Erno Lazslo “Splashing” Technique and Quick Skincare Reviews: Erno Laszlo Active pHelityl Oil, Active pHelityl Soap & Sea Mud Soap

If you didn’t see my last post about Erno Laszlo, you can see my short introduction of the brand here.

Erno Laszlo has developed a cleansing ritual that is called the Splashing Technique…

I tried the Splashing Technique once and I wasn’t exactly impressed with it. It was just too troublesome and at night, I prefer to do my face-washing in the shower. After one time, I didn’t see much results so I can’t really comment. I did find that using the facial soaps in the shower yielded pretty good results so I won’t be looking back.

Erno Laszlo Active pHelityl Oil

• Texture: Light oil
• Scent: Fresh
• Effect: Couldn’t really feel like this did anything, doesn’t emulsify
• Price: $49CAD/$40USD for 200mL
• Overall: This oil is meant to be a pre-cleanse like other cleansing oils. It is supposed to remove makeup and dirt from the skin. I didn’t like this oil because I felt like 1) it didn’t rinse off completely, rather leaving a thin film of oil on my face, and 2) it just didn’t do anything, I didn’t notice a difference in my skin with or without using this oil. It also doesn’t emulsify, so it is a little harder to rinse off.

Erno Laszlo Active pHelityl Soap

• Texture: Lathers up into a slightly slipper
• Scent: Slightly fresh and floral
• Effect: Cleanses surface greasy and dirt but is slightly drying
• Price: $49CAD/$40USD for 180 grams
• Overall: I am on the fence about this soap; it does clean well but it I found it slightly stripping. I also found it takes a bit more splashing to rinse off completely. I like, but do not like as much as the Sea Mud Soap.

Erno Laszlo Sea Mud Soap

• Texture: Lathers up into a bubbly creamsome black gritty charcoal exfoliants
• Scent: Smells fresh, like sea mud
• Effect: Deep cleanses without drying-out skin
• Price: $49CAD/$40USD for 180 grams
• Overall: I LOVE THIS CLEANSER! I think I just found another HG-worthy cleanser to replace my AmorePacific Treatment Enzyme Peel. It cleanses very, very well without leaving my face dry, tight, or stripped. After a week or so of daily use (at night), I felt my pores were being cleaned out, blackheads and pores shrinking. I went out and bought the full-size soap which should last me about 8-10 months with daily use. I recommend this soap for anyone who does not have super dry skin; f you have dry-combination to oily skin, this is the cleanser for you!

Quick Skincare Reviews: Erno Laszlo LASZLO BLUE Firmarine Night Gel, Night Cream, SPF30 (day cream) & Lift Serum

My friend Shaly moved from the AmorePacific counter at Holt Renfrew, to the Erno Laszlo counter. She gave me a couple of deluxe samples to try and review on my blog. I am completely new to this brand as I have seen it at Holts but I have never tried it. According to Shaly, Erno Lazslo is an European skincare brand that is now owned by an American company. They have been in operations since 1927 and is very popular among celebrities. According to the Erno Laszlo website, they were the first to create sunscreens, introduce products with pH balance, create water-based products for oily skin, develop skincare for men and for teens, as well as prescribe personalized skincare suited to each individuals’ needs.

I’ve been using a couple of their products for the past few weeks and I will be reviewing them in the upcoming weeks. Please remember that I received only deluxe samples so I’m not able much on the actual firming properties of these products. You can find product information, along with ingredients lists on the product websites linked to the product names.

Erno Laszlo LASZLO BLUE Firmarine Night Gel

• Texture: Semi-sticky, translucent, light-blue gel
• Scent: Very light, “marine” fresh scent
• Effect: Absorbs quickly but was not hydrating enough as it felt like it just disappeared
• Price: $225USD for 50mL
• Overall: This is a “firming night gel for normal to oily skin,” which is what Shaly said my skin type was, but this was not hydrating enough for me at night. After it was all absorbed, my skin felt tight, even when used with the Lift Serum. I find this would be a good moisturizer for you if you have combination to oily skin.

Erno Laszlo LASZLO BLUE Firmarine Night Cream

• Texture: Light cream
• Scent: Light fresh scent that smells GREAT, very refreshing yet lush
• Effect: Absorbs very well without any residue
• Price: $225USD for 50mL
• Overall: I love this moisturizer from what I’ve used so far! Together with the Lift Serum, it provides perfect hydrating to my skin without feeling greasy or heavy. The scent is also perfect aromatherapy to prep myself for bed. I would recommend this if you have dry to normal skin.

Erno Laszlo LASZLO BLUE Firmarine SPF 30

• Texture: Thick, light-blue gel-cream
• Scent: Strong “marine” smell, reminds me of H2O+ Face Oasis
• Effect: Absorbs slowly, probably due to the sunscreen. Skin feels a little greasy after, like it didn’t fully absorb and then mixed with oil on my skin as the day goes by
• Price: $195USD for 50mL
• Overall: I was really excited to try this as I’ve been looking for a good daily moisturizer with high sunscreen factor. Unfortunately, I didn’t really like this one as when used with the Lift Serum, it felt like it didn’t absorb completely and left a layer of cream (and what feels like oil) on my face. When used alone, it does absorb completely but it is not hydrating enough and my skin is left feeling tight. I will recommend this if you have very dry skin (to use with a serum), or if you have combination or oily skin (to use alone).

Erno Laszlo LASZLO BLUE Firmarine Lift Serum

• Texture: Thick translucent gel
• Scent: Couldn’t detect a scent
• Effect: Absorbs instantly, didn’t notice any lifting effect (but I only used a small deluxe sample, so I didn’t expect to see much). Not hydrating enough for winter.
• Price: $225USD for 30mL
• Overall: This serum was just okay for me. I didn’t really notice anything different with my skin when I used this. I imagine if you used a full-size bottle it will be different. As it is not hydrating enough for me when used with the Night Gel, I had to use a separate hydrating serum underneath this. With the Night Cream, it was enough to provide some basic hydration. Overall, I like the texture as it does absorb quickly.