The best wash off masks are the ones with an interesting texture. These masks were provided to me by one of my sponsors, Moonimask. Read my full disclosure here. About the Brand Located at 23.5 °N, Tropic of Cancer passes through 16 countries in the world, covering mostly desert and grassland areas. Southern China and…
Category: Skin Care
First Impressions | Sunday Riley Good Genes & Luna
Damnit. The following is just a first impressions post of these two products, read more about my testing process here. The Power Couple kit was high on my list of things to purchase in Sephora during my #NYC2K17 vacation. Sure, $85 is steep for a deluxe kit, but at least I could try it, debunk…
Review | Son & Park Beauty Gel
Am I late to the party, because this product has been out for a while.. Packaging The packaging is simple, functional and sturdy, which is an aesthetic I personally love. Very simple and model chic. Texture & Smell It feels and smells like rose hand sanitiser, there’s no nice way to put it. Claims A…
Box Review | Inspire Me Korea x Whamisa
Inspire Me Korea is a relatively new UK based Korean Culture Box company, founded in September 2015 and launched in February 2016. From their website, their goal is to, ” provide fun items like food and beauty, but also provide a context to the products and an educational spin to subscription boxes, so each of…
Review | Atoclassic Real Tonic Masks
Hanbang your life. Atoclassic is a brand that caters primarily to those with sensitive skin and suffering with atophy (new word for me). So they’re like a Korean Aveeno, Oilatum and Dermaplex but with Hanbang (한방, Korean traditional medicine)! After months of reading Cat from Snow White and the Asian Pear (the Queen of Hanbang)’s posts on hanbang, I…
My A+Facial Cleansers
I think in product categories, which means I try not to get too attached to products themselves, instead looking at product function. So while I might have a favourite oil cleanser, or favourite acid toner, I have others that work well enough that I wouldn’t hate if I had to use them. That said, I…
What’s in my travel bag?
While my cousin is the true globetrotter my desire to always be prepared means for short overnight and weekend trips, I have three travel bags, all packed and ready to go. One for skincare, one for bodycare and another containing sanitary products, but you’re most interested in the skincare aren’t you? I knew it. Though,…
Here is my skincare.. modesty?
Today in the blogparty we’re talking about vanities! Or.. lack of vanities. Turns out, we don’t all actually have those pretty vanities that we see in movies or on television! Laven does though, and I am currently pawing at the screen trying to find a way to make it mine. Soooo preeeetyyy *pawpaw*. What I…
Review | Superdrug Simply Pure Hydrating Serum
Ceramides, cera-what? I’ve been using this serum for about a year now, and gifting it to as many people as I possibly can. There are very few products that 100% deliver on what they promise, so finding one feels pretty awesome. It’s even more amazing when such a well formulated product is an own brand,…
Managing my Skincare Concerns
Yay, the first Blog Party content post! Today we’re talking about our skin concerns and how to manage them. Right at the top of my blog I have a page that talks about my Skin Type, Concerns and Shade, but the information is really minimal. So I’m really glad to be able to elaborate on those a…
My Favourite Sheet Masks
The first time I used a sheet mask, I was confused.. It probably didn’t help that I wasn’t ever really blown away when I used them. Others would go gaga over masks, having spiritual awakenings about the process and effects, yet I couldn’t understand what made them so exciting. “Sure masks are fun, but are…
Brand Review | Vivant Skincare
Today’s key ingredient is Mandelic Acid. I received all the products discussed below free of charge directly from Vivant Skincare in return for my honest and unbiased review. “Providing solutions and results, Vivant Skin Care has been creating innovative, medically proven formulas for over 40 years. Dr. James E. Fulton, who co-developed Retin-A, has been developing…
Brand Review | Eucerin DermoPURIFYER
Back when my skincare purchases were based on flashy claims on packaging, Eucerin’s DermoPURIFYER white and green clinical boxes with simple promises did little to entice me, so I ignored them. Oh how wrong I was! I’ve found the products in this range to be simple, effective and cost efficient. Their website is a treasure trove of…
Missha Time Revolution Clear Toner
Introduction Although my routine is a category based routine, where I place more emphasis on product function over brand name or type, I realised that there are certain products that I always gravitate to. It’s just that they’re not always available cheaply, or even at all so I’ve set out on a quest to try…
Review | Cremorlab Aqua Essence Water Fluid
Hmm. Ever wanted to try a brand so much that you ignore the negative reviews and your better judgement because packaging? No? Let me introduce you to Cremorlab. Why I was excited! Have you seen the packaging? I mean, seriously, look at it. Look at how classy and sexy it is! Have you not eyes?! I…
Battle of the Self-Foaming Cleansers
Although my routine is category based, where I place more emphasis on product function over brand name or type, I realised there are certain products that I always gravitate to. I’ve associated effects I want with the products themselves. In some cases this is fine as they are easy to acquire, in other cases, they…
Organising skincare into Product Categories
I decided to manage my skin care routine and finances more efficiently when I went through my product stash and realised I didn’t have a sensible selection of products for my actual needs. I had like four different moisturisers in various states of use, one cleanser I didn’t like very much and a toner I was ignoring…
Review | Serendi_Beauty Sparkling CO2 Mask Pack
Why should brides have all the fun? ❤ You know? I know very little about this brand. I kind of appreciate that there’s no great lore or epic story (in English anyway). As far as I can tell, this is a home spa brand, they only have two products available in the West and I…
The Undupeables: My Seven Skincare HGs
I’m writing up my current routine (I know, it’s finally happening!). It took me a while to figure out how to lay it out because I don’t really go by product, I go by product category or function. So, if I want to wash my face depending on what time of day it is, if…
Brand Review | Hada Labo
Hada Labo is ❤ There really isn’t much to say that they haven’t already said. Hada Labo appealed to me because of it’s ultra simple approach to skincare in each product. In a marketplace where it seems like a product has to be everything and do anything it is refreshing to find a brand that says,…
Review | L’Occitane Crème Divine
Is it really so wonderful? -x- This is an old review that’s been sitting in my draft for two years. So I thought, why not publish it? Did you know that beauty brands have flagship products? Because, I had no idea. This product is such a big deal to L’Occitane, this is reportedly their number…
Review | Clabiane W-Line
Cla- who? A few months ago, I discovered that a friend of mine in Korea started her own company as a Korean cosmetics retailer. We started talking and she asked me if I would consider blogging for her site Kokofash. I said sure! And she sent me the items over. However, due to the reasons…
Figuring out your skincare triggers.
