Finally, a product review from that RRS haul from months ago. I incorporated this into my night routine and have been testing it.

Skinfood Lettuce and Cucumber Water Drop Line

Skinfood's description: Water-based, it relaxes tired skin with water-rich lettuce and cucumber extracts, collagen and vitamin ingredients. Provides long lasting hydration and moisture retention on the skin.

This is an essence, so I use it after my toner but before my moisturizer. I usually just squeeze a little bit onto my fingers and just rub it into my skin. A little goes a long way with this essence.

Moving on to what I liked about this product. The scent. I loved this scent. It smelled like cucumbers and as a result, clean. It wasn't a floral scent, medical scent or weird funky scent. It was just clean and crisp. This essence is also water-based, so it's really thin and gel-like. It is not sticky on the face or fingers afterwards. I also liked that it's in a pump packaging. Hygiene points!

But that's it.

This product did not work for me and in fact it did the exact opposite. It removed moisture from my skin and made my face drier. Initially, I thought it was just the cold wind and air making my skin drier than usual, but I took this essence out of my routine for a few weeks and the flaky skin disappeared. I attributed that to the (slight) warmth in temperatures over those few weeks and put the product back into my routine. Nope, didn't help at all. The skin around my mouth was especially dry and began to start flaking slightly again.

For a product that's supposed to help with moisture, I'm disappointed. I've read other reviews online and a large majority of them love this product so I think I'm the minority here. I wanted to love this product so much, as I love it's scent, but since it doesn't work, I think I'll have to sell it to someone online.

Verdict: Did not work; did the exact opposite from Skinfood's claim; smells amazing.

Hello! I am finally back, after this unplanned hiatus from blogging. School has been getting me, and I hadn't tried anything new in a while, so I thought I'd try incorporating this essence into my skincare routine.

Mizon Pore Refine Silky Essence "gently clears out dead or dulling skin cell debris and helps to tighten pores and firm skin giving skin a silky feel. It immediately makes pores look visibly smaller by filling pores with nutritive silky essence. It adequately controls oils for a clean and refreshed complexion all day!" (source)

For the record, I use the Skinfood Thermal Water toner before using this essence. This essence is quickly absorbed into my skin, leaving it dry and tight before my night moisturizer. The silky feeling is real. My skin feels so smooth after putting this on. As for "making pores look visibly smaller".... that's debatable. I don't notice my pores becoming smaller but my pores are not very "big" to begin with. 

There's no discernible scent from this product, which is a big bonus. It's thin, but not as thin as some aqua products, and not as thick as a day moisturizer either. 

I like this essence, compared to other essences I've tried in the past, but the "pore refine" part... I don't know if that actually works for me or not. I will continue using up my sample to the last drop, try some other essence samples, and see which products I will incorporate into my skincare routine. 

Mizon Pore Refine Silky Essence is available at Urban Outfitters, Amazon.com, and eBay. None of the links are referral links, I do not make money by putting these links on here.