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From the never ending Taipei stash comes this sheet mask branded with a doll with the creepiest empty stare. I guess it’s supposed to be a good thing to look like an angry….doll?
The ingredients are nothing out of the ordinary for these types of sheet masks. They were about $1 each so they were fun impulse buys. I have never seen them in the U.S. so there’s the rarity factor that appeals to me.
Continue reading “A Doll’s House – Labocare Bright and Honey-Like Doll Mask”
I’ve been rotating between three cleansing balms for the last two months, and today I bring you reviews and comparisons of all three:
From the bizarre files of Japan skin care comes this sheet mask pack of 2 made with faces of a tiger and a panda from the Ueno Zoo printed on it:
It was part of the monthly-ish beauty box that Angela and I swap. We have a very popular and stylish beauty box (Rox Box) subscription service that’s ultra exclusive with membership of 2. Anyhow I was super excited to try these because I thought they would contain tiger and panda ingredients. No I didn’t really…:(
Continue reading “They’re Guuuurrrrreat – Animal Face Pack”
Chosungah 22 is a Korean brand recently added to Sephora’s roster. (Check out its English site here and prepare to drool.)
The only product currently available on Sephora is the Dong Gong Minn Brow Maker ($22 for 0.37 oz.). As fortune would have it, I spotted these in one of the bins lining the checkout line at the Sephora in the Flatiron District. It’s super new to Sephora: there was no product sign and the sales associates were just as curious about it as I was.
Continue reading “Brow-nie Points: Chosungah 22 Dong Gong Minn Brow Maker Semi-Review + Swatches”
I cannot get enough of dat ass milk. I mean really, there’s something irresistible about the promise of nutritious, creamy, soothing milk that’s close to what yer mama used to feed you that makes me wanna use it in ALL my beauty products. So I squealed when Angela sent me this:
Whatevs. Get off my ass @Angela :p
Wait, no, underneath the note was this:
Continue reading “All About that Ass – Freeset Donkey Milk Skin Gel Mask Pack (Whitening)”
From the Taiwan 03-2015 haul files come this little cheapie treasure of an eye mask. It cost $0.50! And the first ingredient is goooooold:
There are only ~10 ingredients and the first few seem natural and “good” for moisture. I think grape leaf extract is good for anti-aging. But I don’t know if this mask would do all that it promises because…who needs to minimize pores around the under eye area? I’m not even sure that our eye bags have pores. Anyways I just wanted a bit of hydration under my eyes because stupid New York has turned cold again (wtf happened to Spring??) Here is the ingredient list: Continue reading “Gilty Pleasure – ELG Luxury Gold Collagen Eye Mask”
Innisfree Water Glow Cushion ($14 for 15g refill) claims to bestow a radiant glow with natural coverage in addition to SPF50+ and PA+++.
The Innisfree cushions are reputed to run light. That definitely rang true for the Water Glow cushion, which is the only one from Innisfree that I’ve tried. I ordered a refill in No. 23 True Beige, hoping that it would match my winter color, which is a MAC NC15 and typically a 21 in other cushion brands. Indeed, the 23 was a good fit and I’ve been using it interchangeably with my shade 21 cushions this winter.
The Sexylook black mask series are a new fun find for me from the Taiwan trip. Because…dun dun DUN…they contain jellyfish extract (new species added to beauty regimen) and snail extract (classic favorite.)
Look at it; it contains jellyfish. Nom nom nom. I love eating them in dim sum…sliced and dipped in red wine vinegar…and I guess those gelatinous springy creatures contain some sort of hydrophilic quality that helps the skin?
Continue reading “Hail Hydra! – Sexylook Full Hydra Effect + Neck Cotton Black Mask”
The first thing I bought in my trip to Taiwan was horse fat body cream. Because I say neigh, neigh, to flaky dry skin and had forgotten my body lotion at home.
This is a Japanese import product and you can get it at SASA in Taipei. According to their claims, it’s “formulated with Hokkaido pure horse oil, Shea butter, Aloe Vera, Urea etc. It can be easily absorbed, smoothes , and moisturizes dry & sensitive skin.” There’s a small amount of lavender oil in it to make it smell…not like beef jerky fat. Continue reading “Mane Squeeze – Haruhada Horse Oil Body Cream”
Way too long ago, we went to the Nature Republic store in Flushing, Queens. The Super Aqua Max Moisture Watery Cream caught my eye. Primarily because there was a tall display and it was on sale, ahem . . . This gel-cream comes in 3 formulas: blue for oily skin, green for combo skin, and pink for dry skin.
I went with the pink one since (freakin’ neverending) winter and tretinoin have left my skin on the dry side. It boasts 30 different marine plant extracts, 24-hour moisturizing and firming effect, and a protective-layer-forming silicone gel formula.
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