Sulwhasoo Clarifying Mask and Overnight Vitalizing Mask

I rarely use any mask this days, mostly because I’m too lazy for whole process. I hate to go washing my face just for back and wash my face again. But it turns that Sulwhasoo got a hype for their Clarifying and Overnight Vitalizing Mask which i think would be amazing for my skin condition. And by that, here’s my skin condition :

• Occasional break out
• Normal-oily on most part, but crazily dry on eyes area.
• Acne scars (red mark, bumpy skin)
• Redness
• Large pores

I bought both product on sample size (largely available on ebay, amazon, tester korea, qoo10, Korean depart, etc) because at first, I’m not sure where I’m jump into and full size product would hurt my wallet badly.

 Sulwhasoo Clarifying Mask, 50 ml size (full size is 150 ml)

Sulwhasoo Overnight Vitalizing Mask 30 ml (full size is 120 ml)

Both are in plastic tube that really looks like full size product. While Overnight Vitalizing Mask 100% like full size tube, Clarifying Mask in sample size is a tad different. Make sure you get the original one.

What Sulwhasoo Clarifying Mask claims to :

• This unique honey-textured treatment is formulated with Solomonseal Powder to absorb impurities
• Japanese Honeysuckle hydrates, smooths, and brightens
• Powerful blend of Korean medicinal herbs exfoliates and purifies for a clearer complexion

What Sulwhasoo Overnight Vitalizing Mask claim to :

• Walnut extract creates an essential moisture layer on the skin, promoting optimal absorption of nourishing ingredients
• White mulberry extract minimizes redness and irritation
• Hyaluronic Acid promotes long-term hydration, restoring and revitalizing skin overnight

The Beauty Wolf has stated that how her skin get much better with these two use in a row. Basically, you do double cleansing, put moisturizer, continued with Clarifying Mask, let it stay for 30 minutes then peel the mask off. After that, apply Overnight Vitalizing Mask. According to the website, both are meant to use at night time.

product fresh from tube

spreaded

As I stated, Clarifying Mask is peel-off mask.

The one that you put in your face, let it dry and peel them off. I saw many girls successfully peel the whole piece all together, but it never happen to me. That’s still okay though, you get no score by that, ha! *sorry for my competitive self*

Before application, do your usual skincare basic with toner and moisturizer. Wait them to dry first, then continue. When applying, make sure you put lots enough. Too thin application makes it hard to peel but thicker application means more product to use. Told ya it’s not cheap, and using more doesn’t mean you’d get better result.

Like any other sulwhasoo products I’ve tried, it has Sulwhasoo’s trademark herbal scent. I love this scent, found it enjoyable and relaxing (I even think it smells like Satay sauce the first time). If you don’t like it, then it might bother you the whole time because it’s stay long.

The texture is much like thick Honey. It is thick and kinda fast drying. I suggest to apply it fast, using no more than 2 fingers because it would stick.

While peeling of, try to peel from your forehead, down to your jaw. It suppose to make sure it does picking your pores problem. As opposite, after cleaning up, massage your face downside up. 

ready to peel..

peeled off

Result after application :

• Right after application, my skin just feel okay. My pores seems kinda smaller and I’m paler by application stage. Nothing marvelous.
• The next morning (whether using Overnight Treatment Mask after or another product, usually moisturizer) my skin seems GREAT. My pores sink, my skin seems brighter and my acne scar less, much less scary. The effect last 2-3 days.

Have I told you this product is my new holy grail? No? IT IS!

Overnight Vitalizing Mask, in the other hand, is a creamy sleeping mask.

The kind that you put after all skincare regime to seal, and left it for a whole night long. My tour guide in Korea told me it was invented for lazy Korean. But some said, it just another name for night cream. Whatever.

Normally, I’d use Overnight Vitalizing Mask with Clarifying Mask. I use it in several ways :

• First, in eye area before Clarifying Mask, after toner, moisturizer and eye cream. So it’s like adding extra moisturizer to eye area. In other parts, I put it after peeling off my Clarifying Mask and left it til the next morning.
• Second, in some confuse days, it added after Paula Choice 2% BHA Liquid (or Clear Regular/Strength Exfoliant, whichever you prefer to). I’d wait for 20-30 minutes til my BHA “works” then add Overnight Vitalizing Mask. Actually, I think it’s unnecessary in normal days, but in drier days, I prefer this way.

