Review : Pond's Flawless White Dewy Rose Whitening Soft Cream SPF 30 PA+++

After a million years I'm finally posting a review about this product that I got from Sample Room. Can I not procrastinate? I know, I know. 

About The Product
Pond's Flawless White Dewy Rose Whitening Soft Cream SPF 30 PA+++
Where I Got It: Free from Sample Room

Uneven skin tone, blemishes, and dark spots - these are the most common problems any girl can swear to. By the time you go out of that door, you are prone to skin issues due to sun exposure. Prevent this from happening with the help of the Pond’s Flawless White Dewy Rose Whitening Soft Cream SPF 30 PA+++.

The Pond’s Flawless White Dewy Rose Whitening Soft Cream SPF 30 PA+++ re-energizes your skin to bring back the lost radiance of aging skin cells. The resilient Alpine rose blooms soft petals even in the high altitudes of the Swiss Alps due to its hydrating ability. Pond's Institute uses advanced technology to combine precious Rose Lumiere complex with whitening GenActiv.

How it Works:

Increase your skin’s radiance in 7 days with a formula that brightens and clears up your complexion. Created with GenActiv™ technology, this breakthrough formula reaches deep into your skin to regulate and adapt to the DNA that produces melanin– the first ever skin-lightening cream that adapts to your skin!

FULL SIZE: 10g / 50g

PRICE: PHP 179 / PHP 429
-www.sampleroom.ph

The sample that I got from Sample Room came in the teeny weeny 10g version. It is contained in a white plastic tub with a pink screw cap. The cap closes up well so if you intend to tote around this travel friendly sized cream, you won't have any problems with leaks, etc. So what we have here is basically a moisturizer in a soft cream that promises to brighten and clear up your complexion. It gives a soft dewy finish.

Details x Labels

Just a reiteration of what's been stated above, this product promises to reduce dullness, lighten spots, soften and protect from UV rays.

Ingredients

For those who take the ingredients into consideration, yes is has some parabens, phenoxyethanol and butylated hydroxytoluene (bht).

I also Googled some info about the the alpine rose (Rhododendron ferrugineum). So, it is an evergreen cold-resistant shrub with spectacular, bell-shaped pink flowers, which grows at high altitudes in the Alps. The alpine rose can live for more than 100 years and is able to adapt to very challenging environmental conditions such as large variations in temperature, UV and dryness. High contents in various polyphenolic compounds protect the plant tissue against the attack of radicals. Source

Up Close

Up close, you can see that this cream is pinkish in color. The cream is somewhat mousy in consistency.

In Action

Pramis darlings, walang edit. :)

Yes, that is me IRL. :) Dullness is real. Add some blemishes and uneven skin tone and we're in for a bad skin day. I was so surprised when I saw the before and after application photos. My skin just looked so radiant and hydrated on the right photo, wouldn't you agree? Let's go beyond the photos and I'm telling you that my skin felt so smooth and soft to touch after application. The smell of the cream is amazing too! I don't know if this is how an Alpine Rose smells but it's a really nice floral scent that wearing it already makes me feel beautiful. It doesn't feel sticky and it easily gets absorbed by the skin. 

The only trouble that I encountered while wearing this was when I started sweating and it sort of felt messy on the face . Actually, after application, my skin felt warmer. Methinks it has some oil content or something of the same property that traps heat in the skin. So I won't suggest using this underneath a liquid foundation, especially if you're an oily gal because it doesn't have oil control properties. Plus it doesn't have a matte finish so its bound to make you look shinier than ever. If I must go out and need some coverage, I prefer topping this with a powder foundation. 

To Sum Up

This product has some wonderful promises to begin with - reduce dullness, lighten spots, soften and protect from UV rays. Does it deliver? Well, based on my experience and looking at these photos, I believe it does great in reducing dullness. My skin felt soft and supple too. When applied consistently and religiously, I believe it will also do great in lightening spots, as I have observed that those nasty marks on my chin were gradually healing and fading while using this. Thankfully, it didn't give me breakouts.

If you have oily skin and prefer a matte finish, maybe you could skip this. However, if you have dry and dull skin, I believe this product would do wonders. Moreover, it has SPF 30 PA+++ which could help protect you against those nasty UV rays. It's also quiet affordable and easily accessible at local drugstores and department stores nationwide.

Have you tried this product? Share your comments below.

XO,

Carissa

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