Indonesian & Japanese Rohto Mentholatum Acnes UV Tint ; Review, Swatch & Comparison

Well, another review of my favorite product!

i love indonesian version of Mentholatum Acnes. It's has good coverage, good SPF level, affordable price (35.000 idr-40.000 idr for 30ml product) and the best thing is it's tinted! It's only came in 1 shade, but it's match my skintone well.

I was lil bit curious about Japanese version Mentholatum Acnes. The only difference i used to saw is higher SPF (SPF 50+ PA++ while indonesian only has SPF 30 PA++). But still, i want to get it （*´▽｀*）

Lucky me, last january my cousin went to Japan and he's nice enough to bought some sunscreen for me ♡ .. so here i am, compare them for you ^^

Left : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 30 PA++ (indonesian)
Right : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 50+ PA++ (japanese)

 Indonesian version using 2 languages in it's packaging, English & Indonesian. Japanese version mostly use Japanese.

Left : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 30 PA++ (indonesian)
Right : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 50+ PA++ (japanese)

you can read indonesian version's ingredients, but it's really hard to read japanese version's ingredients.

Left : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 30 PA++ (indonesian)
Right : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 50+ PA++ (japanese)

First difference!

Indonesian version has SPF 30 PA ++, Japanese version has SPF 50+ PA++

I know, it's not a big difference in protection (many people believe there's only 1% difference in protection between SPF 30 & SPF 50) but for staying power, it's counted.

Left : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 30 PA++ (indonesian)
Right : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 50+ PA++ (japanese)

They look almost the same!

both contains of 30ml product

Left : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 30 PA++ (indonesian)
Right : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 50+ PA++ (japanese) 

Yeah, but indonesian version is a little bit taller! 

Left : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 30 PA++ (indonesian)
Right : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 50+ PA++ (japanese)

..and indonesian version is a little bit grease.

Left : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 30 PA++ (indonesian)
Right : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 50+ PA++ (japanese)

Still, japanese version is un-read-able for me. So we skip ingredients difference!

Indonesian version doesnt contains of paraben nor mineral oil. But if you avoid silicone, this one is not for you. There's dimethicone in the list.

i dont know japanese version, but i think it's also contains silicone (i found it quite hard to remove, just a slight easier than indonesian version) so if you avoid silicone, it's better not to try this one either.

Left : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 30 PA++ (indonesian)
Right : Mentholatum Acnes SPF 50+ PA++ (japanese)

both has the same pointed hole, i found it really helpful  (⌒▽⌒)

 Swatch ~ Swatch !

.. this one was taken using indoor lamp ..

.. and this one was taken outdoor ..

yes, they has some difference :

1. Japanese version seems more yellow-y than indonesian version. I found japanese version fit me better, indonesian version makes me looks like i'm wearing a mask :( .. i wish it's a sign that i'm really look like japanese *LOL
2. Japanese version is slightly runnier, indonesian version is quite thicker
3. Japanese version is more consistent in texture. It's seems & feels almost the same anytime i use it. Indonesian version doesn't. Sometimes i found it drop only the oil part (both need some shake before use), sometimes it's very thick, sometimes it's not. As in picture, Indonesian version has a very thick point in top (i drop it directly from the bottle) while japanese version doesn't.
4. Japanese version is somehow more expensive than indonesian version. I bought Indonesian version for idr 35.000 - 40.000, but in some indonesian online shop, japanese version cost idr 140.000 - 150.000. I'm not sure about it's price in Japan, but i think it's still more expensive than Indonesian version.
5. Even Japanese version contains higher SPF than Indonesian version, it doesn't give me white cast look, while indonesian version does.

and what are same about them?

1. Very good coverage, you can use it alone without foundation or use it as tinted primer. But their coverage aren't buildable.
2. i love the oil control!! ♥
3. it's quite hard to clean them up. Cleansing foam is not enough, I'm using cleansing oil to remove it.
4. both contains silicone
5. doesn't break me out
6. doesn't let me going more dull nor darker (both works!)
7. both are easy to absorb & easy to blend
8. has acne prevention, really helpful!

Summary

i would really love to have japanese version than indonesian version, but if it's possible, in indonesian version's price （*/∇＼*）

My rating* for japanese version : 4/5 (i drop 1 point for high price)

and for indonesian version : 3/5 (i drop 1 point for consistency and 1 point for white cast)

*my rating system might doesn't acceptable by you, i wrote it only to show you which one i love more, but it doesn't mean i don't like the other one. I just found one of them is suit me better.

July's Haul & August's Local Haul (ﾉ´∀｀*)ﾉ

i know i rarely post about my haul, but truthfully, i always buy some new beauty item every month. Yes, every month. Sometimes i bought items dont really need, but yeah, i'm   addicted ≧△≦


here's my July haul, i know it's been too late, i was forgot to post it, but there it is!

they're :

• Mustika Ratu Body Scrub in Coffee, my best body scrub ever! love the smell & textures  ❤
• Mustika Ratu Body Butter in Rose, it doesnt contains paraben, has low sun protection, very moisturizing and smells nice  ❤
• Hot Pink Case ☆V☆, it's only 25.000 idr! so cute!
• MUAC 25% Mandelic Acid sample size, my first MUAC! ^^
• Ecotools Retractable Kabuki Brush, i dreamed about it and now it got it   ❤
• Tarte Clean Slate Primer, i bought it during tarte 30% sale, together with the blush   ❤
• Etude Brush Shower Cleaner, it works very great to clean foundation brush, love it!
• Etude AC Clinic Spot Gel Emulsion, me likey! will review it later :D
• Too Faced Summer Time Sexy Eye Shadow Palette, read my review about it here. I've even brought it to Jakarta on my latest trip. 
• Tarte 12 hours Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed, a beautiful blush shade, will review it later.
• Nyx Pencil Sharpener, oh well, i need it so bad. It works well for my urban decay 24/7 glide on eye pencil. 
• The Body Shop Rainforest in Moisture gift set, i bought it during Body Shop's renovation sale, it's 20% off. I also got My first Body Shop's Member Card that time :)
• 3 pieces sample size BB Cream : Skin 79 Hot Pink BB Cream, Skin 79 Gold BB Cream, Etude Moisture Collagen BB Cream. It's free from my korean product purchase ^^
• Elf Treat & Tame in Dark. I dont use it yet, i've just shaped my eyebrow few days ago. Hahaha .. I dont even know how to use it T_____T

i rarely count my local beauty haul as a "haul", because it easy to get (there's no gap between date i ordered and date i got it), mostly in cheap area and the most important reason is : i rarely bought some beauty product at same time. Maybe i bought a shampoo on monday, a sunscreen on wednesday and a body lotion on saturday. In the same week, but i might wouldn't see them together *LOL


Well, i bought these together on August 3rd. Here they're :

• Mentholatum Acnes UV tint SPF 30 PA++, i bought it in reviewing purpose. I really love it but i do have lots of sunscreen .. LOL
• Dove Nourishing Oil Care Conditioner, it's the new one. It has conditioning part & treatment part in different colour, but it's almost impossible to use it separately.
• Bali Spa Body Scrub in Lavender. I ran out my Coffee body scrub (i finished 1 jar of body scrub in a month!) and i start to lookin' on cheaper alternative. This one cost 1/3 than the coffee one.
• Makarizo Texture Experience in Green Tea Butter. I love green tea! and i love how makarizo texture experience works on me  ❤

3 of them are made in Indonesia :

Have you try them?

What do you think about it?