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ROYAL GOLD RADIANT SERUM & ROYAL GOLD RADIANT CREAM REVIEW

January 17, 2014 /

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Could someone be a dear and fetch me my crown? What’s what? I don’t have a crown? Well, I’ll settle for something luxurious containing pure gold. Royal Gold Radiant Serum and Radiant Cream you say? That’ll work.

 Once again I found myself in a position reviewing something that has no real English information or ingredients list so these are my blind impressions. I’m going on pure feel and results, which I suppose one should always do. I guess it’s sort of like those dining in the dark restaurants that force you to savor your food without the influence of visual presentation.
I felt like Marie Antoinette using these products. Well, Marie in the height of her luxury. All of the decadence with none of the imprisonment or beheading. The serum is clear with a goldish tint thanks to the, you know, actual GOLD inside. You can visibly see the pure gold flakes suspended within.
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It has a floral scent that smells very fancy. Really I can’t think of any other way to describe it. It’s just fancy! Even if you were handed this is a plain unmarked tube you would be able to pin this as a high end product. It has a very light texture that absorbs fairly quickly. There is seriously almost no information about this product out there, but from the description on the RoseRoseShop website, this serum is “anti-wrinkle/elastic skincare” which I assume means it addresses anti-aging concerns. Don’t think that relegates this to old ladies only, it’s never too early to start an anti-aging regime. Remember, it’s much easier to prevent damage than to reverse it.
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The Royal Gold Radiant Cream feels as fancy as it looks. It has the same floral scent that screams money, and a light airy texture. Again, and even more so than with the serum, you can see the pure gold flakes. It’s very light, it’s not at all a heavy or greasy moisturizer. It does not sit on your skin, it sinks in with minimal massaging. If you have very dry skin you may need a heavier cream than this, I think this would be best for normal to oilier skin types. Aside from gold containing anti-oxidants, I really don’t see exactly what the benefit of having it in your skincare is supposed to be. Some places claim that it stimulates circulation and regeneration but in such a small amount I’m not sure that it could do all of that. I will admit though, the gold gimmick makes this really fun to use. You can’t help but feel regal sitting at your vanity using these golden potions. Even without the inclusion of the gold, these are decent high end products. My skin stayed in the good condition it was in before I started testing them. I think I will find myself coming back to them especially during the warmer months, as they’re very light and refreshing.
Royal Gold Radiant Serum and Royal Gold Radiant Cream both get four little gilded turtles.
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You can catch them for 15% off right now at the always trustworthy RoseRoseShop!

MORNING VEIL REVITAL MASCREAM & MORNING VEIL REVITAL TONER REIVEW

January 16, 2014 /

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Once again I was fortunate enough to be asked to test out some brand new products from the awesome RoseRoseShop.

I swear RoseRoseShop must have a psychic link to my skin’s wants and needs because I was just thinking how I really wanted to do a sleeping pack to combat all this nasty dryness in the air here. I was also coming to the end of my beloved Benton toner bottle. When I opened the package there was Morning Veil’s Revital Toner and Revital MasCream! Perfect!
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Having just launched in 2012, Morning Veil is a new brand to the Korean Market. However, it’s parent company has other brands you may be familiar with if you’re into the Korean Skincare world, The History of Whoo and Sum37 are two of the most popular. There’s not a whole lot of English language information out there for these products so I’m going to try my best to give you what I’ve been able to glean.

The MasCream was the most intriguing to me. It’s called a MasCream because it combines the benefits of both a cream and a mask. You get a very generous 150ml of product. I like to use a synthetic brush to apply the product. The brush makes it a more luxurious experience, I really enjoy the ritual of painting it on my skin. morningveil You may be wondering where something like this fits in to your routine. Well, you’re meant to use this at night after you’ve applied every product you normally would. So, this comes after everything else in your arsenal. Wash your face, do your toner, do your essence, do your oils, do your emollient, and do your cream. Then, once you’re done with that normal night time ritual, you brush this on in an amount that’s roughly twice the thickness that you apply your night cream. The instructions say to apply to your entire face, avoiding the lips, eye area, and your eyebrows. After you’ve done that comes the easiest step of all, go to sleep. Now, since this is applied in such a thick volume that it sits on your face, I would brush this on like half an hour before actually going to bed. Give it some time to set up, sink into your face a bit, and not be so sticky. It’s not going to dry completely, so take care with how you sleep. It’s not going to ruin your pillows or anything but you could rub it off with your hands accidentally.

