[ Review ] : Skylake Natural Herb Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA+++

Product Description
This natural Sunscreen utilizes only natural preservative and herbal extract such as seven flowers and
witch hazel. It shields your skin against harmful UVA/UVB effectively without irritating and drying
your skin.

I received a sample size of Skylake Natural Herb Sunscreen from the Hebeloft promoter in OG some time back. I could no longer find this product on Hebeloft - a similar sun screen product is now known as Skylake Oriental Herb Natural Sunscreen.

Skylake is an all natural Korean skincare brand with products made from natural ingredients such as herbs. It was founded in Geochang inspired by its natural treasures that reaps many benefits for the skin which have since become the key ingredients of Skylake products.

Check out my previous reviews on Skylake Herbal Mask Pack ( Brightening ), Skylake Oriental Mask Pack ( Relax For Trouble Skin ), Skylake Elastic Dual Mask Pack and Skylake Botanical Body Wash.

[ Review ] : Skylake Premium Oriental Herb Cool Shampoo & Silk Chaeun Conditioner

Product Description
Skylake Premium Oriental Herb Cool Shampoo contains Skylake’s patented herbal formulation, Polygonum Multiflorum (hé shǒu wū), peppermint and other skin-loving oriental herbal extracts that effectively stimulates hair growth, prevents hair breakage and thinning. This shampoo also helps to promote healthy scalp and hair by minimizing hair fall.

Skylake Silk Chaeun Conditioner contains natural silk cocoon extracts, Wilford Root, Skylake’s patented herbal formulation, and other skin-loving Oriental herbs that helps to calm and soothe the sensitive scalp, detangle unruly hair and restore moisture and shine to the hair, making it smooth as silk.

Being a fan of herbal skincare products, it was apt for me to purchase the Skylake Premium Oriental Herb Cool Shampoo and Herb Conditioner next. I have previously reviewed Skylake Herbal Mask Pack ( Brightening ), Skylake Oriental Mask Pack ( Relax For Trouble Skin ), Skylake Elastic Dual Mask Pack and Skylake Botanical Body Wash.

[ Review ] : Naruko Rose Hydrating Tone Up Cream SPF 30

Product Description
A light-weight, silky day cream that evens the skin tone and offers sun protection while soothing and hydrating. Leaves the skin soft, smooth, brightened and illuminated.

Benefits : Screens UV rays and corrects skin tone

Phoebe from Artisan Glam reached out to me last month and offered to send me their latest product, Naruko Hydrating Tone Up Cream SPF 30 in return for my honest review.

Being a fan of Robin Niu-er Lao Shi  (牛爾) where I even purchased his beauty book several years ago, it was apt for me to try out their latest product, especially since I started using Naruko's products from 2011. 

Packaging, Scent and Texture

Made in Taiwan, Naruko Rose Hydrating Tone Up Cream SPF 30 is housed in a round sturdy plastic bright pink tub with a white cap. A spatula is included in the box packaging for hygiene and convenience which is a thoughtful gesture.

While the tub may look larger than its 25g contents, a little goes a long way and I reckon it can last me for several months.

Initial Application

Spreading out 

Light pink in colour, the texture is creamy yet lightweight and buttery-soft. It has a distinct rose scent which may be a hit for rose-scented fans but as a personal preference, I prefer the scent to be more subtle.

Performance 

Are you new to tone up cream? Tone up cream is a moisturizer used as the last step of your skincare routine to help brighten up a dull complexion. It is like a brightening cream that combines the skin brightening effect at a deep level as well as an instant tone-up effect. I personally feel that tone up cream is more suitable to be used in the day than in the night, especially when it contains SPF.

Naruko Rose Hydrating Tone Up Cream SPF 30 is touted as a day time moisturizer that boosts, replenishes, and seals in moisture for long-lasting hydration. It combines several benefits in this 25g tub - it offers sun protection, hydrates the skin and brightens up the skin which are perfect for the working women of today, who is always busy juggling several roles everyday. It certainly helps simplify our morning skincare routine and cut back on the number of products layered on.

I like how soft and lightweight the texture is, without being greasy or heavy for application under the humid weather. During the first application, one may be surprised with the instant white cast but once you blend in properly, skin looked fairer and brightened with a soft glow. Overall, it looked better, more even-toned and less dull.

