SokoGlam 7 day mask challenge - Review on 7 masks

This was a 7 Day Challenge activity that SokoGlam suggested and it was fun considering that I use sheet mask only twice a week. After 7 days of trying this method out, my skin was much smoother and moisturized.

Day 1 was the Foodaholic Red Ginseng. The scent is very strong for my nose. Anti-aging, my skin did look brighten the next morning. Very snug but I had to strength it out to fit my face. I could only last 10 minutes with this mask before giving up.

 

  

 Day 2 was Nature Republic's Acai Berry sheet mask. This mask fits my face with more room left.  Very moisturizing and filled with essence. I was so happy with the results the next month. This for my favorite of the 7.

  

  

Day 3 - Purederm Age Defying Collagen Masque - suppose to hydrate and get rid of aging. Dries quickly.

  

  

Day 4 - Hanaka Aloe Vera Hyaluronic Acid - it's suppose to be moisturizing and reduce redness and inflammation.  It did reduce my redness and inflammation from the weather outside.

  

  

  

  

Day 5 - TonyMoly Nutra Energy Mask Sheet - energize and moisturize the skin.

Very moisturizing first, but dries very quickly. The essence got into my eye by accident, but the burning sensation was not a happy few minutes.

Day 6 - Face Q Luffa Oil Control Mask - suppose to reduce oil and pores. Good for people with oily skin; didn't do much for me.

  

  

 Day 7 - Beauty Friends II - Kiwi - moisturizing and reduce redness. This sheet mask is great for beginners and young skin, but this wasn't for me and it dries out very quickly. I don't think it absorbed much.

  

  

  

General Haul #8 - TGI Wholesale

I was a bit skeptical about this site since I never ordered from it before. This was introduced to me as I was watching YouTube beauty bloggers so I decided to give this site a chance and proceed in ordering. The website needs to be greatly upgraded but I was fine over this. The products are just enough if you need the essentials. The site has an operating physical beauty store in Seoul behind so I wasn't worried. They send a confirmation email asking you if your shipping address is correct once you place your order. I think this is very important because either parties (yourself and the store) wants the package to be returned because the address was invalid.


Date Ordered: July 26
Date Shipped: July 27
Date Arrived: August 6

OMG, there was about 3 layers of bubble wrap around my products. I'm was so impressed by the careful packaging and the amount of samples given.

Onto the products, I wanted to try the Sulwhasoo brand because I heard great things about it but it's great for dry skin, but I have combination skin so the Missha Golden Snowflake line caught my eye so I decided to try this line first. So I got the Missha Golden Snowflake First Essence Booster. I wanted to buy the Hera Age Reverse Cushion because (a) it just came out this past May and (b) I wanted to try the Hera brand. I ended up not ordering the Hera because IOPE Retigen Glow was having a huge sale and Hera website say that the Age Reverse was best for customers over 35, so I should wait for that. Why I got the Etude House Age Defense Essential Emulsion product, (a) I have tried the Etude House Age Defense line and I don't have any skin reaction to the eye cream so it should be safe for me and (b) I don't have an emulsion in my skincare routine yet. So it didn't hurt to try these products. From my current experience, it seems that The samples given are related to the brands that you ordered. For example, I ordered an étude house, missha and Iope product and I got samples from these three brands.

  

  

 

  my 3 products:

1. #23 IOPE Retigen Glow Cover Cake SPF33 PA++ 14g
2. Missha Geum Sul Gi Yoon First Essence Booster 100ml
3. EtudeHouse Age Defense Essential Emulsion 130ml

  

THE SAMPLES!!!

This is my new favorite korean beauty site. I will be ordering from this site from now on. I wanted to wait a couple of weeks to start using the products before writing a review. I am checking this website and loading my cart for my next order as I finish this haul review. Individual reviews coming soon.

NATURE REPUBLIC Super Aqua Max Combination Watery Cream 80ml (GREEN)

This is my first Nature Republic product; I know that the aloe Vera was popular during the summer, but I just never got a chance to get it. This Aqua product claims that it will moisturize your face for a good 72 hours. When I first applied it to my face, it was very thick, which I did not like for summer weather, but 10 minutes later, my face had a cooling sensation which absorbed nicely and would be great for the summer. However, I think It would be perfect when using as an autumn cream.

I got the green version because I have combination skin. I love the scent so I have been using this as a body cream also because of the cooling sensation. However on the bad side, after a week of using this product on my face, tiny flakes clumps of my face - warning - silicon ingredients. I have stopped using this on my face and proceed to use the rest of the bottle as a body cream. It is very cooling for the summertime.

