REVIEW: Skinfood Black Sugar Mask Wash Off

In my previous post, I talked about the benefits of exfoliating and reviewed the TonyMoly chemical peeling gel. This time I want to talk about a physical exfoliator. Anyone who forays into Asian/Korean skincare will probably know of, or has tried the Skinfood Black Sugar Mask. It has basically achieved cult beauty status and is Skinfood’s bestseller and the one product they are well known for. I really like the concept…

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REVIEW: TonyMoly Floria Brightening Peeling Gel

  Can’t believe it took me so long to get into peeling gels. I guess it’s the fact that they’re way more prevalent and popular in Asia than they are in the UK, so once I started paying attention to Korean skincare, peeling gels were hard to miss. Every cosmetic brand has their own version within most of their skincare lines. So have to admit, before my recent trip to…

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FACE-OFF: ‘Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam’ VS ‘Innisfree Olive Real Cleansing Foam’

It’s been over a month now since I came back from Korea and things have been so busy since then, so I haven’t been able to get to any product reviews from my Korea haul until now. First up I’ll start with 2 products I’ve been enjoying. The Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam and the Innisfree Olive Real Cleansing Foam (hereon referred to as Jeju & Olive because these…

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‘Korean Beauty Secrets: A Practical Guide to Cutting-Edge Skincare & Makeup’ Book Review

Finally got my copy of ‘Korean Beauty Secrets. A Practical Guide to Cutting-Edge Skincare & Makeup’! Ordered it from Amazon UK with Prime next day delivery and it cost £14.91 at the time. A day later and it now seems to have increased to £15.28. The actual retail price shown on the book cover is US $22.99 which works out about the same – £15.10 at the current exchange rate. Was…

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Korean Beauty haul!

So 2 weeks ago for my birthday, I was treated to a lovely week away in Seoul, South Korea. Was really excited for this trip because Seoul is basically beauty mecca and after doing alot of research, there were many products highly raved about that I was itching to get my hands on. Its mainly skincare products but there are a couple makeup products in there I’m eager to try. So…

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