Naruko Rose Hydrating Tone Up Cream also worked great as a makeup substitute during this pandemic period where we have to wear a mask wherever we go. With mask-induced skin woes like maskne, skin sensitivity, perspiration, grime, dirt and overproduction of sebum, an additional layer of makeup would be pore-clogging so the best bet would be using a good tone-up cream to get that glowing, even complexion without choking the skin and that is where Naruko Hydrating Tone Up Cream comes into the picture.

I use it when I am heading out, in replace of my moisturizer, for a no makeup makeup look to look brighter instantly, especially since I have steered clear from makeup since the pandemic! Say bye bye to dull skin!

However, do note that after about 4 hours on my combination-dehydrated skin, my skin would turn slightly shiny which was expected so just dab the shine with a tissue. On normal makeup days, my RMS Beauty "Un" Powder would have mattify the shine so it is a minor issue.

Some may skip sunscreen as this cream contains SPF 30 however since one can never apply enough sun protection, I would still add on a sunscreen after using Naruko Rose Hydrating Tone Up Cream SPF 30 for an additional layer of protection.

That said, day cream is never hydrating enough for my combination-dehydrated skin, so I would usually apply a hydrating serum prior to Naruko Rose Hydrating Tone Up Cream SPF 30 application and with that, it would solve my thirsty skin concerns.

Where To Purchase : Watsons | Shopee

Naruko Rose Hydrating Tone Up Cream SPF 30 ( Shopee )

Ingredients

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Naruko Rose Hydrating Tone Up Cream SPF 30 blocks UV rays to provide protection against the sun’s rays with SunCatMTA, UVA/UVB filter, and Exo-PTM; blurs blemishes and covers the look of imperfections to even out skin tone with ultra fine Titanium Dioxide; works to bind moisture to the skin for long-lasting coverage with Aqauxyl ( a combination of Vitamins A, B3, E, and Ascrobyl Phosphate ), Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Squalane, and Moringa Seed Extract; lightens for a bright look with Tranexamic Acid, Gigawhite and a blend of plant oils; delivers moisture deep into skin layers and seals in moisture with Snow Fungus Extract.

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The active ingredients are

Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 3.8% : Protects against UVB rays
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate 1% : High UVA protection
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 0.8% : Also known as Avobenzone, this provides UVA protection
Octocrylene 0.4% : Protects against UVB rays

Conclusion

To conclude, Naruko Hydrating Tone Up Cream SPF 30 helps to protect against sun damage ( protects against UVA and UVB rays ), blurs blemishes and brightens skin tone, creates a rosy, glowing complexion and keeps skin hydrated and smooth.

I enjoyed using it during the current pandemic as a makeup substitute because it left my skin looking brighter with a soft glow instantly. Overall, it looked better, more even-toned and less dull. However, for my combination-dehydrated skin, it does turn shiny after about 4 hours which I can mattify with loose powder and adding on a hydrating serum would also solve my thirsty skin woes.

Do note that since the product is paraben and preservative-free, it is recommended to use it up within 6 months.

If you are a fan of tone-up cream, then check out MKUP Real Complexion Cream Derm White Moisture Shield and Re:NK Pink Volume Radiance Color Cream!

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Review : Dr. Seed Honey & Bomb Moisture Body Wash ( Bebe Musk, Iris Sherbet, Lemon Breeze & Midnight Rose, Squeeze Peach )

Bebe Musk

Product Description
Honey and Bomb Body Wash protects skin and maintains oil and moisture in the skin due to 4 kinds of honey extract and milk extract.

Lemon Breeze

I first came across Dr. Seed Body Washes when Waseyo brought them in, which intrigued me enough, to purchase 2 bottles of different variants ( Lemon Breeze and Midnight Rose ) immediately.

Midnight Rose

After trying them and loving them so much, I purchased the Bebe Musk, Iris Sherbet and Squeeze Peach variant several months later, which were winners in my heart. Unfortunately, Waseyo no longer carry this brand on their website.

Squeeze Peach

Other than having pH 5.5, Dr. Seed Honey and Bomb Moisture Body Washes use ingredients which are of EWG 1- 2 rating, meaning how safe the ingredient is, with 5 having the highest toxicity. Each body wash is made of 4 main ingredients - honey, milk, royal jelly and propolis while the scents are made by professional perfumers. Dr. Seed also remove 20 kinds of ingredients which can arouse skin irritation by checking harmfulness of materials meticulously.