The Product Description :
"The pureness of deep seawater of Hawaii Kona 914m- a moisturizing, soothing, and refreshing feel- delivers instantly to the skin and keeps the skin feel moist all day long. Deep seawater supplies moisture to the skin as it contains a lot of essential minerals. Formulated with 33 moisturizing ingredients providing moisture and nutrition for skin. Aqua sharbet network system make moisture barrier for your skin to protect from external environments.

  

  

  

Beauteque August 2015 BB Monthly Bag Treasure Chest + PROMO CODE

Beauteque August BB Monthly Bag review

"Beauteque's Treasure Chest" theme

Date for "Pick me" : July 16, 2015.

Date Shipped : August 15, 2015

Date Arrived : August 19, 2015

Use promo code "ILENE" for a special something (10% OFF) at checkout at beauteque.com and/or beauteque.com/subscriptions.

Every month there could be 6-8 full-sized products in every bag which can range anything including make-up, skincare, body care, beauty tools, hair care, lifestyle products and etc. If you buy it per month or up to 3 months it is $24, $23 for 6 months or $22 for 12 months. The retail values can range between $65 to $85 in every BB bag.

I brought it for a year to try it out. 

On July 16, I was able to chose my picks for three items and then on July 29, I got a spoiler email telling me that the 4th product is the Holika holika Wonder Drawing No Smudge Liquid Eyeliner. I was excited when I got the tracking email on August 15 which means that my package will come the next couple of days. 


Cute sea green bag, something related to seaweed in the sea with the treasure chest theme. But the outside material of the green bag was a bit on the cheap side because the ink of a card that was stuck on the green bag damaged the outside of the bag. It took 4 alcohol pads to remove the ink from the bag.

  

1. Mizon All in One Snail Repair Cream
2. Purederm Hair Mask - first choice was Jojoba, then Chamomile and then Honey.
3. The Saem Cover Perfection Tip Concealer - first choice of Natural Beige 1.5 was given to me.
4. Holika holika Wonder Drawing No Smudge Liquid Eyeliner
5. Hanaka V-line chin pack
6. Purederm clean and fresh peeling gel
7. O'Palis Facial Oil Blotting Paper 
8. A sheet mask because I have the month-to-month subscription. 

I was happy about the Mizon snail repair cream because I have the regular size product in my bathroom closet and was happy that I can put this product in my bag on the go. It's a gel-like textured cream. It firms, tightens and repairs scarring on my skin. 

 

I have heard about the hair mask, but never got the guts to buy one and try. It seems like an ultra conditioner, it is very thick. It looked like glue at first, but it combs through your hair very smoothly. I won't recommend this for fragile hair or oily hair because strands of my hair kept falling off. There was a peppermint tinkling feeling on my head when applied-don't know if that is a good thing. But my hair did feel soft for a couple of days. Another reason way I subscribed to Beatueque so I can be introduced to new things like this peeling gel which is good to carry-on for traveling. I like being surprised with goodies that I never tried before.

This concealer came in time because I was thinking about getting either a highlighter or cc cream. Now I can use this for a month or two before making a decision to purchase more makeup.

  

I finished my maybelline master liquid eyeliner and my new sephora gold eyeliner wasn't doing the job for me, so this product also came just in time. The sephora eyeliner kept coming off when you rub your eyes gently and waterproof it was not. This holika holika seems to do the job, but it also keeps falling off when I used it a couple times. I gave up using it after 2 times. 

I needed something for my slowly existing and visible double chin, so the V-line came just in time. Plus I like the "Alice in Wonderful" theme for the packaging. 

  

I had purchased a set of Korean blotting papers before this month BB bag arrived on my doorstep. However, Beauetque offered a Chinese brand so let's see how this works.

This month is very travel-friendly which is good so I can stock up for my trip soon.

PUREHEALS Ginseng Berry 80 Overnight mask

After using this for a month and halfway through the amount of product, I thought I write a review. This is a heavy physical product (260 grams for 100 ml) and the inside smells of berries and is slightly pink. When using this I had no problems until last night when I notice that in the air conditioned room, once I rubbed my face, tiny flakes or balls of product would annoying fall off. So I goggled and did some research. I looked back at the box and noticed that this product have the two of the 5 big silicone ingredients - Dimethicone and Cyclopentasiloxane.

