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Review: Tony Moly Floria Flower Energy Foam Cleanser

20. June 2013
I ordered on KoCoMall a while ago (see haul here) and they gave me really a lot of samples. Tony Moly’s Floria Flower Energy Foam Cleanser was one of the products I tested already (I’m trying to use a lot of samples at the moment in order to make room for new stuff XD).


Here is Tony Moly’s description:
Youthfully radiant skin & Blooming baby-face made by time reversing secrete potion of Floria.
14 kinds of flower extract- strong anti-oxide and skin improvement effect Hibiscus solution
Evening Primrose oil Botanical moisturizing ingredient prevents dry face, keeps skin moist and soft after washing.

How to use
Push out adequate amount of Floria Flower Energy Foam and make rich foam. Cleanse face gently like massaging and rinse face with tepid water.

The sample sachet has the shape like the full size product: A simple tube with a flower printing at the front.
The cleanser has a creamy consistency with pearly shimmer. The color of the cleanser is light purple- pinkish. I hope you can see it on the picture above. It creates a nice foam which feels nice and soft. The cleaning works great, it removes everything perfectly, but struggles with waterproof eyeliner like most cleansers. But after some scrubbing it removes actually everything. The skin feels squeaky clean afterwards. Actually, it is a bit drying. Also it stings if you get some product into your eyes…so better avoid it. On the other hand, my face looked brighter after usage. I really liked the foam and the cleansing effect of Tony Moly’s Floria Flower Energy Foam Cleanser.
The full size product contains 150 ml and costs around US$ 15. I couldn’t find it in KoCoMalls shop. But it costs US$ 14.99 at cosmetic-love and US$ 13.27 at W2Beauty. If you use my link or the sponsor code 088505 for registration at W2Beauty you’ll get a 5.00 $ voucher after registration. You can use this voucher immediately for minimum order of US$ 30. But they have such a variety of products, that it becomes much to easy to spend that money, haha.
 
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Review: Lioele C.A.D. Oxygen Pore Skin and Lotion

19. June 2013
Hello ♥
Another review for a sample I got with my Keautybox Sample Kit from Keautystore (review >>here<<). This is a miniature Set of Lioele’s C.A.D. Oxygen Pore Skin and Lotion.

Here is the the product description taken from Keautystore:
Lioele C.A.D Oxygen Pore Skin is a special treatment that provides an abundant amount of oxygen and moisture to your skin. Aquaporins and oxygen carrier ingredients help to control pores and remove dead skin cells. This product activates skin power to keep skin moist, soft, reduces skin trouble. It is suitable for oily skin, rough skin, skin with enlarged pores, and blackheads. Amino acid complex together with natural moisturizing factor (NMF) provides great skin hydration and leaves skin soft and smooth. 
Benefits: Moisturizes, Pore Control, Removes Dead Skin Cells, Softens, Reduces Skin Trouble, Hydrates, Smoothes
How to Use: After washing your face, apply proper amount on face and neck.
INGREDIENTS: Water, Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, PEG60Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Portulca Oleracea Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Lysine, Histidine, Arginine, Aspertic Acid, Threonine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Proline, Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Methionine, Isoleucine, Leucine Tyrosine, Cysteine, Phenylalanine, Betaine, Phenoxyethanol, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Fomes Officinalis (Mushroom) Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Methyl Perfluoroisobutyl Ether, Ethyl Perfluorobutyl Ether, Acetyl Hexapeptide-37, Fragrance, Blue 1 (Cl 42090)
Lioele C.A.D Oxygen Pore Lotion is a special treatment that provides an abundant amount of oxygen and moisture to your skin. Absorbs deeply and promptly for pore tightening with soft and provides skin with a soft and silky texture . Aquaporins and oxygen carrier ingredients help to control pores and remove dead skin cells. Amino acid complex together with natural moisturizing factor (NMF) provides great skin hydration and leaves skin soft and smooth. 
Benefits: Moisturizes, Pore Control, Removes Dead Skin Cells, Softens, Reduces Skin Trouble, Hydrates, Smoothes  
How to Use
1. Used after applying skin toner.
2. Apply appropriate amount of lotion all over face.
3. Gently tap skin with fingertips to help absorb. INGREDIENTS: Water, Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, PEG60Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Portulca Oleracea Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Lysine, Histidine, Arginine, Aspertic Acid, Threonine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Proline, Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Methionine, Isoleucine, Leucine Tyrosine, Cysteine, Phenylalanine, Betaine, Phenoxyethanol, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Fomes Officinalis (Mushroom) Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Methyl Perfluoroisobutyl Ether, Ethyl Perfluorobutyl Ether, Acetyl Hexapeptide-37, Fragrance, Blue 1 (Cl 42090)
This Lioele C.A.D Oxygen Miniature Set comes in two small bottles, one for the toner and one for the lotion. The small bottles are very solid and have a simple design in light blue. Unfortunately, the solid plastic is a problem for applying the emulsion, since it hardly comes out of the bottle. You have either to put this bottle upside down and wait or you take a small spatula or something similar and take it out this way.
Below, I will show you a picture of the toner:
The toner absorbs quickly and doesn’t leave you skin sticky. It cleans residual makeup quite good and makes you feel refreshed. But, since it contains alcohol it feels drying on my dry skin.
The emulsion can be used after the toner and it should provide moisture to your skin. Below you can see the milky lotion:
The emulsion leaves a little bit of a sticky feeling after it absorbs, but the skin feels smooth afterwards. The scent of both products is pleasant and flowery.
Both products contain alcohol, so they’re not suited very much for people with dry skin like me. The lotion didn’t provide enough moisture for my skin, but I guess this product works better for oily skin.I won’t recommend this product for dry skin, but it may be better for people with oily skin. The miniature set contains 5 ml each, you can buy it at Keautystore for US$ 3.80. The full size bottles contain 155 ml each and cost US$ 26.40 for the toner and US$ 28.80 for the lotion. There is also a set available. If you decide to buy something on www.keautystore.com I can offer you a 5 % coupon code that they provided me. So if you plan to order at their store you can put my email address in the “referred email” box (which would make me very happy ^_^) and use coupon code listed below:
5 % coupon code: blog115 
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Review: Lioele Dollish Veil Vita BB Purple

