Dawn's Journal: The Skin Bureau

The Skin Bureau Pretty Political Ultimate Facial Set Review

Hi everyone, or should I say, hi TS beauties! So if you are following my previous posts, I attended a super fabulous event last two weeks and it was the launching party of The Skin Bureau. So they gave away the Ultimate Facial Set after the party and I promised to make a review of the product.

It's been two weeks since I've been using the products and I've had a terrible skin condition for the past month and it really bothered me a lot because every time a pimple disappears, a new one comes and it's so frustrating. I stopped using the products that I thought were harming my skin but then I also thought that maybe it was because of my hormones or something (I will definitely have it checked if it still keeps coming up)

The Skin Bureau Political Ultimate Facial Set consists of the following:
1. Soap
2. Day Toner & Night Toner
3. Day Cream & Night Cream

These products are animal cruelty free, good for teens 13 years old above and guys can use this set as well. I mentioned that on my previous post. http://www.dbeautyjournal.com/2017/06/the-skin-bureau-official-launching-party.html

Here are the descriptions and photos of each product courtesy of The Skin Bureau's Official Facebook Page

So you already have an idea on how each product works but let me also give you the instructions on how to use it.

1. Wash your face with the President Pretty Soap
2. After washing your face, apply the toner using a cotton ball and clean your face thoroughly
3. Apply the creams accordingly after doing your other skin care routines. (Apply the day gel before applying your makeup)

Now let's talk about the products individually.

The President Pretty Soap

You have read the claims of this soap through the description above. The packaging is nice, it's wrapped in plastic with the description of the product. It's simple, not that fancy but not cheap looking either. I'm very intrigued with the black squares on the soap, it sort of looks like a jelly. Haha.

First of all, I don't like the scent of this product and that's my first impression with it. This soap is very stingy as well, it tightens and dries your face BUUUUT... It does fries out your pimples and leaves your face with no trace of blemishes at all! I'm sooo impressed with this soap because I've been using facial foam cleansers but I haven't came across to a product as effective as this!

To sum it all up, here are the pros and cons

PROS:

Brightens your face within a week
Speeds up the drying process of your pimples and leaves no blemishes
Leaves a glowy and healthy look

CONS:

Very stingy
I don't like the smell
Tightens and dries out your face

Overall, I would give this product a 4/5, it does deliver what it claims so that's a good one! I just don't like that it stings a loooooot, but hey, as what they always say in our country, "Tiis ganda na lang" sacrifice your comfort for beauty. LOL.

The Beauty Queen Party Day Toner & Gorgeous Allegation Night Toner

Now toners are very essential to our skin care routine, it cleanses deep into your skin but also replenishes your skin. Now these toners are the ace of this facial set I can say. They don't just remove dirt from your skin but also dead skin cells and residues of your dried pimple. It cleanses deep into your skin.

I'm not sure about the difference of the two but from what I understand, the day toner helps fight pimple causing bacteria, removes dirt & excess oil to prevent breakouts. I guess it's main role is to not only cleanse your skin but protect it from the harmful effects of makeup & pollution. I still had pimples during the time that I was using them and that's when I thought it wasn't effective at all but, it helped a lot in getting rid of the pimples and acne in a span of 2-3 days, The night toner has a stronger cleansing effect since we need to have a cleansed and refreshed face before going to bed.

PROS:

Travel Friendly
Delivers what it claims
Cleanses deep into the skin
Helps fight pimples & blemishes
Gives you a healthy looking skin

CONS:

Stingy as well
It gives a sticky and tight feel to the face

Overall, I would give this product a 4/5! :)

Charming Campaign Day Gel & Cabinet of Allure Night Cream

I mentioned that the toners are the ace of the set, these two products however I think the weakest link of the product. It's not too bad but I also think it's not that great either.

I tried the day gel through a boating event here in Pampanga but it didn't help protect my face with the sun at all! I still had dark spots and I had sun burns so I think it's not as strong as other sun creams. Buuuut, what I like about this product is that it's not heavy on the face before makeup, it's not greasy so it's a light product good for your everyday walk but not for swimming or if you're staying under the sun for a long time.

I'm also not sure about how the night cream works, I do think that it moisturizes your face. I just didn't feel the effect of this product unlike the other ones. It did however, moisturized my skin and it's very light as well.

