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IPOO SMELL COVER OIL REVIEW

ipoo smell cover

We all know girls don’t poo. And if by some horrible happenstance, they do poo, only a soft breeze of pink rose petals flutter their way down where they bloom into magnificent gardens upon reaching the bowl.

Ok now let’s get real.

We are capable of some bathroom acts that the dedicated detectives of Law & Order SVU might consider especially heinous. Sketchy food, upset stomach, or even just a run of the mill toilet run, none of it leaves a pleasant scent. If you’re out in public, at a friends house, or visiting your new boo-thang, this can lead to intense anxiety and embarrassment over the lingering odorous traces of the food baby you’ve dropped off at the pool. What if I told you there was a product out there that could lay waste to the ghosts of poos past? A simple product that with only a few spritzes, could do much more than masking the odour, it could completely eliminate the smell.

Well there is one, and like a fart in the wind, potentially embarrassing bathroom stank is now gone forever! Sure you could end up taking these into public toilets and eliminate your smell, but part of me kind of wished there is more attention to the hygiene and smell of public toilets, as an example why don’t more public facilities use these air freshening systems or something similar that are available for purchase to them?!

Many public facilities, as well as work toilets are often tried to be kept at a cleanly standard, and the cleaning team of said facilities or washrooms often look at wholesale companies, for example, phs Direct provide washroom & specialist supplies for your premises. Their product range includes indispensable accessories for publicly accessible bathrooms – and all it should really take is frequent cleaning schedules by the hygiene team, this way us women (and maybe even males?!) might be able to have a cleaner, more relaxed visit to a public toilet.

iPoo Smell Cover Oil (I know, I know, that name) is a miracle product for anyone concerned about these kinds of things. If you’re not concerned about it, more power to you! Poo with pride and ease! For those of us that are, this stuff really is wondrous.

It’s simple as could be, just spritz 4-5 times into the toilet bowl’s water before using the restroom. iPoo Smell Cover Oil makes a thin film of nice smelling oil on the water’s surface, once you’ve lain your golden eggs, the oil traps the odour completely, leaving only the oil’s fresh scent behind. It’s witchcraft! It really, really works, really. If you live in close quarters with someone, live in a dorm, have any kind of bathroom sharing situation, this stuff can be a relationship saver/harmony maker. I think it’s considerate as hell to use this product, I mean, who wants to walk into a wall of sulphur stank? They should rename this product iPoo Peace Maker, because it fosters toilet sharing harmony! On a more serious note, anyone with bowel problems such as IBS, Crohns, or Colitis could particularly appreciate this spray, especially since attacks happen without warning. This could relieve some of the embarrassment and anxiety around those attacks.

It comes in three different scents, my favourite of which is the Fresh scent. I’m particularly amused that the bottle looks just like a soju bottle.
ipoo smell cover soju
You can get the 20ml or 70ml formats, if you want to try them all to see which scent you prefer, or just want to have some purse sized sprays to keep with you at all times (something I highly recommend, because you never know!) they have this handy travel sized set . I have both the travel trio and the large format. I can tell you this, I will honestly never be without a product like this again for the rest of my life. What a game changer it’s been!

Available at Wishtrend, where you can get $5 off your first order by signing up via my link https://www.wishtrend.com:48598/?s=022463306 and entering code 022463306 upon sign up!

I can’t do this review without sharing the Wishtrend ads for this product, which crack me upipoo_smellcoveroil_3scents_detail_01

BLITHE TUNDRA CHAGA PRESSED SERUM REVIEW

Blithe pressed serum
Glow Recipe’s curation skills are always on point. I don’t know how these ladies do it but they continually pick diamonds that my skin loves out of an overwhelming sea of mediocre products.  So, no surprise to me, they’ve  once again, they’ve come through with another must have winner. This time it’s the Blithe Tundra Chaga Pressed Serum.
Pressed serum? Yep! You may have seen it when the Glow girls were on Shark Tank last month! (They made a deal with Robert btw, the nicest shark of the bunch IMO 😉

A little about the chaga pressed serum from their website.

The Gist:

A serum and moisturizer combined in a ‘pressed serum’ format that is packed with 60% Chaga Mushroom extract harvested from the tundras.

Also available in a special K-beauty ‘Shark’ set here.
Curious about the pressed serum trend? Read our blog post here

How it works: 

Chaga Mushroom extract, cooled instead of heat-processed to preserve the original nutrition, is combined with a blend of fermented oils including olive and argan oils. This easy-to-use serum and moisturizer in one treats, nourishes and brightens skin without heaviness.   

