NMNL – July Box First Impressions & UnBoxing

I normally would not accept subscription boxes for review but back in June, NoMakeNoLife (NMNL), one of the newest Japanese beauty boxes serving international beauty fans, included a full size of a sunscreen that is not only one of my favorites for daily use but also one with limited International distribution in their box. This impressed …

Althea Haul & Unboxing

Times they are a'changing in the US for Asian Beauty fans! KBeauty is now available at CVS, Japan Post is banning sunscreen shipments, and Memebox US, the ridiculously well-funded US-based K-Beauty e-commerce site has come up with yet another way to piss off their customers. I haven't done a haul post in a long time because I'm …

Cotte Face Gel, Face Mask, and Hand Cream Review

Of all the items Ippin was kind enough to send me to try, these three from Cotte were the ones I was super excited about. I love sake based skincare - my skin has a history of responding well to rice based products - and Cotte is the skincare line of 95 year old Hakkaisan …

Lululun Face Mask Rich Moisture Type 32 Sheets Review

Having a skincare blog and instagram changes the way I consume skincare. If I were using sheet masks in a vacuum, I'd probably never even think of dropping $7 on a single sheet mask, regardless of how much I like the artwork, but being able to share (and preserve?) that artwork on Instagram somehow makes all the …

AprilSkin Mummy Mud Mask and Mermaid Hydrogel Mask

I just realized that it has been awhile since I last reviewed a sheet mask so let's remedy that right now, shall we? Today I have not ONE but TWO sheet mask reviews, and they're pretty great sheet masks at that! Let's take a closer look at these masks! Product Name April Skin Mummy Mud Mask The Claim This …

Quality 1st All in One Sheet Mask Review

Like most other people, every January I always feel the desire to be an overall better person. As it relates to my skincare hobby, I’ve resolved to be a more conscientious and less wasteful consumer. The main goal for the first part of this year is to get my stash of products down to a …

Ciracle Snail Hydrogel Mask Review

I don't write a lot about sheet masks because I don't actually know very much about them. Unlike most steps in skincare, sheet masks are one area where I don't like trying new things. There are just too many potential pitfalls and ways for a mask to go wrong. Like this mask. I really, really wanted to like …

Spotlight on Horse Oil!

It seems like every couple of months, a new oil emerges as the new darling ingredient of beauty editors and natural-minded skincare folk everywhere. Coconut oil kicked off this trend in the late 2000's, I think, and since then we've seen argan, rosehip oil, grapeseed oil, seabuckthorn oil, and even dilo oil being championed as …

May Coop Raw Sheet Review

I'm not a sheet mask snob, but I am a sheet mask neophobe. I think this is because my first couple of experiences with sheet masks were so terrible that I've come to expect new sheet masks to be terrible. As a result, when I find a sheet mask I like, I buy A LOT …

Sunday Sundries! Ingredients to the Evercos Herbal Clinic Hanbang Sheet Masks

These herbal clinic sheet masks from Evercos are some of my favorites! I've searched far and wide and could not find the ingredients for these sheet masks in English anywhere on the internet. I generally like to know what I'm putting on my face, so I buckled down and translated them for you all! Cat, who definitely …