First Impressions | Lioele Triple Solution BB Cream

Hi guys! Its been a while since I did a first impressions post, actually I've only done one. Shame on me! But today I'm giving you my first thoughts in the Lioele Triple Solution BB Cream.
I got this little sample with one of my many ebay Korean skin care purchases and decided I would try it out yesterday.

Un-fortunately I can't read Korean but with a little bit of googling I found an English description:

Recapture the radiance of your youth with the Lioele Triple The Solution BB Cream and get beautifully flawless skin. This Triple the Solution BB Cream is a three-in-one makeup and skincare formula with whitening, wrinkle care and sun protection. The natural healthy yogurt powder and hyaluronic acid in this Lioele anti-aging day cream moisturizes your skin. Formulated with tangerine and strawberry extracts, this Lioele skin cream whitens and lightens the skin tone over time. 

The fermented yogurt component in the Lioele Triple The Solution BB Cream offers a tight hold, making the cream work deep into your skin. The SPF 30 PA++ in this Lioele anti-aging cream protects your skin from the harmful UVA and UVB rays. It not only filters out the UV rays, it nourishes your skin while hiding most skin troubles and blemishes to shade and even out skin tone for a perfectly clear and even complexion.

This Lioele BB Cream helps to prevent the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, blemishes and freckles. The non-greasy formula of the Lioele Triple The Solution BB Cream leaves your skin looking fresh and vibrant.

This BB cream has a medium consistency, scentless and is a one shade fits all kind of deal. At first it was a little yellowy on my skin but did adjust to a closer skin match. 
It covers redness well but I ended up with product build up around my nose, between my eye brows and the top corners of my mouth so I had to really work at it to get it to blend into these areas. To be fair I probably put a little too much on in one hit, but after really working it in the cover was nice.
Through out the day it did rub off leaving areas kind of patchy, but I do find I get that with a lot of BB creams/Foundations so I don't hold that against it.
All in all though I didn't fall madly in love so I won't be buying the full size. But if your interested I found it on AMAZON for £13.99

Jeni x

Review | Mizon All in one Snail Repair Cream & Snail Repair Intensive Ampoule

Hi ya!

You may remember waayyyy back in March my UNBOXING post for my Mizon goodies, well I have finally finished up using both the All in One Snail Repair Cream and the Snail Repair Intensive Ampoule, so here is my review!

Information

Brand | Mizon

Product/s | All In On Snail Repair Cream

                 Snail Repair Intensive Ampoule

Size | 75ml (cream) 30ml (ampoule)

Price | £18.04 for the two

Made in | Korea

Would I re-purchase | yes

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Lets start off with the All In One Cream. The product comes in a heavy glass jar with a plastic screw lid. The scent is quite light and inoffensive. There is no floral or fruity scent just a light chemical/alcohol aroma, which I don't mind as is doesn't linger.

I would say that the texture is more of a gel-cream than a cream. Its very light and silky and absorbs in to the skin very easily leaving a soft matte texture.

I would apply this after washing my face, warming the product slightly and smoothing in to my skin and then dabbing any excess into my skin with my finger tips. My skin was left feeling moisturised but not that oily, sticky feeling you sometimes get with other moisturisers.

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The ampoule comes in a little glass vile with a pippet to disperse the product. One of the down falls of this is simply that the pippet doesn't reach the bottom of the vile so when you come to end of your ampoule its hard to get all of the product out.

Like the All In One Cream, the Ampoule has a very light scent, almost scentless. Its much more mild smelling than the cream. Its texture is light, silky and a little oily feeling. It blends really well into the skin and absorbs very quickly leaving a dewy glow.

When using this I would apply after my cream, taking 3/4 to a full pippet of product, again warming in between my fingers and smoothing over my skin then using light dabbing/patting motions until all of the product is absorbed. Although it has a slight oily texture it doesn't leave the skin feeling oily at all.

Over the course of time that I used these two I did notice a slight improvement in my overall skin apearence. I have had a lot less 'large' pimples than I used to, although is still get the little whiteheads. As for wrinkle dispatching I can't really say I noticed anything. Although I have no wrinkles to speak of I do have 3 deep frown lines on my fore head thanks to my constant raised eyebrows and I didn't notice any great difference with them! 

My skin has been feeling more plump and a little firmer but nothing overly drastic and my pore size remains the same.

I have enjoyed using these as part of my skin care routine. The effect they both had on my skin was very cooling and soothing. I'm sure if I had suffered my yearly nose burn while using this it would have done wonders, but alas I have not had nasal sun burn yet. (get in! every year with out fail at some point in the summer I will burn my nose, quite badly and look like Rudolf!)

