mask sheet review : my beauty diary earl grey tea macaron & skin food juice white cheek sheet

This would be my last post before i travel to Jakarta tomorrow.. Normally i don't update or write my blog when i was there, but this time i will stay quite long there (around 3 months) so i hope i could spare some time to write in here but well,,let's see :) anyway.. today i'm gonna write a review about mask sheet. Since normally mask sheet will be just a short review, so i'll just put two of them in one post.

First it.. My beauty diary Earl grey tea & macaroon sheet mask

As you may know by now, my beauty diary is my fav brand for mask sheet because of the cheap price, nice result, nice scent, all in all, everything is just nice for me. and this one? OMG from the name itself it's tempting already. tea and macaroon?who doesn't want to try that?
From the name, of course i expected some sweet or delicious scent from this mask..but i guess now i'm dissapointed by my own expectation just because it doesn't smell delisious as i thought it would be. The scent of this mask is really light in fact, i have to really sniff to it to be able to smell something.. There is only a light hint, sweet scent, not something delicious or yummy..lol. But anyway it's just a scent and i think many people prefer product like this anyway, with only a hint of sweet scent.

The quality, just like any other my beauty diary mask, never fail me. it did good as a mask sheet. It's sooo watery, moisturizing and hydrating, that although i put it on my face for 30 minutes it still didn't get dry. It also didn't give me any uncomfortable feeling like itchy, redness or rash.. it was a smooth comfortable 30minutes during this mask on my face.
and the result after using this mask, i got a fresh-brighten face, felt so hydrated. another nice mask sheet to keep!


Skin food Juice white cheek sheet

Actually it's not a face mask sheet. as you can see from the name, it's a cheek sheet. Yup! it's only for your cheek area!

can you read the description from the packaging? i hope it's clear enough.. well the promise is to minimize current skin discoloration and help brighten complexion.
But i was wondering.. why only for cheek? why not the whole face?
this is the cheek mask looks like..

it looks like an eye patch but bigger.. but in my opinion, it's still to small for cheek. it didn't cover the whole cheek.. only upper part of it. Or maybe my face to chubby and most korean girls have slim face? haha..

The mask itself is not like any regular mask sheet,, it's like with a jelly texture in it..

So last night i tried using this cheek mask.. put it on my cheek area and i left it for around 30 minutes..it felt a little bit cold, nice cooling feeling, didn't give me any discomfort, didn't make my cheek itchy. Then after 30minutes i removed it..
the result?
nothing!
seriously.. nothing!
i don't see anything.. no brighten complexion or at least brighten and glowing cheek maybe? lol.. well of course there's no such thing like a magic product where you can get instant result, but sometimes mask sheet or mask pack can give you instant brightening or glowing or any other effect although only temporary. and this cheek mask didn't give me that.
of course, it's written in the packaging,  "apply 2 or 3 times per week"  so one application is not enough? but cmooon.. who will use this 2-3 times per week? well not me... with a price even more expensive than a mask sheet but only cover cheek area, i would just go for a regular mask sheet like my beauty diary than this one.

so ladies,,, that's it for today,, i gotta start packing.. see u soon!

hair care review : skin food Moisture egg hair pack

This is my first skin food hair product i've tried. After awhile using skin food skin care,cleansing, make up fot the face, of course i also curious to try their hair and body products, and as for the hair, i chose this one. I really wanted to try their shampoo and conditioner too but i found it a little bit too expensive for shampoo products, well, i mean.. comparing to the market or drug store shampoo products.

Anyway,, the name is a hair pack. as far as i know, korean brand named a mask or wash off mask as a "pack". Like for a face wash off mask, they use the name "wash off pack" so i guess this one is a hair mask since they named it hair pack?

the information from the packaging

From the direction to use, it's not too much different than to use any conditioner. Maybe just leave it longer for maximum result.