Please note that Overnight Vitalizing Mask is HEAVY. The cream took time to sink in, and feels heavy on skin *its heavy heavy on my normal-oily skin* and suggested to use only twice a week. It has Sulwhasoo’s trademark scent but less offensive than Clarifying Mask.

At first, I think it’s a cheaper option for my expensive Ginzeng Renewing Cream (haven’t write about that, sorry!) but hell, no. Ginzeng Renewing Cream is much better. It can be use anytime, any place, with better result and less allergic problem. My skin literally glowy and seems healthy with Ginseng Renewing Cream. Perhaps because it’s reNEWing while the other is VITALIZING.

Here I’m not doing Sulwhasoo’s suggested way of applying mask (which include some mandatory massage and a lot of circling) because my skin hate to be touch. It’s went angry red and itchy. I just applied it like moisturizer and that’s it.

Result after application :

Well moisturized. Better result achieved if used together with Clarifying Mask. No extra glow here, and pain in face if applied wrongly.

It’s not a holy grail, and I don’t think I’d ever repurchase til I missed it.

Do you have some suggestion for me, which other sulwhasoo does amazing job? I already tried Herbclinic too (not really great) and Harmonizen (burning my face) and their basic toner and moisturizer. Oh and First Treatment Essence too (good but not extra ordinary).

Thank you for reading, hope my post help you to decide ^___^

ps. if you need ingredient list, please go ahead to Sulwhasoo's official website. I am refering to us.sulwhasoo.com here because it's simple and done in English :)

pps. if you're wondering why i dont put Overnight Vitalizing Mask's result up there, because i can't wait whole night long with mask in my hand LOL. And no, no just wake up picture for blog. Thank you!

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My best friend : Baviphat Apple AC Therapy Sleeping Mask

i've been sooo curious about baviphat's apple ac therapy sleeping mask. It has super cute packaging and the function is like what i exactly need  ◕‿◕

apple is one of my favorite fruit, and after doing some google-research, i found out that apple is a good source of antioxidant that called polyphenols. Antioxidant stabilize free radicals that damage cells and tissues and boots inflammatory proteins known as cytokines. This is a good news for acne, as high insulin levels increase inflammation in your skin and kick oil glands into overdrive. The bacteria that causes acne, Propionibacterium acnes, also flourish in oily skin.  

.. maybe that's why baviphat made a product for fighting acne based on apple :D


I've wrote about sleeping mask in my post about The Face Shop's Raspberry Slim & Lift Sleeping Mask, so i wouldn't re-writing about it again. I love using sleeping mask, because of sleeping mask (at least some that i tried or i curious about) are came in gel form. Gel form in my opinion are safe for oily skin type *like mine* and moisturize enough. My bedroom is equipped with an air conditioner, which will drying my skin during sleep. So beside of any other effect that brought by sleeping mask, it will at least protecting my skin from dryness.

Product

Baviphat Apple AC Therapy Sleeping Mask

size : 100 ml

packaging : made from plastic, 8cm height & 8cm wide.

the description & ingredients are writen on back side paper using hangul (korean language) 

These cute apple also have a leaf!

Baviphat also provided the tiny spoon so you doesn't have to grab it my your finger (which is soooo not hygienic)

LOL

i've using mine like 5-6 months and that's why only 1/4 jar left.

I use it about 2 times a week (rotating it with Baviphat Lemon Whitening Sleeping Pact & The Face Shop Raspberry Slim & Lift Sleeping Mask).

the texture is jelly-like, it takes time to absorb to skin but since sleeping mask is the last part of night skincare routine, there's always time to wait. At least for me, because i'm going to sleep 30-60 minutes after finishing my skincare routine.


