{"id":30,"date":"2018-01-02T06:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T06:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexisadrienne.net\/index.php\/2018\/01\/02\/first-impressions-feat-naturie-naruko-senka-missha-dr-morita\/"},"modified":"2023-04-08T20:06:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T08:06:33","slug":"first-impressions-feat-naturie-naruko-senka-missha-dr-morita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexisadrienne.net\/first-impressions-feat-naturie-naruko-senka-missha-dr-morita\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impressions feat. Naturie, Naruko, Senka, Missha, & Dr. Morita"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hey, babes!<\/p>\n

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday season. What did you guys get up to? Let me know in the comments \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going kick off my first post of the year by introducing a mini-series of first impressions and calling it The First Five. My five today are the Naturie Hatumogi Skin Conditioner, Senka Speedy Perfect Whip Cleanser, Naruko Taiwan Magnolia Brightening and Firming Cream Wash Cleanser, Dr. Morita Milk Cleanser, and the Missha Lip Oils.<\/p>\n

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Naturie Hatomugi Skin Conditioner Review<\/h2>\n

The Skin Conditioner is something that kept popping up on Instagram and \/r\/asianbeauty, and when I saw that it was fairly affordable here (TWD 249 for a huge 500ml bottle!) I decided to pick it up from Cosmed. What I really like is that this is a multi-purpose product, and can be used in multiple ways, including cleansing toner, FTE, DIY sheet mask essence, refreshing spritz, hydrating toner\u2026 the list is only limited by your imagination! I also love that it has a short, to the point ingredients list. Job\u2019s Tears is an ingredient that I\u2019m seeing a lot now that I\u2019m in Taiwan, and it has so many great benefits that I\u2019m not surprised it\u2019s in so many products. I\u2019m quite happy using this as a toner after cleansing, but I\u2019ll definitely try different ways of using it before I write my full review.<\/p>\n

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Shiseido Senka Speedy Whip Cleanser Review<\/h2>\n

I purchased Senka Speedy Whip Cleanser as a replacement for my Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser – bit of a mistake, that. The foam is thick and luxurious, but ultimately way too drying for my skin. It left my skin feeling tight and dry, and it began to peel a few days after using this. It\u2019s since been demoted to body wash, which it\u2019s great for and I might actually purchase the proper body wash size of this stuff when I finish it.<\/p>\n

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Naruko Taiwan Magnolia Cream Cleanser Review<\/h2>\n

I picked up this Naruko cleanser as a replacement for the Senka as I thought cream = non-foaming. WROOONG. I was super disappointed when this also began to foam, and therefore also dry and strip my skin. My skin was also left peeling and dry after this, much to my disappointment. It\u2019s also been demoted to body wash (which it\u2019s also good at).<\/p>\n

The combined use of these ones after another has left me with the biggest pimple I\u2019ve had for SO LONG. It\u2019s just on my left cheekbone and is really only just now coming down. That\u2019ll teach me for not packing a second bottle of Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser!<\/p>\n

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Dr. Morita Deep Cleansing Lotion Review<\/h2>\n

It took me forever to decide on what to actually buy instead of Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser (which costs a cool TWD 750 here btw, or NZD 35 on a good Forex day) and I finally picked up this Dr. Morita Milk Cleanser. It\u2019s a pretty basic milk cleanser which doesn\u2019t strip and dry my skin when I use it. It says makeup remover on the bottle so realistically I\u2019m probably not even using it the right way, but it\u2019s not breaking me out and my skin isn\u2019t dry and stripped. The only thing I don\u2019t like is it\u2019s definitely scented and tastes TERRIBLE if you accidentally get it in your mouth\u2026 So don\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n

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Missha Essential Lip Oil Review<\/h2>\n

Even though I\u2019ve got two colours pictured, I\u2019m counting the lip oils as one product because they\u2019re pretty interchangeable with each other. You may have seen these Missha Essential Lip Oils pop up a few times on my Instagram and that is because I am OBSESSED with these little lip oils\/glosses. They are a bit sticky (so don\u2019t wear them on a windy day) but they add the most amazing glossiness to your lips. They\u2019re also super comfortable – if I\u2019m going out without makeup, I love popping on a thin layer of these over some lip balm for some extra lip shininess and hydration. I know that Papaw can basically do that, but I find Papaw doesn\u2019t look as tidy as gloss, as it can melt and slide outside liplines. These oils are thick enough to stay put in a specific spot and look great too.<\/p>\n

I hope you liked these quick first impressions! Have you tried any of these?<\/p>\n

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