Face mask review : my beauty diary sake yeast mask

Yup, another my beauty diary mask, just different variant. My beauty diary mask is one of my fav mask sheet because of the cheap price and many variants available to try. This one is sake yeast mask. Anyone knows what's the benefit of sake yeast for our face? well, i tried to search on google and i will share the information i found.

about sake yeast
Sake Yeast is a natural enzyme resulting from rice fermentation that will catalyze your skin cells into action by increasing cellular renewal, and making your skin soft and bright. Sake Yeast helps to replenish moisture, encourage skin repair and renewal. information from here.

Now back to My beauty diary sake yeast mask
This is information i got from yesstyle.com
Brighten and firm up slacking skin with the unbeatable duo of sake yeast and plant collagen. Sake yeast boosts skin metabolism for a smoother and fresher looking complexion, with improved clarity. Plant collagen then helps skin regenerate and repair itself, leading to perfectly moisturized skin with improved resilience. Suitable for use on normal skin types.

Ingredients : Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Ale Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Citrus Medica Mimonum (Lemon) Peel Extract, Rice Ferment Filtrate (Sake), Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract, Triethanolamine, Laminara Digitata Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Soluble Collagen, Methylparaben, Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate, Polysorbate 20, Sarothamnus Scoparius Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Xantham Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Carbomer, Fragrance, Sodium Hydroxide.

My experience with my beauty diary sake yeast mask

First impression for me would be the scent. at first, it smells... nothing. i tried to sniiff on the mask to check how is the scent. nothing. ok then, so i put it on my face.
the mask size is pretty standard, it's easy to apply evenly on my face, not too big so not too much folding here and there. i waited for 20 minutes. during the mask sheet on, no itchy feel, no uncomfortable feeling, everything was just nice, a little bit cold at first, and after 20 minutes the mask still not drying. so i continued for some more minutes until i felt the forehead area started drying. i peeled off, and massage the leftover liquid. Oh. until forgot to mention, after that 20 minutes, the mask started smell something... expired. What..
yeah, it started to smell unpleasant. i was wondering how come i didn't smell anything before i put the mask on but later it started to smell weird....hehe. seriously.is it only me or anyone else feel the same? i read one of the review on blogger and she said one thing she doesn't like is the smell, and she could smell it from the beginning.
The result? just like any other my beauty diary mask, brighten, fresh, moisturised, whiter, healthy looking skin! but the result is temporary only.

For me, this is not my favourite my beauty diary mask because of the scent. Other my beauty diary mask smell more pleasant and sweet. so this one i will not repurchase.

Bronze powder review : NYX Tango with bronze powder review - Tan Enthusiasm

i wrote a post before about multi colour blush/bronzer, and this is one of my collection. You can read the post here. I like blush/bronzer/highlighter with more than one colour. they are cute and not boring like one colour only. hehe. although i must admit, that one colour blushes are  actually better in pigmented (base on my experience only). so in my opinion, if you want more pigmented blush just go to regular one colour blush, but if you just want natural look, shading,  bronze effect, or you like to experiment with those colour, you can try this kind of blusher/bronzer.

Anyway, this one from NYX, they named it Tango with bronze powder. it comes in 5 versions, and i chose Tan enthusiasm. This is the full range of NYX tango with bronze powder

picture from http://www.cherryculture.com
description from NYX website :

It takes two to tango but just one of our brilliant bronzing powders to kickstart your look. Our mosaic bronzer shades create a golden glow on the face and body—like you’ve just returned from a Caribbean getaway. Sun-kissed never looked this sexy or healthy. Available in five versions.

