Skinfood Black Sugar Wash Off Mask (Review)

Description:

Skinfood Black Sugar Mask Wash Off contains black sugar ingredient, which contains rich minerals, vitamins and glycolic acid, for removing aged cuticles. This face scrub effectively exfoliates dead skin that prevents makeup application, while revitalizing skin. It ensures better absorption of the following skin care products. Skin is revitalized and hydrated.

Country of Origin:
South Korea


Size:
100g

Price:
$10.99USD(~£7) from Cosmetic-Love... again. Seriously I love this online shop. This includes postage and packaging - which is free (free international shipping). I'll put a link here to direct you to the Skinfood mask. I hauled this here if you are interested in seeing what products I had also bought from there and if you would like me to review any of them first you can leave a comment :) although I probably will get round to all of them eventually.


Directions:

1. After washing, apply desired amount on to face, avoiding eye and mouth areas.
2. Mix with water or toner to reduce skin irritation, and massage.
3. Wait 10 to 15 minutes, and then wash off with warm water.

Packaging:
The Black Sugar Mask is in fact a face scrub. It comes in a little tub with a small screw cap lid.

Ingredients: Sucrose, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glycerin, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Lanolin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Ethylexanoate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Butyroseperum Parkii (Shea Butter), Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Sorbitan Laurate, Butylparaben, BHT, Caramel, Parfum

The brown product contains sugar granules. It looks a bit like a cake mixture and itt has slight oil base. It works really well exfoliating the skin it's not that harsh either to the extent it is abrasive.

Scent:

It's hard to describe the smell, because it smells a bit of everything. It is pretty strong smell. It's very strange because the first sniff I smelt Coca-Cola... The more I smell it, it became more of a lemon/citrus-like smell. I also thought it smelled like a washing powder. Now... it's a mystery how I can smell all these. I asked my mum for her account and she said the exact same thing so I can assure you I don't have phantosmia.

I've actually tried to make my own DIY sugar mask but those have a shorter life span and it does make a bit of a mess. There's something about making your own masks that makes me think it's less hygienic. This is so much better that the homemade stuff.

I started using this when I was ill with the cold about a month ago now and I had extremely dry skin on my nose and my upper lip area. After using it and it the flakiness disappeared. I had baby's butt soft skin. It really helps to clear away dead skin cells. This is practically an amazing product especially the winter or cold months. I sometimes experience dry patches on my face I don't ever feel it anymore because I've been using this (2-3 times a week) and my intensive leave in mask every night.

I've been using it for 4-5 weeks and there is still a lot of product left. I think one tub will last me a long time. This product is pretty inexpensive for how well it works and just about the average price of any mask or face scrub.

When you use water to wash the residue the warm water actually melts the sugar.

Pros:

- Acts as a good exfoliater - great at removing dead skin cells

- Leaves your skin soft

- One tub will last you a very long time

- Great for the winter months

Cons:

- I felt a slight tingle on my face after using it, it's very mild however

- It contains parfum. This must mean it was used to make the product smell nice but I don't think it's necessary, infact it smells quite odd anyway with the waft of smells

Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher #2 (Review)

Description:
Various beautiful and bright colors lasts for long time on your cheeks with its sebum control powder and coating pigment.


Directions:
Apply on the cheeks with the lovely puff.

Net Wt:
8.5g

Thoughts:
Cuteness is written all over the Etude House blush. It is packaged very well like most of their products. The pot is pink with a slightly rounded white-transparent lid. It only just clicked where the name "Cookie" came from in the name: it's shaped like a cookie... well sort of.

Swatched - #2 Strawberry Choux it looks really bright here I didn't think the colour will show up that well on my camera. I swiped it 2-3 times here. It's really pigmented a colour will show on the first swipe.

What I like:

- Adorable packaging and comes with a cute little puff.

- Long lasting blush. I had it on for a full day and the colour is still as intense as I just applied it.

- Affordable price, I got this from Cosmetic-Love.com for $7.89USD(~£5). Free shipping too.

- Matte blush. I always prefer matte finish I know some people prefer a little shimmer I don't usually mind it but I prefer matte blush over shimmery blushes.

- The blush is super pigmented

What I dislike:

- The puff needs to be changed to keep up with hygeine. (I found some Tony Moly ones that are identical, see below)

- Too many colours to choose from! I had difficulty picking one. Just look at the range here. There are 7 pretty colours... They all have interesting names.

- The puff isn't great at picking up even amount of blush. I prefer using a brush.

- Slightly awkward shape - can't stack things on top.

 

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I was saying how I found replacements for my puff. These were actually free from Cosmetic Love. You get a free gift with every purchase; the more items you purchase for your combined shipping the more samples you receive. I was surprised to see how similar these makeup puff look, then I found out Tony Moly also have their own blushes called "Party Lover Shine" that looks very similar to the Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher... lol competition?

Etude House I Need You, Honey! Wash-off Pack (Review)

Honey has good benefits to the skin but DIY's get pretty messy so I'll stick with products on the market. I went for the Etude House I Need You Honey Wash Off pack, I was moreover interested in the type of extracts included in this pack because it contains honey and eastern medicinal herbs. This is to tighten skin and supply saponins and minerals.

