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 ^^

My first CC Cream: Tony Moly Live Aura CC Cream

Hello everyone! :)
Today I am going to review the new rival of BB Cream: CC Cream. What is the CC cream? There are quite few versions of what "CC" stands for, however the most popular seems to be Colour Correction or Colour Change. When the BB is supposed to be care & make up product, the CC is more about care and less about the make up, so it should offer a lot of skin loving properties and only a little coverage.

Generally when I first read about CC creams I kinda knew it won't be good for me, as my acne prone skin needs coverage. However I've received some free samples, so here are my thoughts :)

Product description: All in one with sun screen + whitening + wrinkle repair + radiance + moisture + primer + base makeup*. Color capsule changes color to fit to skin tone as soon as applied to offer innocent brightness to skin without makeup. Creates smooth and moisturized skin. Controls oil and moisture balance to offer vitality to skin. 

*As far as I know the 'primer' and 'base makeup' are the same things, but I suppose 7 in one look better than 6 in 1, so... ;) )

The full size product is pump bottle, cap. 50ml.

After opening my sample I was quite surprised about the colour: very very bright, almost white with pinkish shade.

However as you look more closely you can see in it tiny little dots - these are the colour capsules, which break during application to give the cream more skin-like colour. Product is available only in one shade*, which is quite bright - as a pale person I don't mind, but I would recommend people with darker skin to avoid this product. That's about it with promised "whitening effect" I suppose...

*On the market there is also a Tony Moly Pure Aura CC Cream, which according to some reviews is darker than Live Aura. The only difference in ingredients is "Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract" in Pure version, when the Live one has "Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract", so I suppose it is the same product just in different shade.

Cream has very characteristic consistency - it is not very thick, but rich - after some time after application I could still feel it on my face. According to the idea of CC cream, Aura doesn't offer much coverage - lightly evens the skin tone, barely cover blackheads. Even layering the product doesn't make it coverage better - after two layers, coverage is still poor, but it feels heavier. I had problem with finding the right amount to apply - I've put too much to cover my scars better and had to wipe the excess away with tissue. A little of product goes a long way - my sampe lasted for two over-applied uses, with normal usage I think it could last for three maybe four applications.
The shimmer effect is quite strong - what we can expect form the name of product...
It makes dry patches a little bit more visible.
It definetely has a moisturising properties, but promised sebum control? Not at all. However if you put the right amount on your face it doesn't make your skin more oily, which is not that bad.
Personally I can not see this product as a primer. It's way too rich for that, putting another product on top would be much too heavy for me. Maybe for some dryer skin? I could try to put it despite of moisturiser, however my skin is dried out in places from anti-acne products, so I don't think it would be enough.

The price of full size product: approx. £12 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ a little goes a long way
+ moisturising (but not enough to skip moisturiser)
+ gives natural look

Cons:
- makes dry patches more visible
- poor coverage
- a bit heavy
- doesn't control sebum (promised on packaging...)
- changes colour during application (I consider it as a completly spare trick)

Summing up, this product is just not for me. Doesn't cover enough to use as make-up, too heave to use as a primer, not moisturising enough to use as a moisturiser. I think it could work for people with normal skin, who don't have much to hide, but want to use some light make up. I will say 'no, thank you' ;)

Ingredients: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Zinc Oxide (CI 77947), Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Niacinamide, Methylpropanediol, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Sodium Chloride, Beeswax, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Prunus Serrulata Flower Extract, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Acacia Seyal Gum Extract, Squalane, Sorbitan Isostearate, Pentylene Glycol, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Tribehenin, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone, Polyester-1, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Glyceryl Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Ceramide 3, Retinol, Linoleic Acid, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dilinoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide, Cholesterol, Propylene Glycol, Sucrose Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Oleic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance, Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Mica (CI 77019), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499)

Tony Moly Dear Me Petite Cotton BB Cream

Hi there :)
From time to time when I'm making order on e-Bay I like to add some product spontaneously, without making wide research about it. This time I decided to get BB Cream form Tony Moly, it was cheap enough to take risk.

Description: This BB Cream makes your skin baby-soft as it adheres lightly to your skin and gives your skin flawless finish. It delivers appropriate makeup coverage to your skin, without leaving an oily residue behind. SPF 30 PA++

Cream contains few skin beneficial ingredients:

