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Review: Iope Super Vital Cream VIP Kit

15. January 2015

Here is another review from the honestskin Special Gift Event about the Iope Super Vital Cream VIP Kit. This kit comes with 5 products from the Iope Super Vital Extra Moist line, and honestly speaking it is the first Iope skincare line I’m trying. I was really happy therefore, that this kit was part of the gift event I received.

Iope Super Vital Cream VIP Kit

Iope is a Korean high-end brand and part of the Amore Pacific family, similar to other brands like Laneige, Innisfree and Etude House (and many more of the known Korean cosmetic brands). The brand focusses on innovative biological technologies in their cosmetics. Thus their brand image and approach is not cute or girly, but rather mature and scientific. The product packaging reflects this by being elegent and high quality. Also here the Iope Super Vital Cream VIP Kit comes in a golden reflecting cardboard box. It looks very luxurious (but makes photography hard due to reflecting material).

Iope Super Vital Cream VIP Kit

The description on the packaging is not very detailled and it is in Korean only. Probably it lists what kind of products is included in the VIP kit. This set contains 5 products in total: The Super Vital Extra Moist Softner (20 ml), the Super Vital Extra Moist Emulsion (20 ml), the Super Vital Extra Moist Serum (5 ml), the Super Vital Cream Bio Intensive (7 ml), and the Super Vital Extra Moist Eye Cream (3ml). You’ll find some of the ingredients for the products on COSDNA (Softener, Emulsion,  Serum, and Cream). Most of the ingredients are green flagged, but you’ll find some irritating ingredients like alcohol, PEG and Triethanol amine. You’ll also find some great ingredients like niacinamide, titanium dioxide, ascorbix acid, and various plant extracts. You’ll also find caffeine in some of the ingredient lists.

Iope Super Vital Cream VIP Kit

The products in this kit are all travel sized and come in a plastic packaging. Unlike the fullsized products, the packaging looks less sturdy and elegant, but still the golden color of all of the products gives it a luxurious touch. The softener and the emulsion do have normal bottle packaging. The serum comes with a pump dispenser. The cream comes in a tiny jar and the eye cream in a tube. It was harder to get ptoduct out of the softener and the emulsion, because the plastic of the bottle is very hard. You have to shake it a couple of times. The pump dispenser also needed a few pumps before the first product could be pumped out. Other than this the packaging was fine. The back side of the tubes, bottles and jars contains a short description in Korean, too.

Iope Super Vital Cream VIP Kit

I swatched the five products on my arm below and as you can see the softener is a liquid toner with a bit of a gel-like structure. It has a soft flowery scent and feels moist on the skin. After a few pats it will absorb and leave your skin soft. The eye cream has a rich creamy texure which melts away on the skin nicely and leaves the skin moisturized and nourished. The eye area feels hydrated for quite a long time. The serum has a gel – like consistency and the same flowery scent as the softener. it has a slight stickiness to itself, but feels also moisturizing. It is not oily after application. The emulsion and the cream are my favourites out of this set. The emulsion has a light milk-type formula. It feels lightweight and yet deeply moisturizing. Actually, although I have dry skin I only use the emulsion during daytime, because it delivers enough moisture especially with the serum in advance. The cream has a butter-like creamy texture and is a VERY rich cream. I’m apllying it during the night and the next morning my skin is still moisturized and my T-zone is even shiny. Both have a very nice flowery scent which I liked a lot.

Iope Super Vital Cream VIP Kit

The Iope Super Vital Cream VIP Kit is very recommended to people with dry to very dry skin. Also people with dull skin will like this. The products in this kit are highly moisturizing and very nourishing. The Super Vital Cream Bio Intensive cream is not recommended for people with oily skin. It made my dry skin oily on the T-zone when I applied it over night. People with super dry skin might love to try this out. The eyecream was rich and hydrating and is great for people with lines. The extra moisture and lipids will make your lines appear finer. If you only have dry lips you might want to try the Laneige Waterbank Eye Gel instead. A downside is the price, of course. Since it is a high end brand the Iope Super Vital Set with the fullsized items (not the travel sized items I showed you here!) retails for 95.34 US$ at honestskin. Before you go ahead and buy the fullsized product I would advise you to look for a trial kit like the one I showed here.

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  • Mizu 15. January 2015 at 18:43

    It’s a nice set my fav is the emulsion too :)
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    • Frl. Schnee 30. January 2015 at 12:47

      Agree :D I’m happy we had a similar opinion on the products :D

  • Julia 15. January 2015 at 20:05

    Uhm, it’s a shame it’s recommended for dry skin as it sounds quite good for mine. I’ve heard great things about IOPE but sadly never tried anything myself. What would you recommend?

    x Julia |Wing me a dream

    • Frl. Schnee 30. January 2015 at 12:49

      There are also other great brands suitable for dry skin. I also heard a good deal about the Primera Alpine Berry Watery Cream, and I can always recommend the Laneige Water Bank line for dry skin. I personally also loved the Mango Seed Butter from The Face Shop.

  • Chic+And+Alluring+Blog 16. January 2015 at 3:05

    Thanks for the reviews! I think this line is too moisturizing for me, since my skin isn’t very dry.
    ChicAndAlluring.com
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    • Frl. Schnee 30. January 2015 at 12:55

      This may be not the best choice for you then :) I agree. Thanks for commenting anyways :)

  • Eva 16. January 2015 at 3:19

    I love IOPE! Great, informative post. Trial kits are such a great idea.
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  • Rosiely Masermann 23. July 2016 at 15:40

    Hi, how to use it? Because I have this set also.

  • melinda perez 28. December 2016 at 5:54

    I agree Iope face products are amazing and not only you see quick results; people around you as well see results and give you compliments…… I enjoy feeling the smoothness and smelling the freshness of this product.