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Sorry for my hiatus a bit. I’m in California, but only for a few more days now but… I’ve been blogging. I’m going to post them here too!!!
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BNTgirl x doctorcos Amino Acid Hybrid Sheet Free Mask Advanced
Gobble gobble, happy Thanksgiving everyone!
If you’re international, Thanksgiving is a holiday where most students have a week of break to go home and celebrated what we’re grateful for. And buy a lot of things we don’t need on Black Friday. Or this year to buy a lot of things at 6pm and eat dinner really early at 3pm.
I’m writing this while I have a break from cooking.
And I’m sad to say this is my final BNTgirl review, maybe ever.
I’m reviewing my favorite from the box, saving the best for last (amiright), Doctorcos Amino Acid Hybrid Sheet Free Mask.
Highly sought after and raved about, in Asia and beyond, I was nothing but excited when I got this to try.
So you’re probably thinking the same thing I was thinking when I read the title of my post, “what the heck is a sheet free mask?” What does that imply anyways, don’t all masks have disposable one time use face masks you put on you face for 30 minutes???
Like seriously, what the heck. Haha. Little did I know I would soon come to the same conclusion every other bblogger had before me. Sheet free masks, this is the future. This is awesome.
By having no one time use only disposable masks, we reduce waste, energy and effort of putting on a face mask. 100% lazy girl in me is screaming inside, “Yes! Yes….YASSSSS!!!”
I used to set aside 30 minutes a week just so I could make sure my face mask would stay in place, I used it as sort of a “me” time. But now I don’t have to set aside 30 minutes of my life, put on a mask and take it off. I can just put it on at night and ta da. Skin is happy, face feels fresh, hydrated, and even rejuvenated.
inside
tap it on
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Okay now here are some the of the facts of the mask, now that you know I absolutely adore it, you may also want to know what it does for your face. On a deeper level, if you know what I mean.
It’s suppose to help; whiten, moisturize, pore refiner, tighten, wrinkles, nourish and overall skin health.
You can use it as a overnight mask (1mm-3mm thick layer), regular face mask (<1mm), or even as a base (light later) for your make up.
Now you may think, “1-3mm thick for a overnight mask? How can you even do that.” Simple, you tap it onto your face lightly.
Second thoughts afterwards may be, what on earth does amino acid hybrid mean???
Well I had no idea, so I decided to look it up for you guys. Apparently the amino acids help by instantly moisturizing your face, and help promote skin turn over rate. Cool.
Third thoughts could be, what does it smell like then, it smells like a luxurious face mask akin to Leader’s face masks which have those nice gel masks. But the scent is lighter and softer on your nose. It’s great. No true floral scent, no irritating overwhelming scents either, it’s truly fantastic.
Anyways, now that you get the gist of what this amazing product is and how it works, it’s your turn to give it a try. Maybe tomorrow, maybe sooner, MAYBE TONIGHT! I highly recommend it.
Goodbye regular sheet masks, I won’t miss you.
I’m giving this a 10/10. Perfection.
You can get this here for $19.99, if you’re interested a mask free happy life, come to the dark side. We have less trash and more happiness.
This product was given to me to review as a BNTgirl but has a 100% my thoughts in it (◕w◕ア
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BNTgirl x LEADERS MEDIU Moisture Therapy Body Oil Cream
Head, shoulder, knees and toes. All these place have to be moisturized too!
I bet some of you forgot not just the skin on your face eventually ages as well. So keeping your entire body moisturized is just as important as your face!
Today I’ll be reviewing Leaders MEDIU Moisture Therapy Body Oil Cream, to help you with that.
Body + oil + cream = happy body. The perfect recipe for a healthy body.
Now some of you may wonder what I wondered at first, why a body oil vs a body cream. What really is the difference?
Two words, absorption rate. I found that I actually preferred the body oil, from Leaders, rather than my shea butter body cream from BBW because it absorbed into my body so much better. I rubbed it into my body, and then poof, the oil was into my body. No residue, no unpleasant feelings afterwards just clean absorption.
The oil was very much like a gel, and liquidized quickly as I rubbed into my body. The gel itself contains amino acid complex, herb complex and tiny tiny vitamin capsules which are cute mini gold spheres. The spheres just sort of pop as you rub the oil into your skin and combine with the gel/oil itself.
Before applcation
Rubbing it in
As you can see as soon as it absorbs into my dry spot (my elbow specifically) you can’t even see a glimpse that oil was rubbed on, the spot just looks magically healthier/moisturized. Poof. Skin hydrated.
