[Lioele] Multi Seaweed Gel

By J
Sample Review

Unlike the tonymoly I'm Real Seaweed Aqua Moisture Lotion I reviewed, which I had three samples, I only had one of these, and so I hadn't used this for as long.

But nonetheless I got a pretty good feel for it and decided to compare it to the tonymoly one :D

It claims to:

• give a calming and cooling sensation
• be moisturising
• tightening
• lifting
• trouble care
• and daily care

In addition, you can supposedly pack this on and use it as a mask. (But I swear its lack of moisturising ability you'd probably have to use all of it ._.

I have to admit that I found this packaging a ton cuter than the tonymoly one. 

Here's the front and back if anyone cares to read it. Sorry about the reflection ;c

Okay. So in the advertised pictures the gel is supposed to be a 'natural' colour of bright yellow? Idk what happened to mine LOL but it sure as heck wasn't yellow. 

It's got this liquidy gel like texture. While I'm not sure about the whole 'calming' claim, it does give a very nice cooling sensation which was pretty nice for the summer. 

There were a load of cons about this, so keep reading below
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Pros:

J It's very light
J Gives cooling sensation

Cons:

L While this might be okay for those with very oily skin, this wasn't nearly moisturising enough for my dry cheeks (which aren't nearly as dry as usual in summer), and not really that moisturising for my oilier T-zone either
L I didn't really notice any tightening of my skin/pores (but not that i really have too many to tell)
L Didn't notice any effects of any trouble care; still got one of my hormonal spots anyway lol
L Doesn't contain any SPF even though it's supposed to be part of 'daily care'

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

L Not nearly as moisturising
L It costs nearly double the amount of the tonymoly one ($12.70USD for Lioele 100ml, $15.50USD for tonymoly 200ml)

J The plus side is that using it is probably easier, as this comes in a pot and spatula, whereas the tonymoly one is just in a big bottle with a big opening.

Overall: 2/5 
Verdict: I really didn't care for this product. I'd buy the tonymoly one over this any day :/

Full size pot (100ml) is about $12.70USD on ebay.

Hoorayyyyyyy for K! :D

K's tiny haul :D (cosmetic.jolse.com)

And when I say tiny I mean super tiny. I don't think you can even call it a haul LOL.

MY PACKAGE YEEEE

This is the size of your haul when you're a poor student like me

 From left to right at the back is:
1. [SKIN FOOD] Egg White Pore Foam (this is my first repurchase)
2. [Etude House] Dear Girls Oil Control Pact
3. [TONYMOLY] I'm Real Seaweed Aqua Moisture Lotion (ended up trying this as a sample like J and loved it C:)
And last but not least...
4. [Innisfree] Mineral concealer stick in True Beige

FREE SAMPLES! \('v')/

Top row, left to right:
1. [Benton] Snail Bee High Content Essence
2. [Etude House] AC Clinic Acne Foam Cleanser
3. [Etude House] Milk Talk - Strawberry (I had no idea this is a body wash o.o)
4. [The Face Shop] New Zealand Volcanic Clay Nose Pore Strip
5. [Holika Holika] Aqua Max Ultra Moisture Cream (big Park Shin Hye face lol)
Bottom row, left to right:
6. Oil blotting sheets
7. [Liolle] Dollish BB cream (I hate this BB cream dammit I keep getting them as samples grrr!)
8. [Etude House] Correct & Care CC cream - Silky
9. [Etude House] Nymph Aura Volumer
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Comment if there's anything you'd like reviewed :)
At the moment I'm thinking I'll review the Skin Food egg pore cleansing foam since I have used it for quite a while now.
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ALMOST FORGOT! I went to a makeup sale with J and bought these...

Reviews will come... eventually D: When my workload drops a little ;-;

Etude House Oh m'Eye Line

By J

I SWEAR K IS GOING TO POST SOMETHING SOON ):
Don't let me down K  :c

Etude House Oh m'Eye Line was recommended to me by two friends, of which one has the same smudging/transferring issue with eyeliners as I do. It's pretty cheap so I thought 'what the heck; nothing to lose'.

This liquid eyeliner comes in black, grey and brown. I've only tried the black so that's what my review's on. :D

I bought this back in January in a haul along with some other stuff from cosmeticjolse.

And also, I apologise for the colour difference between the photos of the product and then me testing it out; I took the photos back when I first received it in the post... and now I've finally got round to taking the other photos and reviewing it :D" -shields self from projectiles-

The packaging is pretty simple; nothing fancy but it's functional.

1. Thickness example. It goes on liquid and then dries into kind of a... thin skin? o.o" But that's what makes it waterproof/smudgeproof/transferproof

2. Results after scrubbing at it with a slightly sweaty finger. Shh.

3. After water has been running over it for a while 

4. Rubbing after it has been wet.

It comes off in flaky peels. It's easy to remove too :D

Sorry about the lighting lol. Hasn't budged since I put it on 7 hours ago!

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Pros:

J Waterproof, smudge proof AND transfer proof. For however long you need it.
J Cheap. Less than $6usd on cosmeticjolse, and even cheaper on ebay
J Pretty versatile to use; can go from natural to pretty dramatic
J Convenient for travel
J Easy to remove

Cons:

L It can come off if it gets wet and you rub at your eyes. I've never encountered this issue though.
L Have to wait for it to dry? But it only takes about 15-25 seconds max.

Overall: 5/5  Can't go wrong with this!

[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.

