[BEFORE and AFTER] Benton Cacao Moist and Mild Serum

 Hello!

So I've been so excited to share my review on this NEW RELEASED serum from Benton Cosmetics! I saw that they are recruiting for reviewers and I tried my luck and just happen to be selected! Yeay!

Although this serum is almost confiscated by my local custom because they said I import illegal cosmetics from outside which I have been doing for years and it was fine. I guess it had something to do with DHL a.k.a expensive shipping so guys, avoid DHL at any cost because your products might get into a problem. 

Anyway, I was so excited when I saw they're releasing the Cacao Moist and Mild in a serum because I also have tried and reviewed the cream here and it was amaaaaazinnnng!

Without further ado, let's get into the review!

Product information:

Hydrating/Nourishing/Skin Protection/Water-oil Balance

Benton Cacao Moist and Mild Serum is a lightweight and hydrating serum. 

With Cacao extracts and Hyaluronic Acid, this serum replenishes moisture to the skin. 

Various botanical extracts in the serum further help to keep skin smooth.

Net weight: 30ml/1.01 fl. oz

 Source: Benton Cosmetics

 A dropper bottle :)

Both manufactured and expired date written :D

 Colorless and scentless liquid.

 Almost resemble emulsion consistency but once it is spread on, it turns to water.

(Excuse for the pimple-like thing on my hand. Apparently, I was allergic to a medicine that I took to heal a wound)

 Source: Benton Cosmetics

 I'm not sure if you guys can see it but my pores are disappearing in the 'after' picture. 

My thoughts:

The serum came in a clear glass-looking plastic(?) dropper bottle and honestly it legit and feels like glass.

I have tried this serum for about two weeks now and honestly, I think this would be a great serum for a simple skincare. On days where I'm having a bad skin where I don't want to put too much of a product on my skin, this would be a great substitute.

It is very lightweight. The consistency almost looks like emulsion when I first put a drop on my palm but then it spreads like water and absorbs quickly into the skin.

It feels very hydrating, enough to hydrate combination to oily skin especially in these hot summer days. It won't make my sebum got worse on the day and wouldn't mess with my makeup either.

In terms of hydrating, I do feel like this lasts for the whole day and it doesn't feel that much of hydration when you apply it but then I don't see any dry patches throughout the day either so that is definitely a plus!

All the ingredients are level 1(green) according to cosDNA and you don't have to worry about putting this on your skin. On the plus side, this is also colorless and scentless!Hooray!

Lastly, as you can see in the photo above, I was surprised too when I see the pic because my pores totally look less visible after I put on the serum! Would totally recommend this to those who are concern about your big pores :D

Overall, I'm liking it! Surely not bias because this is an honest review although it was gifted by Benton.

Definitely a great combo with the cream!

Thank you for reading :D

[REVIEW] Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect First Serum

Hi there!

I'm pretty excited for my first post after some time. It's not like I want to be in hiatus, it's just my college wifi took so much time to be functioned properly. Anyway, it's better now and today I'll be reviewing the Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect First Serum. If you've read my winter haul post, you must be already know that I purchased this. I originally planned to wait for a month to review this but since it has already shown some positive effects and I can't continue to use this in the meantime because of my face treatment so I decided to review it now.

Product Information ;

Name : Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect First Serum

Production : Made in Korea

Volume : 120ml

Price : 7350 won (after 30% discount)

I was given a free box of the cotton. :D

The serum is transparent in color.

If you notice, the cotton had two sides, the one with the lines and the other side with the hole-like design. Both functioned differently as the hole side is used to remove dead skin and you'll used the other side to dab the rest of the serum in the cotton onto the face.

Sorry for the pictures spam. I love lots of pictures..hehe :D

The bottle really reminds me of the very classic cafe so I decided to put a sepia-like picture for the header. 

It turns out pretty..haha (at least for me XD)

When the first time Skinfood released this product a while back, I thought why black sugar can be benefited to the skin? Isn't it just a brown sugar? That's what I really thought back then coz I never heard about the black sugar before so I just assume that it is a brown sugar. 

For your information, black and brown sugar are two different things, basically Black sugar is more popular in countries like Taiwan and Japan. The black sugar is said to be more healthier than brown sugar because it contain so many minerals and the people in those countries used them as the period pain reliever. You can read more here.

Regarding the above statement that I said I had to stop using this serum for a while because of the skin treatment I did, it is because the doctor advice me not to use any kind of product which had an acid ingredient (it is not the acid that could burn your skin).

