Review: Etude House Missing U, Bee Happy Hand Cream

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Etude House Missing U, Bee Happy Hand Cream 30ml

Awws, aren't they adorable?

Honestly, I don't use hand cream at all...but I still bought them anyways~~~ because they are TOO ADORABLEEEE!♥ヾ(＾▽＾)ﾉ I have an urge to collect all of them~♪ It comes with 4 different designs and 4 different scents.
#1. Honey Bee - (Scent of Acacia): It smells like "Tea"(green tea?) to me.
#2. Queen Bee - (Scent of Rose): Floral scent
#3. Ladybug - (Scent of Chestnut Blossom): Can't explain the smell of this...
#4. Baby Bee(Larva?) - (Scent of Citrus Baby Powder): Citrus-y baby powder scent.

Description printed on the box

Likes:
- leaves hands feeling moisturized
- absorbs easily into the skin without feeling greasy
- nice fragrance
- beautiful and cute packaging
- small & handy

Dislikes:
- Contains 30ml of cream only... not very much...(-.-)
- It's quite unhygienic to dip my fingers into the pot to get the cream. :/
- It's hard to get the cream out. It's consistency is thicker(like a "balm") than the first 'Missing U!' product line...

Comparing the size with an Apple Ipod Classic

I personally like all the four designs Etude House have for this line but when it comes to fragrance, I like the Queen Bee most, followed by the Honey Bee, LadyBug and Baby Bee. :) I'm not a hand cream person but since I've already bought the hand creams, to prevent spoilage and wastage, I added them into my daily routine. I use them every single night before heading to bed and I carry the Honey Bee in my bag wherever I go so I can keep my hands hydrated by applying the cream whenever they feel dry. :)

These hand creams are a good gift choice~! Last Christmas, I gave the LadyBug as a gift for my mom and I gave the Honey Bee as a gift during one of the X'mas exchange gift session held by my ex-school classmates/friends. Months later, I went back to the store and bought the Queen Bee. Just recently, I bought another Honey Bee(shown in the picture) for myself and another Queen Bee as a gift for my aunt. :D

Are you looking for a simple hand moisturizer or a gift for your friends or love ones? This is it! It's moisturizes well in addition, it's small, handy and adorable! Besides that, once you finished the cream, you can re-use the container to store other cream/lotion or whatever small items that you can fit it into the container. Also, you can use it as an ornament for your room! Heh~(･ω･) 

Review: Skinfood Tomato Whitening Spot Serum

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Skinfood Tomato Whitening Spot Serum 30g 

Description: This spot serum is packed with fresh tomato extracts which contains a variety of natural organic acids, vitamins and minerals to clear and clarify dark skins.
Direction for use: Gently apply to dark spots and skin discolorations after using toner.


Since the direction printed at the back of the tube says apply this 'after using toner', I assume it's only for facial use...(?) But who cares, I used it on my arm too. Lol. Actually, I bought this for my post acne hyperpigmentation...but after I bought the AC Clinic Red Spot Balm, I stopped applying this on my face. FYI, this does not cause any breakout on me. I replaced it with Red Spot Balm because I am using other AC Clinic products and I want to stick to the same skincare line.

If you read my blog consistently(and I thank you for being interested in my 'craps'), you probably know that I had a gross infection[link] on my left arm in last November which leaves patches of f.ugly pigmentation scars on my arm after healing. :(

(Before) Taken back in 3rd week of December 2011.

So after my infection was completely healed, I apply the Skinfood Tomato Serum to the scars. Hoping that it would helps speed up the lightening process... Having marks on arm aren't cool okay especially when I'm wearing sleeveless or short sleeve outfit! :(

I have been applying this every single night before bed. I don't apply this in the morning due to laziness. In addition, I believe our skin heals better at night while our body is at rest. Do take note that this serum takes months to notice a major improvement. You can actually see a little improvement after about 2 weeks to a month of application.

So, it has been about 3½ months I applied this serum and currently, I am still using this serum every night without fail. And yes!, my effort on applying this every night and waiting for miracle(to see result) has paid off.

The same scars that were left from previous infection have lightened a lot!

