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Review: Innisfree Capsule Recipe Mask Jeju Bija and Tea Tree ♥sponsored♥

26. August 2013

Hello everybody ♥

I’m back from my holidays finally and after my short blogging break it is time to continue with a lot of reviews. I have still so many products waiting for being evaluated, so I better get started right away! ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿

A mask I used before my vacation is Innisfree Capsule Recipe Mask Jeju Bija and Tea Tree. It was send to me by BeautyChamber for reviewing purpose and I liked this one a lot.

There are 12 different types of Innisfree Capsule Recipe Mask, so have quite a variety to try. Each Mask comes in a small plastic capsule and contains 10 ml product. The packaging is neat and each type comes with another color on the lid. The Jeju Bija and Green Tea Mask has a bright green lid.

The product is light green color, too and has the consistency of clay. After you put it on your skin you have to wait 15 minutes or longer until it dries. Afterwards it can be washed off. It has a herbal scent at the beginning, which wears off while the mask dries up. After washing the mask off, the skin feels clean and refreshed. It was a nice feeling and I enjoyed using it. It also worked calming, I guess because of the ingredients of Jeju Bija and Tea Tree.

Each capsule contains enough product for 3-4 times usage. You can re-close the lid by putting it into a special slit in the plastic capsule. It is not 100% closed tightly then, but I stored it in the fridge and it didn’t dry up. If you want to be more sure you can just close the lid with additional wrapping film ;) I’ll leave you with a funny pic of me wearing this mask :D Hope I don’t scare anyone :D

You can get Innisfree Capsule Recipe Masks from Beauty Chamber. At the moment there is a back to school promotion with 10% off the entire order. It doesn’t list all the products which are available, so if you are looking for something special like this, write an Email to Amber, the shop owner, and she’ll give you a quote. She is very nice and answers fast to your emails. She has a blog at http://chamber2u.blogspot.tw/. Check out the facebook page, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013

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Did you try out these Capsule Masks from Innisfree? Which one did you try and how did you like it?

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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://beautychamber.bigcartel.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products

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♥ Berries in the Snow 100 Follower Giveaway ♥ CLOSED

30. July 2013

Hello there ♥

Finally: Here is my 100 follower Giveaway especially for all of you who followed my blog posts in the last couple of months. I never imagined that I would write something interesting for other people to read or to have a look at, but seeing all of you people subscribing in different ways and writing me comments makes and made me so happy. I started blogging 5 month ago and it feels like I’ve been doing this for longer time to me and I really enjoy doing it and share my opinion about different kind of products with you. I really appreciate every single reader and I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your support. Thank you all! ♥

I’m sorry I cannot offer you the hugest prizes, but I hope you’ll like what I chose to spend to the lucky winner of my giveaway. She/He will get Skinfood’s Vita Water Drop CC Cream. I did a review some time ago and I own this CC cream by myself and I really enjoyed using it, especially now since the weather is warmer. I will order the prize at the end of the giveaway time and the winner can choose which design she/he wants. Also, the giveaway is open internationally. :D

The giveaway will end on 31st of August and the winner will be chosen with help of rafflecopter. You can take part in the gadget below. Please don’t cheat. I’ll check the entries.

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If you want to share the banner of the giveaway on your blog you can use the code below:

Hope you’ll have fun with this giveaway and good luck to all of you!

PS: This is my blog post no. 100! :D

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Review: Nature Republic Fresh Hawaiian Seaweed Pack

29. July 2013

Hey there ♥

I saw these new packs from Nature Republic a while ago and since they looked so nice and exotic and really made me feel like summer I decided to try some. There are three different packs you can try: Hawaiian Fresh Seaweed Pack, Hawaiian Fresh Mango Pack and Hawaiian Fresh Pineapple Pack. The packs are available either in a tube for several time usage, or for single use in a cute little plastic container. I’m reviewing Hawaiian Fresh Seaweed Pack today, which works as a peel-off mask.