Overall, it's a good sleeping pact which help me to prevent acne, cure the small pimples, and maybe also help to reduce my acne scar. I also love the apple scent! In the first week, the lovely scent has brought me to sleep faster than before. It's relaxing me (ﾉ´∀｀*)ﾉ.

It's also good value, because 100ml jar last me about 9 month maybe, or about 5 month if i use it alone (doesnt rotating it with any other sleeping mask :p) and 100ml jar size cost about IDR 100,000. Good value, right? :)


The only thing i dont like about this mask is the jar size. Believe me, it's not easy to bring it while you're on travelling :( 

ps. no, it doesnt break me out, if you curious about it :p


thanks for reading ^^

source :
http://www.livestrong.com/article/507840-do-apples-cure-acne/

the relationship between Sleeping Mask, Raspberry and The Face Shop

have you hear about Sleeping Mask or Sleeping Pack?

If you're a fan of Korean skincare product, my might had heard this.

As their name, Sleeping Mask (or pack) is a mask you leave on your face as a finishing step of night skincare routine. Some say you only able to use Sleeping Mask (or pack) 2-3 times a week, because it's like another mask, take a part of your skin -usually the dead skin cell, makes your face looks brighter in the morning. And if you use it too often, they will take too much part of your skin (first, dead skin cell but second and after maybe living skin cell) and makes your face more sensitive. But i've use my sleeping mask (or pack) everyday, and i'm fine.

One of my Korean friend said that she's already ask Baviphat's sales asistant in Korea about this sleeping pack. And the SA said that Sleeping Mask is more like Night Cream, you can use it everyday. She use it everyday for like 2 years and fine too. 

Sleeping Mask (or pack) mostly come in many things you supposedly get after using it, like whitening, reducing acne, anti aging, pore tightening, hydrating, moisturizing and slimming. Yes, Slimming your face. How amazing is that? Well let's take a look.

Product

The Face Shop Raspberry Slim & Lift Sleeping Mask

size : 100ml

font box
so sorry for the damaged box, i got it like this from the seller

behind the box

the cute product!

see the "eye" on you! LOL

push it and product will dripping out

swatch on my hand

blended

I never have a cute product like this! Super kawaiii ~~

The packaging is like hair product but effective and cute (again). Wondering if my baviphat(s) are like this, i dont even need a spoon to get the product out! And the rest left as safe as can be inside the bottle.

Insider product are in gel texture, soft pink color and surprisingly smell like minty raspberry. And when applied, it also feel minty, so refreshing. You need at least 10 minutes before it well absorbed.

This product is also different with The Face Shop Raspberry Roots Sleeping Mask which is one of their best seller product. This is how it looks like :

credit to kimoko.livejournal.com :)

The new collection came with better packaging, but sadly, still no effect on slimming but yes to hydrating skin. The old version doesnt write anything in their title like new version did, but they also promising contouring face while sleeping.

What It's Suppose To Do?

Facial contours are toned and lifted while you're sleeping

Fact

Health Benefits Of Raspberries

1. High in ellagic acid, a phenolic compound that may help prevent cancer, inhibit the growth of cancer cells and stop the growth of some cancers.
2. Its seed oil has a natural sun protection factor. It contains high amounts of polyphenolic compounds known for their anti-cancer properties.
3. It contains strong antioxidants such as Vitamin C, quercetin and gallic acid. Vitamin C help to prevent wrinkles, quercetin work as flavonoid while gallic acid work as anti fungal and anti virral properties.
4. Burning Fat, because fiber and manganese they have.
5. Work as stimulating colors

The only relation between Raspberry and slimming is only manganese. Manganese is a trace mineral that helps keep your metabolic rate high, which in turn burns fat. But i really don't know whether manganese will work to keep metabolic rate high when i only wipe it and not eat it.

What It's Really Do?

moisturizing my skin

give me a chill feeling when i use it

so, no slimming.

You Might Like It If..

you sleep in a room with air conditioner

you have an oily skin an want an extra moisturizer while you're sleeping


~ thanks for reading! ^^ ~

ps. i spent about 3 days writing this (i did many other things too of course), hope you like it :)