[REVIEW] COSRX Two in One Poreless Power Liquid

Hi!

So I was pretty excited with some of the new releases from COSRX so I actually purchased this products right after my purchase of the second tube of the PHA cream. So it's about two months now I guess? When it first releases, this essence sold out like everywhere until I found it on sale on Jolse so I put it into my cart right away :D

Anyhow, let's start with the review, shall we?

Full List of Ingredients

Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Water, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine Salicylate, Arginine, Betaine, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Allantoin, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carbomer, Cassia Obtusifolia Seed Extract, Menthyl Lactate, Mentha Haplocalix Extract **Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water & Cassia Obtusifolia Seed Extract contain tannin

Notable ingredients: BHA, Tannin and Menthyl Lactate.

Minimal packaging design as usual from COSRX.

Just like a lot of COSRX products, this also came in this pump tube.

 Pretty runny right?

I would say that this has the essence texture, which is easily absorb into the skin. I uses this as the second step in my skincare routine because it is quite runny and would absorb better in fresh skin more than on top of other skincares.

It does feel cool once I applied the essence on and I did like it because it cools down the temperature of my skin thus making it less oilier. The tannin and BHA is surely a plus point of this product although I had to cut off a lot of BHA skincare to give way to this so that I don't over exfoliate.

I read from Sokoglam that this essence can be used after blackhead extraction or to calm any redness. Although I don't really do blackhead extraction because I barely got any (from a good skincare of course!) so I expected it to calm my redness that usually got after face wash.

So far, I don't really see a major difference like I'm not really sure what it actually does to my skin in these two months because my skin were quite behaving because I don't see much redness nor acne coming out that often but I do like the fact it feels cool on the skin and feels like it "tightens" my pores in the morning before I put on my makeup.

But I do think that it contributes to my "behaving" skin as I see less whiteheads and blackheads were pretty much nonexistent.

Overall, this is pretty nice! It doesn't break me out or sting my skin and it absorbs pretty well too without much effort. The thing that I like the most if cooling effect it has from the menthyl lactate, although it disappear after a while.

 Thank you for reading! 

xoxo

[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] Kiehl's Bestseller Holiday Box

Hey guys!

I was stressing out on studies so I decided to do another blog post..lol

Anyway, I wasn't so sure what title should I put for this post because individual name might be too long and I choose the word "best seller" since all of these three products are definitely Kiehl's best seller products!

The box is however is not for sale I guess(?) since I received this as a part of gifts from Linette Kim when she joined the Kiehl's international team last year. I'm actually not sure how she know me but I'm pretty sure she's a Youtuber that I always watched (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm grateful enough for the gifts since I've been wanting to try Kiehl's products for so long!

Anyway, feast your eyes with these luxurious red box!

Thank you Linette, I'm crying T_T

The first product that I saw is this Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate! I've been seeing tons of raved for this product and honestly I could say that all that raving are the truth! I used to skip face oil because I'm prone to breakout very easily with heavy concentration cream or oil. However, as far as I'm using this for a almost a year now, I could say that I didn't have a single breakout with this. The oil doesn't smell weird like argan oil and I could say that my skin looks even on the next morning I woke up. Definitely recommending this oil for you to try :)

I actually have finished this eye cream a few months ago and I could say that this is the best eye cream I've ever tried. The cream is thick in consistency and I was actually scared that it might causes oil seed under my eyes since I'm prone to have that whenever I wear something too thick in consistency so I apply this moderately and the next day I woke up, my under eyes is still hydrated! A lot of eye creams will eventually dry when I fall asleep but this eye cream didn't. I think it does have a little scent to it but not too strong and it actually smells nice :D

Out of three products I received, I uses this the least. It's not that I didn't like it but I'm not so sure why I neglect it either. Maybe because I rarely seen dark spots rather than acne on my face so maybe that's why? But I bet if I do those skin examination, I probably have more underneath dark spots that I could ever imagine. I do use this sometimes on my chin especially since I have a little discoloration on that part because of my old acne scars and it is also said to use this on certain part of the face that affected. There's a lemon-y smells(?) to it which is quite noticeable and I didn't dislike it as long as it doesn't smell weird. I'm not sure if this actually works on repairing the discoloration since I didn't see any clear changes on my skin. Probably it's my method that is wrong or maybe the product itself doesn't suit me.

