Pink and Undecided: brightening skin care

Food4Skin 23 : NY Glow (SPONSORED)

Hey guys!!!

Do you crave that healthy, glowy glass skin that is trending now? If you do, then you have come to the right place because today i am going to share all about this brand new, fresh Indonesian skin care brand that's all about achieving those glow!

I am super pleased to introduce you to this new star : NY Glow!

NY Glow is really, totally fresh from the oven! They have just successfully launched their skin care line just 9 days ago on the 20th of December 2019. I am one of the lucky ones that are the firsts to receive and get to try their products! I have personally been using them for about 2 weeks now so i can do a proper, in depth review for you ^^.

They send me this huge, luxurious box filled with their awesome products!

NY Glow's launch theme is #MakeItGlow and they aim to provide Indonesian women skincare products that we need to achieve healthy, glowing skin safely.

The box's so huge that it comes with two tiers

The first tier housed NY Glow products and the second contains a beautiful silky kimono! I've always wanted one so i am super excited when i saw it!

Super luxurious products that i got from NY Glow, making me feel super special ^^

So this December, NY Glow launched a 5 variant skincare line that consists of Luxury Glowing Serum, Glowing Toner, Brightening Facial Wash, Whitening Day Cream and Night Cream.

NY Glow skincare line

NY Glow's products are formulated for Indonesian women who craves glowing skin with ingredient list that includes Aloe Vera Extract, Hamamelis Virgiana Extract, Vitamin B and Whey Protein. Their products are Halal certified and totally safe, ofc they are all already BPOM certified. This line is invented as the first solution to get a glowing and healthy skin from the very first use.

I personally really enjoy their products and my skin is in tip top condition even though i've just had my period and gotten really sick in the past two weeks and for me, that's a testament enough of the products' quality ^^.

Let's talk about the products one by one :

NY Glow Brightening Facial Wash - 100ml, IDR 100,000
The facial wash comes in a white plastic bottle with gold accent, simple but quite luxe looking and travel friendly as the packaging is light but sturdy

Ingredient List and how to use information can be found at the back of the bottle

It comes with a pump mechanism

The texture is light, runny gel, almost transparent in color

It is very mild and gentle, when mixed with water it turns into a light, soft sud. The fact that it doesn't lather much is a sign of how mild and gentle it is

NY Glow Brightening Facial Wash contains active ingredient grape extract that helps reduce irritation, inflammation and increase skin elasticity, freshen up and hydrate skin.

The facial wash is super gentle, it can cleanse my face thoroughly without making it feels tight/stripped. It makes my skin soft and moisturized after usage and it works super well on both my oily skin and hunny's very dry skin!

NY Glow Glowing Toner - 100ml, IDR 120,000
The packaging of the toner is similar to the facial wash

It comes with a very convenient spray mechanism but the instruction tells you to spray it on a cotton pad, although i find it defeats the purpose a little bit (you can still spray it on if you want though, i used it straight from the spray and it worked pretty well too) i do think the spray makes you use less product than if you pour it on so that is still a very good thing

NY Glow Glowing Toner contains active ingredient Witch Hazel that helps reduce irritation and inflammation as well as refreshen and hydrate skin. It also contains Alpha Arbutin to help brighten your skin and reduce dark spots.

The toner is also pretty mild and hydrating for me. Witch Hazel is known to kill bacteria, i am guessing that is why my skin is also spot free these days. It's a lovely, gentle toner that doesn't make my skin tingle (although one of its benefit is to exfoliate the skin) and works well to prep my skin for the next skin care step. Some toners can be drying on hunny's skin but this one works well for him too.

NY Glow Luxury Glowing Serum - 15ml, IDR 200.000
The serum comes in a small, transparent pump bottle. Personally i like the aesthetic of this packaging more than the white bottles that the facial wash and toner comes in

The serum's completely clear and has a watery gel consistency

NY Glow Luxury Glowing Serum contains active ingredients Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Chlorella Vulgaris (Algae) Extract that make skin looks glowing and healthy, protect your skin from premature aging and wrinkles and ensure skin stays tight and youthful.

