Musings of a Muse

• Purchased

Garnier Clean Purifying Foam Cleanser is one of several new Garnier Skincare products that will be permanently available starting Spring 2014 at drugstores.

The Garnier Purifying Foam Cleanser is a foaming cleanser for combination skin scented like grapefruit and pomegranates. My skin is drier so I’m loving the new Garnier Cleansing Oil however, come Summer I tend to have drier areas on my cheeks with oily areas on my forehead so this little foaming cleanser seems like a good pick up to shelve for the warmer weather.

Take a look!

• Purchased

I’m pretty sure I had one of those moments with the Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser recently where I was all like, “OMG it tingles that means for sure it is working…!”

Logically speaking just because the new Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser tingles doesn’t mean it is getting my face any cleaner but I’m delusional from time to time and I’m positive I convinced myself the tingle means I am so clean that I glide!

Garnier Smoothing Cream Cleanser is one of several brand new cleansers that Garnier has released for Spring 2014 (I purchased mine at CVS).

I don’t really need a new cleanser but lord knows I had to try this one out especially since it was formulated for drier skin.

Take a peek!

• Purchased

I purchased Futurederm Skin Reborn Facial Cleanser ($39) for myself earlier in November because I was looking for a cleanser that would get me through Winter without adding to my already drier skin. I find it hard to find just the right Winter cleanser because many make my skin tighter and drier after use.

I wanted something that wouldn’t necessarily add moisture but something that wouldn’t add dryness either.

Futurederm Skin Reborn Facial Cleanser sounded like a perfect pick as it’s a pH balanced formula that leaves skin smooth but not dry.

Take a look!

• PR Sample

It’s true Hada Labo is available in the US now and Hada Labo Tokyo Hydrating Facial Cleanser is one of the first products I tried from the brand!

Hada Labo is known for its famous Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion in Japan and its collection of skincare injected with three kinds of moisturizing Hyaluronic Acid that not only hydrates skin but helps it retain moisture! Hada Labo Tokyo is an extension of the Hada Labo line that is available here in the US now and exclusively at Ulta and Ulta.com.

In 2011 Singapore started to get the Hada Labo Skincare Collection so I was surprised it reached our shores so quickly or even at all for that matter. However, this is new packaging so it could easily be overlooked. Japan markets it as a “single drop can lock up an ocean” meaning it can retain moisture easily. Super Hyaluronic Acid is supposedly able to retain 12 liters of water. According to marketing a single bottle of Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid is sold every four seconds in Japan. It’s understandable why as Super Hyaluronic Acid has been a staple part of my skin regime for a while now and it is truly a miraculous product.

Let’s take a look at the cleanser!