[JOLSE] - AGATHA x TONYMOLY Lipsticks

 Hi folks~ I hope 2021 has been going great for you so far. Today I have a lipstick swatch and wear test post for you~ 

A couple few months ago, I was approached by Jolse, a Korean shopping site. They have been one of my favourite sites to buy from since I started in Kbeauty years ago. They always offered excellent service, free shipping and a LARGE selection of products. So I was ECSTATIC that I was approached to review products for them~!! Of course I said yes. 

Let me explain why I was so excited. They have a large selection of products, which gives me a lot of variety of options. But what makes me so excited is that Jolse has no requirement in terms of the reviews. They simply ask for my honest opinion on the products they carry. If you have been on here before, you know that I always provide my honest opinion on products. SO I don't do well with sites or brands that ask for favourable reviews only. Sometimes a constructive criticism/opinion is just a suggestion on how the product can be better, and not an attack on the brand or their products. Especially with skincare, people's skin are so different that the same product will work differently on everyone. 

Anyways, I digress. I was excited that Jolse asked me and they told me I can choose whatever I want to review. So I chose a few things that's been on my wishlist! Of course, one of the top wishlist items is the AGATHA Premiere lipstick. It reminds me of Sailor Moon so I been eyeing it for a while. I also picked up one of the new Tonymoly lipsticks because I been wanting some new red lippies 😁

I have gone a little rambly, so let's move on with the review~! 

[AYSWE] - Formosa Charms Hydrate and Glow Face Oil with Squalane

Hi everyone, how are you doing? Is the weather warming up in your part of the world? It is warming up here and I am glad to finally have my windows open and get some fresh air coming in. I am also glad to have some of my international packages arriving! Canada Post has been restricting international parcels as there are less flights coming into the country due to COVID-19. I am not complaining since it makes it extra special when I receive a package!

One of the packages I received during the pandemic is from AYSWE and their Formosa Charms Hydrate and Glow Face Oil with Squalane! (that's a mouthful eh?) It is a facial oil that I won from their Instagram giveaway and I was pretty excited to try it! So this is a first impression of the oil, as I have only tried it for 2 weeks. As always, all opinions are mine and based on my experience with the oil! 

Just as a heads up. This is a LONG read! 😉

[JAYJUN] - Gold Snow Refreshing Peeling Gel

Hey peeps. How's everyone doing?

I found this draft post that I forgotten to post.. Oops... It's a bit old but my thoughts on this product remains the same. Please excuse the format as I had changed it after this draft. So please enjoy this review from the vault on the JAYJUN Gold Snow Refreshing Peeling Gel. Enjoy~

Hyggee All-In-One Set

Hi everyone, how are you doing? Can you believe we are now into the 3rd month of 2020? Doesn't the time just seem to pass by so quickly?

Today I am going to review a brand that I was quite interested in and had to snag up a box set when it was on sale. I finished using them up recently and I am ready to post my thoughts on the set and a part of the Hyggee brand.

Let's go on with the review 😊

[CLARINS/ MY CLARINS] - RE-BOOST Refreshing Moisturizing Cream

Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well! Happy 2020~!!!

Today, I am going to continue to review the Clarins/My Clarins products I received from Chickadvisor in 2019.  It was provided complimentary in exchange for my honest opinion. So anything stated in this review is 100% my own opinion. If you would like to read the review on the RE-FRESH Hydrating Beauty Mist, you can read it here. 

[CLARINS/MY CLARINS] - RE-FRESH Hydrating Beauty Mist

Happy holidays everyone! I hope you have a wonderful holiday with loved ones!

Today, I am going to review the Clarins RE-FRESH Hydrating Beauty Mist, which was provided to me for review earlier in the year by Chickadvisor. It was provided complimentary in exchange for my honest opinion. So everything stated in this review is 100% my own opinion. 

Let's move on to the review. 

Mask Compilation #9 - Etude House 0.2 Therapy Air Mask Part 2

Hey peeps~~ Welcome back to the Etude House 0.2 Therapy Air Mask part 2~~ Here is part 1 if you are interested.

I won't redo the introductions so please go read it in part 1. Moving on to the reviews itself.

[THE YOPPPA GARDEN] - Stem Cell Pure Blood EX

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting the co-owner of a local K-Beauty shop! The shop is called Goryeo Beauty and it is run by Marina and her partner. I really enjoyed talking with her, as I can see how passionate she is about Korean skincare and wants to share the different brands with everyone. She carries some of the bigger brands, but also some indie and upcoming brands. One of such brands is the Yoppa Garden. Marina kindly provided me with their Stem Cell Pure Blood EX essence to test out. So let's move forward with the review

While I received this essence complimentary from Goryeo Beauty, all opinion stated is my honest opinion.

