DiorSnow
What
it does:
Diorsnow
IS my HG Sunscreen! It has not been unseated by anything else…yet. It protects
(SPF 50), it is brightening, combats dark spots left by my zits and is the
perfect moisturizer for my oily skin (yep, it may sound counter-intuitive but
oily skin needs to be hydrated as well!).
Price:
might be pricey at roughly P2500 (would buy this at 550MOP in Macau or Hong
Kong) but it lasts a good 8 months for me—and that includes covering my neck.
Packaging:
Comes
in a pump. Can travel with it because the pump has a cover but I usually just
depot this in a small container good enough for the travel period. One pump is
enough for face and neck so I usually just pump out the same number of days I
am travelling.
Experience:
Although
I prefer the old formulation better (it was easier to spread and thin out, less
emollient than the new one and felt more matte), this sunscreen still trumps
all the others i’ve tried so far. I use DiorSnow sunscreen before I put
anything else on my clean, toned skin. It doubles as my facial moisturizer as
well. I dispense a full pump on to my fingers, mix it with fingers and then dab
the product all over my face and neck. Massaging it in, follows (I like this
step).
This
layers well with makeup and I think was even formulated to help with it—the uv
pearl in its formulation does make your face brighter. Yes, it really does. It
was made more apparent when I was on a cycle of antibiotics one time and my
skin had this sickly grey pallor. When I spread DiorSnow, it erased the
overcast on my face. I liken it to neon backlighting. Whatever it is, it made a
huge difference.
When
I am in a rush, I usually just top this off with powder and I am all set. And yeah, I never broke out with this one!
Have
I said, the scent is lovely?! Not cloying at all even in summer when the
Philippine heat can get too much.
Shelf
Life:
There
was one tube that lasted me over a year and half. It was at that time that I
had been experimenting and comparing it with other sunscreens. Even on the 18th
month of use, there was no difference in
product color, smell or consistency.
Repurchase:
A
resounding YES! unless I find something else that rivals it at a lower price.
As I mentioned above, I experimented with others and these were Guerlain's Blanc Pearl, Lancome’s UV BB
Cream, Clarins’ Sun Wrinkle Control Cream, Neutrogena’s Sheer Touch, CotZ and
TIZO. None of them has unseated DiorSnow. I know I still have to go through a
whole lot of these sunscreen tubes but I’m pretty sure that once I am midway
through the lot, I will get my hands on yet another tube of DiorSnow.
Side Story you can skip:
I
saw a video on YouTube about how this special camera captured the sun damage
done to unprotected skin. All I could think of was: Thank God! I use sunscreen!
And then I got paranoid and thought of those years when I was very inconsistent
with it. I started getting into the serious habit of it late (around age 30) in
spite of my mom’s persistent nagging.
Admittedly
though, I do have to work on my habit of using sunblock for my body. Unless I’m
heading for the beach, I couldn’t be bothered with using body sunblock—instead,
I spread body bronzers (as if I’m not dark enough! Hahaha). In Manila, where
whitening products fill up several shelves in the market, this attitude towards
body bronzing might be a tad puzzling. But I just enjoy the sheen and glow that
bronzers give—wish the products I love come formulated with SPF. Enough. I’ve
digressed too much. Back to sunscreen. I
am really trying to be more vigilant about using it on my body as well. So far, for body use, Neutrogena Sheer Touch
Sunscreen is the most comfy to wear here in Manila where the heat and humidity
is no joke. But that’ll be the topic of another post.
