Skin Care Routine Lately

 

Hello everyone! Today, I'm excited to share my skin care routine and the amazing products I've been using. Taking care of your skin is incredibly important, and having a regular skin care routine that you're comfortable with is key to achieving healthy and glowing skin. Let's dive into my routine and discover some additional information about each step!

Mumuso Green Tea Bubble Facial Cleanser

  

I both this facial wash at the recently opened Mumuso Store at LimketKai Mall. I was attracted at the built-in brush in the bottle. And upon reading the packaging it's main ingredient is Green Tea. It's my first time to use a bubble facial cleanser so I was really curious and excited to try it.

Upon using the facial cleanser, the pump functions well. And i love how convenient it is to just pump it. The cleanser immediately bubbles when you pump it out. The silicon brush is gentle to the skin. And I like how it easily cleans the face especially if your washing the make-up on your face. I also like the feeling of the brush on my skin. I feel like the dirt, oil, and dead skin cells are really brush off my skin. It does have a scent when using it. 

I like that  it has cover in the brush. However, I do recommend to wash the brush thoroughly with water because they tend to get dirty eventually.

After using this cleanser, my face didn't feel dry every after wash which is good. And even though the packaging says peeling foam, I didn't notice any peeling in my skin while using this product.

The Face Shop Real Nature Face Masks Haul

Korean beauty routine wont be complete without trying on some face mask. Even though I've had a not so good reaction to the last TheFaceshop face mask Ive tried before, I can't resist but try out some other variant of face mask they have when I happened to pass by at one of their store at Centrio Mall. Because they have a Buy 5, Get 5 promo... I didn't miss the chance the huge savings. And so I bought a lot to test some other face mask I haven't tried as well as to give some to friends. ^_^

Here's the face mask I bought...

Real Nature Face Mask Avocado
Improve your skin's suppleness and elasticity with this Avocado Face Mask. Rich in nutrients, the hydrating serum contained in this mask is perfect for dry or very dry skin.

Real Nature Face Mask Lemon

This mask illuminates your skin and gives you a flawless complexion! Enriched with lemon extract with brightening properties, it will even out your complexion in an instant!

Real Nature Face Mask Rice
The Rice Real Nature Face Mask offers you a dazzling, even complexion. Known for its brightening properties, rice extract helps reduce the appearance of age spots and illuminates the skin.

Real Nature Face Mask Aloe
Your skin will be soft and supple in a couple of minutes with this Aloe Face Mask. The aloe extract, with soothing properties, offers softness and hydration to skin.

Real Nature Face Mask Kelp
This Face Mask purifies skin, leaving it soft to the touch. It contains kelp extract to help eliminate impurities and protect skin from pollution. Perfect for urban dwellers! Contains one single-use face mask.

Real Nature Face Mask Honey
Get radiant and illuminated skin in an instant with this Honey Face Mask. The honey extract, with its nourishing properties, reveals younger looking, invigorated skin.

Real Nature Face Mask Blueberry
The Blueberry Real Nature Face Mask leaves skin soft and toned. Soothing blueberry extract helps restore skin's suppleness and vitality.

Real Nature Face Mask Lily
The mask sheet drenched in a smooth serum with oil with Lily brightens and revitalizes dull skin.
Formula is without added parabens.

Real Nature Face Mask Red Ginseng
The mask sheet drenched with emulsified moisturizing serum with revitalizing Red Ginseng provides skin with a boost of energy and vitality.
Formula is without added parabens.

Real Nature Face Mask Lotus
The mask sheet drenched in a smooth serum with oil with the pure energy of Lotus Flower moisturizes and gives tired, rough skin a boost of radiance.

Real Nature Face Mask Goji Berry
The mask sheet drenched with emulsified moisturizing serum with ultra nourishing Goji Berry gives flaky, dehydrated skin a surge of moisture.

Real Nature Face Mask White Tea
The mask sheet drenched with emulsified moisturizing serum with ultra nourishing White Tea gives flaky, dehydrated skin a surge of moisture.

Have you tried The Face Shop Face Masks? Which one is your fave? Would love to know, so please comment them below... 

