Hi girls! It's quite a while since with the last time I did beauty skin care product review on this blog. I'm pretty pre-occupied with the travel itineraries I had these months, but I'm happy, totally happy for everything I discovered during I travel. One of my discovery is this natural Swiss Beauty skin care from Mila D'Opiz which come to my knowledge that it has existed since 1938!

It was all started with a woman called Emilie Opitz-Altherr who was known as Mila. She found that many women in this world were caught in skin problem and at that time, not so many references she could rely on. So, she decided to collaborate with skin specialist doctor to create an innovative mix of skincare and natural ingredients. At that time, her product was well received by the cosmetic industry, even got a slogan "The Golden of Beauty" and won several recognitions from Beauty Oscar in 2014 and European Spa & Health Award. Ever since, Mila D'Opiz has been exported to 48 countries in 5 continents, including Indonesia.

I am delighted to be given an opportunity to try the skin care line of product from Mila D'Opiz. I tried their best selling and award-winning skin care products, The Skin Whisperer Cream and The Skin Whisperer Serum. I also brought their Skin Clear travel set during my trip last month which consists of Purifying Serum, Purifying Cream, Purifying Amber Peeling and Purifying Yeast Mask. 

Before I review the skincare products I used, I will briefly share about Mila D'Opiz line of products. You might have seen that Mila D'Opiz has variable products in the market and you probably get confused on which product to use. I am confused as well at the beginning, so I want to share with you how to differentiate their products and function.

First of all, Mila D'Opiz has 5 specialties in its products: Anti Aging, Hydrating, Anti Pores, Sensitive Care, and Whitening.

You can choose the ones that perfectly suit your skin condition. As for my skin needs, I choose the Skin Whisperer Series to boost skin regeneration process and the Skin Clear series to reduce the pores size in my skin.

The Skin Whisperer series comes with 2 products, the serum and the cream. The Skin Whisperer Serum is available in one full size of 30ml. Packaged in the gold luxury tube, this serum is to be used every morning and night and claimed to be able to fight 4 most face skin problems

The ultimate benefits of the serum are to fasten the regeneration process of the skin cell and overcome the damaged skin due to UV exposure and the unbalanced skin texture. While most skin serum only consists of 1 stem cell, the Skin Whisperer Serum over-ranked them all by having 5 plant stem cells in one bottle! The first time I used this serum, I noticed the yogurt-like aroma and it indeed very nice when applied to skin because the texture is unbelievably very smooth and milky. It is not sticky at all and eventually seeps directly into the skin.

As for the Skin Whisperer Cream, this product is available in 2 sizes, 50 ml and 10ml for travel size. It is to be used twice a day as well, every morning and night. It is able to regenerate, nourishes and tightens skin and prevents aging.

left to right : Skin Whisperer Serum, and Skin Whisperer Cream

The Skin Whisperer Cream consists of 4 plants stem cells which effective to overcome the deep wrinkles, uneven texture, and sagging skin. It is giving you 24 hours moisturizing effect and also can be treated as sleeping mask due to its thick consistencies compare to the serum. 

I applied both every morning and night and I would recommend these two products for its perfect moisturizing effect. My skin feels very hydrated all day long and it looks dewy, glowy and bouncy. No more worries of UV damage or dry skin while working with AC all day long, my skin can breathe perfectly thanks to Mila D'Opiz Skin Whisperer Serum and Cream!

Remember I said the I carried the Skin Clear Purifying series for traveling? 

Now let me share you my experience in using this travel kit version of Skin Clear Purifying series. I really hate the experience when there are climate and temperature change between my origin country and the destination country, my face usually gives a sign of shock by showing some little annoying acne. I notice this usually happen when my skin is not well hydrated, it tends to have big pores and eventually led to bacteria spreading and then it comes to acne. So, I try this kit and see if it works well for me.

A little brief of Mila D'Opiz Skin Clear Purifying series, this series is powerful to shrink, tighten and cleanse the pores and also powerful to treat acne and prevent acne from growing and spreading. There are 4 products in this series, there are Serum, Cream, Amber Peeling and Yeast Mask.

After trying the Purifying Series, I find my skin is very smooth, hydrated and not exposed to little annoying pimples anymore! Personally, I love the Skin Clear Amber Peeling scrub that unexpectedly very smooth and creamy. The scrub is very easy to blend and exfoliate well. It gives an instant smoothening effect to my skin. While for the mask, I thought the travel size won't be enough for me, but it gives me another surprise. A little drop of the mask is enough for the whole face! It gives tightening effect to my skin but not drying it, no stinky aroma as well, I like it! In addition, the serum and cream are very light, matte and not oily. In my daily travel experience, I encounter the purified skin that is smooth, dewy but not prone to acnes. Totally recommended! 

