A brand that's been by my side since young. As a little kid, I was always awed by my mother's beauty products, each with its own distinct shape and size. From perfume to her little eye shadow kit, everything just fascinates this five year old girl. I wanted to try them all! Of course, when I told my mother, she would say,
No, you are much too young to be using beauty products. Wait a little till you're older okay?
But there's always one bottle. It's not particularly shiny or made from fancy glass. And unlike the other products, I was allowed to use this one because my mother says it's important to keep your skin fair and smooth. Especially when coming back from school, under the harsh afternoon sun. That bottle is a bottle of Nivea Whitening Lotion.
This bottle has been by my mother's bedside for as long as I can remember. She uses it every night and I always relate the Nivea lotion smell to my mother. So how can I not be familiar with Nivea? It's everywhere in my house!
Not only it's next to my mother's bed, it's also in the bathroom AND even my room!
Nivea all over the house!
And now you can even get it in the shower!
You just read that in Minion's voice in your head didn't you? ;)
Introducing the new Nivea In-Shower Skin Conditioner. It's the first ever rinse off body lotion!
There are two types of skin conditioner available for purchase. One is for the normal skin type while the other is for dry skin.
Actually when I first heard of the in-shower lotion, I was really sceptical because of a certain childhood incident. It started off as your typical family trip to Cameron Highlands. But we had forgotten to pack body shampoo, so we stopped by a sundry shop to pick one up on the way to the hotel. Once there, I was the first to shower. I distinctively remember panicking in the shower because the shampoo was sticky and would not rinse off my body. Naturally, I called out for my mother and she was wondering what was wrong with her child not knowing how to shower properly. Turns out, the bottle we bought was actually Nivea Whitening Lotion; to be applied after shower. No wonder it became all sticky and weird when I tried to rinse it off. Till this day, my family still jokes about this incident.
Actually when I first heard of the in-shower lotion, I was really sceptical because of a certain childhood incident. It started off as your typical family trip to Cameron Highlands. But we had forgotten to pack body shampoo, so we stopped by a sundry shop to pick one up on the way to the hotel. Once there, I was the first to shower. I distinctively remember panicking in the shower because the shampoo was sticky and would not rinse off my body. Naturally, I called out for my mother and she was wondering what was wrong with her child not knowing how to shower properly. Turns out, the bottle we bought was actually Nivea Whitening Lotion; to be applied after shower. No wonder it became all sticky and weird when I tried to rinse it off. Till this day, my family still jokes about this incident.
Well no reason to not give it a try right? And to my surprise, it's really really awesome! First of all, it's not sticky and hard to rinse off. It's like a transparent layer of massage oil that made my concrete-like skin all silky and moisturised. I even took advantage of the smooth texture of the skin conditioner and gave myself a little massage with it.
Apply some skin conditioner on skin after using shower gel
Spread it out all over
Rinse off
Dry off and you're all ready to go
As displayed in the pictures above, Nivea's In-Shower Skin Conditioner is white in colour. But when applied to wet skin, it becomes transparent and does not foam at all. After that, just rinse it off and you're left with a baby-smooth skin!
When I mentioned that it feels like massage oil I bet you think it'll be oily afterwards right? WRONG! It just leaves you with moist and smooth skin. Not oily, not sticky and smells really good. I feel like a well washed car with wax applied to it! And hey! The wax is essential to make the car all shiny and looking good right? For a woman, skin conditioner is what it takes for your skin to be smooth, moisturised and desirable.
Nivea's In-Shower Skin Conditioner is perfect for lazy people like me. We all know how important it is for a woman to use beauty products to beat the ageing monster, especially when our skin is exposed to UV rays everyday! But no one mentioned anything about laziness! For instance, the cold weather in Hong Kong totally ruined my skin and hair. My skin was like dry cracked concrete while my hair felt exactly like straw. I can always cut my hair but unfortunately I can't just replace my skin. So I spammed my current lotion in an attempt to keep my skin moisturised. But eventually I stopped applying because it's such a hassle to keep remembering to re-apply.
With Nivea's new In-Shower Skin Conditioner, I just use it during my shower! I love to stay in the shower, so taking an additional step to apply the skin conditioner is not a problem for me. Plus it kept my skin moisturised for quite long, so I didn't have to keep re-applying it!
No peeping!
A little advertisement that shows the awesome effect of the In-Shower Skin Conditioner
Pause at 0:26! Men of Science hehe
I watched the advertisement for Nivea's In-Shower Skin Conditioner and I wondered whether it really was true. Or did they fake the results because it seemed too good to be true! Of course, I could not exactly put a video clip of myself showering and all. It's not exactly a good sight. So here are two simple tests to see whether Nivea's In-Shower Skin Conditioner really is moisturising and not-sticky!
Scratch Test
I'm sure you're curious how long exactly can the skin conditioner lock moisture on to our skin. So I did an experiment. You know how when you scratch your skin there will be a visible white line? That white line is evidence of dry skin. So I used this scratch test to see how long can the moisture protect my skin!
Before shower. Noticeable white line.
Unfortunately, my room lacked sufficient lighting for clearly capturing the white line. So I ended up scratching myself countless times and finally just decided to give up and edit it a little so the line is more visible.
P.S.: it's a bad idea to meet your friends with red lines on your arm. I look like I was abused somehow.
Instantly after shower, miraculously no more line
Still no line! Amazing!
Line only showed at 9:30pm! But still not very noticeable.
12:15am: After dinner and supper events, skin is back to before shower condition.
Time to shower again and renew the effect!
My verdict? It is seriously quite moisturizing! Lasted for about half a day before my skin turned all dry again. Imagine if I use it consistently, I bet no one can scratch any white lines on me anymore!
Sticky Test
What's the ultimate bonus point for the skin conditioner? IT'S NOT STICKY! I hate that sticky feeling after using lotion. Like, after I am all cleaned up from a shower, I go and apply a sticky layer to my skin. Totally destroying the fresh feeling after a shower. Plus like Angela in the video above, I needed to wait for the lotion to dry before putting on clothes. If you are rushing out of the house and have no time to wait for the lotion to completely dry, then you're definitely going to have a bad time. Anything you wear will stick to your skin. It's not a very comfortable feeling if you ask me. The new skin conditioner is not sticky at all! So you can get dressed immediately after showering and rush out of the house!So here's another experiment to test the stickiness!
Left hand with Nivea's In-Shower Skin Conditioner
Right hand with my usual body lotion
Right hand with my usual body lotion
Left hand cotton pad did not stick to my hand and fell into the sink
Right hand cotton pad stuck on
After rinsing the skin conditioner off, there is literally zero stickiness and I can get dressed immediately. Well after I dry myself off of course. Actually even when I put it on, it wasn't sticky at all so what more after rinsing off!
When my mother told me 一白遮三丑 (fair skin is everything), I added Nivea's Whitening Lotion to my everyday routine. With this new skin conditioner that I can just apply during shower, non-sticky, no waiting time and super effective; Nivea successfully changed my body care regime. Again. Now I can just use the skin conditioner, instead of getting myself emo thinking about life while waiting for my usual body lotion to dry.
Not greasy, not sticky, keep you moisturised AND easy to use. The rinse-off effect is perfect for busy people with no time to spare. So much moisture for only RM 16.90 and please you know where to find Nivea products. Quickly grab one now for immediate silky-soft skin and maybe you will impress that special someone with your radiating new skin!
That all I have to say about Nivea's In-Shower Skin Conditioner! Hope you enjoyed reading it.
Toodles~
Toodles~