I guess I have sensitive skin when it comes to silicone because I get those tiny balls of silicone when I applied the product to my face. So I went through my entire stash of opened and unopened products and it seems that all my creams and sleeping mask that I have brought all have silicone. Wish I knew about this before, oh well, you learn and live wisely. Just because silicone doesn't work on me, doesn't mean it won't work for you. Everyone skin is different. This creams did firm and tighten my skin so yes to the anti-wrinkling portion. But no to the anti-scarring and acne. It does have fruit extract and ginseng in this product, but does not smell medicinal. After looking at the ingredients, this look more chemically than medicinal. However, this was a good first sleeping pack product-I learned a lot.

Now I'm starting to understand why products such as Sulwhasoo, Hera, Hanyul and etc cost alot more.

Beauteque Mask Maven August 2015 bag + PROMO CODE

Beauteque August Mask Maven review

Beauteque's "Acne and Pores" theme

Date Shipped : August 11

Date Arrived : August 17

Use promo code "ILENE" for a special something (10% OFF) at checkout at beauteque.com and/or beauteque.com/subscriptions.

Every month there could be 9-11 masks in every bag which can range anything including sheet mask, hand mask, wash-off mask, eye mask, foot mask and etc. If you buy it per month or up to 3 months it is $15, $14 for 6 months or $13 for 12 months.

I brought it for a year to try it out. 

  

I was surprised that my Mask Maven came before my BB bag. I was happy to see a pink bag with all the masks inside. This month had 9 masks all surrounds the 'Acne and Pores' theme. I was delighted because I have pore problems. This bag had a mix of Taiwanese and Korean masks.

The first two masks are from Purederm- one is Strawberry Yogurt Mask Pack and the other is a Deep Cleansing Peeling Gel. 

The deep cleansing peeling gel is a sort of mask that's different than the ones I normally use. I never used something without a sheet involved from a package for one time usage. After 10 minutes This definitely left my skin feeling softer. The amount of product in one deep cleansing peeling gel is enough for your face, it was definitely an exfoliation and I felt all my dead skin cells coming off resulting in my skin feeling extra smooth. I think this one will be good for both males and females because it doesn't have a scent to it. I applied essence right after using this product. I'm saving the strawberry one to use when I travel.

  

Next two are from one of my favorite two Taiwanese brand, My Beauty Diary and FaceQ. The FaceQ is an oil control mask, where it remove dirt and my skin impurities and it look like it improved my skin metabolism. The Beauty Diary one was a citrus firming aroma mask and it balanced my skin oil content and hydrated my skin. This one is best for people with oily skin.   

  

  

Back to the infamous Korean brand of Beauty Friends II, I was given the kiwi and green tea flavor. Both hydrated, firmed and soothe my skin. The material of this mask was surprising thicker than the ones from Hanaka brand.

  

  

Next two are loaded with a lot of essence, they are the Esfolio Volcanic Water Essence Mask sheet and SNP Troubled Skin Care Essence sheet mask. For those who are familiar with the volcanic clay should know that it cleans out your pores very well, so I was excited to try out this volcanic water essence mask. Your skin does feel cleaner afterwards and it claims that this essence can prevent you from breaking out. I think this is a good mask to use after you eat fried foods. The SNP helps you heal from troubled skin, especially those who are suffering from the period of adolescent and bad skin. This mask has a medicated scent which I'm not fond of, plus the essence never dries out after a hour of leaving it on my face.

  

 

  

Last but not last is from the Taiwanese brand, Hanaka, with the oil control which helps with anti-acne, anti-aging and oil control. And I added another Hanaka sheet mask because my previous pictures have two masks per picture and I thought this one would feel lonely.

  

Overall, I'm delighted that this August Mask Maven dealt with pores and acne to close off this summer. All you know during summer when the temperatures are hot, we suffered from oil and bacteria and breakouts so this bag helped me. Thank you. 

ENPRANI WHITECELL Foam Cleanser

ENPRANI WHITECELL Foam Cleanser 100ml for 5,900 won weighing at 251 grams.

  

  

This product removes my Iope cushion foundation which i'm happy about. This is a very lightweight foam cleanser that washes off gently. The cleanser is white with small orange beads. It burns my eyes when it accidentally gets into my eyes when washing the product off my face. Very gentle on the skin, but my skin feels a bit dry afterwards, so I immediately use toner and essence. This Product has key ingredients and vitamin E which inhibits melanin production and strength whitening, which I am trying to achieve. My skin has became brighter and smoother after a month's use. Not repurchasing because I want to use a wide range of cleansers before I come back to this product. I believe this product is best for people with oily skin. However I think this has good results since this was my first foam cleanser and I'm happy with the results.