I haven't sat down and written up a proper review on anything in awhile. There are many skincare products I'm enjoying lately but I'm not ready to give my thoughts on them yet, so I thought I'd share some little things I've been enjoying lately.
If you're missing reading proper skincare reviews, come check out what I'm using these days here. I like to post updates on Instagram as I go through the testing process. :-)
Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links. Purchasing through an affiliate link is one way you can choose to support this blog at no personal cost to you. If you are curious about my policy on press samples, affiliate links, and sponsors, please see my disclaimer and policies.
Mamonde Rose Oil Beauty Balm $15.21 on Yesstyle | circa $9.63 on TesterKorea
INGREDIENTS Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Beeswax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Shea Butter, Dextrin Palmitate, Polyethylene, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Rosa Canina Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Seed Oil, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, CI 45410, CI 47005 [ANALYSIS]
The Rose Oil Beauty Balm is supposed to be an all-purpose beauty salve that can be used on your face, your lips, your hands, dry, cracked heels, wherever you need beautifying.
Squee packaging aside, the ingredients list is delightfully full of occlusive ingredients like thicker oils, beeswax, shea butter, and murumuru seed butter which somehow all meld together to express this awesome solid pink wax/oil that smells like crushed rose petals. It's a touch harder than coconut oil in room temperature and the scent is a bit artificial but not so off the mark that I can't handle it.
I've been using it on my cuticles, my knuckles and elbows and my lips mostly. It's perfect for these tasks because the wax will softly melt upon contact with my body heat and work its way into the skin quickly.
When it comes to using it on my face however, there's nothing in the ingredients list that whispers 'come hither' to me. On the occasions I have used it on my face, I enjoy the glow it gives me before going to bed. Other than that I don't see it as being a special facial skincare product.
Nature Republic x EXO Hand and Nature Hand Cream in Peach/Suho $9.67/2x30ml on eBay
INGREDIENTS Water, Shea Butter,Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin), Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Fragrance, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Piper Methysticum Leaf/Root/Stem Extract, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Pueraria Thunbergiana Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Paeonia Lactiflora Bark/Sap Extract, Cnidium Officinale Root Extract, Soluble Collagen, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Isoceteth-10, Isoceteth-25, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol [ANALYSIS]
This was a total impulse buy. REGRETS what are THOSE.
I picked up the whole set of these K-pop boy band hand creams and they turned out to be really great. They're very light, like creamy gels so they absorb really quickly. They each have a different scent and boy band member featured on them. I'm part lizard during the winter, so I've been working my way through these fairly quickly - of all of the different scents (the textures are roughly the same), the Peach is by far my favorite. It smells like juice.
The other scents are rose, citron, cotton baby, green tea, cherry blossom, shea butter, wild berry (also yum) and avocado. The others can unfortunately be a bit off-key or overpowering to the point where you wouldn't want to use them in a confined space. You could, but you'd be that coworker..
My natural lip color is very pale, almost the color of my skin, for reference.
Nature Republic Strawberry/Chanyeol -is a sheer red, tough to apply evenly, but does condition lips while giving vibrant color.
Too Cool For School Pinky Pie - a sheer, even wash of medium pink This my faaave and the only one I hope to repurchase.
Too Cool For School Beet Jam - a more reddish pink.
Too Cool For School Spilled Wine - This was the surprise to me, I thought Spilled Wine would be significantly darker than Pinky Pie... but there isn't too much of a difference. It's just a bit darker, but still more pink than berry or purple.
Have you tried any of these products?
What are you using these days?
If you're missing reading proper skincare reviews, come check out what I'm using these days here. I like to post updates on Instagram as I go through the testing process. :-)
Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links. Purchasing through an affiliate link is one way you can choose to support this blog at no personal cost to you. If you are curious about my policy on press samples, affiliate links, and sponsors, please see my disclaimer and policies.
Hand Care
Mamonde Rose Oil Beauty Balm $15.21 on Yesstyle | circa $9.63 on TesterKorea
INGREDIENTS Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Beeswax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Shea Butter, Dextrin Palmitate, Polyethylene, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Rosa Canina Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Seed Oil, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, CI 45410, CI 47005 [ANALYSIS]
The Rose Oil Beauty Balm is supposed to be an all-purpose beauty salve that can be used on your face, your lips, your hands, dry, cracked heels, wherever you need beautifying.
Squee packaging aside, the ingredients list is delightfully full of occlusive ingredients like thicker oils, beeswax, shea butter, and murumuru seed butter which somehow all meld together to express this awesome solid pink wax/oil that smells like crushed rose petals. It's a touch harder than coconut oil in room temperature and the scent is a bit artificial but not so off the mark that I can't handle it.
I've been using it on my cuticles, my knuckles and elbows and my lips mostly. It's perfect for these tasks because the wax will softly melt upon contact with my body heat and work its way into the skin quickly.
When it comes to using it on my face however, there's nothing in the ingredients list that whispers 'come hither' to me. On the occasions I have used it on my face, I enjoy the glow it gives me before going to bed. Other than that I don't see it as being a special facial skincare product.
