NARUKO SKINCARE PRODUCTS!

im excited to be trying Naruko's Tea Tree Toner and Night Gelly and ampm All Day Sebum Balancer! 

Will review after using them up!

edit: It's been almost two months since testing these out-- sometimes occasionally throughout the week and sometimes consistently. The tea tree oil toner has a cooling effect to it and a little goes a long way. I would pour a bit out onto a cotton pad and depending on the areas of my face I need to tone, I add more to the clean sides of the cotton pad. I use this toner after wiping my face with my Clean & Clear astringent and it helps reduce my pores and redness by morning, giving my face a clean refresh. The jelly actually works pretty well on its own, or after astringent without the toner, and with the toner. Its texture is like a thick gel that's not sticky and is also cooling to the touch. The cooling effect helps reduce redness. Comparing it to the toner, the toner minimizes pores and the jelly seems to make everything heal or work better, like a layer of protection on your face as sleep does its magic. 

I would purchase the jelly again or if there is a cheaper alternative that works the same or even better, I need to find it. The toner.. I'm sure there are other tea tree toners that are cheaper.

As for the ampm all day no shine sebum balancer, I can't be the judge of this one. For super acne-prone skin like mine, I will have acne growing throughout the day without any reason at all. This is something I would need to put all over my face, covering every single spot of my face, to see if it helps reduce sebum. Otherwise, it's not strong enough for my skin to help with balancing sebum. I haven't tried this before makeup because I haven't been using makeup for the past 2 months unless I really needed to.

I most likely would not buy the ampm all day no shine sebum balancer. Another "no sebum" product I'd want to try is the no sebum powder by a Korean brand (I forget if it was Innisfree or Etude House) but a bit skeptical because sebum is on the skin whereas powder is usually applied over liquid makeup. Hmm...

Charcoal Nose Strips

Hey guyss! Back with a review!

As an avid nose strip-per (heh), I love the Bioré Nose Strips but for 10 strips they can range from $6-$12. Hence I went for a cheap alternative- a really cheap one- from Daiso. As you know Daiso is a $1.50 store unless otherwise marked so this pack of 4 nose strips was $1.50.

If you're new to nose strips, apply them on a wet nose with dry fingers and wait 10-15 min. 

REVIEW: 

Different from the Bioré ones for sure. 

1. Doesn't have the cuts around the edge to help fit it onto your nose (but insignificant to its usage and you can easily cut them yourself with scissors).

2. Smells a bit like rice..? You can't smell it when it's drying on your nose though.

3. The Bioré ones are more like one product in its entirety on your nose whereas these feel like two separate layers, the top fabric and bottom sticker.

After 20 minutes of having it on, the verdict is...

Yes!! It works just as well and make sure you apply toner after! 

☆ 5/5 ☆

SHINee Coral

Why hello there! Didn't expect to be blogging but I got a new purchase: THEFACESHOP Trendy Nails in Shiny Coral OR203. More of an orange coral than a pink coral! 

1st coat:

It's a great spring/summer color but THEFACESHOP, you really need to step up the brush game. I can see all my brush strokes. Let's hope the 2nd coat will fix this..

2nd coat:

Just brighter, more solid color from 1st coat.

Wow maybe it's the formula but I've never struggled to get it smooth even when the lacquer isn't stringy from the bottle. It dries really fast-- good in most cases but since the formula is not great you don't have time to fix it. The brush strokes aren't as noticeable after it dries but you can definitely see the unevenness. 

I know THEFACESHOP has gel nail polish (gel-like finish nail polish, not actual gel nail polish) that is better than their trendy nails collection.

xx jasmine

Tonymoly & L'Occitane Product Review!

LONG TIME NO SEE, BLOG!

So I had something in my mind that's been nudging at me for a while, which is to give a final review on a Tonymoly product that I have had for a while. The reason it's been bothering me is because of what has happened to it. Yes, just for that reason-- because it was unexpected and I am just disappointed in the product. 

But first... I would like to review the most recent skincare thing I picked up. This is the L'Occitane Comforting Cream in Light. It's a regular smooth lotion like texture (light) versus the heavier one (forgot what they called it) which had more shea butter and texture was like a thick paste, almost similar to ointment but thicker.

This goes on smooth, smells fine, and pretty moisturizing. I'd give this a 4/5 for now!

Next we have the product that has been making me want to do a review: the Tonymoly Fresh Aqua Cooling... well, you can read it.

 What happened to it was what's in the picture below. Originally the actually product stick was the circumference of the tube it is in. It's retractable also so you can compare this to chapstick. What it does is just give your eyebags/eyelids a cool feel after applying it directly with the product. WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE IS a glue stick to the eye without the stickiness. I mean, look at the picture below. It's the same thing that happens to glue sticks when they dry up and cannot be used anymore. 

At first, I would give it a 2/5 for uselessness because it doesn't depuff your eyes or wake you up in the morning with a cooling effect. Now, I give it a 1/5 for this! A product should not change when it was maintained properly. I admit; this product isn't recently purchased but it hasn't "expired" yet!

xx jasmine