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2010 passes in a blink of an eye, don’t you agree?
Well, 2010 has been a rewarding year for me. It was a eventful year too, with plentiful of irresistible opportunities offering to me and I was glad to be able to preview bountiful of new launched products too.
One thing I have never stopped doing for the entire year of 2010 is painstakingly searching for the BEST beauty products, not just for myself but also for my readers too. And during the search, I was glad to uncover a couple of great products which I have never came across before.
In fact six months ago, I have published a post on ”My Search for the BEST & WORST Beauty Products In First Half Of The Year 2010“. The post featured all the BEST and WORST beauty products I have tested during the first half of the year in 2010.
And now as we have already embarked into 2011, I’m here to share with you my search for the BEST & WORST Beauty Products during the entire year of 2010.
All the BEST and WORST beauty products that are featured below are the ones I have tested in 2010 only. That does not include those products I have yet tested but were received in 2010. These products will be bought forward to 2011 instead. The products include Tony Moly, Kiehl’s, Vichy, Perricone MD, L’oreal, SANA, Clarins, Elizabeth Arden, Dr Cilabo, Benefit Cosmetics and many more.
And those products that I have used and tested in 2009 were featured at “My Search for the BEST & WORST Beauty Products in 2009.
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My Search For The
BEST & WORST Beauty Products In 2010
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EYE MAKEUP REMOVER
BEST – Lancome Bi-Facil Non-Oily Instant Cleanser Sensitive Eyes
WORST – NA
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CLEANSING OIL
BEST – SANA Medicated Natural Resource Cleansing Oil
WORST – NA
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CLEANSING CREAM / GEL
BEST – Dr Cilabo Super Cleansing EX
WORST - Clinique Take The Day Off
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CLEANSING WASH / FOAM
BEST – Dr. Cilabo Super Washing Foam EX
WORST – Physiogel Cleanser
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EXFOLIATING SCRUB
BEST - Kiehl’s Epidermal Re-Texturizing Micro-Dermabrasion
WORST – NA
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LOTION / TONER
BEST - Bioelements Calmitude Hydrating Solution
WORST - Estee Lauder Soft Clean Silky Hydrating Lotion
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ESSENCE LOTION
BEST – SK-II Facial Treatment Essence
WORST – SANA Medicated Natural Resource Essence Lotion
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EYE SERUM
BEST – Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester Eye Serum – Elizabeth Arden Prevage® Eye Advanced Anti-aging Serum
WORST – Kiehl’s Eye Alert
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EYE CREAM
BEST - EUOKO Eye Contour Nanolift - Elizabeth Arden Prevage® Eye Ultra Protection Anti-aging Moisturizer SPF 15 PA++
WORST – Kinerase Under Eye Rescue - Boots No7 Lift & Luminate Eye Cream
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PORE REFINING RANGE
BEST – NA
WORST – b.liv Shrink & Tight Large Pores Reducing Serum & Diminishing Night Complex
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ANTI-AGING SERUM
BEST – Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair - Elizabeth Arden Prevage Face Advanced Anti-Aging Serum
WORST – SkinCeuticals Serum 20 AOX+
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FACE LIFTING / CONTOURING SERUM
BEST – Clarins Shaping Facial Lift Lipo-drain Serum
WORST - Boots No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Beauty Serum
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SKIN LIGHTENING
BEST - Paula’s Choice Resist Remarkable Skin Lightening Lotion
WORST – Retacnyl Tretinoin 0.025% Cream
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HYDRATING SERIES
BEST - Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Lotion, Hydrating Mask & Moist Essence EX
WORST – NA
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HYDRATING MASK
BEST – Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Mask
WORST – My Beauty Diary Camellia Mask
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WHITENING MASK
BEST – Estee Lauder CyberWhite EX Extra Intensive Purifying Treatment
WORST – NA
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DAY MOISTURIZER (with SPF)
BEST - Elizabeth Arden Prevage Day Anti-Aging Moisturizer SPF 30 PA+++ – Physiogel AI Sun Cream PEA with SPF 25 PA+++
WORST – Boots No7 Lift & Luminate Day Cream SPF 15
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LIGHT MOISTURIZER (without SPF, ideal for day & night use)
BEST – SANA Medicated Natural Resource Milk Lotion
WORST – b.liv Quench Me Moisturizing Gel
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RICH MOISTURIZER (for night use)
BEST - Clinique Super Rescue Antioxidant Night Moisturizer
WORST – Physiogel Cream
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SUNSCREEN
BEST – Kiehl’s Ultra Light Daily UV Defense SPF50 PA+++
WORST - SANA’s Natural Resource UV Milk SPF19 PA++ – L’Occitane Veil High Protection SPF 30, for Face/Eyes
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MAKEUP BASE / PRIMER
BEST – NA
WORST - Urban Decay Complexion Primer Portion (Brightening)
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CONCEALER
BEST – Benefit Erase Paste
WORST – NA
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CONCEALER / PRIMER
(specially for redness/red bumps)
BEST – Benefit You’re Bluffing!