Nature Republic x EXO Hand and Nature Hand Cream in Peach/Suho $9.67/2x30ml on eBay
INGREDIENTS Water, Shea Butter,Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin), Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Fragrance, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Piper Methysticum Leaf/Root/Stem Extract, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Pueraria Thunbergiana Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Paeonia Lactiflora Bark/Sap Extract, Cnidium Officinale Root Extract, Soluble Collagen, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Isoceteth-10, Isoceteth-25, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol [ANALYSIS]
This was a total impulse buy. REGRETS what are THOSE.
I picked up the whole set of these K-pop boy band hand creams and they turned out to be really great. They're very light, like creamy gels so they absorb really quickly. They each have a different scent and boy band member featured on them. I'm part lizard during the winter, so I've been working my way through these fairly quickly - of all of the different scents (the textures are roughly the same), the Peach is by far my favorite. It smells like juice.
The other scents are rose, citron, cotton baby, green tea, cherry blossom, shea butter, wild berry (also yum) and avocado. The others can unfortunately be a bit off-key or overpowering to the point where you wouldn't want to use them in a confined space. You could, but you'd be that coworker..
Lip Care
INGREDIENTS Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Beeswax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Shea Butter, Dextrin Palmitate, Polyethylene, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Rosa Canina Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Seed Oil, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, CI 45410, CI 47005 [ANALYSIS]
On the lips, this is a super effective overnight lip treatment. I've been a devotee to Aquaphor (100% petrolatum) for years because of how effective it is in smoothing down dry flakes overnight. Plus, one jar of Aquaphor can last you a decade. The Mamonde balm feels so much nicer though because of all of the emollient oils and butters and it's done as well as the petrolatum so far.
Nature Republic x EXO Natural Butter Lip Balm in Strawberry Chanyeol $7.97 on eBay
INGREDIENTS Castor Seed Oil,, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Diisostearyl Malate, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Ozokerite, Microcrystalline Wax, Ceresin, Polyethylene, Diglyceryl Sebacate/Isopalmitate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsquioxane, Octyldodecanol, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Fragaria Chiloensis (Strawberry) Fruit Extract, Acetylated Sucros Distearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Water, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Fragrance, CI 45410, CI15985, CI 77491 [ANALYSIS]
This lip balm featuring --->
... is a lot like the Maybelline Baby Lips Moisturizing Lip Balm in 'Cherry Me'. The sheer wash of strawberry red is a little lighter than 'Cherry Me' and it takes a two passes to get enough of the product to go on the lips, but the Nature Republic balm doesn't make my lips peel and I can't say the same of the Maybelline.
Too Cool For School Dinoplatz Lip Balms in Pinky Pie, Beet Jam, Spilled Wine
INGREDIENTS
Pinky Pie: Petrolatum, Diisostearyl Malate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polybutene, Microcrystalline Wax, Ceresin, Meadowfoam Delta-Lactone, Quaternium-18 Bentonite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Fragrance, Titanium Dioxide, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Rosa Canina Seed Extract, Aluminum Hydroxide, Red 6, Yellow 5 Lake. [ANALYSIS]
Beet Jam: Diisostearyl Malate, Mineral Oil, Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate, Polybutene, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Silica, Hydroxystearic Acid, Butylene/ethylene/styrene Copolymer, Ethylene/propylene/styrene Copolymer, Fragrance/parfume, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Rosa Canina Seed Extract, Dimethicone, Red 6, Red 27, Red 7, Red 28. [ANALYSIS]
Spilled Wine: Diisostearyl Malate, Mineral Oil, Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate, Polybutene, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Silica, Hydroxystearic Acid, Butylene/ethylene/styrene Copolymer, Ethylene/propylene/styrene Copolymer, Fragrance/parfume, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Rosa Canina Seed Extract, Aluminum Hydroxide, Dimethicone, Red 34, Red 30 Lake, Red 27, Iron Oxides, Yellow 5 Lake. [ANALYSIS]
I have strong feelings for these little metal tins of soft jelly lip balm. The product is really cool, I don't think I've ever used a lip balm like these Too Cool For School ones before, they feel like petrolatum (Aquaphor/Vaseline) but with zero stickiness whatsoever. Actually, much more like a gloss than a lip balm. Not only are the colors really subtle and pretty, but they last a lot longer than I expected (mostly because they stain a bit). They're pretty moisturizing, and they smell like fruit snacks. :D :D :D Do you need the set? Not really. I only have the three colors because I won them in a giveaway. The colors look sooo different in the tub, but on the lips the sheerness makes them really not too different from one another. The metal packaging twists closed completely so they're easy to throw in a bag to keep with you but they will melt and run and make you D: if you're not careful to keep them away from the heat.
Swatches
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| I love the packaging on the Spilled Wine balm. All his friends are ded. Wait, so is he. |
Nature Republic Strawberry/Chanyeol -is a sheer red, tough to apply evenly, but does condition lips while giving vibrant color.
Too Cool For School Pinky Pie - a sheer, even wash of medium pink This my faaave and the only one I hope to repurchase.
Too Cool For School Beet Jam - a more reddish pink.
Too Cool For School Spilled Wine - This was the surprise to me, I thought Spilled Wine would be significantly darker than Pinky Pie... but there isn't too much of a difference. It's just a bit darker, but still more pink than berry or purple.
Have you tried any of these products?
What are you using these days?
Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links. Purchasing through an affiliate link is one way you can choose to support this blog at no personal cost to you. If you are curious about my policy on press samples, affiliate links, and sponsors, please see my disclaimer and policies.
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