Review : Etude House Collagen Eye Patch

Product Description
These elastic adhesive strips supply collagen moisture and lift the eye area to improve fine lines and eye bags.
Formulated with collagen to revitalize and improve appearance around eyes.

Active Ingredients
Collagen 1%, Vitamin A&E and Green Tea extracts

I bought 5 pcs of this when I was in Korea last year and only get to use them recently as I have too many eye masks in stock. I just could not resist buying when I was over there because its just so affordable. :)

Each pair comes protected in a clamp-shell plastic packaging case, soaked in essence. There is a layer of mesh material inbetween the patches. There is a scent of alcohol mixed with some floral fragrance.

Its pretty wet when I tried to layer it on my undereye area but it did not have the messiness of dripping all over the place. Its just wet and may easily slipped down every now and then, so some adjusting is required.

As with all wet eye masks, it gives a refreshing feel but I do not see any visible improvement on my undereye area even after using 5 masks over 2 weeks.

Just a note : on the packaging, its recommended to use it for 15 to 20minutes and not 10mins as claimed by Komart.

Where To Purchase : Amazon | Yesstyle
Etude House Collagen Eye Patch ( 10 pcs )
Etude House 24K Gold Therapy Collagen Eye Patch ( 60 sheets )
Etude House Heating Eye Mask Pack ( 10 pcs )

Review : Smashbox Oil-Free Photo Finish Foundation Primer

Product Description
Create a perfect canvas for foundation application with this silky, lightweight blend of vitamins A & E, grape seed extract and green tea. Worn alone or under foundation to increase its longevity, our best-selling Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Oil Free helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores for flawless skin with a velvety-smooth finish. In a new square airless pump for freshness to the last drop.

Smashbox makeup artists use this product to create a perfect canvas for foundation application. The silky blend of vitamins and antioxidants smoothes and perfects skin, while the unique formula helps to inhibit the destruction of collagen, and fills in fine lines and pores for a flawless finish.

This product have been receiving rave reviews all over the world though there are some who dislike silicon-heavy primers.
I bought this colourless formula from Sephora Singapore at $75 ( or was it $72? ) while Sephora USA is just selling it at US$36.

A good friend love this to bits and thank me for recommending her this product. She just could not stop gushing how awesome this product it is, to everyone she met.
This silicon-heavy primer glides on easily on the face and dries up quickly, literally disappearing into the skin within seconds. It feels and seems almost weightless and made my skin velvety smooth, silky and soft. My make-up stayed well throughout the whole day.
Pores look smaller and lines seem to be smoother, making the skin a better canvas for a flawless looking finish. The best thing is, its oil-free.
What I really hate about, is the short nozzle in the bottle. It made it difficult to reach the ends and corners in the bottle. I have only used up 50% of the contents and I cannot seem to use the nozzle to push out the contents anymore. Guess what I did? I used a cotton bud to scoop out the contents instead.
Its quite bothersome and wasteful of my cotton buds but there is no better idea which I can see.

It also comes in different colours to correct the different issues on your skin, ie. redness, uneven tones, etc.
However, note that some people may be sensitive to silicion laden products.

Awards :
Winner of Best of Sephora Award for Best Primer, one of Marie Claire's "25 Products That Will Change Your Life", an InStyle Best Beauty Buy.

Ingredients :
Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Isopropylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Butylparaben, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propylene Glycol, Water, Grape Seed Extract, Kolanut Seed Extract, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract

Source : Smashbox

Review : True Bio Skin Phyto Balancing Repair Cream

Product Description
Contains Mimosa, Chamomile, Hawthorn and Passionflower Extracts which help stabilise the metabolism of sensitive skin; control the secretion of the sebaceous glands; and strengthen the self-healing ability of the skin. Reduce incidents of redness in the skin; improves the removal of waste products from the skin tissues; and enhances the supply of nutrients to the skin.

This moisturiser is part of the trial size set ( which I bought at $200+ )as recommended by Susan, the owner of True Bio Skin, after assessing my skin condition.
There is a slight scent, which is not unbearable but its does not fall into the fragranced category, thats for sure.
Slight yellowish in colour, it falls between gel to cream form, more on the latter than the former.

