I hope your day is full of treats and magic!
XOXO,
Coco Park
The Beauty Wolf
P.S.
BOO!
Author: The Beauty Wolf (Page 13 of 28)
Coco Park, mismiki nashoba
It’s Fall, and that means pumpkin season! Most people are clambering for pumpkin spice lattes and wrapped up in their coziest sweaters. I don’t drink coffee, but I’m still on board with the big sweaters and pumpkin everything; so much so that I’m even extending that to pumpkin infused beauty for today’s review!
Mediheal Pumpkin Ade Mask is fairly basic sheet mask. The first five (and therefore the most prevalent) ingredients are water, moisturizers, pumpkin fruit extract, and green tea extract. So it’s pretty straight forward that this is supposed to be a calming, moisturizing mask, and it is!
It’s always hard to write reviews for sheet masks because it’s like “Yeah, I put this on my face, then I took it off, it was aiiite”, but I’m going to try to be as detailed as possible for you here! The sheet itself is a thick faux cotton, it’s called Tencel, a form of rayon consisting of cellulose fibres. Honestly you’d never know it wasn’t cotton, it’s very substantial and has quilting throughout the mask as you can see here.
There’s no scent, I was almost hoping for a pumpkin-y goodness imbued throughout the mask but no, it’s totally unscented. I suppose that’s good news for those that don’t share the pumpkin obsession the rest of North America falls into once the first leaves turn. The serum in the mask is very hydrating and a bit sticky. I had to wipe a bit of the excess away before it would pat into my skin completely. It’s a nice little inexpensive mask, I paid under $2 for it. There’s only one ingredient on it’s list I give the side-eye to and that’s Chondrus Crispus (Irish Moss) which scores a 5 out of 5 for acne triggers but it’s very far down on the list. Other than that a fun mask, great hydration, and a cute theme.
3.5 out of 5 turtles
This review is not for vegetarians, and most certainly not my vegan readers out there. As you can guess from the name, Holika Holika Pig Collagen Jelly Pack is full of collagen extracted from a pig’s skin. If that doesn’t put you off, and you’re looking for a great moisturizing sleeping pack, keep reading!
Collagen is one of those ingredients you hear a lot in the skincare world. Collagen is something that’s found naturally in all of our skin. It’s what gives that bounce and firmness. As you age your skin loses the firmness of the collagen, which is why it’s such a popular injectable. While no cream on earth can give you the same kind of results injections can, collagen applied topically can help hold in moisture, which can give a temporary plumping effect and help relieve fine lines caused by dryness. This is exactly what Holika Holika Pig Collagen Jelly Pack does.
There doesn’t seem to be anywhere else online with the English ingredients listed for this product so I took the opportunity to type them out for you:
hydrolyzed collagen extract, cyclopentasiloxane, cyclohexasiloxane, butylene glycol, glycerin, bis-peg-18, methyl ether dimethyl silane, polysorbate 20, water, peg-240/hdi copolymer bis-decyltertadeceth-20 ether, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexyglycerine, tropolone, zea mays (corn) starch, microcrystalline cellulose, sucrose, mannitol, mica, titanium dioxide, tocopheryl acetate, ci 77491, tin oxide, acrylates/c10-30 akyl acrylate crosspolymer, potassium hydroxide, adnesone, trehalose, beta-glucan, sodium hyaluronate, placental protein, phenoxyethanol,ethylhexylglycerin, dipropylene gylcol, portulaca olercea extract, rubus idaeus (raspberry) fruit extract, opunita ficus-indica stem extract, avena sativa (oat) meal extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, rosmarinus offininalis (rosemary) extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) extract, bergenia ciliata root extract, viola mandshurica flower extract, impatiens balsamina flower extract, honey extract,euterpe oleracea fruit extract, biosaccharide gum-1, arnica montana flower extract, gentiana lutea root extract, achillea millefolium extract, artemisia absinthium extract, gold, disodium edta, ci 17200, fragrance
You’ll notice the main ingredient is collagen, always a good sign when the namesake of the product is actually listed first in the ingredients. If you plug the list into the Cosdna website you’ll see that this is chock full of moisturizers and scores only a 1 on the scale for potential acne triggers. There’s also some notable anti-inflammatory ingredients and emollients. Basically this is an amazing, light, non-irritating, soothing, moisture bomb. There are other products on the market such as EGF, people often ask, what is EGF? EGF is a great anti-ageing product that works similarly to Pig-Collagen.