The serum melts into watery consistency upon contact with the skin, is very cooling and although it feels very light and watery, it is actually very moisturizing! I have oily skin and as this serum is very rich, i do not layer it with the Day or Night Cream, but i use it in alternative with them. If you have normal to dry skin though, the combination of the serum and the Day and Night Cream is essential. Btw, i'm not saying if you have oily skin you cannot layer the serum, it might work for your skin because every skin is different and can have different reaction to a product - it's just personally i know my skin really well, it is very oily and prone to clogging if i layer serums that are too rich with moisturizer. So knowing your skin well is key and adjust your skin care routine accordingly.

There is only 15ml of product in the bottle but a little goes a long way, you only need a little bit to deeply hydrates your face and neck. It feels cooling and fresh, a real treat to put on.

NY Glow Whitening Day Cream and NY Glow Whitening Night Cream - 10 gr each, IDR 125.000 each

The day and night cream comes in identical transparent plastic jar with gold top. I do like the packaging, it looks luxe and pretty but i admit it's a little bit hard to easily identify which one is which, you have to pick one up and read the label to make sure you are grabbing the right one

NY Glow Whitening Day Cream

The Day Cream has a creamy texture with slight orange tint color

NY Glow Whitening Day Cream contains active ingredients Squalene and Jojoba Oil that functions to absorb excess sebum and moisturizes skin.

I absolutely love the Day Cream! It works so well on my oily skin because it actually really has great oil control and as a bonus, it works awesome under makeup too as it makes my makeup applies easily and flawlessly. As it is a day cream and has UV Filter properties, it does have a slight whitish effect (which is pretty much a trait in every product with SunScreen in it) when blended, it is slightly thick but it doesn't feel thick or heavy on the skin.

As it does give me a matte finish, if you have normal or dry skin, i highly recommend using the Serum first to give your skin more hydration before using the Day Cream. The Day Cream moisturizes my skin more than enough, but drier skin would definitely need more, which can be provided by the Serum.

NY Glow Whitening Night Cream

The night cream is thick and a little balmy and white in color

NY GLOW Whitening Night Cream contains active Ingredients Alpha Arbutin and Vitamin B3 that functions to brighten and give nutrition to your facial skin.

Although the night cream is quite balmy, it gradually melts into the skin and deeply hydrates my skin so i wake up with a smooth and silky skin in the morning. Again, would highly recommend using the Serum before the night cream for drier skin - as for me, the night cream is definitely rich enough on its own. It gives me a matte feeling initially but after a few short hours, i can feel my skin getting slightly oily (this is not a bad thing, most night cream give this effect for my skin and it ensure my skin to get the moisture and hydration it needs).

Overall, i had a great experience with NY Glow products, they are definitely gentle and kind to my skin. They protect, repair and makes my skin suppler, silkier and glows from within. All of their products are comfortable to use, doesn't break me out or clog my skin while at the same time manage to give my skin all the nutrients and hydration so i would definitely recommend you to check their products out ^^.

As they are still celebrating their launch, you can still get 15% off when you purchase via their website using the code NYGLOW15 only until December 31st so if you are interested, you gotta hurry and place your order now ^^!

Don't forget to follow NY Glow's Instagram @NYGlowIndonesia for more information and updates.

Thank you NY Glow for the chance to try out your awesome products ^^! Me likey!

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Food4Skin 14 : Try Me Skin Care (SPONSORED)

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Helloeee everybodee ^^!

Do you wish for a brighter, healthier skin but have limited budget for skin care? Fret no more because today i have a whole range of brightening skin care series which are high quality but have a very affordable price tags from a local Indonesian brand called Try Me ^^.