Better yet, it smells like a clean citrus scent, not like lysol (home cleaner), but more like lemon zest on a lemon meringue.
Really the body oil is the perfect thing to apply after a shower and right before you put on clothes, or even with clothes on, because the oil absorbs into your skin immediately. You won’t have to worry about stains or smudges onto your clothing while applying it.
It’s a great product to have, especially in the dry winter where it seems like every single part of my body is dry. After using it for two weeks I feel like my body is healthier, and I think I’m even slightly in love with the body oil.
Really a perfect all round product for the body during any season, wearing any type of clothes. Hassle free, smells great, and is in a easy to use container.
What else could a girl like me really ask for.
I’m giving this a 9.8/10. Almost perfect, it’d be even more perfect if I could find a retailer online that sells it. If anyone knows how I can get this in the USA I’d be much obliged.
This product was given to me to review as a BNTgirl but has a 100% my thoughts in it (◕w◕ア
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BNTgirl x Guerisson 9-Complex
Orange you happy I didn’t start this off with a terrible joke?
Zing- zesty citrus scents.
I’m excited to say I’ll be reviewing Guerisson 9-Complex cream, which is packaged so cutely in a orange case, luxury at its finest, and has a citrus based scent. I love it all, first impressions are lasting impression, and the 9-complex cream won my heart visually and with it’s smell.
Can you feel my heart skip a beat? I’m always excited to try a good cream.
Inside the awesome case had the cream itself and a spatula for sanitary usage of the cream. This is especially helpful when you read online about how using your hands directly transfers bacteria and germs into your creams. So we already know it’s luxurious when they provide a super cute spatula.
Like the other face cream I recently reviewed, it’s a oil based cream, so those with normal/combo/dry skintones can use this without worry, oily skinned people beware. But with it’s horse oil, it means uber hydration and a happy hydrated face.
The cream, is advertised to help with, wrinkles, whitening, moisture/hydration and the elasticity of the skin. Meaning it’s a versatile skin care product, for wrinkles at least prevention is better than trying to reverse aging.
By moisturizing your face and keeping it hydrated your face is basically wrinkle-proofed as a huge cause of wrinkles is because of lack of face hydration. But wait, there’s more, the cream is suppose to last 72 hours (3 whole days!) so you can apply twice a week and you should be solid.
Like the other cream before it, I’d suggest only using a dabble of the cream, as a small amount goes a long way. Very long way, all over your face, with no problem.
I think this cream is the perfect day or night face cream, as it’s not too oily so you’ll be able to put your make up over it.
It’s the perfect cream to try out if you looking for a mid-ranged cream.
I’m giving this a 7/10, only because I find this to be a bit expensive MSRP is around $50USD
but it’s current on sale on amazon for $20 USD here
This product was given to me to review as a BNTgirl but has a 100% my thoughts in it (◕w◕ア
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BNTgirl x Faith in Face HAND BUTTER in Cherry Scoop
Butterlicious, definition make them girls go loco.
They want some soft hands so they put some on their (?) hands?!!
Butterlicious.
Ello mates, I’m back again today with another skincare product from familiar brand, Faith in Face, I previous reviewed and absolutely fell in love with their cleanser/toner. You can read more about it here.
It seems like Faith in Face is definitely one of those brands that focus on cute packaging, aimed at young women, and teens.The cute pink packaging is some serious eye candy and can make any girl smile. The bright happy pink packaging is quite eye catching and I’ve been asked a few times already where I got it!
I usually keep a hand cream in my bag, whether it be my school bag or my handbag, I pride myself on my soft supple hands. Them boys, like my soft hands, they like to hold my hand. Plus I like soft skin in general. What’s great about this hand butter is that it’s pretty compact like my Tocca hand creams and Bath and Body works hand creams, so they slip in and out of different bags easily.
The Hand Butter itself is made with 20% shea butter which is widely known to hydrate skin and hair. Hydratelicious.
butter
squeeze some on
rub it
enjoy soft hands
Like the packaging says the scent is “cherry scoop” but it’s not the cherry fruit scent you’d assume it’d be, it’s more like the cherry blossom scent (from the flowering tree). The scent is quite pleasant, it’s not overwhelming and it smells slightly sweet and fresh.
As a hand butter, the cream itself is really nice and hydrating. I’ve been using it for 2.5 weeks now and my hands are as supple if not better than they were previously using my Tocca handcream.