First, the packaging comes in this plastic bulky tube. It's 200 gr so it's quite bulky for a tube. The design is just simple, no cute stuff there.
and then.. the scent.. don't worry, it doesn't smells like egg. it actually smells just like some other drug store hair mask or hair cream product

colour and texture..
it's yellow-ish thick and creamy, like a custard..
I tried to apply it both in dry hair before shower of wet/damp hair after shower.
When i first tried it just follow the direction, after shampoo, remove excess water from the hair by squeezing my hair, then started to apply this creamy hair pack from the middle off the hair till the end, not from the root. it didn't feel like the cream stick on my hair or absorb, it felt like the cream just came off with water so i need to put more. i think it's best to towel dry your hair first so the cream will absorb more. Anyway, then i waited while scrubbing my body or just with soap, then i rinse it off with water.
the result?
i don't see or feel any amazing result. it felt just like any other drugstore conditioner! seriously! yes, my hair was easier to comb and less tangled and not dry but only for that day and the effect is just same like other conditioner like dove or pantene.

But i didn't give up. Some other time i tried using it on my dry hair, before shower. I applied it on my dry hair. it was nice, not sticky and messy.. Then i waited before shower.You know what.. this way is better.. i could feel the cream absorbed to my hair and gave my hair nice moisturizer
The effect of this way is slightly better.. it felt like a hair mask this way, not just any conditioner. i could feel the extra moisturized and softer hair. But again, it didn't wowed me. it felt just like hair mask from drug store/market! -- lately i tried pantene and dove hair mask and they both are good and this one is just like them.

My conclusion? not special product, just so so, just like something you can get from drug store and supermarket with cheaper price. So it's clear that i'm not impressed and will not repurchase this, but i'm still curious with skin food pomegranate hair care line though.

BB cream review : skin food good afternoon Honey black tea bb cream

When the skin food launched this new line of good afternoon bb cream last year (was it last year already?) i could see the good response and antusiasm of beauty bloggers out there. Well, first, they are cute and comes with 5 variants you can choose : apple cinnamon tea, berry berry tea, honey black tea, peach green tea, rose lemon tea. and then the price is also in the lower side. i got mine for Rp.89.000 each from chic-princessa ready stock products. If  you ordered from pre order it would be even cheaper.
As a fan of skin food, i wanted to grab all of them! lol but well, i managed to just got 2 of them which is this honey black tea and peach green tea.

This is information for each line :
Good Afternoon Honey Black Tea BB SPF 20 PA+ contains moisturizing honey and skin-firming red tea extract to keep skin soft and glowing.
Good Afternoon Peach Green Tea BB SPF 20 PA+  contains vitamin-rich peach and oil-controlling green tea, promoting a fresh matte complexion all day long.
Good Afternoon Rose Lemon Tea BB SPF20 PA+  contains revitalizing rose and hydrating lemon tea for a firm, dewy complexion.
Good Afternoon Apple Cinnamon Tea BB SPF 36 PA++  contains skin-brightening apple and detoxifying cinnamon tea along with clinically proven skin lighteners to promote a bright complexion with a subtle glow.
Good Afternoon Berry Berry Tea BB SPF35 PA++  contains the anti-aging superfood, acai berry, and raspberry tea along with clinically proven wrinkle smootheners to keep skin smooth and firm.

so I bought honey black tea and peach green tea,  i was planning to use honey black tea during winter and peach green tea for summer. and for now, i only opened the honey black tea and keeping the peach green tea for later..

i like the packaging.. it's inside the tube, simple and compact enough to carry for travelling. it contains 30 g, which is enough for people who like trying new products like me.

 information from the packaging..
 i like the promise there.. long lasting bb cream that helps maintain bright morning skin throughout the day without darkening or smudging..

Firat, the scent,, it has a light hint of honey which i actually like, not too overpowering, and a light hint of honey is nice and better than regular cosmetic or perfume scent.
 i got mine for shade number #2. shade #2 of skin food bb cream normally fits me and perfect for my shade.
the texture and swatch..

The texture is light creamy.. perfect for me, not too watery and not too thick. very easy to apply evenly, blended and absorbed perfectly without waiting too long..

the shade is as i expected, it's just my tone. perfect shade for me. But the coverage is only light to medium, although it's buildable, you can apply more if you think you need more, but still the coverage for me is just like for a day light, not for a formal or night make up. To go to some occasion not casual or daily shopping, i prefer other bb cream with more coverage.

after blended..
My experience with this bb cream..
i decided to started using this bb cream on that time when my face started getting dry.. about 1 and half month ago.. my skin started effected by dry winter.. my skin became dry on some areas, i started to see some dry flakes... rrrrrggghhh.. and i thought, this is a good time to test this new bb cream to see if it's good and has a healing effect..
and.... less than a week (around 5 days..) i could see the result immediately. This bb cream has a healing properties for my dry skin!! When i applied this on my dry skin area, it moisturized the dry skin and cover the dry flakes and after some days the dry flakes were totally gone!! it also didn't make the sensitive part even worse. so it's the right bb cream for me to use when my skin needed some healing! bye bye dry flakes and sensitive skin..