I would defiantly re-purchase these again in the future, I've just started using a Yes To.. moisturiser (the tomato one) so I'll be doing a post on that sometime soon! 

Oh and no, it wasn't weird or gross using products with snail filtrate as one of the main ingredients, in fact I forgot about it!

Have a great day!

Jen x

Package from Korea #3 | Un-Boxing

So you may or may not know that I have an interest in the Korean/Asian beauty market. The products are always so nicely packaged and so much more exciting to use, for me anyway. Plus you can't get them where I live, unless some one knows of where I can get them UK South-East?! But part of the joy and excitement comes from buying online and waiting for it to arrive! I missed this one yesterday so went to pick it up today from the post office and thought I would do an un-boxing post. But I'm not going all the way (you'll see what I mean), I'll save that for the future reviews!

So we have 2 boxes all wrapped in bubbly-wrap...so excite!

So here we have the Mizon All In One Snail Repair Cream, Mizon Snail Repair Intensive Ampoule, Tony Moly I'm Real Lemon Brightening Lotion (sample), Tony Moly I'm Real Tea Tree Sebum & Pore Lotion (sample) & Tony Moly I'm Real Avocado Rich Cream (sample). Not to forget the thank you card!

I got my cream and ampoule as a deal on ebay for £18.04 so that's £9.02 each which is a bargain if it can deliver what I've read!

One of the biggest perks with buying Korean is that you always get some samples thrown in to give a try, I have a growing pile to try out!

And yes you did read me right. These two products contain snail filtrate or snail slime. Now to most people the idea of putting a product on their face that contains 92% snail filtrate is kind of disgusting, but to the curious beauty-blogger its exciting. And no I haven't gone mad! I've read and watched reviews that all say how A-mazing snail filtrate is for the skin (great for spots, scars anti-aging, wrinkles). I even heard on the radio a while back there is a new spa treatment hitting the UK that involves putting snails on your face (not garden snails though) and letting them have a crawl around! Don't believe me? Just click HERE!

I'm not going to go in to too much product detail, I'll save that for the reviews! But I'm so excited to try these out and see if they work for me! Mizon also do a Snail Repair BB cream that is on my to buy list and a facial wash too. 

Hope I've piqued your interest! 

Jeni x

Other Korean Beauty Posts:

TONY MOLY APPLETOX PEELING MASSAGE CREAM

PACKAGE FROM KOREA #2

SKIN79 MINI SET REVIEW

PACKAGE FROM KOREA #1

Review | Tony Moly Appletox Smooth Massage Peeling Cream

So if you've been following me a while you'll know that last September I bought 2 Tony Moly products online that I was super excited about trying. Today I'm gonna chat to you about the Appletox Smooth Massage Peeling Cream.

You know what they say, an apple a day!

Information

Brand| Tony Moly

Price| £5.91

Size| 80g

Packaging| Super cute Apple!

Scent| Mildly appley!

Purchased from| Ebay

Would I Buy Again| Yes

So how do you use this? After cleansing I apply approximately half a 2 pence piece amount of product onto my finger tips then dab on my forehead, cheeks, nose and chin. Then gently massage into the skin in a circular motion like you would a face wash, gradually increasing pressure as I go.

After 30 seconds to a minute of gentle to moderate massaging you'll feel the product slowly begin to dry up a little bit and then you'll start to notice all these dirt beads forming on your face and hands.

Yup! Looks gross!

This is a combination of dirt and dead skin cells from your face and also I would have thought from your finger tips as well. Once sufficiently satisfied that you have massaged all of the cream in and buffed off the maximum amount of dirt, simply rinse and pat dry, then follow with your face cream.

So what do I think of this product? Its amazing, I use it once to twice a week. After ever use my skin feels baby soft and looks bright and radiant. I feel that it does a fab job of removing any excess dirt and oils from my face that I may not have completely removed the day before. And my skin looks so clean and fresh. I would defiantly recommend this product as a must to try! The only down side is that you do have to order online. I got mine through a Korean seller on Ebay, but there are proper websites out there too that ship to the UK such as JOLSE & YESSTYLE.

So if you fancy giving Korean beauty products ago I defiantly suggest this, its a decent price for a product that works really well and will last an age as there is no need to use loads and you get a lot of product!

Hope you have a great day! :)

Jeni x

Package From Korea #2 | Tony Moly

Hi Guy's!

I'm so excited, finally both my packages from Korea arrived!

Isn't it so much more exciting getting things in the post!?

A few weeks ago I order 2 Tony Moly products from ebay.

