Hey dudes and dudettes,

How's summer treating you? Or winter if you're in Australia! ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ

I'm not a big fan of humidity and hot weather. I'd take cold winter over hot summer any day.
But hey - when we don't like something, we do something about it! Staying cool, with the fan next to me and taking showers daily is keeping me sane. Probably not the best solution for my body, but it's been helping. Don't forget the scrub once a week in the summer and use moisturising soaps, as showering every day may be too harsh for your skin and leave it dry, but at the same time you don't want to give the chance for those dead skin cells and sweat to pile up.


On topic! I got myself a nice haul off WISHTREND recently, after watching Eunice Unni's videos:

This one's a bit long, but well worth it. If you don't have the time to watch all of it, look at the icon on the bottom left and just check the products you're interested in.

This one's shorter and more summer-orientated. 

The product I wanted to try the most was the Nightingale Toning Eraser (Original), as I've been looking for a good peel for a long time, something strong to use once a week and to give my skin that extra kick.

Needless to say, I'm extremely happy with it! I've only used it once, but my God - did it make a difference instantly! I applied 3 layers one after another and waited 5min before applying a serum. My face went really red and it was slightly tingly as I went for the Normal/Original formula, not mild or gentle. I went full out hehe~ o(*`・ω・´*)ﾉ

My skin became really shiny and smooth after I used it and on the next morning it was like BABY BOTTOMS. I had quite a few pimples and a massive zit on my cheek, which were almost gone overnight! I was so happy about that. My skin went from having a bad week to having a great day. I even made a super happy reddit post about it. 

Here's the ingredients:

Overall mark: 10/10 will definitely be buying more!

The next product I got is from the second video - the Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop Serum. 

I like Klairs in general, but don't super LOVE it. I know it's good, but I've never been amazed or super impressed with any of their products. They're gentle and don't break me out and don't do thins worse, but don't make a huge difference either, if that makes sense. It's kind of the same with this serum. I like it - I like the feeling it leaves and it definitely helps with acne, which is all I ask a serum to do. At first I thought it's a little bit like the OST Vitamin C serum so I put almost a whole pipette on my palm and spread it over my face, then I realised it's actually really oily! I didn't expect that, so I ended up putting too much on my face. 3-4 drops are more than enough.

Ingredients:

 

Overall mark: 8/10

Next is 23 years old Badesil Cream. One of my most favourite products of all time!!! I'm actually considering putting it in my HG - I want to see the long term effects first. 

It is recommended to use it as night cream and put on a few layers, which I've been doing, but I loved it so much I decided to use it during the day as well, since there's barely any sun in the UK, as you may know. First impression of it: it absorbs fast. I mean super fast. By the time I was done applying it my face was as if I don't have any cream on at all. So I put a few more layers of it on trouble spots, as recommended by Eunice on the first video. The next day my skin looked so much better - healthy glow, pimples calmed down and faded away and really soft to the touch. Even my boyfriend noticed a difference and he never really does. The only downside is that I don't find it super hydrating. If my skin needs extra moisture, I would put another moisturiser after this cream. I would imagine I'd never use it alone in the winter. For now I am finishing it with the Innisfree Real Olive Oil to keep the moisture in. 

Ingredients:

Overall Mark: 10/10 

Last product I bought was the Berrisom My Tripple Tint Balm. I also own the Berrisom Tattoo Lip and found it to be quite a quirky little item. It's great for going out, when I know I'll drink or eat, as it won't go off.

I got the Tripple Tint Balm in orange, you can see the colours on the side of the packaging in the triangles. What it's meant to do is do natural gradient on your lips. Here's how I apply it. As you can see, it's not very saturated, which was definitely a bit of a let down, but overall it's a great tint, very moisturising and the gradient is quite subtle. Great when you're going for more natural looks. It doesn't last trough food and drinks though. 