Free of: 
Parabens, Synthetic Dyes & Fragrances, Mineral Oils.”
Pressed serum is totally new to me, and I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about it, but I have to tell you, I  absolutely loved this pressed serum texture. It really is like a light moisturizer, with custardy texture, but chocked full of skin beneficial ingredients.
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It’s extremely soothing, which is much needed during this time of year. You east coasters really could have used this during that hellacious winter storm, let’s put it that way. I’ve been layering it on top of the Blithe Vital Treatment Pulp Essence during the day and Holy Snail’s Shark Sauce at night. These combinations have been a breakthrough for my skin which was really acting up lately due my illness and the incredible cold snap we’ve had. I have to walk 2 miles a day in this weather so my skin really takes a beating during the harsh winters here.  I can’t half-ass my skincare, it takes high quality products to build up my moisture barrier and keep it from drying out. This serum is one such product. The custard texture glides on the skin and leaves it plump and hydrated. It’s odor-less, and very rich without being heavy. The texture is really divine.
blithe pressed serum swatch
I really wish there were more products with this texture, it’s something I have really been missing in my routine.  It also has some really great ingredients as you can see here.
Inonotus Obliquus (Mushroom) Extract(60%), Water, Glycerin, Diglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Triethylhexanoin, Polyurethane-39, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Sparassis Crispa Extract, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Lecithin, Butylene Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyacrylate-13, C12-16 Alcohols, Caramel, Palmitic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyisobutene, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Potassium Hydroxide, Adenosine, Polysorbate 20, Disodium EDTA, Dipropylene Glycol, Methyldihydrojasmonate

I recently attended a local artisan faire and there were several pop up shops for locally made skincare. Every single one of them had a chaga product! They even had dried chaga tea. It’s been used since antiquity as a folk remedy, and it’s even been used for it’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties medicinally. It’s touted as an immune boosting superfood, but that’s if it’s ingested. I’m not sure of the actual benefits of applying it topically, all I know is it’s worked wonders on my ravaged skin and has become an integral part of my new harsh weather skincare regime. In short, I can’t tell you exactly why, it just really works beautifully for me. Whatever voodoo magic is going on, keep it up Blithe.

I really love this product layered with other essences or ampoules, but you could also use it solo and still get great benefit. If you are interested in the companion essence, BLITHE Vital Treatment Pulp Essence, let me quickly  tell you a bit about it. It’s absolutely packed with extracts. Butylene Glycol and water don’t even show up on the ingredient list until #8 and #11 respectively as you can see from the ingredients list here:

Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract(22.844%), Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Fruit Extract(9.665%), Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract(9.665%), Arachis Hypogaea (Peanut) Fruit Extract(9.665%), Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Fruit Extract(9.665%), Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract(9.665%), Phaseolus Vulgaris (Kidney Bean) Seed Extract(9.665%), Butylene Glycol, PEG-32, Glycerin, Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Polyglutamic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hydroxide, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Citrus Limon(Lemon)Peel Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Caramel, Disodium EDTA, Adenosine, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7. Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
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It has absolutely no scent and goes on very smooth without any overly slick or greasy feel. It also has almost no acne triggers or irritants, it’s a powerful essence and it wold work great for oilier skins and drier skins alike. Again, I love it paired with the pressed serum but if you wanted to use this alone, especially if your skin is oily and you hate the feel of serums, this would be one to definitely check out.

And my favourite part, Glow Recipe has offered to give you 15% off your order if you order through my link! Yay to saving money!
http://i.refs.cc/Mxk05ta7

http://www.glowrecipe.com/products/vital-treatment-pulp-essence-8-nourishing-beans

and vital treatment

KOREAN BEAUTY SECRETS NYC CLUB CLIO EVENT, 50% OFF THE ENTIRE STORE!

Kerry and Coco Club Clio eventAttention NYC area beauty lovers! My insanely knowledgable and amazing co-author, Kerry Thompson of Skin & Tonics, and I will be at the Club Clio Flagship store in Union Square this Friday, December 4th from 5:00pm-8:00 pm for a book-signing event you don’t want to miss! We’ll be talking k-beauty and signing books, of course, but Clio will also be making the ENTIRE STORE 50% off for the duration of the event! The ENTIRE STORE! You’d usually only be able to get a discount like that if you’ve got a macys coupon! This discount is amazing and an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed. Screw Cyber Monday, this is where it’s at my friends! There will also be a raffle for some amazing prizes – there are multiple ways to enter, but bringing your copy of Korean Beauty Secrets (or buying one in store) will get you an extra entry! We are going to have a blast and we would love for you to come out and join us!

The event is completely free, but you need to RSVP to claim your spot! To get your free tickets, just sign up here: http://goo.gl/ej4zIh And remember, you must RSVP to get the 50% off discount! You do not want to miss this opportunity so act now to secure your place. You’ll be able to meet dozens of other beauty lovers and have a fantastic time mingling as well as purchasing and sampling various products.

