niedziela, 2 grudnia 2012

Maseczki z Azji + nasze ulubione z Polski

Welcome Guys to our blog! In our first post, we would like to share our impressions and thoughts after using couple of face masks that we bought :) We hope that our reviews will help in deciding with one you would like to get for yourself :D
We write our posts in English and Polish. Jeśli chcecie poczytać po Polsku to wejdźcie na cały post
i Polska wersja jest pod wersją Angielską :)

1. Essence Mask Sheet
Creepy... ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Very moisturizing, but too softening and scarifying, making face look like soaked sponge, so we wouldn't recommend to use them just before doing make up or going out. You can use it cold or warm. When it's cold, putting it on is pretty uncomfortable, so we think it's better to put package in a pot with warm water (around 50 - 60 degree Celsius) – it's going to make it warmer :)

We like to keep the mask on our faces around 30 minutes, then we're taking it off and rubbing the essence that's left in the package in our skin. Remember that lot of essence stays in the pack! We like to put it on with a brush, it’s a shame to waste it ;)

BEAUTY FRIENDS Green Tea Essence Mask Sheet
K: The mask smells nice, so it'
s enjoyable in use. It lives up to manufacturer promises and deeply moisturizes. It's full of antioxidants, so it's another advantage. 
But on the other hand, if we mostly want those antioxidants, then we can make mask like this ourselves. The only disadvantage of DIY mask is that is doesn’t provide much moisture.

BEAUTY FRIENDS Kiwi Essence Mask Sheet
K: Lovely smell and it's working pretty well, besides moisturizing it's supposed to whiten our skin and make our complexion looks even. I used it only once, so I didn’t notice whitening, but maybe it does work, if applied often :)
I recommend this, because it smells really nice and it's pretty hard to squeeze kiwi by yourself ;P

BEAUTY FRIENDS Aloe Essence Mask Sheet and BEAUTY FRIENDS Herb Essence Mask Sheet
A:
Both masks worked fine, but not amazingly. They both made my face relaxed, smooth and they evened out my skin tone a bit. Herb one smells very nice, but in the end if I had to choose whitening mask - I'd prefer lemon one.

BEAUTY FRIENDS Potato Essence Mask Sheet
K: I don't recommend it at all. The smell is horrible, making it very unpleasant to use. It works like most of those masks, so with so much choices, I don't think you need to buy it ;P

BEAUTY FRIENDS Mung Bean Essence Mask Sheet
K: Honestly, I don't remember how does it smell, but I guess it wasn't that bad because I wouldn't forget it then ;) It's moisturizing but without other great effects, tho I guess it's worth trying if you want :)

VANEDO BEAUTY FRIENDS Pomegranate Essence Mask
Very cool mask, smells lovely and works great :D It should tighten pores, and we have to admit, that it did (we hope it wasn't just placebo effect and it was all in our heads xD)
We will buy again for sure!

VANEDO BEAUTY FRIENDS Lemon Essence Mask
Similar effect to Kiwi mask, so it provides moisture and skin brightening. But we both agreed that if you want this brightening effect and lemon smell, you can make this mask at home. Effect will be similar and it will let you save money.
 
VANEDO BEAUTY FRIENDS Snail Essence Mask
This mask is said to heal our and moisturize our skin and we think that it works well :) Surprisingly the smell is pretty nice, so it’s fun to use it.
A: I also think that it slightly healed my acne scars.
This mask is one of our favorites one, so we will buy it again for sure :)


2. SULWHASOO SKIN CLARIFYING MASK MASECZKA PEEL-OFF 

A: My hit! I ordered it on spec but it's so good that I'm going to buy whole bottle. Right after opening it, you can smell nice herb fragrance, mask itself is a bit sticky but it's not hard to put on the face. When it dries out, we peel it off. It makes face very smooth and firm. Really cool thing!

  
3. SKINFOOD Royal Honey Mask
 

A: Very interesting mask! It's functionality surprised me a lot. It have slightly creamy texture and very nice honey smell. Put mask for about 10 mins. After that gently rub your face with dry, clean hands. It will make lot of dead cells peels off, so basically this mask also acts as delicate exfoliate. I’m pretty sure that I’ll buy it once more, especially that one sample was enough to use it 4 times.

4. SKINFOOD Egg White Pore Mask
 
  
Another hit which we ordered on spec. Mask has paste-like consistence, doesn’t have any significant smell but works pretty well. All pores are closing up and pimples seems to be bigger. They literally show of to the surface. For that reason you shouldn’t use it before going out. We think that it’s good to wash your face with some gentle peeling after mask removal – it will efface all blackheads and make your skin look healthier.
All pimples are sticking out but it’s normal and they will be gone in no time – they will dry off :D It can make your skin too dry 
so you should apply some moisturizing crème or serum. The package is also very economical – one sample was enough for 3 usings. In general -  highly reccomended mask!

5. ETUDE HOUSE Wonder Pore Clay Clear 


K: This mask is pretty funny. At first, it made me pretty shocked, because I got loads of dark spots on my face, so I thought that I didn’t put it on evenly. After carefully checking my face in the mirror, it turned out that it didn’t dry out in place of my pores, or it sunk in them causing those dark spots ;) This mask is similar to egg one from SkinFood, but it makes my face more dry, because after 25 mins of having it on my face, it started to itch and hurt a bit, so I had to quickly wash it off. After using it, I recommend washing face with peeling, because all blackheads get out, so it’s easier to remove them :) And of course you should moisturize your face right away after using it.  


6. Herbal Conk Mask 

We both agree that the only good thing about this mask it the smell, that reminded us of lavender. Unfortunately, this mask doesn't do anything (at least in our case). All blackheads stayed, so we won't buy it again.


7. NESURA Pore Deep Charcoal Strip  
 
The same as Herbal Conk Mask, no effect, or even worse. We don't recommend it.


8. Avon Naturals Face Mask and Avon Planet Spa 

 
A: In general I was pretty neutral, but some time ago I stole chamomile and poppy seed one and I was kinda shocked. It has very nice texture, face becomes really smooth and soft, and it removes most blemishes. It’s made for people with sensitive skin, so it shouldn’t irritate your skin. I was so happy with this mask that I decided to buy Avon Planet Spa one – and again it didn’t let me down. It moisturize very well and doesn’t irritate my skin, (tho I’ve heard from couple of people that they can’t use it) so then I think they should use red clay – it’s much more gentle.