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Favorite Skincare: Clinelle WhitenUP Products Review! [SPONSORED]
It’s time to review my favorite skincare
products that I’ve been wearing lately! If you’ve stumbled across this post on
my Instagram, you would know what I will be talking about today: Clinelle
WhitenUP Line!
I love Clinelle – it’s one of my favorite drugstore skincare brand and I’ve reviewed some of their skincare lines in the past, here and here. Got some products that I love, but some just didn’t work well for my skin. But with this WhitenUp series, it is all different – I LOVE EVERY SINGLE PRODUCT IN THIS COLLECTION. And in a minute you’ll know why!
I love Clinelle – it’s one of my favorite drugstore skincare brand and I’ve reviewed some of their skincare lines in the past, here and here. Got some products that I love, but some just didn’t work well for my skin. But with this WhitenUp series, it is all different – I LOVE EVERY SINGLE PRODUCT IN THIS COLLECTION. And in a minute you’ll know why!
Two weeks ago, I was in Bali having a
short getaway with Aphrodites. Sadly we chose the “wrong” time of the year to
be there, because in November the weather in Bali is gloomy yet humid AF! The
day often starts bright and super hot, but then when the thick clouds come, the
hot air will be trapped and that suffocates us ☹ Ugh!
This kind of weather is really burdening our body and skin. Even though the sky
looked gloomy everyday, we could still the burning sensation of the sunray and
it seriously did some damage to our skin! My skin became so dull and even more
sensitive during those days.
Thankfully, I brought Clinelle’s newest
skincare collection with me! The WhitenUP line is focused to brighten up
your skin while also protecting it from the harmful UV rays. In fact, the
products are also formulated using an Advanced Anti-Photoaging Technology.
Wait, what’s that?
This anti-photoaging technology uses 3 powerful
key ingredients to brighten up our skin while also providing protection from
photo-aging process, day and night:
- Vitamin C – as we know, this vitamin is a powerful antioxidant to improve skin texture by inhibiting melanin formation and stimulating the production of collagen.
- Purple rice extract, which can enhance the efficacy of vitamin C to promote fairer skin!
- Daisy flower extract, which prevents skin darkening and reduces pigmentation.
the three key ingredients in WhitenUP Line! |
*** Quick disclaimer: this post is sponsored, yep, but as always my review's gonna be 100% clear and honest. Read more about my sponsored post policies here.***
Clinelle WhitenUP Brightening Cleanser
Origin: USA
Netto weight: 100 g
Where to Buy: Guardian
Clinelle has 6 products in the WhitenUP line, ranging from cleanser to spot corrector. I’m going to review the products in order so let’s start with the cleanser first! WhitenUP Cleanser has the texture of a gel, it’s very lightweight, non-sticky, and can lather up easily. Formula-wise, it feels super nice, soothing, yet gentle on skin. My face quickly feels so supple and fresh everytime I use this product. One thing that I notice is also that my skin seems calmer and no more dry skin crack. For such a mild formula, surprisingly the cleansing power is great too – hence I’d say this one works amazing as second cleanser especially for those who use heavy duty & oil-stripping first cleanser. Recommending this product to anyone with any skin type, because this cleanser is that good 😉
The second step in Clinelle WhitenUP regime is using toner. This WhitenUP Toner comes in a purple transparent spray bottle, and I love everything about this product but the nozzle. It doesn’t spray out the product evenly – sometimes it gets stuck too! But apart from the nozzle, this product just lives up to all of its claims: yes, it does brighten up your face, it soothes your skin perfectly and definitely hydrates it, plus it helps the absorption of whatever product applied next! I also love how you can use this toner for the trending toner-layering method. On days when my skin cracks and feels oh-so-dehydrated (or when I’m just too lazy to put on skincare), I’d layer the toner twice/thrice and that works great 😉 Face quickly feels refreshed, hydrated, and it becomes very glowy – even though it’s just this toner in action, no serum no whatsoever else!
What to apply next after toner is the WhitenUP Serum, a highly concentrated serum with a very nice texture and smell! This serum is very lightweight and runny in texture, but don’t doubt its power! Just as its claim, this serum is really concentrated and it can glow up your face in no time, literally. After application, I notice that the dullness is gone and my face quickly looks oh-so-supple and bouncy. The pores look smaller too, and overall skin texture and tone look much better yet fairer. What kind of sorcery is this? I was so shocked to see the result myself but all the claims are lived by! This magical effect is indeed temporary, but I do see that day by day my skin only gets better after using this product!