     
     Iris Sherbet

4 Main Ingredients :
Honey - Excellent moisturizing effect. Full of vitamins and minerals
Milk - Lactic Acid in milk removes dead cells and niacinamide makes skin radiant and bright
Royal Jelly - Full of protein, carbohydrate, fat, moisture and vitamins
Propolis - Holds moisture in skin and protects skin from external irritation

20 ingredients with high possibility of skin irritation are not in the body wash

The body wash comes in 10 variants, namely
Bebe Musk - Has a powdery scent which consists of sweet and cozy heliotrope scent, ylang-ylang and rose
Midnight Rose - An elegant scent which consists of fresh white peach, orange flower, jasmine and red rose
Lemon Breeze - Well-harmonized and natural scent of fresh lemon, lime, mandarin, green verbena and lavender
Mango Sunset - Fresh scent of well ripe fresh mangoes
Squeeze Peach - Harmony of fresh peaches and fruit scent
Candy Blossom - Warm and sweet scent like a cotton candy which consists of mandarin oranges and sweet pea
Fresh Green - Like a clear dew which consists of fresh citrus refreshing green tea and moist oakmoss scent
White Garden - Fresh green note scent which consist of deep rich jasmine and tuberose like in the flower garden.
Iris Sherbet - Cool scent of floral scent which consists of deep orange flower, iris, and tuberose
Evening Musk - Elegant and attractive scent which consists of fragrant rose, deep jasmine, soft musk scent and Tonka bean

Bebe Musk has a relaxing fragrance which was love at first use while the Lemon Breeze fragrance is uplifting and refreshing and I love it, much more than the Midnight Rose fragrance which is overpowering. However, I have grown to be accustomed to the Midnight Rose fragrance so its no longer an issue. Iris Sherbet has a cloying sweet fragrance which I am not a fan of but its still bearable. Squeeze Peach, like its name, really smells like peaches and its so delicious!

Each 500ml comes in a pump bottle that dispenses the runny contents easily, right to the last drop. However, since the contents are pretty runny, they tend to spurt out from the nozzle, making the bottle soapy and wasting some contents along the way.

However, there were no spurting issues from my Bebe Musk and Iris Sherbet variants which I purchased several months later.

Dr. Seed Honey and Bomb Moisture Body Wash ( Bebe Mask ),  Dr. Seed Honey and Bomb Moisture Body Wash ( Iris Sherbet ), Dr. Seed Honey and Bomb Moisture Body Wash ( Lemon Breeze ), Dr. Seed Honey and Bomb Moisture Body Wash ( Midnight Rose ) and Dr. Seed Honey and Bomb Moisture Body Wash ( Squeeze Peach ) contain plenty of suds for lathering and the body washes are gentle and nourishing for the skin, without any drying after-feel.

I highly recommend the Bebe Musk, Lemon Breeze and Squeeze Peach variant if you are looking for a gentle body wash.

Where To Purchase : Amazon | Shopee
Dr. Seed Honey and Bomb Moisture Body Wash ( Lemon Breeze )
Dr. Seed Honey & Bomb Moisture Body Wash ( Shopee )

Full Ingredients :

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[ Review ] : 5S3C Silk Cocoon Face Scrub + Silk Fibroin Recovery Mask

Eileen from 5S3C Skincare reached out recently and offered to send me their 5S3C Silk Cocoon Face Scrub and Silk Fibroin Recovery Masks.

Hailing from Taiwan, 5S3C is a brand of Life Star International, a Taiwanese biotechnology company that specializes in medical dressings and stem cell research. Life Star has won numerous awards for its research and technological achievements in the biomedical industry since its establishment in 2016.

Together with the department of biomedical engineering at the National Taiwan University, Life Star carried out 3 years of laboratory research and development into the efficacy and extraction of silk fibroin from silk cocoons.

From farm to face, their raw ingredient, silk fibroin is extracted from silk cocoons locally sourced from Taiwan silk farm and inspected for its quality through third party inspection company, SGS.
The silk cocoons are then delivered to their own biomedical lab where they are in full control of the entire manufacturing process, from the extraction of silk fibroin to the end product.

