Iwhite Korea Giveaway!

Hi Lovelies! Remember when I asked you if you want a separate giveaway for Iwhite products and you all said yes? So here it is, as promised!

Iwhite Korea  is so nice to send these amazing items for me and for you. I do appreciate companies sending products for giveaway but I am more thankful for companies who also sent packages for me, ofcourse. (kesa mamatay ako sa inggit,db?). However, I can not review them yet since I’m still in the process of testing each product. Nevertheless, I will be reviewing them soon! Btw, Iwhite products smell amazing (except for nose pack and iwhitening pack) especially the Aqua Moisturizing cream!! The smell reminds me of a Laneige cream (I forgot which of those creams I've tried from Laneige).

 IWhite Korea is a revolutionary plant-based whitening skin care line. It uses Bio-Nanotechnology to extract the core nutrients of its ingredients, making it more refined, for easy absorption of the skin, and more potent for a fairer, more radiant and younger-looking skin. You can purchase these goodies at Watsons Nationwide.

1 winner will win these goodies!

Iwhite Korea Moisturizing Facial Wash

Whitens, Revitalizes, Moisturizes

iWhite Facial Wash is a breakthrough scientific formula, refined by Bio-Nanotechnology, making it more potent. It deeply cleanses, removes excess oil and eliminates skin impurities without drying the skin.

Especially formulated with Mulberry Extract to whiten skin for a more radiant complexion, Panax Ginseng to revitalize and improve skin condition, Allantoin and Triclosan to help prevent pimples and other skin irritations. It also has Vitamins C & E to protect skin form free radicals.

Directions for use:

Wet face thoroughly. Put a pea size on the palm of your hand and make a lather and massage gently all over the face. Rinse well and pat dry. Use twice a day or as needed.

IWhite Aqua Moisturizing Cream

Light, Cool, Natural

 A water-base moisturizer that is easily absorb by your skin, leaving a refreshing and soothing feeling. Refined by Bio-Nanotechnology, making it more potent to protect your skin and giving it a more radiant and fair complexion.

Especially formulated with Mulberry Extract to whiten skin for a more radiant complexion, Panax Ginseng to revitalize and improve skin condition, Green Tea Extract and Vitamins A, C, E to protect skin against cellular damage and premature aging, Aloe Vera and Vitamin B5 for elasticity and firmness of the skin. iWhite Aqua Moisturizing Cream is ideal for all skin types.

Directions for use:

Apply on a cleansed and moisturized skin as a base for foundation or powder. Blend well to achieve even coverage. Use every morning to protect from the sun’s harmful ultra-violet rays. For best results, use iWhite Facial Wash and Aqua Moisturizing Cream. Ideal for any type of Make-up

Iwhite Facial Cream

Whitening - Protection - Make-up Base

A natural facial cream that gives you 3 benefits for a complete day care essential protection:

Whitening - Mulberry Root Extract that whitens and eliminates discoloration of the skin for an even-toned complexion

Dual UV Protection - Titanium Dioxide and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate protect the skin from the sun's harmful ultra-violet rays.

Make-up Base - Enriched with Vitamins A,C,E and Panax Ginseng to protect skin from harsh environment and stress that can cause premature aging, ensuring silky smoothness.

Directions for use:

Apply on a cleansed and moisturized skin as a base for foundation or powder. Blend well to achieve even coverage. Use every morning to protect from the sun’s harmful ultra-violet rays. For best results, use iWhite Facial Wash and Aqua Moisturizing Cream. Ideal for any type of Make-up

Iwhite Whitening Pack

Revitalizes, Cleanses, Enhances

Removes deep-seated dirt, whiteheads, blackheads, dead skin and other impurities to reveal a radiant, glowing, younger-looking skin.

Especially formulated with Mulberry Extract that whitens dark skin and evens out discolorations, Panax Ginseng Root Extract that revitalizes and improves skin health and Vitamins A,C, E and B5 to prevent premature aging.

