SkinFood Cranberry Mask

I am sad that this brand is discontinuing because this mask was one of the few products that I liked from skinfood. This product is a refreshing wash-off mask with a slight jelly texture. The small beads burst with cranberry scent when applied on the face. 


This product was perfect for my sensitive skin. My skin felt plumped and "toned" afterwards. 

Winter Skincare Routine 2017

Step 1 - Pre-cleansing Oil/Wipes
Skinfood Rice Cleansing Oil


Step 2 - Cleanser -
3W CLINIC Bit Dam Eun Soo Jeong Yoon Cleansing Foam




Step 3- Toner/Refresher
Hadalabo JAPAN Skin Institute Gokujun premium hyaluronic solution

Step 4 - Essence

MayCoop Mini Raw Sauce

CremorLab Mineral Treatment Essence

Step 5 - Ampoule/Serum

CNP Laboratory Ampoule



Nature Republic Argan 20 ampoule

Dr. G Gel Serum

Step 6 - Sheet Mask

SexyLook

Step 7 - Eye Cream

CremorLab Shadow off eye cream

Step 8 - Emulsion

The Lotus Essence Lotion with Lotus Leaf 125ml

Kicho Sheep Oil Cream

Step 9 - Moisturizer

MayCoop Raw Moisturizer

Step 11 - Sleeping Pack/Night Cream

Lagom Cellus Deep Moisture Cream

Step 12 - Sunscreen

Labiotte Waterproof Sun Cream SPF50+ PA+++

Step 13 - Make-up

VANT Air Touch CC Cushion

L'oreal true match super-blendable makeup in N3 Natural buff

EyeShadow - Clio Art Lipstick MO28 Blossom Ruby and MO14 Rose Pink and Art Shadow 417 Forte Green Brown

BECCA Shadow & Light Bronze/ Contour Perfector™-Shadow Bronze/Light Bronze  

SkinFood - RICE Brightening Cleansing Oil 170ml

SkinFood - RICE Brightening Cleansing Oil 170ml

I was actually quite surprised with skinfood's cleansing oil.
It removed mascara and foundation. I think this is comparable to the Bioderma micellar water.

No scent and didn't sting my eyes.
Definitely a re-purchase.

General Haul #38 - TesterKorea #17

Date Ordered - July
Date shipped - July 28
Date Arrived - August 6

1. THE FACE SHOP CC Intense Cover Cushion SPF50+ PA+++ 15g / V203 $11
2. SULWHASOO Herblinic EX Restorative Ampoules 1ml×10 (10ml)   $7
3. CNP Laboratory Mugener Ampoule 15ml $28
4. NATURE REPUBLIC Hand & Nature Hand Cream 30ml / Lotus $5
5. NATURE REPUBLIC Real Nature Mask Sheet / Rose (장미) 0.50 cent
6. ETUDE HOUSE I Need You, Mask Sheet 20ml / # Honey (꿀) 700 won
7. ETUDE HOUSE I Need You, Mask Sheet 20ml / # Silk Cocoon (누에고치) 700won
8. THE FACE SHOP Face Tone Controller SPF4 PA++ 01 Reddish and dull skin $10
9. MIZON Deep sea marine collagen ampoule 30ml $13
10. BANILA CO V-V Bouncing Cushion SPF50+ PA+++ 15g+Refill 15 / # BE20 $24
11. THE FACE SHOP Real Nature Mask Sheet / Honey (허니) 500won
12. SKINFOOD Honey Rich Neck Cream 100g 6500won
13. IT'S SKIN Clear Skin Tea Tree Oil 10ml 3300won

Sub-Total - 110,250won

Shipping - 13,150won

Total - 123,400won

Individual reviews coming soon!

General Haul #31 - TesterKorea # 14

I guess I couldn't keep away from TesterKorea.
It's been 3 months since my last purchase!

