Korean Haul Posted ~

Hi Readers!!

Long time no blogging eh? so sorryyy because i was soo busy last month, and i've been visited South Korea, the skincare heaven, for 6 days :D

i've stayed in Jeju island for 2 nights, 1 night in Seoraksan (Mt. Sorak), 2 nights in Seoul and 1 night in airplane >.<" hahaha ..

it was nice, but i dont have lots of time for shopping because i joined a group tour, and they're only shopping in Seoul.. between visiting some tourist place and others ~.~"

sooo what i've got in Seoul? only few items .. because i've found out the price in Korean beauty store are almost the same with price you got through pre-order system .. only about 20,000-30,000 idr more expensive than the price in korean store for small items. Liquid items get more margin yes, but still it's well worth!

First, it's about mask.I bought 3 mask from the Face Shop for a good price because i got a discount coupon. I think it's about 21,000 won for 3 masks ..

and the mask from tony moly was a free gift for entering TM's store in Myeongdong. I bought those party lover eye brow powder that time ^^

then from Etude Store.. It was the most crowded beauty store near there! almost every spot were taken @___@

i bought Etude BB dation special kit (not sure why.. but seems nice), bebe foot mask (since i think my foot need it), happy tea time cleansing cream in milk tea (smells good, good price and nice packaging) and sweet recipe baby choux base in Raspberry (I was wanting it for so long so i can't stop my hand from reaching it).. the pink pen and play etude box (contains of cotton pads) were free gift ^^,

from Skinfood Store.. only few product since they doesn't have Tea Tree Toner & Emulsion i'm looking for.. Skinfood store in Myeongdong is quite far from Etude and TM's .. I walked alone and kinda flustered, trying to find Skinfood ..

i bought an eyebrow trimmer, choco eyebrow powder cake (smells like chocolate! and works wonder!), and fresh cellery cleansing tissue.. and i got 2 sample :)

There's also a nice store there, named RedEye and they're selling woman's stuff.. Clothes, accesorries, bag, wallet and so much else.. i only have few time there, and only bought 2 pairs of earrings and a ring with a tree on top .. very pretty!

they're quite affordable too ~

aaannnddd .. just it!

doesn't much right? ~

but even i enjoyed my trip to south korea, i dont think i'd like to go back there.. because it's expensive!

south korea is the second most expensive country to visit in Asia (the first one is Japan, my tour leader said) .. a coffee machine selling coffee for about 400 won and the coffee in minimart is about 1,000 won (while in indonesia it's only about idr 5,000 aka the half price). Snack is about 1,000 to 3,000 won .. and food is about 5,000 won up .. LOL ..

dont get me wrong, you have to visit south korea someday.. they're worth to visit, but only once .. hehe ..

have a nice day! :)

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 :)

Definately MLBB with Lovely Me:Ex Jelly Tint

Another post! Yayyyy~~

*i use another software to edit my picture in this post, i hope you like it! ^^

The Face Shop is another Korean Brand, easy to find in Indonesia but i prefer to get it from online store, cheaper and easy too ^^,

I always think that lovely me:ex is part of Face Shop for Pucca, but it's not! Some of Face Shop's lovely me:ex doesnt have pucca on it.

Product
Lovely Me:Ex came in some colors, but the most popular one is #1 Cherry. I bought it after i read about it in sparkleapple. Not exactly the same, i got different shade (see the different girl in front of it).











I dont have many idea to describe it .. The appearance is like another lip gloss, with smooth wand as aplicator. Inside, it's texture is like jelly, a little bit sticky but still acceptable, i can use my finger or my own lips to spread it. Things i dont like is what it smell like : bitter strawberry bubble gum. I dont know, it's quite remind me of that.

.. and how it's looks on my lips?



definately MLBB (My Lips But Better)!
When using it, it smell is not that bad. And because it's sticky, it's harder for it to go without i'm noticing it :)

Price
i do some research on online store and found it's around IDR 48,000 - IDR 65,000

Love it or Hate it?
So-so. I like it but not using it everyday, i prefer to use my Maybelline Moisture Extreme :D

The Face Shop Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam : Mung Beans

this is a review of a very helpful cleansing foam i've ever met (even if it's not the perfect one, well nobody's perfect right?) Let me introduce you to :

The Face Shop Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam : Mung Beans

Size : 170ml

Explanation in behind :
“Formulated with clarifying, exfoliating Mung Bean extract, this mild botanical foaming cleanser iluminates and softens skin."