If you’re not familiar with sleeping packs, the quick rundown is it’s just an extra bonus treatment that works as you sleep. You follow your existing skincare routine, apply this product as your last step at night, go to bed as normal, and that’s it!
The texture is what I describe as creamy jell-o. It wiggles and jiggles but it also has a fluffy richness that’s not typical of a gelatine. If you’re worried about the potential smell, don’t be, this has a light baby floral scent. I say baby floral because it registers somewhere between floral and baby powder for me. The pack comes in a twist off jar packaging and includes a little spatula so you don’t have to potentially contaminate the jelly with your fingers. I always appreciate the included spatulas, plus when you’re done with the product you can always keep it for your jar creams. The colour is a light piggy pink colour and flecked throughout with little bits of actual gold.
As you can see from the picture this is a very light gel product, not a cream. It may feel a little occlusive for the first few minutes you apply it, but within 10 minutes it sinks into the skin leaving behind minimal stickiness for a product like this. I apply this about 15 minutes before bed and have never had any issue with pillow transfer or mess. Upon waking in the morning my skin definitely feels plumper and more moisturized than if I hadn’t worn the pack overnight. It’s never once broken me out and it’s always performed wonderfully. This product is light enough that even oily skin could use it in the winter should they feel they need a little moisture boost in certain areas overnight. In summer this is a great treatment to leave in the fridge for a refreshing cooling effect. Holika Holika Pig Collagen Jelly Pack reminds me somewhat of Clinique’s Moisture Surge in colour and even texture, but it works way better for me. It’s what I wish Moisture Surge actually was.
Available on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/Holika-Collagen-Jelly-Sleeping-Facial/dp/B00KA5WOGS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430699384&sr=8-1&keywords=HOLIKA+HOLIKA+PIG+COLLAGEN+JELLY+PACK
Ebay here:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Holika-Holika-Pig-Collagen-Jelly-Pack-80g-Korea-cosmetics-/281317008986?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417fcce65a
and here:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Holika-Holika-Pig-Collagen-Jelly-Pack-80g-/351040225319?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51bba0c027
I absolutely love this product and I recommend it to anyone looking for a light textured but high performing moisturizing treatment.
Five out of five moisturized turtles, easy!
Bad Skin Milk Bomb, what a name.
This is one of those products I got last winter that got put away for the warmer weather. It’s starting to get chilly again, and with the heater in my building kicking in, dry skin is a-comin’. It’s time to turn an eye back to this super oddly named, super emollient cream.
First thing’s first. This cream does not give you bad skin, it’s supposed to address it. It is however a milk bomb. As is sometimes the case with some of the lesser known Korean products, there’s not a whole lot of English language information about this one. What I can give you is the scant, poorly written, somewhat hard to read translations I could find:
“Whitening functional authentication, anti-wrinkle functional authentication
- Abundant moisturizing membrane – efficacy of milk as it is, using milk protein as the main base instead of purified water
- Containing overflowing nutrient ingredients – plenty of nutrients good for the skin, such as honey, yogurt, almond oil, macadamia nut oil, etc.,
- Bouncy elasticity – bouncy and elastic moist skin moist
- Smooth skin texture – Exfoliation and skin texture
- Milky whitening – niacin polyimide (B3) components contained in milk to be highly enriched once more! Clean skin without blemishes!
Water storage capacity enabled threefold moisturizing membrane
1st milk moisturizing membrane
extract of milk, protein, honey, yogurt, etc. forms this powerful primary moisturizing membrane
2nd trophic membrane
almond oil, argan oil,macadamia nut oil form secondary oil trophic membrane
3rd moisturizing membrane
contains low molecular weight hyaluronic acid + low molecular weight Aru acid at the same time. It provides moisture dermis and endodermis of the skin at the same time as a powerful moisturizer.
Milk Protein Extract
114 nutrients are contained in milk, which is a complete food with excellent effect on health and beauty. Glycoprotein in milk helps generate collagen to give a firmer skin and relieve wrinkles. In addition, it makes the skin clean, flexible and moist due to the synergy effect of natural ingredients including milk containing- lactic acid, niacinamide, ceramides, minerals, vitamins A, C, E, etc. beneficial to the skin.
