Showing posts with label Lip Masks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lip Masks. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Laneige Special Care Lip Sleeping Mask Review


Laneige Special Care Lip Sleeping Mask
Bought for: P180 (3g, trial size)
Bought from: an online shop

My puckers are extremely sensitive. Chapped, dry, dark lips has long been a headache for me. I have never found anything close to making the delicate skin around my lips hydrated on most days and keeping it from getting flaky after a good wear time of lipsticks or tints. This is actually the reason why I don't own too many lip products on my vanity. Although they make me beautiful momentarily but as a long-term effect, my lips would REALLY chap and it would take me forever to restore a smooth skin. I couldn't help stripping off the lousy skin (sometimes it peels on its own) and as a result, my lips would bleed, hence the unevenness of color and texture. 

I have tried too many lip balms and ointments I could ever get from quick visits to the drugstores and online shops and although I have my fair share of favorites, they are all just the same--too much moisture that does not last long. My ultimate favorites are petroleum jellies but I don't want to limit myself for that. I have to look for alternatives.


Claims (as per Laneige)
The New Lip Sleeping Mask gently melts dead skin cells and makes the lips feel smooth and elastic during sleep. Experience smooth firming lip night care with the new lip sleeping pack, available in berry, grapefruit, apple lime, and vanilla scents.
Special care with lip sleeping mask!
The berry mix Complex™ with ingredients such as raspberry, strawberry, cranberry, blueberry, and gojiberry rich in vitamin C melts dead skin cells from the lips and makes the lips feel smooth and elastic.
1. Berry Mix Complex. Berry extracts rich in vitamin C and anti-oxidants act on dry, rough lips, making them smooth and supple.
2. Moisture Wrap. Laneige’s patented moisture technology puts active ingredients such as hydro ion mineral water, evening primrose root extract, and Hunza Apricot extract in the dense beta-glucan moisture film (network). It helps skin absorb the ingredients densely into skin during 8 hours of sleep.
3. 4 kinds of sweet refreshing scent: Berry, Grapefruit, Apple Lime and Vanilla
Directions For Use
  • Before going to bed at night, apply an adequate amount on the lips using the built-in spatula. Effects: Melts out stubborn dead skin cells from the lips overnight, provides abundant moisture to the lips.
  • The next morning, gently wipe the lips clean with tissue or cotton pad. Effects: Makes the lips feel smooth and elastic.
Ingredients

Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Hydrogenated C6-14 Olefin Polymers, Polybutene, Microcrystalline Wax, Shea Butter, Synthetic Wax, Candelilla Wax, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Hydrogenated Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Mica, Astrocaryum murumuru Seed Butter, Titanium Dioxide, Dimethicone, Aromatics, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Methicone, Carnauba Wax, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, CI 15985, CI 15850, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Water, Potassium Alginate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Alcohol, Lycium Fruit Extract, Cranberry Fruit Extract, Strawberry Fruit Extract, Raspberry Fruit Extract, Sapindus mukurossi Fruit Extract, Blueberry Fruit Extract, Rubus chamaemorus Seed Extract, Coffee Extract, Chenopodium quinoa Seed Extract, Magnesium Sulfate, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Hyaluronate, Beta-Glucan, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Ascorbyl Glucoside


Texture, Consistency and Ease of Application

Bouncy, soft and creamy to the touch, this lip sleeping mask is way beyond thicker in consistency than most lip products I have tried. It's sticky when you try to pat it on your skin but miraculously felt so light and hydrating once applied to the lips. It's a product that's quite tacky but isn't annoying or uncomfortable at all. Those with ultra chapped lips like mine would really like the level of moisture it provides. Sticky and thick in formula on its own, lipsticks may fail to adhere if applied over this mask. If you want an extra glossy look though, layer it on top of a matte lipstick for a juicy-looking pucker ready for a magazine shoot. And do take note  that you don't have to use so much because a little (as little as eye cream suggested amount or lesser) goes a long way.

Scent

Has a strawberry scent I so love! If you are not a fan of it though, I don't think you'll find it attractive enough. Plus the blush color is sooooo... gorgeous, don't you think?