Directions for use:

Wash face with iWhite Facial Wash, rinse well and pat dry. Apply ample amount of iWhite Whitening Pack avoiding the eyes, nose and mouth areas. Wait for 15 minutes or until it dries then peel off from the chin upwards. Use iWhite Aqua Moisturizing Cream all over the face to relieve stress. For best results, use it 3-4 times a week.

Reminder:

You have to wash your face before using this product.

It may have a reaction on sweat, so it is advice to relax while using this product. Do not use while doing chores or any strenuous activity.

Do not wash your face after using the product . You may use moisturizer to relieve stress as long as it is non-comedogenic

To lift dead-skin, do not over dry the solution, rendering it ineffective.

To maximize its whitening effect, you can let the pack stay overnight, however, it will not be effective in removing dead-skin, excess oil and deep seated dirt.

Iwhite Nose Pack

The ultimate whiteheads and blackheads remover

It is a solution that is effective in removing whiteheads and blackheads and eliminates deep-seated dirt, excess oil and other impurities on the nose. It also minimizes the appearance of pores.

Directions for use:

Wash face with iWhite Facial Wash. Apply ample amount of iWhite Nose Pack on the nose and even on the cheeks area or other areas that have blackheads and whiteheads. Spread the solution evenly. Wait for 15 minutes or until it dries then peel off from the base of the nose upward. For best results, use 3-4 times a week.

Reminder:

You have to wash your face before using this product.

It may have a reaction on sweat, so it is advice to relax while using this product. Do not use while doing chores or any strenuous activity.

To lift blackheads and whiteheads, do not over dry the solution, rendering it ineffective.

To maximize its whitening effect, you can let the pack stay overnight, however, it will not be effective in removing blackheads and whiteheads.

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MY ELICINA CHALLENGE (1 MONTH AFTER)

Glad to be back!!! I have been busy *again?!* with school works and OJT. This is the busiest Holiday so far! BTW, please do follow me on twitter. Feel free to mention me /join in our makeup conversations together with other bloggers.

Honestly, this review is one of the most requested review for my blog.  I received messages in facebook, comments on my blog post and even tweets about this product. I feel bad for not being able to review it “A.S.A.P.” 

Anyway, before proceeding to my review, I would like to make it clear that this product was sent by Elicina Philippines. (Thank you Mr. Jonathan) and yes, I did not purchased the product with my own money. I don’t deny the fact that I accept products sent by company to test them out, however, i didn’t give them assurance that I will give only good reviews on their products. In additional, I will not allow anyone to dictate me on what to write on my blog as I am not paid to do so (this blog is for my blog purposes only, not my job, ok?) . Rest assured, all my reviews are based on my honest opinion and experiences on the product.

Elicina, as mentioned in this post, is the “THE PIONEERS AND THE INVENTORS OF THE SNAIL CREAM.” Elicina snail cream contains 80% snail extract (other pricier snail creams contain less snail extract) in natural form: Allantoin, Collagen, Elastin, proteins and glycolic Acid.

Elicina is an all-over snail cream. According to their site, you can use snail cream for face, body, scars, burns, for stretchmark prevention, sun and age spots, wrinkles and more.

Elicina snail cream has two variant namely the original and Plus. The only difference is the latter contains moisturizer.

Packaging:

Elicina comes in two kind of packaging. The 20g Elicina cream comes in a tube while the 40g comes in a jar.

The one I received is in a jar which is completely sealed when I got it. 

If you’re planning to get the 40g, I highly recommend that you buy a spatula to avoid contamination of the product. I saw a spatula in Daiso for only Php 85.00. But if you don’t like spending Php 85 for a spatula, you can use a plastic spoon.

Smell:

It has a weird scent while the product is in its packaging (because of the plastic packaging) however, the product itself has no scent at all.

Consistency:

The consistency of this cream is thick but inspite of the thick consistency, I did not had any troubles in applying it on my face. It spreads easily. A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY! My skin can easily absorbs the product .Most importantly,  although it is made from snail mucus, it doesn’t feel sticky on skin.