The packaging is really nice and shows a tropical scenery with a palm leaf and flower and seaweed. I really like how the packaging is designed, since it represents the ingredients of Hawaiian deep sea water, hibiscus flower and Seaweed extract. Seaweed shall help to clear your pores and make your skin smooth.

The pack has a gluey and sticky consistency and has a green color with darker particles inside (seaweed particles?!).

The small plastic container can be used for one time, except you spreed it only very thinly, then it can make two uses perhaps. The scent is very fresh and pleasant. I also put it into the fridge before, so I had an extra cooling effect, which was really nice. I left it on for 20 minutes around, until all the pack was dried. I could peel it of very easily afterwards. I felt clean and refreshed and my skin was soft. It was really a pleasant effect. Also I liked that this was a peel-off mask, so you really had the feeling that it did some cleaning on your face XD.

The full sized tube contains 120 ml and the small pack contains 8 ml.

You can get it at testerkorea for 7500 Won (~8 US$) and 1500 Won (~2 US$), respectively. Shipping depends on weight. If I would repurchase it, I would buy the bigger tube, mainly because I think it is easier to squeeze the pack out of a tube than take it out with the fingers :D

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Review: Aritaum Wannabe Cushion Tint Megan

28. July 2013

Hey ♥

Some time ago I reviewed Aritaum’s Wannabe Cushion Tints in “Summer” and “Clair” (review >> here <<). I really liked them a lot and so I decided to buy more of them. This time I’ll be reviewing “Megan”, which is one of the new colors for the cushion tints which have been released recently.

Aritaum’s Wannabe Cushion Tint comes in form of a pen with two ends, one containing the tint/ lip stain and one for the cushion. The packaging of each of the pens is different and they have written their names in golden letters on their caps. I really love the packaging *_*

You can use the cushion or sponge applicator in order to blend the lip tint and create a gradient effect on your lips. Below, you can see the swatches for the lip concealer “Clair” and the shades “Summer” and “Megan” in comparison. I’m wearing lip concealer on the last image.

As I said in my review before, the texture of Aritaum’s Cushion Tints is very light and smooth. It feels nice while wearing. And they have a nice sweet scent. Megan smells of some flower/honey mixture, I really like it. I would recommend not to overdo the lip concealer if you want to use one before and have dry lips, because it will just look terrible, when it settles into the creases of your lips. Instead I tried only to dab the concealer lightly on my lips and it worked perfectly.

The staying power is as with all lip products good, as long as you don’t drink and eat to much. It still leaves a stain behind after all though.:)

I bought mine from Testerkorea for 8,500 Won (~8,50 US$) not including shipping (shipping depends on weight).

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Review: 1028 Visual Therapy Muse Powder Blush ♥sponsored♥

27. July 2013

Hello ♥
I received this blush by BeautyChamber for reviewing purpose. This is another brand I didn’t know before.

This blush comes in a round shaped black plastic case with a see-through lid. The blush consists of two colors, a darker pink shade, and a brighter pink shade (highlighter). The highlighter contains tiny sparkling particles, but it is not glittering like hell, so you’ll barely notice it. Both shades have a sheer pigmentation, which is buildable. You can create really nice pink cheeks, without overdoing it with one stroke and look like a clown.

Description is also written in English on the packaging. :)

Now comes the surprise: below the blush there is hidden a little brush! I didn’t realize this point until I did some internet research on the product. This comes so handy and makes this little blush so travel friendly ^_^

Did you know this brand? Do you know other products from 1028 Visual Therapy?

You can get 1028 Visual Therapy Blush from Beauty Chamber. It doesn’t list all the products which are available, so if you are looking for something special like this, write an Email to Amber, the shop owner, and she’ll give you a quote. She is very nice and answers fast to your emails. She has a blog at http://chamber2u.blogspot.tw/. Check out the facebook page, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013

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Review: Miss Hana Natural Born Lip Balm Crayon No. 1 ♥sponsored ♥

25. July 2013

Hey! ♥

Here is another Miss Hana product I will review. This time it is Miss Hana’s Natural Born Lip Balm Crayon in No.1 Purple Sakura Season.