Anyway, thank you for reading. Hope you have a nice holiday!

I need to go back to studying, seriously XD

xoxo Mizu

[REVIEW] COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid

Hey guys!

I finally have the time to write a new blog post. It's been busy since I got into a new semester and have to catch up with all the things that I've forgotten during the holidays, lol

I know it's hard to keep posting as much since it's gonna be busier and busier, however, i'll try for not leaving the blog empty for a long time.I'll find time to write new reviews :D

Anyway, today I'll be reviewing the Cosrx BHA Blackhead Power Liquid that took the kbeauty community by storm. I had this for some time now and I can finally say that I like it.

Before that, I would like to thank you BBcosmetic.com for sending this lovely skincare to me. Go and check out their site HERE as they got tons of Korean Cosmetics in store and they also offered FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING! How awesome is that?!

Use my coupon, Z8J0SDQ8YJW for 10% off your order !

Brand : COSRX

Country of Origin : South Korea

Price : $21.00 > 15.98!! at BBcosmetic.com

PH(30℃) : 4.0±0.5

Volume : 100ml

Properties:

Natural BHA component (Betaine Salicylate 4%) removes dead skin cells and blackheads accumulated in pores. Forms moisturizing layer.

“Trouble and blackheads don’t look for any particular skin types.”

BHA Blackhead Power Liquid gets rid of dead skin cell and blackhead within the pores and prevents oxidized sebum from turning into blackheads.

BHA Blackhead Power Liquid has mixed a natural BHA ingredient, Betaine Salicylate, at 4%, and you can witness your skin get smoother and glossy as time goes by, as well as it light texture.

-Source : cosrx.kr

How to Use:

1. After morning or evening facial wash, in the toner and essence stage spread a coin-sized amount lightly on parts with much dead skin cell or blackheads.
2. Spread thinly on the whole face for smooth skin texture(In the usage of cosmetic cotton, clean off by rubbing as if massaging.
3. Avoid under eye area and use sunscreen as well in daylight.

I read so much of good things regarding this product and decided to try it myself. I had a lot of blackheads lately as I forgot to bring my pore brush to college so I'm using this to counter my blackhead.

Originally, I don't really see what's the hype with this since I don't have much blackheads and I don't see much of a difference even though I followed the every instructions I can find online to make this works, lol

However, as of the blackheads starts appearing on my cheeks lately and I tried smearing it onto the whole face day and night, I can finally see what's happening. My blackheads just magically disappears after a few days of wearing it. Of course it doesn't completely disappears as there's probably small areas that I can't reach but for the record, this is already an amazing product.

As I have been using this for some time now, it doesn't tingle anymore as it would when I first used it and it feels a lot more smoother on face. 

One tip is that, exfoliating the skin while cleansing will help this product to absorb better. There's also tips online that you should wait like a few minutes-30 minutes for this to absorb and work on your blackhead but honestly, who has the time to wait for 30 minutes until you can apply the next product? I don't. For me, it is enough to wait until it's absorbed and you're free to do the next step on skincare as you wish. 

Overall, I would recommend this to everyone who had the blackheads problem. You should try and test which ways is working for you instead of following my instructions. Everyone's skin is different and it should work differently on everyone.

Hope that I'm being a little help here. Thanks for reading :)

I rate this:

[REVIEW] COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch - Acne patches that REALLY WORKS!

Hey guys!

It's been forever since I post a review and I said this every time too XD

The first week of Eid just passed and I actually didn't realize that my days would be so packed and I don't even have the time to write a proper review. I guess things has calmed down a little and I can sit comfortably in front of my laptop and write a review.