Try Me Brightening Series Skin Care - IDR 280,000

If you're not familiar with the name yet, let me tell you a little bit about them first. Try Me is an Indonesian beauty brand that has been registered since 2016 (so yeah, they are pretty new). All of their products are BPOM registered (so you definitely do not have to worry about the safety of their products), paraben free and without animal testing. Checked for all points in my "must pass" list!

Try Me (currently they only have one line which is the Brightening Series) focuses on brightening your skin but also treating all of your skin problems at the same time with their safe formulation.

Try Me skin care series consist of a facial wash, face toner, face serum, day and night cream. A pretty complete steps for sure!

I have been using Try Me's products for about 2 weeks and i can tell you that every single product in this line is very lovely, i really like how each one performs - but personally i realized pretty fast into it that my skin simply cannot take using the whole line together at the same time because i have a pretty sensitive, very oily skin and Try me products are a little bit too rich for my skin type. I still love the products (i honestly can tell you that they all exceeded my expectations by a mile) individually, i still (and will continue) use them everyday in combination with my other, less rich products. I will share more about how i combine Try Me products in my everyday skin care routine to cater to my skin's needs, but for now let's talk about each of their products first.

Try Me Facial Wash - 100 ml, IDR 70,000
This is a pretty fun and unusual facial wash (especially for local brand, it's quite revolutionary) and i really appreciate the concept


Their claim is pretty basic, Try Me facial wash helps cleans facial skin, getting rid of sebum, dusts, dirt and makeup residue to make your skin clean, hydrated and fresh

It is enriched with Licorice Extract (that contains glabridin which can stop pigmentation process that is caused by exposure to UV rays, it also works as antioxidant to slow down skin aging process), Alpha Arbutin (works as skin lightening agent as well as anti dark spots and or reduce acne marks from your skin), Collagen (the keeper of skin's elasticity and suppleness, Niacinamide (skin conditioning agent that functions to help brightening skin tone, reduce redness, treat skin aging, maintain skin's hydration and helps reduce pore size), Aloe Vera (works as moisturizer with anti-inflammation properties so it helps to reduce skin irritation signs like redness, acne, dry spots, etc), Sunflower Seed Oil (a skin conditioning agent that is effective to have an anti inflammation effect that can soften skin and prevent rash and redness on your skin that can appear due to over use of cosmetics)

It comes in plastic bottle with foaming pump. Very easy and fun to use

I pumped a few times for the sake of this pic, but believe me you do not need this much! In fact you only need less than a full pump as the foam is very thick and dense, you will need to rinse for a long time of you use too much product!

The facial foam is very very nice, it is very soft, creamy and gentle. Although they actually say that this facial foam is targeted for normal, oily, combination and sensitive skin and is not suggested for dry skin, it actually works really well on both my oily sensitive skin and my hunny's very dry skin! In fact, my hunny loves this facial foam a little more than i do, he loves the convenience and how creamy it is. I, on the other hand, like it quite a lot but i cannot use it too often as it is very rich and moisturizing (which is not very often found in a facial wash product). I would use it probably once a day (preferably at night) and use less moisturizing facial wash in the morning to prevent my skin from breaking out. As it agrees so much more with my hunny's skin, he has claim this facial wash for himself *LOL*.

Please remember that every skin is different, so even if you have the same skin type as mine, it doesn't mean that it would be too rich for you too because it is actually more targeted for oily skin rather than dry skin - but in our experience, it works better on hunny's dry skin. If you have dry or oily skin and want more reference, please do check out my Surabaya Beauty Blogger fellows' blog posts that also review Try Me products to know how the product works on other skin types - but based on our experience i think this is a very nice and lovely facial wash, but it can be a little too rich for daily use if you have very oily, sensitive skin.