Miss Hana is a Taiwanese brand and the Gel Eyeliner Pencil I reviewed before seems to be a bestseller in Taiwan. Why not try some other products?!:D This lip balm is available in 5 different shades. It was send to me by BeautyChamber. The shades which are available are called: Purple Sakura Season, New York Uptown Pink Girl, Orange Twilight, Peach Champs-Elisées and Moulin Rouge Diva. I like the names they’ve got. Below you can see the advertising pictures of Miss Hana Lip Balm Crayons:

The packaging is very girly and has the same color as the lip balm, with black ornaments around it. It has a clear plastic cap to protect the lip balm.

The description is in written in English, too. Yeii! (Although there is not much you can do wrong while applying lip balm… )

The texture of the lip balm is very, very creamy. The first time I opened it and swatched it on my hand (picture below) I accidentally broke of a tiny little bit ^_^”’ shame on me. For a lip balm it is also really pigmented. It is comparable to a lipstick in my eyes, but far more moisturizing. It really glides onto your lips and makes them feel supple and smooth. I really like the feel of the application.

In the picture above I didn’t use any lip concealer. See how pigmented it is nevertheless? Normally I don’t wear pink lip products, but I really like the feel of this one, so I put it on rather often, despite of this. Since I didn’t put on a concealer it can happen, that the lines in my lips appear like brighter, because more product sets in, but it is so easily blendable, that also this problem can be solved by using your fingers or a lip brush for blending in.

Only downside: the staying power is comparable to a lip balm and so it vanishes pretty fast and you have to touch up. I think it stays on for like 2 hours, without drinking and eating. Perhaps also a bit longer.

I’d really love to try out more colors of this lip balm, especially Moulin Rouge Diva or Peach Champs-Elysees. Because these seem to be more the colors I love to wear. I can only recommend you (especially if you have dry lips) to try one of these, if you can get your hands on it. The price for this product is 13.99 US$.

You can get Miss Hana Lip Balm Crayon from Beauty Chamber. It doesn’t list all the products which are available, so if you are looking for something special, write an Email to Amber, the shop owner, and she’ll give you a quote. She is very nice and answers fast to your emails. She has a blog at http://chamber2u.blogspot.tw/. Check out the facebook page, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013

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Review: Miss Hana Waterproof Eyeliner Gel Pencil ♥sponsored♥

24. July 2013

Hello ♥

Here is a review for a great eyeliner pencil from the Taiwanese brand Miss Hana. The product I’m reviewing is Miss Hana’s Waterproof Eyeliner Gel Pencil. It comes in a cute, pink packaging and I really am in love with the girly design. I stopped using pencil eyeliner, because they usually end up being smudgy on my eyes, but this one gives me new hope :D Continue reading if you are interested:

I got this product from Beauty Chamber. Here is the link to the product description. Unfortunately I can’t read it, but I think it is easy to use if you had eyeliner pencil before :D. This eyeliner seems to be very popular in Taiwan. I can understand why this is the case, taking into consideration how nice it works.

The packaging is cute and girly in pink and black colors. The pencil itself is pink, too, with black ornaments and a plastic cap.

The color of this eyeliner is black. It has a creamy consistency, without being too creamy to easily break off. I swatched it on my hands on the image below and tried how easy it it to remove by rubbing and water.

As you can see it really holds up to its claims of being waterproof. Also rubbing doesn’t do harm to it (it looses a bit of intensity in color if you’re rubbing too hard, but it doesn’t smudge). After these tests I used soap to wash my hand and still a little bit eyeliner remained. This was really surprising to me.