Overall mark: 6/10

I was playing around with mini studio backgrounds, so here's a bonus photo of my current top daily items:

Top left in the large tube is the Su:m37 Miracle Rose Cleansing Stick, which is probably the most hyped item on the internet. Everyone loves it. I like it too but don't find it quite as fascinating as everyone seems to believe it is. It's a good cleanser, it's a fancy packaging, but essentially I see it as a good facial soap in a very easy to use stick packaging. You can get equally good items, if not better for a lot less money, except they won't be in a fancy packaging. 

Bottom left is my most beloved Innisfree Olive Real Essential Rich Oil, which is an oil you leave on your skin. Not a cleansing oil, but a leave-in oil. I use 2-3 drops of it at the end of my rotation both AM and PM to keep all the products and moisture in. It's an absolute must-have for dehydrated skin! 

Next to it in the middle is the 23 years old Badesil Cream, which you already know about from above, next to it the Klairs Vitamin drop and behind poking from the flowers is the Toning Erased.

In the middle you can see the DEARBERRY Raspberry Lip Balm, which is my favourite lip balm ever! It's super moisturising, helps fix my chapped lips in minutes and I also use it as a little exfoliator: I put on a sufficient amount, leave it in for 2min, then take a cotton bud and use it to wipe it off my lips. You'll see all your dead skin from your lips on the cotton bud, it's amazing! Ater you're done put another small layer of the lip balm on and BAM, perfect lips. 

I hope this was helpful to you guys, I wasn't trying to be overly positive, but I think I ended up being super lucky with my purchase. I'm starting to think I know my skin so well, it's helping me shop all the right products for it. 

Have you bought things from WISHTREND before? At first I was only looking at their youtube videos, but now I'm a little bit addicted, as they have an interesting variety of products you can't find anywhere else online and they all come with very detailed instructions on how to use them. Also, loce Eunice! 

Let me know what you think and what your summer resolutions are in the comments below!

MEMEBox! Introset #6 Seoul Style Review

Hey dudes and dudettes!

I have yet another MEME Box review! Waiting on only 1 more MEME Box now and will probably never get the chance to review them again, since they seized shipping worldwide. You can Only get them in Asia (limited to Japan and Korea, I think) and USA now. Such a shame, I was a big fan. Mostly for the amount of money you save with boxes.


I think this introset is by far my favourite box though! I'm suuuper happy with it, both with the products and the amount of money saved. Hence I've decided to this time include the products RRP as well, to show the exact amount of money saved! I've been using all of the products for a week, so I'll have a lot more insight to share than last week, where I was a bit impatient and reviewed after a couple of days 




ReinPlatz Sheet masks! Soybean, Blueberry and Black Rice. RRP: Approx $2 each
I am wearing the Soyean one right now actually:


immediately after the mask (please be gentle, this is the first pic I've ever posted of me without makeup and filters... feels weird  ):


The only thing I have to say about this product is - you can never have enough sheet masks. Also, I generally prefer the 100% cotton masks now. Slightly off-topic but I've been trying out the Klairs 100% cotton soothing masks from WISH Trend and they are just divine. I know it's not for everyone though - I was discussing this with the ladies of /r/asianbeauty and it was really mixed - some people found that cotton masks fall off a lot and don't fit their face right and others were like me - the cotton mask fits me perfectly and doesn't fall off at all, it's the perfect match. So it really depends on your skin type and face shape, but I personally love them. 

Here's the ingredients:







Secret Key Baby Pig Collagen Jelly Pack. RRP: Approx. $13.99
This is an odd one. I've never used a Collagen before, let alone a jelly pack. It's basically like one of those sticky jelly pots you get as a kid that feel super yucky and gross but kind of awesome at the same time:

It's very liquidy. More liquidy than the jelly pots for kids, so it's easy for it to fall everywhere and get messy. It also smells divine. It's kind of like cotton candy with bubblegum type of smell and I love it. It says on the instructions that you shouldn't wash it off, so I use it as a night pack at the moment. I keep it last in my PM routine and put a little, but it really goes a long way. It looks super shiny and makes your face look wet, but on the touch it's not wet at all.