Mask Compilation #3 - Sense of Care

Hey Peeps~ I am back with the mask compilation #2, which focuses on the Japanese brand of Sense of Care. I don't know much about the brand to be honest. I just got these from Skin 18. It looks like they stopped caring the brand, but I have seen it floating around on IG with reviews. So here's a compilation for people who are interested in the brand!

3D Beauty Serum Face Mask Pack - EGF

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[JOLSE] NAKEUP FACE PHA Water Tox Ampoule 33ml

Have you ever watched your package travel across the country and wondering what the heck happened?! I have.. My Nakeup Face PHA Water Tox Ampoule from Jolse did exactly that. It cleared through Vancouver customs only to travel across the country to Montreal and spend a few days there before coming back to AB.. I guess my ampoule just really wanted to travel the country before it gets on my face!

[JOLSE] 302WHITE II Step Nano Melting Bio Mask 3ea

Hey peeps~ I am back with a dedicated review on these masks I received from Jolse. I love Jolse's reviewer program! You apply and they randomly select a number of people to try out a specific product each week. I love it because it doesn't take into consideration your social media follower counts, it just requires you to have one so the review can be shared. Jolse also provide the reviewer with a month or so to compensate for shipping and testing period. To me that makes it less about the numbers and more about the genuine reviews.

Anyways, I digress.. I was lucky to be chosen to test out the 302WHITE II Step Nano Melting Bio Mask back in August! I was pretty excited because this is a new brand to me! I also love reviewing masks because it's just use up and then be done. I don't have lots of opened products sitting around. Does anyone else get stressed out with the amount of opened products they have? I am starting to get that and now doesn't want to hoard products if I can.. Masks are different issues....😅

Masks Compilation #2 - Hydrating Masks

Hey everyone, here's the second mask compilation, which is focused on masks that are supposed to be hydrating. Let's get to it shall we?

My Coco Bottle - Healthy Juice Mask 

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I honestly bought this mask as it was really cute, in a shape of water bottle and something tells me it has to do with coconut water. (I love coconut water so.... I must try it!). Anyways, my guess wasn't far off, it does contain coconut and hyaluronic acid.

The mask comes in 20ml off essence that is heavily scented, like artificial apple blossom scents. The mask itself is soft and hugs the skin very nicely.

I had it on for 15 minutes before it started to dry up near the upper lip area. It took forever to sink in and not feel sticky anymore. I was ready to write this mask off based just on the stickiness. But my skin was so smooth and plump the next morning, I can totally put up with the stickiness. I would totally buy more of these if I come across them again.

My Scheming - Hyaluronan Hydrating Mask

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I automatically am drawn to anything with variation of hyaluronic acid advertised on it, and I was quite looking forward to this My Scheming mask. I love the super juicy thin silk mask from the brand.

True to the typical My Scheming masks, it is a very thin silk mask that is soaked in 30ml of essence. It was dripping everywhere when I took the mask out. The essence itself smells kind of like saline solution and mosquito repellent coming out of the package, but smells kind of like cucumber when it's on my face.

The mask took about 20 minutes to start drying up in the upper lip area. It took about 5 more minutes for the extra essence to sink in. My skin feels moisturized and quite happy.

This is a good hydrating silk mask that I would totally repurchase!

My Scheming - Apple Brightening & Hydrating Mask

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Another My Scheming silk mask this time! It is both brightening and hydrating. But seeing how I normally can't tell any brightening effects, I usually chalk up any brightening masks to just hydration.

This is similar to the hylauronan mask, so it is super thin ans juicy. It has a chemical scent to it that reminds me of cherry cough drops, which is super weird. I also took this off after 20 minutes, because it started to feel like the mask was suffocating my skin.

After I removed the mask, my skin didn't feel very moisturized or brightened. So this is a meh mask for me.

Mirae - Aqua NMF Extreme Hydro Natural Moisturizing Factor

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That's a mouthful for name eh? I received this courtesy of Miirushop as Eden highly recommended it!

The mask is designed in such a way that it will deliver its powerful essence to your skin within 8 minutes. So you can do a quick masking session, even if you are super busy.

The mask itself is super thin and hugs the skin well. It is also super juicy, which is typical of Taiwanese masks. The only potential downside is that it does contain parabens, which is a semi-controversial ingredient. I personally don't have too much of an issue with it, but do try to limit my usage of products containing it to once every two days. But that's my comfort level. I highly recommend doing some research into the ingredient and form your own comfort level based on your findings.

Anyways, I took the mask off after 8 minutes and my skin was super hydrated and plump. I was absolutely in love. I couldn't stop touching my face to feel how smooth and plump it was after using an 8 minute mask. It was still plump the next day!