Before I start, I want to mention that this review is sponsored by;

http://bbcosmetic.com/

They have been so kind to let me choose a few products from their homepage to try and guess what brand I chose? Yep, it's COSRX! I knew that this brand is the hype lately and of course I had been jumping into the bandwagon since last year! I never really posted a proper review about this brand before although I've been using it for sometime now and it seem that a lot of you are curious about it and did it works on my East Asian skin and "summer-all-the-year weather" here so here you go :D

Anddd before the review again, I have a discount coupon code for you from BBcosmetic!

Use this code , Z8J0SDQ8YJW for 10% off your order and they offered FREE SHIPPING too!

They have a large amount of authentic Korean Beauty products that you may want to check it and they shipped WORLDWIDE! Go ahead and check out some daily sales!

I have been using this for some time now and I could say that I have finished about 4 packets of this patches to heal my acne :D

At first I was a bit skeptical about this patch because I don't think it will magically heal your acne so soon but I was so wrong! The first time I applied this onto the skin on the night before I went to sleep and the next day it's all flat and the redness reduced! I didn't think that it was believable but that was happen to me.

Honestly I never actually wear acne patches before, I don't know why? Maybe it wasn't that interesting to me nor maybe I don't think it would work at all. After my first packet were finished, I didn't have any backup so I bought an acne patches from Watsons/Guardian store and tried it out and it doesn't work at all for me. The glue wasn't as strong as this Cosrx acne patches and it slipped off easily.

As I said, the glue for this acne patches were very strong so if you had a lot of facial hair like me, wearing it for a long time may require you to tear the patch very carefully or it's gonna grab along all those hairs and hurt you. But it wasn't nothing big, I like it like this much better than the one that slipped off easily and this won't even budge no matter what.

As a reminder, it is important that your face is thoroughly cleaned from oil or any skincare before applying the patches especially on the problem spot because the glue won't work so much as it was on clean skin. My usual flow is to apply the patches first and then apply all of your normal skincare so that it won't bother whatever that is happening under the patch.

You'll see that there is a white dot on top of your patches and it indicates that it has absorbs all the nasty things under your skin and you either have to replace new patches or not depending on acne condition. If you think that it has died down, then no more patches but if you think that it is still inflamed or has a slight bump, I recommend on putting a new patch on top.

The result may varies on what type of acne you had. Once I had a "thick skin-acne" which the patch probably can't absorb on whatever under my skin so it can't be help. But this is a rare case for me. For most of the time it does work. Some works magically overnight and some works on the forth night.

My skin before and after. This took me 2 weeks to heal properly since it was so deep. The left was actually taken after a week and it is actually bigger than that.

Thank you for reading. I have a few of COSRX products to review next so make sure to keep reading.

xoxo

Mizu

[REVIEW] Testerkorea's Real Tester : Pongdang Donkey Milk All-in-One Cream

Hi there!

This review post keep getting delayed since I'm so busy these days even on weekend however I try to make it up today by posting one from the total three products that I received from Testerkorea as a part of their Real Testers event. This is the second parcel they sent me and I totally enjoyed trying all these products that I never did before including this Pongdang Donkey Milk All-in-One Cream.

In case you missed my last Testerkorea's Real Testers review previously, here's a little bit about testerkorea. Basically they're an online shop that is based in Korea and sells 80% of Korean beauty products and 10% of miscellaneous items. They ship almost to everywhere is the world ad give discounts for almost all the time! They also offered various shipping and payment method for your convenience to shop. Trust me, they have been my favourite since for-ever! :D

Before I head on to the review, here's a little bit about this cream;

Brand : PongDang

Capacity : 250ml

Price : 16,100 Korean won

Where to buy : CLICK HERE

Features;

• The Donkey Milk All-In-One Cream is exceptional nourishing cream that acts as a skin tensor and re-generator.
• It effectively balances out skin’s moisture and oil for a more ideal skin condition.
• It replenishes lost fatty acids and vitamins A, B, C, resulting in a healthy, balanced complexion.
• The extraordinary antioxidant properties and protein content found on this formula makes this cream a great ally against aging.
• Donkey milk, the most similar ingredients to breast milk which is effective for soothing and revitalizing rough, sensitive skin to become more youthful looking skin.
• It is said that Cleopatra, Queen of Ancient Egypt, took baths in donkey milk to preserve the beauty and youth of her skin.
• She had sitting-baths prepared solely with donkey milk, for which purpose whole troops of female donkeys used to attend her on her journeys.
• It is generally believed that donkey milk effaces wrinkles in the face, renders the skin more delicate, and preserves its luminosity.

