I must say that I’m quite partial to gimmicky, er, gimmicks. Even though I’m usually sceptical to most of the outrageous claims of these products, my curiosity hasn’t killed the cat yet so I’m happy to satisfy it any way I can.
I’ve heard of Kate Somerville for a while now but haven’t tried any of her products until about a few months ago when I saw the DermalQuench Liquid Lift used in a video by Rachel Talbott. A facial in a spray can, you say? It piqued my interest enough to check it out at Mecca Cosmetica. It looked pretty intriguing so I decided to get it and try it out at home.
Description:
Bring home Kate’s most sought-after Clinic treatment! DermalQuench infuses the skin with 3 powerful ingredients in the advanced HydraFill Complex. Wrinkle-relaxing PFC-Oxygen Carriers draw and lock in oxygen to relax facial muscles which work to dramatically smooth and soften the skin. Deeply hydrating Hyaluronic Acid provides fast-penetrating, long-lasting moisture, whilst improving the look of the skin’s elasticity, firmness, and texture. The radiance-boosting Botanical Extracts instantly create a healthy-looking glow. Use twice daily to reveal a more youthful-looking complexion.Note: this product may cause the skin to tingle and flush slightly for a short time. If discomfort occurs, avoid spraying directly on face. Instead, dispense product onto fingertips and massage gently onto face and forehead using your fingers.
It was a good thing I read the description twice especially the warning about the product making the skin tingle when it’s first sprayed on because it stung all right. It wasn’t the product itself that made my skin tingle. It was the close proximity of the nozzle to the skin and the high-speed spray “shooting” the skin that stung. After a few more times of practice, I got the hang of it. You can’t spray too far from the skin or else you’ll run the risk of getting it into your eyes. You can’t hold the nozzle too near the skin either or else it will sting.
Immediately after the product is sprayed on the skin, you’ll see a lot of bubbles on the skin which settles down very quickly. This is when I massage the product onto my skin.
So, after a long description of how this spray bottle works, what does it do for the skin? It’s known to be a “facial in a can” and that it not only hydrates the skin, it improves skin elasticity gives the skin an oomph of radiance and boing-boing-ness.
Well, I did get instant skin hydration and boing-boing-ness. Other than that … I’ve got nothing.
While it does hydrate the skin well, I can’t help but feel as though I’m massaging water on my skin. The liquid that is sprayed out of the can feels like water. I did experience instant plumpness of the skin but I had to wonder if it’s due to the easy absorption of my other serum after using the DermalQuench that was doing the job or the actual product itself. I have a suspicious feeling it’s the other serum.
When I was checking out this product in store, I was recommended to use this the night before any events I’ll be attending the next day just so I have great-looking skin. To be honest, it wasn’t a groundbreaking experience. There wasn’t an instantly significant difference to my skin that I expected. In fact, when I made the mistake of spraying the product too near my skin, it made my skin red and quite itchy.
There’s slight redness to my skin after application.
I definitely wouldn’t call this a facial in a spray. I get much better results with a single Facial Treatment Mask from SK-II. As for skin hydration, I’d recommend Dr Lewinns’ S8 Super Hydrator or even the Indeed Labs Hydraluron over this. It’s not a bad product, mind you, given that many people have experienced great skin with this product. It just didn’t work that well for me.
Gimmicky can sure is gimmicky. 😛
Kate Somerville DermalQuench Liquid Lift Advanced Wrinkle Treatment retails at AU$110.00 for 75ml and is available at Mecca Cosmetica.
What I like about it: It’s an interesting concept for skincare.
What I do not like about it: It’s pricey for what I deem it to feel like sprayed water from a can. The amount of hydration on the skin is short-lived when it dries and didn’t give my skin the oomph it promised. As for wrinkle treatment, sorry, I don’t see it.