It absorbs way quicker than I thought it would, especially it you pat it, but your face will still look pretty wet after using it. In the morning I wake up with super soft, shiny, baby skin which means it lives up to its name! I'm really happy with it~

Ingredients:





IASO Intensive Clear Booster. RRP: $75

This thing costs $75. This is also the product that made me question the price of this box in the first place. I noticed the effect even after the first time of using and I was seriously impressed - my skin has never looked this good after one use of a product. It's either some miracle product or it works really well with my skin. So I wondered how much it costs, because I can see myself re-ordering it in the future and when I saw the price I was like... WHHAAATTT?!?!
The smell isn't the most pleasant thing in the world, but it's not too strong, so I'll live with it. I has a peeling effect which is meant to 're-texturize' your skin and help you with whatever your battling - be it oily or dry skin, hence it says 'all skin types' with active ingredient Salicylic Acid. I have to say it really lives up to the promise and I would also highly recommend it for anyone with acne. I haven't had a single pimple since I've started using it, which is unusual for my skin. Loving it! I use it after my toner and before my serum.


Ingredients:




Ferfree Ultra Facial Oil-free Gel Cream. RRP: I can't actually find it.

It looks like a dupe of the Kiehl's one. Down to the design of the bottle. So I'm assuming it's the same formula and everything. The Kiehl's one is about $50. I'm really happy with this one so far, as it's perfect for my skin type - it's not too heavy and it leaves the skin in perfect condition - not too creamy/moist and not too dry. I also like anything that comes in gel form. 



Ingredients (in Korean, sadly):




And the last product is CLIO Lipnicure Glass in #4 Born to kill. RRP: $22

This colour... is VERY bright! I'm still trying to master the ombre lips look, because you literally need one drop from this to do it. It's SO STRONG! 

It also stays on for super long time. I put it at 8am for work and at 6pm after eating 3 times I still had it on, mostly at the edges of my lips, which is a bit frustrating but it was still there. It's really hard to get rid of - even my Innisfree Apple Juicy Oil Cleanser had troubles. Here's a photo of it right after application and after eating:


As you can see it's super bright and it's barely any less after eating. However, the fork didn't feel that way:


Ingredients (Korean only):



Now, let's do the maths, considering I'm missing the price for one product, I will safely assume it's 2x cheaper than the product it's a dupe of so we'll have:
$2 x3 + 13,99 + 75 + 25 + 22 = $141.99

And I bought this MEME Box for $40 with shipping, which means I saved $101.99
WOW!!!

This is why I love boxes.

Let me know what are YOUR favourite boxes in the comments below - I'll be looking for new bargains, as MEME Box is not available for me now!

MEMEBox Valentine's Day 'Gifts for me' Review

Hey dudes and dudettes,

I'm happy to announce I finally received my MEME Box today, one out of the 3 I ordered before they stopped shipping internationally. 

Which was also a decision I highly disagree with, but I honestly hope the numbers prove it to MEME Box and they re-open their shipping to the rest of the world again 

That aside, it's always a good morning when the postman comes knocking with a MEME Box in hand. I got the 'Gifts for Me' Valentine's Day special, because the other choice was sweets and treats, skincare shaped like candy, which would definitely work against my diet and me trying to stop munching on chocolate


Before we begin, I'd like to announce that my skin has changed. Yep, that happened. After years of battling dry skin after moving to the UK and switching to hard water I have finally balanced out my skin and gone back to normal!!! I would like to thank all these amazing Korean products that I've been using - they work! If you're curios to know how I found out - I noticed that my skin is oilier than usual and it's reacting badly to my creams for dry skin. I did the most secure test I know of - didn't use anything on my face, apart from water, for a day and then used an oil paper to see how much oil I have on the different parts of my face. I had little oil on the outer part of my face and a little bit more oil around my T-zone and nose to be specific. I was terrified and happy at the same time. My skin is normal!!! To all my dry-skin buddies out there: there's hope! You can do it! I believe in you 