Lastly, here is a picture of me, wearing the eyeliner. It looks really nice in my eyes and I love how resistant it is.

All in all, I can say, that this is a nice pencil eyeliner. It holds up to its claims and is easy to use. The packaging is great, too. Also, it can be used on your waterline.

You can get Miss Hana Eyeliner from Beauty Chamber for US$ 13.99. Amber, the shop owner is very nice and answers fast to your emails. She has a blog at http://chamber2u.blogspot.tw/. Check out the facebook page, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013

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Unboxing: Glossybox July 2013 Le Grand Bleu Edition

23. July 2013

Hello :)

On Saturday my Glossybox for July arrived. Topic for this month’s box is “Le Grand Bleu”-Edition. I was surprised how fast it arrived. they announced on Friday that they start delivering and on Saturday it arrived. Also the design was different again this time. The box is a bright blue with motifs from the sea and it makes you dreaming about sitting at the beach and listeneing to the ocean. ♥ They really did a great job with the design this time. It is also the first time since I subscribed, that I got a Glossy Magazine. The boxes before, there was always some other magazine or stuff.

Now, here is what I got this time *drumroll*

Boots Laboratories Optivá Moisturizing Serum (24.50 € / 30 ml – full size product)

Emite Make Up Lash Curler (23.00 € – ‘full size’)

Figs & Rouge Lip Balm Cherry Blossom (5.90 € / 12,5 ml – full size product)

LCN Handcream (9.10 € / 50 ml – sample sized product)

Nails Inc Brook Street Nail Polish Coral (13.00 € / 10 ml – sample sized product)

I’m much more pleased with this box than I was last month. I’m happy about the lash curler, because I don’t own one. Also, I was curious about the Figs & Rouge Lip Balms for some months now.

Nailpolish is always useful, although the color is more pink than coral (I’d prefer coral, but I use the pink nevertheless :D ). I’m curious about the moisturizing serum, although at the moment I have enough Serums and stuff like this to try out. The least exciting product is the handcream, but it is travel size, so I’ll put it into my bag in two weeks ( btw: I’m going to vacations in august, yeeiiii :D ).

As a gift the box contained a sample of Lolita Lempicka perfume called “L de Lolita Lempicka”, which was a highlight for me. I always wanted to try a Lolita Lempicka perfume and here it is! And it smells sweet and georgeous! *_* I love it! ♥

Here are the product descriptions (unfortunately in German):

Boots Laboratories Optivá Moisturizing Serum

Das feuchtigkeitsspendende Serum zieht bis in die tieferen Hautschichten ein und unterstützt die Zellerneuerung. Es reduziert Zellschädigungen durch freie Radikale und verhindert gleichzeitig Reizungen. Glycerin und Sheabutter spenden Feuchtigkeit und pflegen die Haut bis zu 24 Stunden. Das Serum zieht schnell ein, hat eine angenehme Textur und fettet nicht. Dermatologisch getestet und ohne Parabene.

Emite Make Up Lash Curler

Für den perfekten Augenaufschlag steht Ihnen diese Wimpernzange als treuer Helfer zur Seite. Das speziell geformte Design passt sich allen Augenformen an, ohne Ihr Make-up zu verwischen. Das Silikon-Gummi-Pad der Scheren federt übermäßigen Druck ab, sodass die Wimpern einen natürlichen Schwung erhalten.

Figs & Rouge Lip Balm Cherry Blossom

Eine rundum Pflege für strapazierte Lippen bietet dieser Liebling der Beauty-Redaktion. Das Wunderprodukt für die Lippen besteht zu 100% aus natürlichen Inhaltsstoffen und sorgt für einen sanften Farbschimmer mit zartem Duft. Eine der begehrten Tuben in den Sorten Mocha Orange, Coco Rose und Cherry Blossom finden Sie auch in Ihrer GLOSSYBOX.