With years of optimizing the extraction process, 5S3C skincare products contain only the highest purity of silk fibroin formulated by their in-house R&D team using patented technologies. They are natural, cruelty-free and are designed for results. Read more about silk fibroin on their website.

5S stands for: Shine, Softness, Satisfaction, Sensation, and Sustainability.
3C stands for: Cocoon, Cotton, and Cosmetics. Speaking to S and C in reverse design, there is a dream that they would like to reverse sericulture that was once brilliant in Taiwan with more high value-added products related to silk.

A testament to their commitment to safety and quality, 5S3C silk fibroin masks were awarded the acclaimed Symbol of National Quality in the Cosmetics and Skincare Category. Check out the full patents and certifications on their website.

6 Major Beauty Benefits of Silk Fibroin
- Strong and long lasting moisturizing ability
- Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties ( great to combat pimples )
- Promote collagen secretion
- Anti-aging
- Promote microcirculation
- Anti-UV effect

Best 5 Budget Skincare Fridges

Do you own a beauty fridge? Do you think its necessary? There are some who think they are unnecessary ( and just a marketing gimmick ) and some who think they are super useful.

A packed beauty fridge have superseded the bathroom shelfie as the new and preferred way to show off your beauty products on Instagram since last year. Just search #beautyfridge and you would understand why. Most recently, the mini gadgets enjoyed viral fame on TikTok, where the hashtag has had 83.3 million views (and counting). Just tap to discover an endless stream of videos featuring proud owners and their chilled #shelfies, laden with temperature-controlled products.

Miniature in size, they are lacquered in shades of pink, blue and lavender and looked so beautiful and instagrammable that its hard to not buy one. When brimming with serums, sheet masks, face mists, eye creams and skincare products, it just feels like your own personal skincare store!

Many skincare products benefit from being kept in the fridge. Specifically, natural products and those that contain few preservatives. The cold helps ingredients stay potent for longer—especially antioxidants, growth factors and peptides—as well as extending their shelf life. When a skincare label instructs you to keep your product in a “cool, dark place,” a skincare fridge instantly ticks both boxes.

Chilled products also tend to feel nourishing and soothing which are especially useful for swelling or red skin. Doing so, produces the added benefit of a cold compress and help to decrease puffiness and redness compared to products stored at room temperature. 

It's a sensorial dream. In addition to jolting your skin awake, the cold temperature dulls any sensations of pain, itching or tenderness. Applying cold skincare can help to vasoconstrict blood vessels and can minimize swelling of inflamed skin, especially for people who are sensitive, dry or rosacea-prone. 

However, as a word of caution, chilled products are not for those with delicate and sensitive skin where extreme temperatures may do more harm than good, but for the masses, its a well-deserved refreshing treat especially during summer.

In fact, its been said that refrigerating your favourite skin and cosmetic product can help to extend shelf life and reduce harmful bacteria becoming present. However, do avoid placing sunscreens and silicone-based products in the fridge as they are typically more stable at room temperature. When they get too cold, the products will harden and may break down or separate in the bottle.

The same goes for vitamin C which can solidify in the fridge, preventing you from using them altogether. Consider chilling toners, sheet masks, gel products, and beauty tools (like rollers), all of which won't break down when chilled.

That said, experts do agree that you don't necessary need a skincare fridge but if you enjoy life's little luxuries like the facial rollers on puffy, swollen eyes, a skin care fridge may still be a worthy addition to your routine.

Here are the top 5 popular and cheap mini beauty fridges at below US$80 to try...

Best Overall : Cooluli Mini Fridge Electric Cooler and Warmer

                         Baseus Zero Space Fridge ( Shopee )

This is the top selling skincare fridge on Amazon with almost 8000 ratings!
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Best For Travel  : AstroAI Mini Fridge 4 Liter
                               Baseus Igloo Mini Fridge ( Shopee )

Quiet and compact, this beauty fridge has almost 4000 ratings and is one of Amazon's popular choices!

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Chefman Mini Portable Eraser Board Personal Fridge

A small, sleek design which is just perfect for the office or your room. You can also draw on the front with the included coloured markers - a great way to set a reminder for your soon-to-be expired facial sheet masks!

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Best Eco-Friendly : Caynel Mini Fridge Cooler and Warmer

With 4 colours to choose from, this energy-efficient eco-friendly beauty fridge is also quiet with lots of space. 

