Mask Compilation #7 - Misc

Hey everyone~~ I have a bunch of masks that doesn't really fit into one specific purpose or one specific brand. So we are doing a miscellaneous collection of masks~~

Nature Republic - Real Nature Manuka Honey Hydrogel Mask

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Mask Compilation #6 - Dr.Hsieh

Hi everyone~~ It's another mask compilation and it's Taiwanese masks again~~ This time the focus is on Dr.Hsieh, which is a brand I haven't heard of but was introduced to me by Eden from Miirushop. Miirushop is based out of San Francisco and focuses on Taiwanese beauty. I bought this set from them a year ago and finally got around to using them. Let's see how I feel about the Dr.Hsieh masks.

Dr.Hsieh - Peptide V-Shaped Firming High Concentration Mask

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Mask Compilation #5 - AM Piggyhead Tour of Taiwan

Hey everyone~~ I am back with another edition of the mask compilation. Today's compilation is the Tour of Taiwan masks from AM Piggyhead. These came courtesy of Miirushop, a Taiwanese beauty shop that is based out of San Francisco, California. It is run by Eden, who I have met back in May and she is soooo lovely!

As always with products I received complimentary in exchange for my honest opinion, all opinion stated here are my own honest opinion.

AM Piggyhead - Miaoli Calming & Moisturizing Sheet Mask

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Mask Compilation #4 - Mitomo

Hi everyone, how was your Christmas? Can you believe 2018 is almost ending?? It's kind of crazy how fast the year flew by! I still haven't really decided how I want to set up my blog yet but let's keep the mask compilation going! Today's post is review of all of the Mitomo masks that I have tried.

Mitomo - Placenta + Platinum Essence Mask

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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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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)

Mask compilation #1 - Polatam

Hey everyone. I took a little break from blogging because it was getting a little overwhelming. I been doing a review both on here and on my Instagram. I try to keep the content slightly different, where IG is shorter due to the word limit, and a little bit more detailed on here. But it's a lot of work. I just had a major burnout and needed to step away from everything to find myself again.

Well.. I am still finding myself and taking my sweet time coming back. I think I will continue to post product reviews both on here and IG. But as I primarily review masks now, it seems silly to write the same content twice. Sometimes the masks doesn't even warrant a full post. So I thought I try something new.

I figured I may just try and do a compilation of sheet mask reviews, with the IG posts embedded. So this way, I can be brief and you can click on to IG for the more detailed review. I'll try this out and see how it goes. Please let me know if you like this method or not!

[B.LIV] - Immerse Me Utmost Moisture Hydrating Mask

Today's review is on B.liv Immerse Me Utmost Moisture Hydrating Mask. Which was provided to me by the brand at the Skinvestment Beauty Date x MTL event held back in May.

[LACVERT] -Aloe Moisture Soothing Mask

TesterKorea, one of the websites I like to use, had a mystery mask for $1 a while ago. I was doing a mask haul so I added one to it. It turned out to be the Lacvert Aloe Moisture Soothing Mask. I have no idea what it is supposed to do besides it has aloe in it and it is supposed to be moisturizing and soothing. So I am basically going in blind. Let's see how it goes for me. 

[SECRET KEY] - Syn-ake Wrinkle Mask Pack

I think I received the Secret Key Syn-ake Wrinkle Mask Pack from a mystery box from Secret Key a couple years ago. I never really paid attention to it as anti-aging wasn't much of a concern to me. But given how I am getting older and the expiration date is coming up, I decided it is worth a try. 

[THE FACE SHOP] Real Nature Lotus Face Mask

I love flowers, I gravitate toward anything that has flowers on their packaging, especially flowers that I like. And this is exactly how The Face Shop got me! I haven't had the best experience with their masks in the past, and I been avoiding them. But when I needed some cheap padding product to maximize the shipping weight, I thought the  Real Nature Lotus Face Mask would be perfect! 

[STYLEKOREAN] - Pink In Blossom Box

I was lucky to be chosen to be one of the Pink in Blossom from Style Korean. I am so excited because it contained items that I really wanted to try~! So here is the consolidated review of the contents from the box!

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[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.

[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.

[L'AFFAIR ANIMAL] - Soothing Monkey

Can you believe it? I never tried a character mask before~! I tend to avoid them for some unknown reason but chose these from Skin18 a couple years ago. I picked a series of them, and today's mask is the L'Affair Animal Soothing Monkey as my skin was quite upset with blemishes everywhere. So it's perfect timing to try and see how it does, seeing how it is one of the rare occasions my skin is so upset.

[A'PIEU] - Cocorico x A'Pieu Silk Blanket Mask Silver

 

I don't know how to introduce this mask! I honestly bought the A'Pieu x Cocorico Silk Blanket Mask Silver to make up for the weight. I didn't have much high hopes for it, just thought it's gimmicky. I finally decided to try it and here's what I thought of it. 

[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. 😑😒)

Sense of Care - Syn-ake Mask

I got a whole bunch of free masks from Skin 18 a while back for free but only paid for shipping. I haven't heard of most of the brands and have been putting off on using them. But time has come that I need to use them up, so expect a lot of mask reviews from the different brands in the upcoming year. The first one I have tried is the Sense of Care Syn-ake Mask, which is marked as Soc 3D Beauty Serum Face Mask (syn-ake) on Skin 18.

Annie's Way - Bubble Tea Mask in Strawberry

Skinvestment held event in November called Beauty Date MTL. I was lucky enough to receive a few of the products to try at home and the Annie's Way Bubble Tea Mask in Strawberry was one of them. Don't worry, even though I received this for free, I'll always post my honest opinion about the product. Let's begin shall we?