I'm glad March ended. Hectic yet a fun month I guess? :)
Bought a few stuffs as usual and just feel like sharing with my readers :)
1) Kao's heat steaming eye mask
Posted on instagram a few days ago.. This has been a hit item on gmarket for sometime and I finally got my hands on them! Hmm what I can say is that this product is rather interesting. If I'm not wrong, it can get heat up up to 40°. But do not freak out cos it has like cotten-ny texture which protect your eyes and it really feels moisturising cos the heat emits some "steam" I guess.
It proves to be able to reduce fine lines & dark circles and moisturise your eyes but hmm I guess it does well in the moisturising part only. I doubt any product (let alone this one) can reduce all your fine lines and dark circles in a day alone right? Most importantly is to get enough sleep and apply eye cream to tackle those problems? But I love this mask if I had a really long day and I just feel like pampering my eyes to a "sauna" or maybe I can use it when im flying (and I actually saw this lady using it on a plane before).
Anwyays I tried it twice so far and I have to admit the second time I tried it I felt that it wasn't as effective as the first. But I soon found out it was because I used the wrong side.. =.= So, make sure to use it the right way!
On first glance, this somehow this resembles a cotton disposable pad. (Lol) however there's "ear hooks" so that your mask would be secure in place.
The design side of the mask should be on the outside so that the cotton-ny side of it would be resting on your eyes and the "steam" should be "directing" at your eyes. If you get what I mean haha.
2) IOPE Bio Essence Intensive Conditioning
I got this is their so-called sample size (which I had no idea cos I opt for the smaller capacity one just to try it out). This has been a highly raved product recently and it has even been compared to products like SKII . Well, as for me, I've never tried SKII cos it's way beyond what I can afford. But thankfully to Korean products I am able to :)
It contains the same ferment based ingredient found in SKII essence as well. But from several other reviews that I've read, compared to SKII, this is odourless and very lightweight. It is also quickly absorbed into the skin.
Well for me, I kinda use it as a toner. In fact a couple of other beauty bloggers I've read also prefer to use it directly on their skin and just skipping the whole toner step altogether. In fact I've not used toner for like a year or so already. I feel that it is very unnecessary and drying to the skin. Maybe because I have normal to dry skin thus I feel so. Probably those with oily skin should always use a toner before proceeding to the other skin care regime.
Hmm verdict about this product? I think it is a very safe product? It does not irritate my skin or anything. My skin does feels better but not extremely moisturised or has it improved in any way, what it does is just to prep my skin for make up. I think I will not repurchase this? I might be more interested in products that are able to moisturise like their softener line which I tried before in my bellabox and I was quite impressed. Will definitely purchase it soon. ^^
3) CLIO Gelpresso waterproof pencil gel liner
Woah what a long name. Haha let's just call it a gel liner. Clio is actually considered a relatively higher end product in Korea (if my sources are accurate). My dear friend, got this as a birthday gift for me directly from Korea!! :) ♡♡♡♡♡ and I got this in #1 beige shine. A lovely colour perfect for highlighting your under eyes and creating the "aegyo sal" effect.
and I love this product! :) it glides on smoothly upon application. However as usual I'm fearful of eyeliners that smudge so I didn't tried their darker shades but they have several interesting sparkly shades as well!
I also like how it is retractable just by twisting the bottom of the pencil and it also comes with a detachable sharpener. thumbs up for convenience.
This product has been highly raved in korea as well and indeed it didn't disappoint! ^^
3) VDL Triple shot Tint Bar
Ahhhhhhh I love this product so so SO much! Special thanks to stephanie who got this for ny birthday :) so sweet of her!
Have been eyeing this for quite some time after I saw some youtuber raved about this. But the brand VDL is rather unfamilar to me and they only have one store in Singapore so probably I was quite hesitant to purchase it. But I spotted one of it's shop being featured in one of the popular Korea beauty show " Get it Beauty" and yes I knew I have to get my hands on this!~~ haha sorry I'm just exaggerating :p
But honestly I really love this because it gives me the gradiation lips effect just by using it alone :) I've always wanted to achieve the gradiation lips make up but I always fail :( it's such a hassle too, having to apply concealer first then follow by lip tint in the middle of the lips and having to carefully spread it out so on and so forth. Urgh haha. Maybe im just lazy.
This lip tint alone has 3 shades on it. Firstly the concealer, followed by the lighter then darker shade.
(Taken from
http://beautychamber.bigcartel.com/product/new-summer-2013-vdl-gradient-lips-triple-shot-tint-bar-lipstick)
I got this in the peach shade #601 as shown above. Will upload a picture of it on my lippie if possible. But trust me, with this you can effortlessly create the gradiation lip look :)
4) Rachel K radiance illuminator mask
I've never use any mask like this before. Right now hydrogen masks are VERY POPULAR in korea. And to think that our very own local beauty brand - Rachel K has their very own hydrogen masks as well. As we all know, Rachel K were the first in the market to come up with CC cream even before the Korean market started with it. I feel that Rachel Kum, an ex-miss Singapore really puts a lot of effort and research into her products, so we won't be disappointed! :)
Hydrogen mask contains 11 - 18% more moisture than traditional sheet masks. Don't you often feel that many paper sheet masks out there doesn't quite moisturise your skin? Well I don't know for you but I do. I rarely find masks that I feel really perk up my skin haha. But not till I use this mask! Again I got this from my bellabox last month and I was awed by the effect it gave the next morning! It claims that one mask contains one bottle of essence!!! How amazing is that? Haha.
Verdict wise, I really felt that my skin glowed, yes literally. As the name states it did give off the radiance and luminous effect *o* was really amazed before that night when I used the mask I slept quite late because I was rushing work related stuff so I expected a very tired and dull looking face the next day but thankfully to the mask, my face felt so moisturised and smooth at the same time. It also felt matte (?) which I dont understand how. But it even brightened up my forehead area which normally tend to be rather dull and dark compared to the rest of my face. But sadly this mask is quite expensive ($8.50 for one piece?) but Rachel K's products never fails to deliver so I really don't mind repurchasing them :)) I want to try their pressed powder too!!
5) 肌美精 Kracie eye masks
I got these when I was in Hong Kong and one of my Hong Kong friends recommended it to me. (Thanks Lydia^^) this eye masks are pretty moisturising, best when you just want a quick moisurizer for your eye area and you are really lazy after a long day and you just wanna flop onto bed.
What it looks like inside..
I really love best about this is that in that small package alone, it contains (what feels like infinity) 60 sheets. So in fact 30 sheets for each eyes? I am been using this every now and then ever since I got back from Hong Kong two months ago and there's still so many left! And it's really cheap as well.. HKD 78 which is $12 plus only?? I love hong konggggg................
That's all for my collective haul and some of my raved items. Haha hope you guys love it! Sorry for the sub-standard pictures but I really feel like sharing some of these items. Thank you for reading :))
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