Asian skin?

[sweetstax3]

i think the major difference is that most asians - as i'm referring to chinese, korean, and japanese that they're more concern with their complextion - in asia fair skin is considered most flattering/attractive for the women. so the ladies would spend a fortune to be as pale as they can - unlike americans, we spent thousands to get a tan. if you ever go to any of these countries, the best selling beauty products always have something related to skin lightening. but everything else is pretty much the same. they also have skin products specially made for dry, oily, combo, normal skin. hope this make sense /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[ALilGirlOnce]

Hi... I am a full asian and would like to share my POV on this...

Regarding the whitening thing, my mum has told me at a very young age that the more fair a girl's complexion is, the more likely she will find a rich man to marry. Pah! But that would be why whitening is so in fashion as compared to tanning in America and Europe. I have a few packs of whitening masks at home that I sometimes use, not that I need a rich guy to marry. =)

As for products designed specifically for Asians, I don't think it's complete bs. After all different ethnicities have different facial characteristics. For example, the foundation in Asia will probably have more yellow undertones to them. In tropical countries like SE Asia, you can often find more toners and purifying masks that remove oil, simply because of the weather (hot and humid - not good for acne). A lot of it changes with fad, but will always be designed with the typical asian lady in mind.

I also find it funny that many of you think asian skin is flawless - I have seen more than my fair share of acne-ridden faces, guy or girl alike! In fact, I hardly see it on Caucasians. This should be a genetic thing, but I rely only on observation, not on any citable papers or articles.

Btw, when I say asian, I mean Eastern and SE asians and their descendents. I think Indians and Middle Easterners have different skin types from us, and I'm not familiar with it.

 

[sunny101]

I'm Asian and I think the whole "geared towards" a specific ethnic group is just another marketing ploy that cosmetic companies are taking advantage of. It seems that we, as women are easily drawn into marketing schemes. I know that I for one am always interested in what is new and hot out there, and if it works too...well then, it's a sale. Sometimes I hate myself for it, knowing that we pay for the advertising, real estate and company employees more than the product itself...it's pennies on the dollar for the actual product. Other than foundation shades I think skin is just skin, there's oily, dry, combination and acne-prone...I've tried Korean and Japanese skin care (Amore, Iope, Laneige, etc.) and haven't found them to be any more beneficial to my skin than any Western skin care co's. In fact, Laneige always seems to make me break out, for some reason the Korean skincare co's always put a ton of fragrance in their products...I know that women in Korea that are true skincare product "connoiseurs" only use western products (Lancome, Estee Lauder, Chanel, Sisley, etc. are best sellers). But then again, I also know women who swear by the Asian co's...Amore Pacific is supposed to be awesome, unfortunately a cream is like $250...

 

[mahreez]

hi! thanks for posting this...i don't think it's racist at all.

i'm asian, a filipina (philippines) and my skin is tanned and all that. we have different skin from chinese and koreans because they're skin is fairer and smoother. we don't have a lot of breakouts or anything but most of the time, the concern here is having to whiten the skin and so we have a lot of products with whitening effects. but i'm not really into that because i like my tanned skin as it is.

sometimes, when the make-up packaging says it's for asian, i think they meant that to suit the skin color. it's a good help for us though because sometimes when they (caucasians) describe if a color is nice on them on the reviews i wonder if it would work on mine too. i've been using mac, maybelline and nars as well and i don't get allergies from them or anything.