture line in the red packaging instead. However, I didn't want to get the full size - they're huge! After some searching, I found this nice Aqualabel Moisture Kit on Adam Beauty and nabbed it for $16.50 which is about the same as the Japanese retail. When I was still in Japan, I saw this trial kit all the time at my local HAC drugstore and it went for about JPY1,200 I think.

This Aqualabel Moisture Kit comes with 20g each of Creamy Oil Cleansing and Milky Mousse Foam, and 20mL each of Lotion R (Softening) and Emulsion R (Softening). I have only tried the Milky Mousse Foam so far.

Aqualabel White Clear Foam

On one hand, I feel like short trips are perfect for trying out travel sized items. On the other, I know trying some brand new on my dry and sometimes fickle skin when I'm away from home is really kind of, umm, crazy. Or should I say stupid? Or both? Didn't stop me this time with Aqualabel White Clear Foam though (or any other time in the past, either...) xD

From the Meizhuang (美妝, Beauty) issue of FashionGuide Magazine TW, Fall 2012 Vol. 25, I got some nice freebies with a localized 50mL/1.7fl oz. bottle of Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Body Cream, Toms Whitening Renewal Mask which went to my mum, and a set of localized (as in made in Taiwan) Aqualabel White samples, which has 2 packets each of this White Clear Foam 2g, White Up Lotion S (Refreshing) 2mL, and White Up Emulsion S (Refreshing) 2mL.