Biotherm Aquasource Nuit Deep Hydrating Jelly

50mL, $42 USD, $50 CAD

The light blue jelly is used as a night moisturizer 
It spreads easily and melts into your skin !!
It smells sweet (like a fruit), hey it can give you a sweet dream =)
You just need 1-2 pumps and it's enough to cover the entire face

Our skin goes through a repairing cycle at night time
This process uses a lot of water and nutrients
I do not find that just using this product alone, is enough for the repairing cycle
I usually use it as a base at night then follow with another thicker moisturizer on top
You could just try using this one and see how you feel.. everyone is different

However, I recommend you to use it during winter time and at NIGHT only
I tried using this product during the summer time and it's a little too much..
It feels a little greasy...

This product does contain alcohol...
So.. you might want to consider before trying it
Those with sensitive skin should definitely try the tester or get a sample before buying

Biotherm Aquasource Deep Serum

60mL, $50 CAD

This is one of Biotherm's new products !!
They had a similar one long long time ago, known as Aquasource Gel, but it was discontinued
The Aquasource Gel was very light and it's suitable for day time
The Deep Serum is somewhat similar, but it's a little thicker in texture
It contains thermal plankton, a substance found in hot springs

It also contains micro pearls to help improve brightness physically
However, oily skin people would probably want to stay away from products with pearls.. yeah.. as if your face is not shiny enough you need something to bring it out even more...

My skin stays deeply hydrated and it feels good under make up
The smell is refreshing and it is non-greasy
I usually follow the serum with a moisturizer, but I find it not really necessary
This serum itself can serve as a moisturizer
With another moisturizer on top, it might feel a little heavy

Overall, I would say that this is a lovely product and I will for sure go for seconds !!

Innisfree Green Tea Balancing Cream

50mL, 15000 won

This natural green tea series uses 100% pure green tea water, contains high water moisture. 

Ingredients: 

Herbal extracts - hydration
Chamomile - reduces redness and irritation
Mint - protection  

Lavender - calms and relieves your skin

Catechin - anti-oxidizes, sanitizes and soothes sensitive skin

Most creams are thick, even the gel creams I have tried are thick for me 

But this one is ok, the texture is light and I don't find it greasy 

  

The anti-oxidant effect in green tea is 20x that of Vitamin E. 

Suitable to be used at night and during the summer time.
Green tea helps protect your skin against environmental damages such as UV rays.

Green tea also contains a rich supply of Catechin and Vitamin C.
Fast absorbing, refreshing and locks moisture to your skin.

After trying the toner, lotion, essence and cream from the Green Tea line, I have to say the series is great! I love using something light and not greasy, just that the smell is too perfumy... 

Innisfree Green Tea Seed Serum

80ml, 22000won

Green Tea contains anti-oxidants which helps protect your skin against pollution.
Ingredients include herbal extracts and natural green tea, smells refreshing~

Green tea extracts suck water like a sponge, locks moisture to your skin, so down from the bottom to top, your skin will feel fully hydrated!!!

The essence is smooth in texture, fast absorbing, light, non-greasy, super hydrating and doesn't give me breakouts. However, after a few hours, oil forms on my skin... so I start to use it only at night. It helps stimulate your cells and replenishes your skin.  For sensitive skin, this can also be used to reduce redness.

Most suitable for the summer time since it contained so much water moisture.
It can be used day and night

Except for the smell, I love everything else about this essence ~~

Innisfree Green Tea Balancing Lotion

140ml, 12000 won

Suitable for normal combination skin.

Contains 87% pure green tea extracts, can penetrate into the surface of your skin and deliver water moisture to the bottom layer. It feels light in texture, super fast to absorb, leaving your skin hydrated at all times.

white opague color, light and thin in texture~

It forms a thin protective layer on your skin, does not leave a greasy feeling, feels fresh, but the smell is again a bit too strong... doesn't smell like green tea at all... rather perfumy... I feel like putting a perfume lotion on my face! I like to use skincare with a light scent, but hey... this is too much!!

Innisfree Green Tea Balancing Skin

140 mL, 12000 won

I tried a few tea products but they never smell like tea... include this one.. 
The Green Tea Pure Skin smells like the Etude House Magic Enzyme Pack Peeling, kind of perfumey.... probably even stronger, but no green tea smell at all... 
It got to a point that I find the scent too strong....

Most toners are watery... but this one is like a clear gel

It feels so hydrating and refreshing, absorbs super quickly
My face is fully hydrated, feels like I just applied a light face gel ~

Suitable to be used during the summer time. Not moisturizing enough for the winter or those that live in cold and dry area... like me... I won't use it during the winter for sure =)

During the summer, you can try putting it in the fridge to make it cooler. After a day of sunshine, use it and it feels so cool on your face~

The Innisfree Green Tea Line consists of skincare for 3 skin types (dry, normal/ combination and oil)

Dry skin:
Innisfree Green Tea Moisture Skin
Innisfree Green Tea Moisture Essence
Innisfree Green Tea Moisture Cream


Normal/ Combination skin:
Innisfree Green Tea Balancing Skin
Innisfree Green Tea Balancing Lotion
Innisfree Green Tea Balancing Cream