It is also available in "I need you, Yogurt". The yogurt one sounds lovely but quite common whereas "I need you, Honey" has unusual extracts which I find more appealing. If you recognise the names of the eastern herbs it does make it seem a little more grand.

Description:
Go all out with this revitalizing facial massage formulated with medicinal herbs and honey to soften, pamper and nourish skin.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Ginseng, Red Ginseng, Cactus and Angelica extracts. Pack Size: 48g

Directions:
1. After facial cleansing and prior to toner application.
2. Massage pack onto facial surface. Avoid contact with eyes and mouth.
3. Leave on for 10 minutes and rinse off with warm water.

Packaging:  The Etude House Wash-off Pack looks just the catering butter portion packs. I think the packaging makes it very convenient and hygienic. It'll easily fit in your travel bag etc if you are going to away from home and need a little treat for your skin.

The wash-off pack contains 4 small containers with different extracts inside. Each of the pack contains 12g of the product which is quite a lot for one use but I pile it on my skin anyway. It's possible to use it twice but I was too lazy to wrap them up and store in the fridge - if you do that though make sure you use it the next day because you don't want it to go bad since you have opened it already and exposing to the air.

Red Ginseng + Ginseng pack: Firstly let me tell you what ginseng is. Ginseng is quite a rare root plant because it is only found in the nothern hemisphere. In Chinese it is called 人參 (yun-sam/ren shen) and it costs a bomb. The properties of ginseng is said to help calm the body and relieve stress too. Now the difference between red ginseng and normal ginseng is red ginseng is also steamed and then dried whereas ginseng is dried without steaming. But of course the pack doesn't contain real ginseng; only an extract of it.

The red ginseng is slightly red in colour and the texture is smooth but sticky as it is honey afterall. It has a very strong smell of ginseng so be warned. I like to leave it on for 20 minutes and lie down to enjoy the smell... It feels very refreshing on the skin too.

The white ginseng is orange in colour with little yellow beads (top two links are clickable). It has a less pleasant texture and appearance in my opinion. It looked like I had a skin condition and I even scared myself. Again it has a very strong smell but I like it, it actually smells quite sweet compared to real ginseng. When you wash it off your face it feels really slimy but it goes away afterwards.

Angelica extracts: Angelica soothes skin and constricts pores. The Chinese name for it is 當歸 (dong quai) you may be more familiar with it. This has a slightly different smell from the ginseng but the smell I am most familiar with. I like the smooth texture I'm not keen in the one with bits in it especially how it looks.


Cactus: Sorry I don't have images for this one because I took the pictures and left it on someone else's laptop but I'll update this section later. This one has red bits in it which is more alarming than the white ginseng. I guess the little beads help exfoliating when you wash it off. Cactus helps to moisturise your skin and prevent premature aging.

Price: $6.68USD (~£4) I'll link it here


What I like:
- I personally think they smell good! You'll be like "wth is she serious" if you tried it out yourself especially if you aren't familiar with the smell. I don't know I just like the smell it reminds me of herbs shops and just brings back memories. o-o'' lol!
- Interesting packaging that looks like butter packs
- It's very relaxing on the skin
- Makes you feel refreshed after use
- Interesting extracts used. Never used products that contains these types of medicinal herbs.
- Inexpensive

What I dislike:
- Takes a while to wash off the honey!
- Can get a little sticky and/or messy again because of the honey.
- I felt a bit indifferent after using probably because with skincare you really need to use it religiously to see results.
- I favour the smooth textures more so I wish there were individual purchase available rather than having 4 different types of the mask
- The smell is pretty strong if you are not used to herbs smell you might not enjoy the mask as much
- Short use; 4 uses. But you may stretch it to 8 times only if you use half each time.


Will I repurchase:
Yes definitely! I would like to try the yogurt wash off pack too.

Etude House Dear My Milky Gloss (Review)

Hello~ Today I will be reviewing My Milky Gloss in MPK003 Strawberry Latte from the newest makeup line of Etude House "Dear My". The Etude House Dear My Milky Gloss consists of 8 colours. There is also the shimmery type called My Crystal Gloss which also has 8 colours available for you to choose from.

Description:

– Plain color without glitter makes lips mild & lovely.
– Less sticky and smooth texture gives natural shine and vitality to lips.
 

Content: 4.5g

Price: $8.98 from Cosmetic Love, link here.

It comes in a long round tube sponge applicator.

It's a real pretty colour. When I first saw it, it reminded me of the Candy Doll Lip Gloss.

It's quite a sheer light pink colour it shows better on my hand than my lips. The colour appears to be quite sheer and subtle on my lips. It's meant to go well with the Dear My Blooming lipstick.

The formula is very thick but not that sticky. It's kind of like a gel and goes on your lips smoothly. It's quite a buildable colour but it'll feel very heavy on the lips.

 

Pros

-Many colours to choose from.
-Smells delicous! It smells of strawberries.

-Looks like Candy Doll lipgloss, but half the price of it.

-Makes your lips look juicy and plump.
-Love the packaging
-Very long lasting
-Glossy finish

Cons
-Not very pigmented I only managed to see a small pink tint

I was hoping for the colour to show better. It'll end up looking

like a clear gloss if you have pigmented lips.
-Quite thick formula so feels kind of heavy