Try Me Face Toner - 60 ml, IDR 70,000

The toner comes in a little white box with light purple design

Honestly i am a little bit confused by the instruction because the toner comes in my fave type of mechanism : spray bottle! This is very convenient and fast as you only need to spray a few times to your face but why is the instruction telling you to pour the toner to a cotton pad to apply on your skin? LOL. Well, i always just spray it on, but if you want to use cotton pads you can too

The toner is enriched with Niacinamide, Alpha Arbutin, Citrus Lemon Fruit Extract (has a skin conditioning effect to help moisturizing skin and reduce pore size especially for acne prone skin as well as prevent future acne from forming) and Kojic Acid (remove hyperpigmentation signs like acne scars, dark spots, under eye circle as well as natural anti aging with kojic acid's ability to bound zinc)

Like i mention earlier, it comes in a very handy and travel friendly spray bottle

If you take a look at the ingredient list, you can see that alcohol is the second ingredient to be written that means that it does contain quite a bit of alcohol. Now, alcohol in skin care, especially toner, is very common and safe - but for certain skin type, the high level of alcohol can be a little bit of a problem. I am not especially sensitive to alcohol so i don't really have any side effect, but my skin is pretty sensitive so i do feel a little bit of tenderness whenever i use it. Nothing too severe, but i have to point it out.

The face toner is very refreshing and work well to prep your skin for the next step on your skin care routine and although it contains alcohol, i do not think that it's drying at all. In fact, after spraying it on i feel that my skin is very well moisturized! Again, they state that it is catered more towards normal, oily, combination and sensitive skin - for dry skin their instruction says to use it only once a day (maybe due to the alcohol it contains), for this i cannot comment because i do have very oily skin - there is no undesirable side effect for me at all but if you have dry skin ofc i suggest you to follow their instruction closely.

Try Me Whitening Face Serum - 20 ml, IDR 45,000
Honestly this is probably the most affordable face serum that i ever know so far... And it works so well too!

Comes in a little cardboard box similar to the toner (just smaller)

Enriched with Alpha Arbutin, Citrus Lemon Fruit Extract, Niacinamide, Aloe Vera extract, Jicama (known since the olden times to brighten skin up naturally. Contains high level of Vitamin B1 and C that works as antioxidant on your skin. It doesn't only protect but also brighten, reduce dark spots and keep your skin fresh)

Suitable for all skin types

The texture of Try Me Whitening Face Serum is very light and watery, as you can see from this photo how its' spilling off my hand even though i kept it still and untilted

I absolutely love the serum! It is very light and gets absorbed into the skin very fast and it doesn't leave any stickiness nor greasiness behind. Although it is very light, it actually moisturizes my skin very well and for my very oily skin, it is enough to use on its own without additional moisturizer. Because it is very light and soft, i thought i could layer it (my skin cannot take layers most of the time and most serum must be used on its own otherwise my skin would form loads of whiteheads overnight) with the day and night cream - but i can't. It might work better on drier skin types, but although my skin loves the serum, i can only use it on its own as a moisturizer.

If you have less fussy skin than me (especially if your skin type is normal or dry) then it is recommended to use the serum twice a day before the day and night cream for full moisturization and brightening effect.

Honestly was very shocked when i checked the price on the website, how extremely affordable! If you have very limited budget (even thought the whole line is already very affordable, the whole set is only 280k!) then this is the product that i would highly recommend to try first.

Try Me Glowing Secret Day - 14gr, IDR 65,000

The day and night cream come in an identical packaging that i always have to double check before using it, this is a little bit of a hassle but a very first world kind of problem haha

They both come in a cardboard box with the same design as the toner and serum

This day cream contains UV filter to protect your skin from UV rays so it is to be used every morning after cleansing and toning (and after serum if you can. I have to skip the serum whenever i use Try Me Day or Night cream). It doesn't state to have any SPF or PA though so i would highly suggest you to use extra sunscreen or base makeup with SPF on top of this

Enriched with Uv Filters : Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide that both work chemically by absorbing/filtering Uv rays and can prevent the effect of direct sun ray exposure to skin. Also Citrus Lemon Fruit Extract, Aloe Vera Extract and Beeswax (use on skin as a protective layer to keep skin's hydration level without staining or clogging skin)