I'm pretty sure I want to try their other remarkable products and repurchase the full size of the Skin Clear Purifying series. I would recommend you to visit their website or IG @miladopizjakarta or @miladopizhouse for the official distributor of Mila D'Opiz in Indonesia. It can be found in Tokopedia and Shopee as well by looking at this ID: miladopizhouse and miladopizjakarta.

Natural ingredients have always caught my preferences over the chemical formula that is developed into skin care product. Market nowadays is offering beauty products at a cheap price but have troubling ingredients inside. On the other hand, I noticed that quite a number of beauty labels have taken a bold move by changing the ingredients of their beauty products back to nature. Aside from the affordable price, it is also safer for our skin because they're using plant's extract such as aloe vera, avocado, rose, coconut milk, cocoa powder, Edelweiss, and many others.

Wardah then introduced me to their whitening product line called Wardah White Secret Series. It contains Crystal White Active and Silver Vine Extract ingredients which emit light from the deepest epidermal skin layer and boost the inner beauty of our skin. The series includes Wardah White Secret Pure Treatment Essence, Wardah White Secret Intense Brightening Essence, Wardah White Secret Day Cream and Wardah White Secret Night Cream. I've personally tried these products and quite amazed at its result. How's the result? Let's check this out below!

As for the night cream, it is like the duplicate of the day cream. Both packaging and texture are the same. However, the ingredients are different as this product is to be used as an intensive night treatment for the purpose of skin regeneration during our sleeping time. With its Derma-Peptide Technology, this cream helps to smooth the appearance of skin texture. It enhances skin brilliance and provides extra nourishment with its Crystal-White Active.

To conclude my verdict, the Wardah Secret Series is definitely an affordable natural whitening skin care in the market. So many benefits that come from a drop of Edelweiss extract and Active Whitening formula are now can be felt by everyone. In my personal opinion, these product series are very simple for daily use and proved itself to bring instant glowing white skin beauty. You can find and purchase Wardah products at the nearest drugstore or supermarket and feel the instant face whitening effect by yourself!

Before going much about the result, I would like to spill the super secret of the product which attracts artists and me as well. It is the power of Botanical Bio Identic Placenta Protein which extracted from plant's placenta extract. I am thankful for the modern technology in skincare which can absorb the full benefit from nature and beautify our face instantly.

Placenta has been very popular lately due to its ability to regenerate new cell. Even a drop of placenta's extract can penetrate to the deepest layer of our hypodermic. Wow, it's extremely powerful! Not to mention, EMK used placenta from flower which concentrated in amino acid, protein and peptides, the very ingredients to stimulate natural skin repair process. However, not every single flower we pluck on the street can produce this placenta. EMK's placenta comes from a special flower in Central America called Agave Cactus.

On top of that, the chemists from EMK created a delivery system that works well with natural placenta. It's called Synercell. This technique will stimulate our skin cell to regenerate and boost the production of collagen and elastin. That's why EMK products can give you a baby face skin and leave you no worries with aging!

SKINCARE

I have tried EMK's best products from its Rescue Serum, Face Treatment, Stem Cell White Caviar, and the Repairing Face Cream. I also tried its base cosmetic called Glowin Tinted Cream. Each of the product is packaged so elegantly in a glass bottle with a combination of silver or gold lid. The luxury experience for skin care with benefit that works surprisingly above my expectations.


The first one I would like to introduce is the Rescue serum. It is the ultimate repair treatment which is created from natural plant concentrates such as Agave Cactus, Tea Tree, Shiitake Mushroom and Vitamin A, C and E. This serum is best used for skin recovery after operation, irritation or chemical peeling. It is packaged in a dove glass bottle and gold-lid serum pipe. I prefer the use of pipe for serum because it will be more hygienic and prevent the serum to be contaminated by bacteria. In addition to that, the watery texture of the serum will be easily spilled too much when no pipe is used. As for me, it helps to improve my skin firmness and prevent wrinkles. It delivers pronounced regenerative and moisturizing benefits to excessively dry and damaged skin. Tips to use this serum, I mix 1-3 drops of the serum with Face Cream to speed up the absorption in my face.


You can't missed the next product I'm going to tell. It is the famous Face Treatment from EMK Beverly Hills. It is so famous that people say it is one of the best from EMK product line. The packaging is so eye-catching with green jar, topped with gold lid. On the other hand, the texture is like a transparent mask that feels so creamy. I recommended this face treatment to be used for those who have sensitive, red or irritated face.


