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Review: Innisfree Green Tea Seed Serum & Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask

Thursday, 26 February 2015


Today I've decided to review this two products from Innisfree, I've had them for a few weeks now and in general I'm quite satisfied with them so I decided to write about them and tell you my opinion.

A bit of background about the company.. Innisfree is a Korean based cosmetics company who is popular for being the first company to come up with natural products in Korea. They're known for their green and eco-friendly packaging and for using natural and freshly extracted ingredients in their products.


Innisfree Green Tea Seed Serum




I have to say that I'm very pleased with this product, it does exactly what it claims to do so there's not much to say.
It claims to give your skin that extra moisture it needs right before you apply your normal moisturiser, leaving your skin supple and clearer. But this does not eliminate the need of moisturiser afterwards. 
I don't agree with making my skin clearer since it hasn't helped with blemishes but I can totally see a difference in my skin tone as it seems a bit more even than before although not drastic but we will see maybe with time I will see even better results. 
I do love how quickly it soaks in, it's almost as if my skin would drink it up. My skin is left softer, plumpier and more glowy. I feel like it has helped with the redness on my cheeks as well.
I also like how compact the bottle is, it doesn't take much space so it's perfect to take with you when travelling.

Although having said all that I must add that I'm not amazed by it but I do like it and I will definitely repurchase it once it runs out. I'm going to rate this a 3/3


Innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask



Well.. I've developed a love-hate relationship with this product but before I get into that let me tell you what the company says it does: "Tightens pores + Removes sebum + Exfoliates dead skin cells + Offers deep cleansing + Enhances skin tone + Provides cooling effects."
It's basically a mud mask, if you've never used a mud mask I'll post a picture of how it looks like on the pot. They usually look grey-ish and they dry on your face to the point you where almost can't move it.





I don't think it does everything it claims to as opposed to the serum (except for the small detail). But it does indeed tighten your pores (not drastically but you can tell the difference upon continuous usage), removes the greasiness from your face, enhances skin tone and provides cooling effects.
I completely disagree with the part where it says it offers deep cleansing, I feel like it brings all the impurities of my face to the surface but it does not remove them. I need to use an exfoliator afterwards to make sure it's properly removed. Also, the first time I used it my skin felt quite dry that day and it really stung when I applied it but the other times when my skin was back to normal it didn't sting at all, it felt really refreshing and nice. I wouldn't recommend it if you have very dry and sensitive skin.
I have read reviews before purchasing this myself and some people claim it helped a lot with their blackhead. I must say that I don't agree with this, as I said it brings the impurities to the surface but it does not remove them.
But thinking of it, it might be a really good product to use after steaming your face and then cleansing your face with a Clarisonic, that may indeed clean your blackheads thoroughly.


I give this a 1/3. As I won't be repurchasing this again and I'm not completely satisfied with it.


                                             





*Spanish version coming soon.


Review: HERA UV Mist Ultra Moisture Cushion

Sunday, 15 February 2015


Recently, I've acquired this BB/Foundation cushion from a pretty well known Korean brand. I've never really tried any Korean Brands except for Aritaum's Liptints, so I can't really say I'm familiar with this type of foundations, but to be quite honest I like the whole concept of it as it kind of mimics the effect of a Beauty Blender; it's literally just patting foundation with a sponge on your skin and I'm a huge fan of Beauty Blenders so I thought this would be a great product to review.

It retails around $45 all the way u
p to $60 on some websites, depending where you buy it from. It's definitely not a very budget friendly BB Cushion but it does come with a refill so that saves you quite a bit of money. Alternatively you can buy the refills of any BB Cushion from Laneige/Innisfree/Iope as it fits in the case and they are usually cheaper than buying the case and the product together.

It has SPF 34 and it claims to trap the moisture of your skin in and maintain it moisturized throughout the day with a dewy and healthy finish.
First of all let me just say how beautiful the packaging looks and feels. I'm a bit of a sucker for cute packaging and this has absolutely impressed me. I love the iridescent effect and the nice sturdy feel of the product, it makes it seem as premium as it's price tag - rather than cheap and like plastic which is a downfall trait that a lot of drugstore brands have. You're really getting the quality you pay for, even packaging wise.

As we o
pen the box we find the refill and the 
product itself with the instructions:

The product

The Refill

I have the shade #21, at first I thought it would be too light for me as my neck is usually darker than my face but this surprisingly blended very well (?)  it matches my face but not my neck entirely. I personally wouldn't consider this a disadvantage but they definitely don't have a wide range of shades, there's only three #13 #21 and #23 (#13 being the lightest). So there's not much to pick from for people with darker skintones. 
Also, I forgot to take a picture of the bottom but it has the manufacture date with a 12M symbol (means 12 months) which is the approximate longevity of the product.
When you open the packaging you'll find the little sponge I mentioned earlier, with a mirror and an air tight lid revealing the make-up soaked sponge under it.

The product with the lid open

On to the actual performance of the product...

I've worn it everyday since I got it and I must say, I love it. I really do! I have combination skin so I thought after a couple of hours using this product my skin would get oily, but it didn't.  It resisted for up to about  6h, which was when it started to become more 'dewy' than it already is, honestly it didn't really bother me that much as it was a good type of dewy. After 7-8 hours I definitely had to blot.
It stayed on well and intact for many hours without having to reapply and for that reason it gets another point for quality. It didn't move around my face, or come off nor transfer to anything.
In terms of coverage I'd say its light to medium and it's definitely buildable without looking cakey. It didn't cover my blemishes 100% as you can see some are still peeking out but it was okay for an everyday school look. I have a lot of redness on my cheeks and it covered it pretty well but again, not all of it. I'm pretty sure that if I did a second layer it would get covered completely.
This BB Cushion blends really beautifully into the skin, looks natural and feels as if you weren't wearing anything on your face.

I personally love it for an everyday look where I don't want lots of make-up on my face and just want to even out my skintone. But as I said before you can definitely build it up if you are going for a more full coverage look. I'll post some pictures of my face with one layer on.

Right side 


Right side w flash

Left Side
Left Side w flash



But one thing I have to mention is that you've got to moisturize really well prior to application, even if you don't have very dry skin. I've tried both ways and everytime I moisturized it looked a hundred times better, and also I've noticed that if you don't moisturize it tends to set into your fine lines and look a bit dry. 




Pros

- Long Lasting
- Moisturizing
- Natural looking
- Comes with a refill
- Doesn't set into fine lines
- Contains SPF 34
- Buildable coverage without looking cakey
- SUPER CUTE PACKAGING!

Cons

- You have to moisturize no matter what,
so it might accentuate dry 
patches.


P.S: I hope you enjoyed reading this as it's my first post and excuse my awful photographical skills >.<