 It’s texture is a very light, airy, refreshing cream. It’s extremely soothing to apply. Really, it’s a pleasure. Once you wake up it says to rinse your face gently 10 times (so specific!) and then peel the remainder of the MasCream off. It comes off in sort of an ectoplasm consistency. What you’re left with is plump, soft, refreshed skin. Don’t worry if you’ve tossed and turned so much that there’s not enough left to peel off, a couple of times that’s happened to me. I just ended up rinsing off whatever was left on my face, the outcome was exactly the same. I honestly loved the results. My skin was so insanely soft!
 
It really bothers me that I can’t find the exact ingredients in English anywhere, but I can tell you what it does say it contains according to what little English promotional material I could find.  
“Newest Mask Revolution! 

Latest Peel Mask memory technology
High moisturizing ingredients allowing the skin to be protected like the shell on an egg
Hydrolyzed egg shell membrane, white birch extract, Argan oil and a variety of whitening anti-aging ingredients effectively improve skin brightness, skin exfoliation and moisture.
How to Use:
Apply before bed at night and let it sit overnight and peel/wash off with water in the morning. Cream turns into a mask in the morning that can be easily peeled off.”

So there you have it. I really wish I knew exactly what those highly moisturizing ingredients were and to what degree, but flying blind is kind of fun, at least that’s what I keep telling myself. I really do enjoy this product and am almost certainly going to repurchase it to use once or twice a week.Now, on to the next product in the set, Morning Veil Revital Toner. It claims to have ”

7 multi Effects” which include removing dead skin cells, normalizing sebum production, refining skin tone, moisturizing the skin, calming the skin, and making the skin clear and shining. Again, I can’t find any English ingredients for this stuff, but it is a nice simple moisturizing toner. My skin was in pretty good shape when I began using this and I have to say, it stayed that way throughout. I especially enjoyed using this post workout, because it has a delicate, floral, clean scent in addition to being refreshing and moisturizing. It comes in a huge container compared to most toners, it’s a whopping 300 ml! It’s going to last you forever so it’s a great value for your money. I would recommend this for every skin type. Now remember, Korean toners are not like American astringents, these are meant to be moisturizing, not stripping. I had my husband who has oily skin try this out and it worked just as well for him as it did for me. I have to say, I’m so glad I tried these products out, barring any new information on the ingredients that say it contains crazy things, I’m going to say I really recommend these!Morning Veil Revital MasCream and Revital Toner duo receive four out of five turtles.
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They’re available for sale together right now at RoseRoseShop for a crazy 40% off where you can pick up both for the low price of $30! Snap one up if you can! The MasCream is worth that alone!

 

TONY MOLY RELAXING AQUA MARINE SHERBET CLEANSER REVIEW

January 10, 2014 /

TMRASCSherbet cleansers are going to be another one of those products I’m going to have to explain if you’re not already familiar with them.  In an Asian skincare routine, there is typically a two step process during nighttime cleansing that involves two different products. The first one is traditionally an oil cleanser to remove your makeup, followed up by your regular foaming cleanser. Sherbet cleansers are basically a solidified oil cleanser. Liquid oil cleansers work wonderfully, but some people eschew them for the sherbet style cleansers due to their ease of use. The liquid oil type has a pretty messy nature. It also has a tendency to get into the eyes, leaving you with an annoying temporary hazy film. The solid sherbet cleansers are a lot easier to handle and won’t dribble everywhere.

The most famous sherbet cleanser is probably the Banilla Co. Clean it Zero cleansing balm. The second is probably the Tony Moly Relaxing Aqua Marine Sherbet Cleanser, which is what I’ll be reviewing for you today.

TMAMSCCTony Moly Aqua Marine Sherbet Cleaner has a texture that’s something like that lemon ice cup dessert you can get from street vendors, if it were somehow able to be room temperature without melting. Kind of like butter straight out of the fridge before it gets soft. It’s a strange texture and hard to describe!

