Review : Lancome Advanced Genifique Hydrogel Melting Mask

Product Description
The Hydrogel Melting Mask delivers results which are instantly visible on the skin. Containing the star ingredients of Advanced Genifique serum, the probiotic extracts activate the skin's beauty and help strengthen its barrier function by giving it access to all the vital resources it needs. Of these probiotic extracts, the Hydrogel Melting Mask is most concentrated in Bifidus. It not only helps strengthen the skin's barrier function by improving its quality and resistance to external stress, it also helps provide the skin with intense hydration.

It features a special heat-sensitive hydrogel mesh which melts into a fluid at skin temperature and therefore releases its active ingredients on contact with skin. Upon application, the mask half-melts into the skin with a soft, pleasant texture that glides across the face. The mask leaves skin moisturised with a supple, radiant finish. Skin is neither greasy nor sticky.


Containing the same amount of probiotic extract as a bottle of Advanced Genifique, Lancome Advanced Genifique Hydrogel Melting Mask is a great way to improve your skin condition instantly, just before an important event. I used it the day before attending a wedding dinner, just so that I can look younger, better and more radiant around relatives whom I have not seen for several months. It never hurts to look better, right?

Top 2 Beauty Cleansing Tips By Go Hyun Jung

Go Hyun Jung, a Korean actress and model in her 40s, boast of a luminous and youthful skin which is legendary in Korea. Her face is nearly flawless, even without make-up. 

Her published book - Go Hyun Jung's Texture published in 2011 when she turned 40, was sold out in just 2 days. 

Here are her 2 beauty cleansing tips :

1) Cleanse the T-zone area first, followed by the cheeks. This is because the former area tends to be oilier than the latter, and by cleansing your cheeks last, you ensure the drier areas are not exposed to cleanser for too long. Over-cleansing = drier skin = more sensitive skin that has been stripped of its moisture, which makes your skin compensate by producing more oil. 


2) Peach Fuzz Cleansing Method - cleanse your face against the grain of your hair's growth so that it is easier to dislodge grit and plugs from your pores. 
- splash warm water on face to open up pores
- massage cleanser in the direction of fine facial hair growth, in an inside-out circular motion starting from the nose
- then begin massaging in the opposite direction of hair growth, concentrating on and around the nose, in an outside-in circular motion
- rinse off with lukewarm water



Source : Herworld

Review : The History Of Whoo Gongjinhyang Essential Firming Mask

Product Description
Give your skin the royal treatment with this luxury brand that claims to produce skincare based on a secret imperial formula. Enriched with concentrated collagen and golden silk protein, this mask is the path to firmer, softer and more radiant skin. It also helps fight wrinkles, not only on your face, but also those oft-neglected ones on your neck. This treatment is on the pricey side – after all, it is fit for a queen. 

Main Ingredients : Antlers Extract, Korean Angelica Root Extract, Cornus Fruit Extract, Acanthopanas Extract, Dahurian Asparagus Extract

The History Of Whoo Gongjinhyang Essential Firming Mask marks my first foray in the prestige brand, said to be a brand fit for loyalty. It focuses on exclusive hanbang ingredients with the aesthetic feel of Korean royal culture on their elegant packaging. 

Hanbang refers to herbal medicine which has now found its way to skincare, with the likes of Sulwhasoo and History of Whoo. Common hanbang ingredients such as ginseng, chaga mushroom, lotus root as well as various botanical and fermented extracts do not come cheap and they tend to be targeted for maturing skin, hence earning the misnomer of "ahjumma skincare".

There are several product lines from The History Of Whoo namely, 
- Bichup : award-winning Bichup range is their classical essence that rejuvenates, reduces wrinkles and improves your complexion
- Gongjinhyang : basic skin range to care for and protection the skin
- Gongjinhyang Soo : hydrating range with oxygenising benefits of purified water. Replenishes hydration and revitalises your skin
- Gongjinhyang Seol : whitening range inspired by the luxurious beauty of south sea pearl, created to reveal luminously clear and brighter skin tone
- Gongjinhyang Mi : luxurious makeup range formulated with the ancient anti-ageing treatment, Gongjinbidan, and combined with precious ingredients such as gold, amber and pearl, enhancing skin’s natural beauty
- Jinyulhyang : uses a a 5000-year-old royal court formula to nourish the skin with ‘life force resin’, combining red wild ginseng, safflower podium, Kamisoyosan and ‘Jeongiboyuldankwa’
- Cheongidan : holistic care range that works deep within the skin to fight signs of ageing and leave you with clear, bright skin
- Hwan yu : miraculous formulations renew and revive using the cosmetic dual forces of Yin and Yang  ‘Gihyeolijeong’ to sense minute changes in your skin as you age and correct them instantly


Said to heighten skin's elasticity while promoting cell regeneration through the silk sheet mask, The History Of Whoo Gongjinhyang Essential Firming Mask comes across as a sturdy thin mask ( made from 100% natural inner skin of Bamboo Tree ) with a good cutting for my cherubic face shape. 

Review : Sephora Shea Hair Sleeping Mask

Product Description
Sephora line of hair masks with targeted benefits to hydrate and repair hair while you sleep. They are designed to be applied to dry hair, acting overnight for better results. Each is targeted to a specific hair concern without weighing hair down. Just apply to hair, cover with the included cap, and wake up to hair that is softer, more flexible, and visibly more beautiful.

Sephora has came up with a line of hair masks for overnight use. There are 4 varieties available.

Coconut Mask: Nourishes and repairs hair fibers.
Shea Mask: Fortifies and helps to prevent breakage and split ends.
Rose Mask: Smooths and prevents frizzing.
Acai Mask: Protects colour and boosts radiance.

I received Sephora Shea Hair Sleeping Mask as part of my Christmas gift from a good friend of mine last year, to which I use it after my newly coloured hair ( roots touch-up only ) recently, in order to keep my tresses in good condition.

Coming from Sephora Collection, the price is not exactly cheap for a 1 time use product but if it works as well as the hair treatment at the salon, then its definitely value for money. Sometimes, its better to have 1 product that solve all your hair worries and concerns than to get many products without seeing any results. Curious to hear how it works for my thick and long tresses?

Review : Milatte Fashiony Gold Hydrogel Eye Patch

Product Description
Instantly soothe and eliminate puffiness and dark circles. Relax and refresh dull eye zone. Lift up fine lines and smooth wrinkles. It leaves undereye skin smooth and dewy moist. Containing Caviar + Hydrolyzed Collagen + Hyaluronic acid + 5 complex ingredients to supply moisture and nutrition to dark and dull skin and helps skin to be revitalized, bright and clean.

I have an obsession with eye masks. Because my undereye area is plagued with fine lines, dark circles and eye bags, I am always trying out different eye masks in the hope that my undereye area can look better. My issues are mainly hereditary and even with enough sleep, my eye area always look tired and dull. But despite knowing that eye mask is a temporary measure, I still hold on for that glimmer of hope, that at least my undereye area can look better for that one day event. So how does the gold eye patches fare?