Effectiveness:

My skin before taking this Elicina challenge (camera used: Blackberry curve)

After a month (camera used: sony cybershot- which is obviously 6x alot clearer than blackberry curve)

sorry for the bright lighting. I took this shot on our window for you to see my skin under the sun
(click the picture to see it clearly)

 Although it did not really made my skin as perfect as I want it (or as we want our skin to be), my skin did really improved. 85-90% of my pimples were healed. However, I still have few acne marks on my cheeks but hey, it’s alot better now. In all fairness, it did deliver a positive result on acne scars. Nevertheless, I do not give credit only to Elicina cream. Together with elicina cream I also used Coffee Fame soap (as facial wash) from Venus and Mars. ! It is a great soap if you have acne, BUT if you have open pores and acne, that soap will hurt your face really badly! Seriously, it’s like burning my face. So, if you don’t like that feeling, I won’t recommend you to use that soap.

NOTE: According to the label, you can use this twice a day. Though, i use it only in the morning. I prefer not applying anything on my face at night since I want my face to be really clean at night. You can definitely use it once or twice a day, whatever will works for you.

(I will try to upload more pics after 2 months)

PROS

-          Non-sticky

-          Can be easily absorb by the skin

-          Works for me

-          Quite affordable for a snail cream

-          Contains 80% snail extract

-          A little goes a long way

-          All in one product

CONS

-          Not  yet available in our local stores and malls (but you can purchase it HERE)

-          Can be drying on skin (try Elicina Plus –w/ moisturizer)

I do recommend it. But please take note that each person is different, so what works for me may not works for you.

Have you tried this product or any snail cream available in the market? Let me know! I would like to hear it from you. You can leave your comment here (but sorry I don’t usually reply on comments here because I don’t want to spam my own email but rest assured, I do read all your comments!) or share it on my facebook fan page and twitter!

Merry Christmas EVERYONE! 
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A VERY LONG POST: BODY SHOP NATRULIFT SKIN CARE LINE

I’ve been using Body Shop Natrulift skin care line religiously these past few weeks, from toner, Cleanser, facial wash, Day and Night Cream, to serum. So, now I think it’s time to do my reviews on them.

Uhm, My mom told me not to use “anti-aging” cream at my young age. According to some people in the Earth, this product is most suitable for women in their late 20s, 30s or 40s. But because of internet and the power of google --- the brain I never had--- I learned that using Anti-aging products can be use, at my age, to prevent signs of aging such as wrinkles and fine lines. What a relief! 

Moving on…

(About the product, tips and instruction are not originally from me, source: http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk)

NATRULIFT FIRMING DAY CREAM

About the product:

Skin feels firmer and hydrated, wrinkles appear softer. Moisturises for up to 12 hours. For signs of ageing.

Has a temporary lifting effect: skin is plumper and hydrated. Enriched with pomegranate seed oil and Community Trade brazil nut oil. The pomegranate seed oil we use in our firming skin care range comes from pomegranates that are organically grown and hand-harvested by farmers in south-east Turkey. To retain their natural goodness the seeds are cold-pressed. The oil that’s extracted is organically certified.

Tips: Apply after serum as part of your daily skin care regime.

Instruction: Massage into skin in a circular motion.

Price: Php 1625.00

My review:

I’m a type of girl who doesn’t see scented products as a big NO NO… As long as it works, I could live with that. This product is scented but believe me, the scent is nothing but good. It wasn’t the kind of creams that would slap your nose like those grandma’s scented creams. Actually, I think that the smell of this cream is simply gorgeous.  

For texture’s sake, the texture is very creamy. You can get a little goes a long way with this. I think this tube would last me a long time.

In additional, this cream does a good job is making your skin soft and smooth. (especially when you’re using the entire skin care line).

For the cons, I wouldn't think it’s a big con for others but for me, yes. Since it is enriched with pomegranate seed oil and Community Trade Brazil nut oil, you really can get a lot of oils with these. Haha! It feels like the oils (for moisturizing) are too heavy for my skin. It makes my skin looks greasy… that is why I don’t really use this with Serum. But, if you have a dry skin, oh you should really really get this one for yourself.

