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Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:43 pm  |
I am hoping to try some products from the Dermalogica line. What would be the best choices for my introduction (combination skin)?
Thanks a bunch ! |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:07 pm |
My favorites are the special cleansing gel and the skin smoothing cream. I've got combination skin too and the skin smoothing cream had done wonders for me! They have another moisturizer that i've tried called Active Moist and it's nice but I find its not enough for my skin.
Hope that helps. |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:41 pm |
| I have combo skin as well, and yet found the Special Cleansing Gel and Dermal Clay Cleanser too drying. My favs are Ultracalming Cleanser and PreCleanse. I love PreCleanse as a makeup remover. You can easily find reviews if you search for a specific product on this forum. |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:09 am |
| I agree with dollbird, my favorite is Precleanse. Special Cleansing Gel and Microfoliant are both too drying for me. The medicated clearing gel is ok, nothing special. |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:44 am |
I love the hydrating booster; I have combo skin that is also dry, and this feels super hydrating without leaving any greasy residue or making me break out  |
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I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin deep. That's deep enough! What do you want; an adorable pancreas?  |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:02 am |
| Heléne wrote: |
| I love the hydrating booster; I have combo skin that is also dry, and this feels super hydrating without leaving any greasy residue or making me break out |
I saw this and wanted to try it so glad to read this. I have also read good things about the Multivitamin Eye/Lip Cream and am thinking of trying that. Anyone have any experience with it? |
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Over 60, dry and sensitive. Look younger than my age and want to keep it that way! |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:18 pm |
I've been testing the super rich moisturiser and love it. I started using my daily microfoliant again after reading great reviews and its made my skin patchy  I hope its just a fase! lol |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:19 pm |
| I have tried their eye cream and loved it! |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:56 pm |
| My favourites from the line are the Special Cleansing Gel, Multivitamin Powerfirm Eye/Lip, Skin Prep Srub and the Hydrating Booster (which is great now that it's getting colder). I also like the toner (can't remember the exact name). I'd purchased a bunch of products from Dermalogica earlier in the year and these are the products I am still using. |
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Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:02 am |
| Thank you girls, those are excellent suggestions! |
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Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:27 am |
| I love the Clay Cleanser, Skin Prep Scrub and the Skin refining mask. The sun screens are also very good and have a wonderful, fresh Citrus fragrance. |
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oily/acne prone - acne scars on chin area/Large Pores in winter. Oily in Summer. Fair, nuetral/cool complexion, burn easily. Early 20s |
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Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:25 am |
Over the last few months, I have gradually switched over to Dermalogica almost exclusively for my face. I did so after a Dermalogica facial that was just incredible. My face glowed for days after.
I also have combo skin (oily T-zone).
My only disappointment has been the medicated clearing gel, which isn't any better than other remedies for me such as tea tree oil.
My "iffy" products have been the Multivitamin Powerfirm for eyes/lips, which is not any better than Decleor's Vitaroma for eyes/lips, and the Skin Prep Scrub and Daily Microfoliant, which are not as effective for me as the Gentle Cream Exfoliant, which I absolutelty ADORE and use 3X week.
My other RAVES are the Special Cleansing Gel, the Multi-Active Toner, Active Moist, Intensive Eye Repair, and the Skin Refining Masque. These products together are the best "routine" I've found so far. I also like the Sheer Tint Moisture SPF 15 which, when mixed with a bit of primer, has become my alternative to foundation.
At this point, my only non-Dermalogica product for the face is the Phyto-lift Cranberry Eye Gel, which I just started as an alternative to Origins No Puffery and St. Ives Aloe Gel for eye puffies. |
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36, skin in a "new" phase? Oil/break-out free but now having bouts of sensitivity and surface dehydration. |
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Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:39 am |
My absolute favourite is the Microfoliant - I couldn't live without it. The powerfirm eye/lip is a silicone based treatment that I think is good for softening the look of lines around the eyes and lips but I honestly didn't notice any firming/real line reduction with it...got the same effect as a silicone primer. The multivitamin power boost (little ampoules) are a great radiance booster but they really stink and if your skin has any oily tendencies you'll probably hate it..(and it really does stink!!)
Pudoodles |
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Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:04 am |
| My general impression is Dermologica makes some very good products for dry and sensitive skin types, but their line for oily and acne skin is not that impressive. |
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Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:40 am |
| Pudoodles wrote: |
The multivitamin power boost (little ampoules) are a great radiance booster but they really stink and if your skin has any oily tendencies you'll probably hate it..(and it really does stink!!)
Pudoodles |
Those really DO stink! I had bought some but they were too rich for my face, so I've been slowly using them on my neck/chest and hands. And boy, they are really smelly! I think I've heard some people mention they really like that product though ... just wasn't for me. Probably just as well since it's so expensive too. |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:58 pm |
| multivitamin powerfirm- this didn't do anything for wrinkles but it really did firm up the area below my eyes after using the whole tube (6 mths)- I think i will buy it again since the skin under my eyes is losing elasticity.... |
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Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:43 am |
I'm sorry to disappoint you, but to be honest, the special cleansing gel does not work on me, and it made my skin so dry!
I've also tried Microfoliant, which is ok, but not impressive at all. |
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Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:57 am |
for my skin condition (combination with occassional outbreaks)
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special cleansing gel: very clean but not drying
mircofoliant: no problem to use every nite as a scrub especially to clean the nose
skin prep scrub: smell good, feel good
active moist + hydrating booster: mixed together to get the best result, using active moist alone is not hydrating enough, but the non-sticky and light feeling is good.
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medicated clearing gel: don't see the effect
Sheer tint moisturizer: a bit dry and not easy to spread on the face |
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Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:41 am |
I had a sample of their body scrub which was very nice to use.
One of their products that I would NOT recommend is the Soothing Facial Spray. You would do just as well buying a bottle of glycerin and mixing with a bit of bottled water and spritzing. It was like spraying your face with a light oil (and was not very soothing) I used it twice and then sold it on auction... blah. |
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Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:52 am |
| sab wrote: |
| Sheer tint moisturizer: a bit dry and not easy to spread on the face |
I also find this when my skin is in a more normal stage. Mixing it with a small amount of primer or the Active Moist seems to do the trick. |
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36, skin in a "new" phase? Oil/break-out free but now having bouts of sensitivity and surface dehydration. |
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Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:57 pm |
| I'm starting to really like the Daily Microfoliant. I bought the full size after reading raves for it here and trying samples. I'm incorporating it in my cleansing routine, after PreCleanse and Ultracalming Cleanser. I love the smell of the rice bran in this, as it reminds me of my grandma using loose rice face powder. This leaves my skin feeling smooth and soft and gets rid of the flakies around my nose. |
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Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:15 pm |
| I agree with the recs for the Microfoliant. It's really gentle so you can use it everyday. |
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Light, yellow undertones, dark hair & eyes, extremely combo., resistant skin prone to congestion, dryness AND breakouts! |
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:48 pm |
i would say Daily Microfoliant!  |
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using obagi now.. I had combination skin, oily on T zone and sensitive on cheek area.. easy to get breakout on chin and jaw line.. |
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Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:15 pm |
i like the microfoliant. the anti-bac and ultracalming are ok but for some reason seem to dry me out :\
i also bought one of those trial packs for the new medibac system for acneprone skin and i think using it made my skin worse... did nothing to help with acne, seemed to make existing scars darker...?! |
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Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:13 am |
I recommend Daily Microfoliant, Skin Hydrating
Mask & Tinted Moisturiser (light). - I have dry skin. |
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Asian-40's-combination/dehydrated skin-on endless quest for perfect skin-like you! |
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