Eggpore Blackhead Out Oil Gel 30ml - £5.19

&

Appletox Smooth Massage Peeling Cream 80ml - £5.33

The Eggpore Mask came in a little plastic package with all the ingredients and directions on it, in both Korean and English.

~Effective pore purifying product that clears out blackheads and impurities with egg & camellia ingredient~

Directions| Apply an appropriate amount onto areas with blackheads and gently massage for 3-5 minutes. Wash off with lukewarm water - This clear oil turns white because it combines with the sebum while massaging.

Features| Contains egg elements and magic capsules which remove dead skin and sebum. The oil gel purifies whitehead, blackhead, excessive sebum and dirt in pores.

Pore trouble care solutions help to purify the skin, manages dead skin cells, provides nutrition and protects skin from further damage. Improves various troubles and makes skin look bright and clean.

Camellia Flower Extract soothes skin with no irritation and purifies dirt deep inside pores with light-weight jelly-like feeling.

I love the packaging its so cute! The top is a screw off lid and inside is a plastic cover with a tab to pull off and reveal the gel beneath.

The gel is clear with tiny micro-beads mixed in

Its smells really lovely and fresh - kind of citrusy

The Appletox Mask didn't come in any other packaging

But directions for use were listed with the product on the ebay shop

Directions| After cleansing, dry the skin and Apply generously to dry areas all over the face, avoiding eye and mouth area. Gently massage for 1~2min and leave for 30sec. Gently rub your face in a circular motion and wash off in tepid water.

Features| Green apple extract Minerals(Mg, Fe), Vit(A, E, B1, B6, C) maintain skin's natural firmness and brightness. Highly effective on exfoliate.

AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) AHA accelerates skin's natural exfoliate process.

Acid loosens the bind between skin and dead cells, soothing the outer skin maintain fresh and silky.

The top screws off and underneath is another plastic cap with 'Tony Moly' insignia on it.

Underneath is just a simple white cream - smell amazing!

As I smoothed this on to the back of my hand I could feel little beads forming.

I am so excited to try out both these products! :)

As an added bonus in with my packages I received some Samples!

Lioele| Secret Pore Rich Balm

Lioele| Multi Seaweed Gel

Lioele| Triple the soloution BB Cream

Skin Food| Platinum Grape Cell Essential BB Cream SPF 45 PA+++

&

One I have no idea what it is but has SPF 30 PA++

Once I've given these 2 products ago I will do a review on each to let you know how I got on.

The ebay stores I used were:

iamlove-shop

&

cosmetic.love

hope you enjoyed!

Jeni 

Package From Korea #1 ~Skin79 Miniature Set~

Hola! & Happy Monday!

So a week ago maybe more I was shopping around for a BB Cream (Blemish/Beblesh Balm), my first proper BB Cream. I do realise I'm a tad late on the BB Band-Wagon as we have now moved on to CC Cream (Colour Correct) and even DD Creams (Dynamic Do-all). But hey! What can I say!

So knowing very little about what were the best ones and what I should be looking for in my BB cream I took to reading and watching reviews on the best ones and I learned one thing, Western BB Creams seem to be glorified Tinted Moisturisers. ~Now don't quote me on that because like I said I haven't used very many or hardly any, so I can't really form an opinion. The one I have tried did remind me of a tinted moisturiser however - Collections BB Secrets - and yeah I was not totally impressed by this but I'll get back to that a bit later!

So one of the main BB Creams that kept cropping up was by Skin79 a Korean brand, and if there is one think I've learned while watching youtube videos and reading reviews is that Korea know their beauty. All I hear are wonderful things about Korean beauty products. So taking to ebay I decided to purchase (from a Korean seller) a BB Miniature Set by Skin79 ~ £4.51, to give some of there best BB's a go and decide if I wanted to buy a full sized one. 

So in my little box I have:

VIP Gold Collection: Super+ Beblesh Balm with Whitening, UV Protecting SPF 25 PA++ & Wrinkle Improvement (the gold one)

Super+ Beblesh Balm Triple Function with Whitening, UV Protecting SPF 25 PA++ & Wrinkle Improvement (the pink one)

BB Diamond Collection - The Prestige BB Cream (the light pink one)

&

BB Diamond Collection - Pearl Luminous Beblesh Balm (the silver one)

They are all 5g tubes some I'm sure I'll get through them quickly. I'll try do do individual reviews of each one as I use them with swatches etc...or maybe one post, who knows!

Either way I'm super excited about giving these ago. I'll also do a short review on Collection's BB Secrets.

So until next time Ciao!

Jeni x