Gentle Exfoliation With Sisley’s Buff And Wash Facial Gel

November 8, 2009 by Storey
Filed under Latest Posts, Product Reviews

For some folks, the terms “gentle” and “exfoliation” don’t belong together in a sentence – give me your commercial-grade buffer and follow it with some tear-jerking astringent please! However, I’ve got sensitive skin and most buffing products too harsh so I was excited to find that Sisley’s Buff and Wash Facial Gel really was “gentle enough for everyday use.”

The Product: The gel is a peachy sand color with micro-exfoliative beads inside, feels cool to the touch, and it’s got a light herbal scent. Because the Buff and Wash is a gentler exfoliation, it didn’t leave my skin feeling tight after a wash (and this was during a visit to notoriously high-and-dry Colorado Springs). The directions warn against using it around your eyes, but I’m lazy and don’t like using a separate eye makeup remover, so I did it anyway. No corneas were scratched in the process, but I’d generally agree with the manufacturer that you shouldn’t use exfoliates around your eyes. I used this product every night for a week and my skin was never irritated from the buffing.

Sisley’s Phyto-Lip Shine in Sheer Nude was my favorite color all summer long and I was looking forward to trying some of their much-hyped skincare line. Unfortunately, at $120 a bottle, I just don’t think this product is worth the coin. Not that it’s bad, but I tend to believe cleansers are not something on which you should drop a ton of dough – especially one containing multiple ingredients with the paraben suffix. So, the search continues for a gentle buffer that doesn’t rival my electricity bill… to be continued!

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