Perhaps I have not mentioned this before, but
I always try using the products that I have in several different methods – on its
own, or mixed with the other product in the same range – and that’s what I do
with every single skincare product that I review, so that I can give you
accurate opinion about one product and how well does it work on its own. This
WhitenUP Serum is definitely the hero product in the range! It works amazing on
its own, but of course it works even better when combined with other WhitenUP
products. You should try this product because its versatility definitely amuses
me: this serum doesn’t only brighten up the skin, but also improves overall
skin condition! 😉
Clinelle WhitenUP Brightening Spot Corrector Essence
Origin: USA
Netto weight: 15 ml
The fourth product in the WhitenUP range is this small but powerful WhitenUP Spot Corrector, an essence with silky texture that aims to reduce visible spots & pigmentation on skin, lighten up scars, and reduces discoloration in the targeted area. The texture is lightweight and can be absorbed quickly. Due to its formula and texture, I’d suggest you to use this product after toner and serum for a better result. Remember to always layer your skincare from the thinnest 😉
I love to use this product on my acne
scars, especially the ones that have turned into dark spots – be it red or
black. This product works rather slow but sure, so don’t expect drastic improvements
in short time 😉 On my skin, the scars start to fade after
10 days of regular use – twice daily, day and night. I don’t have problems with
sun spots so I can’t comment much on that, but I also tried this product to
lighten up dark spots from previous bug bite and it works amazing too!
Clinelle WhitenUP Brightening Day Cream SPF20
Origin: USA
Netto weight: 40 ml
We’re almost there! Last but not least, we have moisturizers. Clinelle WhitenUP has two different creams to use on day and night. I’m going to talk about the WhitenUP Day Cream first, which is described as a non-greasy, light texture day moisturizer. The day cream is formulated with SPF 20/PA+++ chemical sunscreen properties.
What I love the most about this product is
the formula, it’s truly non-greasy and leaves no sticky finish even though the
texture is resembling a rich lotion. It spreads evenly and easily, gets absorbed
quickly, and leaves no whitecast. This is another favorite WhitenUP product of
mine, because this moisturizer surprisingly doesn’t break my skin out even
though it also has chemical sunscreen agents inside and the texture is honestly
a little bit too thick for my liking! I also love how the WhitenUP Day Cream
can also serve as a goooood makeup base, even though I usually don’t use
moisturizer before applying makeup because most products I tried before tend to
make my makeup greasy and dull after two hours. The finish of this moisturizer
is silky and smooth, hence creating a good base for both liquid and powder products
to adhere on. I also notice that this product also fills in pores and reduces
fine lines appearance!
Anyway, quick note about the day cream:
please keep it in room temperature and away from heat, as the texture can
change as seen in picture below. If you google up other reviews, the texture of
this product is very close to my description above. You can see here the oil
and the solid is separated, and it’s because my product has been exposured to
heat during shipment ☹ Fortunately,
I’ve tried and tested myself that the formula doesn’t change at all even though
the texture is slightly abnormal. My sensitive skin still approves this product
– and in fact, loves it so much – so you needn’t to worry! If you experience the
same case, don’t panic. Simply shake up the tube before usage and no more
separation issue 😉
For night time, Clinelle WhitenUP has the Night Cream which is considered one of the hero product of the line because of the revolutionary ingredient inside. As mentioned before, the WhitenUP Night Cream has great mullein flower extract which can absorb UV rays and transform the power into a source of light to illuminate the skin from within. And yup, on me, this product works amazingly cool – as cool as its claim! My skin looks much fairer and better the next day. No more dullness and greasy face in the morning! I quickly noticed the result since the first usage and I love it!
As for the texture, the night cream is very
nourishing and non-sticky, plus it works well both on its own and when layered.
The previous night cream from Clinelle broke me out when I used it together
with another product, but so far this cream doesn’t despite they have similar
texture and feel! Yes, it takes around 10 minutes for this product to be completely
absorbed, but once it sinks in the stickiness is gone and my skin is left with
a nice glow 😉
LAST WORDS?
So far, WhitenUP is my favorite Clinelle’s
skincare line! All the products in this line work amazing on my sensitive skin,
they don’t irritate or cause breakouts – instead, they really help my skin
during crisis time. After using these products for 3 weeks now, I can safely
say that the products have made my skin a lot brighter and the texture also has
gotten much better. Please do note that all the products in this line contain
Vitamin C and complementary ingredients that help to boost its efficacy, so if
you have problems with vitamins in skincare you may want to patch test first.
But overall, this line is the most versatile and universal skincare line of
Clinelle. I do really recommend them because for such an affordable price, the
quality of these products is beyond amazing!
My must-have products are definitely the
cleanser, toner, serum and day cream 😉 However,
if you’re looking for a good & lightweight anti-aging product, go get the
night cream. Having with serious pigmentation issue? Go get the spot corrector essence
as well!
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