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(FYI, I only used Photoshop to resize the photo and create that "watermark"(laughs). No further editing of picture. The only difference is the time taken which affects the lighting. Previous picture taken in the day without flash while this was taken last night without flash too. Both pictures were taken with Iphone's camera.) In real life, the scars actually looks slightly lighter than what's shown in the picture... :/

Okay so, I believe you can spot the difference in the color of my pigmentation scars. The color of scars were dramatically reduced. As you can see, it's not completely gone though...but I believe with continue application, the scars will soon be gone forever. :)

By the way, this serum has a mild and nice fragrance(smells like a cream~) which I really like it. After applying it on the skin, it will get absorbed and leaves a really light-tacky feeling to the touch. The serum itself is in white liquid(?) form but after massaging it into the skin, it will become colorless. Apply a little works wonder~ I always apply a lot and it does not cause any side effect. Overall, yes I like it and I already got a second tube the other day. :D

The only downside is the duration it takes to see improvement but well...whatever scars, no matter whether it is exterior or interior, take time to heal.

Are you having pigmentation scars/marks on your skin? Probably you might want to try this and see if it works for you. :)

2012 January-March Favorites

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Finally...I got back my Macbook Pro from the service center. So here I am updating my blog. :)

I have quite a number of stuff I want to update about... I will post it one by one. As for today, I will continue my "monthly favorites" write-up. It's been awhile since I last do a "favorites" post. The last one I wrote was on November 2011..... Taking a shortcut~, I will skipped December favorites since I don't really have any favorites on that month. Moreover, I don't want to cling on to anything related to Year 2011. It's a past. That being said, I will just start from the new year 2012 "January - March favorites". Yeah, I will just compile 3-months favorites together in 1 post. (･ω･) 

♥------- January - March Favorites -------♥

Etude House AC Clinic Line

- AC Clinic Foam Cleanser: cleanse well without aggravating acne
- AC Clinic Toner  (strike-out): somehow it's too drying for me :/
- AC Clinic Gel Lotion: lightweight moisturizer
- AC Clinic Red Spot Balm: lighten post acne hyperpigmentation!
- AC Clinic Pink Powder Spot: kills pimple effectively!

I remember I did a review[link] on the Cleanser and Pink Powder Spot. FYI, I am currently still using both the cleanser and Pink Powder Spot. In fact, I added in other products from the AC Clinic line. They are my HOLY GRAIL items! :D Will do a proper review on this line in the future.

Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner (Toner)
Description on the box: This product is a total solution for pore care, preventing enlarged pores, less firmer skin and skin troubles by eliminating what hurts skin health from within.

I mentioned about this in my "2012 February Haul" [link]~ I replaced the AC Clinic toner with this because this is less drying as compared to the AC Clinic toner. It's more moisturizing than drying~ Loving the pump dispenser!♥

The Face Shop Blackhead EX Charcoal Pore Strip

Another HOLY GRAIL product~ Best & effective Pore Strip I ever used in my entire life. Check out my review here - [link]

Skinfood Tomato Whitening Spot Serum

I used this serum to lighten the pigmentation scars on my left arm which I got it from previous gross infection[link]. It does helps to lighten pigmentation scars however it takes time to notice the improvement. Read my review here - [link]

Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask

I used this once a week to deep cleanse my pores. Love this mask~ Review here - [link]

That's all my favorites for the past 2 months and ½ of this month(?). \m/ 

Review: The Face Shop Blackhead EX Charcoal Pore Strip

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The Face Shop Blackhead EX Charcoal Pore Strip

Do you know how effective this product is in removing whiteheads & blackheads? It's super sticky which helps to stick and pull out all those gunk! The amount of gunk being pulled out on the strip was u-n-b-e-l-i-v-a-b-l-e! I am TOTALLY AMAZED by it.

I have been using Biore Pore Strip ever since I was in middle school and to be honest, Biore Pore Strip doesn't do much in removing those stubborn whiteheads and blackheads stuck on my nose. Maybe yes, it does works but it only pulled out just a few gunk. I have quite A LOT of blackheads and whiteheads on my nose and Biore Pore Strip is not really effective for me.

While I was searching for another blackheads "killer", I happened to see The Face Shop Blackhead EX Charcoal Pore Strip on sales(22% discount)~ and since it was on sales, I grabbed it~ It's cheap yea yea~~ got it at the price of $3.90 for a box of 7 sheets. Kind of regret buying only one box. Should have grabbed more... :X This is an awesome stuff!~ Far more effective than Biore Pore Strip. I swear. >:)

Heyyyy, I'm not bragging...This product is seriously amazing. Here's the prooooooof~:

A lot of gunk being pulled out.