Oil skin:
Innisfree Green Tea Fresh Skin 
Innisfree Green Tea Fresh Essence
Innisfree Green Tea Fresh Lotion
Innisfree Green Tea Fresh Cream

For all skin types:
Innisfree Green Tea Pure Powder Wash
Innisfree Pure Cleansing Foam
Innisfree Pure Cleansing Oil
Innisfree Pure Cleansing Water
Innisfree Mineral Cleansing Bar

Innisfree Green Tea Seed Serum
Innisfree Green Tea Seed Oil
Innisfree Green Tea Seed Cream

Innisfree Green Tea Seed Deep Cream

Innisfree Green Tea Seed Eye Cream

Innisfree It's Real Squeeze Mask 
Innisfree Sleeping Pack

Innisfree Pure Gel Hand Cream
Innisfree Mineral Mist
Innisfree Eco Natural Green Tea BB Cream


For Body:
Innisfree Pure Body Cleanser
Innisfree Pure Body Lotion
Innisfree Pure Body Gel Scrub

Innisfree Green Tea Pure Body Lotion

300 mL, 12000 won

This is one of my favourite body lotions!!
It's suitable for any time of the year since it provides hydration.
Lots of people only use skincare on the face and totally forgot about the body
The body is as important as the face!!
The body has wrinkles too! Esp the belly area...

The Innisfree Green Tea Pure Body Lotion is just FANTASTIC!!
I usually apply it after shower
it has a cooling effect!



Light green runny gel that's absorb easily and feels refreshing
My legs are quite dry, after I apply this on, the fine lines became invisible
green tea also has anti-oxidant effects
consists of 92% natural ingredients such as green tea, aloe vera extracts
it doesn't smell like green tea at all, it smells like a men's cologne

I usually use it 3-4 days in a row and my legs feel completed hydrated

H2O Eye Oasis Moisture Replenishing Treatment

15 mL ($24 USD, $34 CDN)

Ingredients﹕ Sea Fennel, Provitamin B, Vitamin A, Zea Mays Extract, Wakame, Vitamin E, Sea Lettuce

Hydration around the eye areas is extremely important!

Having enough hydration keeps fine lines away!

Just using the Eye Oasis by itself is not enough for me...

so I use it as a base and follow with another eye cream on top..

such as one for whitening or anti-aging/ fine lines

as long as it's not too thick, otherwise I will break out

Just like the H2O Face Oasis Hydrating Treatment, you can use it as a mask as well!

Apply a thick layer around the eye area, wait 10 mins and wipe off with a tissue

Using it as a mask prior to make-up helps your make up stay on your face better!!

H2O Face Oasis Hydrating Treatment

50 mL ($34 USD, $48 CDN)

Ingredients﹕ Sea Mineral Complex, Sea Fennel, Lavender, Vitamin C, Wakame, Vitamin A, Sea Lettuce, Provitamin B

When this product first launched, it's a big hit in Asia, also known as "8 cups of water" for your face.
Suitable for any type of skin.

Two uses:
1. as a moisturizer - apply directly on your face after toner and serum
2. as a hydration mask - wash & dry your face, apply a thick layer on your skin, wait 5-10 mins and wipe off with a tissue

For those who have dry skin, this provides perfect hydration! 
If you find it not moisturizing enough, you can use it as a base and apply another layer of moisturizer on top.  However, for the 2nd layer, you don't want to apply something thick...
I have normal to oily skin and find this a bit sticky.. so I prefer to use it as a hydration mask.



H2O does have a Face oasis Shine-Neutralizing Gel just for oily skin 
The price is way cheaper in the States =)

UGBang Aqua Cream

50g, 33000 won

Milky white aqua cream that contains red ginseng extracts. Compared to the Peeling Gel, this one has a much stronger ginseng scent!! Provides intense hydration and according to the description, should brighten dull skin ~

This is a water drop cream, non greasy, thin in texture. 
Take a bit and pat it on DRY skin, you will see the water drops! 
The water drop concept is very popular in Korea! 
The Aqua Cream helps to turn dry skin into hydrated skin, improves bottom layers of your skin, brings firmness, and recovers radiance. 

Once i was in a rush, so right after I apply the Aqua Cream, I put BB cream on my face.. 
man.. the 2 can't mix together!! 
It's just like I am applying watery BB cream...
so I suggest to wait 2 mins until the cream is dry to apply your make up

Laneige Water Sleeping Pack_EX

80 mL, 25000 won

Our skin undergoes the repairing process between 12-2am.
During this time, our skin absorbs better.
That's why night cream contains more nutrients and functions to help supplement the process!
Sometimes just using a night moisturizer isn't enough... 
We wanna use a mask overnight!
Mask sheets will dry out by the time you wake up the next morning...
But.. we can use a sleeping mask!!