Right after Skinfood released this serum, it has be the most best selling product of their product. I saw a few reviews of this product before but many of them is not in depth review so I decided to try it out myself.

The above picture is not edited except adding on some words on the picture and cropped the eye part for better view (sorry for the moist looking face coz I wore my cream in both pictures..haha)

I was surprise after using this for a week, I can see that my face is a lot glowy and brighter looking. I always had a dull skin after a long day because it's hot here and I wore make up to class. This serum really helps to improve my skin and I also noticed that it lessen my oily face especially when I wore my make up for a long time. 

I experience a bit of itchiness for my first time with this serum but it doesn't happen after the second time.I guess maybe I over scrubbed my face before that so that's why it feels like that.

The cotton that came with the serum really a lot of help. I think it is a great invention coz I used both sides to apply the serum. The hole sides really helps removing the dead skin especially when I'm too lazy to use the face brush while cleansing my face.

There is a pleasant smell of this serum which disappeared after a while. Not sure if it is the black sugar smell or other ingredients.

Other than that, the serum is non sticky, moisturising enough for me and absorbs really fast! I'm loving this overall.

I rate this for ;

for all the goodness and cheap price!

Thank you for reading!

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Winter Haul

It finally arrives today!Yeay~~

I bought this when testerkorea had 30% sales on their website and the price is really cheap *omg*

Since I actually have shopped few times before this haul, I thought I'm totally broke but I'm thankful to my little business made profit in a short time so I managed to buy these few items. I really need most of these products so it's okay though..haha

The products are ;

Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect First Serum (free Cotton Pad!) - 7,350 won

Skinfood Viva Waterproof Brush Pen Eyeliner #Black - 6,300 won

Skinfood Everyday Masks (Tomato & Green Tea) - 700 won each

Etude House Lash Perm All Shockara - 7,700 won

Innisfree Eye Primer - 4,200 won

A'pieu Pure Tint #Strawberry - 3,150 won

A'pieu Magic Pore Cover Balm - 6,160 won

A'pieu Snail 3D Sheet Mask - 700 won

I said that this mascara doesn't perform well on me but recently, I think it has changed? My lashes looks longer and it doesn't clump too :D

I coincidentally found this eyeliner when I browse for eyeliners in testerkorea. I love this brush pen type more and Skinfood newest product offered the criteria I want( I should get a brown one too!). I just saw the word waterproof and right away adding this to my cart. I also planned to buy another gel type eyeliner soon because I think it would suit a lot of events :D

I wanted this serum by Skinfood for so long and when I saw this is on sale, I grab it right away. This is so popular omg..and I easily fell into the nice-review-by-bloggers-trap so I don't took a sec to add this into my order.Plus, it's time to change another skincare routine. I probably will try this next month!

I was surprised to see the big box and found out that it was the cotton pad for the serum!lol

It was way bigger than the serum itself..haha

I ran out my eye primer (e.l.f cosmetics) and since I'm hauling, I grab this one from Innisfree. I dislike the Etude House eye primer because it doesn't work well with me so I choose this instead.

Hopefully sometimes in the future, if I had no choice, I would re-try the Etude House eye primer again. Who knows it might works?

A'pieu! omg..I really wanted to laid my hands on this brand after saw many good reviews about it. Basically it is another brand under the same company as Missha but based on the design, I think they targeted this brand for youngsters which is different than Missha.

I choose the balm(I wanted to buy two at first but since I don't know how it performs on me so I took one to try) Will buy more if it works great!

I'm a huge fan of lip tint because it lasts longer and very light on lips. Since I'm the type who lick my lips for the whole time, I need something that can't easily disappear so I bought this cheap selling tint to try :D

3 types of masks! Personally I love buying masks but when they happen to arrive to me, I suddenly got no urge to use it..(like most of the time) but I will make sure that I won't waste this..lol

I actually purchased a few products before this and there are still some products that is not arrived yet. Probably I post them later..haha

Thanks for dropping by!
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[REVIEW] ReCell 1 & 2 Softening Face Serum

Hello guys!

Sorry that I haven't blog for the past week. The assignments and tests are 

tiring me off so I didn't got chance to write a new post. 

This serum was sent to me by Korea Cosmetics on 

November last year for review purpose..

Sorry coz I delayed this for too long!

Before I head on to the review, let's know a bit information of this 

company that originally from Korea.