17. June 2013
Hey there,
Todays review is about Lioele’s Dollish Veil Vita BB. I got a sample of this with my Keautybox Sample Kit from Keautystore (review >>here<<). This BB cream is provided in two different forms, the green one and the purple one. I got a sample of the purple BB cream.

Here is the product description taken from www.keautystore.com:

Lioele Dollish Veil Vita BB cream_30ml (Purple)

This is a BB cream with double functions for those who want a natural coverage. It works as make up base and foundation to even out the skin tone. A new type of BB cream that protects the skin with vitamins and gives change of color that matches your skin tone after application.  

How to Apply:Take a small pump after basic skincare and spread thinnly over the face for a smooth application. Massage it through until you see its color change

Ingredient: water, cyclopentasiloxane, titanium dioxide, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, peg-10 dimethicone, zinc oxide, hexyldecyl myristoyl methylaminopropionate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone, ethylhexyl salicylate, talc, disteardimonium hectorite, betaine, portulaca oleracea extract, jojoba esters, tocopheryl acetate, tocopheryl linoleate, hydrogenated lecithin squalane, hydrogenated vegetable oil, cyclomethicone, magnesium sulfate, dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hexarosinate, calcium alumnum borosilicate, mica, c12-14 pareth-3, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, silica, glycosyl trehalose, polyester-1, methicone, acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, palmitic acid, silica dimethyl silylate, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum stearate, peg-200, retinol, biotin, ascorbyl glucoside, pearl powder, panthenol, aluminum silicate, ceramide 3, cholesterol, bht, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, ultramarines, iron oxides(CI 77492), iron oxides(CI 77491), iron oxides(CI 77499)