Once you scoop some out,  you can rub it with your fingertips and melt it down to a more oil like consistency. Next, you apply it to your face in a massaging motion as you would any makeup remover. It has a sort of vaguely citrusy smell that’s very subtle and refreshing. It glides all over with minimal effort, which is exactly what you want when dealing with the skin in the delicate eye area. It does a pretty decent job of removing your makeup. It completely rids your face of bb creams, foundation, base, blush, eyeshadows and even waterproof mascara. I used it here to remove the extremely tenacious Tony Moly Backstage Gel Eyeliner and the remnants of some MAC Fluidline and ELF gel liner. As you can see, it removed all but the very faintest ghost trace of the Tony Moly, which was easily removed with the foaming cleanser afterward.TMASCsw2Excuse my red skin, that has nothing to do with the cleanser, my skin is extremely reactive to the slightest friction, it goes back to normal in a minute or two lol.

Now, your face is most definitely not going to feel clean after using this product. Keep in mind that it’s a makeup remover and not a stand alone cleanser. You’ll be left with a kind of oily film on your face. Not to worry though, that’s where your foaming cleanser comes in and the two step process begins.
After you’ve used the sherbet to gently massage away your makeup, you wash your face with your favourite regular cleanser. It completely removes the oily feeling left by your sherbet or oil cleanser, leaving you with clean skin. I find that the Tony Moly Relaxing Aqua Sherbet Cleanser is removed a lot easier than some cleansing oils I’ve tried. All in all this is a pretty fool proof method for throughly removing makeup and experimenting with two step night cleansing. Using two cleansers might seem like overkill and take some getting used to, but together they do things that neither one could do alone.
Tony Moly Relaxing Aqua Sherbet Cleanser gets  4 out of 5 turtles.
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edit: This cleanser has been renewed and updated! It’s available here

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TONY MOLY PURE LUMINOUS PURE AURA CC CREAM SPF 30 PA+++

January 7, 2014 /

TonyMolyCCBy now we’ve all mastered BB creams, right? Well, let’s get crazy and throw some CC cream into the mix. Tony Moly Luminous Pure Aura CC cream SPF 30 PA+++ is my first foray into the CC cream trend. What’s a CC cream? Well, from what I can tell, they’re an all in one product with a lighter coverage than BB creams. They’re supposedly formulated with more skin beneficial ingredients and sometimes provide some colour correction. As far as this offering goes, let’s take a look at the description from their promotional materials:

“All in one effect with sunscreen + whitening+ wrinkle repairs + radiance + moisture+ primer + base make-up. Capsule changes color matching to your own skin tone as soon as it’s applied to offer innocent and gorgeous look to bare skin. Creates smooth and moisturized skin. All in one cream that takes care of skin care and make-up at the same time with moisture that remains for hours. Pink flowers complex delivers nutrition to create gorgeous skin. Contains elder flower extract, sunflower oil, centella asiatica extract, cherry blossons extract, water lily flower extract, rose flower extract, lotus flower extract, safflower seed oil, portulaca extract, and macadamia oil“Whew! Ok, well. Let’s work through all of that. Basically this is another one of those “there is nothing like this I can compare it to” situations. It’s a cream that when dispensed from the pump is bright white. If you look closely you can see tiny black dots suspended within the cream. Those are the colour capsules. They break open as you rub the product in and turn the cream into a neutral beige colour that’s supposed to match with your skin tone. It’s made to match with a variety of skin colours but keep in mind, that’s a variety of Korean skin colour, so unfortunately once again my dark skinned beauties might be left out on this one 🙁 I really can’t say for sure though, so if anyone with a dark skin colour has tried this and it’s worked for you please let me know in the comments!Once the cream is all blended into your skin it leaves a lovely dewy healthy look. It doesn’t look oily or even remotely as shiny as the popular Korean sheen look, it’s just a nice subtle glow. As for coverage this is the sheerest of the sheers. I’m extremely fortunate in that I really don’t need to wear a BB cream anymore (thank you Benton!) unless I’m going for a specific look. I don’t have any real need for coverage so this works as a stand alone product for me. That is to say, you could get away wearing this on it’s own if you don’t have any real skin flaws or severe unevenness of skin tone. If you do have those issues this is a great product to layer under your BB cream or foundation. It makes a smooth even canvas to work with so you may even find yourself using less BB cream. It would also pair well by itself but with a little concealer and some powder for days you really want to go for the no makeup makeup look.
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As far as the skin benefits go, it has some really lovely elements in there. It’s also moisturizing like it claims and it goes on feeling more like a skin treatment than a makeup. Of course it’s not a substitute for your regular skincare, but it’s nice that it has that stuff in there for you. Same thing with the SPF 30 sunblock, it goes without saying that I’m always thrilled when a product has any kind of good sun protection in it. Asian brands seem to recognize it’s importance way more than North American brands do at this point. It’s really behind the times and irresponsible not to, honestly. Sorry, that’s just an issue I’m passionate about because it has real consequences both in terms of premature aging and potential cancer risks. Sun protection will always bump up the likability of a product for me so I’m glad that this has a fairly high SPF. All in all I really do like and recommend this CC cream. It has a variety of benefits and functions and works great alone and or in conjunction with your other products!Tony Moly Luminous Pure Aura CC Cream SPF 30 PA+++ gets four and a half turtles.
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SECRET KEY MILK WHIPPING HAND CREAM REVIEW