PROS:

Not heavy & greasy on the face
Good to be covered under makeup
Travel friendly packaging

CONS:

It also leaves a stingy feeling
Again with the scent. LOL

Overall, I still thinks this product deserves a 3/5. It has some flaws but it also delivers what it claims.

Final Thoughts:

So we talked about each products pros & cons but as a set, I would give this a 4/5. It does what is says on the ad, no politics, just results. It did show results and I'm so happy that my face is back to its healthy state. I still have blemishes and scars though but these are from way back and it lightened a bit. I also think that I'm getting whiter each week, I couldn't tell cause I stayed under the sun for a while but I definitely think my face become brighter. Here are my after photos so see for yourself.

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

I think the product definitely works together as a set. It has its flaws individually but if used with the other products, it supports and shows results. So would I still include this in my skin care routine? Definitely! :) I think it's worth to try, it's also very affordable for a set so go their Facebook page and grab this set now!

Where to buy?

Check our their social media account for more information:

Facebook: The Skin Bureau

Instagram: @theskinbureau

That's all for today guys! I hope this review helped a lot with your decision. Have a lovely day ahead and if you have any questions, let me know in the comments below. Byeeee :)

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, by Dawn Flores

In Confessions, Events

The Skin Bureau Official Launching Party

Hi everyone! It's been a while, I've been very busy with work so it took me a while to post a new blog but thankfully, I got invited to an event! Thank you very much to Mr. KG and The Skin Bureau team for inviting me to the presscon and official launch.

I'm so excited to share my experience with you guys since this is the very first event that I went to. I've been invited to some events but because of the conflict with my schedule and most of the events are in Manila, so it's really hard for me to attend these events. Anyway, let's begin!

We got to the venue at 10:00 AM and I got to be in the same elevator with Ms. Anna Cay, one of the famous youtubers in the country. Shame on me that I didn't even recognize her so I wasn't able to take a picture with her.

While the crew were setting up and waiting for the endorsers to finish their makeup and shoots, bloggers had the chance to take a picture of the venue, with the products and all and by 12:00 NN we had lunch, so the official program or presscon started at 01:00 PM.

The beautiful endorsers are Ms. Arjane Amante, Ms. Ashley Singh, Ms. Sachzna Laparan, Ms. Anna Cay and The Mocha Girls' Seika Samonte Hashizume and Georgina Knight.

Mr. Jefferey Geronimo, the founder of The Skin Bureau was asked by several media partners and bloggers and I would like to commend him for graciously asking every question. Here are some of the memorable question and answer portion that I kept in mind for they are very very helpful.

1. Why did he choose these ladies as the brand ambassadors of The Skin Bureau?

-Simply because these ladies are the representatives of the millennials (which is his target market) who is at the peek of their careers, even though they are busy with their schedule and all, The Skin Bureau products will help them achieve a good skin without doing too much.

2. How safe are the ingredients used on the products?

-The Skin Bureau has organic products which are very helpful for the skin, it includes a witch hazel ingredient (which is also very popular for Korean skin care I might add, and I was impressed) It also has papaya extracts and ingredients that are can't be found here in the Philippines and are exported from the US. Mr. Jeff also mentioned that they have expert chemists, and doctors that reviewed and helped them make the products safe. (No animal testing was made during the whole process)

3. At what age should a person start their skin care routine?

-At the start of puberty, a person may start their skincare routine as early as 13 years old.

4. Mr. Jeff mentioned that the target market are the millennials, but can it be used by other group of people like teens, older age and even boys?

-The product can be used by everybody, guys included as long as you want to take care of your skin.

5. And of course, I asked Ms. Anna to give a message or an advice to us aspiring bloggers who also strive hard in other aspects of our careers while making sure our skin is being taken care of.

-Ms. Anna mentioned that she also started working for their family business and later becoming a full time Youtuber, she said that no matter how tired we are from work or from blogging, we should always make sure that we washed our face before going to sleep. She also mentioned that to be a successful blogger, or a vlogger, you just have to be yourself because there are a lot of rising Youtubers and bloggers nowadays, what differentiates you from others is that you're being yourself.

Overall, it was an awesome experience, I learned a lot about the products and I'm so excited to try them on. I got these as a gift from The Skin Bureau and I'll be using them for a week and will definitely give a detailed review of each product, about their ingredients and how effective are they.

The prices will be shared and the products will be officially released in the market on July 1 and I'm so glad I get to experience the products first hand.

I would also like to express my thanks to my partner, thank you very much for accompanying me even with no sleep!