Can't see it clearly?(.__.) It's okay, I can zoom-in~~~

 

Eww, disgusting gunk from the tip of my nose area. :x

After using it, it leaves my nose feeling clean and smoother. Decided to buy more boxes however the sales is overrrrr......... :( Well, I shall wait for another sales...

Likes:
- easy to use
- contains charcoal
- extreme sticky
- works amazingly!
- leaves my nose feeling clean and smoother

Dislikes:
- leaves a red patch after peeling it off but it will slowly fade off after some time...

Effectiveness: 5/5
Repurchase?: YES, OF COURSE. why not? such an awesome product...~~~ :3

2012 FEBRUARY HAUL

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I haven't send my mac for repair... (x.x) but I have the urge to update my blog so I digged out my old window laptop(which I didn't touch it for months) and am currently using it to make my blog alive~ Well, it's uber lag especially if it comes to animation/flash program or website. It will hang. arghhh... that's the reason why I didn't use it anymore. LOL~

Anyway, HAUL HAUL HAUL! FEBRUARY HAUL!~

I have been investing on Korean Skin Care products for the past few months and I can't seem to stop buying them~ I am sold to the packaging and effectiveness of the products. :P

Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam

Etude House Be Clear Moisturizer

Etude House Missing U, Bee Happy Hand Cream 

Etude House Pure Joy Restorative Cream

Once again, I helped my brother to get Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam. He stays in the hostel during weekdays and comes home to stay only on the weekends. He doesn't want to bring the cleansing foam around, from hostel to home and from home to hostel. So he wants to get another tube. It is a good cleanser but I won't rave about it since I have already did a review on this.

The reason why I bought the Be Clear Moisturizer was because of the SPF. It contains SPF 30 PA++ and has a whitening effect. Great product for the day time. ;D

As for the Pure Joy Restorative Cream, it has a 7-free formula --- Void of Paraben, Benzophenone, Ethanol, Synthetic Perfumes, Synthetic Dyes, Mineral Oils and Genetically Modified ingredients and is a cream for sensitive skin. My friend introduced this to me when I told her the area of my chin and jawline are prone to dryness and quite sensitive to strong ingredients. She has sensitive skin and this works great for her so I bought this to try it out but I have yet to use it since I am quite satisfied with my current daily skin care products. I would only use this when my skin felt dry and itchy.

Missing U, Bee Happy hand cream~ Yes, I bought the hand cream again. I bought the 'Honey Bee' and 'LadyBug' hand cream in December 2011 as Christmas gifts. I personally like all the four designs that Etude House have for this line but when it comes to fragrance, I like the 'Honey Bee' and 'Queen Bee' most. Initially, I want to get both the 'Honey Bee' & 'Queen Bee' for myself however 'Honey Bee' ran out of stock so I only bought the 'Queen Bee'. I use this almost every single night before heading to bed. It absorbs easily and leaves hands feeling moisturized without feeling greasy. I love the design however I dislike dipping my fingers into the pot to get the cream. It's quite unhygienic... Whenever I want to use it, I make sure that I washed my hands before dipping my fingers into the pot...

I have been using the Etude House AC Clinic Acne Foam Cleanser and Pink Powder Spot + extreme for more than a month now. I am satisfied with the products so I decided to try some other products in this line. I actually wanted to get the Innisfree Volcanic Pore Toner but after some thoughts, I decided to put that toner in the wishlist and try the AC one first.

I tried the AC Clinic toner once and it dries out my skin! I have said that some areas of my face are prone to dryness and are sensitive. I didn't know that this toner contains ALCOHOL which probably the reason why my skin became dry after using it. Anyway, I stopped using it already and probably will sell this away to my friend if she's interested.

I have yet to try the AC Clinic Gel Lotion because it contains ALCOHOL too. (-.-)

Got the AC Clinic Red Spot Balm + whitening kit and I am happy that it comes with a small version AC Clinic Pink Daily Spot(5 ml). I have been wanting to try this too. I believe it is the morning version of Pink Powder Spot + extreme. Pink Powder Spot + extreme is a night spot treatment while Pink Daily Spot is both Day & Night spot treatment and I think Pink Daily Spot is not as strong as Pink Powder Spot.

So..., AC Clinic Red Spot Balm... I have used up the small jar(5 ml) of Red Spot Balm which comes with the Pink Powder Spot + extreme kit. It does helps to lighten the redness of the post-acne marks but it's just lighten..., not fade totally. Well, I only have used up a mini jar(5 ml) so I can't really judge and give the exact rate of effectiveness. Since I have seen some results using the mini jar so, I bought the full version. Hopefully it does helps to totally get rid of hyperpigmentation marks. Will update more about this in the future.

Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner description on the box: This product is a total solution for pore care, preventing enlarged pores, less firmer skin and skin troubles by eliminating what hurts skin health from within.

This is a toner and it can also be used as a facial mist. You can pour it into a spray bottle and use it when there is too much sebum or you have an itchy feeling. Yes, it's a TWO-WAY product! What I loved about is the 7-in-1 Total Pore Solution. I use this as a toner at night and this contains alcohol too. Unlike the AC Clinic toner, this does not dries up my skin. It is definitely more moisturizing than drying~ :)

The best part of this product is the PUMP DISPENSER!

It's so convenient and easy to use with the pump dispenser~~~ Just get a cotton pad, place it on the pump dispenser and press 1-3 pumps. and...TA-DAHHHH~! You can swipe the cotton pad on your face without having to fuss with pouring the toner out on the cotton pad. This bottle can lasts for really long I believe... it's 500ml! <3

The Face Shop Black Head EX Charcoal Pore Strip comes in a box of 7 sheets. I used it last night and I must say..., this is 100% way MORE EFFECTIVE than the Biore Pore Strip! Awesome product! Will write a review about this soon.

Besides Skin Care Products, I bought nail polish too~

Essie's Cute As A Button & China Glaze's Matte Magic Top Coat.

I'm done with my February Haul! (^^)
Coming up next: Review on some products.

Happy CNY + 'AWAY' message

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Hello there~☆

Well, I'm here to wish everyone a very HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! Ooops, I'm late... 11 days late huh~... *apologize* But anyway, may the Year of the Dragon bring you prosperity, good health and success! Yeah yeah, GONG XI FA CAI! HUAT ar!~ ;D

I won't be blogging or replying to comments for the time being because my mac just died on me 2 days ago. I have to send it down to the HQ for repair which probably I will send it on this coming Sunday. Meanwhile, I will just leave this blog to rot for maybe a week or two. You guys can continue keep the comments coming cos I still read them via e-mail notification but I can't reply... I will reply to all of them once I get my computer back.

For those who have leave a comment but I have yet to reply, pleaseeeeeeeeeeee give me some time alright? I will surely reply once I get my computer back. Sorry! (;__;)

So goodbye until then.
XOXO :)

2012 January Haul~

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*Post Title says it all~*
HAH YES, it's HAUL againnn~! This is my first haul for 2012 .aka. January Haul~ wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~
It's a little early to write the "JANUARY HAUL" post...but I believe I won't be making a purchase until next month because I'm seriously broke...(ㅠ_ㅠ) LOL.

....moving on~.... [...]
so, these are what I've bought.........:

Etude House AC Clinic Acne Foam Cleanser

Etude House AC Clinic Pink Powder Spot + extreme

I didn't know that the Pink Powder Spot comes in a 'kit' with a small jar of AC Clinic Red Spot Balm + Whitening and a packet of cotton buds. Was extremely happy when I saw that the Red Spot Balm was included in the kit. I intend to buy the balm during my next purchase if the Pink Powder Spot and Cleanser work great. But since I have it now, I should try it out first to see if it works... Anyways, I will definitely repurchase if it works. :)

Repurchased these items again~ same products as listed in my previous entry:

Skinfood Tomato Whitening Spot Serum 

Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam 

Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask 

These are really GREAT stuff! Will do a review on these stuff soon. By the way, the cleansing foam belongs to my brother. He tried mine and he likes it a lot so I helped him to get one~

Tony Moly Shiny Peeling Liquid

Tony Moly Maxi Power Peeling Liquid

Dad absolutely loves these! He used the Shiny Peeling Liquid once and he fell in love with it! According to what he said, this works pretty well to get rid of the dead skin cells on his foot so he repurchased it. This time round, he wants to try the Maxi version, which I believe it's more powerful than the Shiny Foot, so he grabbed one of each type~

By the way, I got this mini kit for free~(^^)v:

Etude House
Precious Mineral All Day Strong BB Cream

Nymph Aura Volumer

Nymph Aura Dear Darling Roll Roll Gloss

Nymph Aura Jelly Tint Blusher

I love the color of the gloss~(♥_♥)

Alright, that's all for my mini Jan haul. :)