Company : TeraEco

Features : We produce anti-aging skincare products such as Collagen Fluid, Vitamin Fluid, SPF30, and Special Balm, doubling an aromatherapy products distribution and trade company. The merit of our products is the use of herbal constituents in vegetables as the main ingredient. 

It does not irritate skin, and also is very effective on atopic dermatitis, regeneration after laser peeling, acne ridden skin etc. It leaves your skin PH balanced, eliminating the need to use additional skin softner, lotions, nutrition creams, etc, which makes it convenient to use. As well, the fact that our products can be used by anyone, regardless of gender or age, discriminates them from other products.

Features

This amazing serum gives your skin an younger-looking glow and leaves it feeling incredibly silky. Collagen Fluid care serum is the refreshing. Phytogel type of essence E.G.F in ReCell which is made from pure and natural extracts. It keeps your skin fresh and clear. Collagen Fluid Care Serum highly concentrated levels of active and nutritional to your skin, seals in the maximum daily required as well as strengthen the skin by naturally stimulating collagen production. This helps repair skin imperfections like fine lines and wrinkles while protecting the skin from the aging effects of the environment. Non-irritating. Great for all skin types. 

Virtues

It helps removing wrinkles and whitening your face by deeply absorbing and keeps moisturized on the skin. This essence uses pure phyto collagen only.

Main Ingredients

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ethanol, Adenosine, Human Oligopeptide-1, Cabomer, Allantoin, Disodium EDTAPEG-60 Hydrogenated Caster Oil, Acacia Senegal Flower/Stem Extract, Triethanolamine, Hamamelis Virniniana(Witch Hazel) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Methylparaben, Perfume.

Directions

After Cleansing, gently smooth over face and neck, apply ReCell II 2 drops. Afterwards, apply ReCell II and Special Foundation to keep your skin's clarity and radiance.

This ReCell 1 is more light and watery in texture. It absorb really fast and dried fast too. 

This serum leaves my skin smooth and supple and I think it has a lovely lemon-y scent?

It really smells amazing but it doesn't last long so no worries for the non-fragrance lover.

Features

ReCell II has been scientifically developed and tested, and shown to be effective in fading away the dark spots left by acne, as well as discoloration caused by sun damage and the environment. It has been tested on volunteers and the results achieved show a dramatic improvement.

This amazing serum is pure and natural fruit extract. E.G.F in ReCell that contains fruit acid to help protect and against damaging your skin from UV. Vitamin Fluid Care Serum prevents premature signs of aging and helps stimulate your skin's metabolism. Highly recommended to improve your skin's clarity and radiance. Non-irritating. Great for all skin types.

Virtues High functional essence inspiring vigor on skin. Essence containing rich vitamins and kiwi extracts helps to keep more vital and brilliant skin.

Virtues

High functional essence inspiring vigor on skin. Essence containing rich vitamins and kiwi extracts helps to keep more vital and brilliant skin.

Main Ingredients

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ethanol, Arbutin, Human Oligopeptide-1, Cabomer, Allantoin, Disodium EDTAPEG-60 Hydrogenated Caster Oil, Niacinamide, Triethanolamine, Hamamelis Virniniana(Witch Hazel) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Methylparaben, Perfume.

Directions

 After Cleansing, gently smooth over face and neck, apply ReCell II 2 drops. Afterwards, apply ReCell II and SPF30 Protect Sunblock to keep your skin's clarity and radiance.

Basically ReCell 2 is the improvement version of ReCell 1 with more concentrated vitamin serum and jelly-like texture. It really moisturize my face for the whole night until I woke up on the next day because I always used this serum before I went to sleep. This version doesn't had much fragrance smell to it but still it has a very very slight lovely smell :D

This is my picture for after a month of using the serum. I didn't used a complete one sachet every night and I divided it to half because one sachet of the sample serum contain a lot. I don't wanna waste it so I used the other half for the next night. :D ( just maybe you know, I loveee serum!)

You can see that my major redness is decreasing! Although it not completely heals all the redness, but I can see great results there! My face looks better than before and it is more moisturize too!

I really really like this serum! I know that if I continued using this, maybe I can on much more results shown.

Just to note that I wear the ReCell 1 and ReCell 2 in turns. Both doesn't break me out and leave my face moisturize really well and it doesn't feels oily or sticky.

Although I didn't get the real bottle of serum but I can see from the picture that the serum bottle looks really sleek and chic in addition to the black and white colors used for the packaging :D

So overall, both of the serums are really good. It suits all skin types and it doesn't irritate my skin nor exaggerate my acne problems. It works very well with my acne-prone  and oily skin.