Specifically, milk contained in Bad Skin Mink Bomb is made “‹”‹from the clean ranch of Jeju only.”
So basically what we have here is a milk based cream featuring honey, yoghurt, nut oils, and argan oils. Pretty much as moisturizing and rich as it gets. If your skin is dry, this cream is your friend. It’s lighter in texture than you would imagine given the ingredients, but it’s still moisturizing as hell. It’s a whipped milky yoghurt consistency that sinks in very nicely but not completely. It has no smell whatsoever, so if you’re sensitive to fragrances, you’ll dig that aspect. It comes in a basic screw top container but they provide a little spatula scoop to keep our grubby fingers from contaminating the product. Always a plus for that type of packaging. Also, I think the packaging might be recyclable so they must have got their wholesale packaging from a company like Impacked in order to make their product more sustainable.
I would say dry skins would really be into this stuff, especially if you prefer a thick barrier type cream, but even if your face skin is combination you could use this just around the eyes and mouth for extra protection from harsh winter winds. You can kind of get an idea of what I mean by thick barrier cream by seeing the pictures below. As you can see it does do a good job of hydrating my hands. I sometimes make a homemade mask pack for my hands with this stuff, I slather on a thick later of cream and wrap my hands in saran wrap for 20 minutes while jammin’ to Wu-Tang Clan’s C.R.E.A.M on repeat, Ok, that last part is optional. (LBR it shouldn’t be, Wu-Tang forever!)
This is a neat little cream with cute packaging, it’s not remarkable but it’s not bad!
3 out of 5 turtles!
As Shelby from Steel Magnolias said when discussing her wedding: “My colours are blush and bashful”.
Well, I got married in a courthouse in New York City (the exact same place as Liz Lemon!), ate BonChon Korean fried chicken afterward, then passed out drunk off soju that night, so I didn’t exactly have a traditional wedding with colours. Don’t panic reader, I did have a traditional dress! You can check it out at WWW.WINNIECOUTURE.COM/STORES/WEDDING-DRESSES-CHICAGO-IL/. But we are talking about blush today, so that intro wasn’t apropos of nothing. I have just about every shade of blush imaginable so it takes a lot for me to justify buying a new one. Peripera hit me with both a colour I can’t say that I had, and my favourite delivery system, so I had to give it a try.
As you can see from the pictures this blush comes in a tube with a cushion dispenser. Gentle pressure moves the blush from the tube onto the cushion where you can swipe or pat it onto your cheeks. Those of you not fond of the cushion cosmetics trend, or worried about hygiene, could always squeeze a bit onto a brush and apply that way. You know I love my cushion products so I just pat this directly onto my face. Here it is swatched on my hand:
PeriPera Cushion Blusher is available in five shade choices but I chose shade #1, Hey Sweet Pink. It’s different than the other light pink shades I own because there is a hint of warm peach in the colour. I gravitated toward that one because it’s a fresh soft shade that looked very sweet and innocent. So basically, I chose something that is the exact opposite of me personality wise but cute as hell. (Hey, now that I think about it, that also reminds me of how I picked my husband). The colour payoff is great for such a pale and delicate colour. I could have seen this straying over into chalky territory with a cheaper powder formulation, but this applies creamy and stays true to the colour you see on the cushion. Of course this is going to vary greatly depending on your skin tone but it worked wonderfully for me. I’m currently an NC25ish shade and this blush wears like a wash of dewy peaches and cream pink. It gives a hint of warmth, which is rare for a pale pink, without going over into orange/coral territory. I really do love this colour, it’s very unique, delicate, and feminine without washing you out. The wear time is pretty good for a liquidy-cream, it wears about six hours on me unless there is heavy sweating involved. You could definitely put this on and night and not need a touch-up unless you’re out dancing or something. I think this is a perfect compliment to the other Peripera cushion product I reviewed awhile back, the Peri’s cushion lips.
Available directly from Clio USA here
http://clubcliousa.com/face/blush-contour/peripera-ah-much-blusher.html
From Urban Outfitters here
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=32407371
From Ebay here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PERIPERA-Ah-Much-Real-My-Cushion-Blusher-20ml-/400861453494?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item5d55345cb6
Peripera Cushion Blusher in shade #1 gets a strong 4 out of 5 turtles