We’ll also be doing an afterparty at Chorus Karaoke & Lounge beginning at 9:00pm, where we are going to let loose and get turnt with complete confidence that our skin is still going to look great the next day with all of the Clio/Goodall/Dr G items we stocked up on the day before 😉

RE:CIPE ROSE PETAL CLEANSING OIL & GREEN TEA SLOWGANIC CLEANSER REVIEW

recipe slowganic and oil swCleansing. There’s a reason that “lather rinse repeat” is shorthand for tedium, boredom, and the humdrum tasks we must do in life. Washing your face is one such task that’s usually pretty boring. It’s fairly hard to get excited about a cleanser, the last time the masses got excited was around the Miracle Rose Cleansing Stick, which will always be a favourite but I’m a thrill seeker. It’s been a while and I’m always on the lookout for something new. Fortunately, I had InsiderBeauty send me some excitement.

First of all, just let me say how much I love InsiderBeauty. Browsing through their curations you’d be hard pressed to find a dud in the bunch. Everything is wonderful! I am continually impressed with what they choose to stock their store with. Every single time I hit up the What’s New section I’m like “OMG yes, yes, yes, and yes, get in my cart”. I also love that they have free shipping on orders over $35 and $5 shipping on orders less than that. They’re really a pleasure to deal with and I highly recommend shopping with them! (and no, I’m not at all paid to say that, I just really enjoy their selection, pricing, and professionalism).

Back to the cleansers. Wooooo boy!
I’m going to start backwards and talk about the most unique of the pair, the Green Tea Slowganic Cleanser. This stuff is so neat! I’m going to try really hard to describe the texture but I don’t think I’m going to be able to properly convey to you how weird (in a good way!) it is. It’s bouncy like jello, but more firm like icecream. It would be kinda of like of a porous gelatine had a baby with a thickest mousse imaginable, yet it’s light and airy. See? It makes no sense!
recipie green tea slowganic cleanser
Fanserviced has a great video of it in action from her amazing post about fun cleansers
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TjrRmC2S_6g

Insider Beauty describes it on their site as
“Carefully hand-made with 98% natural ingredients, this bouncy, souffle-like texture will slowly melt into a soothing and rich foam, dissolving impurities while retaining skin’s critical moisture barrier. Infused with 12 organic ingredients including green tea, this pH-balanced cleanser will leave your skin feeling soft, comfortable, and freshly clean.”
I thought it would be way more unwieldily to deal with than it actually is. It’s actually quite easy to get the hang of once you use it a couple of times. No, it’s not as easy as lazily tossing off a few squirts of liquid cleanser (oh my, that sounds so naughty) but it is a hell of a lot of fun using the provided spatula to dig into the jiggly solid mousse and getting out a small chunk to use. And the foamy mousse it suds up into is very creamy and nice. I can’t speak for the lemon version as I haven’t tried it yet, but the green tea version does not dry out my already dry face. It’s a very gentle, effective, cleansing. It leaves my face soft, clean, and happy! It also has a pH of 5.5 which is perfect!

Now, onto the other treasure, the Rose Petal Cleansing Oil. I mentioned the Sum37 Miracle Rose Cleansing Stick earlier, and actually, this reminds of of Miracle Rose’s oil cousin. Both have rose petals, both smell amazing, and both will expertly remove your makeup and sunscreen as a first step cleanser. I’m going to go farther and say that for me, this removes tough makeup even better than the Miracle Rose. The Recipe Rose Petal Cleansing Oil is so far, and by far, the only first step cleanser that has been able to remove ALL traces of my Duo brand eyelash glue. Duo glue is the devil, that shit is so difficult to remove from my very delicate eyelids and this cleaner just melts that stuff off like it’s nothing. As someone with both sensitive and delicate eyes, this is a godsend. I am cursed with straight, short eyelashes on my top lids, I wear false eyelashes almost every single day, the glue is irritating and it’s removal has always been a problem for me. I’ve used some excellent cleansers that removed all traces of my point makeup, and even then I’d still have a bit of residue left. This is the first oil cleanser I’ve tried that gets rid of everything and gets rid of it with a very gentle ease! Here it is up against TonyMoly Backstage Gel Liner (and some bb cream) which is the difficult standard to which I test all oil cleansers:
recipie rose petal cleansing oil
Hello Adele, now goodbye
recipie rose petal cleansing oil swatch
Gone!
recipie rose petal cleansing oil after

See? Like a knife through hot butter, it just cuts all through the shit. Easy peasy. And the smell, man, I loooove the smell. If you don’t like rose you probably won’t like this cleanser because the scent is strong. For me that’s a plus, I love it. I am a sucker for rose scents so this is like HG status for me as far as oil cleansers go. By far, this is my top pick for oil cleansers personally. It’s one of those products that hits all the markers for me. So if you like rose, and want to make sure you’ve gotten rid of even your craziest makeup, this is for you.