My First Althea Korea Haul

Mentioned in my previous blog post that Ive started a Korean skincare routine (read here if you haven't). I've shopped for Korean skin care products at ph.Althea.kr.

Althea is the national flower of Korea...

Althea represents the beauty of Korea and delivers authentic K-beauty items to the world, just like how Althea gives off the fragrance of perfume.

What I like about Althea:

The products are authentic and ship directly from Korea.

The beauty products prices are cheaper because each item is hand pick and purchase directly from brand owners and reputable suppliers.

They offer free international shipping on all orders ₱999 and above. (Shipping fee below ₱999 will pay  ₱250.)
Package is delivered using LBC Express. Usually arrives 1-2 weeks after purchase.
The package are safely wrap and pack.
Lots of payment options. You can pay via Credit Card, through Convenience Stores, Over The Counter Banks, Online Banking, Paypal, and Cash On Delivery.
Althea is also available in Malaysia, Singapore Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, US, and the rest of the world.

For my first haul in Althea I ordered individual products because I want to buy each products I want to incorporate in my skin care routine. This products are not just the most popular and mostly reviewed online but also seen effective for starters of Korean skin care routine.

So here are the products Ive ordered at Althea...

Missha The First Treatment Essence Intensive Moist (2016 NEW) ₱1,520  

Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Foam ₱370 

Innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask ₱560

The Saem Healing Tea Garden Green Tea Cleansing Water ₱270 

Nature Republic Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel ₱180

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If your new to Althea, they are giving ₱200 off on your first order. Click here to get the discount.

The Faceshop Haul

While waiting for the Korean beauty products that I ordered at Althea. I happened to passed by at one of the beauty shop that is originally from Korea, The Face Shop. And being interested to Korean skincare lately, I go out the shop with several hauls which I though I'd use while waiting for the other Korean beauty products.

Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam (Php265.00/ $5). This cleansing foam is available in 3 variant; lemon, mug beans,aloe vera. I got the lemon which is good for all skin type. This is enriched with lemon extract, it helps eliminate dead skin cells and softly purifies. This also brightens skin and offers you a luminous complexion by removing impurities.

Jeju Aloe Fresh Soothing Gel (Php195.00/ $3). Formulated with 99% Aloe Vera Leaf Extract from Jeju island to soothe and moisturize the skin! This gel can be used for various purposes, including moistuzing, soothing, facial pack, and after-sun care. 

Ive actually ordered in Althea the popular Nature Republic Aloe soothing gel too but can't help on buying this because it was buy 1, take 1 promo. Gave the other to my mo. ^_^

Real Nature Mung Bean Mask (Php65.00/ $1). This mask leaves skin clear and radiant. In just a couple of minutes, it helps eliminate impurities that clog your pores, to leave your skin dazzling.

Real Nature Face Mask Shea Butter (Php65.00/ $1). The air pockets within the sheet contain handful on nutritional essence, providing natural moisture and nourishment to skin.

Real Nature Pomegranate Face Mask (Php65.00/ $1).This mask reduces the appearance of the first signs of aging and helps improve skin's elasticity. Rich in antioxidants, pomegranate provides skin with long-lasting hydration and a radiant complexion.

Have you tried any of this skincare from The Face Shop?

The Korean Skincare

Hi everyone! Today will be talking about skincare.

To be honest, I don't have a skincare routine before and not a fan of it. My realization came when my son ask me, how come I don't have any skincare routine when most girls do so. 

The reason why I don't have a skincare routine because I have tried some beauty products before but it doesn't works on me or it's so strong. And I'm also lazy for a routine. I'm not much of a beauty conscious before I just use beauty products which was gifted to me or what I think looks great on me. ^-^ 

So after my realization on skincare routine. I had a days off at work and so I spent time on Youtube to search for Korean skin care... 

Why Korean skin care? 

Well, aside from being addicted to Korean music and drama, I heard that their products is not harsh to the skin but very effective. It's obviously effective seeing Koreans having great skins. I have also tried some K-beauty products before which are great.
Skin type and Problem...
I have a combination skin type by the way... Oily on the T-zone and very dry on the rest of my face. I also  have a large/visible pores that I really wish to conceal or wipe out.
The Solution...