Now, let me tell you about the temporary lifting effect or the skin being plumper. I wasn’t sure I’ve seen or felt that. I do have few wrinkles on my forehead and so far, it looks exactly the same before I had this product. But, I’m not telling you that this is totally a worthless product. I’ve been using it only for weeks, I haven’t even used a half of it so I can’t tell you yet. So if you’re looking for a product that would do instant job, go get a botox.

**NOTE: Glad I had this during cold season; don’t have to worry about looking greasy as my skin absorbs this easily. But beware, never use this during hot weather/season**

PROS:

>Makes skin soft and smooth

>Smells good

>Texture is very creamy. Little goes a long way

>Good moisturizer

>Feels amazing after hours of applying this cream--- when your skin absorbs the product (at first, it will give you a heavy oily greasy feeling hahaha!)

>It’s organic

CONS

>Expensive (for me? ;p)

>Can makes skin greasy (depends on skin type)

>If you hate products on tube, you’ll hate this.

NATRULIFT FIRMING NIGHT CREAM

About the product:

Skin feels firmer and hydrated, wrinkles appear softer. Moisturises for up to 12 hours. For signs of ageing.

Has a temporary lifting effect: skin is plumper and hydrated. Enriched with pomegranate seed oil and Community Trade brazil nut oil. The pomegranate seed oil we use in our firming skin care range comes from pomegranates that are organically grown and hand-harvested by farmers in south-east Turkey. To retain their natural goodness the seeds are cold-pressed. The oil that’s extracted is organically certified.

Tips: Apply after serum as part of your evening skin care regime.

Instruction: Massage into skin in a circular motion.

Price: Php 1795.00 

My review:

If you’re sleeping in an air-conditioned room, you wouldn’t have any problems with these. In fact, I’m quite sure that you’ll fall inlove with this just like me. The best part is when you wake up in the morning, look at yourself in the mirror and you’ll see a glowing you. Otherwise, this would be a nightmare. Again, the oils can be too much for you to handle

PROS:

>Makes skin really soft and smooth

>Brightens your skin 

CONS

>Comes in tube

>Expensive

NIGHT AND DAY CREAM

I like that they use a darker color for night cream so you could recognize easily which is which.

Natrulift Day Cream looks yellowish while Night cream is white.

NATRULIFT FIRMING SERUM

About the product:

Leaves skin feeling firmer and more toned. For signs of ageing.

Has a temporary lifting effect: skin is plumper and hydrated. Enriched with pomegranate seed oil and Community Trade brazil nut oil. The pomegranate seed oil we use in our firming skin care range comes from pomegranates that are organically grown and hand-harvested by farmers in south-east Turkey. To retain their natural goodness the seeds are cold-pressed. The oil that’s extracted is organically certified.

Tips: Use morning and evening as part of your daily skin care regime. Apply after toner.

Instruction: Apply in a circular motion. Use morning and evening before moisturising.

Price: Php 1950.00 (Please correct me if I am wrong, I saw this on their website and it’s only $7 while other are like $9)

My review:

I think serums are more concentrated than creams. So, yes if you can’t afford to buy two creams (day and night) maybe, you could buy this na lang.

Compared to day cream, this feels much lighter on skin. But I choose to use this on evening before my night cream. I’ve been putting lots of products on mornings so I don’t want to add more burdens on my skin. Though, this is just for skin care, I still believe that anything that is too much is way no better. Oh well, nothing really special about this. For the price, actually, I think you could just skip this if you’re using day and night cream already. 

PROS:

>Light on skin

>Smells good

>Organic

>Comes in a pump

>makes skin soft

>does not deliver sticky feeling

>In my opinion, you could use this as substitute if you can’t afford to buy day and night cream. It’s much cheaper than buying 2 creams right?

CONS

>Expensive

NOTE: NATRULIFT FIRMING DAY CREAM, NIGHT CREAM AND SERUM ARE BEST USE DURING COLD SEASON. 

NATRULIFT SOFTENING CREAM CLEANSER

About the product:

Cleanses and refreshes for a softer-looking complexion. For signs of ageing.