Overall Performance

To be honest, this product did not totally get rid of my chapped, dry lips--they are still there seasonally and I don't think dryness would ever dare leave my lips in peace. But what I love most about this product is that its moisturizing enough that I don't need to reapply even if I am on a colder environment. I can also wake up to softer, plumper lips because ev en though I sleep recklessly and the product gets wiped off completely, there's still a thin layer of moisture sufficient enough to soothe my lips. I use it whatever time of the day it is and I would say reapplication is necessary but not as frequent as other lip balms should. Others may think full-sized product is a little expensive but I think it's worth it. It's a good product to prime your lips before applying lipstick in the morning!

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Pure Smile Choosy Lip Packs in Milk and Honey Review

Also available in Fruit Mix, Herb and Peach

Pure Smile Choosy Lip Packs in Milk and Honey
Bought for: Free | SRP: P40/each
Bought from: Althea Korea

The last time I made a haul from Althea, I made sure to pick up something I haven't tried out before, as in, not once, never. One of those are the famous hydrogel type lip packs--something beauty enthusiasts are currently going gaga over. Also, I believe it's one of the latest innovation in the name of skin care that are popularizing nowadays through the aid of internet as I'm seeing a lot of these types every time I go online shopping. Without thinking straight anymore, I jumped into the bandwagon and bought myself a couple to try.

I never paid attention to my puckers before even though this is the most sensitive part of my face. Most of the products I put over it, even lip balms, tends to make it dry and chapped. I always am tempted to peel the loose skin and ended up bleeding. I know I gotta stop because I noticed that it became darker and uneven in color and I can't even put a lipstick on (especially those lovely mattes!) because they just accentuate the dryness of my lips. It's time to pay extra attention to it and after trying out Pure Smile Choosy Lip Packs, I know I gotta store some more for future use.

Complex of Milk Proteins, Jojoba Oil, Soy Isoflavones, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

Complex of Royal Jelly, Honey, Jojoba Oil, Allantoin and Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

PACKAGING

These lip packs comes in colorful sachets and is intended for a single use. There were minimal information that I can read because almost everything is written in Korean. For someone like me who likes reading products especially the ingredients, claims and directions, this is a bit disappointing.

APPLICATION

Applying these lip packs are super easy. You just have to take out the hydrogels from the sachets, slowly peel it from the lid attached to it and put it on the lip area. These easily sticks on the skin once you pressed the product onto it. After a few minutes, remove the hydrogel. Take out the sachet and apply the excessive essence onto your lips to seal in moisture.

SCENT

The scent of these lip packs, I believe, varies depends on the flavor. Milk smells like milk, honey smells like honey but very subtle. They are not heavily-fragranced and are neither overwhelming.



TEXTURE

Since these lip packs comes in hydrogel type, they are very soft and bouncy to the touch like silicones. They feel like they are made of the same material; the only difference are the scent and color. The milk variant comes in a transparent hydrogel while honey's in yellow. They both adhere to the skin very well. The hydrogels are moist enough to hydrate the lips once you put it on your skin and dries thinner once the moisture soaked into it completely.

PERFORMANCE

These products are loaded with Collagen, Vitamin E, Hyaluronic Acid and Jojoba Oil that effectively restores hydration to the lips and helps repair damages. It felt cooling upon application and easily relieves pain on my lips. It taste a bit sweet as well so you won't have to fear applying products like this. I believe this is what I badly needed to restore my once pinkish and smooth lips. I tried the Milk variant first and you can clearly see down below the state of my lips before I apply the mask. There were bright red spots which resulted from me peeling the loose skin. I also have terrible case of dark and uneven lip pigmentation due to sensitivity to lip products.


Three days after, I applied my second pack, the Honey variant which contains high amount of Royal Jelly Extract and Allantoin known to soothe skin and makes it glowing. You can clearly see down below how huge the improvement was in terms of my lip appearance! I think I need not to say more lol. Just a heads ups, I also use Vaseline Petroleum Jelly with the Lip Packs to give more moisture to my lips.


OVERALL THOUGHTS

I love Pure Smile Choosy Lip Packs and I definitely would repurchase other variants or even those from other brands to see which one is the better. I am currently eyeing the one from Pilaten since they are more affordable, well, let's see! But I do highly recommend these products to those who are looking for effective lip treatments that hydrates the lips and keep it soft and smooth without any hassle. Do not take your lips for granted, it needs masks every now and then too!

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