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Best Budget : Frigidaire Mini Portable Compact Fridge
                        6L Mini Fridge ( Shopee )

This budget-friendly beauty fridge is also portable, compact and great for the environment! 

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[ Review ] : A'pieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream

Product Description
Sun protection is critical to preventing dark spots, wrinkles, and other signs of skin damage and aging, and sun protection is easy when you’re using A’Pieu Pure Block Natural Daily Sun Cream. With its lightweight moisturizing texture, satin finish, and complete lack of white cast, this high-protection sunscreen goes on invisible for effortless protection.

Sun protection is key to younger skin! Other than incorporating Foods That Fight UV Damage, it is also important to check if your Medications Cause You To Be Sun Sensitive.

A'pieu is the sister brand of K-beauty favorite Missha as the younger, more affordable, perhaps even hipper version. With an eye towards trending colors and affordable skincare, A’Pieu is also socially conscious — they don’t do animal testing and try to keep their products as natural as possible.

I have previously emptied A'pieu Pure Block Natural Sun Cream and loved it so much that I wanted to repurchase it in Korea but unfortunately, it wasn't available. I tested the texture for A'pieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream in the store and it seemed promising so I got this instead. Lets delve to see how the product fared!

[ Review ] : Medicube Shining Toning Ringer Mask + Relax Calming Ringer Mask

Medicube is Korea’s #1 Dermocosmetic brand and this feat was accomplished within 5 years of launching. With extensive expertise by working with dermatologists and clinical results, Medicube strives to tackle the fundamental cause of your skin concerns by using safest formulas with deliberately chosen ingredients to resolve skin issues.

Medicube Shining Toning Ringer Mask is a brightening sheet mask formulated with Glutathione and Vitamins help even and brighten skin tone.

Made of a " Glass Cell" material that is thin and high-adhering, the Shining Toning Ringer Mask contains Vitamin G and Glutathione for clean and vitality-looking complexion as well as Vitamin B, C and E for pure and radiant skin.

It had a heavy fragrance and the cutting was pretty good except for a slightly shorter nose flap and a gap between nose and cheeks. There was a subtle itch on the left cheek which disappeared after a short while for the first mask usage. There was no such reaction when I used the second mask.

After a 20 minute masking session, my skin looked brighter with a smoother touch.

Ingredients in Korean

Medicube Relax Calming Ringer Mask is a soothing sheet mask formulated with Tea Tree Extract, Tea Tree Oil and Centella Asiatica to calm irritated and sensitized skin.

Made of a similar thin and high-adhering " Glass Cell" material, the Medicube Relax Calming Ringer Mask soothes sensitive skin with Tea Tree Leaf Oil and Centella Asiatica Extract and tightens pores with Tea Tree Extract. It also helps to provide refreshing moisture suitable for oily skin.

It had a minty tea tree scent which felt calming on skin initially but started to give rise to a subtle stinging effect. My left eye started to get irritated and the nostrils had a subtle stinging effect even though the mask did not touch these areas.

The cutting was also similar with slightly shorter nose flap and a gap between nose and cheeks.

When I removed the mask after 20 minutes, my nose and the area around the nose was red although there was no warmth or itch. The redness subsided after 10 minutes. Skin felt smoother. Unfortunately, instead of calming, this mask irritates my skin instead.

However, for my 2nd mask usage, there was no such irritation although my nose was slightly red upon removing the mask ( less red than when I used the first mask ). Skin looked brighter and felt smoother.

Ingredients in Korean

Where To Purchase : Medicube SG

To conclude, being my first experience with Medicube, it seemed that my skin had a slight reaction with Medicube Shining Toning Ringer Mask and Medicube Relax Calming Ringer Mask for the first usage which is rather rare, considering the number of different masks I used in a year.

Considering that its a 50% hit rate, I probably would still purchase other variants when there is a good promotion for their facial sheet masks.

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[ Review ] : L'miere Capsule Mask

Product Description

L'miere Capsule Mask is a home facial spa therapy which consists of 3 types of masks for an intensive repair treatment to provide smoother, better and brighter skin. Designed for Asian skin needs as Asians tend to lose moisture, prone to acne and scarring and more susceptible to pigmentation. Dermatologist tested. No animal testing. No artificial colors and fragrances. Sulphate free.