WORST – Make Up For Ever High Definition Primer (Green Shade)
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EYE PRIMER
BEST – Paul & Joe Eye Color Primer (#1 Shade)
WORST – NA
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LIQUID FOUNDATION
BEST – Lancome Teint Miracle Natural Light Creator Bare Skin Perfection Foundation SPF 16 PA++
WORST – SANA Natural Resource Liquid Foundation UV SPF22 PA+++
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BB CREAM
BEST – Skin79 Diamond Absolute Total BB Cream SPF37 PA+++
WORST – Skin79 The Oriental Gold BB Cream
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LOOSE POWDER
BEST – SANA Pore Putty Face Powder Moist SPF19 PA++
WORST – SANA Natural Resource Loose Powder UV SPF19 PA++
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LUMINOUS FACE POWDER
BEST – Shiseido The Makeup Luminizing Brush Powder
WORST - Chanel Poudre Douce Soft Pressed Powder
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COMPACT PRESSED POWDER
BEST – SANA’s Make Essence Face Powder
WORST - SANA’s Natural Resource Compact Pressed Powder
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BLUSHER
BEST – Clarins BAROCCO Face Palette
WORST – NA
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EYESHADOW
BEST – Clarins BAROCCO Eye Colour Trio
WORST – L’oreal Paris HIP Duo Eye Shadow
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EYE LINER (liquid)
BEST – Hourglass Calligraphy Liquid Eye Liner
WORST – NA
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MASCARA
BEST – Lancome Virtuose Precious Cells Mascara
WORST – Dejavu Lash Knockout
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LIPSTICK
BEST – Maybelline Moisture Enrich Lipstick
WORST – Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick
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LIP GLOSS
BEST – Hourglass Extreme Sheen Lip Gloss
WORST – Maquillage Glossy gloss
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LIP LINER
BEST – Hourglass Trace Lip Liner
WORST – NA
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EYEBROW LINER / MASCARA
BEST – SANA Styling W Brow
WORST – NA
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MAKEUP ERASER
BEST – Tony Moly Makeup Eraser
WORST – NA
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MAKEUP BRUSH
BEST – Benefit Concealer Brush
WORST – NA
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CLEANSING COTTON WIPE
BEST – LilyBell Cleansing Cotton Wipe (from SaSa)
WORST – NA
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BODY LOTION
BEST – The Body Shop Spa Wisdom Africa Hand & Foot Butter
WORST - Ginvera Green Tea 2-in-1 Cracked Heel & Elbow Cream
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BODY EXFOLIATING SCRUB
BEST - Sisley Energizing Foaming Exfoliant
WORST – The Body Shop Spa Wisdom Africa Ximenia Salt Scrub
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COLLAGEN / BEAUTY DRINK
BEST – AFC Japan Tsubaki Perfect Beauty Drink
WORST – NA
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BEAUTY GADGET
BEST – BBS Care 5000P Pro
WORST – NA
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SPA TREATMENT
BEST – Dermalife Spa Jet 2G Capsule Spa Treatment
WORST – Jamu Power Tummy Slim Treatment
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NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT
BEST – Cooling Sculpting Treatment
WORST – Facial Slimming with Botox
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Welcome everyone! Thanks for dropping by at 
Why do u think that Estee Lipstick is the worst? It is because it is too drying due to the long lasting effect?
Hi Shirley,
It’s too soft and it breaks at the base.
Hi shirleen,
Thanks for sharing on ur blog!
I’m curious though, how do u decide if any product is good/bad? Eg for eye products that claim to get rid of dark eye rings, prevent wrinkles etc – I’ve tried numerous products but never really could tell if any product worked for me
Or like for sunscreens/ sunblock, how do u tell if they are good or works for u?
Hi Pynk,
How I determine if the product is good or bad depending on various factors. It could be the texture, the colors, the packaging, the irritation occurs, the effectiveness, the finishing, the results and many more…
For the sunscreen, it will strongly depend on the SPF factor, the finishing (white cast for eg), the protection against the sun and the ingredients contain in it.
Hi Shirleen,
I have heard or spot on net that many chemical suncreen are “bad” or could cause skin cancer and recently about the zinc oxide with potenial harm. Foe oily skin like mine, SPF 50 seems to high so I prefer SPF30/40. Hence i guess mineral suncreens may be safer. What do u think?
Shirley
Hi Shirley,
In fact, zinc oxide is a mineral sunscreen ingredient. For now I will try to avoid this ingredient until there are more reports on its safety.
Hi shirley,
why did you say that facial slimming with botox is the worst non invasive treatment?
Hi Rachel,
The facial slimming with botox performed by Dr Z is the worst non-invasive treatment I’ve done in 2010.
Hi Shirleen,
Why you think SkinCeuticals Serum 20 AOX+ the worst anti-aging serum? I thought Vitamin C is an effective anti-oxidant and anti-aging ingredient?
Hi Chloe,
It caused severe irritation on my skin. Yes, Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant but it can be very unstable and I guess 20% concentration is too strong for my sensitive skin.