Now, I'll continue my review with pictures! Because I have to show off my new camera lens and mini studio setting 






And here's all the products, one by one, with initial thoughts on them:



This BLUE cream by Secret Key is the first thing that caught my attention. I was in a need for a new brightening/moisturising cream and this was the perfect timing. On the box it says "The recipe cream with moisture color capsule". I got my box 2 days ago and I literally used it the moment I got it, so I've used it for the past 2 days, both in the morning and in the evening. It's a really gel-like consistency with small blue granules inside, that blend in and disappear when you put it on your face:


I thought the texture and granules are a bit odd, especially for a cream, not cleanser. But it works out really well. I haven't seen a huge difference quite yet, but it's definitely brightening, it moisturises well and it makes my skin feel smooth. I wouldn't say it moisturises a lot, probably not suitable for dry skin, but it's ideal for normal to oily. It also absorbs really quickly, due to the gel form. I have yet to figure out what happens to the blue granules though. Melt, perhaps?

Ingredients (in Korean only):







Up next is Caviar Ampoule by The First. It looks and smells very luxurious. The package says "A nutrition ampoule containing caviar that helps vitalizing dry and tired skin". I tried it twice, saw a slight brightening effect, a little bit like after using a My Beauty Diary Bulgarian Rose mask. It absorbs super quickly as well, so it's suitable for the morning, when you're in a rush and don't have time to wait on something to dry.


I'm not sure if I'll keep using it. I don't really have any other ampoules, just serums, but I am a little bit worried that it contains fragrance and alcohol. That's usually not a good sign.

Ingredients:





Up next is my second most favourite product of the box - Rose Mine Body Lotion by Whipping Milk. Doesn't it have the cutest packaging ever? I would put this pattern as my background or on my notebooks! It smells divine! Not so much of roses, really. Initially I thought it would be like one of these super strong rose oils that everyone is using and it gets boring really quickly, but this lotion has a more fruity smell, than rosey. There's definitely Passion Fruit in there, as it says in tiny letters on the back of the box and I think that's the most dominant smell. The ingredients are all in Korean, but I can make out that it's water-based and it has milk and passion fruit extract. Which is a little bit obvious, but I'm still proud I could make it out 

The smell stays on for quite long - I got a few compliments on it, even after 5 hours at work. It absorbs quickly, like all the products in this box, it would seem and leaves the skin soft and matte, not sticky at all.



Ingredients (Korean only):





Up next is the Criste-Marine Firming EYE Cream by Sevendrops. I'd like to point out I'm 24 and I barely use eye creams. I only have one roll on for moisture, but it's slightly starting to show, especially with make-up on. At first I thought I'd send this one to my mom, as it's obviously an anti-wrinkle and moisture cream, but then I remember reading on /r/asianbeauty that it's good to start sooner to kind of slow down the wrinkle process in general, so I think I'll keep it. It has a really rich texture, it takes a minute or two to blend in properly but it has a really soothing and cooling effect, I really enjoyed putting it on.

(excuse my week-old nails please)

Ingredients:





And last, but not least, the most fun product from the box! Peach Blossom Gel Perfume by Wannabe Romance. It sounds weird, right? I kept thinking 'Gel perfume?!?!?' I know of oil perfume, but gel is news to me. It has this silicone end which you use to apply it. I applied it on my wrists and neck like I would with a tester perfume. At first I thought it was pretty weak. It smells really nice - fruity and fresh, with a hint of sweetness, but my concern was that it wouldn't last, as it was so weak. I was wrong 


I put it on at 8am, before work and I could still smell it on my wrist at 6pm after work. Not to mention that it's super small, so it's easy to carry around and reuse during the day. I really like it, super cute item!


Ingredients:



And that's it! All the products from the Valentine's Day Special 'Gifts for Me' box 
I'm really happy with my purchase, as usual with MEME Box. What do you think of the products? Which one would use the most? Let me know in the comments below!


I hope you're all having a great weekend and thanks for reading