The full sized product has a nice purple design and comes with a pump. This BB cream is based on color changing pearls. actually it is more a CC cream, but there wasn’t any CC creams on the market yet when Lioele released this BB cream. The two different types, green and purple, have different functions: The green one is for covering blemishes and redness, the purple one is for evening out skin tones and brightening.
I hope you can see from the images that the cream is slightly purple colored. The consistency is more runny than BB creams with high coverage, like Missha’s Perfect Cover BB cream (review >>here<<).
The BB cream blends in nicely and really does a good job on evening out the skin tone and brightening up the complexion. It has though a sheer to medium coverage…The scent is flowery (according to the description it’s a smell of jasmine and acacia. The oil control was perfect for my (dry) skin, my nose which usually gets a bit shiny during the day looked still great in the evening. This BB cream gives a matte finish, on the other hand it is not super moisturizing, so you should put some other cream first if you have dry skin. I liked to use it as a base for my BB cream. It really made the skin look more even. Another downside is, that it gives a white cast in flash photography, but that’s with all creams containing SPF…:/
The full size costs US$ 22.00 for 30 ml at www.keautystore.de. I can recommend it for people with oily or combination skin. Also if you have blemishes and redness you could try to find samples for the green one. But don’t expect to much coverage. This BB cream from Lioele is definitely more like a CC cream. If you decide to buy something on www.keautystore.com I can offer you a 5 % coupon code that they provided me. So if you plan to order at their store you can put my email address in the “referred email” box (which would make me very happy ^_^) and use coupon code listed below:
5 % coupon code: blog115 
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Here is the banner and Link to their store:
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Graveyard: May Empties

14. June 2013


I’m a bit late for this post, but I was rarely at home the last couple of days :D. I wanted to share with you the products I’ve been using up each month and here is my picture for May.


Schwarzkopf Gliss Kur Ultimate Repair Express Treatment: Repurchase? This time I purchased another one. I use this nearly every day and my bf too, so it get’s empty quite soon :D
Dita von Teese Rouge Perfume and Shower Gel: Repurchase? Yes! I love this scent. And the packaging is awesome, too! ♥
The Body Shop Mini Body Butters: Repurchase? I want to repurchase the cacao butter. I loved the scent, but at the moment I have some other butters to use first.
I used a lot of samples recently, that’s why there is almost no empy cosmetic here :D

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Pinky Paradise Haul and Review: Geo Princess Mimi Apple Green Bambi Series

13. June 2013
Hello ♥
I’m really excited about this post, because this is my first review on circle lenses. I was really struggling with my first circle lens order for a while. I couldn’t decide first where to buy, then I had a problem with finding lenses with the perfect prescription. Lenses are sold either without prescription or in steps of -0.25 starting from -0.50. Since one of my eyes needs -0.25 and the other -0.50, I decided after quite a bit of research to take take one with -0.00 prescription and the other with the correct -0.50. I was also worried because I have astigmatism, that I would not be able to wear them for any long time. The next point is the huge variety of circle lenses available online…it was really difficult to decide….°o°
Finally I made my mind and chose Geo Princess Mimi Apple Green (Bambi series). I purchased at www.pinkyparadise.com. When I made my purchase they were having a promotion to spend US$ 39 and get a Skin79 BB cream miniature for free. I decided to buy additionally Rohto Lycee Contact Eyedrops for contact lenses to be able to take part in their promotion. I heard good things about these eye drops and since I’m wearing contact lenses every day, I thought I’d give it a try (review soon).
So here is what I got: 
As you can see they provided me with a cute animal lens case and an additional gift. I got a hair sheet for holding your bangs out of your face, which is very useful and I tried it already :D. In case you consider to buy anything from pinkyparadise you can just enter my promotional code berriesinthesnow and you’ll get a free cute animal lens case PLUS a mystery gift, too.
Back to my Geo Princess Mimi lenses ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿
The circle lens pattern is designed by Tsubasa Masuwaka, one of the most influential and popular Japanese teen models. She is also modelling in the advertise of those lenses. She looks really beautiful, doesn’t she *_*
Here are the properties for the lenses:
Diameter: 15.0mm
Water Content: 38%
Base Curve: 8.7mm
Type: 1 year disposal
I like the printing on the viles a lot. It is very girly and fits perfectly to the advertising with
Tsubasa Masuwaka.
The pattern is really nice with green and brown little color dots. And the typical black circle around the lens.
The free lens case I got has the shape of a pigs head and is really funny. The case itself is also quite good. If you close it tightly nothing spills, even if you throw it into your handbag :D

Now I will show you how the lenses look while I’m wearing them. I have brown eyes naturally by the way:

Design: 
I like the design! The colors blend in nicely with my natural brown eye color. I like how they try to blend the green color by using little brown dots towards the inner of  the lens.
Comfort:
 Although I should wear toric lenses, I could wear this lenses for quite a while. After 3 hours I applied some eye drops and then it was no problem to wear them for another 4 hours. The diameter of the lenses was no problem at all, but I’m used to use contacts every day anyways.
Enlargement:
Enlargement is really huge! The thick black circle ring makes your eyes really big and dolly. If you apply some eye make-up it looks nice and not too much like an alien :D
Shipping:
 Shipping was a little problem, but this was not the fault of pinkyparadise. The package got stuck somewhere in Germany, then it was at the customs for quite a while, but after a long period of time and waiting and loosing hope it arrived here and I didn’t have to pay any taxes for it….lucky :D Since it was the fault of the German postal service I’ll give 5 berries nevertheless, because their processing of the order was quite fast, also their customer service was great and answered very fast to every request.
Overall, these are really nice lenses. I don’t regret buying them and I’m already browsing for other lenses which I would like to try. :D My final rating for these lenses are:
As I said, you can buy these lenses at www.pinkyparadise.com. If you use my coupon code berriesinthesnow
1. you get a FREE cute animal lens case PLUS mystery gift
2. the coupon code can be stacked, If you purchase 3 pairs, you will get 3 lens case plus 3 mystery gifts.
3. A minimum of 1 pair of circle lens purchased to activate the code.
4. The code has no expired dates :)

From time to time they have changing promotions going on, so it’s worth to have a look at their page. :)

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Review: Etude House Kissful Tint Choux Tangerine

7. June 2013
Hello ♥
You already know from my recent haul post (>>here<<) that I couldn’t resist buying a second Etude House Kissful Tint Choux. This time I ordered the color Tangerine. Etude House’s Kissful Tint Choux is a lip stain in a cute little tube. This product gives your lips a color and shine while still not being heavy and sticky like lip gloss. Etude House provides 4 different colors for this lip stain: #1 Red Chou, #2 Pink Chou, #3 Strawberry Chou and #4 Tangerine Chou. I reviewed the Red Chou before (>>here<<), but I will show you a comparison between the swatches of both products below.

Etude House changed the design of these lip stain recently. The old design looked different and was named 55 Kissful Tint Chou, but it is the same product. Below you can see Etude House‘s advertising picture. Each tube color is adjusted to the color of the product you choose. They all look really cute and girly.
You can squeeze the amount of product you want to use out of the tube and apply it either directly on the lips, or dab it three or four times on the lips and use your fingers for staining all of your lips.
As I said already in my previous review, the stain has a gel structure, but doesn’t feel sticky at all. It feels very moist and gives a nice gloss. Moreover, it gives your lips a plumping effect. It smells fruity and bubblegumy, but I didn’t taste anything specific. Also your lips don’t dry out, nor will it show up in an ugly way on chapped lips. Tangerine doesn’t last as long on your lip as the red stain, because the color is also very light! It looks more orange in the swatch, but it ends up natural on my lips. It makes your natural lip color look more healthy and glossy. I really love both tints ♥
Each tube contains 4.2 g and costs around US$ 8. I paid US$ 8.12 at W2beauty. I can recommend to check out the web store. If you use my link or the sponsor code 088505 for registration you’ll get a 5.00 $ voucher after registration.
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Review: Skinfood Vita Water Drop CC Cream SPF 35 PA ++ D1

7. June 2013
Hello there ♥
My very, very first officially labelled CC cream…:D (I don’t count the color changing beads containing “BB cream” from The Body Shop ^_^” >>here<< )
Today’s review is about Skinfood’s Vita Water Drop CC Cream D1, the first CC cream by the Korean brand Skinfood. I presented it yesterday in my W2Beauty haul post (>>here<<) and I was so curious, I tried it directly :D

Probably I don’t have to tell you, that I fell in love with it’s ultra-cute packaging ♥ This CC cream is available in two designs and both are really adorable and the choice was really not easy!

 Here are Skinfood’s advertising images for the Vita Water Drop CC cream:

It’s in Korean unfortunately. But I’ll try to summarize the product claims for you:
This is a CC cream, which means it’s a “Complete Control” cream. It has 5 claims:
  1. improvement of skintone (color-control)
  2. whitening
  3. anti-wrinkle
  4. SPF 35 PA+++
  5. moisturizing
Unlike other CC creams, like the one’s from Etude House or Tonymoly, this one is not based on color changing beads, but it is tinted. I don’t like the principle of these color beads a lot. It’s based on the mechanism of blending. It means the more you blend the more color is released from the beads, which can result in too much or not enough color. Skinfood’s CC cream claims to be skin care and make-up in one product.
From the first swatch it doesn’t look much different to BB creams. It has a creamy texture which is more runny than Missha’s BB creams, for example. It blends in nicely, too, although I was afraid it might be too light for me. It adsorbs really quickly and doesn’t leave any sticky feeling at all. Moreover, the skin feels smoothed and silky! It provides a nice glow, too, but it doesn’t look greasy at all. The coverage is light. I would not recommend to use only this if you are in need of coverage. But you can add some concealer or powder..or BB cream afterwards, if you like. The scent is at the beginning very fresh and herbal, but it changes to a pleasant scent. I don’t know if you know what I mean, it’s difficult to describe, but according to my nose the scent is not the same at the beginning compared to afterwards-but it gets better :D. It is also quite strong in the beginning but gets lesser, until you don’t notice it at all. The product comes in a tube with a pump, which is very convenient. The first time you use it, you have to pump several times before the first bit of products comes out. You need 1-2 pumps of this CC cream to fully cover your face and neck.
You see, it really evens out my skin color and gives a nice glow, too! I tried the CC cream alone and also with some loose powder afterwards and I like how light this cream is and not greasy at all, although it provides SPF. It’s definitively a good choice for the summer! I can recommend it! But don’t expect high coverage, it has sheer coverage like most Asian CC creams do.
The full size contains 30 g  and costs US$ 17.48 at W2beauty. If you use my link or the sponsor code 088505 for registration at W2Beauty you’ll get a 5.00 $ voucher after registration.
EDIT: A lot of people were wondering about the difference between D1 and D2 and you don’t find much information about it online, and especially you don’t find anything on Skinfood’s global page. Since I was curious, too, I asked Alice from W2Beauty again, to confirm if both products are the same, and she told me, that both products are proclaimed to be the same by the seller and only differ in their design. It has nothing to do with your skin type, so you can just choose by your favourite design :D
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Review: Jelly Pong Pong Lip Blush

6. June 2013
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When I got my Glossybox in May I was really happy that I got a Jelly Pong Pong Lip Blush in red. I love lip products and I love red shades, plus the packaging of this lip blush looked really nice and it was a company I didn’t know. From that day I received the Glossybox until now this lip blush became one of my favourite lip products and I use it alternately with my other every day favourite lip product, Etude House’s Kissful Tint Choux.

Here’s the products description taken from Jelly Pong Pong’s official web page:
A moisturizing lip stain that tints your lips with just the right amount of juicy colour and hydrates like a balm. Apply liberally, purse and let the silky lightweight texture melt onto your lips.

Bonus : Made with beeswax and ceresin wax for a sheer, smooth application

The packaging is nice, but simply, in the color of the lip blush. It has a clear cap and a winding mechanism to wind up the lip blush. On Jelly Pong Pong’s web page you can see, that the packaging of the lip blush is really cute and nice, with flowers printed on it. Unfortunately, it didn’t come with the packaging in the Glossybox. :/

 

 

The texture of the lip blush is really nice and creamy. It has good pigmentation which stays on your lips a lot (unless you start eating a hearty meal). What I like most about it, is it’s moisturizing ability. It really feels moisturizing on the lips and doesn’t dry them out. Also, it doesn’t crumble between the lines of your lips. I have often dry lips and I have a problem with some lipsticks that they set between the dry line, but this one gives you a nice evenly lip color. ♥
I recommend the Jelly Pong Pong Lip Blush to everyone who loves lip products and is in search of a good  every day lip blusher. Oh, and it’s cruelty-free, too!♥
It costs 15 € (12 GBP) and contains 2.5 g product.
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Review: Holika Holika Prime Miracle Snail Essence

5. June 2013
Hello ♥
I will do a review for Holika Holika’s Prime Miracle Snail Essence today. It may be gross for some of you, that there is more and more products coming up containing snail slime. I received my first snail creme sample (from Missha) around a year ago and I really liked it a lot and I bought the full size cream from Missha as a present for my mum. I really want to try more and different snail slime products since then and that’s how we come to this product now: I bought a miniature of Holika Holika’s Prime Miracle Snail Essence and used it once to twice a day.

Here is the description from Holika Holika’s US web page. You can have a look at the full size bottle there, too.
Holika Holika Prime Miracle Snail Essence is a deep penetrating treatment that will restore a youthful look by minimizing the visible signs of aging.This potent, fast-absorbing formula delivers noticeable results including a reduced appearance in scars, wrinkles, and acne with the use of snail slime extract. The high concentration of snail slime extract in this essence produces higher cell regeneration and more effective results.
 
