- You need the SPF guys.
It will crack, your skin will crack.
Black will crack if you don't use sunscreen.
Listen to me when I say this.
(upbeat music)
- Hi, my name is Ada,
and this week I'm going to be using a skincare brand
that is specifically made for darker skin tones.
The brand is called 4.5.6., and they're from France.
4.5.6. Skin says that melanated skin needs specific care
when it comes to skincare.
- Do I think they'll work?
I guess we'll have to wait and see.
I think they're quite unique.
I've never actually heard of a skincare brand
specifically for a certain skin tone.
- I'm really interested to see what comes from this.
- My skincare routine at the moment
is some would say it's lazy.
- I'm very basic.
- I literally just wash my face, firm my face,
and moisturize my face,
and I throw in a sheet mask from time to time.
- I tone it, I put a serum on,
I put some moisturizer on,
and then I put like a little thicker moisturizer
that probably has SPF in
'cause you know, even if you're Black,
you need the SPF guys.
It will crack, your skin will crack.
Black will crack if you don't use sunscreen.
Listen to me when I say this.
- I think I have oily skin,
but I'm not really a skincare person,
but it's like combination actually.
- You know what? You Daniel Kaluuya's skin?
Do you know Daniel Kaluuya's skin
is just, mm, that's what I'm hoping to get from this.
So this is it.
4.5.6. Skin, for the me in melanin.
How cute does this look? Look at the packaging.
- They look kinda delicious.
This is called Tonic Oh!
- Sevenly Delight.
Day Hack, a matte moisturizer, a matte moisturizer?
To Be Clear.
Come Clean Cleansing Oil.
- And then Green Bae.
- I predict that I'm gonna come out
looking like Daniel Kaluuya.
I'm just gonna manifest that.
Daniel Kaluuya, Daniel Kaluuya, Daniel Kaluuya.
- I wanna help with like
just the general looking kind of ill and pale.
- I did this the other day 'cause I fell.
So I'm gonna use this as a test
to see how it deals with the scarring.
- I've got scars, a little bit hyperpigmentation.
- I have an issue with like the tone of my skin
'cause you can see like how dark my bags are right here.
Just using something for a day,
you know, when you see people do,
oh I use this moisturizer for a day and it looks amazing.
No a day is not good enough.
So like, we're going to do a week.
I'm going to show you before and after
and then you guys can be the judge.
(lively music)
- Okay, so now I'm ready to try out all the products,
put them to the test.
Come Clean, which is a cleansing oil.
The aim is for your skin to feel safe and look softer
so it doesn't produce any excess oil while still
remain hydrated.
- This feels amazing, oh my God.
- Close up. Okay, my face is washed.
- So this is the cleansing gel, Green Bae, love that.
- It's got sativa oil in it.
- It feels amazing. It smells like grass.
(crickets chirping)
So the treatment lotion is called Tonic Oh,
and apparently it's a little bit sticky
but it does say don't get put off by the stickiness
'cause it's a hydrochloric acid.
- Yeah, it's oily-feeling, liquid-y,
like a very light oil.
Nah, it's too sticky.
The brightening serum.
Oh, I like the way this feels on my skin actually.
- So this is the Day Hack.
- Prime for makeup, shield for skin.
Oh, this is the one that helps with the pollution.
- Oh, but this is a thick B, this is a thick bitch.
- Even though it's heavier than I like
it feels like it's like keeping everything in.
- Okay, cool, we've done.
We've done the skincare.
I have good hopes, high hopes for this, for these products.
But fingers crossed, and I'll take you through
the journey, like I said.
It's about midday and I just want to say,
I think the moisturizer is definitely keeping,
my face is definitely moisturized.
So I'm just in my bathroom and I was just going to the loo,
and what I thought would happen has happened.
I dropped, I dropped one of the products.
Like I wasn't even holding it.
I just like brushed past it and it fell.
(upbeat music)
- It's day two, I've just showered.
I'm in my like-.
- I'm not really a morning person,
but I've got places to be.
- So let's get into it.
- Day two, I can't say I noticed
any significant differences, but my skin feels nice.
- Today, the products are leaving
like this little flaky stuff on my face.
I did my makeup and I was saying before how my skin
felt really moisturized.
But now since I've put makeup on,
like it's only just a bit of concealer and blush
but my skin feels super tight.
I'm not crazy about it.
(upbeat music)
- Another day, another dollar. (cash register dings)
I'm not naked by the way, I'm in my towel.
Oh shit, that was just to prove that I'm not naked.
Day three, I guess.
- I really notice my pores now and I feel like
this scar here on my nose is more noticeable.
I don't know if it's like,
and this is more noticeable as well.
Everything's like popping out more.
- Everything's going good.
I was really hoping like the scar would go
and like the scarring would go.
But you know, that can't really happen in three days.
I don't know if anything's changing.
I'm wondering what's happening to Ada's skin?
Because I think she has the best skin that I know.
Something's going wrong today.
I look greasy.
- I love the glow that this gives me every time.
- As you can tell from my eye bags, it's been a long day.
Yeah, it's really like it's so gentle.
Uh-oh, uh-oh, "rash-ala".
(upbeat music)
Hey, morning time.
- Because it's my day off
I thought this was the perfect day to try out the face mask.
- But this scar here has lightened a little bit, you know?
- It's so like thick.
A girl is tingling, it's really tingling.
I don't like that, I'm sorry.
Cool. It's my birthday tomorrow
so if I have a rash for my birthday.
- Yeah, the slight rash is there.
- I'm just about to go to bed,
but just a little update on my skin.
As you can see, I got like a few bumps.
I don't know, can you see them?
Let me get closer to this light so you can see them.
But I have an irritation here.
I thought it would go down a bit more.
It's kind of annoying me now, but it really hasn't.
(upbeat music)
Hello, hello, hello, it is my birthday.
- It's the final day and my skin feels dry.
♪ Happy birthday to me ♪
- Do you know what?
I think is the concentrated serum
that has made most of the difference.
- I'm going to enjoy my birthday,
but it's been a nice ride.
And I guess we'll do the wrap up in bed.
- Day five, final test.
(upbeat music)
So I've done my before and after shots
and I've had compared them.
And I would say, there's not like a huge noticeable
difference, but it hasn't been that long,
but there is some difference.
What I noticed is my skin does feel moisturized
throughout the day.
- I definitely saw like the bags under my eyes
go down a bit.
- I love the Day Hack, the Day Hack is so good.
And I really liked how it gave me like a protective layer
on my skin.
But I don't like how quick it dried.
- The exfoliant mask did give me a reaction.
I don't know, kind of close up you can kind of still see it.
So I'm not going to use the mask again unfortunately.
- I think that they should have an SPF.
- Favorite products, the Green Bae.
I absolutely love this.
Like it just makes you feel so fresh.
My next favorite product was the moisturizer that I broke.
The term matte moisturizer didn't make any sense to me
because I was like matte and moisture
doesn't seem to go with the same sentence.
But I do now understand, I'm a believer.
- All in all I am a fan of 4.5.6.
I think they're doing good things.
I'm excited to see what happens in a month.
- But overall, I will say that I am a true believer
in 4.5.6. Skin.
I am to change my skincare routine.
If there's any more skincare or skincare things
that you want us to try, let us know in the comments.
I'm down to do anything.
But if my skin does break out,
I'll remember that you commented
and I will come out for you.
All right, see you the next one.
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