Nivea Sun Refreshing Fluid Protect SPF 30

On the way to the grocery I saw selected Nivea products on sale.  Since I'm on the lookout for a new moisturizer, particularly something with a higher SPF I decided to check it out.

In a sea of sunblocks, the words daily, refreshing, fluid and SPF 30 caught my attention.  Priced at Php220, not bad I thought, but with a 50% discount...tempting.  Truth be told, I'm not really a fan of Nivea, I find their products (the ones I've tried) a bit sticky and not really hiyang with me.  I still needed a bit of convincing so I asked the sales assistant about the sale, he told me that Nivea has a new packaging and they had to get rid of the "old" products so they can order the ones with the new packaging.  Fine!  For Php110, sold!

According to Nivea:

• SPF 30
• Daily protection against sun induced skin damages
• Non-sticky and fast absorbing
• Highly effective UV protection
• Dermatologically proven

Nivea Sun Refreshing Fluid has a thinner texture compared to my (Pond's Anti-Aging) moisturizer, almost runny in fact, I think this is the fluid part of the name.

It's also lighter and not greasy at all.

 

Easily absorbed in a few minutes.

 

While I didn't experience anything refreshing, it definitely moisturized my skin without making it appear shiny or oily. 

Downer though, I was kinda disappointed with the smell, it has this generic sunblock scent, the kind that reminds you of resort locker rooms.  No biggie, I got over it after a couple of applications.

Me Likey:

• Gentle for everyday use
• Higher SPF than my other moisturizer
• Very light and non-greasy on my skin
• Very affordable

No Likey:

• The generic sunblock smell

By the way, I saw the new packaging on display when I went to Watson's.

My Take:
I've been using Nivea Sun Refreshing Fluid Protect for more than a week now and so far, I have no complaints.  I like that it's light, non-greasy at all and has SPF 30 (higher than the moisturizer I'm using), you can never have too much SPF.  It's in now a part of my daily morning ritual.  Me Likey!

Repurchase?  After a week, I bought the last box of Nivea Sun Refreshing Fluid on sale.

Myra Vitaglow

My skin has been bordering on dry lately so when I saw the reviews on Myra Vitaglow Tinted Moisturizer, I decided to try it out myself.

 According to Myra:

• For healthy, glowing, young-looking skin
• Gives a hint of color, evens out skin tone with a neutral coverage
• With Minerals to give skin an healthy looking glow
• Enriched with Vitamin E to help keep skin soft, healthy and young looking
• With SPF 15 to help protect the skin against the sun's rays
• Dermatologist tested 

A little goes a long way

You just need a pea size amount, otherwise, blending becomes a challenge.

 The texture is a bit runny.

The coverage is pretty sheer.

After blending I kinda like the dewy effect it had on my skin. Sorry, due to bad lightning I didn't get a blog worthy shot of Vitaglow on my face.

But after a few minutes my skin became "sparkly".

Nothing in the league of the Cullens but noticeable enough for Mamu to ask, "Are you wearing make-up?"  I think this is the "glow" part of the product.

Me Likey:

• Pretty decent coverage
• Blending is a breeze
• A three-in-one product (moisturizer, SPF and light foundation)
• Gentle enough to be used everyday.  I've been using this for a little over two weeks now and no major breakout so far
• SPF 15
• The price, somewhere between Php130-135

No Likey:

• So-so moisturizing power because the dry parts of my face still appeared dry after more than two hours of use
• So-so staying power, either you have to retouch after three hours
• The sparkly specks

After a few days, I tried this with my moisturizer (Pond's Age Miracle) and it somehow neutralized the sparkly specks.  

Me Says:

This is my first time to try a tinted moisturizer, blame it on age, but it is only now that I pay attention to my skin.  So far I like the new Myra Vitaglow, it's pretty affordable and the coverage is pretty decent (in relation to its price) and the most important thing, I had no major breakouts. Though I'm a little wishy-washy about the "glitter", this can be mattified by my moisturizer.

While I like this product, I think I'll continue to try other tinted moisturizers.  Maybe there's something better out there.

Repurchase? I already did.