Review : My Beauty Diary Rice Peptides Mask

Product Description
My Beauty Diary Intensive Rice-Peptides Mask offers multiple effect in resilience, revitalizes and repairs.
It contains:
•soy isoflavones - revitalizes skin; restores resilience with its firming effect
•arnica gentian - softens and tones skin
•seaweed, bladderwack - moisturizes skin; improves dry appearance and texture of skin.

Its recommended for all skin types, normal skin and especially for aging skin.

This Intensive Rice- Peptides Mask is enriched with Rice- Peptides, which contains Ceramides and vitamin complex to nourish and hydrate skin. it also works to condition skin’s natural mechanism. Blended with soy- peptides, it not only revitalizes and renews skin cells, but also improves skin’s natural defense.

Extracts of Witch Hazel, Arnica and Gentian help soften skin, while Algae extracts helps moisturize dry skin, preventing wrinkles. Skin is rejuvenated.

Well, after all the hype surrounding The Beauty Diary Masks, its finally my turn to review them after trying it out for the past 1.5weeks, with 5 sheets. I bought a box of 10 sheets from Taiwan. Its relatively cheaper to get it there and if you buy more, its even cheaper.

The packaging is very attractive in a girly and sweet manner, however I do feel that the box is abit too big for 10 individually packed masks. Its a waste of resource as there are plenty of space in the box itself. When I was in Taiwan, I have to tear off the lovely packaging and repackaged it, to make it more compact for my over-brimming luggage.

Design on each individually packed sheet mask is identical to what is displayed on the box. Rice Peptides Mask is my first one from this range as my friends raved about the moisturising abilities for this. Being a person who is always in need of hydration masks, I chose this over the rest, to give it a try.

There is a plastic sheet kept inbetween the mask. The texture of the sheet is pretty strong and would not tear easily. Its soaked in just the right amount of essence without the messiness of it dripping all over the face, as you layered it on.
The size of the sheet mask is just right for me, except for the eye area part which was slightly bigger.
The scent of this mask is abit funny though as it reminded of vegetables, but once layered on the face, the scent kind of dissipated which was fine with me.

For what it claims and for the price ( I bought this at less than $1 per piece ), I would say its a value buy. It was able to hydrate my skin, improve the dry appearance and my face appeared rested.
However, I do not see any firming and brightening effects.

With the popularity of this range of maks, beware of fakes out there. Read Skindeco's excellent article on discerning the fakes from the real ones.

Benefits
- Moisturising, repairs and improves elasticity of skin
- Hydrating, firming, tightening

Ingredients :
Purified Water, 1,3-Butylene Glycol, Water cress Extract, Glycerine, Witch Hazel Extract, Algae Extract, Nanospheres, Aloe Extract, Propylene Glycol, Soy-Peptides, Rice-Peptides, Bladder wrack, Gentian Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Arnica Extract, Bio-Active Silanols, Lemon Extract, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Methyl Paraben, Tween 20, Fragrance

Source : Cosme-de, Sasa, Beauty Diary

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Review : Physiogel AI Cream

Product Description
PHYSIOGEL AI Cream is an innovative, hypoallergenic, moisturizing cream formulated to nourish dry skin, and is beneficial in regenerating the skin protective barrier.

- Calms irritated, itchy and dry skin.
- Protects from free radicals.
- Helps the skin's protective barrier.
- Helps relieves Redness in Dry Sensitive Skin

I was prescribed this Physiogel AI Cream as part of my treatment for my eczema 2 years ago, after a trip back from Phuket. Its was my first brush with eczema. Needless to say, I was pretty upset to find my skin red, raw, itchy and scaly. The itchiness was so bad that my constant scratching left it even more vulnerable and worse off.

Back in Singapore, I visited a dermatologist, after a recommendation from a colleague who battled with eczema most of his life. The dermatologist told me that the trigger of my eczema could be a combination of the sea, sun and water and that eczema can only be treated but not cured. I was then prescribed 5 products to follow through. Within a week, I saw an improvement which was a huge relief.

Previously, I had visited a GP near my home but the lotion does not work but instead made it worse to the point that I don't even dare to step out of the house.

Physiogel AI Cream can be found in most pharmacies at a cheaper price and since that eczema flare-up, I always make sure I have a backup at home.

White in colour, Physiogel AI Cream has a very slight scent, largely attributed by its ingredients as it does not smell artificial. The texture is slightly greasy and once applied, there would be a layer of moisturising veil on the skin. Because of that, I prefer to use it on the body than on the face.

It soothed the red, raw and scaly skin and the itchiness subsided. I can see the improvement of my red skin within a day.

Check out my reviews on Physiogel Calming Relief Gentle Cream Cleanser and Physiogel Calming Relief Face Cream.

Where To Purchase : Shopee
Physiogel Calming Relief A.I Cream 

Physiogel Daily Moisture Therapy Dermo-Cleanser

Ingredients:
Aqua, Olea, Europaea, Glycerin, Pentylene, Glycol, Palm Glycerides, Olus, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Squalane, Betaine, Palmitamide MEA, Acetamide MEA, Sarcosine, Hydroxyethyl-cellulose, Sodium Carbomer, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum


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Review : Crabtee & Evelyn Nantucket Briar Hand Therapy

Product Description

Now you can enjoy the moisturising benefits of Hand Therapy in the popular Nantucket Briar fragrance. This rich cream, made with natural shea butter helps to soothe, moisturise and condition dry hands.

Crabtee & Evelyn Nantucket Briar Hand Therapy is an award-winning shea butter hand cream leaves your hands feeling incredibly smooth and soft.