• Arbutin - an active ingredient brightening up skin, used to treat hyperpigmentation caused by acne, allergies, infections, scars etc. It's also a natural filter against UV radiation (types A, B, C).
• Silica - skin mattifying
• Portulaca Oleracea Extract (also known as wild portulaca or pigweed) - has many benefits on skin: soothing effect, accelerating healing process, improving skin's elasticity. As a natural source of vitamins A, C and E and the co-enzyme Q10, is an excellent antioxidant, fighting premature ageing and protecting skin from environmental damage
• Witch hazel extract - a strong astringent & antioxidant, has antibacterial & anti-inflammatory properties, effective in acne treatments
• Adenosine - helps prevent wrinkles, reduces UVB sun damage, increases the production of elastin and collagen reducing skin sogginess and improving tone
• Hyaluronic Acid - is a powerful anti ageing ingredient in skin care. It is naturally occurring in the skin, but as we get older it's level decrease causing our skin to age and sag. It has ability to absorb water up to 1000 times its weight, what makes it one of the best moisturising substances known.
• Centella Asiatica (also known as Gotu Kola) - an effective anti-photo ageing agent, mainly due to enhancement of collagen, which amount in skin decreases with age. Listed in Indian Ayurvedic medicine to combat excessively dry skin. Has anti-inflammatory properties, suitable for sensitive skin.

 Altought most of this good ingredients is at the end of the ingredients list, which means it doesn't contain much of them.

 
Full list of ingredients: Water, Cyclotetrasilxane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Titanium Dioxide, Butylene Glycol, Cyclomethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Zinc Oxide, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1Dimethicone, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Arbutin, Hexyl Laurate, Polymethyl Methylmethacrylate, Polygryceryl-2 Triisostearate, Bees Wax, Dimethiconecopolypol, Sodium Chloride, Cl 77492, Magnesium Aluminium Silicate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica, Aluminium Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract, Adenosine, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sodium Hialuronate, Centella Asiatica Extract.

 

The product comes up in soft squeezy type tube with 30g capacity. It has only one shade: #1 Cotton Beige, what worried me a little bit on the beginning - fortunately colour matched my skin perfectly. 

This cream have great consistency - not too rare and not too thick, it's easy to apply in every way - I tried with my fingers, foundation brush & make up sponge, and they all worked same good. What surprised me most is that it doesn't smudge during application, like some BB creams do - you don't have to pat it into skin, you can just spread it on you face, same way you would spread moisturiser. Thanks to that application can be done really quickly, so I always use it when I am in hurry. It gives medium coverage, evens skin tone, reduces redness and subtly covers scars, managing to look natural & fresh at the same time. It doesn't roll up in wrinkles and doesn't makes dry patches very visible, what is a huge advantage for me (my skin is often dry and flaky in some places because of medical cream I use for my acne). It gives you typical for BB Creams glow effect, I'm mattyfing it gently with powder. My face becomes oily after 2-3 hours, which is a standard time for me. It's basically unscented.

Price: £4-6 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ perfect consistency; not too rare, not too thick
+ doesn't smudge during application
+ doesn't roll up in wrinkles
+ colour matched my complexion well
+ covers good enough and still loos natural
+ cheap

Cons:
None so far :)

At the moment it's my favourite BB Cream :) However I am not using it every day (daily I am checking out different samples) because it's so good I am saving it for moments when I am in hurry and/or I want to be sure that my skin looks good. I strongly recommend this product and even if you won't like it, you won't loose much - you just simply can't go wrong with four pound ;)

Tony Moly Red Appletox Honey Cream

Hello :)
Today I would like to review delicious looking product: Red Apple by Tony Moly. I received sample of this product with my e-Bay shopping. 1ml of sample lasted for three applications. 

 Main ingredients with manufacturer description:

Manuka Honey Extract: Immunity and anti-bacterial effect.
Royal Jelly Extract: Cooling down skin trouble, good for sensitive skin.
Propolis: Antioxide Effect.
Black Honey: Rich minerals and amino-acid. Moisturized and nourish skin effects keep your skin elastic and moist.
Apple Acid Ingredients: Smoothing skin. 

Product got yellowish colour and has gel consistency. It's quite sticky in touch, bringing honey to mind. It has beautifull apple scent. Applied to skin doesn't absorb immediately, however does it quick enought to not annoy user. Even though it's quite sticky in touch it doesn't leave skin sticky. Gives the skin nice feeling of deep moisturisation. In general product is pleasant in use and worth trying, however as a person with oily complexion I wouldn't use it everyday, but rather as a therapy when my skin needs more moisture (eg. after intense acne therapy with drying out cream). I have to admit that cute packaging does excellent job as a marketing tool - I am well tempted to buy full size product, even though I know I would use it only occassionally.

Price of full size product: between £5 - £7 on e-Bay.

Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Ethanol, Cyclomethicone, Sodium Polyacrylate, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Apple, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sunflower Oil, Propolis Extract, Honey, Royal Jelly Extract, oluble collagen, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Allantoin, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydrogenated lecithin, C 12-16 Alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Sorbitol, Malic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Trideceth-6, Methylparaben, PEG/PPG-18/18 dimethicone, Carbomer, Triethanol amine, Spices, Propylparaben, Disodium EDTA, HC yellow no. 4, HC yellow no. 5