REVIEW: SNOE BEAUTY MAGIC APPLE WHITENING S-RUB

Have you ever wanted to have instant fairer skin especially around your knees and elbows at a very affordable price? Well, I do and I have been looking practically in every mall I have gone to for an item that would suit my need!

Last April (I think?), I found several reviews from Manila fashion and beauty bloggers about a certain Snoe Beauty product that fit the bill. It's called Magic Apple S-rub and the Ate (as in, big sister) bloggers had given it positive reviews. They said it lived up to its promise and etc. So I researched about Snoe Beauty and found out it is a Filipino skin care and cosmetic brand established just last 2010. Pretty awesome for Filipinos to be taking the next step right? :D Spazzing with excitement, I ordered a tub for myself thru their website (http://snoebeauty.com). Snoe Beauty Magic Apple S-rub is priced at PHP179.00. Perfect for someone who's on a budget! I was ecstatic when I got the package because they also sent me samples of their Snoe White beauty bars!

Anyway, according to their site, the Magic Apple S-rub promises to make skin lighter and silky in an instant. Also, they say the best part is that you don't have to rinse the product off.

Here's the item:

So... I don't think I need to key in the ingredients since it's there already. The directions for using this item, taken directly from their website:

Massage on dry skin, Apply particular attention to dry and flaky areas elbows, heels and knees. Then leave on for 5 minutes and rub till product is sloughed off from the skin. Product will go from white to gray and even brown, depending on how much dead skin is removed.Use on face and dark areas of your body.

PROS:

• I LOVE THE APPLE SCENT
• The package itself is BIG!
• Cool minty feeling when you leave it to dry
• Silky touch after use
• Paraben free

CONS:

• Unfortunately, the tub is not full; more like 3/4 filled with the product
• MESSY! When you try to rub the dried cream off your skin, it tends to be very messy and your skin turns red
• DRIES OUT SKIN
• Unhygienic; you have to scoop the cream out with your fingers or etc

I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I may be the only reviewer online that has given this product NEGATIVE feedback. *hides from everyone* After using this product for two weeks (twice a week), I noticed the areas where I applied the product on started getting flake-y even when I applied moisturizing lotion. On my third week of using the product, my skin was so dry, it didn't even need any effort to show other people how dry it was!! DX< I can't attest to the "lightening" promise from Snoe Beauty because after that incident, I stopped using the product.

So, do I recommend this product? No because it dried out my skin!

Will I buy again? Sorry, No :(