[LANEIGE] Light Balancing Emulsion

When we went to Japan I brought along a limited selection of makeup as well as Laneige samples of lotion and moisturisers so I wouldn't have to carry full-sized products.

Additionally, this meant I got to really try out these products and see how they work.

Laneige describes it as a 'lightweight emulsion with purifying and hydro balancing care for fresh and clear skin", designed for oily-combination skin. 

It's supposed to "control excess sebum and balances oil and moisture for clear and transparent skin" as well as brighten the overall complexion.

All the promises of clear and transparent skin and skin brightening are pretty atypical of Asian skin products actually, and I've never really notice any exceptional changes.

Sample size did mean that it was easy to take to Japan. Since I don't have the full size product I won't comment on the packaging.

The texture is like a lotion. Less runny and light than the tonymoly seaweed lotion, but more moisturising. 

I found this emulsion actually really moisturising on my dry cheeks, and not overpoweringly moisturising on my t-zone; I feel like it really does live up to being designed for combination skin.

After using it twice daily for over two weeks, I felt like my skin was behaving well, and even possibly better. My cheeks are occasionally rough from leftover itchy rashes from allergies, and after prolonged use of this (in addition to another product which I hopefully will have a review up soon) felt smoother and refined.

It's currently priced at $190HKD (approximately $32NZD or $25USD) on SASA, currently on sale. This is for 120ml.
For the giant cheapskate in me, I find it a teensy bit on the expensive side, but I feel for the results I get, I can bear to part with my money.

Looks pretty huh.

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Pros:
☺Light weight
☺Moisturising
☺Good for combination skin
☺May improve skin texture
☺Easy to spread and doesn't require much product to cover face
☺No pungent smell

Cons:
☹ A bit pricey

Overall: 4.9/5
Verdict: It's an A+ for sure. It's worth the price and I'm asking a friend of mine to pick up one for me while she's in HK. I plan to replace my tonymoly lotion with this when that one runs out.

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[TONY MOLY] I'm Real Seaweed Aqua Moisture Lotion

By J
Sample Review I bought the full size and reviewed the packaging here.

So I found out I had three of these samples in my ever growing sample collection so I thought it'd be a good time to do a review of this item, since I have enough to try for a week or two.

It's meant for dry skin, it's supposed to supply moisture to dry and rough skin and contains mineral-rich brown algae and seaweed extract.
It's main ingredients are 

•    - Fair trade Argan oil
     - Natural ingredients 72%
     - Sea water 30,000mg
     - 9 No Added Formula
  (Parabens, talc, triethanolamine, benzyl alcohol, sulfate-based surfactants, propylene glycol, mineral oil, benzophenone, artificial colors free)

Yay, free samples :D

It's step two in your routine so I assume that's after toner, and before cream

It looks like there's a tiny amount, but I used this for well over a week.

The texture is quite light, and surprisingly transparent, if you can see in the picture, It smells of something but it's not an unpleasant smell.

There's a Lioele "version" of this sort of; it's another seaweed gel lotion sort of thing that I've done a comparison to this one. Take a look at it here :D

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Pros:

J It's moisturising enough and yet light enough for me to use on my forehead alone 
J It's a very good second step and moisturises my dry cheeks very well in addition to my cream
J My skin feels a lot smoother
J You don't need a lot to cover your face so the full bottle should last a while

Cons:

L The bottle it comes in has just an open hole, so using a specific amount may be difficult
L Doesn't contain any SPF, and neither does any of their other products in their 3 Step program

Comparing to [Lioele Multi Seaweed Gel
Not sponsored or anything

L Probably harder to use because this comes in a bottle whereas that comes in a pot

J This was much more moisturising
J You get more for your dollar!!! :DDD
J I can actually notice this giving effect to its claim unlike the Lioele one

Overall: 4.95/5 
Verdict: I like it enough to buy it. I'll seriously consider it once I've tried and compared it to the Lioele one. Just gotta wait til I have a bit of spending money LOL and then I'm gonna get this. Only bummer is the lack of SPF :c

Edit: I actually bought it in my most recent haul seen here. 
Here's the full size one, where I just review the packaging.

Full size bottle (200ml) is about $16USD on ebay.