Review : Caudalie Moisturizing Cream Mask

Product Description
A moisturizing bath: suitable for all skin types, the Moisturizing Cream-Mask instantly soothes and rehydrates. It restores comfort and leaves skin feeling soft and smooth.

The 50ml size costs $48 in Sephora and I got it at 20% lesser when Sephora was having a sale.
Using twice a week, the 50ml size lasts me for 1.5 months. The product does not contain parabens, phenoxyethanol,

In tube form, the moisturizing cream mask has a light creamy consistency that applies well to give a cooling and refreshing sensation on the skin. It stings slightly on severely dehydrated areas and during my initial usage, my skin turns warm and slightly reddish after removing it. Occasionally, I still see redness on my cheeks, especially on the pigmentation area.

It contains a good amount of its key ingredient, Grape Seed Oil, being located as the 4th ingredient which provides good antioxidant benefits to the skin.
I like that it helps maintain the hydration level on optimal skin condition ( at times ) but on severely dehydrated skin, this does not work that effectively but requires daily application to reach the sufficient level that my skin requires.

The cream mask scores 4.1 from 15 users on Makeupalley.

You can purchase the product from Amazon.
Caudalie Moisturizing Cream Mask

Ingredients :
AQUA (WATER), GLYCERIN*, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED OIL*, SORBITAN STEARATE*, PEG-100 STEARATE*, GLYCERYL STEARATE*, CETETH-20*, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, SQUALANE*, CETYL ALCOHOL*, CETYL PALMITATE*, DIMETHICONE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL*, CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POLYSORBATE 60*, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), TOCOPHEROL*, CARBOMER, SODIUM PHYTATE*, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS ROOT EXTRACT*, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL BETA-GLUCAN, SODIUM HYALURONATE, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LINALOOL, LIMONENE, BENZYL BENZOATE, CITRONELLOL. (052/023)*Origine végétale - Plant origin
Source : Caudalie

Review : Fancl Whitening Essence

Product Description
FANCL Whitening Essence delivers fresh calendula extracts deep within your skin with Advanced Nano Capsule Technology, activating your skin’s natural power for fairness. This whitening essence is an intensive care essence that provides triple vitamin C effectiveness with immediate whitening results. Formulated with additional VC.VE Complex that works intensively on spots, maximises whitening with triple Vitamin C effectiveness for faster results in a shorter time.

Acitive Ingredients :
Calendula Flower Extract
Eliminate MIF (Macrophage Inhibitory Factor) that triggers production of dark melanin pigments that causes spots, freckles and uneven skin tone
Mellow and Blue Sweet Pea Flower
Contain Malvidin extract that purifies and reactivates skin cells
Olive Leaf Extract
Regenerates oxidized Vitamin C to work even harder on spots and reckless and thus lowers skin darkening effects
VC Ethyl
Lightens dark melanin and prevents melanin accumulation on skin surface thus effectively supporting the delivery of Vitamin C in skin cells
Grapefruit Extract
Support the effect of Sustaniable Vitamin C Derivative in whitening

I purchased the full 18ml size after a pleasant experience with their complimentary samples last year. Its original price is $65 but I bought it for $40.50 due to their closing down sale which had the product's price marked down by 30%.

Free of preservatives, sterilisers, petroleum surfactants, fragrances and mineral oil, this whitening essence is also alcohol-free, a winning formula for all. It comes in a pump bottle with a clean and white sleek packaging. 2 pumps are recommended but I usually use 3 pumps for my cherubic face shape and concentrated more on my cheeks with slight pigmentation.

Light milky yet translucent in colour, this essence has a runny texture that is lightweight and never greasy. I like how it sinks into my skin easily, leaving just a very thin layer of stickiness. I will add on a hydrating moisturizer thereafter, as its just not hydrating enough for my easily dehydrated skin.

I feel that the effect is amplified after using Fancl Facial Stretch Gel prior to using the essence as I can see that my skin appeared to be more radiant than before. On its own, the effects are hardly visible to my naked eye, then again, I am only using it for 2 months for one bottle. Each bottle is expected to last for 1 month but I tend to use it once a day, depending on my skin condition. If its dehydrated, I will rotate between a hydrating serum.

The product scored 3.1 from 13 users on Makeupalley.

