VOV Daily Fresh Mask Pack Volcanic Ash

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I’ve got tons of beauty products just waiting to be reviewed. You know, its one of my personal indulgences, collecting beauty and skin care products. Not much make-ups but more into skin care stuff. I don’t usually use it haha, I just like trying which works for me or not, and I must also confess to usually falling head over heels in love with their packaging. So let’s say I collect beauty product, the same way some men collect sport trophies or some folks collect stamps.

Currently, I’m ‘in love’ with Korean and Japanese skin care products. They do have some wonderfully effective, not to mention gorgeously packaged beauty products. Also, you can find some very very interesting lines or let’s say ‘flavors’ in their products. After trying them out, I have also found out that Korean and Japanese skin care products is more effective for me compared to ‘Western’ skin care products, mainly because, hello! I’m Asian.

And owing to this ‘beauty products‘ collecting hobby, I’ll be writing some beauty product reviews every now and then.

Just recently I bought a couple of VOV Facial Masks online and among the items I picked out, here’s what I tried out first coz I was so intrigued. VOV Daily Fresh Wash Off Pack – Volcanic Ash. I know some swear to the skin enhancing properties of volcanic soil/ash but I have yet to try slathering them on my face.

I love love the packaging. It’s so appealing.

The wash off mask have grayish tones and no it doesn’t smell like sulfur like I was expecting. It has a mild grass like scent and since it was mild it didn’t really bother me. It has a thick consistency but it was not soo sticky which I appreciated.

trying it on my wrist to see its consistency..

Applying it all over the face was easy enough. Then just let it stay for a couple of minutes and wash it off.

Results: my skin was noticeably dewy and softer to touch. Although the first time I applied it, I felt a teeny weeny bit of itch but no rashes or redness at all. The second time, I didn’t feel anything at all.

I liked this wash off pack and I use it a few times per month. Although truth is, I still prefer the regular mask sheets as opposed to wash off or peel off face masks.

Sulwhasoo’s Hydro-aid Lifting Eye Serum

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There are days that I am so enamored with all girly things, and that includes cosmetics. When this hits me, I the nerd in me takes a backseat, so instead of looking at computer carts and collecting gadgets, I turn into collecting skin care products. I’ve just recently discovered Gmarket and has been dipping my fingers now on Asian skin care products for the past few months. And I’m loving it and it also makes sense to me that Asian skin care products work really well for me coz I am Asian! Hahaha..

Most of the products I buy though goes to some other people. A lot of them don’t work for me so they make really good gifts or giveaways. Also most of the time, I find myself buying something because I got so attracted by the packaging. And I love looking at it displayed on my dressing table. Yes, I’m weird like that.

One of the first things I looked for when I was buying sample sets of Korean skin care products were eye serums. I have really bad looking eye bags, perhaps this is genetic? and also compounded by me not sleeping as much as I need to. So I hauled some Sulwhasoo and O Hui eye creams and serums. I just bought sample sets because I wanted to try which one would work best for me. For the past few months I had been trying Sulwhasoo Hydro-aid Moisturizing Lifting Eye Serum.

This is not my first time to try a Sulwhasoo product. An aunt gifted me with a face serum a few years ago, and I loved it to bits. But once I finished it all, I couldn’t afford to buy the full size. These products are really pricey, usually on the $50 up range.

So how was the eye serum? The serum itself is almost translucent and very very mildly scented. It’s not thick at all and easily absorbed by the skin. The lifting effect was noticeable after about two weeks of use. I can hardly believe that my eye bags actually got lighter and the skin around the eye a bit firmer. At least now I don’t resemble a raccoon!

You also got to love the packaging. Even in the sample satchets. It has that luxurious look and I’m just a sucker for elegant and understated packaging. I would definitely be  buying a full sized bottle of this one. And this would be a regular for me now. Learn more about Sulwhasoo Hydro-aid Moisturizing Lifting Eye Serum.

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Review: Kurstie Kiwi Fruit + Aloe Gel Mask

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Yikes, I almost forgot I promised a review on the stuff I purchased last time {see my mini drug store haul}. Blame it on Twitter, house chores and my constant Illustrator doodling for some invitations project I was working on. Anyway, I’ve tried using the Kurstie Kiwi Fruit + Aloe Gel Mask for several times already.

And here’s what I have to say about it:

• The Gel Mask: Clear looking, sticky like most gel masks. I’m not a big fan of its fragrance I find it too masculine and I feel like someone is dangling a bunch of grass on my nose when I put on the mask. The application is easy enough though.
• Skin Reaction: Not much. Some masks leave my skin dewy and really supple. But this one, aside from the slight tightening effect, had nada effect on me. Then on my third use, my face felt really itchy I had to remove the whole thing from my face and rinse my face for the itch to come off.
• Packaging: Ugh. Can’t this company get a better package designer?
• Price: I guess that’s the only thing I like about this. Lol. I got this for just $3.90.