Shiseido Future Solutions LX Extra Rich Cleansing Foam Review

I found this to be not great on my skin. It made it so so dry even using moisturizer and an oil after my skin felt horrible.

You would think. logically, if a cleanser is over $100 it must be amazing. It must be incredible. If must be holy grail. You sound just like me, and let me tell you, you are wrong wrong wrong.

This was a cleanser i was gifted (thankfully) from a family friend who loves the brand and thought i would too. I was stoked. I cant afford shiseido so to receive it as a gift was awesome.

This cleanser is packaged simply, but it is classy. It comes in a soft plastic squeeze tube, with a smooth curved lid, and it has a black and grey ombre look to it, with gold writing. Simple, classy and elegant.

This cleanser is kind of like a cream in consistency, but i have to say, something about the smell reminds me of the Marzena hair removal stuff. Its probably just a personal comparison, but still worth mentioning. It may be because the product just smells quite soapy and artificial, im not sure.

A little of this stuff goes a long way, and yes it create a cleansing foam so the product meets its claims here. It removes most of my daily makeup really easily, so im happy about that. The one thing that i am hugely unhappy about is how stripped and squeaky clean my face feels after using this cleanser. Seriously, its feel so stripped, i cant even believe it, especially because it claims to retains skins moisture.

I wont lie, i dont use this on my face anymore because it is too harsh and drying for my skin. Instead im finishing the tube off by using it as a very very expensive body wash, and im just hoping this does not get brought for me again.

OK first off this is seriously pricey and I set my goals pretty high when I purchased this, it was only of those walking around a department store scooping up as many GWP I could and I seriously wanted that Shiseido one and purchased this cleanser and a lipstick to get my hands on it. I was sold by the saleslady...such a guilty, pulse purchase but...my skin is amazing for it.

It comes in a generous sized 125ml bottle which is made up an easy to squeeze plastic and flip top which gives you the power to control how much you squeeze out, which is great as you only need a small pea size mixed with water to give your face a mini bubble spa treatment. I have recently started to add this to my cleansing brush to give it even more power and it happily foams up without becoming too much, or clogging up the brush as you use it.

I have had this now for about 6 months I think and have come and gone back to it over this time but each time I start using it again my skin thanks me, it is so rich that it plumps your skin up that any dry patches that occasionally break out get soothed by the hydration. Not only do I have smoother, cleaner skin but the effect lasts for a few days so I don't need to use this no more than 3 times a week to keep the effect going, which is awesome as I'm fickle and like to swap and change my skincare habits to suit my moods and don't ever get 100% loyal to a brand or method of cleaning.

After rinsing this off of your face you are left with skin that squeaks almost, its quite a refreshing feeling that tells you that your skin is deep down clean. However with some cleansers that give this effect I can get overly dry or breakout, but not with this cleansing foam it is powerful but gentle.

If you are in the market to settle on an highend skincare range than I would most definitely recommend Shiseido and in particular this Rich Cleansing Foam, for myself, will I repurchase it. Probably not as it is expensive and although it is a dream to use and shows its quality. I don't think I could spend that much again unless I get duped into a GWP deal again, then all bets are off.

This comes in a black tube with a screw top lid it does look nice. This cleansing cream is thick and luxurious a pea size amount is all that is needed. It’s easy to foam up in the palms of your hands before apply to your face work it in circular mothion rinse and repeat. Washes away the day’s makeup and grime leaving no reside just fresh clean skin. It is a hydrating cleanser like cleaning and moisturising it’s lovley to use. Like rubbing your face into something so soft and creamy It’s meant to ready skin for the next step in skin care I didn’t find anything I used after absorbed any different. But for clean skin that doesn’t feel stripped this I so nice and dare I say it older skin like mine just adores it. It lasts and that’s using it twice a day so value for a nice cleanser

I absolutely love this cleanser! I can't get enough of the luxurious silk foam bubbling over my face as I clean it. This is actually my mums cleanser which I have been sneakily using (I can't afford shiseido), and after using this and getting seriously hooked to it I considered buying one for myself until I saw the price in the description above. I pretty much died at the price tag! Oh my gawd.

As you squeeze the bottle out comes a velvety smooth pearl white cream. I squeeze a tiny amount in my fingers then rub the cleanser together in my fingers to lather the product hen apply to my face I circular motions. The cream texture then becomes foam and it feels so smooth and silky on your face. You can really feel it cleaning your face and getting rid of all the dirt. But at the same time it's gentle enough so that it doesn't strip the natural oils off your face or leave my face dry and dehydrated. My face has never felt so smooth and soft after cleansing my face. It actually feels clean and refreshed, but not squeaky clean.

This cleanser comes in a ombré colour bottle, a smokey silver colour lunging down in a deep black. The kid is a screw top lid, whereas I usually prefer a flip lid for ease of use in the shower, however I didn't do much mind the screw lid. The bottle is really easy to squeeze. Be careful not to squeeze too hard though as you only need the teeny tiniest bit of product. And I mean a minuscule amount. I literally use a tiny dot, like less than half a pea. Even though this product is uber expensive, it will last you forever! I would say this tube would last me about a year at least with using it once a day.

I have oily skin, but at the moment in the winter my skin is pretty dry. I have found this cleanser to be still effective and really gentle on both my oily and dry skin. I would therefore say it is suitable for both skin types. As my mum also uses this cleanser I would also say that this cleanser is suitable for both young and mature skin too. I didn't actually like the smell to begin with. It smelt a tad chemically to me. But I actually don't notice that now and it hasn't put me off or stopped me using the product.

I would defiantly recommend this cleanser. The only thing putting me off buying one myself (I plan to use my mums as I'm sure she doesn't mind seeing as I only use a smidgen each time and you would hardly notice I'm using it) is the price. But if you can I would at least ask for a sample anyway.