Review: Lovemore Pearl Barley & Milk Smoothing Mask Sheet

Lovemore's Pearl Barley & Milk

Hello gals!! Sorry for disappearing for such a looonggg time! Had school and stuff so did not have much time to put up reviews!

Anyways, today I am going to review : Lovemore Pearl Barley & Milk Smoothing Mask Sheet

This mask is from Taiwan and is endorsed by a taiwan celebrity Jiro Wang. I bought this at Watsons,  the outlet at Forum Shopping Mall.

What made me buy this mask is because of its lovely packaging and also because it had barley and milk! Milk is well known to make your skin soft and white and barley is just awesome!!!

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What this mask say it does:
 - No Oily Shine
 - Firmer and smoother skin
 - Whitening

Description
Composed with high quality deep ocean water as base, add in selected top grade plant extracts and traditional formulation from all over taiwan and then combine varies professional ingredients (lol i have no idea what they mean by "professional ingredients"). It may not be the most expensive, but it provides the skin's most desired and most sought-after nutrition. Skin is left healthier looking and more radiant.

Trying It Out

Ok this mask comes in 3 layers, a white plastic sheet (something like the one you find with MBD mask), a blue harder cloth like sheet and a super duper thin mask.

* Do take note of how the hole for the mouth is just a slit

White Plastic Sheet (Left) & Blue Harder Cloth Like Sheet (Right)

For all those who can't read the Chinese instructions on the packaging, what you need to do is:
1) Remove the outer white plastic sheet

2) Place the mask on your face with the blue sheet facing out (not on you skin!!!)

3) After carefully adjusting the mask, CAREFULLY peel away the blue sheet, leaving the cloth mask on your face

4) leave it there for 10-15 mins

Comments

Smell
The first thing that i notice with the mask is that it has a very strong play-doh smell, I am not sure is this just the pearl barley smell but it seriously had this play-doh smell. But after removing the plastic sheets, that smell was not as strong.

Shape and Thinness 
This has got to be the thinnest mask that I have ever tried! It seems like it will tear so easily, it is as thin as a 1-ply tissue paper!

See how thin the mask is!! Barely can be seen!

I wanted to complain about the shape of the mask because the slits for the eyes were quite small and the hole for the mouth is just a slit, nothing cut out at all, its as if  they used a pen knife to cut a slit for the mouth. HOWEVER, because of how thin the mask was, I could easily shift the mask and it stays in its position.

I got to say that I really loved how thin this mask was, it was so comfortable that i almost did not notice that I had a mask on. It was like a second skin.

Result

I am pleasantly surprised at how it turned out. My face certainly feels smoother and firmer, it also left this rejuvenating feeling on my skin (though I am not sure whether that is because I put the mask in the fridge). Though I do not think that it really whiten my skin but to be fair, I only used this once, so i cannot say that it does not whiten the skin.

Would i but this again? DEFINITELY !

My Beauty Diary ~ Lemon Vit-C Mask Review

My Beauty Diary ~ Lemon Vit-C Mask

*I often use MBD mask and once I saw this flavour that I have not seen before at my local Guardian store in Singapore I immediately bought it! I bought the 2 pax box to give it a try first! Since I am on my school vacation, I decided to splurge a little and pamper my face after working so hard for the entire semester. This is my first time reviewing mask so I hope it would be beneficial!!

Product : My Beauty Diary ~ Lemon Vit-C Mask

Suitable for: All skin types, especially for dull and uneven skin tones

Benefits:

Intensive Brightening : Contains ingredients such as Lemon essence that helps to brighten and renew yellowish and uneven skin tone.

Brightening Glow: Contains Camomile, Mallow extract and natural fruits that helps to sooth, soften and give the skin a youthful glow.

Directions: Cleanse face first then put on mask for 20-30 mins

Experience:

For me I would always put the mask into the fridge for 25-30 mins to chill it first before using. 

I found the mask sheet to be packed with generous amounts of serum, so I put it on for the max 30mins and the mask fits my face very well compared to the other brands of mask that I have used.  The mask has a great cooling effect on my skin and it smells great! I have very sensitive acne prone skin but the mask is very gentle and mild on my face. 

Right after I take the mask off, my skin feels smooth and looks better ,the following day my skin looks good and it was easier to put on make up. I did not get any breakouts from using this mask. 

This is my first time using this mask so I can't say how well the mask works with constant usage, however I have used others flavours of MBD mask and feel that there is definitely some effects but don't expect drastic effects as MBD mask are quite mild. 