So I spent the day watching videos and learning Korean skincare routine. So it turns out, the beauty products doesn't work on me because its not suited for my skin type. >.< I have learned so much about the importance of skin care routine and its effects. 

I've also watch reviews of K-beauty products to use. And this made my card crying because I went online shopping for K-beauty products after. ㅠㅠ 

I opted to shop at Althea for they have a variety Korean beauty products that are popular and authentic and they also shipped straight from Korea. 

I shopped for individual products that I have I picked from the video recommendations and reviews that Ive watched. It was not cheap but taking my chances. Thanks to the great discounts that I got at Althea its was such a huge savings. I'm so excited to see and use the products Ive ordered.

Will be talking more about Althea when the products Ive ordered arrive.  

If you're curious about Korean skincare routine, here are great videos I recommend to start watching from popular Korean/American Youtubers.

 Korean Skincare for Beginners (Morning and Night Routine)  

10 Step Korean Skincare Routine for Acne + Dry Skin  

Must Have Skincare Product Favorites

Incase your interested, I love watching the following Vloggers for Korean skincare reviews and beauty recommendations.

Joan Kim

Morgan of TheBeautyBreakdown

Renée of Gothamista

Have tried Korean beauty products? If you have, what are your fave?

#BeautyChitchats: Myra Facial Wash

Wishing everyone a great week ahead!

For today's post will be sharing a new beauty product I just tried. 

I always appreciate and get so excited when I received gifts like this because its a chance for me to try and test new products.

Myra Vitasmooth Hydrating Facial Wash has Moisture Plus formula that retains and seals in skin’s natural moisture, keeping it hydrated and more supple. Contains French Spring Sea Water and Aloe Vera Extract that improves skin elasticity and helps keep it smooth and young-looking 

Myra VitaWhite Whitening Facial Wash has Biowhite Complex which is derived from plant extracts that gently whitens skin. And has Niacinamide that evens out skin tone by reducing red blotches to make skin more radiant. 

What's great about the Myra Facial Wash is that the packaging is in easy to squeeze tube. And the expiration date is very visible at the back which secures you that the product is safe to use. 

I have tried using both products and here's what I can say...

Myra Vitasmooth Hydrating Facial Wash

Has a fresh and mild scent. 

Has a foamy consistency.

My skin feels smooth when putting it on your face. It doesnt have the sticky feeling which other facials does.

My skin feels so fresh and soft after using it. That obviously makes me love this facial wash and will surely buy this next time!  

Myra VitaWhite Whitening Facial Wash

Has a mild fruity scent.

Has a foamy consistency.

This probably is recommended for oily skins because my face feels very dry after using it.

I haven't tried VitaWhite's whitening effect because I prefer to continuously use the VitaSmooth. 

Myra Vitasmooth Hydrating Facial Wash and VitaWhite Whitening Facial Wash are available at all leading supermarkets, drugstores, and department stores nationwide.

GT Cosmetics Papaya Lotion

How was midweek so far?
Today I will be sharing a product review.
Last week, PR Works inform me that they will send me GT Cosmetics papaya lotion for review. Honestly, I am not familiar with GT Cosmetics and so I made a research online and read a lot of great reviews regarding their carrot soap and lotion. I have also learned that this is proudly Philippine made beauty product.

GT Cosmetics Manufacturing had its humble beginning in Liloan, Cebu, in 1994 after Engr. Salvane decided to put her dormant craftsmanship — as a chemical engineer — to good use. Salvane started the marketing of her brandless product by just giving out samples to neighbors and friends, who then became her first customers and later dealers of her line of soaps. The soaps remained brandless for a couple of years until Salvane decided to go full blast with the business and put a label to her product in 1996. Thus, GT was officially born, and the rest was history.

The package arrived last Saturday. It was place in a cute gift box with not just the papaya lotion but papaya soap, carrot soap and bleaching soap.
On the lotions packaging...

The GT papaya lotion is a 3-in-1 lotion that instantly whitens, moisturize, and protects skin from the sun’s harmful rays through its. It has collagen that helps reduce signs of aging.

