Tony Moly Clean Dew Apple Mint Cleansing Oil

Hello ^^
Today I would like to introduce you to a cleansing oil. I heard about oil cleansing before and it's supposed to be really good, however I was very resistant to the idea. I have an oily, acne prone skin and I just couldn't believe that putting oil on my face will do any good. Then I read that oil cleansing is really good to cleanse skin off from silicons and because I started introducing silicone-based primers to my every day skincare routine (and I am using silicone containing  BB cream every day as well), I've finally  decided to give a cleansing oil a go. And I loved it!

Product description: Contains pure green complex to remain moisturised skin for hours without dryness after cleansing. Moisturising apple mint removes dead skin and impurities clearly. Refreshing type of cleansing oil. Paraben, phenoxy ethanol, benzophenone, sulfate surfactant, tar color free.

The product comes 150ml plastic bottle with pump. I must say I really love the simple yet elegant design of the bottle, also the pump is super handy, as oil is quite runny and of course greasy.

How to use step by step:

From left: lip gloss, lipstick, eye liner, eye shadow, waterproof eye liner, mascara, BB cream.

1. Dispense some amount of oil onto your palms (for me two pumps are just the right amount) and start massaging your dry face.

Make up starts to melt with oil, only waterproof eye liner and mascara are a bit resistant.

2. Wet your fingers and keep massaging your skin. With a little bit of water oil starts to emulsify and becomes a bit foamy. This is the most important step as it takes the most of make up and impurities away.

Even the waterproof eyeliner doesn't stand a chance against emulsified oil! :)

3. Rinse of with warm water.

Clean! ^^

4. Clean your face with your favourite cleansing foam/gel.
Note: because the oil does all the heavy duty cleaning you can go for some really mild foam.

I absolutely love performance of this product. It cleans well, but doesn't dry out skin. I was afraid how my oily skin will react treated with OIL, but I haven't experience any breakouts. After cleansing my face is instantly brightened and pores are minimised (remember: well cleaned pores = smaller pores!). Skin is moisturised and smooth in touch. The lovely apple scent with a subtle hint of mint is just a cherry on the top.

Price: just over £7 on e-Bay.  This is actually the cheapest Korean cleansing oil I managed to find ^^

Pros:
+ cleanse well
+ refreshes and brightens up face
+ doesn't dry out the skin
+ lovely scent
+ cheap

Cons:
NONE!

It's another Tony Moly product (among the Petite Me Cotton BB Cream) that goes onto my favourites list. Highly recommended to anyone ^^

The Face Shop Mango Seed Cleansing Butter

Hello!
Today I would like to review my first product from The Face Shop - a free sample I received some time ago.

Product description: Mild butter type that cleanses skin impurities and makeup clearly. Contains natural mango seed to create smooth and radiant skin after cleansing.
Directions for use: Apply a moderate amount and massage all over face. Cleanse with a tissue. Rinse off with cleansing foam.

The full size product is a 200ml jar, I was testing out a 2ml sample.

First of all the Mango Seed Butter has absolutely gorgeous smell of mango :) it reminds me of The Body Shop's mango series, but I would say it smells even better!
Butter, as you can guess from the name of it, has very thick and creamy texture and slightly yellowish color.

On the beginning of application it may be a little bit hard to spread on skin, however after few seconds as it warms up from the body temperature application is smooth and easy. It reminds me a bit products like leave-on face mask, massage gel etc. I decided to test it out slightly different that what the manufacturer recommends and I didn't use the tissue, just rinsed it of with water. It leaves an oily residue on skin, so using the face foam is necessery. If you like two stages cleansing (like with cleansing oil), you may really like this product, I'm always in a rush, so I prefer just using one product to wash my face with. But I must say that the necessary usage of two products rewarded me with an absolutely fabulous skin! So nice, soft and smooth in touch. Actually I was afraid to use the toner afterwards to not spoil that effect! 0o

Price of full size product: approx. £10 on e-Bay

Pros:
+ lovely smell
+ mild cleansing
+ leaves skin very soft and smooth

Cons:
- it has to be used with another cleansing product like foam or gel

Overall I liked this product :) I decided to have a little nuzzle  around it and I found the whole Mango Seed series, which is huge! On e-Bay there are two types of auctions: offering Mango Seed Cleansing series (except of butter we can also have: foam, oil to foam, bi-phase eye & lips make-up remover, tissues) or the whole series (creams, lotion, essence, eye cream, lip scrub... lots of products!). I couldn't find any auction that would offer the butter only, but when we go to any of the series auctions, we can choose a single product from drop menu (so there is no need to buy the whole series). This series is recommended to all skin types.
The Mango Seed series also have a sister - Chia Seed, which offers "Moisture Holding" products and Sebum Control Products. If I find any samples I will definetely give it a go! :)