SANA Pore Vacuumer Hot Gommage

Sana...sana... sana... you never fail to bring some unique, fun borderline gimmicky product from Japan...

Now, seriously... who needs 2 sexy secret agents, complete with killer high heels and what looks like super deadly weapons to clear and make pores smaller?

Oh wait... I do need one! Hahaa...

Introducing agent vacuumer 1, she’ll instantly heat up your pores. And her partner, agent vacuumer 2 who will vacuum out clogged build up. That’s not all... this product also contains Ghassoul mud from Morocco! Sounds like solution to my pesky blackheads.

This gommage comes in aluminium tube, looking just like your toothpaste. With toothpaste consistency...it is white creamy with black dots. The scrubbies are a not too fine, not too grainy either.

Just apply on your clean dry face with dry hands. Then wet your hands a little to activate the heating action. Slowly massage while enjoying the warm sensation on your skin. Wash with water afterwards.

Be careful not to add too much water at once. First, it will goes messy and runny on your face. Second, the heating might be too shocking for those not used with self-heating masks or gommages.  Better start very small then work it up slowly.

Does it work wonders? Hmm... sadly no. It works just like any other scrub I already own and commonly available in your nearest drugstore. I don’t think the heating action helps to clear up my pores. It works as effective as regular scrubs.

Fun to use, unique concept, but not so much different than other products. Bottom-line, you don’t miss much if you skip this one.

Baviphat Peach Peeling gel

Peeling + Peach = BUY!!!

But I ended up with disappointments with this one. It started in my luggage... I got this one from Korea, not opening it and storing it in my luggage... guess what... it leaked. Apparently the gel contains so much liquid, the liquid manage to leak out and wet the packaging plus some stuff in my luggage.

Leakage aside... let’s go to the product. As you can see... it is housed in cute peach shaped plastic container. It smells like peach ice cream or peach flavouring if you like... the gel is more jelly like jell-o.  

This product is actually gommage. Just take a little and rub it on your face. Unlike most gommage I’ve used, this one get clumpy ultra fast. Just rub a little and voila-clumps! And unlike when I used other gommage (usually I stopped when the clumps started to form), I just continue on massaging gently with this one. I feel that I don’t get any of the peeling or scrubbing effect if I stopped after the clumping.

I do think this is just like regular scrub... I don’t feel my skin cleaner and blackheads are still there too... I’ll give it a skip if I were to try tester sized first...

Ginvera Green Tea Whitening Marvel Gel

Now, Now... what would I do if I saw a small tube claiming ‘Zero blackheads in 1 Step’?

What about these claims:

‘1. Rubs away deep layer of dead skin cells

2. rubs away blackheads painlessly

3. contracts pores for refined skin(as dead skin cells have been cleared from pores)

4.lightens black spots, freckles & scars

5. removes oil seeds

6. regulates sebum secretion to prevent pimples

7. brightens dull complexion

8. changes dark, rough skin to smooth skin

9. whitens skin as it gives way to new born skin

10. enhances quick absorption of skin care products’

Whoa... skin care sent from heaven! Of course I grab it and run to the cashier with it!

Ginvera is Malaysian brand which has been around for quite some time. Just I their packaging managed to attract my attention, until ‘Zero blackheads in 1 step’.  It claimed ‘safe for daily use’ too! What more can I ask?

So, you are supposed to rub this gel on clean, dry face with dry hands. Rub rub rub and ... adios black heads, sayonara dead cells...

Hm... after rubbing, the gel turns to whitish flakes. Not much, only a little bit. I suppose these are dead skin cells or something? But the color of those flakes were milky pale green, not brownish color as I expected my dead skin flakes look like (at least my dead skin looks like translucent light brown sheet, when I peel them if my skin was ultra dry).

I don’t care about dead skin or not... now come to the serious business... the blackheads... *looking closely in the mirror* *looking closer...*

Unfortunately... my blackheads are still around... oh well... my effort rubbing and rubbing are useless... Another SGD 13.4 down the drain...

In summary...

Price: SGD 13.4

Is it worth it? No, sadly, I don’t think so....