Its quite gentle and gets absorbed into the skin easily without leaving any greasy film.
However, I only use this when my skin is in its optimal condition ( read : no redness, no breakouts, no dehydration ) because it does not hydrate my skin.
I complement it with my hydrating masks at night so that I would have the best of both worlds.

I only have the 5ml size so I cannot really comment if it has indeed improve the sensitivness of my skin as I believe that this can only be observed only after a long usage.
The good news is, I do noticed that my T-zone is slightly less oily during mid-day. Less blotting with a tissue paper is needed.
It would be good, if it can provide some hydration factor to the product though

Ingredients :
Chamomile Extracts, Passionflower Extracts, Hawthorn Extracts, Mimosa Extracts, Grapeseed Oil, Wheat Germ Oil.

It costs $320 for a 30ml size, so I strongly recommend you to try their trial size before committing to the full retail size.
 
Source : True Bio Skin

Review : Christian Dior Diorskin Sculpt Lifting Smoothing Concealer

Product Description
Conceal imperfections and impart an ultra natural radiance with this new generation concealer. Infused new generation powders work to minimize fine lines while Dior's A-Resist complex improves the overall tone of the skin. This unique coverup recontours the face and imparts a youthful glow.

For some of you who are observant enough, you may noticed that I do mainly skincare products reviews and hardly make-up products reviews.
However, I cannot do without a concealer nowadays.
The younger me, do not really care about concealing all my eye flaws in the past but now, I felt downright ugly without a concealer. Do you feel the same way as me?

This is my first Dior product but its not a perfect one for me. Its difficult to find a good concealer which can conceals my dark circles, minimize the appearance of eyebags and will not sink into fine lines.

Although there are tons of reviews out there, everyone's concerns are different and its only through my own trial and errors, can I finally search for the perfect one, just for me only.

This little concealer lasts for a long while because a little bit goes a long way. And the more you applied, it tends to look unnatural and cakey underneath those fine lines. So apply sparingly with your fingers.

I usually use the wand applicator to dot the contents onto the back of my palms and then use my fingers to spread and blend on my undereye area as I can have better control of the amount used.
This concealer comes in 3 shades Ivory 001, Beige 002 and Honey 003 and mine is the Ivory 001 shade.

Its not as runny as a liquid concealer but denser than that. Slight thicker, I would say.
The product description sounds almost unbelievable as I do not see what it claimed to be.
I have been using this for almost 6 months but I hardly see any lift or any minimizing of fine lines.

Yes, it does help to conceal ( its a concealer, right? ) but not enough for my dark circles.
My undereye area does look better with the concealer than without but its just not enough. And whats that about its claims on minimizing the fine lines? It does not do that, at least on my skin.
And because my undereye area is generally dry, applying the concealer after my eye gel does not improve it but instead made my fine lines more prominent.

It blends easily and is actually quite easy to use.
But I would recommend this for those with light dark circles and no fine lines though I believe there are other concealers which can do a similar job with a lower price tag.
Sad to say, this product is just not for me. Its just a light concealer, as far as I am concerned.

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Review : The Body Shop Papaya Bath & Shower Gel

This is yet another one of my TBS shower gel conquest, probably the last one in my stash. I am slowly gearing towards organic/natural body products but I can never resist travel sized products. Small, cute, portable, its just so irresistible.
I brought this along to my Vietnam & Taiwan trips recently and its I simply love the scent. Papaya - fresh, delicious and juicy.
Foams and lathers well, its almost on par with the rest of TBS shower gel products. This papaya gives off a fruity smell which lingers on the body for a short while.

How It Works :
Papaya seed oil : moisturizes skin and is rich in essential fatty acids that help to repair skin’s moisture barrier, leaving skin smooth and supple.
Derivatives of sustainable palm oil and glycerin : cleanse and condition skin.

Ingredients :
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide DEA, Coco-Glucoside, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Seed Oil, Fragrance, PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate, Propylene Glycol, Limonene, Benzophenone-4, Hexyl Cinnamal, Disodium EDTA, Linalool, Citronellol, Citral, Methyl 2-Octynoate, Caramel, Orange 4, Red 33

Source : The Body Shop