Unfortunately even with it’s super pretty packaging, the packaging itself has a few downsides. I might have gotten a faulty product, but for my sample at least, it was a bit hard to open as the ridges in the cap would cut into my skin so I had to open it with a piece of my sweater usually. It would also be quite hard to squeeze some onto my hand, so it’s either the cold weather freezing my hand butter, or they need a softer packaging.
Other than that though, it is a fantastic hand cream, and I’ll be continuously using it until I run out! Soft, supple hands, baby.
I’m giving this a 8.5/10. I really love the hand cream, but it’s kind of hard to open and use.
I couldn’t find it online currently, but when/if I do I’ll post a link here!
This product was given to me to review as a BNTgirl but has a 100% my thoughts in it ❤
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BNTgirl x iSOi Bulgarian Rose Intensive Energizing Cream
Word to the oil based creams.
Ce soir (tonight) I’ll be reviewing iSOi’s Bulgarian Rose Intensive Energizing Cream. Previously, on last night’s episode of doirs….I reviewed from the same brand and loved it’s serum and toner. (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
On the packaging it states that’s a day and night cream, however since it’s a oil based cream I think it’ll be more preferred at night. (We don’t need anyone’s foundation/face to melt off in the middle of the day, haha, wicked witch of the west!).
Now, I’ve used the phrase “oil-based” twice already, but what does that really mean anyways? It means that the cream is meant for dry to combination/normal skin types. So if you’re already oily I’d suggest you stay aware from this cream.
Everyone else listen up! Perk up your ears, I’m about to whisper some hydration secrets. Come closer, a bit closer…a little-woah, too close! ͡ಠ_ಠ
Everyone knows it’s now winter in most of the world (minus those happy Australians) and what makes us shiver even more than the brisk wind is the thought of chapped, broken skin which ails us all during the winter. May it be from the heater constantly running, or the blistering wind hitting our faces at 30mph, we all suffer from dry skin in the winter. However, having dry skin isn’t even the scariest part, what comes from dry skin is force much fearsome, wrinkles. Yes, dry skin is another cause of wrinkles (nononononono!). ⊙﹏⊙
So I’m glad to bring you back to your happy place and say all your worries about chapped skin and wrinkles can be helped with this one product before you sleep. Yay! ( °٢° )
So I applied it every night for about two weeks after toner/serums and I found that;
1. A little goes a long way (a really heavy heavy cream that spreads like no other).
2. Earthy fruity smell
3. It does not break me out! (I have combination skin, yay) (◕‿◕✿)
Now here’s some more information on the product itself, it’s suppose to help lift your skin, brighten it and whiten it as well. And I did in fact notice I did look more radiant after using the cream! Probably because of the oils in the cream hydrating my face and making my skin happy.
Better yet the cream contains 25 natural ingredients (scroll down for the list), and it contains no; Parabens, Synthetic colors & fragrance, PEGs, Mineral Oils, Propylene Glycol, Cilicones, EDTA, and Cinnamate. (Basically, they know what they’re doing for your skin.)
The cream was meant for winter skin, and it was meant to make your face feel happy. It truly is a luxurious product.
I’m rating this a 10/10 on the doirs scale of happiness. It what a cream is suppose to do and more. I love it.
It’s so beautiful…The cream that is, but such perfection has a hefty price.
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On it’s site the MSRP is $90USD however on amazon it’s $99 here. So if you can believe, splurge a little, if you can’t you can always check out my other face cream reviews.
This product was given to me to review as a BNTgirl but has a 100% my thoughts in it. (◕w◕ア
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Ingredients:
Water, Glycerin, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Trehalose, Betaine, Glyceryl Stearates, Cetearyl Alcohol, Arbutin, Stearic Acid, Arachidyl Alcohol, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Sorbitan Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Ceramide 3, Adenosine, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Pleurotus Cystidiosus Ferment Filtrate, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Coptis Chinensis Root Extract, Castanea Crenata (Chestnut) Shell Extract, Malpighia Emarginata (Acerola) Fruit Extract, Corchorus Olitorius Leaf Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Melaleuca Viridiflora Leaf Oil, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower/Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Rhus Semialata Gall Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Chrysanthemum Indicum Flower Extract, Sophora Japonica Bud Extract, Prunella Vulgaris Leaf Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
BNTgirl x REAL OH BUBBLE THE HAYAN GT-CLEANSER
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oppa sarang hae! Oh! Oh! Oh bubbles hey!