Both of these cleansers used as a team has been so A+ for me. I have a feeling I’ll be sticking with these for along while. In fact, I’ve already gotten myself backups!

Five out of five turtles PLUS another one for being so gentle, effective, and putting the fun back into my cleansing routine!
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These are available at Insider Beauty, which I highly recommend you shopping with, especially since Insider Beauty is having a 20/20 sale right now! 20% off the entire site and an additional 20% off all missha and re:cipe products. Code is: Thanksgiving

Prices are:
Missha First Treatment Essence: $31.20 (enter a time warp and read one of my earliest reviews about Missha FTE here!)

It’s also available at Memebox here  for the slowganic cleanser and here for the rose cleansing oil!

MISSHA M CREAM TENSION PACT REVIEW

Missha M Cream Tension Pact
You’ve got a drawer full of bb creams, you’ve got a little army of bb cushions, you might even have the odd metal cushion freedom fighter running around your makeup stash, but do you have a tension pact?

The Missha M Cream Tension Pact was something that immediately caught my eye while perusing one of my favourite shops, W2Beauty. I might have a slew of holy grails already, but for your sakes and mine, I am always on the hunt for the newest, best, and brightest products out there. Besides, you can never have too many paths to perfection!

What’s the difference between this Tension Pact and a traditional bb cushion? Unlike the BB cushions spongey centre, the Tension Pact has a fine, flexible, mesh screen; called a “Tension Net” in the middle of the pact. Missha M Cream Tension Pact screen
You simply dab your silicone pad onto the tension net, get the appropriate amount of product, and then pat it onto your skin like you do with any bb cushion. However, because the tension net is so finely woven, the product applies more evenly and naturally than with a sponge. You can see the fine mesh pattern here in the sponge with one quick dab:
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Here it is unblended, stamped on the back of my hand, as you can see the mesh pattern transfers (but it blends out, don’t worry)
Missha M Cream Tension Pact Stamp
It’s a really fun delivery system and I’m a fan! I would love to see more tension products!

The pact itself is the same size as other Missha cushions, but it has a gold metallic hinged lid, so it’s a touch fancier in packaging than the M cushion. And while I don’t see any refills online at this time, the pact looks as if it could be reused with other Missha cushions.
Missha Cream Tension Pact case
This product sadly only comes in three shades, as is the case with most Korean complexion products, and the shades offered are very limited. I’ve got a warmer skintone and am a 25 in Mac products so I chose shade #3 Glow Beige, which is not as dark as shade #2 Natural Beige and is much warmer then the cool toned shade #1 Pink Beige. If you regularly use Missha complexion products, they offer this information about shade selection.

#1.Pink Beige
If you used no.13 or bright no.21, you can this.

#2.Natural Beige
If you used dark no.21 or no.23, you can this.

#3.Glow Beige
If you used no.21 or middle-tone of no.23, you can this.

Missha M Cream Tension Pact Tones
Now the most important part, formulation. This cream itself is, great! It’s formulated with “silk amino acids to help retain skin’s elasticity” and contains “a formula that contains 50% moisturizing ingredients” Those ingredients include xylitol and hyaluronic acid. This is actually a very smart combination because xylitol can be used as a humectant. It’s also said to help the skin retain its natural moisture and boost it’s own levels of hyaluronic acid, a natural lubricant that assists in collagen production. Xylitol is also thought to improve the skin’s barrier function and increase ceramide (a natural hydrating compound) synthesis. So you hit that with the additional hyaluronic acid in the formula and it’s aces,  and it sure does work nicely. The ingredients to the pact are listed here on Cosdna, it’s a very interesting formula, with no irritants or acne triggers,  I’m pretty impressed http://www.cosdna.com/eng/cosmetic_fbf5200670.html

My skin is going through a particularly dry spell right now with the season change, and this pact is a nice soothing addition to my makeup routine. However, I would say as long as your skin isn’t crazy oily, you could use this product with ease. Normal to slightly oily skins could still enjoy this in the dry fall and winter seasons. The coverage is also nice, like I mentioned before it applies very evenly and does a great job evening out skintone and covering minor blemishes. It dries to a nice semi-matte finish but with a hint of glow.
Missha M Cream Tension Pact swatch
All in all I am a big fan of this product and highly recommend it should you fall into the very narrow shade range.
A very easy 5 out of 5 turtles with this fun pact with great ingredients
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I have thus far only seen this product on w2Beauty, where it’s listed for the reasonable price of $19.84
http://w2beauty.com/en/missha-face-makeup/19462-missha-m-cream-tension-pact-spf37-pa-3-tones.html
I have always loved w2Beauty because of their free shipping, generous samples, and excellent customer service! And as always you can receive $5 off your first purchase by signing up for an account through my sponsor link http://w2beauty.com/?s=071087605 and entering code 071087605 at sign up!

 

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