Overall, i like this bb cream a looot.. i'm happy that i got this and excited to try the other variants (even all variants if possible.. lol)

Cleansing review : skin food wine bubble cleansing foam

After finishing My baviphat strawberry latte mousse foam, now i'm using this one from skin food, wine bubble cleansing foam!! First time i tried skin care with wine was innisfree wine peeling softener and innisfree wine sleeping pack, and i loved the scent. So when i saw skinfood released this cleansing foam with wine, i thought "i must try that one too!"
 anyway before i get started.. this is some information i googled;

and there is also some english information (thank God) on the back of the packaging. Just peel the sticker off to see some english information

First, the packaging is this nice plastic bottle with pump. I like pump bottle! it's hygienic, easy to use, specially in bathroom or when you clean your face while shower in the morning. The bottle is see through so you can see how many product left.

the pump

Now the scent.. is it as good as innisfree wine product?
yes it is!! well, it's different kind of wine scent. i'm not expert in wine, i don't even drink wine but i like the smell of it. lol. While the innisfree wine smells strong grapy-wine, this one smells sweet and softer, lovely and only a little hint of wine.. but overall it smells sweet and lovely, and the smell stays there for awhile even after i rinse off with water and off to my dressing room to put toner and cream, i could still smell it. So for me this is lovely but for some people who prefer unscented cleansing product, they may not like this one.

The foam..

This is a bubble cleansing type, so the moment you pump out, it came out bubles already, not that type of cleansing foam that the texture start with cream then after you rub on your hand with water it will turn to foam and bubbles. This one is really bubble texture, and the first time i felt it on my hand i could feel how soft it is.

this is what it looks like when i massage and rub it on my hand.
The bubbles really felt soft and light on my face, didn't give any dry or tight feeling. It cleans and freshen my face really good in the morning. as for the night, i don't think it will be able or enough to remove make up or all the dirt from the whole day. for night cleansing, this is only for the second step after cleansing water. It's been a month i'm using this as daily morning cleanser, and i'm loving it so far. i'm a half way bottle already, so maybe it will last for 2 months only.

overall?
looove this cleanser, one of skin food's great product that suit me.recommended for people with dry or sensitive skin because it's soooo light and soft fot the face.

skin care review : skin food steam milk mask cream

The name and the cute packaging just attracted me straight away! lol yup, it's skin food steam milk mask cream. although there is a word "mask" on the name but it's not a mask, it's a cream. well, this is information i got from ebay :

the information written on the packaging is same like the one above

anyway, i bought this review to replace my tony moly multi play cream, the one that i like very much. I'm hoping this could be a good substitute for tony moly, as a multi purpose cream with good moisturizer and a cream i could reach anytime i feel my face getting dry.

First thing first.. look at the packaging.. the carton looks like a milk packaging.. with ingridients printed in front and the back..the cow pattern.. it's just so cute. while the product comes 100 g, so big for a cream product, and the packaging is just like skin food wash off pack/mask packaging.

the texture is this thick creamy..glides smoothly on the skin. the scent? for me it smells like a baby product.. something like a baby lotion.

my experience using this cream..
so as i told you before that i bought this to replace my tony moly multi play cream. i'm using this when my emulsion felt not rich enough for night use, i'm using this in the middle of the day when i felt my face getting dry and needed extra care.But how is it? is it good?

well, the first time i tried this, i like how the cream glides smoothly on the face. i could really feel the "melting" effect, how the cream melt and absorb into my skin..but.. this process take some time. the cream took a long time to absorb, which i don't like. i tried to use this cream in the morning as a morning cream before bb cream. i didn't apply the bb cream straight away. i waited and waited for the cream to absorb. i was choosing clothes to wear that day, do something else before start applying bb cream on top of this cream and oh my god.. it was messy.... it felt like i was applying bb cream into a greasy surface... not pretty at all!! the cream not perfectly absorbed and mixing up with the bb cream--not in a good way.. it was hard to apply bb cream that day.. the result was my face looked greasy instead of dewy.

