Hello, Kitty!

Nono, I haven't forgotten about this blog. Been really really busy with writing, and plus my parents are visiting from Singapore! Yay homecooked meals! Everything tastes so much better when your mum makes it, don't you think?
Here, have this haul post in the meantime! :D

Wow, it's been a while since my Sunnanz order came in. But the masks were sooooo cute, I had to share!

The My Beauty Diary x Hello Kitty masks come in 2 varieties - Strawberry Milk (pink) and Honey Milk (yellow). I'm quite glad they sent the boxes as well, the designs are so cute! I ordered 2 of each which was overkill in hindsight. For some reason I thought that there were 7 pieces to a box, but there are actually 10! I was really surprised at first when I opened the package, I thought they'd made a mistake with my order... :p

Sanrio sticker!

Each one has 3 different designs for the individual mask packaging.You get 3 pieces of each design plus a randomly chosen one in each box.

Yeah, definitely overkill. Oh well, it would make a great gift!

Haul: My Beauty Diary and Face Q masks / Casual review: Sunnanz

I just love it when I forget that I've ordered something, and when it arrives it's like getting a present. I placed a pre-order with Sunnanz for the My Beauty Diary x Hello Kitty collaboration face masks, and they arrived yesterday! I totally forgot about them because I had to wait for about a month lol.
But today's post is about my previous order, from their standing stock of My Beauty Diary and Face Q masks. I pretty much got one of whatever they had available. Ah hahaha, I love my masks.
You can read a bit about Sunnanz here.

Gigantic package! The whole transaction was pretty smooth. They have a shopping cart system on their site, after I finished picking what I wanted, I filled in my details, and hit the submit order button. Because I'm not in Singapore, I had to wait for an invoice email from them that included postage costs but it didn't take long, within 24 hours? They also sent email notifications when they sent my package out.

My Beauty Diary face masks!

Face Q masks!

I really can't wait to try these out! I haven't yet, because I've been using the Face Shop packs, but I'll get round to these soon. I've heard so much about them, really hope they live up to the hype. They certainly seem to be always sold out on Sasa, which was why I chose to order from Sunnanz instead.
I'll definitely be ordering from them again, in addition to MBD and Face Q masks, they also have other brands of Taiwanese masks, as well as various Korean skincare products in stock. They also do preorders for a lot of Korean makeup/skincare brands and clothing items - more shopping! Omg! 

I'm wayyyyy behind on haul posts. Would also love to do some swatch posts too so look out for that too!

Review: The Face Shop Fresh Cucumber pack

Last week I wrote about the Hydrating Milk pack from The Face Shop, this week, it's the Fresh Cucumber pack (AU$17)!
Pics:

It has a flip top lid just like the other mask pack, and it comes foil sealed which you have to remove before use.

My first impression of this was the scent. The 'cucumber' fragrance is really really strong! My whole makeup/skincare drawer stinks of it. I don't really mind, because I quite like the scent and my sense of smell is not the greatest anyway. But those who are sensitive may want to stay away from this.

That said, I really like this mask. It is my favourite of the two. I find it really cooling and refreshing, and very hydrating. I usually have some redness around the nose, and cheeks, but this disappears completely after using this mask. From the pic below you can see that it contains these jelly-like granules. They don't dissolve, and are actually quite firm. I'm not sure what they are, cucumber bits? lol

Again, I did not moisturise my hands for about 3 days before taking these pictures. Probably hard to tell from the photos but skin texture is improved, and softened. <3

Unfortunately, the label is all in Korean so no ingredients list this time. :/ I think the instructions are pretty much the same as for the Hydrating milk pack, I usually leave it on for 15 minutes sometimes slightly more though. Wash off, then follow with the usual skincare routine.

^_^ I really love this mask! Would love to try more masks from The Face Shop. So far they are fairly cheap, they haven't broken me out, and they do their job.

Edit: I forgot to add that this has an anti-acne effect for me. Not so much on existing pimples, but on ones that are just starting to come up. Yay!

Review: The Face Shop Hydrating milk pack

I love love loooovve masking, I used to not do masks at all but they really make a difference in improving skin texture and dullness. I've been using two from The Face Shop recently, and I love them both!

First up: Hydrating Milk Pack (AU$17)

From the back:

Lavish parched skin with hydration

This wash-off milk pack provides the concentrated care of a salon facial from the comforts of home to hydrate and soften dry, rough skin.

The benefits of milk: A natural nutritional food containing various proteins, minerals and vitamins that help improve skin elasticity and brighten lackluster skin.

Directions: After washing and applying toner, spread evenly over face, avoiding eye areas. Leave on for 10-15 minutes and rinse off with warm water.

Caution: For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes. Keep out of reach of children. Discontinue use if signs of irritation appear.

Ingredients:
Water, glycerin, mineral oil, butylene glycol, squalane, trehalose, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), sodium hyaluronate, polysorbate 60, betaine, water (and) butylene glycol (and) nonfat dry milk, sodium acrylate/acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, (and) isohexadecane (and) polysorbate 80, dimethicone, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate (and) PEG-100 stearate, stearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, methylparaben, sorbitan stearate, triethanolamine, allantoin, perfume, disodium EDTA.

So it actually contains skim milk! 

Foil sealed



Flip top lid





Swatch!

The texture is smooth and creamy, but light at the same time. I usually use this after a shower at night, and leave it on for 15 minutes, then follow with my usual skincare routine. I don't find it as immediately hydrating as the Fresh Cucumber pack, or the Hydra Intense Gel mask from Lancome. But my skin feels much softer, and looks brighter the next day!

After shot!

I actually didn't use hand cream for about 3 days prior to this. Don't know if it's really visible, but my skin is definitely more moisturised and softer, and texture is improved. This mask is actually not my favourite, as I feel the Fresh Cucumber pack is more hydrating, but this still does the job. Definitely recommended!

Edit: Forgot to mention that this has a milky smell, like powdered milk or baby formula.