The creams come in a round white plastic jar. If i can give a constructive criticism to Try Me is probably upgrading their packaging a little bit? I mean, their products are so good, it's such a shame that people might overlook it because their packaging is slightly outdated

This is how both creams look like (so i am only going to post one pic), there is an extra lid inside to ensure your product won't spill everywhere

The day cream

The day cream is very creamy and opaque white in color since it contains Uv filters

Try Me day cream might look heavy and thick on the first glance, but it actually melts into your skin very easily and it doesn't feel heavy AT ALL. In fact, it makes my skin feels and look quite matte after application and there is zero stickiness nor greasiness left. As i love matte skin look, i find it perfect to use under my makeup too. Although it doesn't block out sebum or whatever, i love the fact that it doesn't make my skin any more oily than normal like most heavy day creams can.

The day cream is actually suitable for all skin types but as i am concerned that it might not be moisturizing enough for dry skin, BUT that's where the serum comes in. I think if you combine the serum and the day cream then you'd definitely get the hydration you need. For oily skin, you need to test it out first as in my experience layering is a little too rich for my skin - it might be the same for you.

Try Me Shining Ultimate Night Cream - 14gr, IDR 65,000

Like i mentioned earlier, the packaging is identical to the day cream

Enriched with Kojic Acid, Niacinamide, Alpha Arbutin, Citrus Lemon Fruit Extract, Beeswax, Collagen, PEA Extract (protect collagen and elastin from damaging effect from protease that is activated by aging and from mistreatment of skin (Uv, chemical, immunology, etc). Pea contains compounds that can help reduce premature aging due to bacteria infection and can get rid of various free radicals and functions as anti inflammation, therefore can slow down aging process) and Sunflower Seed Oil.

Suitable for all skin types

The night cream that is more of a gel

The texture is very light gel and transparent pink in color

Although the night gel looks and feels very light, on the contrary to the day cream i feel that it is very moisturizing and it does make my oily skin feels oily after a few hours. Nothing too much of bothersome, but it is so much more moisturizing and hydrating than it looks. If the day cream might not be moisturizing enough without the serum for normal and dry skin, i think the night cream would work well on its own (but i would still suggest you to pair with the serum for more impact if your skin can take it). I like the night cream very much and it is one of my fave products from this entire line.

Now that we talk about each of the product individually, let's get back to Try Me Brightening Series as a line. After using it for around 2 weeks, i do think that the entire line is very nice and high quality. They help my skin become brighter, supple and healthier and i do like the result, but as i already mentioned many times throughout this blog post - i personally cannot use the entire line at the same time.

I have maintain using every product every day for the past 2 weeks (not together tho), but when it comes to skin care you have to know your skin's limit and how to make the products work best for your own skin. That means trials and errors AND mixing and matching your products.

For my skin, whenever i use the facial foam and toner, i will have to use lighter moisturizer - and if i want to use the serum (on its own) or the day and night cream then i would use a lighter, deep cleansing type of facial cleanser and toner - this trick is proven the best for my skin. This way, i get the full benefit of each of the products without causing any unwanted effect (in this case, plethora of white heads *LOL*) in the process.

So as a whole, do i like Try Me Brightening Series? Yes, i do. I love some products more than the others (my fave are the face serum and night cream while my hunny loves the facial foam), but in general i can safely say that Try me products are really nice, they work well and truthful to the claims and it has an amazing price point.

Would i recommend Try Me to you all? Yes, i definitely would, but if you have a more sensitive type of skin then i would suggest to try out a few products that stands out to you most instead of the the entire line - but if you have normal skin and would love to try out the entire line then by all means, go grab the package (that is a total value for money at IDR 280k as you need to pay IDR 315k if you buy each of the products separately).

Would i purchase the products with my own money? Not the entire line, no, but i would definitely buy the facial foam for my hunny and i would buy the face serum for myself for sure.

I hope this post help you to have more options for affordable brightening skin care that actually works ^^.

Thank you Try Me and Surabaya Beauty Blogger for the chance to try out these lovely products.

Til next time..