Review : Etude House Hand Bouquet Rich Butter Hand Cream

Product Description
The rich essence of shea butter moisturizes and nourishes hands with an improved anti wrinkle formula for soft, smooth hands.

This was a gift from a friend who came back from Korea. The 50ml tube lasts me for about 3 months in office. The material of the tube is pliable and dispenses the contents pretty easily, with a twist type cap.

It has a baby powder scent with a hint of floral that may be overpowering to some folks as the scent lingers on your hands for quite awhile.

Containing 5% shea butter, the hand cream has a white creamy texture that seemed to moisturize well during the first application but once it gets absorbed into the hands, it feels like nothing and almost non-existent. I have a tendency to re-apply it due to the non-existent texture once absorbed.

Not a repurchase.

Review : Dr. Ci:Labo Super Cleansing EX

Product Description
This cleanser wouldn't be Dr. Ci:Labo if it didn't provide umpteen benefits in one specially formulated product that's been designed right down to its feel, look and use.
For any woman who uses makeup and needs a strong, yet gentle, cleanser to be rid of it all at the end of the day and for any gal who's concerned about aging, this is the ultimate cleanser for you. The gel deeply penetrates into the skin, warming on its own to improve blood circulation – a major anti-aging benefit. It transforms into an oil that softens debris and dead skin cells for easy removal with rinsing, and it delivers vitamins and moisture for skin radiance and health.
Like a homing beacon in the night, it actually zeroes in on all unnecessary molecules on the skin, and encapsulates them for removal.

This was one of the products in the Dr. Ci:Labo travel pack I purchased recently. Made in Japan, this 18g trial size provided me with about a week's usage of daily make-up removal in the evenings. It does not contain any fragrance, colouring, mineral oil and is paraben-free.

With a gel texture that warms up in my palms with some massages, it transforms into a light oil on the skin to remove my face make-up easily. It feels very light and mild on the skin that I am almost afraid that it may be useless on heavier make-up which consists of primer, liquid foundation, loose powder, highlighter and blusher. I use a separate eye make-up remover for the eyes though.

However, it turns out that it does work well in removing make-up and does not cause any redness or tightness on my sensitive skin.
It is formulated with 3 major moisturizing ingredients (Marine-derived Collagen, Hyaluronan, and Ceramide) encapsulated in a nanocapsule as well as containing 5 kinds of vitamins (H, P, E, B6 and C) to condition and help keep the cleansed skin healthy. 

Ingredients :
GLYCERIN・CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE・OCTYLDODECETH-20・WATER・POLYGLYCERYL-10 BEHENATE/EICOSADIOATE・POLYGLYCERYL-10 DIISOSTEARATE・GLYCERYL BEHENATE/EICOSADIOATE・POLYGLYCERYL-2 ISOSTEARATE・SOLUBLE COLLAGEN・SODIUM HYALURONATE・CERAMIDE 3・PYRIDOXINE HCl・MAGNESIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE・TOCOPHEROL・BIOTIN・GLUCOSYL HESPERIDIN・SERINE・STEARYL GLYCYRRHETINATE・LACTIC ACID・LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL・SILICA・PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYL/LAUROYL GLUTAMATE・HYDROGENATED LECITHIN・ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (GINGER) ROOT EXTRACT・ACORUS CALAMUS ROOT EXTRACT・ANGELICA ACUTILOBA ROOT EXTRACT・VISNADINE・BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER) EXTRACT・METHYL GLUCETH-10・BUTYLENE GLYCOL・ALCOHOL・PHENOXYETHANOL

Source : Bellabox , Cilabo

Review : Skin Food Black Sugar Wash Off Mask

Product Description
Enriched with minerals and vitamins, this face scrub effectively exfoliates dead skin and revitalize skin.

The sachet provided 3 usages and it has been a pleasant experience. Black in colour, the granules seemed rough but did not irritate my sensitive skin. It has a soft warm sensation with a thick glooey texture that matches a brown sugar scent.

 
Immediately after a good massage on the face, my skin turned soft and smooth. Pores on my nose are cleaner for up to 2 days before all the blackheads attack it again.

Where To Purchase : Stylekorean | Shopee

Review : Avalon Organics Lemon Bath and Shower Gel

Product Description
Rebalance and refresh. Nourishing botanicals and gentle cleansers purify and replenish the skin while the invigorating aroma of organically grown Lemon uplifts the mind and body.

Standards
• Certified by QAI to NSF/ANSI 305, the American National Standard for personal care products containing organic ingredients
• Contains 70% organic content
• No parabens, harsh preservatives, synthetic colors or fragrances, phthalates or harmful sulfates
• 100% vegetarian ingredients
• No animal testing

I bought this 355ml bottle when there was a promotion in our local Watsons. Two bottles for $18. Affordable for the masses. The flick-top cap is easy to handle and the gel texture oozes out from the gap opening easily.

Check out my previously reviewed lavender and rosemary shower gels.

In this bottle, the lemon scent is refreshing and uplifting, just subtle without being overpowering. The lathering is light with suds and there is no drying after-feel.

Where To Purchase : Amazon

Avalon Organics Lemon Bath and Shower Gel  

Ingredients :
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (1), Aqua (Water), Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Glyceryl Oleate, Sorbitol, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract (1), Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract (1), Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract (1), Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract (1), Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Bisabolol, Citric Acid, Decyl Glucoside, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Sodium Sulfate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Alcohol (1), Benzyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citral, Limonene, Linalool
(1) Certified Organic Ingredient

OPI Reflecting Pool + Zoya Green

An old nail polish which I don't wear pretty often just because red tends to be matchy-matchy with my outfits most of the time. 

Presenting the OPI Reflecting Pool which is a gorgeous teal with gold shimmers in it. I didn't expect the colour to turn out to be so lovely on my nails. On its own, the texture is slightly runny and alittle sheer so 3 coats are what I preferred to reach the level of opacity I like. 

On another occasion, I applied Zoya Green ( I did not get the correct name, because I lost the label somehow ) first, before applying another coat of OPI Reflecting Pool and I was really impressed with how easy to get both colours up on my nails. 

Eliminating toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and DBP from its polishes, Zoya has quickly become one of the most popular 5-free nail polish brands out there. 

The one in green is my one and only Zoya nail polish and it was very very runny and sheer. It looks like I may need many coats before reaching the opacity I preferred, so in the end, I layered it with OPI Reflecting Pool which turned out to be a brilliant choice. 

In fact, despite being such a klutz in applying nail polish, it was so effortlessly easy to just apply 1 coat of each without much "overruns" around my nails.

Just can't stop admiring the colour on my nails....