Korea Purchase Special Spree

I am going to Seoul, South Korea from Nov 29 - Dec 2. I can help purchase any brand of cosmetic/ skincare (including Sulwhasoo samples). 

Deadline to order: Nov 22, 2013

Deadline to pay: Nov 23, 2013

1) Purchasing cost: 10-15% (light weighted products 10%, heavy products 15%)

2) Please read purchasing details 

http://koyukipalaceeng.blogspot.ca/p/korea-purchase.html

3) Purchasing category:

    a) Korea cosmetic/ skincare brand (Please refer to the list below)

    b) Sulwhasoo samples

         http://koyukipalaceeng.blogspot.ca/p/buy-sulwhasoo-samples.html

4) If purchasing cosmetics/ skincare, please email the required info to koyuki.palace@gmail.com

 Name  Skinfood Watery Berry Emulsion  

 URL  http://www.theskinfood.com/shopping/product.asp?prdno=1553

 Price  15000 won

 Color  for cosmetics ie. eyeshadow, BB cream, lipstick, palettes 

 Quantity  2 

5) If purchasing Sulwhasoo samples, please refer to the list below. Send me the name, quantity, price and email to koyuki.palace@gmail.com

 http://koyukipalaceeng.blogspot.ca/p/buy-sulwhasoo-samples.html

6) Mailable areas: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada, USA, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and etc...

7) Mailing methods﹕ registered mail, EMS, shipping extra

** Category #a products will be mailed directly from Korea **

** Category #b products will be mailed from Korea to Hong Kong then from Hong Kong to your address, shipping will be cheaper this way **

8) Payment: after confirmation, please pay in full, I will refund any out of stock items

I have Hong Kong bank accounts (HSBC), Canada bank account, (RBC, BNS, TD, HSBC, CIBC, ING, BMO, Coast Capital Savings). If you don't either of these accounts, you must pay by Paypal (USD). That means I can only accept HKD, CAD, USD~~

9) If the list below does not have the brands you want and you know where to buy them, feel free to email me, I'll see if I can help.

Brands: 

Banila Co.
Beauty Credit
Baviphat
Charmzone
Dr. Jart+
Enprani
Etude House
Elishacoy
Hanskin
Hera
Holika Holika
Innisfree
It's Skin
Imselene
Laneige
Mamonde
Missha
MJ Care
MIZON
Nature Republic
Skinfood
Skin79
Sulwhasoo
Secret Key
Skylake
The History of Whoo
The Face Shop
Tony Moly
The Saem
Tears

Lioele Beyond the Solution BB Cream

50mL, 25000 won

I bought this on gmarket with the help of my supplier.

Lioele has a few stores in Korea... but I haven't been able to have any luck locating the place

I used it a few times then put it away for a few months cause my Hanskin BB cream seems to work better...

I repeatedly use it once or twice then put it away until recently.. I start to use it everyday!!

What's so good about it??

- colour is perfect (has a yellow tone, suitable for yellowish skintone)

- medium to high coverage

- covers blemishes, dark spots, acne, dark eye circles very well

- no SPF, so it's not thick and greasy (remember to use an SPF product underneath)

- feels light

- silky texture, dewy finish

- easy to blend

- cute pink packaging

- oil control is quite good (still need oil blotting after 4 hours)

One pump is more than enough for the whole face, I also use it on my neck

Concealer is not needed, if you only have small pimples, light eye circles, it can cover well !

I set my face with loose powder afterwards, perfect finish!

I like the fact that it doesn't contain SPF !

I normally use sun protection before I apply my BB cream anyways, so I really don't need a BB cream with SPF to increase pressure on my skin!

It only comes in 1 shade, which has a yellowish tone, suitable for Asian ladies.

There's nothing I don't like about this BB cream, it's one of the best I've ever tried !

Laneige Multiberry Yogurt Peeling Gel

120 mL, 20000-25000 won

I got a sample to try and didn't get the full size.

Ingredients include extracts from blueberries, raspberries, wolfberries, cranberries and strawberry which deliver abundant nutrition and anti-oxidants to protect your face from harmful free radicals

This product replaced the Strawberry Yogurt Peeling.

The previous version contained bigger beads, whereas this one contains microbeads that you can hardly see... I was expecting the new version to be similar, such as having the same "eraser" peeling effect... however after scrubbing for awhile, I only see a little bit of eraser bits... 

some people say it exfoliates on a cellular level.. meaning that we aren't suppose to see it ??

The texture is like a yogurt. It's very gentle and you can rub it on your skin without irritating or drying your skin.

Another interesting thing... you are suppose to use this on wet skin and not dry! 

I do feel my skin being smoother after use... but certainly not a WOW and I wouldn't get it again...

THE FACE SHOP Hyaluronic Acid Mask Sheet

1000 won

I happen to pass by a subway station and THE FACE SHOP has buy 5 get 1 free + free samples.

I just randomly picked a few.

What is Hyaluronic Acid?

- an important substance in the human skin that maintains skintone, moisture and radiance

- without hyaluronic acid, your skin will face dryness, fine lines and wrinkles

- has a high ability to lock moisture, 16 times more powerful than that of collagen! 

- 1g of Hyaluronic Acid can absorb 500 cc of water

- has 500-1000 times moisture absorbing ability

- power hydrating and moisturizing ingredient

- stimulates cell renewal, smoothens and softens your skin, also good for scars and acne

- popular ingredient found in skincare

The mask sheet contains a lot of essence, is oil free and smells refreshing

There's enough essence to cover my neck.

But after 30 mins, my neck is really sticky... maybe I applied too much essence?

It does make my skin feel smooth, soft and moisturized! 

It's also good for sensitive skin or acne skin.

The packaging is quite nice, they avoided the glossy type of packaging... 

compared to the Etude House Hyaluronic Acid Mask Sheet, I think I like the Etude House better

However, the smell is very perfumey!!
I feel like I am applying perfume on my face?? 
Also, the cutting of the mask sheet is weird.. it seems to be too big for the average girls..

Etude House Vitamin C Sheet Mask

20g, 1000 won 

Ingredients include 20 mg Vitamin C & 200 mg lemon extract, which aids in whitening, hydration, provides anti-oxidant, brightens skin tone and brings radiance.

Using it before sleep helps get your skin ready for the repairing and renewal process.
Using it before make up helps your make up stay on your face better.

The mask contains lots of essence, quite watery, can't smell any vitamin C. 

Personally, I don't find Vitamin C quite helpful in terms of whitening...

Directions:

wash and dry your face --> toner --> Apply Vitamin C mask for 15-20 mins --> lotion/ cream
*** The mask contains essence and replaces the serum ***

Benefits for Vitamin C to your skin: 
- aids in collagen production 
- reduces fine lines and wrinkles
- protects your skin against UVA/ UVB so you don't get red spots 

Vitamin C is an unstable vitamin, once it gets in contact with light or high temperature, it gets damaged. 

It is a vitamin that the human body cannot product, so we must absorb from other sources such as food, supplements and skincare.  An average adult needs ~40g Vitamin C per day, which is equal to 1 orange, 1 peach or 1 kiwi. Those who smokes need 2x as much Vitamin C as someone who doesn't smoke. 

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 =)