Since my last round-up post on the various types of Treatment Essences/Toners to try, I haven’t stopped – that’s right, this crazed beauty junkie will always be in search for the bestest most awesomest products out there. I’ve heard a bit about Secret Key for a while, but somehow just never managed to find the retailing outlets. At long last, I’ve hunted down out and carted it back to Singapore :D
Secret Key Starting Treatment Essence
Secret Key Starting Treatment Essence
I say…
The Packaging: This is like the X-files of Kbeauty – why it always has to be in a frosted heavy glass bottle, I’ll never know. Ah well. This is a limited edition bottle so it has a pretty gold cap as well as gold rose motifs on the bottle. The usual packaging is a silver cap without any motifs.
The Scent: There’s a very slightly somewhat acrid scent – a whiff of alcohol in the product. There’s no fragrance whatsoever.
The Texture: It’s a watery liquid that is absorbed into the skin without leaving any residue (no stickiness, no greasiness, nothing)
The Aftermath: I soak a cotton pad and dab it all over the face. I wouldn’t say that it’s tangible tingling, but it’s just a very, very, superbly, minute tingling sensation to the skin – kinda like it’s working its magic (I know this sounds slightly ludicrous, but you get my gist, yes yes?) . The skin feels bouncier and looks clearer/more radiant. So far, I haven’t had any adverse reactions to it too (yay!). Despite the slight whiff of some alcohol content, my skin doesn’t feel dry or stripped.
Overall: Surprisingly, it was quite worth the hype. It does a good job of boosting radiance in the skin, and doesn’t have any gross residue (and no breakouts are totally a plus point). This definitely rates among the top few treatment essences I’ve tried, along with IOPE and Nature Republic.