INGREDIENTS: Talc, Mica, Mineral Oil, Magnesium Stearate, Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polybutene, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate / Caprylic / Capric Triglyceride, and Tin Oxide. May Contain: Mica (CI  77019 ) , Titanium Dioxide (CI  77891 ), Iron Oxide Red (CI  77491 ) , Iron Oxide Yellow (CI  77492 ) , Iron Oxide Black (CI  77499 ), Ultramarine Pink (CI  77007 ),  D&C Red 6 Na. Salt (CI  15850 ), D&C Red 7 Ca Lake (CI  15850 ), Manganese Violet (CI  77742 ), or Ultramarine Blue (CI 77007).

so as you can see from the description above, actually it's not a blusher.it supposed to give you the sun-kissed look.

well this is what i think about this product :

 first, the packaging.
well, for me it's a little too bulky. not convinient for travelling or carry around. when i put this inside my make up pouch, it makes the pouch full. But from the look, the packaging is much better than NYX mosaic powder that it just classic bored plastic packaging.

When you open the cap, this is the inside. the bronze powder with a mirror. No seperation between the bronze powder and the mirros, so the mirror will not be clear and always covered with some of the powder.

the blusher is hidden underneath the bronze powder.

This is the brush. it's a flat brush. the brush is not superb. the hair is not too soft. just ok i think.

and this is the swatch :

with flash

without flash

it was really hard to make that swatch for those 4 colours. i have to stroke each colour many timew to get that colour on my hand. 

and i really wanted to make a swatch for all those colour combined, but seriously, i couldn't! it was just glitter all over my hand. the brush seems just couldn't take the colour from the bronze powder. i tried with other brush, my kabuki brush, and it was same. when i took a picture, there's nothing you can see.. no colour captured on the photo.

so yes, i can say, it's not pigmented at all. there is some glitter, as you can see from the picture with flash.

when applied on my cheek, i like to just blend all the colour, it will show brown colour with pink touch on my cheek, but not really show. i guess it's just for a fresh natural glow effect for my cheek.

in conclusion,

for me it's not a must product. something you don't need to have, only for alternative it you want to switch your fav blush to something else for a day or two. no, i will not repurchase this one. maybe it's simply just not what i need. NYX Mosaic powder blush is more for me. well, it depends to the person needs. if you need or want to try a bronzer, you can try this one.

Nose pack/mask review : The face shop black head ex nose clay mask ys baviphat mud pore tightening nose pack

On my last year korean skincare haul, i bought these 2 products for my nose. Yup! i have a problem with my nose. large pores and white heads, no matter how many times i peel them off with nose pack, they always come back. Since these 2 products are similar, i will review them together and compare them.
First one on the left is The face shop Black head ex nose clay mask. i think this product is quite popular among beauty bloggers as i read some good reviews before i purchased this.
The one on the right is Baviphat mud pore tightening nose pack. This one is not as popular as the face shop one, and although i found 2 or 3 reviews on Baviphat website, it's all korean so i have no idea what they were saying :)

Anyway, let's start with the face shop

the face shop Blackhead EX Nose clay mask

information about this product from Sasa.com (no english information on the packaging)
description
The Face Shop Black Head EX Nose Clay Mask is a peel off mask that is designed for deep cleansing and dissolve blackheads. Contains Mulberry, Coix Seed and black rice extracts, which has anti-aging properties, leaving skin shine with healthy glow, youthful and supple.

how to use it

• Recommended to use THE FACE SHOP Clean up Gel Toner to dissolve the blackhead.
• Apply Nose Clay Mask to your nose with full coverage, wait 10~15 minutes for the mask to dry, peel it off and rinse your nose thoroughly with water.
• Take appropriate amount of THE FACE SHOP Quick Tightening Cream as the final step of nose care. 

This is the texture of the mask

the texture is very very thick, and the colour is grey-ish like a mud.
speaking about texture, after awhile (maybe around 3 months), when i squeezed the product out, i was surprised.. the product changed colour!! look at the picture below :

can you believe, this is still the same product from the same tube? it transformed from that thick creamy grey colour into this gel texture with army green colour?  i was wondering, what happened...!!!!???
turned out that... i have to shake the tube first to get the texture like the picture. so i guess it's like some make up remover type that you have to shake first befire using to mix and form the products inside.
it's same thing with this face shop nose clay mask. if i didn't shake it first, it would come out as a gel texture with green colour. i tried to applied it to my nose just like that, and it took soooo long to dry on my nose, and the result is not maximum. oh yes, speaking about the result, let's see it.