Now on to the review... 

I like the easy squeeze bottle, its very convenient. I think this lotion is only available in 75ml as I check on their website. I also like that expiry date of the lotion is visible in the top-front of the packaging. 

The lotion comes with light fragrant scent.

As for the whitening I cant tell much because I just use this product for a few days yet. For its sunblock this is pretty great with SPF 40 but I read at the back instruction; Do not stay too long in the sun even while using sunscreen products. 

Now on the moisturizing, its very effective specially for me who has dry skin. Its keeps my skin hydrated for a long time. And its moisturizing component doesn’t leave a sticky feel. 

GT Cosmetics products are available in Watsons, SM Supermalls, Robinsons Malls, Gaisano Malls, Metro, Prince Hypermarket, and Mercury Drug.

GTCosmetics.com.ph
Facebook: Facebook.com/gtcosmetics
Instagram: Instagram.com/gtcosmetics
Twitter: Twitter.com/iLuvGTcosmetics

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Etude House Philippines is offering 20% Discount on all items in all branches from September 17-19, 2013.

The Lovely Me: Ex Angle Skin Foundation

Just recently, I got interested in wearing light or just the natural everyday make-up that is not so thick but just for a natural which is perfect for everyday look. And from what I have watch on some online video tutorials, I learn that using liquid foundations is the trick for a all-day lasting make-up freshness and soft skin look.
So when a friend of mine traveled to Olongapo City for work, I asked favor to buy me a liquid foundation at The Face Shop since they don't have a branch here in Cagayan de Oro.
Wonder why from The Face Shop specifically? Will simply because I'm a self confess anything-Korean addict and it's what inspires me to put on make-up. :D

I was actually interested on the BB  cream liquid foundation but instead my friend bought this Lovely Me: Ex Angle Skin Foundation. At Php 395.00, it turns out a great buy! I like that its not greasy and so far my skin didn't get pimples after using.. Its one reason I don't usually put anything on my face because some products I used in the past gave me pimple after using. Aside from that it also smell good and really makes your skin feels so smooth. 
Last Wednesday, I had a pictorial and that's where I first wear the Lovely Me: Ex Angle Skin Foundation. Here's how it look right after putting it on with a light a make-up on...

The below is how I look after the 5 hours pictorial... Amazing right? I bet if I used the foundation powder it will no longer look like this smooth but rather dry and make-up fading already. And I would more likely do some retouch from time to time but instead with the liquid foundation I just had lipgloss retouch and that's it.

I know my face kinda look different from the first picture though its because of my eyebrow. I actually ask help at the studio because I don't know how to shape my eyebrow. Hopefully will learn on that soon too. Anyone willing to teach me? :D
Anyways, I haven't receive copies of my pictorials yet but will surely share it here when I have them. Im excited already!

Thanks Ati Bang for choosing this product for me!

Does Luminaze Catalytic Skin Tone Illuminator Work?

Interested in Luminaze and asking does it really works? Even with no customer reviews featured on there official website, other retailers website showcase amazing product result testimonials. It can be a bit challenging in terms of the cost but it provides noticeable results which can be awaited in as soon as 1 week. Most costumers prefer Luminaze to use on their skin because it evens out marks of hyper skin discoloration as well as the product has a non-greasy formula that doesn't contain Hydroquinone.
Recently Luminaze has been carrying out headlines in the women’s beauty industry for being among the most effective and skin friendly cosmetics. The main strategies of Luminaze’s good results is based on being able to produce a top quality cosmetics in which equally nourishes and beautifies the skin. Its demand has simply improved as time passes as many of the reputable skin experts, together with famous celebrities just like actress Andie MacDowell and actress/model Olivia Wilde have taken advantage of its awesome solution.
You can find numerous appealing skin lightening products available in the market today that you can use to help make complexion seem lighter even more youghtful. One must always think about all of the corresponding features of any skin lightener in the manner of that particular product’s special components. An excellent skin liightener will have to be designed by means of ingredients that relate provides lightening complexion, an ingredient which could also reduce the visibility of freckles and also sun spots. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the products and manufacturer.