as a night cream, this is ok, as in it gave me enough moisturiser, but still, it felt greasy and in the morning my nose got sooo oily. so i guess it's for people with dry skin only. it's a good moisturiser, but could be too rich for some people. when my face got some redness and dry flakes i tried using this cream and it didn't sting the redness, which is good.
but i still keep this on my drawer and use this anytime i feel my face dry, or sometimes at night i applied this at the end of my skin care routine.

In conclusion, this cream doesn't impress me that much, and i prefer tony moly multi play cream than this one.With tony moly multi play cream i could use it in the morning and night, but this one not in the morning. maybe only as a night cream.

travel set review : skin food platinum grape cell set

Finished with skin food royal honey travel set, now i', trying this platinum grape cell line. I really like the appearance and the packaging of the line. it looks classy and expensive. anyway, this is a little bit information about this line from skin food website;

[Grape Cell Story]
Bourgogne is one of the three best wine producers in France& Bordeaux, Bourgogne, and Cotes du Rohone & known for the Gamay grapes. Extracted from the Gamay grapes, our grape cells help regenerate skin cells, firming skin from the inside out.
[Platinum Story]
Platinum is one of the purest and rarest metals in the world. With excellent antioxidant effects, Platinum is used for Food, Medical, Cosmetics and etc.



and this is the travel set i got;

from left to right : toner, emulsion, eye cream and cream

But.. before i start with the review, i have to say.. sadly.. i got this set like a year ago..and i didn't use it because i was still using some other products, and now i regret it. I think i should just use it straight away when i got it. why? because i think the products are not "fresh" anymore, specially the cream and eye cream. I do think that the texture has changed. i don't know if it was not sealed properly when i got it (well it's a travel set not the full bottle that always sealed safely) or is it expired??? but i personally think it wasn't sealed properly when i got it. So what happen is i think the texture of the cream changed. take a look at this;

the cream texture "transformed" into balm, the hard one, like when a water transform into ice.. You know what i mean? i can't scoop the cream out, it's like sticking together into a ball of balm. so forgive me i can't review these 2 creams. well, it's a lesson for me that i learned, i should use all my travel set first before the full bottle packaging set. Because the full bottle skin care are sealed properly and normally it could last 2 years as long as you don't open them (or depend on the manufacturing date or other information printed on the packaging about the expiry date) but the travel set or small sample bottle like this, you never know.so next time i'll use them first. in fact after this i will just use all the travel set i have before they turn into like this.

anyway.. so this time i will just review the toner and emulsion!

the size of the bottle is too small comapring to other skin food toner and emulsion travel set.
the toner..

the texture is not that watery toner type. it's a little bit thicker than that, but not thick enough to called it like a gel. when i first tried this i applied it with a cotton pad like i used to apply my toner, but turned out this one didn't work well with cotton pad. somehow the cotton pad absorb almost all the product and i have a little left to apply on my face. So next time i tried this i just used my hand, without cotton pad, and it worked better. The scent is ok, sweet, i could smell the same hint of scent like skin food royal honey. This one doesn't smell grape at all, in my opinion, but still sweet and ok though.
The toner itself is good, not giving me the refreshment feeling like other skin food toner i've tried (peach sake, fresh apple, royal honey, tomato) but this one is giving me extra moisturiser that work together with the emulsion. using both toner and emulsion giving me the moisturizer i need.

the emulsion

The emulsion is this light lotion, not too light and not too thick, for me it's a perfect texture for emulsion. enough to keep my face moisturized during the day. it has the similar scent with the toner. This emulsion didn't give me any rash, or any other discomfort. i'm good using this. and not just it's good as moisturizer, i found that this one is good for my normal-combination skin. the oily-big pores area, specially my nose, was good using this. not oily and produced more sebum.

in conclusion..
too bad, i can't say more or much about this set since the cream and eye cream are not in good form, and the toner and emulsion come in very small size. i really really wish to try more. i also want to try the bb cream of this line. But since it's the premium line of skin food (the price for the line higher than other line), i may have to think twice before buying the full set.

skin care travel set review : skin food royal honey

yeaaayyy another travel set skin care from one of my fav brand!! who doesn't love this kind of cute travel set? well this one is royal honey, i think it's one of their new product in the beginning of 2012? or maybe end of 2011? i'm not sure. hehe. anyway, to brief you a little bit about this line, this is information from skinfood website :

Royal black honey :
Royal black honey is natural raw black honey from south asian forest, one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. Royal black honey enriched with a myriad of nutrients that are amazingly good for the skin.