Today I’ll be reviewing REAL OH BUBBLE THE HAYAN GT-CLEANSER (oh!) and I’m just thinking of SNSD today!
While we’re on the topic of SNSD we think of them as the flawless beauties they are, and like that Oh! Bubble Cleanser helps with just that!
It tightens the pores, whitens the skin and provides a deep cleanse. I’ve been loving this cleanser because it foams up!!!
Super fun, I love bubbles, bubbles, bubbles they remind of me of bubble baths and relaxation. Most importantly….fun.
Basically once it hits the skin or the outside it’ll oxygenate and expand, making a soft foam-y bubbly layer. But that’s not all, the most fun part is that the foam itself is malleable! Meaning you can now have fun while removing your make up! Foam it up and ball it up, shape it up, and power up!
You can do anything with the foam, make yourself a mask of white, and feel like a power ranger. The world is at the palm of your hand. Or at least until you decide you need to remove your make up actually, haha.
But really what’s the most important part of a make up remover? How effective the remover is. On my hand I have Lancome’s Hypnose Drama Mascara, Lancome Color Design Lipstick in All done up and Stilla’s Smudge Stick Waterproof eyeliner!
Step 1. Spread the liquid fun on the surface area.
Step 2. Watch it foam/bubble up!
Step 3. Oh! Mix it around.
Step 4. Enjoy your clean skin!
dirty
mix
mixed
clean!
It effectively removes even waterproof make up.
But personally I actually only prefer the cleanser on a lighter make up day without waterproof mascara as I can let it sit on my face and foam up. After that I use a light hand and just massage my face.
max up
cleannn
As you can see above I went from a beautiful full face of make up, to a clean face.
Still the best part of the cleanser is that it bubbles, much fun.
I personally didn’t see much of the whitening effect but I did much enjoy the pore tightening. My pores have gotten smaller!
Since it was a decent cleanser and it was a lot of fun to use I’ll rate this a 8/10.
However the only downside it seems is that it’s a bit expensive. You can buy it here at Gmarket for $30USD.
Which is $2 more than my Lancome cleanser (that doesn’t foam), so if you’re interested in a foaming/pore tightening/whitening cleanser look no further than oh! oh! oh…gmarket!
This product was given to me to review as a BNTgirl but has a 100% my thoughts in it ❤
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Bntgirl x Amaranth Ultra Hydrating Cream
Snowwwwwww day!
Sorry for the week long break between two reviews, but I finally had time to edit the video footage I had since it has been crazy snowing in my area. School has been excused, and now I’m back to my blog in my spare time.
Today I’m be review Amaranth’s Ultra Hydrating Cream, it’s described on it’s packaging sort of like what a face primer would do. It says it’ll help instantly retouch, smooth and revitalize your beauty performance (of the face). Sounds a lot like a primer, no?
However I’m Sherlock Doris and I have free time and I decided to find out what it really is.
I found it’s a Cosmetic company owned by Samsung, gasp! No, haha I meant what it does to your face, but in all seriousness it is owned by Samsung.
I’ve tested it two ways, before foundation (or bb cream) or together, mixed.
In between I wanted to show how I looked with just regular BB Cream on. I’ll be using Lancome’s BB cream and also Photogenic Luminesse.
To be honest it doesn’t feel like any of the primers I’ve ever used but it feels oddly similar to my starfish creams, the consistency is about the same and it feels like it instantly hydrates my face after application. In fact it’s eerily similar to the Sorabee Starfish cream I previously reviewed here.
DUN DUN DUN Sherlock Doris discovered they are managed under the same company! It’s a whole new roller coaster!
It gives off the similar floral-ish scent but I much more prefer the Ultra Hydrating Cream!
Anyways into the more important information. I’ll now show you the differences between the different ways of putting it on.
First, using it as a primer, I’ll put it on before foundation. You’ll see it mattefies my face and almost makes me a bit whiter, sort of like Missha’s MM Bloomer.
STAY ALL DAY MATTEFYING!
Next is just foundation so you can see how it is regularly.
Now to quickly compare the both side by side.
As you can see I look much more dewy with just foundation, what you can’t see is that I felt much less hydrated with foundation, I had a few flaky spots on my forehead.
So what I really want was a compromise, I wanted dewy skin that was moisturized and that helped my complexion.
