Review : It's Skin Cookie & Hand Cream ( Mint )

Product Description
Hand Cream with a refreshing finish, with cookie chips melted in the moisturizing cream


I received It's Skin Cookie and Hand Cream ( Mint ) as a Christmas gift from my aunt and fell in love with its packaging, on first glance. It is just so sweet and looked so delicious. How can anyone be able to resist that ice-cream looking cream?

Made in Korea, It's Skin Cookie and Hand Cream comes in 3 flavours - original, strawberry and mint, all contained in a 80ml cute round tub that looks like mini ice-cream tubs on the go. I had the Mint flavour, where the colour of the hand cream is reminiscent of mint + cookie and cream ice-cream and the scent is minty-like.

Review : It's Skin Aloe Soothing Mask Sheet

Product Description
A soothing mask sheet, non-greasy formula to relieve dry skin and leave your skin feeling silky soft as it absorbs to soothe skin irritations.

At 1400 won each, It's Skin Aloe Soothing Mask Sheet is fronted by this Korean celebrity which I guessed to be Nichkhun from 2PM ( kindly correct me if I am wrong ). Having boyish celebrities certainly makes the packaging pleasing to the eye although it doesn't affect my buying decision.

The thin material does not tear easily and is easy to use on the skin, however the cutouts does not really fit my face due to the slightly longer nose flaps and larger nose and lips cut-outs. It's Skin Aloe Soothing Mask Sheet has a distinct fragrance but dissipates once layered on skin.

As what the name implies, the mask is indeed soothing and cooling on the skin. Skin feels comfortable, refreshed and soothed. A treat for the skin after its been out in the sun for several hours.

Source : Testerkorea

Review : Its Skin Nutrition Daily Mask Sheet

Product Description
Nutrition Daily Mask Sheets are made of organic cotton which help to nourish your skin immediately. They contain honey, rice ferment extract and hydrolyzed collagen that wake up skin's own potential energy and provide vitality and elasticity into your skin

Containing 7 sheet masks in a pack, Its Skin Nutrition Daily Mask Sheet provides a convenient solution to those who are always travelling. You can just pull one sheet out and reseal it back. The only pet peeve is that, all 7 sheets are stuck together so you have to peel it one by one, before usage.

Even though the masks are heavily fragranced, the scent dissipates after a short while. The fit is snug and covers all areas of the face, without loose flaps hanging around unsightly.

Hydration is moderate as the sides of the nose area is still rough and dehydrated, though better.

Source : Roseroseshop

Review : Its Skin Moisture Daily Mask

Product Description
Moisture Daily Mask Sheets which are made of organic cotton help to immediately hydrate your skin. The mask sheets contain green tea, aloe, avocado extract and sodium hyaluronate that improve moisture retention and provide vitality and elasticity into your skin

I brought along Its Skin Moisture Daily Mask as my daily mask sheet treatment during my trip in Beijing. Masks are essential in my every trip overseas to provide the hydration that my skin badly need during every weather change,

Its Skin Moisture Daily Mask pack contains 7 sheets, all stacked up on one another which meant you have to peel one by one, if you are using it, each time. It is a thoughtful gesture that the pack is a zipper-type storage, hence you can open and close it, after use.

There is a heavy scent which is slightly overpowering but dissipates after awhile. The material is thin, soft and comfortable and fits well. My skin feels mildly hydrated but not overly so. It stings on dehydrated areas though. I used it after a wash-off hydrating mask ( Dr. GL Hydrating Gel Mask ) during my trip, as I understood how harsh the winter will be on skin. Both masks help to keep my skin in good condition until the last 2 days of the trip where I experienced slight peeling on the nostrils, mainly due to the cold air on my face as we visited many places of interest.

Source : Its Skin

Review : Its Skin Butterfly Eye Mask

Product Description
A moisturizing, brightening and soothing treatment that leaves the eye area looking and feeling refreshed. Formulated with broccoli, plant collagen and vitamin C extracts, this hydrogel sheet mask can be applied to clean skin for 20 minutes at a time.

Key Ingredients :
Broccoli extract, Niacinamide, phyto collagen extract, vitamin C derivatives, flower extracts ( lily, daisy, freesia, dicentra spectabilis, edelweiss )

A dear friend has given me a sheet of Its Skin Butterfly Eye Mask as a souvenir which I only get to use it recently. The material is very thin hence it gets tangled up easily when I tried to layer on my eye area. It tends to get messy and cumbersome.

There are 2 eye flaps on the butterfly shaped eye mask which covers the whole eye area and while the eye flap can be opened or closed but due to the thin material, it flaps down more easily than being forced to open up.

Soothing and cooling, it provides a refreshing sensation as per all other eye mask. It is said to smooth the skin and improves hydration, firmness and skin radiance, however, I didn't see any spectacular effect, after a 20 minute treatment.

Source : Its Skin, Koreadepart, urbanoutfitters

Review : It's Skin Prestige Mask D'escargot

Product Description
This face mask contains Musin essence extracted from snail mucus - an ingredient with superior cell restoration, hydration and nourishment effects. It also contains EGF (epidermal growth factor) which helps to rejuvenate damaged and mature skin for young, smooth and dewy appearance.

Snail is known to protect itself by recovering scars or cuts in short period of time. Its' repairing function inspires a Korean skin care brand - It's Skin, to produce a series of D'escargot products which are suitable for most skin types.

A friend helped to purchase this box of 5 sheet masks from Korea at 24000 won. The whole packaging certainly looks more luxe. Each individually packed mask sheet is kept within a plastic slippery sheet. And in the plastic slippery sheet, the facial sheet mask is of 2 pieces, one for the upper face and one for the lower face.
For each of the 2 pieces, it is kept protected with yet another thin layer of paper.