Source : Fancl

Review : Innisfree Its Real Avocado Mask

Product Description
Innisfree It's Real Avocado Mask with Avocado and Green Complex infused with the blend of herb complex water and ingredients from nature, adds vitality and energy to your skin. Avocado Mask that feels the skin with nutrition and moisture for smoothness.

Yet another flavor which I bought direct from Korea, via a friend. Containing honey extract, tangerine peel extract, green tea extract, cactus fruit extract,camellia tree leaf extract as well as its key ingredient, Avocado, this sheet mask is touted to provide moisture to the skin.

While it did give me well-moisturized skin, it does not last beyond the following morning. Made of a sturdy thin material, it comes with eye flaps to give a bonus treat to the eyes. The cutting fits and adheres well to my facial contours.

A medicore performance but fares better than its Pomegranate and Manuka flavours.

Source : Amazingsean

Review : Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream

Product Description
Sweet almond meal combines with extracts of anthyllis, calendula, chamomile and St. John's wort to remove dirt and impurities without stripping the skin of moisture. Skin is strengthened while gentle exfoliation reveals skin's vitality.

For all skin conditions. Cleansing Cream gently cleanses, exfoliates, fortifies and refreshes, protecting the skin’s natural protective function for healthy, radiant skin.

Usage :
Cleanse in the morning and evening. Moisten face, neck and décolleté with a warm face cloth. Mix ½-1 inch / 1-2 cm of Cleansing Cream with  warm water in the palms to form a smooth, creamy paste. Press mixture gently onto skin then roll hands up and away in a wave-like motion. Start in the centre of the forehead then slowly work outward and down, ending at the décolleté. Avoid the eye area. Repeat the press and roll action 2-3 times. Do not rub or scrub. Rinse with warm water then finish with a splash of cool, fresh water to close pores.
For sensitive skin use warm water only

Quality

Truly natural and organic cosmetics, certified to NATRUE and/or BDIH standards

Free from synthetic fragrances, dyes and preservatives

Free from mineral oils, parabens, silicone and PEG

Vegan

Dermatologically tested for sensitive skin

Wherever possible, all raw materials come from controlled organic or Demeter cultivation and are recovered under fair conditions

I received a 10ml trial size as part of my beauty selection box from Lovelula. I have been looking forward to using the brand, since hearing raves about their products a long time ago.

 
The recommended usage for the cream is pretty unique, to use a rolling method, instead of the usual rubbing or scrubbing method.

The methods seem too mild on my skin hence I use my regular method of cleansing and it works fine.
My skin feels refreshed, clean and smooth. I don't use it everyday, because of its exfoliating beads, just on every alternate day or when I think my skin needs a good scrubbing action.

It has a heavy scent which is overpowering for my senses and the exfoliation action is mild enough to prevent any redness or tautness on my sensitive skin. Brown in colour, it feels and looks more like  paste than a cream.

 
This cleanser, while effective and mild, is not on my to-buy list due to its inclusion of alcohol, something that is not needed in my skincare products.

It scored 3.7 from 318 users on Makeupalley.

Where To Purchase : Amazon

Ingredients :
Water (Aqua), Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Meal, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Anthyllis Vulneraria Extract, Alcohol, Arachis Hypogaea (Peanut) Oil, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Flower/Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Bark/Leaf Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Fragrance (Parfum), Citronellol*, Geraniol*, Malpighia Punicifolia (Acerola) Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Algin.

*component of natural essential oils

Review : Color Combos Q10 Lifting Eye Mask

Product Description
Color Combos Q10 Lifting Eye Mask is specially formulated with Q10, Chamomile Extract and Hydrolyzed Elastin. This eye mask helps to improve elasticity and firmness around eye contour area. Q10, which is rich in moisturizing nutrients, instantly helps to bring nutrients deeply into the inner cells, providing sufficient energy to skin cells, enhancing brightening and anti-oxidant ability. With a regular usage, it uplifts and firms your eye contour area.      

An affordable pack of eye masks, each pack contains 10 pairs of eye masks stacked together. You just have to peel it off one by one before usage.
Each sheet is generous in size and covers the whole stretch of the undereye area. There is a slight tightening effect but the end effect is not that apparent. Keep it within 10 to 15minutes of treatment, anything more, it left my undereye area drying. Then again, the treatment just left my undereye area refreshing but nothing lasting.

Source : Sasa