In my quest for skin care that are not only affordable but also deliver as per claim, I was introduced to a brand new skin care brand – Neesya which is one of Malaysia’s first skin radiance specialist brand. Yeap you heard me right :D. Neesya is a local brand, by a Malaysia company.

Neesya was launched just before middle of last month (July 2013) and I was one of the selected invitee. You can read this post for more of that. Not only did I went for the media launch and also a little visit to their new store at Subang Parade, I get to try 3 Neesya products a few weeks before that.

So how did my quest went? Let’s find out 😀

The trio that I tried is the 360° Overnight Radiance System that consists of Lumi°™ Brightening Enzymatic Refiner, LumiScience°™ Illuminating Essence and Lumi°™ Brightening Overnight Mask. So what’s up with the “Lumi” and “LumiScience” word in front of the product name you may ask? It’s actually the product range name 🙂

Lumi°™ Brightening Enzymatic Refiner (RM35/75ml)

According to Neesya, Brightening Enzymatic Refiner is an important part of the Neesya 360° approach to illuminating skin. The refiner works like a facial peel or scrub to renew skin as well as to enhances brighter complexion.

Unlike facial peel which is more like a gluey toner texture, Brightening Enzymatic Refiner is like a cleanser. It is an enzymatic exfoliator that gently dissolves dead, dull skin cells to reveal smoother, brighter skin. Despite of the non-foamy, non-drying, non-scrub-like texture and look, Brightening Enzymatic Refiner work just like one. It gently exfoliates dark pigmented skin cells thus evening out skin tone and blemishes while on it. With dead skin cell stripped off, new skin cell renewal process begins and this improves the skin protective function and enhances skin radiance.

Using this refiner is also slightly different from the usual scrub and rinse. You will need to smooth a medium thick layer onto your clean but dry face, spread evenly with a circular motion and leave on for a good 5 to 10 minutes. After that, circular massage around to lift the loosen impurities and rinse. Must remember not to leave it on for more than recommended time. This is a refiner and whitening product so it’s best to follow the exact instruction 😀

I personally find this to be the weirdest peel/scrub I ever used. It is too watery to be a peel/scrub and there’s no scrub beads or whatsoever nor does it will turn dry and harden as you massage. It is hard for me to justify if any dead skin cell or impurities is being lifted off. The recommended time is also a bit tricky for me as I have no idea how long is 5-10 minutes in the bathroom. So I’ll put this on and remove after I quickly bath. But of course I’d need to bath again since it was a quick bath LOL. I was a bit paranoid of passing the time.

So, does this work? Let’s see at the end of the post cause this Brightening Enzymatic Refiner works well together in a set.

Here is the ingredient list for Brightening Enzymatic Refiner for those that are interested.

LumiScience°™ Illuminating Essence (RM79/65ml)

One of Neesya’s signature product and one of the product from Neesya deemed as “must-have”. What this essence do is that it will visibly boosts skin luminosity with LumiScience°™ Technology through a 360° approach. With the technology the skin will regains its translucent appearance when skin is brightened, hydrated and protected against damaging free radicals and oxidative stress.

Does this reminds you of SK-II FTE? It does to me :D. The texture is watery kind of essence that almost resemble like a toner but you do not need to apply this essence with a cotton pad. Simply just pour 4 to 5 drops onto palm and apply all over the face and neck. It absorbed right away due to the texture.

Here is an overview on the key actives and functions:
Silver Vine extract helps reduce the protein carbonylation levels and enhances skin transluscency.
Alpha-­Melight™ helps fight dark spots, soothes and clarifies skin to optimize radiance and luminosity.
Natural complex of watermelon, apple and lentil extracts helps skin regain optimum hydration levels by restoring skin cellular fluidity and natural moisturising factors.
Bio­‐technologically derived yeast proteins, fortified with minerals of diamond, mother of pearl, turquoise and opal help smoothen, refine skin texture, and promote skin radiance.