It came in this pouch, so cute :D

Honestly, this is my first pump-type face cream ever!

The pump bottle is definitely a huge help for those who are sensitive of dipping your fingers into a tub because this is more hygienic.

The cream itself comes in a white color and looks thick but it absorb easily onto the skin and it doesn't feel heavy at all.

For moisturizing properties, I think it was in the middle, not too heavy but to too dry either. It is not too moisturizing for extra dry skin but it was enough to suits a lot of skin types including my oily skin if applied moderately.The cream dissolves in clear color and leaves no white cast on face so rest assured.

I haven't got the chance to try it for days since my skin started to break out now because of my period cycle and I changed my skincare routine at this time however I could tell that it does brighten my face after each application.

Overall, it's a nice cream to use on face since it does moisturize the skin and helps to brighten the skin especially for dull and dark skin :)

Thank you for reading, I'll come back with another two reviews next for the testerkorea's real tester event :D

I rate this:

[REVIEW] 3Bskin Toner, Serum & Detox Mask

Hey guys! Today I'll introduce you to the new skincare brand in town! Formulated in France, 3Bskin is a company based in Malaysia. They recently released their full range of skincare products and I was sent three in total to try. They are One Drop Triple Effects serum, Detox Journey green detox mask and Pamper Yourself toner.

For full information, visit their facebook page here: 3Bskin

One Drop Triple Effects (serum)

Function : This hydrating and acne serum provide moisture effects to skin and reduces the formation of inflammations caused by acne and blemishes. Revive your skin’s glow with this multi-benefit serum for skin that appears even in tone, radiant with clarity, and fully resilient. Perfect for sensitive skin, attenuates diffuse redness.

Direction : Continuously used for 10 to 15 days for visible results. Apply evenly on the face and neck after cleansing, massage gently until the serum being fully absorbed by the skin. Followed by day or night cream.

Performance : It's absorbs really fast onto the skin and leaves no sticky feeling.

Results : The dropper bottle is really helpful as the texture of the serum is a bit thick but still easy to absorb on the skin. It does keep my acne at bay however it doesn't fully heal the current acne of mine.

Detox Journey (green detox mask)

Function : Works perfectly for Oily and Combination Skin which helps on improve moisture balance and soothing the sebum (oil) discretion for a healthier skin complexion. The mask also helps in refining the skin pores and performs immediate detox to improve any irritated condition such as blemish. It effectively lifts away pore-clogging impurities and oil that can lead to imperfections.

Direction : Apply a generous layer to face and neck after cleansing and toning. 15 to 30 minutes after, rinse off thoroughly with warm water and follow on with moisturizer.

Performance : The texture is very easy to glide on face and doesn't leave the skin dry.

Results : It leaves my skin supple without drying it even after washing and I feel like the mask really absorbs all the impurities on my face after a whole day of wearing makeup. I also love to wear this whenever I think that I might get a breakout on the next day. Well, it's just a hunch coz yeah, I've been fighting with acne for several years already :)

Pamper Yourself (toner)

Function : A gentle refining hydrating toner that clear any remaining impurities, remove dull surface residues, promotes translucent and smoothing skin texture. Enhances the benefits of the skincare that follows.

Direction : Apply each time after cleansing. Spray or dampen on a piece of cotton and pat gently on face. Leave it take effect. Soothes and refreshes skin.

Performance : It is not sticky at all and it gives the moisture it promised.

Results : This has a quite good moisturising effect after it was applied on the face. Usually a water type toner like this is applied by using the cotton puff but I prefer to just dab it with my hands. I feel like it gives more moisture that way. However, if it was to remove the remaining impurities that (might) be left on skin even after washing, it's best to use the cotton puff :)

Thank you for reading :)