The hardest skincare lesson I’ve had to figure out is that you never stop figuring out your skincare triggers. You just don’t. Your environment changes, your diet changes, your body changes, you’re in a constant state of change, so obviously your skin will change. There is no easy way to figure out what your triggers…
Review | COSRX Natural BHA Skin Returning A-Sol.
Propolis? I was a little surprised to find an effective BHA in Asian Skincare due to the strict regulation of Salicylic Acid limiting what can be sold in over the counter products. But! Excited as always to try new things, I gave this a go. Claims
Review | COSRX Galactomyces Alcohol-Free Toner.
All ferment, no niacinamide. COSRX are a brand that have been on my radar a little bit for a while now. They’re really exciting because they’ve brought out a few acid products that seem to be effective (right percentage and pH). I got a few samples in a recent RoseRoseShop package, so I thought I’d…
Review | Etude Dust Cut Mist & Finish Cream.
Yellow Dust is gross and inescapable, which is why Etude House developed the Dust Cut range to combat it. They aren’t the only company to do so, but I saw their segment on Get it Beauty and Picoprince’s review and I was sold. The idea of the range is to create a barrier between your skin…
Avene Cleanance K bites the dust.
Once I’d found a good cleansing routine, I started to look into exfoliation. I knew that scrubbing my skin really wasn’t helping, so I started looking into chemical exfoliation. There are two types of chemical exfoliators: AHAs (Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid & Mandelic Acid) are prefered dry skin because they exfoliate on the surface of skin and have…
Final Asian Skincare Haul of 2014
Argh! Remember I said I was done hauling for this year? Well, I may have overstated that a little bit. This is the final haul of 2014, actually this is the final haul till I go to Seoul in May 2015. I don’t have anything else to buy, I’m sheet masked up and I have…
Review | Vichy Normaderm Night Detox
Product 2 that’s empty! Let’s go! I bought this product at the suggestion of a sales assistant in Boots because I had a 3 for 2 but no idea what I should add for free. Besides the Divine Cream, I’d never really used a separate day and night cream, so this is my first night cream.
Review | L’Oreal Skin Perfection Miracle Cleansing Oil
I’ve talked a little about this cleansing oil in my general cleansing review, but now I’m almost finished with my second bottle, and on my way out to buy a third I thought I should write a more indepth review about why I love this cleansing oil so much.
End of Year Asian Beauty Haul
Whoo! Finally it’s all here, my last big shops from RoseRoseShop & RubyRuby76 for the year mixed in with a few lovely gifts from nice people. It doesn’t look like a lot, but I’m not working right now, so this is a lot for me!
Battle of the Japanese Sheet Masks.
Check out this skincare haul! I was very lucky to have a friend come back from Japan and be kind enough to pick me up a few things. The only thing I specified was the lotion (love it, review later), and I told her to surprise me with sheet masks! Surprise me she did! I’d…
Skincare Addiction: Cleansing
I’m going to preface this by saying I am in no way an expert or a medical professional. This is a result of me doing research on blogs, Wikipedia and any medical journals I can get my hands on to understand what is happening with my body. This is all my personal experience, not a how-to…
My Skincare Addiction.
Before we get started, I feel like I need to explain something about my personality. I get really into things, and have a highly addictive personality when it comes to collecting. I absolutely adore sets of things, miniatures of things and sets of miniatures of things (-squee!-). Take a look at my stationery collection that has…
Mini UK Skincare Haul.
I had a bunch of errands to do today, so I decided to check out what skincare goodies I could pick up at the local pharmacies. Poundland: I found these Hydrocolloid plasters that were the perfect size at super affordable prices. I only bought the red pack as my whiteheads are quite small. Boswells: They…
Oil Cleansing Method. Ehh, it’s alright.
When I first heard about the Oil Cleansing Method (OCM) I thought it was a little crazy. Washing your face with oil? How does that help at all? My skin was combination/oily and even though I heard it could help with that I wasn’t in the least bit convinced that it could work for me….
Review | L’Occitane Almond Shower Range
I’ve been meaning to write this review for a whole year, it’s been sat in my drafts since January 2014 after six revisions. Talk about putting off a review! It wasn’t till my cousin came to visit last weekend and we went shopping specifically for one of the products that I remembered how much I actually…
Lip Armour for the Winter season
It is so cold outside, apparently this happens every year but it sounds so absurd that I doubt my source. Blah, I hate cold weather, I hate how wrapped up I have to be. All the colours for the season become seriously muted, everyone is rushing more so than usual because hanging out in the…
Clinique 3 Step Method
I have combination skin and it is really annoying. I’ve used Nutrogena’s pink grapefruit scrub for a while now and it’s been great, except now it isn’t working. I follow a pretty strict facial routine morning and night, don’t wear a lot of makeup, but still my skin is oily! I thought maybe makeup might…
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