Has a temporary lifting effect: skin is plumper and hydrated. Enriched with pomegranate seed oil and Community Trade brazil nut oil. The pomegranate seed oil we use in our firming skin care range comes from pomegranates that are organically grown and hand-harvested by farmers in south-east Turkey. To retain their natural goodness the seeds are cold-pressed. The oil that’s extracted is organically certified.

Tips: Use morning and evening as part of your daily skin care regime. Follow with Natrulift Softening Toner.

Instruction: Apply with fingertips using circular motions, then remove with cotton wool or a muslin cloth. If product gets into eyes, rinse with clean water.

Price: Php 1025.00 

My review:

I was surprised that I was actually using this the wrong way. Haha. I was using this like Pond’s Cold Cream because it thought it works like that. And indeed, it works like that. It removes my makeup instantly. Take note, I used this “before” washing my face. But the instruction says I have to use this before toner. So, I’ll try to interchange them tonight. Gosh, now I’m worried. You know why? Because whenever I put this on my face it feels like it’s burning my face! I can’t stand the feeling that’s why after removing all my makeup, I have to wash my face na. Oh gosh, if I’m doing it the other way, I would have to endure the pain.  Then see if toner could ease the pain just like the facial wash.

Oh well, but so far, I’m inlove with these. Superb in removing my makeup. Makes my skin feels softer, smoother and cleaner than ever! Yes, my favorite product in Natrulift skin care line!

Click HERE to see my first review on this.

 PROS:

>It does what it supposed to do

>Makes skin feels SOFTER, SMOOTHER AND CLEANER!

CONS

>Expensive

NATRULIFT SOFTENING TONER

About the product:

Clarifies and refreshes for a softer-looking complexion. For signs of ageing.

Has a temporary lifting effect: skin is plumper and hydrated. Enriched with pomegranate seed oil and Community Trade brazil nut oil. The pomegranate seed oil we use in our firming skin care range comes from pomegranates that are organically grown and hand-harvested by farmers in south-east Turkey. To retain their natural goodness the seeds are cold-pressed. The oil that’s extracted is organically certified.

Tips: Use morning and evening after cleansing as part of your daily skin care regime. Follow with Natrulift Firming Serum.

Instruction: Apply to a cotton pad and sweep over face after cleansing.

Price: Php 1250.00 

My review:

Doing a great job as a toner! Another fave of mine! My last step of cleansing. Leaves my skin amazingly clean!  I never go to sleep without applying toner, oh yes, you have to make sure that your face is totally 100% clean from makeup and dirt. 

PROS

>Makes skin soft and smooth

>Leaves skin amazingly clean

CONS

>Expensive

NATRULIFT SOFTENING FACIAL WASH

About the product:

Softly cleanses and refreshes for a velvety-looking complexion. For signs of ageing.

Has a temporary lifting effect: skin is plumper and hydrated. Enriched with pomegranate seed oil and Community Trade brazil nut oil. The pomegranate seed oil we use in our firming skin care range comes from pomegranates that are organically grown and hand-harvested by farmers in south-east Turkey. To retain their natural goodness the seeds are cold-pressed. The oil that’s extracted is organically certified.

Tips: Use morning and evening as part of your daily skin care regime. Follow with Natrulift Softening Toner.

Instruction: Gently massage onto face in a circular motion. Rinse with water. If product gets into eyes, rinse with clean water.

Price: Php 995.00

My review:

I started using stieva-a so yes, my face is suffering from lot of pains in peeling. I usually use my St. Ives Blemish and Blackhead control facial wash during evening but the hell, it’s so painful. Glad I had Body Shop Facial Wash with me. It’s so mild and makes my skin really soft. Though, I don’t feel like it cleanses as much as my St. Ives. 

For my first review on this, click HERE

Sorry for the long post. But hope this helps.

If you wouldn't mind spending Php 8,000+ for skin care products, then you should try this.. Overall, they're good products for skin.. and besides, it's Body shop!  A brand you could trust your skin with. Right ladies? ;p

Oh by the way, if you're wondering if i purchased everything with my own money,, the answer is NO. Haha. 
I won a giveaway contest from ms. PHOEBEANN's sweet November
Thanks again for giving me the chance to try this products...
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