The Laneige Water Sleeping Mask is one of the best selling product in the brand!
It contains beta-glucan, Hunza Apricot extracts, recoverine from Chestnuts to provide deep hydration, balance skin tone and remove dead skin cells.
It also contains an aromatic essence known as "Sleepscent" to relax our minds and body

Texture is a light watery gel, light blue in color

I only use this once in awhile since I have so much skincare!
I noticed remarkable results every time I use it...
First I apply toner, then I apply a layer of sleeping pack on my skin
It absorbs super fast! By the time I go to bed, it's half absorbed!
It's not greasy at all, the next morning my face feels fully hydrated and soft
My make up goes on easily and my skin looks betterI noticed it has a magic effect of clearing and minimizing pimples
However, you need to use it ~2x/week to keep the fantastic effect

Someone suggested using it continuously for a week and your skin will become more clear and radiant
It has a very fresh scent.

The price is quite expensive... but duty free stores charge ~$15-17 USD/jar. 
When I bought it in Korea, it was 25000 won each, but 1 jar includes 4 small 20mL samples.. so it's like buy 1 get 1 free

Innisfree Olive Real Moisture Foot Cream

70 mL, 8000 won

I usually use body lotion on my foot as well when I apply lotion on my body
But if you are going to wear heels or short skirt, it's better to use a foot moisturiser
The Innisfree Olive Real Moisture Foot Cream is cream-like in texture, not thick at all

Because I live in a country with cold weather, my foot is sometimes dry and flaky

This foot cream helps bring hydration and moisture to your foot to help make it look radiant.

You can also use this after a sun tan to sooth your skin

I also use it on my calves and 1 tube lasts for a really long time......



The 1st day I used it, I applied the foot cream on my dried legs....
The 2nd day I used it, my feet were already really moisturized!!
Perhaps my legs already absorbed all the essential moisture from the 1st day!

Enprani Super Aqua Booster

50mL, 17000 won

I didn't see any Enprani stores while I was in Korea

I saw this product at Olive Young, buy 1 get 1 free

Olive Young is similar to SaSa in Asia, they carry many different brands

I've seen "booster" products in Nature Republic 

The salesperson said you use it before toner, so I am guessing you do the same with this one

I prefer using a toner that is thicker in texture

If you use a watery toner and apply the booster

booster will be mixed with watery toner on the face 

the booster will become watery too...

Later I used it like an essence (after toner)

it absorbs much quicker and faster

I really like the hydration effect it brings

The booster is stored in a glass container, so the mixture is always kept in a cool temperature

You can also apply a different serum on top of this one

Sometimes in the morning I will first apply the Enprani Super Aqua Booster, then a whitening serum

At night I will use an anti-aging serum on top of this one

That way, I can get hydration and another effect at the same time!!

I will definitely buy this again!!

The whole line includes:

Super Aqua Toner

Super Aqua Emulsion

Super Aqua Capsule Essence

Super Aqua Serum

Super Aqua Cream

Super Aqua White Solution

Super Aqua Mask

Super Aqua Blue Water Gel Mask

Super Aqua Total Solution

Super Aqua Blue Water Sheet Mask

Super Aqua Bubble Scaling Peeling Gel

Super Aqua Ion Night Mask

Super Aqua Jelly Cleansing Liquid

Lancome Hydra-Intense Masque

100mL, $34 CAD

I always wanted to try Lancome masks, cause their cleansing products are quite good!

But prices aren't cheap... or wait until they have bonus gift

I bought it at the Canada duty free for 50% off, paid $17

The mask contains a light rose scent, thick in texture, water based.

Suitable for any skin type.

For those who uses the mask during winter or have sensitive/dry skin, you'll see much more result!

Hydrating effects are superb! 

My skin acts like a sponge and sucks all the water from the mask

After using it my skin is more moisturised, soft, and fine lines reduced a bit too

I see effects immediately! so you can use it for emergency purposes such as before a date!

You can also use it before make up, it will help your make up stick to your face better and won't look flaky....

First, wash your face, dry, then apply a thick layer of mask on your face

leave it on for ~10-15 mins then wash off

Use it 2x/week and your skin will look fully hydrated!!

Laneige Sun Block Aqua SPF 35 PA++

70 mL, I forgot how much....


Ingredients include Beta-Glucan -- helps detoxify your skin, prevent yours skin from harmful sunlight
Suitable for any skin type and daily use. 
Targets dry skin or those who works in air-conditioned environment and needs hydration

PA ++ protects normal skin against medium UVA

Sunscreen is water-based and makes water drops!!

If you apply it before your foundation, it helps your foundation sticks to your face better

light in texture, non-oily, absorbs fast.

It wouldn't dry out your face nor make your face so white like the other sunscreens do....

A lot of sunscreen make you look like a ghost... super white....

Most water drop sunscreen are for dry skin, but hey although I have combination oily skin, I am still scared of being dried up from the sun....
In this case, hydration is really important to me... 
This sunscreen gives a cooling effect
Since it contains water drops, you can't smudge it onto your face, you need to pat it on.. 

There's 4 sunscreens in this line
Laneige Sun Block Aqua SPF 35 PA++
Laneige Sun Block High Lasting SPF 50 PA++
Laneige Sun Block Triple SPF 40 PA++
Laneige Sun Block Oil Free SPF 35 PA++

As a side note, please remember to apply your sunscreen ~15 mins before you go out
If you are outside for long, reapply sunscreen every 1-1.5 hrs