this is after i peeled off from my nose. the result? i see nothing.. no white heads stuck there. in fact, all those white head still stick on my nose!!
and you know what... it hurts!! the peeling off process really hurt!
at first i thougt that ok, that's it, is's an unusefull product that will just end up sitting in my drawer until expired. but of course i didn't give up!! i tried to use it again. This time, i started to use it regularly, every 3 days. turned out that it helps to tighten and soften my nose area. so it's usefull afterall, but sometimes i still have to reach my biore nose pore pack to peel my white heads off from my nose.

Baviphat Mud pore tightening nose pack

information about this product from www.korebb.com.sg (no english information on the packaging)
With hazel extracts helps pore and sebum control while green tea extract soothes the skin.

▶ Use
Spread thinly over nose or areas with blackheads, after about 10-15 minutes, remove from the bottom up.

the texture of the mask

 As you can see from the picture above, the texture of baviphat mud pore nose pack is not as thick as the face shop. But once you spread evenly, it will stick on your nose.


Actually this one has the same kind of texture like the face shop. Sometimes you have to shake the tube first or the product inside will not mix together. once i just squeezed out from the tube and the texture was a light gel with transparrent colour, not creamy thick-white colour like it should be. But when i wanted to take a picture of this product without shaking the tube first, turned out that the product same out ok, not change texture like the face shop.


now let's see the result..

Actually the result is not too much different than the face shop. this Baviphat mud pore nose pack also not able to take out those white heads sitting on my nose. after i peeled off the mask, the white heads still there. But if i use it regularly, like twice a week or every 3 days, it smoothen and tighten the pores on my nose area. at least for 2-3 days? the different is that this one from baviphat doens't hurt like the face shop. during peeling off was smooth and it doesn't hurt. 


anyway, i will make some point about these 2 products so you can decide wether you want to buy them or not.

• Both products are not able to take out white heads on my nose. Not like Biore nose pore pack that i can always see those white heads sticking on the mask after peeling off. i read some reviews and for some people this worked quite good and able to take out their white/black heads. so maybe it's different result to different person (or in this case i think my white heads are just to stubborn).
• Maybe it will be good or better result if you apply some oil or cream that supposed to soften the pores before using the nose pack. i saw many products for that like etude house black head ex oil, heating gel, and holika holika also got some products for that. Maybe if you soften the nose area first then using this mask, it would be different. i dodn't know. at this time i don't have those kind of products so i couldn't try it.
• although both the face shop and baviphat are not able to take out my white heads, both did a pretty good job in softening and tightening my nose area. well, it's clear enough as baviphat named the product "mud pore tightening nose pack" maybe it supposed to tighten only, not taking out white/black heads. 
• for good result, use the product (either the face shop or baviphat) regularly, like twice a week. because the result is not permanent. after 2-3days i could feel my nose are not soft anymore, white heads, large pores..rrrrrggggghhh and as for me i like to switch between the face shop and baviphat every 2-3 weeks.
• i will not repurchase bot products, but i will continue using them until i finish the tube. 

so, that's it from me. how about you? any recommendation similar product for me? specially for my nose?

skin care review : etude house mini size u pore gift set

This is an old line of etude house pore care line, but i just got a chance to try it now. i was waiting until winter end. On winter my skin gets dry so i chose moisturized skin care line. Now that summer is coming my skin started getting oily with large pores on my nose and chin area. so i thought this is the time to use this etude house. As for the cleansing soap i chose baviphat sugar girl egg soap (you can read the review on my previous post).

Anyway, this line i bought the gift set only. mini size u astringent 20 ml and mini size u pore smoother serum 15 ml. the package also comes with a pack of cotton pad.
so, this is some information about this product line i got from internet;

Minisize U is an aesthetic pore care line formulated with fermented rice wine sediment to nourish and tighten pores.