Date Orderd - May 19
Date Shipped - May 26
Date Arrived - June 6

Total Amount for Products: 83,020won +
Shipping Cost 32,370won = 115,390won

1. Missha - MISSHA Yei Hyun Cleanliness Cleansing Foam 170ml
2. The Face Shop - Blackhead Out Cleansing Foam 150ml
3. The Face Shop - THE FACE SHOP The Therapy Moisturizing Tonic Treatment 150ml
4. The Face Shop - Herb day 365 cleansing foam Aloe (알로에)
5. Too Cool For School - Dinoplatz High Line #11 Black Rock
6. HolikaHolika - Pro Beauty Foxy Eyeliner - 0.5g 03 Red Brown
7. Innisfree - Skin Clinic Mask Madecassoside 20ml
8. Innisfree  - It's Real Squeeze Mask 20ml Rice (라이스)
9. Innisfree - Auto Pencil Liner 0.5g #04 Wine Burgundy (와인버건디)
10. Nature Republic - Provence calendula Daily Sun Block SPF50+PA+++ 57ml
11. Nature Republic -  NATURE REPUBLIC Real Nature Seed Cacao Mask Sheet 30ml
12. Nature Republic - NATURE REPUBLIC Real Nature Mask Sheet Cucumber (오이)
13. Nature Republic - NATURE REPUBLIC Real Nature Mask Sheet  Rose (장미)
14. Nature Republic - NATURE REPUBLIC Real Nature Mask Sheet Royal Jelly 로얄젤리
15. Tony Moly - TONYMOLY Earth Beauty Mask Sheet Rice (라이스)
16. Tony Moly - Back Gel Super fit Brush Waterproof liner #10 Pearl Khaki (펄카키
17. Etude House - ETUDE HOUSE Play 101 Pencil 0.5g #48
18. SkinFood - RICE Brightening Cleansing Oil 170ml

Individual reviews coming soon!

Beauteque June Monthly BB Bag 2016 Review

Beauteque June Monthly BB Bag 2016 Review

Beauteque Beauty Treats
Dessert For Your Skin

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 and this is my last one because I always end up giving away a item or two from each bag. This bb bag is perfect for people just getting into Korean or Asian beauty. 

Date Shipped: June ?? No idea - Package came before tracking number was emailed to me.
Date Arrived: June 15

Summertime means eating alot of treats and laying around!

1. HolikaHolika Cover Hiding Concealer No. 2-  I remember getting the saem concealer within this year of BB bags and liked it so hopefully this one doesn't disappoint because I'm used to liquid concealer so look forward to future reviews on this product.
2. The Saem - Chocopie Hand Cream - I'm looking forward to taking this out of my bag and trick people in thinking that this is a hand cream instead of a cookie haha.
3. SkinFood Black Sugar Mask - I finally got my hands on this product. This is one of those products where I wanted to try but didn't want to buy the full-sized product if I didn't like it.
4. HolikaHolika Dessert Time Lip Balm - Lemon - I don't like the favor of Lemon so I will be giving this away to my sister, but lip balms are best to put in your handbag during the summer to avoid chapped lips.
5. PureDerm Vital Radiance Hair Mask - Honey - I'm glad I got Honey this time. I have used this before from Beauteque and these make your hair feels reaqlly nice and smooth but I wouldn't go out and buy the full size because I rather buy conditioner and rinse it out after 5 minutes instead of waiting in the shower for 15 minutes for this product to do its job.
6. Beauty Blending Sponge in Pink - Just in time because I was about to throw out my Sephora blending sponge.

Individual reviews coming soon!

Beauteque April Mask Maven 2016 review + PROMO CODE

Beauteque April Mask Maven 2016 review
The City in Spring
A Fresh-Faced Look at the Season

Shipped : April 14

Arrived : April 18

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. 

Banila Co. It Radiant Lace Hydrogel Eye Patch - I remember getting these pretty eye patches before from Beauteque and I like them. Will use them again when traveling on the airplane.

 

Yadah Vitalizing Mask - Pomegranate  - How do I not know of this brand until now??? Not very scented and very moisturizing. A must-buy!

Yahad Brightening Mask - Lime - I love this mask, I'm so glad that Beauteque introduced this brand to me. This has made it to my top 5 masks for spring/summer. I did look and feel radiance afterwards (about a hour of leaving it on my face). I'm going to buy more of this brand on my next skincare shopping trip. This mask was my favorite this month.

 

Re:cipe Slowganic Sheet Mask - Tangerine - Whitening

Re:cipe Slowganic Sheet Mask - Grape - Anti-Wrinkle - when I opened this, it smelled grapy. Like Dimetapp grapy. This is a mediocre sheet mask. Moisturizing but it dries up after 15 minutes.

 

Dermal Acai Berry Collagen Essence Mask - Firming - I got the Dermal Charcoal Collagen Essence Mask last month from Beauteque but sadly this isn't the best for sensitive skin people.

Lovemore Loofah Aloe Hydrating Mask - I'm mad at myself for not picking these up at the CosMed (drugstore) in Taiwan when I saw them. Well, buying more on my next trip to Taiwan. This is perfect for dry skin people! Very hydrating.

 

Skinfood Beauty in a Food Mask - strawberry - moisturizing and hydrating for dull skin - mediocre sheet mask

Skinfood Beauty in a Food Mask - orange - I got this in a previous mask maven. It helps with brightening.