January 6, 2014 /

secretkeywhipping copyWhen I saw the main ingredient in this hand cream, I knew there was no way I could stop myself from giving it a try. Listen, my face is already slathered in bee venom, snail secretions, and fermented soybeans. If you think something is going to stop me from putting donkey milk all over my hands, you’d have to wait until they’re cold and dead to pry it away from them.

Secret Key Milk Whipping Hand Cream looks like an everyday unassuming hand cream on it’s surface but it’s not until you look closely at the top of the tube and see “donkey milk” in small white letters that you realize ‘holy shit, yessss sir, I need this”.

What’s the big deal about donkey milk you ask? Well, donkey milk is a very rare and hard to come by ingredient. It’s only available for six months out of the year and even then, you can only collect less than 1 liter a day from each mama donkey. It’s also the milk that is the closest in composition to human milk, their PHs are nearly identical. Human milk has a PH of 7.0 – 7.5, donkey milk sits at 7.0 – 7.2! Donkey milk is also full of both omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. It’s also very rich in lactose so it’s extremely hydrating and nourishing to skin. It’s been used since the dawn of civilization in Egypt, Rome, and Greece so this is nothing new. Hell, Cleopatra herself used to take donkey/ass milk baths to preserve her beauty. I guess her motto must have been live by the Ass, die by the Asp. (Lordt, I really think someone should take this blog away from me sometimes).

 In addition to the milk, this cream also contains collagen and hyaluronic acid to create a barrier and prevent moisture loss. All in all, some pretty serious awesomeness in this humble little tube. The texture is very light for a hand cream, after all that ingredient hype I was expecting a L’Occitane level grease-fest honestly. I was skeptical about it’s abilities until I rubbed it in. As soon as I did it really wowed me! It absorbs so ridiculously easily compared to the heavy handed moisturizers I had been using. And even though it’s texture is airy it’s results are so much better than it’s thick counterparts. In the spirit of giving you a good review I wanted to really put this stuff to the test in extreme conditions. As I’ve written about before, the air in my apartment is drier than dry. It’s also currently frigid outside. So I didn’t moisturize my hands for a few days and then upon waking up today I went outside and walked the dog sans gloves while the temps were in the negative numbers. My hands were a nasty dehydrated, battered, irritated, desiccated mess and looked like they belonged to a Granny.
SecretKeyBAAs you can see this stuff made a pretty dramatic dent in all the manufactured damage I caused. So you can imagine if you use it daily the kind of results you’re going to get. It soothed the redness and irritation and plumped up my skin with hydration. Also of note, the cream absorbs so wonderfully and thoroughly that I was able to snap those iPhone pictures without leaving so much as the faintest  grease spot on the screen after I was done. I absolutely cannot stand the feeling of lotion on my hands normally. But honestly this stuff just melts away into nothingness and leaves your hands feeling clean yet moisturized. I almost forgot to mention it’s scent, I know that’s an important factor for a lot of people. It’s got an almost baby powder kind of smell, but somewhat cleaner and less cloying. I’m not usually a baby powder fan but this I can tolerate. It’s not overwhelming and it just kind of fades into the background after a minute. As sensitive as I am to smells I don’t like, I have to honestly say that this cream works so well I would probably put up with it even if it were funky. It’s just that good in my opinion.I’m going to give Secret Key Whipping Milk hand cream a solid four out of five turtles.
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