Clio Kill cover Cushion Founwear 04 Ginger

Clio Kill cover Cushion Founwear 04 Ginger

I loved it! This really is like "a second skin". 
However, it's a bit light for people with N23 shade. 
I prefer to use this in the wintertime than summertime. 
But I have used this in both cold weather and warm conditions.

Even though It has SPF protection (which is a plus in foundation), I never pay attention because the sunscreen in a cushion foundation is never nearly enough to fight against the sun rays.

It's thin and watery with medium coverage which is build-able.
I don't need a primer or a base for this foundation. 
Either I'm lazy or you really don't need it for this Clio product.
I ended up adding the refills to my Hera cushions.
I have combination skin, which I think this works best with. If you have dry skin, you will see patches on your face and if you have oily skin, you will see oil. That is what mist and powders are for. Either whatever skin you have, you can work with this product. This is my first Clio face product, I usually have their makeup (everything from eyeliners to lip tints) and I am impressed with this cushion foundation. If I see it on the selves, I would get it but re-purchasing-I have to work my way through 5 other cushion foundations that I still have in stock in my closet. Ask me next year!


    

General Haul #23 - JKnLee #3

I didn't shop here on the Grand Opening on Friday (2/26/2016), but I went on the second day.

The store layout looks like a regular USA Club Clio with brands ranging from Club Clio, goodal, Dr.G, Soo Ae, peripera. Masks from last weekend were in a corner of the store. They were have a Buy one get one free (BOGO) sale. The Club Clio in Union Square was having the same sale celebrating their 1-year anniversary at Union Square. I passed by the Union Square location, but didn't get a chance to go in. Onto the JKnLee BOGO sale at 2 East Broadway in Chinatown, there were orange and white balloons at the entrance. 

The stuff from Dr.G brand are photographed below and the prices are written behind the product: 

       I didn't need any skincare products because I am still working my way through the skincare products I brought in Korea and Taiwan this past winter.

I didn't take pics of the goodal or club clio make-up stuff because I seen them in my previous visits. But they did have mist and other new stuff. Plus, I brought some Clio sun cream/sunscreen ($30) because summer is around the corner.

Here are some masks that I didn't see last week.
  

I know from previous purchases from Korea that the Donkey Milk is not good for my sensitive skin so I didn't purchased that. I got the SooAe instead. The green box (green tea) and red box (snail) were $20 each and the black box (charcoal flower) was $25 each. I went home to try one of the mask and they feel nice and hydrating. I have tried the green tea and snail sheet masks before so I decided to buy the black box. The SooAe brand has 5 sheets. They also had some single SooAe sheet masks near the entrance and I brought 4 out of the bunch-I think there were 10 altogether.

My stash:


Tomorrow is the last day of the BOGO sale! Enjoy shopping!

TONYMOLY Clean Dew Foam Cleanser 180ml / # Acerola (아세로라)

TONYMOLY Clean Dew Foam Cleanser 180ml / # Acerola (아세로라)
    

When I first shopped for this, I thought to myself, What is an acerola?

It's a barbados cherry, you can got more vitamin c from this kind than the regular cherries we normally eat.  
It has a ton of antioxidants and is grown in the tropics.
Vigorous and healthy - yes you can see a healthy glow afterwards.
Doesn't strip away all your natural oils.
But once it got into my eyes and it stunk!!
It will probably take me a month to use up and then I will switch to another cleanser.

Overpriced? no.
Anti-wrinkle anything? Nope.
Moisturizing? Yes.
Gentle? yes
Suitable for sensitive and breakout prone skin? Yes.
Suitable for oily skin? - yes.
Day or night? Both

Spring 2016 Asian skincare routine

Step 1 - Pre-cleansing Oil/MakeUp Remover/Wipes - Estee Launder Eye and Lip Remover+MISSHA Perfect BB Deep Cleansing Oil 200ml [KOMA EDITION]

Step 2 - Cleanser - Holika Holika Green Tea Cleansing Foam and TONYMOLY Clean Dew Foam Cleanser 180ml / # Acerola (아세로라)

 

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Step 3 - Toner - Hera Age Away Cleansing Water

Step 4 - Essence - Hera Cell Essence and The Saem Urban Eco Harakeke Root Ampoule Essence and SOORYEHAN Hyo Water Spring Multi Essence

 

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Step 5 - Serum - The Saem CHAGA Anti-aging Serum and Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum

   

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Step 6 - Sheet Mask - My Beauty Diary Hualien/Lifting/Restoration

Step 7 - Eye Cream - Mizon Skin Barrier and Innisfree Repair 9 Eye Cream

 

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Step 8 - Emulsion - KOSE Sekkisei Emulsion + Hera Age Away Emulsion +goodal Phytoshine Acaiberry Brightening Emulsion

         

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Step 9 - Moisturizer/Night Cream - Primera Alpine Berry Watery Cream + goodal Phytorain Murumuru Seed Hydra Gel Cream

   

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Step 10 - Make-up (steps after here does not count)

Lip tint - A'PIEU Jelly Marmalade (Doraemon Edition) 5g / #06 Plum (자두)

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Mascara - Estee lauder Sumptuous extreme lash multiplying volume mascara


 Clio Gelpresso WaterProof Pencil Gel Liner
 
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Clio Kill Brown WaterProof Pencil Liner

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LABEL YOUNG Shocking ZZ Cream

 

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Skin79 Snail BB

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Sulwhasoo Brightening Cushion

 

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HERA M&D UV Mist Cushion Ultra Moisture SPF34 15g