Needless to say, I absolutely loved the mask! I already bought a of the aqua one from Miirushop, and a box of the collagen flavour for my mom.

Scinic - My Juice Bottle Mask - Aqua Ampoule Juice

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Yup.. You are not seeing doubles. . It is another mask that is shaped like a water bottle, but this one is from the Korean brand Scinic. The reasoning behind the purchase of the mask is still the same as My Coco Bottle mask, it looks like a water bottle. Hahahaa.

The mask comes in 20 ml of essence that smells very strongly like a semi evaporated nail polish remover. So that's not very pleasant. The mask itself was very soft and fit very well that I didn't need a mirror to put it on.

I had the mask on for 25 minutes and it was still very moist. But my face felt SO tight! That's not a good sign. It took a while for that tightness to go away, and for my skin to feel moisturized. But it was just meh. It is just meh.

Overall Ranking

I figured I would rank how likely I would repurchase the masks in this post. So 1 means very likely, and 5 means not likely at all.

1) Mirae - Aqua NMF Extreme Hydro Natural Moisturizing Factor (Already purchased a box + a box of collagen, so no surprise there)
2) My Scheming - Hyaluronan Hydrating Mask (moisturizing, thin silk mask. Easily accessible and decent pricing. I think it got reformulated though)
3) My Coco Bottle  - Healthy Juice Mask (Hydrating, but did leave the skin feeling tacky. Haven't seen it for sale in a lot of places)
4) My Scheming - Apple Brightening & Hydrating Mask (Meh mask, but I like a juicy silk mask. It's also accessible)
5) Scinic - My juice Bottle Mask - Aqua Ampoule Juice (No.. Just no.. When the other masks in this compilation haven't made my skin feel tight. This just gets a no from me)

[MEDIHEAL] - Pumpkinade Mask

I went a little crazy at Daiso Vancouver a couple years ago, and I was surprised they carried Mediheal masks! I picked up the Pumpkinade Mask. Fast forward to current day, and these masks are all available at Superstores/Loblaws in Canada. It is now around $1.5 instead of $2 per mask. Let's see how I like it.

Battle of the Peripera Ink Series - Part 3

Ahhh... I really didn't expect this to become a three parter. Just took too much pictures and rambled on too much. Now, a refresher. This is a longevity test with the different Periera Ink series. You can read part 1 and part 2.

Battle of the Peripera Ink Series - Part 2

Continuing on from part 1 of the battle of the Peripera Ink series. Here is the longevity test. The four Peripera products are:

1. Peri's Ink Moist in #4 Bang Rose
2. Peri's Ink Velvet in #5 Inktude Rose
3. Airy Ink Velvet in #5 Elf Light Rose
4. Cloud Ink Velvet in #5 Reddish Rose

[INSTITUT ESTHEDERM] - Cellular Concentrate Fundamental Serum

The last product from the Skinvestment's Beauty Date x MTL is the Institut Esthederm's Cellular Concentrate Fundamental Serum. This is my last product to review! I can't believe how long it has taken me to get to it. But I wanted to take my time to use this product and review it. So let's get on with the review shall we?

[L'AFFAIR ANIMAL] - Whitening Panda Mask

The last in the L'affair Animal series is the Whitening Panda Mask. I been saving this as pandas are special to me. (If you don't know, my dog's name is Panda. My fondness for panda grew from my love for my dog. ^_^). The other two animal masks has been meh at best for me, so I am hoping this will do better. 

[L'AFFAIR ANIMAL] - Aqua Blue Sheep Mask

Hmmm I didn't have the best experience with the first L'Affair animal mask. It was super cute but the scent was terrible and left me unhappy. I decided to try the Aqua Blue Sheet Mask and see how it goes.

[HEALAVIE] - Brightening Serum Mask

One of the masks I received from the Skinvestment's Beauty Date x MTL back in November is the Healavie Brightening Serum Mask. I was excited to try it as I love its minimalist design, and loved their sun gel. (But this was nearly impossible to photograph well because the lettering blends into the background. 😑😒)

[HEALAVIE] - Soft Cover Waterdrop Sun Gel

I must admit, I really don't like using sunscreen. I am lazy, and the usage of sunscreen requires a double, sometimes triple, cleanse. If I am not careful in removing everything, I end up with large painful breakouts all over my face. It is just a pain in the ass for me and not worth the trouble. But as I learn more about skincare, I have been educated over and over again about how important sun protection is. So I have set out to find a lightweight sunscreen that doesn't leave a whitecast (Seriously, I am pale enough as it is, I don't need to look like a ghost!).