LCN Handcream

Erste Hilfe für beanspruchte Sommerhände! Um alltäglichen Strapazen gezielt entgegenzuwirken, spendet die reichhaltige Handcreme Feuchtigkeit und bindet diese langfristig. Die hochwertigen Inhaltsstoffe pflegen die Hände, ohne zu fetten. Das Ergebnis: schöne und gepflegte Hände zu jeder Jahreszeit.

Nails Inc Brook Street Nail Polish Coral

Der leuchtende und extrem glänzende Nagellack von Nails Inc sollte bei Ihrem sommerlichen Strand-Look keinesfalls fehlen. Seine langanhaltende Formel verleiht Ihren Nägeln ein optimales Finish. In strahlendem Koralle ist er in diesem Jahr ein farblich maritimes Sommer-Highlight.

Lolita Lempicka “L de Lolita Lempicka”

Der neue Duft L de Lolita Lempicka nimmt Sie mit in eine Welt der Legenden und Mythen. Zart salzige, orientalisch-frische Akzente und eine Vanille-Holz-Basisnote bieten ein besonders sinnliches Dufterlebnis eingeschlossen in diesem bittersüßen Parfum. Lassen Sie sich entführen!

And here are all the products together in a picture ^_^

Conclusion: I’m really happy with this months box, especially since I was so dissapointed last month. I hope Glossybox keeps on improving their boxes and I really like the idea of differently designed boxes (although I like the pink boxes, too). Also, this box really helped me to decide on a new perfume :D

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If you want to try GlossyBox by yourself, just go to their web page (here). They have different kind of boxes, too.

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Review: Declaré Anti-Irritation Serum

19. July 2013

Hello ♥

Some while ago I was selected from www.parfuemerie-pieper.de (a German perfumery) to test a serum from Declaré, a brand from Switzerland. I was really happy being selected for this test, because the weather here had been cold for a long time (finally it is summer) and my skin was stressed and dried up really badly.

The serum I tested is called Declaré Anti-Irritation Serum and below you can see the package I received. Very cute packaging! Thanks to the Pieper-team at this point!

Here is the description from Declaré’s web page (in German):

Anti-Irritation Serum – reduzieren Sie die sichtbaren Zeichen von Stress, Müdigkeit und Irritationen – rasch und nachhaltig! Das kostbare Serum mit dem einzigartigen Declaré src-complex™ ist die wirkungsvolle Pflegeergänzung für Ihre gestresste, irritierte und sensible Haut. Die Kombination wertvoller Aktivkomplexe macht dieses ultra-leichte Serum so wirkungsvoll: Zeichen von Stress, Müdigkeit und Rötungen werden sichtbar gemildert, der Teint wirkt gleichmäßig und erstrahlt herrlich frisch und entspannt. Durch den Einsatz von Hyaluronsäure und Feuchtigkeitskomplexen wird die Haut aufgepolstert und das Erscheinungsbild feiner Linien und erschlaffter Partien wird reduziert. Gleichzeitig stärken wirkungsvolle Pflanzenextrakte die hauteigene Schutzfunktion und machen Ihre Haut widerstandsfähig für tägliche Stressfaktoren. Für perfekt gestärkte, gepflegte Haut und einen entspannt-frischen Teint.

Ingredients:

AQUA [WATER], BUTYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLHEPTYL CAPRYLATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, SACCHARIDE ISOMERATE, HYDROLYZED YEAST PROTEIN, BISABOLOL, ECTOIN, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT [CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT], CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF EXTRACT, GLYCERYL CAPRATE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, PANTHENOL, AMMONIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE, RUSCUS ACULEATUS EXTRACT [RUSCUS ACULEATUS ROOT EXTRACT], HYDROLYZED LUPINE PROTEIN, ESCIN, C14-22 ALCOHOLS, CARBOMER, C12-20 ALKYL GLUCOSIDE, POLYGLYCERYL-2 LAURATE, POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE, LECITHIN, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, TOCOPHEROL, TOCOPHEROL, DISODIUM EDTA, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, PARFUM [FRAGRANCE], PHENOXYETHANOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, CI 16 035 [Red 40] 61212

Basically it says that it reduces dullness, tired appearance and irritations of you skin. Your redness should minimise and your skin gets moisturized and your skin tone is evened out. By soothing your skin in this way and providing moisture the appearance of fine lines is reduced, too.