I personally have dry skin complexion, but after using it 7 days non-stop in my first week treatment (single use without any mix with other products), I feel my skin smoother and glowing! Not to mention, the Agave Cactus Bioplacenta ingredient helps to minimize my pores and in effect, it also lessen blackheads. There are many more benefits from this product. For you who wants to get all in one benefit such as whitening, supple skin, firm skin, glowing face, medicate acne scars, clear up wrinkles, then this product must be on top of your beauty purchase list. Guaranteed you won't regret this product!


The next skincare I tried from EMK line product is Repairing Face Cream or as known as Optima Face Cream. To differentiate from Face Treatment, this Repairing Face Cream is packaged in a dove jar with white lid. The cream is light, watery and cool, somehow it gives refreshing feeling to my face. Although it can be used any time in a day, I would recommend to use it as a day cream, which applied after cleansing the face. Usually, I mix it with Stem Cell White Caviar for best absorption. The active ingredients include Agave Cactus Bioplacenta, Jojoba Oil, Chamomile, Rosemary, Hawthorn Berry, Algae, Shea Butter, Vanilla, Coffee Bean, Vitamin A and Vitamin E. With these much ingredients, the face cream can stimulate our skin cell to actively produce collagen and improves the elasticity of our skin. It also protects our skin from the damage of free radicals.



Here is my before-after face after using all of the above skin treatments. Surprisingly, I love the result way too much. I love how it makes my skin feel so fresh and jelly-like, elastic and bouncy, an instant baby-skin face only after several weeks of usage. Moreover, my skin tone is getting more even and the skin texture has improved a lot, it is indeed very 'creamy'. I will tell you more about the steps using the above products to achieve this baby-skin result


- The first 7 days, I only used the Face Treatment every night.
- The next week, every morning, I used Face Cream combined with Rescue Serum.
While for the night treatment, I used the Face Treatment only 2 times/week, combined with Stem Cell White Caviar.
You can consult with the EMK Staff prior purchasing the product to find out which step works for you.


COSMETIC

EMK doesn't only come with skincare but it has its base cosmetic, and what's better than having the BB Cream for our daily coverage? For daily natural make up, I rarely want to use heavy make up application and as a replacement, I wear Glowin Tinted Cream. This multi function cream contains SPV 30 UVA/UVB to protect our skin from UV damage due to exposure from sun radiation. It is contained in a luxury white tube. What I like the most from this product is the color of the cream that is formulated to match Asian's skin color complexion


The texture is really easy to blend and merge with my skin tone, no particolored or grey-ish color, just perfectly natural shade. For me it works as sunscreen and BB cream at the same time, it gives satin glowing effect which is suitable for my Japanese look, not too dewy like most of Korean cosmetics. It is suitable for both acne skin and sensitive skin. When the time comes to wear heavy make up, I find this product also works best as a primer prior application of make up foundation.



My best verdict for EMK Beverly Hills Skin Care and Cosmetics, it's all SUPERB. Top notch for whitening, anti-aging, skin regeneration and rejuvenation. When even Hollywood artists trust EMK Beverly Hills for daily skin treatment, why won't you try for yourself?

And remember, you can only purchase the product from the official reseller of EMK Indonesia at Instagram @cynthia_emkshop, Facebook Cynthia_EMKshop - EMK Beverly Hills or direcly LINE to @cynthia_emkshop or Whatsapp at 0812-1004-7787.

Kegiatan aku sebagai beauty blogger seringkali mewajibkan aku untuk menggunakan kosmetik berlapis-lapis sepanjang hari, yang tidak hanya tebal namun juga harus bisa melawan panas dan teriknya cuaca perkotaan. Akibatnya, kulit aku jadi cepat kering, kusam dan tampak tidak sehat. Akupun dihadapkan pada pilihan perawatan kulit yang beragam, salah satunya yang menarik perhatian aku adalah 4 langkah perawatan wajah dari Ristra. Apa sih keunggulan dari Ristra ini? Yuk lihat ulasannya di bawah ini!

Produk Ristra merupakan produk yang dikeluarkan oleh Dr. RETNO I.S TRANGGONO, SpKK, Cosmetodermatologist (Spesialist Kulit yang ahli di bidang Teknologi Kosmetik). Produk ini diformulasikan khusus untuk kulit di iklim tropis dan terjamin kualitasnya karena sudah teruji secara kosmetodermatologi. Selain itu, formulanya juga pH-balanced, yaitu sesuai dengan pH alami kulit (4.5-5.5), jadi tidak membuat kulit kering dan iritasi.