The whole packaging with its layering is troublesome because the material of the mask is heavy with a jelly-like texture that is glooey and slippery. There were times that the facial sheet mask almost slipped off my palms as I was busy trying to unwrap all the protective layering that it comes with.

With a light fragrance that is hardly detectable, the jelly mask sheet is just cold and slightly moist but not wet. My skin looks noticeably brighter with a soft and supple feel after 20 minutes.

Source : Beautykat

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June Quick Review

1)  Ginvera Amethystory Mineral Aqua Gel

Product Description
Uniquely Removes Cornified Dead Skin with Amethyst for a New and Radiant Skin. No colouring, no fragrance, this gentle formula is specially blended with Amethyst, Hyaluronic Acid and Bio Energy Fluid to help enhance the removal of dead, dry and rough skin and promote skin rejuvenation. After removing the dead skin layers that form a barrier, your skin would be in a optimal condition to absorb skincare nutrients!
Instant results after use: skin feels fairer, more hydrated, and clearer.
Make up can glide on easier and more lasting with a natural look.

Key Ingredients :
Amethyst - Enhance skin rejuvenation, improve skin complexion and provide engergizing skin effect
Hyaluronic Acid - Provides intense hydration and supports formation and maintenance of collagen

A sample sachet lasted me for 2 times of usages. It has a weird scent though it hardly lingers on the skin. Using it on dry skin, it produces grey little bits which are supposed to be the dead skin cells from the face. Thereafter, I could feel that there is a layer of sticky and greasy film on the skin where no amount of water seemed to be able to get rid of it.

I followed up with a facial mask and then do a last rinse of the water, before the sticky and greasy film is totally gone. The skin did not feel exceptionally smooth, just slightly better than before.

Source : Ginvera

2) It's Skin Premium Power 10 Formula DUO - WW

Product Description
Whitening, anti-wrinkle care, anti-aging all-in-one serum. Helps to promote collagen, eliminate dull skin tone, leaving skin bright and silky

The 2 sachets which I owned lasted me for about 4times of usages. Absorbs well into the skin and does not leave any greasy after-feel. Too early and too limited usages to see any visible improvement.

Source : Sugar

3) It's Skin Premium Power 10 Formula PRO - AS

Product Description
Wrinkle + stretch PRO-AS (Pro-Astaxan) to improve the wrinkles of functional components. Penetrate to the dermis layer of skin to repair and activate the activity of collagen fibers and elastic fibers, to regain skin's elasticity and glossy. It enhances the skin's moisture level and helps to prevent the formation of fine lines.

The 2 sachets which I owned lasted me for more than 6times of usages. A little goes a long way. The texture is runny and serum-like. It sinks into the skin rapidly, leaving my skin soft and smooth.
Source : Raffles

Review : Its Skin Collagen Eye Mask Sheet

Product Description
Collagen keeps your skin  clean, soft, elastic and helps your skin moisturised. Its designed to smooth the complexion while reducing the appearance of discoloration.

This brand is generally considered as one of those premium brands if compared to The Face Shop, Skin Food, Missha, etc. Its not available locally and I bought 5sheets when I was in Korea.

Its packaged in a clampshell type of packaging and each pair of masks are just moist enough for about 1 hour of usage. The sheet is quite thin and slippery. There is a chemical scent but nothing too overpowering.

If used on normal weekdays when I have less than 7 hours of sleep, there is not much improvement.
However, I do notice a big improvement when I have more than 8 hours of sleep over the weekends, and if combined with a good concealer and make-up, my eye bags, puffiness and dark circles are well hidden underneath.
A keeper, when you have rested days which people hardly have, nowadays.

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Review on Its Skin i code wrinkle BB Cream

I have been meaning to try BB cream ever since I knew about it last year but never seem to get round to actual doing it.

There is such a mind-blogging array of Bb creams out there that I simply do not know where to start.

Recently, a good friend of mine passed me this BB cream from Its Skin after her haul from Korea.

The craze for BB cream which is a short form for Blemish Balm Cream actually started from Korea and their celebrities who sweared by them.
The product originated from Germany and is used by dermatologists to help patients who have gone through laser skin surgery to soothe and regenerate the skin.

BB creams have numerous skincare properties combined in just 1 product and therefore have the advantages of both a makeup and skincare product.

- acts as a foundation, sunscreen and concealer
- evens out skin tone, camouflage undereye circles, acne scars, sun spots
- add radiance
- improves the overall skin condition
- hydrating, whitens, controls oil, tighten pores

Prolonged usage of these creams are said to improve the skin texture, increase radiance and even out skin tone.

After all the rave reviews on BB creams, I was actually looking forward to using one. Sadly, this cream disappoints me greatly.

I have never heard of this brand prior to using it and is not sure how good it was among the celebrities.

I skipped my daily sunscreen and used this after my moisturiser. The texture feels and looks heavier than my Stila illuminating liquid foundation.
It evens out my skin tone and my skin looks smoother but about 2 hours later, my skin starts to shine, secreting oil shine. My face looks greasy, especially on the sides of my nose.

I dab on it with my tissue and it looks better. However, the shine continues throughout the day and I need to dab on those oily spots often.
Areas like my T zone since I have combination skin.

Thankfully, I did not break out on this product. No pimples at all.
Usually greasy products leave pimples on my chin area as thats my most pimple-prone area.

To summarize, I will say that this BB cream is most suited for normal to dry skin and is really not suitable for combination to oily skin.
I hate how my face looks like, after 2 hours and will not continue this product any more.

According to its claims, it is most recommended for most Skin, especially on drying/aging skin. It comes with SPF 17, PA++ and has whitening and anti wrinkle properties
Caviar & Aloe added for healthy glowing skin.

Full range of products from http://www.itsskin.com/