Minisize U Pore Refresh Astringent removes embedded residues with moisturizing and cooling properties.

Active Ingredients: Fermented Rice Wine Lees and Xylitol


I also found out that this line has been replaced with the new line, wonder pore. same target. so, if you are interested, don't look for this line but the new wonder pore or good bye pore ever line.

now let's jump to the review

etude house mini size u astringent

it comes with this small spray bottle. nice packaging. i can use it when it finish. just refill with a facial water or face mist, put in the bag to go.

This is my first time using astringent, so i googled on how to use it. i thought it would be the same like toner, pour on cotton pad first than tap/apply on the face. But since it comes with a spray bottle, i was wondering if i could just spray it directly to my face. turned out i was right, the way to use it just like toner, so even this one comes with spray, i should spray it to the cotton pad first then apply it on my face.

so, how is it? the texture is light and not sticky. it smells ok, nothing special. like a citrus hint but not really strong. the astringent is so refreshing, and i like the tightening effect on my nose after i applied this toner. But if you have sensitive skin i think this could sting you a bit. This astringent is good for oily skin and large pore area.

etude house minisize u pore smoother serum

the serum comes in this small 15ml tube. only serum, no emulsion? no cream? i was wondering why there is no emulsion in the package. or is it because there is no emulsion for this line?

the texture is very light runny lotion. when i first applied it on my face, i felt it a little hard to absorbs in my skin. it took some time to fully absorb i guess. but anyway, it did smooth my face. that's why maybe they named it smoother serum, because it really did smooth my skin after application. and the finish is like a powdery finish. like there is a powder in it.
BUT.. (yeah, a big BUT here), although it really did a great job in smoothen my face, specially nose and chin area with large pores, the oil control is not good. after 2-3 hours i felt my nose and chin oily already. i thought this line, which targeted to minimize pores supposed to be good for oil control too. but it's not!

anyway, it's a good serum and primer if you want smooth silky finish. as for the not so good oil control, you can dab some oil control powder on your face. as for me, after this serum and bb cream, i aplied skin food peach sake silky finish powder on my nose and chin using a foundation brush (yup. a foundation brush. i tried using powder brush, but since it was my nose and chin only, i found the foundation brush did a better job).

additional note :
using this line together eith baviphat sugar girl herb egg soap, the result is even better. i got even smoother-silky-nice finish. when i switched to other cleanser, the result was not as good as when i was using baviphat egg soap. so i think to get maximum result you should pair this to a cleanser with the same target; oily/large pores type cleanser.

i read some good reviews about the new line eyude house wonder pore, i really want to buy it next time :)

Face soap review : Baviphat sugar girl egg herb soap in jasmine

Time for another cute stuff!!

it's Baviphat sugar girl egg herb soap! yup, i bought several egg soap from my last year purchase. holika holika egg soap, tony moly egg soap, and this baviphat egg soap. there are 3 variants, if i'm not mistaken, which is lavebder (purple), green tea (green) and jasmine (yellow). I wanted to buy the lavender one but at that time it wasn't available and the seller offered this one instead. as you all might now, egg soap is targeted to oily skin or skin with large pores. so, let's take a look this cute egg..

look at the packaging and the shape, just like an egg! what i like first thing about this soap, even before try it, is that it come with this plastic container egg shape, unlike holika holika and tony moly soap. Holika holika and tony moly soap comes with carton packaging, which you can't put them in your bathroom, so you have to prepare a small container to keep them.

voila! open the plastic container, here comes the egg!

this is the plastic container. when the soap is finish, what can i use this for? hemmmm i could give it to my daughter, as she likes to play pretending cooking, baking, etc. or i could use this to store some small accessories like pin, ring? hemmm.. any idea?

and this is the soap. the size is like a real egg with a pale yellow colour. the moment i opened the plastic container, i could smell the jasmine scent straightaway. yup, the scent is quite strong!

