TATCHA Skin Care - Review, Pictures

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I am all about the Ritual of Beauty.  My morning and evening cleansing rituals are something I never deviate from.  Even though my skin gives me fits and betrays me by having wrinkles and acne at the same time. I am forever beholden to the care of my skin.  When the lovely people from TATCHA contacted me about their skincare line I jumped at the chance to use it. I am a huge fan of the Japanese style of skin care.  Unlike the harsh routine I was instructed to follow growing up, like harsh, skin stripping formulas and the use of “cover-up” cosmetics, the Eastern or Japanese method of skin care involve ceremonies that focus on cleansing, massaging, nourishing, and protecting the skin via natural, time-tested botanicals and minerals.  TATCHA Beauty prides itself on following the time honored ritual followed by geisha.  This ritual is suitable for all ethnicities and ages, but especially for those with combination skin seeking solutions for prevention and repair.

I received the trial-sized TATCHA beauty collection for exquisite skin. This  set included:

Pure Camellia One Step Cleansing Oil - 15ml | 0.5oz
Polished Rice Enzyme Powder in Gentle, Classic, and Deep - 9 x 1g packets (3 of each kind)
Radiant Deep Brightening Serum - 15ml | 0.5oz
Supple Moisture Rich Silk Cream - 10ml | 0.3oz
and 

Petal Fresh Original Japanese Beauty Papers - 1 full sized pack | 30 sheets

This is a very simple beauty ritual to follow more morning and night.  The system can be tailored for Dry, Combination and Oily skin with only a few small tweaks to the ritual.  We all know that I have very oily skin, but this TATCHA ritual only required that I used the deep Rice Enzyme Powder and to avoid using the Moisture Rich Silk Cream during the day.  In the evening this is how my ritual went:

I start with the Camellia One Step Cleansing Oil.  Applied to dry , unwashed skin I used this oil to remove all of my makeup, even stubborn waterproof eye makeup, and then formed an emulsion by adding a little water to my hands and massaging the oil on my face until it turned milky white.  I then rinsed my face entirely and patted it dry.  My face did not feel greasy or oily or feel like there was a film on it. It just felt clean and soft. Retails for $48 USD

Then I took the Deep Rice Enzyme Powder (a green clay like powder) and mixed it with a little water to form a loose paste. I massaged the Rice Enzyme Powder onto my face in small circular motions.  I also let the mixture sit on my skin for a minute or two to take advantage of the enzyme attributes of the product.  Then I rinsed with lukewarm, water and patted my face dry.  Not only did my skin have a nice glow, it felt incredibly SOFT! I'm not sure if I could use the Deep cleansing version every day, but thankfully TATCHA makes a Gentle and Classic formulation for dry and combination skin.  Having tested all three variations I can say I like the Classic formula best, but would like to use the Deep formula at least once a week. Retails for $65 USD

The next step in the ritual is the Deep Brightening Serum A brightening serum consisting of Asian botanicals + HADASEI-3 Bioactive Complex.  It is supposed to give you more radiant looking skin.  I can safely say that after using this product for one month that some of the red marks from past acne scars have lightened considerably. It has not erased those marks but they are much lighter than they were before. The serum is very light and sinks into my skin very quickly, especially when I have used the Deep cleansing powder.    The ingredients are fairly straight forward: Squalane (Olive Extract), Oryza Sativa (Rice) Germ Oil, Inositol (Rice Extract), Sericin (Silk Protein), Algae Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Zizyphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin (Soy Derivative), Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract. (not a full list of ingredients) And the feeling it gave my skin was wonderful.  Retails for $150 USD

Last but not least I used the Rich Silk Cream. This is a gel cream formula that boasts ingredients like liquid silk, squalane, royal jelly + HADASEI-3 Bioactive Complex. This formula is incredibly light, but for my oily skin I think that it was still too rich to use during the day.  While it was a nice light formula, it did leave a slight sheen on my skin that I personally did not feel comfortable applying makeup over it.  I found this cream OK, but certainly not for someone with oily skin.  Maybe I'll use it in the winter when my skin is slightly drier. Retails for $150 USD

Oops. How could I forget the blotting papers?  Shame on me. Especially since I use them every day!  The Original Aburatorigami are all natural leaflets that absorb excess oil without disturbing your makeup!  That's always good.  There are actual gold flakes in the 100% abaca leaf paper.  The fibers from the abaca plant looks like fine hair and are woven in to a sundry of items, including the TATCHA Petal Fresh Original Aburatorigami papers. I do wish that the papers were a tad more compact (Folded) because that would fit into my purse easier. But the paper holder is fairly sturdy for carrying around and it carries 30 very large sized sheets. Retails for $12 USD

Overall I found the TATCHA ritual very pleasing.  My Favorite items were the Deep Rice Enzyme Powder and the Deep Brightening Serum.  However I do find the prices for the powder and other items to be fairly expensive.  Since this line is sold at Barneys, I'm not surprised by the price.  

Do you NEED this?  Well that's hard to say. I cannot personally recommend the Rich Silk Cream because I didn't use it enough to see if it would have made a difference in my skin. The Cleansing Oil is nice for sure, but with a market flooded with cleansing oils, one really can find an equivalent product for less.  The Enzyme Cleansing powders are fab. A little goes a long way with this type of item so I could definitely recommend one of these for regular use.  The Deep Brightening Serum was very nice, and since my acne marks faded considerably I wouldn't have a problem recommending this item as well, despite the cost.  Still not sure if this skin care is for you?  You can purchase a Trial Size Skin Care Set (Just like the one I received and detailed above) directly from TATCHA. It's currently on sale for $49 USD

Speaking of which, I actually have a full size, Unused TATCHA Deep Brightening Serum to give away to one lucky reader in the US.  (Sorry for those outside of the US. I'll have another giveaway for everyone soon.)  Enter using the raffelcopter entry from below.  Please see my contest/official rues HERE.  This giveaway is open to all people over the age of 18 that are current residents of the United States.  A winner will be randomly selected and that winner will be announced on August 31st. Good Luck!

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