Here are the pictures for the packaging:

The bottle looks nice and high-quality, somehow it looks mature, too, because of the golden cap.

The cap has an integrated pipette to obtain the serum. It provides the perfect amount for covering your face.

On the bottle you’ll find the description how to use the product, but the package contained also a detailed instruction/manual within. the bottle contains 50 ml which is really a lot considering how much you need for covering your face.

While turning the cap you can either suck the serum inside the pipette or release it. If the cap is down it is released. If it is up, you know there is serum inside your pipette.

The consistency of the serum is runny. It is a slightly milky fluid with a flowery/soapy scent that I really like a lot.

Did it work? Yes it did! My skin is not as dry as it was before. It is less irritated and feels smooth. I loved trying this product and I still love it. It needs some time to absorb and first it feels a tiny bit sticky, but after continuing with your skin care routine you don’t feel it anymore. I’m happy I got it for testing and I know that it will be my best friend as soon as the weather gets colder again.

It can be purchased for around 40 Euro, which is quite a lot and in my opinion the only downside of the product. But it will promise you high quality on the other side.

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For all UK residents: www.koreankosmetic.co.uk will be at a Korean Pop-up shop in London in August the 4th 2013 from 11am-6pm – they’ll have an own stall with their products from the online store! They’ll be giving 20% off everything from the retail price if you purchase on the day. You can find the information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/654870901209494/

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Review: The Face Shop Volcanic Clay Blackhead Clay Nose Pack

17. July 2013

Hello ♥

This Volcanic Clay Blackhead Clay Nose Pack from The Face Shop is also part of my KoCoMall haul from quite a while ago. You’ll find the haul here. Ever since I tried one of The Face Shop’s Volcanic Clay nose patches I wanted to try this Clay Nose Pack. I was really curious about how it works, and since it was on sale I thought I’ll give it a try.

Here is the product description by The Face Shop’s official web page:

Description:
Say Good-bye to your blackheads!
A Perfect cleansing line effective for removing blackheads and dead skin cells
Peel-off type of blackhead nose strip that draws out blackheads completely. (Same as existing Mud Nose Pack)

Application:
Dispense an adequate amount and gently apply onto and around the nose area. After 10~15 minutes when completely dry, remove the mask upwards.

The package design of the tube is really nice. With all the writings and the little symbols it is kind of cute, too. The tube has a cap which can be flipped open. The description is written in Korean and English on the backside of the tube.

The consistency of the mask is glue-y when it comes out of the tube. It is very sticky and can be messy if you don’t take care in first place. That is also a point why I personally would have preferred a screw cap instead of one that can be flipped open, because those “flipping caps” tend to close sometimes and you’ll mess around within the cap :/

Once you put a layer on your nose and wait for a while you can feel how the mask tightens and dries. The package description says to leave it 15-20 minutes until it is dry. I tested this mask on me and on my boyfriend and the results were partly good, partly not. In my opinion you get the best results if you leave it for longer time. Then it really removes stuff which is inside your pores and you didn’t even realize it was there XD But I have to admit that it hurts to peel it off the drier it gets. If you have sensitive skin don’t buy it! My boyfriend likes it as it seems, since he asks for this every now and then :D

You can buy it at the moment on KoCoMall for US$ 4.16 since it is on sale.

Will I repurchase? Actually you don’t need a lot of product, so this tube will stay with me for quite some time. But I won’t purchase the same again, I will rather try out other similar masks or stick with nose patches.

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