Sherly from @sherlyyyt reached out to me recently and offered to send me their capsule masks in return for my honest review as part of a paid collaboration. Based in Singapore, Sherly is an authorized seller in Singapore and Malaysia for L'miere Capsule Masks. You can check out the highlight details on her instagram account for more information on the masks. 

L'miere is a Malaysia brand and their products are made in China. The brand name comes from Lumiere, which is 'light' in French to signify that these products can be a source of light that shine in other people's lives (either when they are feeling helpless or lack of confidence).

Orange is used as the main color which reminds one of the warmth from dawn and serves as a gentle reminder that one has done a great job for today and things will always get better tomorrow.

Mad Hippie + Grown Alchemist + Sulwhasoo + Ichangi + Klairs Haul

I am trying for a no-buy to low-buy year for 2020 but instead of being ambitious, I am taking baby steps and target on a monthly basis. I managed to accomplish no-buy months for Jan to April and had to find a replacement for my eye cream in May and stock up on my cleansers in June when there was a 50% discount. I purchased a 1 Litre Coconut Oil for my DIY Coffee Scrub which saved me some moolah from buying body scrubs. All you need is Coconut Oil, used Coffee Grounds and Salt/Sugar and thats it!

I continued my no-buy month for July and a low-buy month for August. The pandemic was a good excuse for me to avoid jostling with others during sales and there was no warehouse sales during this period too. While most of the sales are now online but the prices were not attractive enough for me to purchase them.

Mad Hippie Eye Cream US$19.90 from Iherb (Quote OKI787 to get up to US$10 for your purchase)
Parachute Coconut Oil $7 from Haresh Enterprises

Received an email that there was a Skin Support Program where you can choose to select the discount percentage in 25%, 35% or 50% for Grown Alchemist products. And of course, I quickly purchased my holy grail cleansers and received them in 3 days.

Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser 100ml  AUD22.28 ( 50% off AUD44.55 ) each
Grown Alchemist Age Repair Gel Mask 75ml  AUD36.37 ( 50% off AUD72.73 )
Grown Alchemist Body Cream 50ml  ( free ) 

[ Review ] : Percy and Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Overnight Recovery

Product Description
Struggling with the "hair hangover"? You know the signs; dull, limp, lacklustre hair that looks and feels frazzled. Percy and Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Overnight Recovery works to transform your hair while you sleep.

I have previously tried out Percy and Reed Divine Shine Shampoo and Conditioner and enjoyed using them so I was looking forward to trying out this Wonder Overnight Recovery treatment product.

This ingenious, leave-in treatment absorbs instantly into dry hair (no messing!), helping to nourish, rehydrate and even to repair damage. Dreamy. Natural protein boosts the hair's ability to retain moisture, while potent conditioning agents resist humidity, fight frizz and boost shine.

Packaging, Scent and Texture

My Percy and Reed Wonder Overnight Recovery comes in a 75ml size which is just the perfect size to ascertain if its good enough to get the full retail size. The pretty woman illustration on the white tube has a whimsical vibe to it.

[ Review ] : The Odbo Collagen Hydra-Mask

Product Description
The Odbo Collagen Hydra-Mask contains high concentrations of collagen to deeply penetrate skin to keep loose and saggy skin firm and richly nourishing beauty essence to shine and revitalize the skin.  A single application leaves the skin moisturized and crystal-clear.

I was gifted with these sheet masks from my mum, who visited Korea before the pandemic. As with all planned trips, the tour guide would always bring the tourists to The Face Shop for them to purchase sheet masks.

There seems to be two variants of the sheet masks online - mine is The Odbo Collagen Hydra-Mask and the other variant is Odbo Collagen Hydra-Mask ( without The on the packaging ). I did not manage to find any details on the differences of the naming and also cannot tell if the ingredients are different as no ingredients were stated on mine.

Packaging, Scent and Texture

Made in Korea, The Odbo Collagen Hydra-Mask has a semi-thick sturdy material with a strong fragrance that lingered for awhile before it eventually dissipated. There was a whiff of alcohol and perhaps because of the inclusion of this, the sheet mask felt cooling on the skin.

The mask adhered and fitted well except for slight gaps on both sides of the nose as though the cutting was meant for someone with a sharper nose.