• Award winning shea butter hand cream
• Soothes
• Conditions
• Moisturizes

I love pampering my hands in the air-conditioned office and usually kept one in my bag and on my office desk. I picked this up during last Xmas and is now in my last 3rd tube.

Hearing this, you would have thought that I love this to bits but no, I was just trying to use up all my 3 tubes before giving it a verdict that it truly does not work for me. 

This is the worst hand cream I ever used from Crabtree and Evelyn Hand Therapy range. 

The scent is pretty unique, considering that its a mixture of a blend of briar roses, bergamot, fresh greens, amber and vanilla. Its bearable but I wouldn't describe it as a scent I like because I was expecting my hand cream to smell even nicer than this. 

White in colour, the texture is light, yet is able to leave a light coating of greasy film on the hands once applied. I presume its supposed to be a layer of moisturising veil to keep my hands well-moisturised but sadly, it does not work that way on my hands. In fact, my hands seemed to turn drier after every use.  

Key Ingredients :
Shea butter (moisturizing, conditioning), lavender oil (soothing) bisabolol / chamomile (soothing), allantoin (anti-irritant), glycerin (moisturizer), Vitamin E (anti-oxidant)

Crabtree & Evelyn Gardners Hand Therapy is a shea-butter rich formula hand cream which contains shea butter as well as extracts of yarrow, clover and calendula to help soothe and condition work-roughened hands.

Main functions : Soothes, conditions and restores softness
Scent: Fresh green clover, lavender, sage rosemary and thyme.

I bought the 3 in a pack during the last Christmas season together with the lavender pack as well and have been using it after finishing the lavender hand cream ( read my review ).

Compared to the lavender hand cream, its not as light or mild yet its also not that heavy.
It keeps my hands moisturised but only for a short while and I still need to reapply after every 1 hour or so.

As with all Crabtree and Evelyn hand creams, it does not leave any greasy after-feel or prints all over.

Its a best-seller in some websites, coupled with rave reviews.
After reviewing all 4 hand creams, I will say, I prefer either the rose or this hand cream. For now, I will stick to both of these, till I find a better one out there.

Main Ingredients :
glycerin (moisturizing), shea butter (conditioning, emollient), clover (deodorizing), bisabolol from chamomile (soothing)

Review : The Body Shop Neroli Jasmin Shower Gel

I bought this in the travel sized 60ml and started off with not liking the scent. However, as time goes by, I have grown to love the fragrance which can be pretty exotic. Its a mixture of neroli, freesia, violet leaf, orange blossom, jasmine, white peony, sandalwood, vanilla, musk and amber which gave that exotic fragrance scent.

The lathering factor is still within my likeable range, not overwhelming. Quite a joy to use.

How it works: - Community Trade camomile essential oil soothes skin and calms the senses.
- Coconut-oil derived cleansing agent cleans skin and enriches foam and lather.
- Beautiful and luxurious pearlescent look.

Main Ingredient 
Organic camomile water : Soothes the skin.
 
Ingredients :
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide DEA, Fragrance, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Citric Acid, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Disodium EDTA, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexyl Cinnamal, Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile) Extract, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Coumarin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Geraniol, Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene, Caramel, Red 4.
 
Source : The Body Shop

Review : Estee Lauder Cyber White EX Extra Intensive Illuminating Mask

Product Description
The Cyber White EX Extra Intensive Illuminating Mask is a targeted, detoxifying treatment with anti-oxidants to help neutralise free radical damage to the skin. Free radical damage can lead to future spots and the product is specifically designed to prevent spots underneath the skin from making an appearance.

This 15ml masque which is part of the Cyber White GWPs received during my purchase quite some time back, is the last remaining product from the GWP which I have yet to review.
I was not using it on a regular basis then, so it would be kinda unfair to review it at that time. Recently I am back to using it on a twice per week basis and love how this masque fared on my skin tone.

White in colour and creamy in texture, I thought it would be quite a mess to spread it on the face but surprisingly, it's not. It's soft and moist and is quite a joy to layer it on the face.
It has the same signature fragrance in the Cyber White range.

What usually irked me about creamy masks, is that it can be difficult to cleanse it off. Its the same with this mask. Basically, I used cotton pads doused with water and cleanse it for the first round, before rinising my face with water directly.

I can see an immediate brightening effect on my skin  though I think it fared not so well on its hydrating capability. The brightening effect is pretty subtle though so I may not be willing to splurge on the full price for this product.

It was a different story when I used it on my arms. Using the last dollop, I applied on my hands, hoping that it can spread the whitening benefits to my hands but it becomes itchy after 5 minutes and I washed it off immediately.

Thereafter, my eczema started. Thankfully, I got my prescribed moisturiser to calm it down.
This product was recommended by the popular Taiwan Beauty magazine "Beauty" and the reader's choice under the whitening/brightening mask category in this year's Her World 2010 Beauty Awards.

Check out the new masks from Estee Lauder.
Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme Global Anti-Aging Mask Boost ( rested, radiant, energised )
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Concentrated Recovery PowerFoil Mask ( fresher, renewed )

Ingredients :
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Cetyl Esters, Dimethicone, Yeast Extract, Butylene Glycol, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, Calcium Sulfate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Whey Protein, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Caffeine, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Morus Nigra (Mulberry) Root Extract, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seedcake, Sucrose, Acetyl Glucosamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cholesterol, Zea Mays (Corn) Oil, Propylene Glycol Dicaprate, Kaolin, Lecithin, 7-Dehydrocholesterol, Magnesium Aluminum Slilcate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Simethicone, Potassium Sulfate, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium Dioxide

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