[Etude House] Drawing Eye Brow

By J

I've been using this for about a year, refilled my old pen once, and then bought a new one after I got too rough with my old one and cracked the plastic. I just like it so much because it's cheap and it works pretty well that I want to share with you guys :D

This is a rebuy I bought in my most recent haul from jolse.

Pencil one end, spoolie on the other

Color swatch..? xD

Top: before. Below: after.
Eh, sorry there's a pimple in my eyebrow :c

You can create really natural looking eyebrows or some pretty funky ones too.

The color I have is Grey-Brown, but there's 5 other shades too to suit.


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Pros:

J You can refill the pen, so you can save package wastage :D
J Twist up pen so no need for sharpening
J Spoolie provided so it's convenient for travel
J 6 colors to choose from
J It's cheap ($3.71 USD on cosmeticjolse.com when it's on its weekly sale)

Cons:

L The refills don't come with new lids so if you lose the lid that's it lol
L If you've been sweating, it will come off when you wipe you eyebrows (so no touchy)

Overall: 4.9/5 
Find it here at jolse. (Not sponsored in any form.)

[The FACE Shop] New Zealand Volcanic Clay Black Head Aloe Nose Strip

By J

Woah, so much time has passed already; January came by and went so quickly. o.o

As free samples from Jolse.com, I've gotten quite a few different brands of nose pore strips, and I have to say I like The FACE Shop (hereafter 'TFS') Aloe Nose Strips the best.
They have one that doesn't have aloe but I find that when I use it I get quite a bit of clay (grey stuff) getting around.

As peeps living in NZ, the mud and hot springs have been toted around as medicinal and containing healing properties for plenty of years (as the Rotorua Museum will tell you). I'm not totally sold on it, but I do recommend the hot pools if anyone is ever in the North Island.

So onto the review:

 The good thing about this is that there are instructions on how to use this, shown in a way that non-english speakers can understand. There was this one brand that I tried that had no instructions that I could read and that was a disaster. 

I really like how this actually fits my face. Another brand I sampled had the wings go all the way under my eyes, and it hurt the skin under my eyes when I peeled it off :c

Not sure if you can see, but if you enlarge the picture, you can see the stuff it pulled out :D
It's gross, but it's fun to look at afterwards.

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Pros:

J The shape of the strip is really good for the nose; it doesn't venture into eye area
J Clean and easy to use
J Pulls out a lot of impurities (I wish i had a better picture to show you guys ;c)
J Pain is more tolerable than other strips I've tried
J Price is affordable ($4.78 USD on Jolse, haven't found cheaper on ebay)

Cons:

L If the strip is not completely dry, you may get some residue on your nose (but you can just clean it off)
L It hurts to pull it off (no pain no gain I guess)

Overall: 4.6/5 (for the residue, and the pain)

Mini Haul from cosmetic.Jolse

By J.

So you all know K and I jumped ship to this site. I've been purchasing from this site for a while, but I rarely get more than 2 items at a go.

This time I got 5, so that counts as a mini haul... right? :D

I paid on the 17th of Dec and it was marked as shipped on the 17th. I received this on the 29th of Dec if I remember right. Jolse is always so efficient c:

Yayyy my packageee :D

It was raining the day I received my package, so the box was a bit wet. Luckily everything inside was very well protected from the wet and damage from the amount of bubble wrap c:

Everything you buy is individually wrapped, so there's heapssss of bubble wrap, if you like to collect it like me :D

Things I bought...

...and my freebies C:

Look at the amount of samples they give compared to the amount I bought lol...

I remember this one time where I only bought two items and they gave me that amount of freebies and I was wondering if they got my order wrong.

1. [The FACE Shop] New Zealand Volcanic Clay Black Head Aloe Nose Strip (7 sheets)
   I've used up all the free samples of this sent to me, and I really loved it! I decided to actually pay for some since they're so good. Review here!
2. [Etude House] Kissful Tint Chou no. 2
   I've seen bubzbeauty on youtube use it for her Korean inspired look and I've super liked it since! This is a present for K though, so maybe she'll review it soon :D
3. [Etude House] Drawing Eye Brow no. 2 grey brown
   This is a rebuy; I refilled my old one once but I've been so rough with it the pen itself cracked, so i thought I better buy a new one. I reviewed it here.
4. [Etude House] Oh~ m'Eye Line no. 1 black
   A few friends recommended I try this one, as it doesn't smudge. Review here!
5. [The FACE Shop] New Zealand Volcanic Clay Blackhead Clay Nose Pack
   Since I like TFS's pore strips I thought I'd give this a try, since i can use it on other areas (like sometimes around my lips :c)
6. Tony Moly Live Aura CC Cream sample: supposedly pinker (brightening) and has more coverage. I'm glad they gave me this sample as I'm pretty keen to try it out.
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Random samples that I'm not particularly interested in lol... but free stuff = :D

   13. Jolse gives away blotting sheets as long as you order 2 or more items.

Oh and look at all this bubble wrap guys :D I'm sorted for exam periods

Exam stress relief  included in purchase for free c:

I really like Jolse, because of its prices (which are pretty reasonable compared to other places), its delivery speed, its free international shipping (and who from NZ can honestly say they don't like that??) and all those freebies which keeps on sucking me back in sadface :c

Only downside I'd say is that it's a little bit limited in terms of its variety compared to some other places,

So if you want to check it out yourself, here's the link: http://cosmetic.jolse.com/

Disclaimer: K and I aren't affiliated with jolse. But boy do I so wish i was LOL. My poor bank account ;n;