Performance and Ingredients 

The recommended time frame is 20 - 30 minutes and I layered The Odbo Collagen Hydra-Mask for 25 minutes before removing it. By then, most of the essence had absorbed into skin. There was a subtle tightening/firming sensation during application and once removed, my skin felt softer and smoother.

The Odbo Collagen Hydra-Mask contains skin-friendly ingredients like Sodium Hyaluronate, Castor Oil and Hydrolyzed Collagen for abundant moisture and skin elasticity.

Sodium Hyaluronate : Helps to restore the skin's moisture, promoting a more revitalized and youthful complexion. Also smoothens the appearance of wrinkles and improves the skin's texture.

Castor Oil : Fights aging, heals inflamed skin and provides moisture to skin.

Hydrolyzed Collagen : Restores elasticity to skin.

Derived from The Odbo

Conclusion

To conclude, The Odbo Collagen Hydra-Mask is a decent sheet mask but not WOW enough for me to repurchase. While it made my skin softer and smoother but these effects are also easily achievable by the other sheet masks.

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[ Review ] : Sisters By Pearry First Care Essence

Product Description
Essence nourishing face complexion, light and gentle texture formula to control excess oil on the face and pores to look compact with the combination of two ingredients. Double Hyaluronic Acid ( Low Molecule Weight ) which penetrates into the skin, helping to retain natural moisture in the skin and large molecules ( High Molecule Weight ) which helps to obscure the top layer with Retinol Cyclosystem. Face complexion will be smoother and will also give off natural radiance when use consistently.

Sisterssingapore reached out to me recently and offered to send me Sisters By Pearry’s First care Essence which is made in Thailand and is very popular especially among teenagers. Being a skincare enthusiast, of course, I am certainly excited to try out this popular essence!

Packaging, Scent and Texture

Sisters By Pearry's First Care Essence comes in a glass bottle with a sturdy dropper dispenser. The bottle has a pearly sheen to it which gives off an elegant vibe, fitting to the term " First Care Essence". Suitable for all skin types, the product is also 3-free ( No alcohol / No paraben / No mineral oil ). 

Clear in colour, with a subtle floral scent, the essence is lightweight in texture and is non-greasy. It has a slight cooling sensation and is slightly sticky immediately after application which gets absorbed into skin after 5 minutes, leaving the skin smoother.

If you use alittle too much and as you try to massage into the skin, you would notice a milky consistency which sinks in after you massage it in. It happened when I use it on my decollete as I tend to get overzealous on a larger surface area. 

Performance and Ingredients

Said to tighten pores, reduce dark spots, improve acne scars, helps in oil-control and contains anti-aging benefits, Sisters By Pearry's First Care Essence does left the skin smoother and helps in controlling the oil on my T-zone. 

At 20ml, its a pretty small quantity and lasted me for about 3 weeks with twice daily usage so it can be a great size for those new to this product.

Please be careful while using the glass bottle as the external metal casing of the cap broke when I accidentally dropped it on the floor and can no longer be used. However, I am glad that its just the external casing as the internal plastic cap was still intact and the bottle did not break. 

Since incorporating the First Care Essence in my skincare routine, my skin has been so soft, supple and smooth with lesser shine on the T-zone. 

In terms of ingredients, the First Care Essence contains the following :

Sodium Hyaluronate : Enabling the skin to retain moisture for younger and smoother skin.

Acnet : Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid ( NDGA ) was teamed up with Oleanolic Acid as an acne treatment in a product called AC Net. Oleanolic Acid inhibits 5-A reductase to fight hyperseborrhea ( oily skin ), while the NDGA is a cell growth regulator that inhibits hyperkeratosis ( excessive build-up of skin cells on the surface of the skin ) and inflammation. The AC NET also helps to control bacterial growth. ( source )

Tea Tree Oil : A popular choice for treating acne because of its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Calm redness, swelling, and inflammation. 

Retinol : Helps unclog pores, exfoliate and smooth skin, reduces the appearance of pigmentation, improves skin hydration, treats acne and reduces fine lines and wrinkles.

Where To Purchase : Sisterssingapore

Conclusion

To conclude, Sisters By Pearry's First Care Essence is a gentle formula for hydrated and smoother skin with good oil control. It would be a great addition for those with oily or acne-prone skin. 

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