4 langkah perawatan wajah

Selanjutnya, aku mengoleskan Toning Lotion, penyegar wajah untuk kulit normal (untuk kamu yang memiliki kulit berminyak/berjerawat bisa menggunakan Astringent Lotion ya). Rasanya gimana? Segar banget, seakan kulit aku bisa bernafas bebas lagi

Tidak cukup sampai disitu, untuk menjaga kelembaban dan kekenyalan muka aku, aku mengoleskan Moisturizing Cream. Tekstur cream ini sangat lembut dan cepat meresap ke kulit, bahkan cream ini juga bisa diaplikasikan sebagai dasar make-up agar make-up nya nempel dan bertahan lama

RISTRA TREATMENT

After holiday, my skin has been pretty dull and uneven because of pollution and exposure of sunlight. I saw that the radiant glow that I used to have has vanished in a moment. At this moment, I think this is the best moment to try the newest range of skincare from L'Oreal Paris, which is L'Oreal White Perfect Clinical that promises brightening skin in 3 actions. It promises to give result after 7 days even though I have been using it for 10 days, so what's my verdict with the product?

PRODUCTS

L'Oreal White Perfect Clinical comes in 3 products only. Day Cream, Night Cream, and Essence. It's practically very simple and the routine must be easy to maintain for everyday use! The products come in beautiful silver-blue acrylic bottle

So what does this skincare claim?

✓ Banish black smudges 

✓ Helps enlighten skin 

✓ Maintain skin youthfulness

I don't really have black smudge but my skin has lost it's radiant glow maybe because of my unhealthy food life during holiday (we are all guilty for it lol), pollution, and sun exposure. And soon I will reach my quarter life hence my youth will be gone sooner than expected!!! Therefore I am in need of something to keep the youthfulness. Some of my friends have started using anti aging too to combat against the aging process haha

So let's take a look of what the products offer


White Perfect Clinical Derm White Essence Skin contains Derm White Technology, which is a combination of 3 active skin lightening ingredients. It comes in an ampoule type of packaging and for me one ampoule is enough for my all over face 

When I first used it, the serum does the magic as my skin feels instantly moisturized as if I just inject a serum booster into my skin. It's absorbed pretty fast and not sticky! The essence can be used both day and night and priced at Rp 214.000

White Perfect Clinical Day Cream SPF 19 PA++ has Pro-Vanish 3, a brightening active ingredient that reduces skin melanin production and SPF 19 PA +++ to protect skin from UVA / UVB rays. The packaging comes in silver metallic shade and has nice contrast with the pink cream inside when it's opened

The day cream comes in pink tint to gives glowy effect after usage as well as the sunblock protection along with it. Like any other sunblock, the cream has pretty thick texture and a little bit difficult to blend because of its SPF. However once it's blended properly, it will give you a nice sheen of dewy finish. It helps to prepare my skin before putting on some make up afterwards! The Day cream is priced at Rp 161.000

White Perfect Clinical Overnight Treatment Night is a night cream to help regenerate skin. The night cream has cooling sensation effect that feels refreshing.  Unlike the day cream, the overnight treatment comes in deep blue shade so it's easier to differentiate which jar is for which routine
I applied it the overnight treatment right away after I took my night shower, along with the essence. The cream has gel-like texture and reminds me of an overnight sleeping mask because of it.  The texture is a little bit heavier and richer than what I expected so a little bit goes along way. The Overnight treatment is priced at Rp 192.000 

RESULT

Here's my before and after picture using the series in 1 week!
The hair and body are all the same, but I the before and after face on top of the body so you can spot the difference clearer! On the after picture I only put a light eyebrow powder and a pink lip tint, no BB Cream, no powder and no other make up!

Honestly I was a little bit skeptical with the product because I was only using it for around a week or so, but I kept the camera setting and lighting the same, and when I put the pictures side by side like this, I was in awe!
My overall skin tone has become much more even and my dull skin has turned into a healthy shade instead! I am surprised that it really helps improving my skin tone, giving it a brighter radiant tone with just a week! 

Overall I am giving it two thumbs for successfully bringing back my glow to life
However my skin is really dry and this series is still not moisturizing enough on my opinion. So I suggest people with dehydrated skin to combine the products with another lotion and sleeping mask to help moisturized your skin even more instead of using it just as it is

PURCHASE

So where can we purchase L'Oreal White Perfect Clinical products? You can easily find them at any L'Oreal Paris at Department Stores, Drug Stores, and Cosmetic Stores. If you want to shop online at E-Commerces, Blibli and Lazada are two of many websites that offer the products! The price is a little bit pricey for a drugstore product, however since the products work well to brighten up skin, I would consider it a try! 

For more informations regarding the skincare, feel free to check it HERE