Would I buy it again? 

Yes!! 

Though I would most probably only use this the night before I am going out to give my face a temporary boost to not look so dull!

Hope this was beneficial! Good Luck!

After 10 days...Clarins White Plus HP ~ Intensive Whitening Smoothing Serum review

As in my last post, I started using Clarins White Plus HP ~ Intensive Whitening Smoothing Serum when I realised that the skin around my mouth has gotten very dark.

So after about 10 days of using this product, I must say that it has noticeably  lighten the dark patch of skin. It has lighten to the extend that I need not put much make up to make it less obvious. I am REALLY happy with the results and really think that if I continue to use it for a month, the dark skin would disappear or become less noticeable.

Of course I have also used whitening mask with Clarins White Plus HP ~ Intensive Whitening Smoothing Serum to quicken the whitening process (its quite embarrassing walking around with what looks like a moustache... if you know what I mean).  What whitening mask did I use? My Beauty Diary Mask sheets and I would do a review on that soon!

Update: I have used it diligently for 2+ week and the dark corners around my mouth has almost completely faded away!!  I am still using this product on my acne scars to help fade away the acne scar marks.

Clarins White Plus HP ~ Intensive Whitening Smoothing Serum (So far)

After noticing that the skin around my mouth is getting darker and darker, I went around looking for something that would really help lighten it. I tried lemon and cucumber juice but I was too impatient to wait for the results (and it stings too anyway).
I saw Clarins White Plus HP ~ Intensive Whitening Smoothing Serum at the duty-free shop at the airport and since it was on a promotion, I grabbed it.

I have been using it diligently for around 4-5 days and I would put on sunblock after applying the serum. I must say that it is gradually fading away though not to obvious yet, and I hope it would be much lighter after 1-2 weeks? Cause I have started school and it is quite bothersome having to hide it from friends and being very cautious about myself. Because of the dark skin, I look like a have a mustache 24/7 and that forces me to wear make-up + concealer to school everyday. I am not really a make-up person and wearing make-up so often is not good for my acne prone skin.

To be fair, I have also been using whitening masks in conjunction with the serum.

Since I have only been using it for less then a week, I cannot say that Clarins White Plus HP ~ Intensive Whitening Smoothing Serum is totally effective BUT I would continue to use it and update all of you about my progress. WISH ME LUCK! :-)

WHAT SERIOUSLY!!

Just when my acne problem is getting better, I GET ANOTHER PROBLEM!
A few days ago, the skin around my lips and chin area started getting darker, it is very noticeable! I am a female with fair skin and now I look like I have a mustache! This is really making me very upset, there seems to be no way that my skin would ever give me a break. I have been trying many methods, lemon juice, cucumber juice, whitening mask etc and I think it is making it worse than before! I just splurged on Clarins Whitening Serum, I really hope that there would be SIGNIFICANT improvement after 3-4 days.  sigh... This is really bringing me down.......
Is there any suggestions of what is this and how can I help to make it better? :(

#Tip 2 : Moisturize

As weird as it sounds, though your problem is oily skin you still need to moisturize your skin!
Our skin is a very weird thing, when there is too little oil on your skin, your skin would produce MORE OIL!!! I am also sure that other then cleanser you would have all these creams and lotion for acne and oily skin, what all these products would do is to remove oil from your skin so that's why you would need to moisturize your skin.

I use the brand Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser. I find that it is really good as there are times when my skin becomes as sensitive as a mine field and when I use other popular brands, it stings my skin.

#Tip 1 : Keep your Skin Clean!

For those with acne problems I am sure one of the problems it that your skin is very oily.
In my case, my skin is CRAZY there are times when it is super oily and there will be times where I will have patches of dry flaky skin.
The reason why you get acne is because you have excessive oil under your skin which would build up under your skin and when it becomes too much, it would burst out to become acne spots.

So my advice is that NO MATTER how tired or lazy you feel today or tomorrow,
GO AND WASH your face CLEANLY!
If it is really bad, twice a day it really helps I promise!
And when I say wash I mean you really stand there in your washroom and gently wash your face with cleanser for at least 2 mins, wash away all that excess oil and dirt from your skin will help tremendously.

Also please do wash your hair often too as it does affects your face too.

Really find a good face wash that is GOOD FOR YOU, seriously don't trust all those commercialized brands, it is really not for our skin. You would take sometime to find the one that works best for you, I am currently using the cleanser that my dermatologist gave me. However, I would recommend you to try the brand Simple. I have used several of their other products and it works really well for me!