This range consist lot more of products, not just that 4 i got. Well, the one i got is the toner, essense, emulsion and cream. there are still more, which are the eye cream, mask, mist, massage gel, ampoule, and more... yup. even they have a make up line from this royal honey.. interesting right.

well, let's just get started to my review of this line.
first is the toner,

The toner is clear, and the texture is not watery liquid like skin food fresh apple toner that i just tried. it's more like a very very light gel. From skin food toner, i could say that the texture is between fresh apple toner and gold caviar toner. there is no overwhelming scent from this toner. i couldn't smell any honey scent or other sweet scent, just a soft cosmetic scent i can't describe. The toner itself freshen up my skin without that burning feeling or sting, which i like, and it also didn't dry my skin. double like. so yup, i like this toner.

the essence

Now the essence, when i first squeezed out from the tube, i was surprised by its watery runny gel texture. i thought it would be something like a thick cream. oooppps thank God i didn't squeezed too much. The texture, colour and scent of this really reminded me of skin food honey lip treatment, only this one is not sticky when i applied it to the skin. it absorbed nicely, and smell a little bit like honey, well only a hint, and the artificial one. not real honey. Actually i like this essence, how it absorb nicely and prepared my skin for the next step, and it added more moisturiser when i used it before emulsion and cream.

emulsion

For the emulsion, the colour is white and the texture is quite thick for an emulsion. comparing to other skin food emulsion i've tried, it's thicker than fresh apple and peach sake emulsion, but not as thick as ancient rice emulsion. There is this soft scent with a hint of honey, the scent is not strong. The emulsion itself did a great job in term or moisturizing. it moisturized my skin during the day. even when the royal honey cream finished first, i used this emulsion for a night too and it's also good. But if you have oily skin you might find it a little bit too rich for a day light, you might find this not giving your skin matte. in some days that not very dry here, i found my nose area really oily when using this emulsion.well, if you have oily skin i think you should gor for peach sake or fresh apple range anyway. But since it's winter here and my skin tend to be drier, this one is good for me.

Las but not least is the cream..

it comes in this cute small plastic jar.

it's hard to take a photo of the cream. it's transparent thick gel. wait..it's way thicker to be called as a gel. in fact i think it's more like a light balm. the texture remind me of vaseline gel only this one is thinner. once applied to my skin, i could feel straight away how rich it was. in fact it may need few minutes to fully absorbed. definetely not recommended for a day used, only for night. so yup, i used it as a night cream.
the cream gave me more than enough moisturiser for these winter nights, so it's recommended for those with dry skin or winter time. i do think it could be too rich for a hot summer night.

Overall, i like this royal honey line, and i'm interested to try the honey glow starter from this range. anyone tried the glow starter? pls tell me.
as you can see from my review, i do like this line and so far no break out, no negative effect, using this for more than a week, it maintain my face moisturised, no bumps or redness, dry flakes.. i just wish that i could try more to see how the result for long term use.
This line is the line that i'm considered to buy the full bottle if one day i need a full set of skin care. but for now i need to try the sampe of skin food platinum grape first, and then the new skin food watery berry line.

skin care travel set review : Skin food fresh apple

When i saw this new products on the net, i was sooo excited! why? because i'm a fan of skin food peach sake line and i was wondering when will skin food release new line for pore care. After peach sake, skin food didn't launch more skin care set focusing on pore care. So when finally i saw this, i was like..ooo..finally! and.. "i must try this!!"
and when i saw one of my fav online seller chicprincessa have this item for travel set.. i bought it straight away. A travel set! means i got to try the toner, serum, emulsion and cream without buying the complete full bottle!