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Clio Kill cover Cushion Founwear 04 Ginger

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étude house tint sour cherry

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Clio Diamond Lipstick 03 Noble Pink

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Step 11 - Sunscreen - Clio Perfect Sun Cream

SOORYEHAN Hyo Water Spring Multi Essence 75ml

SOORYEHAN Hyo Water Spring Multi Essence 75ml

This is a product that can be use for lazy people (ME!!). 
Meaning that this is a multi-essence which contains ingredients that can be found in a toner, essence and serum. 
One time I used a cleanser, this product and an emulsion and was out the door. 
It has the same medicinal and herb scent as the Hanyul Rich Effect Revitalizing cream.
It is watery but a little bit thicker than the Hera Cell Essence.
I actually prefer this one over the Cell Essence during the cold, dry winter months.
It claims that it is perfect for the summertime, but I don't think I will have enough for the summer because I love this product and will finish the entire bottle.
Yes, the bottle is glass and heavy (the packaging has to live up to its brand's name and reputation)
It locks moisture in and it made my skin feel bright.

Plus it's a pump (I love products with a pump).
For me, one pump is enough for the entire face!
This cream is best for normal to combination skin targeting people in their 30s.

        

General Haul #22 - JKnLee Haul #2

Ah, the weather in NYC was in the mid-50F degrees. I wasn't planning on going today, but the sun was nice and warm and I though to hell with hibernation. After the huge sample sale from JKnLee last month.  JKnLee's Instagram advertised that the store was open this weekend for a mega mask sale. 

I'm not really into sheet masks so I didn't have my hopes up. Plus the NYC subway system was running on a weekend schedule so there were delays and route changes. 

They had cute animal sheets mask (10in a box) for $30- but they were BOGO, so you are getting $15 per box if you buy two. Almost all the masks were $15 a box. I couldn't find any information about that brand "The Cure" online so I decided to pass. Clio Sun spray $15 or $20 - can't remember. Goodal oil, snail cream and toners, BB creams were around that price in the corner behind the entrance door. 

Instead, I got goodal gel creams and some make-up products which I didn't get a chance to see last month in the store. Again, I didn't take pics of the goodies inside the store - my apologizes. The goodal creams, toners, emulsions were 3 for $20 along with Clio gelpresso liners, peripera tint set, Clio eyebrown set and some other Clio products. Now the goodies that caught my eye today were the 5 for $5 which include peripera single eye-shadows, clio tints, clio liquid eye shadow, peripera lip gloss and a few others. 

There were shades that weren't popular like coral or peach, but I think those colors look nice on fair skin especially when spring and summer are on the way. I went around noon and my friend went around 6pm today and the inventory were kinda similar. I'm not sure about tomorrow (sunday-2/21) but I think it is worth a trip if you are around Chinatown.

Here is the store outside: 

Here is what I got: 

1. goodal Phytoain Murumuru Seed Hydra Gel Cream (3 for $20)
2. goodal Phytoain Murumuru Seed Hydra Gel Cream
3. goodal Phytoshine Acaiberry Brighetening Cream
4. Peripera Watery Face Pride Up! cushion pact in shade 2-Vanilla Beige - $10
5. Peripera My Color Gloss in shade 4 - $1 (my mom loved this shade so it went into her drawer)
6. Peripera Saturday Night Liner in shade 6 - Saturday Choco - $1
7. Clio Virgin Kiss Milky-Water Tint Milky Color with Longlasting in shade 3-Virgin Strawberry -  $1
8. Clio Gelpresso WaterProof Pastel Upper Liner in shade 1-Keep Calm - $1
9. Clio Pro Glitter Pigment shade 6 - Dark Wave - $1

I think I'm happier with my mini haul this month instead of the massive haul last month because I was able to control my budget spending ahaha.

Individual reviews coming up soon.

History of Whoo - Jinyul Eye Cream

The History of Whoo has a higher age group of customers who needs the anti-aging ingredient in their skincare and make-up.
I got 3 samples because I am experimenting with finding the perfect eye cream.
Soft and non-sticky texture when applied. 
No mess and absorbs well.
No scent, ok for sensitive eyes and skin, easy to apply. 
I don't have dark circles now so I cannot tell you if it makes dark circles disappear.
I applied it twice a day, and it made my eye area itchy and dry.
One thing is that it didn't make my skin produce milia in the area.
It is an anti-aging product but I didn't see any change in fine lines after 3 samples (a week's use).
However, this eye cream doesn't fully make me want to purchase the full-sized product. 
Plus super expensive!

goodal Phytoshine Acaiberry Brightening Emulsion

goodal Phytoshine Acaiberry Brightening Emulsion


I brought this product because I didn't want my skin to look dull after winter season.

This brand reminded me of Innisfree because they use natural ingredients too. 
It's unscented and creamy. 
My skin soaks it up rather quickly.

So nice for them (goodal) to have the description in English on the box. 
I didn't know that goodal was under Club Clio brand. 
Alcohol is in this product - don't know if it is good or bad thing cause I usually see alcohol in toners and turn them away. 
But my sensitive skin didn't break out or have an allergic reaction and that is all that matters to me.

The only thing I didn't like about this product was the packaging. It was hard to get the product out of the bottle.

    
Overpriced? no
Anti-wrinkle anything? Nope.
Moisturizing? Yes.
Gentle? yes
Suitable for sensitive and breakout prone skin? Yes.
Suitable for oily skin? - yes.
Day or night? Both