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SN serum recs for a SN newbie?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:48 am
by effloresce
I'm new to SN skincare but was browsing the website and got quite lost among all the different options! I am definitely going to try out the microdermabrasion gel and am looking into the different serums. I am in my early 20s, with normal-combination, fairly-sensitive skin with some redness. I'd love something that gives me more of a glow, balances out my skin overall and most importantly, is not too heavy for my sensitive skin. I live in a tropical country with tons of humidity so heavy skincare really doesn't work well.
If there are any other skincare products that you could recommend, I'd love to hear them too! Something for redness and to lighten scarring/pigmentation would be good too.
Re: SN serum recs for a SN newbie?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:41 am
by JenW
For a general serum, I would try something like Green Tea & Aloe.
For a treatment serum, I would try Super Serum. The Super Serum is strong stuff, so I would definitely try a sample of it. It is the one that can help with scarring and hyper-pigmentation.
Re: SN serum recs for a SN newbie?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:18 pm
by frckls
You sound about my age. And me and my sisters live in a tropical country, although now I'm living abroad in a 4-seasons country for study.
I used to be oily and dehydrated as well. I started off using Aloe-Greentea, but then I tried Oatmeal serum, and that's perfect, even for the humidity level in a tropical country. It's super hydrating, not overly-moisturizing, so I don't turn into a greaseball later the day. Me and my sisters love this. We believe this is what helps our skin glow.
I used to layer it with Super Serum sample underneath, then VitaminC-Peptide sample, but now I'm using Awesome Sauce, and I believe it helps my skin tone to even out. I once got a bad outbreak, my skin was so raw and it was peeling like crazy. SN saved me.
My sister is using Serum Sample and she now gets her super-glow back after a really bad outbreak (we both underwent purging form stopping on those harsh chemical-ladden products). Her skin is dry.
We don't really use toners, heheh. Although I think it would be good to get BHA toner, or just swipe a slice of tomato across you face and wash it off after it dries off. Or lemon juice. Milk is also awesome, really.
But we do add another moisturizer afterwards. La Roche-Posay Cicaplast during the day, and EMC at night.
You might want to get the ULTP. It helps brighten and mattify and smoothen your face.
Oh. And we are in love with the Microdermabrasion Gel. It's AWESOME.
Re: SN serum recs for a SN newbie?
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:49 am
by sheera_greywolf
I live in tropical country; a mid 20-ish with combination skin bordering to oily, acne prone skin. Been recently moved out from the capital with its pollution-laden air. So far, I'm using Super Serum with a great result. It did awesome on the capital, and does even better after I moved out. My skin is properly hydrated, glowing (GLOWING!!

) and certainly helps to battle acne and whiteheads. I still got small acne here and there, but I mostly blame it on my erratic sleeping-schedule, stress and hormones. And most of those got away after a week or so anyway
It doesn't help much in skin lightening area though; but again it might be genetics, or the sun is simply too much in here, even after layers of sunblock.
Oh, and like frckls said (hiyaa frckls! *waves*), th dermabrasion cream really worked. I was so bummed when I finished my meager sample and realized SN no longer ship to my country....

Re: SN serum recs for a SN newbie?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:40 am
by frckls
Sara!! Great to see you! Check your message! I might help you to get some SN stuff to Indonesia, as I've been shopping for my little sisters back home as well.

Re: SN serum recs for a SN newbie?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:54 pm
by sheera_greywolf
Frckls,
I'm still not authorized to send PM, unfortunately; I'll send my reply of "OH YESS PLEASE" via FD as I seemed to lost your email too :/
Re: SN serum recs for a SN newbie?
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:22 pm
by frckls
No worry. You can shop and have it sent to my place. But you will have to wait a little to have it sent to you since it's not everyday people fly home to Indonesia. Check your PM, I sent you my e-mail so you can send me one, then be in touch for the next latest SN collection.

Re: SN serum recs for a SN newbie?
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:35 pm
by iceboi
My 2 favorite serums are Awesome Sauce and Oatmeal Serums!!!!
Highly reccomend the two!! Super Serum i find is drying and smells like glue!