Shu Uemura White Recovery Ex Cleansing Oil Review

Remember how excited I was when I originally introduced you to Shu Uemura White Recovery Ex Cleansing Oil?

White....pale....milky skin..yes very Muse-like I'd say!

Strangely enough Summer brought about some dull skin for me this year. Normally I get dullness in the Winter, I imagine we all do. Stuffy, stale air, cold weather, plus a combination of both is definately hell on the skin. However, this year Summer somehow took it's toll on my skin. Although perfectly clear and blemish free my skin was feeling kinda blue. I've had some dull spots, some darker spots (which I HATE), some dry spots, some oily spots, and generally some nasty shadowing that just made my skin go from bright and dewy to dull and uneven. Foundation saves the day but what about the days I just want to moisturize and go?



First of all I think Shu Uemura Cleaning Oils in general are pretty awesome to have in your beauty arsenal. What's not to love about one step cleaning? These remove pretty much your entire face plus everything in between! That goes for waterproof mascara too my dears! I'm quite partial to the "green" version as it's known to it's lovers. It's pretty strange how everyone has taken to calling Shu oils by little nick names...the pink one, the green one, and so on and so fourth. I guess we can start calling Shu Uemura White Recovery Ex, the whitening one or the lavender one. Whatta ya think?

So you might wonder why I'm so hyped about cleansing oils. Fact of the matter is Shu Uemura is one of the very few select companies that does a cleansing oil within the US. Cleansing Oil in Asia is fair game and can be found in pretty much all drugstores and if you desire a higher end oil you can hop over to a counter to nab one. However, here in the US we do not have as many options in the drugstore category and maybe two high end companies, one of which is Shu, sells cleansing oils. Sad little country aren't we?

I've tried hundreds of cleansing oils from all over Asia. Japanese ones, Korean ones, Etc...but honestly the hassle of getting them, shipping them over, etc..is a pain in the neck. So we have Shu Uemura to provide us with great cleansing oils until the rest of the cosmetic world catches up! Plus it's local! Yay Shu! Thanks for bringing us all the good things about Asian makeup removal and sticking it into a cool bottle with a pump!



About that Shu Uemura White Recovery Ex Cleansing...I got sidetracked didn't I?

Does it work?

Yes. It does.

It's a weird little formula that does whiten up your complextion and takes dull skin back to dewy and fresh. I didn't feel it was fair reviewing this as soon as I got it so I've been using it over the course of a few weeks actually it's been nearly a month now I think. I wanted to see for myself if I was imaging the change or if it was really there.

The change is there. My skin is not so light you'd take notice but it's more the fact that the oil gave back a freshness to my skin and removed the dull areas and unevenness of my skin tone do to the heat, hours in the sun, etc...

It could be me but the formula appears to have a certain illuminating factor to it that you can almost clearly see results right away upon your first washing. It's rather interesting how good a job it does bringing your skin back to some normal level. Over time you may experience some signs of lightening however I don't believe it'll bring your skin down a shade or two. I feel like it's more of a treatment for erasing damage and removing any dull areas, brightening them up and creating more of a fresher appearance.

Although price wise Shu Uemura White Recovery Ex Cleansing Oil and any of the other oils are an indulgence however when you add it up the fact is that using two pumps a day of the oil, twice a day and you'll notice that a large bottle will last you a year. In my humblest definately worth it.

I like this one. It gave me back my skin again.

I'm slapping a Muse Approval on it. If you're a Shu cleansing oil user already this will be a nice item to replenish your dwindling bottle that you already use and if you're new to Shu cleansing oils you'll be happy to try out a remover that makes makeup removal simple again. One step cleaning is always in fashion plus the benefits of taking your skin from :( to :)!



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