Tada, I read that you didn’t just need to just use it as a base but as combination. You just mixed a equal parts of each with a brush before application. This gave me my favorite complexion! Dewy and happy skin!
Fantastic, radiant glowing skin.
Now to compare all three.
Yep, so that’s how I like it! Mixed together in application! It creates a nice hue for winter perfect skin! BYE BYE SKIN FLAKES!
Sherlock Doris out!
Unfortunately it’s not currently available online, must be a new product (much excite!) But when it’s available I’ll link it below.
I’m giving this a 8.5/10, it’s a fantastic face primer moisturizer and together it does some voodoo magic on my face!
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BNTgirl x Comelyco JEJU Organic Aloe 95% Gel
Bonsoir! Alo!
I’m back, and I’m sad to say this might be my last BNTBeauty Box series review, good news though, I’ll actually be pairing these reviews with video reviews. So hopefully everyone will get a better sense, or visual, of the product.
First up is one of my favorite products this time in my BNTBeauty Box, it’s Comelyco’s Jeju Organic Aloe 95% Soothing Gel! Aloe is so in, very haute stuff (haha, get it? It’ll help soothe your burnt skin).
First off let’s set the scene, Jeju Island (Hawaii-like but Korean?), sand between our toes and the nice heat of the sun against our skin. Ouch, too much sun maybe? Aloe to the rescue.
As the product states in it’s very informative title, it’s a gel that’s 95% aloe and is from Jeju (organic). Jeju(do) is an Korean island south of the Korean mainland, on the Korean Strait, and is a very popular honeymoon/vacation spot for tourists and nationals alike. The island is suppose to have healing properties, from it’s volcano/volcano mud, and the warmer climate in general.
Almostttttttttttttt paradiseeeeeee~
Don’t you just think about Boys over Flowers as well when you think of Aloe x Jeju?
Plus it’s organic. It contains no;
- Artificial Colors
- Parabens
- Benzopenone
- Animal raw materials
- PG
- PEG
- formaldehyde
Ecofriendly Aloe is the best aloe, anytime anywhere, be it on the beach on a exotic Korean island or at home (representing the North-East of the USA here). But what does aloe do you may ask?
Now this maybe silly, but you may also ask what does it smell like??? Aloe. I’m not very helpful here but if you go to a bubble tea shop and if they do serve aloe jelly it smells like this! So it also smells like bubble tea….yum. Less sugar-y of course.
But really, most importantly, what does it do for your skin.
Aloe-mazing things.
For the past week, I’ve been majorly stressed; projects, exams, life, lack of sleep etc, the whole lot. It left my skin in pretty bad shape, Comelyco’s Jeju Organic Aloe 95% came in like a present sent from the skincare gods.
In the next few photos I’ll show you in the course of 3 real days how it transformed my skin complexion (dull ->radiant) and how it helped with my acne/redness greatly. Seriously aloe-rrah!
First let’s show my nose, as you can see on the tip there’s a few bumps, small imperfections (mini acne attack) and redness.
Bippity boppity boo-aloe! Nose awesomeness.
Next major pain/acne attack area is my chin.
Transforming my skin, one day at a time, you can see how the acne spots and red spots simply disappear, like they were never there to harass me. BNTbeauty Box savior.
Here’s a picture of my overall complexion, see the magic. Bare skin magic. I feel ready to show the world my naked face after aloe-jic happened.
Aloe-rffic!
This aloe gel has been amazing to my face for the last week or so, and I can’t say anymore great things about it, besides it’s wonderful.
But wait, there’s more!
You can buy this skin wonder here for only $5.44. Yes. You read that right. $5.44.
I’m giving this skincare magic in a jar a 10/10.
My full blessing. What’s there to lose? It costs as much a Venti latte from Starbucks, go ahead, enjoy.
This product was given to me to review as a BNTgirl but has a 100% my thoughts in it ❤
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Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette Swatched and More!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u33HILZUrg So this is just a brief follow up of the video I posted above. ^^^ I’ll just quickly do a run down of the palette and the colors if you were more curious visually what they look like. So here are all three together. 
As my video said, luminous flush was more of a rosy pink shade, while incandescent electra was more of a true pink glow. Mood exposure was the deepest shade of red/pink in the palette. Here are some video stills of each shade. Luminous Flush: 
My favorite: Incandescent Electra. 
And lastly: Mood Exposure. 
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed the video. xoxoxo Follow me on Twitter or Instagram for more updates
döirs 