Shiseido Simple Start For Wrinkle-Smoothing Benefiance Set Review

Hi guys this is Aya.

I've had a pretty interesting day today, interviewing and watching the Red Bull vs DC united.
Really exhausted but the blog must go on!

SO, today I want to talk about the...

✨SHISEIDO✨

✨Simple Start For Wrinkle-Smoothing Benefiance Set✨

I've known about Shiseido from my childhood, since its one of the biggest cosmetics company in Japan.
One interesting thing I actually found out about this product is that its actually marketed towards America (possibly other countries too??) but what I want to say is if you try to buy this in Japan, you would have to import it!

I have been using this product for a month now and I adore it❤️

ANYWHO... the main thing!
The set comes with 4 items.

✨ 2.5oz (75ml) Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Extra Creamy Cleansing Foam✨

✨3.4oz (100ml) Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Balancing Softener Enriched✨

✨1oz (30ml) Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Day Emulsion SPF 18✨

✨0.16oz (5ml) ULTIMUNE Power Infusing Concentrate✨

The order you use this item written in the instructions but I want to write it because me being a newbie to skin care had no idea when to use the ULTIMUNE Power Infusing Concentrate.
So briefly after you wash your face with the Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Extra Creamy Cleansing Foam, you apply the Balancing Softener Enriched and THEN the ULTIMUNE Power Infusing Concentrate. Finally you put on the Day Emulsion, but I slightly replace this with something else at night (Will explain in this post!).

1. Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Extra Creamy Cleansing Foam!
The cleanser looks like this 

It contains small beads? I'm not exactly sure what to call them but small particles that exfoliates your skin. I added the full picture of my hand to make sure you guys can see the size of the particles. 

The instructions say you foam it up in your hand and wash you face. I did that but felt like the particles were too harsh. Especially because at the time my skin was extremely sensitive. SO I went my own way and decided to do this!

FOAM FOAM FOAM!

I literally foamed it to the point its super creamy like whip cream! The amazing thing about this is that you can actually save the amount you use every time you wash! 

After foaming it up the little particles dissolve so you won't feel the particles at all. 

I LOVE THE SMELL! It has a perfumy scent and I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! ❤️❤️

How is feels after washing:

It actually feels amazing. I actually have not noticed any tightening of my skin. (Especially compared to the other products I've used in the past) However, I would not just run off without moisturizing it.

!I recommend using this product after I removing all your makeup!

2.Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Balancing Softener Enriched

This is like a lotion/toner (different countries have different ways of saying it).  This also has the same perfumy scent (just in case you guys wanted to know). Instead of using cotton balls or pads to apply this on my face, I use my hand. I just feel like it gets absorbed better that way.

3.ULTIMUNE Power Infusing Concentrate

Not exactly sure what this does, but apparently it helps the your skin absorb the benefits from the moisturizers, helps fight anti-aging etc. (This does not have the perfumy smell as the others, it does seem the have a faint scent but its hard to identify because its such a small amount)
Umm... I literally do not know an exact thing I can say about this. I do feel like it does help my skin feel moisturized, but I can't say since I have not used the products without it yet. Since they only provide a small amount of this product once I run out, I will update on how my skin changed without the product.

4. Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Day Emulsion SPF 18

So as the name of this product says this is a day time cream. I love it because it has SPF in it. I tend to be lazy and forget to wear sunblock. So this is perfect for people like me! Although, I do believe the SPF is weak to go out for a long period of time under the sun, but if its for a short time why not?
Now this product is for day, so what do you do at night? Do you just stick with the first three steps? I personally would not advise that, since I do believe without the cream your skin would get dry. I think you can use any cream you feel comfortable with to replace the Day cream. I use Shiseido Aqua Label Cream EX, but since I want to focus on the Set, I will not talk about this. Possibly in another entry I will review it!

✨OVERALL✨

I absolutely Love this set. I love the smell and the effects. I do feel like my skin got smoother and balanced. I used to have skin that made me constantly fear about breaking out, but I actually feel confident with my skin after using this product for a month. I don't have wrinkles that are visible or realize at the moment so I am not sure about its effects towards wrinkles, but the moisturizing effects it gives definitely makes me feel like this is a great ANTI-AGING product!

How long do the products last? 
I think it lasts quite long. I mean I have been using this product for a month and i still have quite a lot left. Surprisingly the ULTIMUNE which only has 5ml has survived the month! Although, it seems like it will finish soon. For the other products, it seems like it would last me about another month. I can't see how much is left in the other ones but the toner looks like this as of now...

I think this is pretty good cost performance. 
The set is $45.50 (at Sephora, which is the place I purchased this). 
Do I think its worth buying? Yes, it lasts more than a month and I am absolutely loving every single bit of this set!