Review: AAG whitening Eye Mask

My Chinese is pretty poor so the name above is actually a direct translation of the Chinese name which may not be that accurate.

Got these eye masks which comes in a box ( with 5 pairs ) in Taiwan. I was on an eye mask shopping spree and picked up whatever I thought was good.

This was one of them but sadly, it was a big disappointed.

Manufactured in Taiwan from Unibiotech, this mask contains alot of good ingredients, like Vitamin E, Vitamin C (ascorbyl glucoside) and Hyaluronic Acid and I was hoping that I can see some visible improvement on my under eye area.

The presentation of the mask looks pretty cheap as each pair was pasted on a white plastic sheet of paper. The cresent shaped mask is slightly spongy on 1 side and sticky on the other side. Its dry so you just need to stick the sticky portion on the under eye area.

After using 1 pack, I hardly see any improvement.

Review : Etude House Hydro Wrapping Mask - Firming

Product Description

Mask sheet's special hydro coating essence contains botanical extracts to effectively refresh complexion.

I only got 1 mask so it may be unfair to judge the effectiveness of this mask. There was a slight firming effect but it only lasted till the next morning.

Apologies that I cannot remember anything about the scent but I believe its not overwhelming else I would have remembered.

Mask sheet is the similar stiff and thick material as with the rest of the hydro wrapping range.

And as usual, alcohol is one of the ingredients so I would not re-purchase it again.

Active Ingredients : Red Ginseng and Korean Plum Extracts

Review : Skin Food Lettuce and Cucumber Water Drop Essence

Product Description
Water-based, it relaxes tired skin with water-rich lettuce and cucumber extracts, collagen and vitamin ingredients. Provides long lasting hydration and moisture retention on the skin.

2 sachets were what I received as complimentary samples from Korea and 4 usages are all I need to love this product enough to recommend to those with dehydrated skin.

Light and refreshing with a cucumber and lettuce scent, it sinks easily into the skin without any greasy feel. The texture is surprisingly light and airy and provides much needed moisture to the skin.

I have combination skin with dehydrated surface and this product fits it to a tee, because it was able to provide all the moisture which I needed, without weighing it down. Absolutely, nothing to hate about.
Made me keen to try out the rest of the products in this line.

Source : Skin Food

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Review on Clarins HydraQuench Cooling Cream Gel

Product Description
A wonderful refreshing cream-gel for normal to combination skin which ensures a matte finish and long-wearing make-up, along with optimal hydration, thanks to Katafray bark extract. Ideal for warm climates.

I received a 5ml sample after a lengthy consultation with the friendly Clarins promoter. It lasted me less than a week but it has already won me over, with its efficacy and effectiveness.
If you have been following my blog, you would have noted that I tend to incline towards water-based skincare products because I believe thats what work best for my skin.

After Clarins started their campaign in giving out samples for your skin type, I had the chance to try out some of their products and I have been truly impressed with some of them. No kidding.
I have combination skin, with surface dehydration and sensitive at times, hence hydrating products are always on the top of my list.

Recommended for normal to combination skin and light blue in colour, it has a nice subtle plant extracts scent which is pretty soothing to me.
Visually, it looks like a lighter version of cream but the texture is light and gets absorbed into the skin without any greasy feel.

I matched this cream-gel, together with their serum and I really love it. I love how my skin looks healthier, hydrated and plumped up with moisture.
In fact, there were no flakiness on my skin, despite being in an air-conditioned room for 2 whole days, which was pretty impressive.
However, I do not see any improvement in my sebum production and my combination skin is still oily when mid day comes.

Retailing at $88, I thought its pretty expensive and the worst thing is, it contains alcohol as its 2nd ingredient.
I really love this product but because of its alcohol content, I have to let it go.

Check out 90% positive reviews on Makeupalley and decide if this is the one for you.

Main Ingredients :
Hyaluronic Acid : maintain ideal moisture levels
Katafray Bark : restructures your skin’s protective outermost layers and limits dehydration
Sorbier Tree Bud : stimulates radiance-boosting microcirculation
Vitamin E : protect against free radicals
E3P Complex : protects against pollution
Pomegranate extract : regulates sebum production and tightens pores
Alpine Willow Herb : regulates shine

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Review on Ola Hawaii Passion Fruit Citrus Pacific Sea Salt Scrub

Product Description
Passion fruit, mango and a variety of tangy citrus notes. Relaxing and increases vitality and awareness.
The Ola Hawaii mineral-rich Pacific Sea Salt Scrub combines Hawaiian sea salt, deep sea minerals and organic Lehua honey for an Invigorating, conditioning, moisturizing, and detoxifying exfoliation.

I bought the smaller size at $12.90 to try it out first, before investing in the full size. The lady in charge of the online store, is a very friendly, patient and accomodating lady who goes out of her way to answer my queries via email and sms. Very good service indeed.

Being my first purchase of an organic body scrub, I was really looking forward to trying this out and really hope that it works out fine.

 
The 1.6oz tub lasted me for about 6 usages perhaps because I scooped out alot to do a full body scrub.
I am impressed that the tub is sealed tightly and one really need to poke a hole to the seal of the tub before using it. Very hygienic which I like.

I cannot tell what the fragrance is, but its quite nice and soothing to the senses. And what do I see when I opened the seal? Sea Salt soaked in Lehua Honey, Coconut Oil, etc! 

Unlike the normal body scrub, this body scrub have much liquid in them, hence when I scooped out, I need to take care not to scoop out the salt scrub only, but together with some of the liquid contents. 

Contrary to what others say, I need to scoop out alot before I can do a full body scrub which also explained why I used up the tub so soon.

One shocking news is that, I actually developed some allergic reaction to it. While I can say that my face is of sensitive nature but I can hardly say that of my body, in fact, my body hardly have any adverse reactions to the products I used so far, hence I was quite surprised that my body was itchy after the first use.

On my first use, the left side of my body started to get itchy, like the arms, thighs and calves. On the second use, my body became itchy all over, even after rinsing it off. I am now using it for the 5th time, 1 last scoop and its the end of the tub. I really wanted to like this scrub but my body is resisting against it.

Just a note that, after each shower, it left a slight oily film on the body, most probably for moisturising purposes though its not something I like, because I felt unclean.

Ingredients :
Pacific Sea Salt, Lehua Honey, Fractionated Coconut Oil, Virgin Coconut Butter, Vegetable Glycerin, Coconut Oil, Mango Seed Butter, Avocado Fruit Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, Kukui Nut Oil, Hawaiian Alae Red Sea Salt, Hawaiian Deep Sea Minerals, Passion Fruit Juice, Orange Juice, Extracts Of: Noni, Olena Root, Aloe,Olena Powder , Aloe Vera Powder, Natural Passion Fruit Aroma, Essential Oils Of: Blood Orange,Grapefruit, Orange