my experience with baviphat sugar girl egg herb soap 

Based on my experience with holika holika and tony moly egg soap, this kind of soap will give me that squeeky clean feel and could dry my skin sometimes. so i thought this would be similar like that.
well, first i tried to make a foam with it buy rubbing it between my hand with water, and it's easy to make foam or bubble with this soap. then i massage gently on my face, it felt smooth and moisturised during that step. then when i wash it off with water, the squeeky began. i could feel and even hear my skin make that squeky sound. it cleans well, although i'm not sure if it's good to remove make up too. but i think this soap is good as your second step cleansing after your cleansing lotion/milk/cream/oil.

next, after finish washing my face, i'm glad that i didn't feel my skin getting dry or tight. But i have to put toner and moisturizer straight away. if i didn't, my face will get dry. anyway, the good thing is,after using this soap i felt my nose area tighten, not bumpy with pores. and then after some days, i started using etude house mini size u pore astringent and serum. and somehow they are good together! like this soap and etude house skin care complete each other and maximize the result for each other! after cleansing my face with this soap, continue with etude house mini size u pore astringent and serum, voila!!! my face very smoooooth, can't feel those large pores, specially during the night. when i tried to pair etude house with cleansing oil, the result is different!! but this egg soap with etude house mini size u pore, i got great result!

what i don't like about this soap is that the jasmine strong is too strong, and the scent changed during foaming and massaging on my face. from jasmine changed to weird soapy smell. Other than that, everything else are good. it could last long i guess, it's cheap, great result, specially if you continue with skin care for oily or pore care.

my conclusion, so happy to anounce this, this is the best egg soap comparing to holika holika and tony moly egg soap!! yeaaaaayyy! not a perfect soap for everybody though. i think this is good for oily skin only. for dry skin, i think this will make your skin feel dry and tight.

Mask review : VOV daily fresh multi vita egg peel off pack

Two days ago i tried this cute peel off mask from VOV. I tried it before sleeping, and i just put the packaging on the side of my table, the next morning, it was gone!my maid threw it away! she thought it's a garbage. well, actually there is some product left there i was planning to use for my nose area. hehe..well, that's why i will just make this a short post, and i can't show you the picture of the max texture. Even the picture above i just searched on google.

anyway, this is a peel off type mask, and it's an egg, which is good for your pores or oily skin. Lately i noticed more white heads and bigger pores on my nose. So i switched my skin care to etude house mini size u pore (review coming on next week or after i finish it), and this would be a good time to try this mask!
First, the packaging is cute, looks like a sheet mask packaging. the texture is very very thick with transparant colour. My note is, make sure you use a headband and tie back your hair, because it could be messy if your hair stick to your face.

so, i applied evenly on my face, wait 15-20minutes until dry or you think it's ready to peel off. Result? Great! i could see some white heads from my nose stick to the mask. i was surprised with that. it's better than the face shop and baviphat mud nose pack, both have same type and purpose-for pores, peel off type (review coming up, still want to see more result from those 2 products). and this vov mask is better in taking off those whiteheads on my nose. so i'm happy!! if only they have this in a tube or big bottle, i would buy it.

skin care review :Pond's white beauty naurals skin care

Finally i'm back to Pond's!! hehehe..Pond's was one of my favourite when i was in high school until college (always switch from one brand to another, and pond's was my cheap yet great alternative product). I remember the first Pond's product was that white-pink on the tube, at that time it was only a single cream to use day and night, before they launch the day and night version.
First time i read a post and review about this new Pond's was in fashionese daily, and not long after that i read more reviews about this Pond's new line on many beauty bloggers. So yes, i wanted to try too! first, it's Pond's, i'm familiar with the brand, and second, it's a cheap buy. I couldn't buy it straightaway because the line is not available in Yemen, so when i travelled to Jakarta i bought this set, and i tried it there and took it here to try it again. so, let's see.

this line comes with green colour, gentle exfoliating foam, day cream and night cream. yup. that's it, no toner. too bad. and the fact that the line doesn't comes with toner is a down side for me. i hate to pick a toner from different line or brand. i like everything in set! hehehe. but anyway, i picked pond's white beauty (the one in pink). Both are white beauty line. i was confused at first, i thought Pond's already had white beauty line, the pink one, the first line from Pond's, why they created this? well, the different it on the word "natural" for the green one. ah. so you mean the pink one is not as natural as green? hehe.seriously, i don't know and i'm lazy to look why. so if you have any idea about the difference from the green white beauty and pink white beauty, please let me know. For now, all i can think is that the difference beetween those two is in the ingridients. the green one use camellia leaf extract. maybe because of that it's natural?

anyway, enough of guessing, i will just write the review and tell you my experience using this.