Directions: After cleansing and using toner, apply an appropriate amount all over face.
 
Benefits:
  • High Concentration
  • Wrinkle Care
  • Brightens
  • Acne Care
  • Moisturizes
The miniature has a nice, but simple packaging with swirly letters and a small snail pictured on it. It’s milky plastic, so you can see how much is left. The cap has a bright purple color. I guess the full size comes with a pump according to what I can see in the images. A pump would be at least great to control the amount of essence for each use. Since this is an essence you only need a little product.
The essence is clear, but not really watery. Because of the snail slime it’s more viscous and a bit sticky. It absorbs rather quickly nevertheless, but a slight stickiness is remaining. After applying moisturizer and BB cream and going off to work the stickiness disappeared slowly. The scent of the essence is surprisingly nice and soap-y, and not like one would imagine snail slime to smell :D if snail slime has a scent at all…XD
Now, I used this essence quite a while. Since this trial tube contains 5 ml and you really are not supposed to use much  of the essence each time, this tube is perfect for seeing the effects of the essence in a short period of time. I agree to the point that this product is giving you some additional moisture. Nevertheless I would recommend not to stop using your moisturizing cream, because the level of moisturizing is not the same as you have in a cream. A really liked about that essence that it didn’t give me any breakouts, and each time I thought I’ll get a pimple at some certain part of the face and I cleaned my face in the evening and used the essence, too, I didn’t get anything! So I can confirm that it does provide some kind of acne care. The stickiness of the essence confirms also, that it contains quite some amount of slime. At least I hope that this is a true claim Holika Holika has given for this product. I didn’t see any brightening effect, though. Wrinkle care is a bit tricky to evaluate, since you can’t remove wrinkles which already exist or make them go back. I only can say, that after my normal face routine in the evening, my skin looks plum and moisturized in the morning and fine lines appear less. But I can’t really say if it is just because of this essence or because of any moisturizing cream you put over night. And since I really don’t have a lot of wrinkles I cannot judge this point perfectly, either.
If you’ve been reading my blog before, you know that I did a review on Missha’s Time Revolution First Treatment Essence. I really liked Missha’s essence more, and even if it was just one sample I saw more instant effects. Holika Holika’s Prime Miracle Snail Essence costs US$ 48 for 45 ml on the official US web page or US$ 40.34 on W2Beauty. I think this is also really expensive for such a small amount of essence.
Missha’s Time Revolution First Treatment Essence costs US$ 53.67 for 150 ml at W2Beauty for example. Honestly, if I would by a full sized product and would have to choose between these two, I would go for Missha’s Essence. Also, I discovered a set on W2Beauty for the Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence 30ml + Time Revolution Night repair New Science Activator Ampoule 10ml for US$ 25.40 which I personally have listed on my wishlist and would like to try. If you use my link or sponsor code 088505 for W2Beauty you’ll get a 5 $ voucher upon registration.
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Review: Etude House Baking Powder B.B. Deep Cleansing Foam and Giveaway winner ;D

31. May 2013
Hey everyone! :) I got Etude House Baking Powder B.B. Deep Cleansing Foam as a sample with my Keautybox Sample Set. I really like this product a lot and I already ordered the full size tube a while ago through ebay, but there was a postal problem somehow and I didn’t get my order yet ~_~.

Here is the product description from Etude House:
Why we love: Facial cleanser effectively removes BB cream coverage with Baking Powder and natural scrub beads.
More to love: Natural Baking Powder: Pore Cleansing
This cleanser has already a foamy texture when you push it out of the sample sachet. You don’t need a lot of product to clean your whole face, so a sample sachet lasts for some uses, too. The foam smells of citrus and provides more foam while applying it to your face. It cleans the skin thoroughly, making it feel squeaky-clean afterwards. And I really mean squeaky clean! :D I recommend to use a moisturizing cream afterwards, especially if you have dry skin, but I guess this should be the case after almost every cleanser :D
The full size comes in a tube and contains 150 ml  and costs around US$ 14. At W2beauty you can buy this foam for US$ 13.93. If you use my link or the sponsor code 088505 for registration at W2Beauty you’ll get a 5.00 $ voucher after registration.
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