General Overview
SHU UEMURA Skin Purifier Ultim8 Sublime Cleansing Oil
I bought this product as it was in one of COSME's ranked no. 1 category for a bit last year . This was also the first time I had stumbled on COSME rankings and was curious to try and see how these number one products were .
This products selling point is the fact that it uses 8 'botanical' oils sought out from Chinese medicine and beauty oil . This sounds all nice and lovely but with that being said for a bottle of 150 mL it's around $30 USD, which is a lot more than its other cleansing counterparts . The good thing about Shu Uemura though is because it is quite an international brand it is pretty easy to acquire from online stores such as eBay and amazon .
As slick as the packaging is, I think it breaks way too easily . When I first took it out of the package and dropped it...it broke . And of course you might be thinking "well then don't drop your products", but I'm not a perfect human, yknow ? I mean if I had the choice of whether to drop a product or not I'd definitely choose not to drop it, but dropping a product isn't a choice haha . This isn't the first cosmetic product I've dropped, but is the first that's broken after I've dropped it, and I think that says a lot about a product worth $30 . Dropping it doesn't make it unusable, luckily; however it does make it particularly leaky . It would be difficult to move this product without getting it on your hands .
SHISEIDO Perfect Water
After seeing the good reputation that Perfect Whip had in the Korean beauty world (and after using Perfect Whip and not being particularly disappointed by it), I decided to get something else that was part of the Shiseido Perfect line, which was why I decided to get this cleanser .
This product doesn't actually feel like an oil but it's not as free running as water either, which makes it a pretty interesting product to use as a cleanser . The unfortunate thing about this product is the fact that it's not easily accessible outside of Japan, but if you do get a chance to visit Japan it is really cheap to get, and is around $10 USD for 230mL ! It comes in an open and close bottle cap and the shape of the product makes it very easy to use and get the product without wasting it . It'd be quite easy to travel with this product, actually .
Application & Results
SHU UEMURA Skin Purifier Ultim8 Sublime Cleansing Oil
The thing that a lot of cleansing oils suffer from is the fact that it kind of leaves this heavy feeling and film on the skin right ? The great thing about this product is that it does not do that, but at the same time it doesn't leave the skin feeling tight nor dry . In order to use this product effectively though you'll need to make sure to cleanse with warm water . Just remember that just like oil on your dishes, warm water should be used with oil in order to effectively cleanse it off . With this product I've found that washing with both the oil and some water at the same time takes the makeup off much, much faster !
In terms of your usual, normal everyday makeup, it takes it off quite quickly and effectively . But unfortunately if you put a lot of makeup on (for example more than one layer of eyeliner), this product will not be able to effectively wash it off . I do think it'll wash it off more than the SHISEIDO perfect water though .
SHISEIDO Perfect Water
When using this cleanser, you don't actually see any cleansing foam or bubbles so admittedly, it's kind of hard to see if the product is even on your face or not . BUT it does cleanse, and similarly to the Ultim8 cleansing oil, it doesn't give you the feeling that there is leftover film once you've cleansed your face nor give the feeling that it's dried out your skin . The thing about this product though is that it stings quite a bit if you get it in your eyes . The Ultim8 cleansing oil on the other hand has next to no stinging but makes the eyesight quite blurry for a bit .
In terms of normal everyday makeup, this product can also clean it off well and easily . I've also noticed that even though it doesn't cleanse off as much as the Ultime8 cleansing oil, it does cleanse off makeup faster . But yes, in terms of cleansing power, it isn't as strong as the SHU UEMURA oil (which is unfortunate because it's ten times easier to actually use) .
Final Thoughts + Would I repurchase it again ?
Not the worst of products but not exactly the greatest either . I think if you chased up your cleansing routine with a foam cleanser after, or if you do the two step cleansing routine, then overall the makeup would be completely cleansed away if you were to use these products . But these products by itself will not be able to completely clean off makeup, if that's what you were looking for . It's also pretty interesting to note that even though the Shu Uemura cleanser was ranked number 1 in terms of cleansing oils last year, it's no longer ranked number 1 this year .
I wouldn't repurchase either of these products again and I think as of recently I've become more fond of using oil balms to effectively take off makeup .
So what do you use to effectively cleanse your skin and take off your makeup ? I'd love to know~
Signing out,
-THE TEACOAST .
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