Pond's white beauty naturals gentle exfoliating foam

Information from the packaging :
containing the extraordinary Camelia leaf extract, this foaming cleanser deeply cleanses the skin to wash away dirts, oil and imputities that cause dullnes,and gently exfoliates your skin to reveal your bright, sparkling clean skin underneath. the first step for a fair beauty that lasts. Dermatology tested.


how to enjoy bright, sparkling clean, beautiful skin : use every morning and evening as the first step in your skin care routine. Apply foam with circular movement over moistened face, rinse with water.
use with Pond's white beauty natural day cream and night cream for long lasting clear, healthy whiter skin.

texture :

it's creamy, with tiny green scrubs. i almost can't feel the scrubs as they are so tiny and soft.

my experience with pond's white beauty natural gentle exfoliating foam.

first, i like the texture and how easy to make a foam with it. But when i wash it off with water, i could feel and hear that squeeky. oh no.. this will make my skin dry. well, it cleans well, but with that squeeky thing. and maybe for some person they will feel tight after that. as for me, the moment i rinse off with water, i could feel my skin getting dry, and i knew i have to put moisturiser straightaway or my face will reallly get dry and flaky.
so, to be honest, i'm dissapointed with this. sorry. next!

Pond's white beauty natural day cream

the tube is same shape and packaging like the foam, but this one is smaller.

texture :

the testure is like a light creamy lotion. thicker than some korean brand's emulsion i've tried, but thinner than a cream.
my experience with pond's white beauty natural day cream.
actually the texture is nice. it is rich enough as a moisturiser. when i was in jakarta i didn't feel like i need a night cream, i could just use this as anight cream too because it is rich enough and keep my face moisturised.
BUT..... yes, theres is a big BUT in here. as i applied this cream on my face, i felt some burning although my face was not in sensitive mode. That burning is really uncomfortable, sometimes with a little itchy. Actually, i remember when i was in school and first time using Pond's white beauty the pink one, i felt the same sensation, a little burning feeling, but i also remember it was only for the first 3-5 days, it was like my skin was trying to adapted with the product, and after that the feeling was gone and i continued using that product. so with this one, i just continue using this although i felt uncomfortable during application, with a hope that after  3-5 days it would gone. well, after a week, it still gave me that burning sensation. arrrrgggghh..ok, so i stoped using this and packed it in my bag when i went back to Yemen. Just a week ago, i thought, ok let's give it a try once again. and... sadly, still didn't work for me. still get that burning feel on my face.although no break out, no zits, no redness, i don't want to risk my skin, so i stopped using this. hikkkkssss..


Pond's white beauty natural night cream.

the packaging is quite nice. it comes in this transparant glass jar. there is another plastic cap inside.

texture :

the texture is a little bit thicker than the day cream. too bad, i can't say much about this night cream. all i can say, it's just same like the day cream. it gave me those burning feeling, so i stopped using this. sigh.

conclusion :
too bad, really. maybe this product is just not for me. did you see that cream on the photo above? still lots of it in a jar!!! like new! and i just can't use it! if i were in Jakarta i would just give this to my friend or anybody or my reader who wants to try this. Just because it's not good for me doesn't mean it's not good for you, right. i think for me the original white beauty (the pink one) is better than this, or at least suit me better than this.
so so sorry, Pond's but it doesn't make stop buying Pond's products. in fact i am planning to buy the set of Pond's gold radiance on my next trip to Jakarta!