 

Beauteque February Monthly BB Bag 2016 Review + PROMO CODE

Beauteque February Monthly BB Bag 2016 Review

All About You

All the Secrets to a Flawless Face and Hair

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: February 11
Date Arrived: February 13

When I got the spoiler email, I was so excited, I saw pink roses!!!



The first thing that caught my attention was the red make-up bag. Just in time for Valentine's Day. Sadly, I didn't get the Skinfood Rose Essence Lip Balm to match with the shades of red and pink.

1. Anskin Remodeling Powder Mask - it's a huge bag and the modeling activator solution is suppose to go in hand with this huge product. My only concern is that the activator bag doesn't have a seal so you can only mix it with the powder mask during your one usage. This is how the good marketing skills of Beauteque get you-haha. It makes you "want-to" purchase the modeling activator if you like it the first time. I still haven't used the modeling powder mask from the September 2015 BB bag because I'm a bit scared to use it because it might be messy. This huge amount of product which came in this month urges me to open those bags. 
2. Anskin Ultimate Solution Modeling Activator - just a booster add-on for the modeling powder mask. 
3. Scinic Honey/Banana Cleansing Foam (the skincare product) - I saw the past spoilers and was like I can wake up and wash my face with the scent of bananas and dream about breakfast! It did leave my skin moisturized. But to me, cleansers are cleansers-I usually don't rave about them much...But I do like Scinic products.
4. Beauteque Exfoliating Brush (the tool product)- The tool product of this month bb bag came in pink-finally something pink. The white hairs on the brush are so fine and soft. It's really nice for sensitive skin, but to really clean pores-I beg to differ.
5. Skinfood Avocado Lip Balm (the make-up product)- It was advertised as "style will vary" and I really wanted to try the SkinFood Rose Essence because it's winter and I wanted something moisturizing because of the word, "essence" and there is a bit of a pink tint to the rose version - Plus I really needed a lip balm so this was the only product I was looking forward to from this BB bag. The texture was a bit hard for the lips but it's a decent lip balm for the winter. I'm really happy about this product. 
6. Lador Sleeping Clinic Ampoule (the hair product) - behold the hair product!!! When I first saw the packaging, I thought it was a skincare product but then it say hair. I almost happily flipped my table. It's perfect for split ends. The ends of my hair which is usually dry and in need of moisture seems to really love this product. It also made my boring Asian hair a bit wavy when I woke up after having it in my hair the whole day. This entire "bottle" was done within 3 usages. I will buy more!

Overall, Great job Beauteque!

October Mask Maven Bag - Beauteque's Brunch + PROMO CODE

Beauteque October Mask Maven review

Beauteque's "Brunch" theme

Shipped : October 23

Arrived : October 27

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. 

The October theme for the Mask Maven bag is Beauteque's Brunch-A Dining-Out Delight!

Food in skincare mask sheets!

Got an email to preview the first 3 items on September 20, the 4th on on October 15. In the past if I walk into a mask store or order mask online, I always avoid picking product that have advertised food in them, so this month will be a challenge-I'm up to it. I have only tried the Nature Republic's Acai Berry because it helps with Anti-Aging so let's see how this month mask sheets excel or fail on my skin.

The Results:

• Botanical farm green tea mask - This is a new brand to me. I was happy about the choice of Green Tea given to me because my skin is prone to inflammation. But the smell of denatured alcohol hit my nose hard when using it.
• Mediheal A Mask-Cocoa ADE - My first thought - Cocoa? Not sure how it will do on my skin. I don't think I will need more hydration for my combination skin so I will give this to me sister.  

• Esfolio Egg Essence Mask - I have tried the pearl and volcanic version from the Esfolio brand. No complaints for this egg one. It doesn't smell like eggs so don't worry. 
• Rainbow L'Affairs - 3-step mask always makes me think it's spa-like and takes too much time. This mask is good for a weekend relax time.

 

• Skin9 super puppy whitening pack 
• Skin 9 Panda Honey Elasticity Pack 

These animal masks aren't only cute but moisturizing and helps with anti-aging if you used it in the long run.  

• Skinfood everyday Facial Yogurt Mask- alot of essence and very moisturizing. Nothing to do with yogurt-good. The thickness of the mask sheet is like a thick toilet paper. This is the thickness that I have seen in all sheet mask.
• Skinfood beauty in a jar tangerine - one word--hydrated. But I only lasted 10 minutes with it on before drying out. It has alot of the tangerine smell.
• Beauty Friends II - just an everyday name brand, I have used about 5 types under this label. Not the greatest or the worst out there. 

 

Overall, I'm quite disappointed with this month. I feel like there was a couple mask sheets coming from the same brand and the mask weren't very strong. But it was nice to see a few new brands this month.