Directions :
Add water and work into a rich foam. Gently massage over your face and rinse throughly.

Ingredients :
water, myristic acid, potassium hydroxide, butylene glycol,glycerin, stearic acid, lauramide dea, ceteareth-20, glycol distearate, vigna radiata extract, peg 40 stearate, water (and) salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract (and) aspalathus linearis extract (and) lilium candidum flower extract (and) anthemis nobilis flower extract (and) borago officinalis extract (and) centaurea cyanus flower extract, perfume, water (and) saponaria officinalis extract (and) aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) bark extract (and) alchemilla vulgaris extract, disodium edta, methylparaben, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel extract, propylparaven, salix nigra (willow) bark extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizinate, caramel.
May contain : yellow 5 (CI 19140), blue (CI 42090)


i know it contains Paraben, i dont know the dosage of course but i think it's still okay since it's hard to get off all the paraben's product from my or my family's life and we're all okay using paraben's product for long time (knock-knock on the wood~). Next time i will try to reduce it, but not now.

I never use a korean cleansing foam before, i always prefer to use cleansing foam i can easily found. But when the SA from Colormix in Lam Tien, Hongkong, told me that they got special price for TFS's herb day cleansing foam, i added it to my cart as fast as can be. I bought it for only 30 HKD or IDR 33,000! Very cheap!

Colormix's SA said that if i need help to solve my blemish problem, i can choose between mung beans and acerola, so i chose the Mung Beans since it claimed 'Soften rough skin' while Acerola said 'Clarifies dull skin'. Well, for me soften is more important.

Sadly, i am NOT trying this while i am still in Hongkong, when the super cheap price available. In TFS Indonesia, they sell it for IDR 129,000 and in TFS Singapore for around IDR 75,000. Pricey, eh? But suprice-ly, i could got a cheap price if i buy it from pre-order shop, who buy it directly from Korea. Not as cheap as the first one i bought (the 33 HKD one) but still cheap compared to Face Shop's official stores in Indonesia.

First time i tried it is when i'm already home. I am so impressed, with just a small pea amount, i can get a clean face and radiant skin. Wow. And it came in 170ml tube size. Low price, big amount and just a small size can help you got what you want! I thought it because mung bean has a power to deep cleaning without scrub, which i love since scrub always break me out.

Everytime i remember to use toner/astringent after washing my face using it, i never found a residue in my cottonball. Means it really clean my face as well. And after one week, i found out that my blemishes already be slighter. I dont know it because of my cleansing foam or my Hiruscar (not yet reviewing it). But at least, i guess my cleansing foam help my hiruscar's job by softly exfoliating my skin so skincares i used after it can be easily absorbed.

Many reviews said it easily to get small pimple when use it, i did got small pimple everytime i used it, but only in first week or two. It still fine, because i always get pimple, and sometimes it even breakout. So 1 small pimple is not a big problem for me.

Good Things about it :

• Cheap, a pea size could already work all over your face.
• Came in 170ml tube size, big size!
• Never leave a residue
• Exfoliating without scrub
• Do what it claims
• Smells good, nothing like mung beans, but not bad.
• Easy to blend with water
• Not drying my skin, it's glowing but matte. Got no worries using it everyday.
• Cute packaging, i love the mung beans pict. Like a sketch but not.
• Good enough to clean my eye liner

Bad Things about it :

• So expensive here in Indonesia (not really bad, online store can help with it)
• There's only one TFS store in Bali (i just found out it today), in Mall Bali Galeria
• contains paraben, if you wont use any paraben's product, well it's out of your range.
• might cause you get small pimple(s) in the first 2 weeks.
• inable to clean sunblock

My Ratings :
4.5 out of 5.

Repurchase?
i already have 1 tube extra. And the tube i use is still quite full even i've use it everyday since july.
After it, who knows? :p


disclaimer
i bought this one with my own money :)