You can buy this serum through this site;

http://teraeco.en.ec21.com/Softening_Face_Care_Serum--5591894.html

http://teralium.com

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Disclaimer : This products is sent by Korea Cosmetics.
However, it didn't affect my personal opinion and experience towards the products.

marvelikalife@gmail.com

[REVIEW] Klair's Iluminating Supple Serum & Klair's Rich Moist Sheet Mask - Wishtrend.com

 Holla Holla..it is almost midnight here and I just remembered some posts that i haven't posted on blog yet so  I got this sweet time writing one right now..hehe :D

It is about a month or more I received this special package from Wishtrend.com. Oh, they aren't sponsoring me.This is a giveaway gift that I won from their facebook giveaway last time. I absolutely don't know anything about winning this and it shocked me to received a medium sized packaged just right at the time when my semester ends previously. Thank god I didn't went home yet and thanks to the postman ossan for the right time delivery. Of course I re-checked their facebook again for the confirmation since I know nothing. It comes out that my name is the first one who won the giveaway..I totally didn't expect this since there's a lot of other competitors too but anyway, thanks to Wishtrend, I received a very great gift! :D

I really wanted to make a really cool entry by putting Wishtrend box picture but sad, the baka me stupidly throw out the box before I realize that I haven't take any picture of the box..now *go crying again* so no cool picture..

I really should make an introduction about this brand but ma brain did not function very well at the moment so to be easy, just head on to Wishtrend.com for the intro!That would be much better right? Oh man..I forgot that to those that do not know what wishtrend.com website is, they're a company that sells variety of Korean brand cosmetics!So check them out rite now!

Well, I love the name..that's why..

The grand fluffy carpet is making a comeback!

That was pretty lot of ingredients!No wonder serum is always expensive to begin with!

I love the bottle..it is made of glass I think?but it's not that heavy though..

Ne, broke your neck..puhahah XD

Kinda interesting style of cap right? Idk about the function at first but then the baka(once again) me realizes that it is used to prevent the serum from leaking if you mistakenly pump the bottle.

I'm sooo sooo happy when I opened the box and I saw this box said 'serum'..

I freaking love serum! They're well absorbed, water-like type and dried easily also they had a generous benefit!Yea..and that's why I can't even afford them..T^T

But thanks to people like Wishtrend that sent this gorgeous liquid to me..I'm happy like hugging a fluffy pillow (●´∀｀●)     

I have no negative comments about this serum. It doesn't break me out, is supplies my skin with moisture and those benefits of serum on ma face..I can never regret slapping my face with this every seconds..in fact..I'm filled with happiness...definitely a must try serum!and oh the smell is heavenly..it is not strong and it smells really light~

So for the mask..,

Y U HAVE SO MANY BENEFIT?Ureshii-desu!

I don't actually read the whole thing nor understand those chemical bonds of ingredients listed there although I'm a science student but still..I don't learn many of them yet..

but one thing that I realize about this brand is they used a pretty LOT of plant ingredients!Isn't that a good thing?That would be the safest ingredients in the world!By reading some of them, I already fell in love with this brand..seeing how they specifically detailed everything in making a product.

I tried this last night and straight to my sleep..oh yes, again no break out!yeayyy~ My skin is smooth and moisturized..thank you mask-chan for making my skin healthy and pretty..hehe :D

and great point of this mask is the cutting of the sheet is amazing..I can adjust whenever I like according to my face.The sheet itself is quite large and it almost cover all the way to my neck but that's a good thing you know.Our neck needs vitamins too!

and here is the samples they sent..There are also another version of Klair's serum special for sebum control!They gave quite generous samples amount to me!And also ElishaCoy , Skin79 BB Cream and Skin Lab cream samples along that featured in their website!

I tried the pink one for the Skin Lab cream( special for red spot on face).

First, I wanted to praise their samples packaging.How could they be so intelligent for making such a amazing samples packaging?That was the most convenient samples packaging I ever used entire my life.I don't have to squeeze hard to get the product..

Anyway, the cream itself is quite good..absorb very well.However I can't tell if it is really works for me since I only had one sample for that...but you should give these a try. :D

If you would like to buy Klairs product locally, kindly visit MaxBeauty outlet.

One the store is located at Setia City Mall on the first floor near Elianto and TheFaceShop.

Anyway,thanks for reading..my brain couldn't function well anymore and I hope I didn't write any unpleasant thing in this blog post..haha XD

marvelikalife@gmail.com

See ya~