Summer 2016 Asian skincare routine

Step 1 - Pre-cleansing Oil/Wipes - Aritaum Aloe No Wash cleansing Water+ INNISFREE Jejubija Trouble Cleansing Gel

 

Step 2 - Cleanser - Purity made Simple Cleanser+Happy Bath Facial Yogurt Foam-Herb Essence
 

Step 3 - Peeling Gel - The history of Whoo Gongjinhyang:Seol Brightening Gel and Baviphat Urban Dollkiss Peach All-in-one Peeling Gel
 

Step 4 - Toner/Refresher -INNISFREE Jejubija Trouble Skin +HADA LABO Goku-jyun Alpha Lotion
 

Step 5 - Essence - Missha Time Revolution First Essence Treatment

 

Step 6 - Ampoule/Serum -MISSHA Time Revolution Night Repair Science Activator Serum 50ml+INNISFREE The Green Tea Seed Serum+ SkinINC

  

Step 7 - Sheet Mask - SooAe Charcoal Flower Mask + Hanaka Marine Mud and Seaweed Mask
  
Step 8 - Eye Cream -  BELIF Moisturizing and Firming Eye Cream

Step 9 - Emulsion - HADA LABO Shiro-jyun Milk and + goodal Luminant Plus Whitening Essence

 
Step 9 - Moisturizer -  DR.JART+ Ceramidin Cream 50ml
 
Step 10 - Sleeping Pack/Night Cream (PM) - Saint Peau Collagen Pudding Sleeping Pack



Step 11 - Make-up (am) -

HERA CC Cream+

MissHana cushion +


#2 [ Hanyul ] Luminant Cushion SPF50+ PA+++ 15g +

A'PIEU Air Fit A'pieu Cushion XP+


 Innisfree Ampoule Intense Cushion Cover



SKIN Nutritious Magic No Sebum Pact DX



TonyMoly Fruit Princess Gloss 1 Strawberry+



Clio Gelpresso WaterProof Pastel Upper Liner+



SKIN79 Kick It Side Fantastic Eyes #MEMORABLE BLACK


Clio Virgin Kiss Milky Water Tint

Step 12 - Sunscreen/Mist -  
Clio Micro Fine Collagen Mist

Shisedio Anessa 



Kose Suncut Cool Essence in UV Protect Spray - Aquary Floral

Baviphat Urban Dollkiss Peach All-in-one Peeling Gel

Baviphat Urban Dollkiss Peach All-in-one Peeling Gel - cute peach design

This is a decent peeling gel for the spring and summer seasons. It does its job as a peeling gel. For some reason, mines didn't smell like peaches so I was a bit disappointed.

Just one scoop is enough to rub all over the face and wash off the excess leftover. I have combination dry skin, so I felt like there was something missing from this peeling gel. It wasn't moisturizing and I felt like all the oils and sebum were washed off, so I have a bit of mixed feelings for this product.

Exfoliation - yes
Brightening - no
Pore Minimalizing - no

At the end, I gave it away.

Beauteque April Monthly BB Bag 2016 Review + PROMO CODE

Beauteque April Monthly BB Bag 2016 Review

Big City Beauty Secrets - The Ultimate Editor's Picks

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. 

Date Shipped: April 14
Date Arrived: April 18

I love this month's bag because it focused majority on skincare!!!

1. Dr. Morita Caviar Moisturizing Essence Eye Mask - even though the packaging say to leave it for 10-15 minutes, I had it on for half hour and it was still filled with essence. This was the first product I ripped open and used when my bag arrived.
2. The Saem Saemmul Easy Eyeliner (Black)- creamy perfect black eyeliner- enough said!
3. Baviphat Urban Dollkiss Peach All-in-one Peeling Gel - cute peach design and I was going to get it to my sister but this will be on my summer skincare routine line instead.
4. Seatree Art Moisture Mist - not much information on this product. The mist spray is very watery and it dispensed is very scattered. This mist is a far cry from my current mist (Clio Micro Fine Collagen Mist) but it's cute to leave on your work office table to have your coworkers envy it!
5. Toyoepin 2-in-1 Permanent Crazy Mini Natural False lash- I never used or brought eyelashes. I like how these are separated so you can take the amount that you need. This will hopefully be a first of many eyelashes to purchase in the future because Asian lashes are pretty much non existent.
6. Somoon Dog Nose Pore 3-step Pack - These get rid of sebum and disgusting blackheads but 3-step nose pack in general usually doesn't work on me and it's too much of a hassle.
7. Hot cute pink make-up bag - I like how this material is a step better than the one we got last month.

Overall, I loved this month's bag. You can say I'm biased because I prefer skincare over to make-up products. Happy Spring!!

Beauteque January Mask Maven 2016 review + PROMO CODE

Beauteque January Mask Maven 2016 review

Beauteque's Natural Beauty theme

Beauty from the Land and Sea!

Shipped : January 13

Arrived : January 28

Why so slow this month?
Because NYC was hit with Blizzard Jonas.
It was the second biggest snow storm in NYC history.
And usually the USPS takes time.

This theme was perfect for this month because this winter weather is drying up my skin which needed a lot of moisturizing.

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. 

 

• Freeset Donkey Milk Skin Gel Mask Pack - Aqua - Gel skins are an upgrade from the regular cotton mask, but I think I prefer cotton ones. This had a cooling sensation once I placed it on my face bit stinging to my skin. Will not be re-purchasing, because it dries fast after 10 minutes but the other side is very moisturizing. I don't want to waste it so I rub it all over my body. I think donkey's milk ingredients doesn't fit my sensitive skin well.

• Mediheal Mogongtox Soda Bubble Sheet - most excited about this one! I had a "before" and "after 10 minutes on my face" picture. It does clean your pores very well, but you have to wash your face afterwards.  I guess I am lazy and rather not wash my face again after cleanser. You can feel the bubbling sensation, reminds me of baking soda haha. Alcohol is in this product.

• SNP Animal Otter Aqua Mask - moisturizes and cute (best for guys who don't wanna feel girly because they are using "face masks"). At first I didn't think much about this mask because it dried fast. But the next morning, I still felt the moisture left from the mask on my face. I really did not want to wash my face, ha. Afterwards I think I used it on the wrong side because the prints wear darker on one side.

• TonyMoly Pureness 100 - Hyaluronic Acid - hydrates well and tones down inflammation - I will be saving this for summertime because I love these Tony Moly Pureness 100.

 

Hanaka Camellia and Hyaluronic Acid - hydrates and moistures

Hanaka Marine Mud and Seaweed Mask - I brought a whole pack of these when I was in Taiwan. I love these, they are full of essence and leaves your skin looking brighten and clean.

Scinic My Juicy Bottle Mask - Firming and alot of essence

Baviphat Juicy Mask - Strawberry (oil production - perfect for summer)

Baviphat Juicy Mask - Green Tea firms, moisturizes (perfect for winter) - nothing special about this sheet mask when I tried it.

Overall, I'm glad about this month's mask maven. The bubble sheet was nice but now I know that that particular sheet mask is not for me.