A long, long, long time ago I got a sample of a moisturizer from Amore Pacific. It was like heaven, the first time I was truly impressed by a face cream, ever. Impressed until I saw the price tag!
It was such a tease, that sample bottle. Perfect sanitized dispenser, one pump did the entire face. I really thought that I was in love and then the price tag came at me like a stream roller.
To say the least, I have never purchased any of their products, but instead fantasied about the way their cream made my face feel.
Now, in the future, I am a bit less naive, I am a bit less enamored. However, in getting a sample of my "liquid gold" aka SKII Facial Treatment Repair C, I wanted to see what Amore Pacific had to offer. It is known that they try to compete in the luxury skincare market against SKII.
Oddly enough, the Sephora I went to had them place side by side. They're both into using a type of anti-aging ingredient, but SKII has it in it's purest form, or so I've heard?
Interestingly enough, though they have the basic Korean face routine items, they do not match since it seemed that Amore Pacific did not carry an item that would be the same as the SKII serum that I've been using. Instead, I opted to just use their Moisture Bound Rejuvenating Serum, which has a thicker consistency reminding me of a light facial cream.
This sample is less of a serum than SKII's Repair C. SKII's Repair C has a viscose consistency that is slightly sticky, but goes on very smooth all the while being completely transparent. Amore Pacific's Rejuvenating Serum has a heavier cream sort of texture that is heavily fragranced (in fact, that is the strong most noticeable thing, it's ridiculously strong perfume). It is while, goes on clear, but reminds me more of a end of the routine of kind cream.
Which is exactly what I have done with it.
I've only got a single sample of it, so I don't expect it to last the week, but I am using after applying SKII Repair C. Let's see how this new sample goes, shall we? (It really is so heavily fragranced, I am kind of turned off by it. It is layered UNDER my Freeset Donkey Milk 3C Moisture Cream, which has the thickest consistency, and yet I can STILL smell the Amore Pacific. This is a $100 product, why does it need so much fragrance?
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