So this is the mini set i got. Enough for the whole week. I got the toner, emulsion, serum and sparkling pore cream.
I like the packaging of the full size bottle, it looks so fresh and not boring. . So now i'll just write my opinion and experience of this set.

first.. the toner
This is type of watery liquid toner, not light gel type toner that lately i found. This one smells lovely and fresh. And sweeeet tooo.. just like any other skin food products.All the set smells similar like the toner. The toner on my skin gave this cooling feeling. Like there is alcohol in it. But the good thing is that it smoothen the surface of my big pores nose. But if you have sensitive skin you might get the tingly burn feeling.

Serum

The serum is white colour, with lotion texture, not too thick and not too watery. This serum gave the same effect like peach sake serum, or at least that's how i remember about peach sake serum. It gave me smoooth skin.it's like a good primer that tighten my pores and make the skin smooth. I like it. When i touched my face after applying this, it felt different.

Emulsion

OMG, this is the most watery emulsion i've ever tried. i couldn't even take a picture of the emulsion product. it's just like water that running down my hand straightaway. I really don't know why is it so light like this. In fact my holika cooling toner's texture is thicker than this emulsion. When i see how watery and light this toner, i was sceptical, i though, it won't be enough to keep my face moiturised. and i was right!. it was nice at first, it absorbs really quickly, but before dawn my skin started getting dry. I don't know, maybe this is for summer use, not winter. but still, i'm a little bit dissapointed of this emulsion.

Sparkling pore cream

Now the cream, The texture is thick gel, but not too thick, still easy to spread and absorb. This one felt similar with the serum, only thicker and richer. But there's one downside for me. I felt my skin a little bit itchy and little burn feeling after applying this.. :( oh no... i really hope this set will work good on me like peach sake.. did i use it in the wrong time? maybe i should use it during summer?
I'm really curious with the other cream though, the smooth pore cream. i don;t know why there are 2 types of the cream and what the difference betwen them, but i'm really curious to try if the other type works on me. Because so far i like the toner and the serum.

Conclusion..

I really like the toner and serum, but not the emulsion and sparkling pore cream. i'm curious to try the smooth pore cream version though, and also the peeling.. i want to try the peeling!!
A little bit dissapointed because the emulsion is not as good as the peach sake emulsion, not what i was expected, but at least the serum has the same quality.

mask review : skin food ancient rice pack & aloe mask sheet

skin food ancient rice pack powder and essence

This is the mask from the previous skin food travel set i reviewed, the ancient rice set. This one contain a small sachet, looks like sugar sachet, contain powder powder, and a liquid essence in this small jelly like plastic container. I was looking on skinfood website for this product, and unfortunetely i couldn't find it. hummmm?? i was wondering, is it only produced special for this set, or it is that i can't find it on skinfood english website. maybe it is available on the korean version website? i don't know.

But anyway..let's just get started

This is the powder mask. the colour is brownish.. the testure is just like a powder but not that soft.. maybe like a flour or wheat flour. the scent? o my God.. it smells just like a cereal for baby!! smells like those first food fod for little baby.. really remind me of my daughter's food when she was a baby.
So how to u use it, pour the powder inside the essence plastic container, mix it. it would be like pouridge. the smell even stronger, baby cereal!! then i applied all over my face.

I was waiting for awhile, and before 5minutes, i felt itchy all over my face!! i was waiting, hoping the uncomfortable feeling will be gone, but it didn't! it was sooo itchy i couldn't hold it not to scratch so i rushed to the bathroom to wash it off. Gosssshhhh...

After i washed it off, it was ok, no more itchy or redness, thank God, and when i looked my face in the mirror, huh... to be honest, it wowed me. My face looked brighter and whiter like in instant. it also felt soft and moisturised.less than 5 minutes huh. i'm so impressed. too bad that i felt itchy and gave me discomfort.

Skin food aloe mask sheet

This one is skin food aloe mask sheet. I like aloe mask specially for this winter time when my skin tend to get dryer and somethimes itchy, flaky.. and aloe gave this sooth effect. By now i'm already impressed with mask from korea and taiwan, and this one also a good one for me. it gave me extra moisturized skin, extra fresh face. But what i like more from this is the size of the mask sheet, it fit my face perffectly. not too big, not too small, not causing too much fold here and there. so yeah, i like it!