Pan Project 2018: The Faceshop Fresh Milk Cream ♥

One of the many items for my Pan Project 2018. The hoarder in me bought it in 2017 just because it was on sale for only 28.00AED now I need to use it up or throw it out. No excuses. No beauty products are allowed to reach in 2019. 

Pan Project 2018: Nature Republic Aloe Vera Gel ♥

One of the many items for my Pan Project 2018. I wish to finish this year or finally throw it out. Hopefully. PS: for those who are curious this brand is not available in UAE I got it online for 60.00AED.

Korean Beauty Products ♥

Hello! Been posting various photo as I am deleting them from my PC at work. What happened was I take photos of just about anything then saving them at the said PC. But then since I am no longer sure until when will I be in the company that I started cleaning it up. I mean personal files and photos like this one.

Back on the photo. One item is Aloe Vera Gel from Nature Republic the said brand is from Korea and not yet available in UAE market. But do not worry there is now a shop in DFC called Mumuso and they also have their own version of aloe vera gel. Sometimes Daiso has it too. But Daiso UAE is not stocking up much when it comes to beauty products. I cannot comment yet on how the product is as I am not yet using it. One of the many items I hoarded in the past. I will be doing my Pan Project until 2018!

Second item is from The Faceshop. It is called Fresh Milk Cream and as you can see not yet opened. I bought it on impulse just because it was on sale. Again I kept it and it belongs to the items that will be in Pan Project 2018. I was a hoarder. I am a recovering hoarder. 2017 I still made a lot of purchase. But at least it is a great improvement comparing to 2016 or 2015 especially in 2014! I am still very far from my goal of having my items fit into 2 suitcases but the more I declutter or pan project the more I see that it is possible. Ciao!

The Face Shop Rice Ceramide Moisture Cream 🌸

The last time I posted about TFS Chia Seed Cream I was not able to show the inside of the bottle and so here it is. I was not able to do so as no time left to take a photo haha. You can see the it is a clear kind of cream. And I finished it off in the month of September.

Looks like a gel right? Looks sticky but believe me the skin absorbs it immediately. And this is the most expensive cream from The Faceshop that I ever tried. Goodbye to it and hello the Rice Ceramide Moisture Cream. I had to do this one in and one out scenario, to make sure I finish all the creams. And at the same time they will not create clutter in my dresser.

The Faceshop Rice Ceramide Moisture Cream. I bought it last year. I cannot remember if I got it on sale but I purchased it because of the word rice. I have this thought that rice will be good on the skin. 

Sadly my initial impression with this Rice Ceramide Moisture Cream was not good. I love the smell. But the cream was very heavy to my skin. Or maybe because it was start of summer that year? I kept it thinking I could use it as a body lotion later on. But I know now that time won't come as I have many body lotions in the drawer.

Now even though I do not like it much I will use it just to avoid wasting it. Probably in the morning I will mix it with BB cream. As this will work well for someone with oily skin. And I have a combination skin. What can I do? I bought it out of curiosity and here we do not get sample sachets of the products.

I only have until November to place an order via Ebay. All orders by then will come by December. And next year when VAT has been implemented I am not sure if buying my Ebay will have tax or not. But even then I cannot bring myself yet to order anything as I do not know if I will be able to finish it in a month or more. And I think I still have 3 or more than moisturizers that I must finish before they expire.

The Faceshop Rice Ceramide Moisture Cream does not come with a box unlike the first two The Faceshop creams I used. But I do not mind. To avoid the waste. I took a lot of photos of the back of the tube for those who are curious or interested in other details and ingredients. I stopped doing that. I just listen to what my skin says. 

Rice Ceramide also has toner, serum and essence. Which I did not bother to buy anymore since I am not really happy with the cream. I think the only line from The Faceshop that I bought on complete set was their Green Tea Line.

And that's all for today. If there is anything else that I can add up regarding this cream then I will just edit this post. But for now I cannot think of any.

Now moving on to different topic. Regarding the VAT. I do not know why Middle East want to implement such. But as a lowly employee who has been around here for a decade, I can feel the changes around me. And this is not a good kind of change. I know many of you thinks that the salary here is very awesome as there is not salary tax. But from where are you basing that thought? Maybe if you are thinking about Westerners in top management positions. But if you will look at the lowly employees like me, I doubt that you can still say the same. 

I am doing my Pan Project and Decluttering because maybe deep inside of me I know that the life here that I had known is about to get harder. And with that I had no idea until when will I be here or until when can I last? The salary has been stagnant for a decade. But the expenses won't stop going up. Vat will surely affect everything else. I maybe talking about ordering from Ebay but not really sure about that. As the months passes by, money gets tighter too. Sorry to end the post in a bad light. 

November 19, 2017: It is over a month now and I am not yet finished with The Faceshop Rice Ceramide Moisture Cream as I am using it only in the morning. Now there is something weird. I am sure that last year when I first use it, it feels sticky/slimy to my face. But then when I started using it again I do not feel the same sticky/slimy I felt upon the first use. Could the weather played a part? We do not have the extremely cold winter here. But the weather has changed from extremely hot to tolerable as of October. Could it also be that I am not applying layers of skin care? Like in the morning I only use this moisturizer and sunscreen. And last week with the addition of Japanese emulsion. So since it is the cheapest cream The Faceshop can offer then it will do. 

The Face Shop Chia Seed Cream 🌸

Another moisturizer from the past. I bought this The Faceshop Chia Seed from an online seller back in 2014 or 2015. I know that time that The Faceshop is available in UAE but I was not yet their customer.

I bought this during the time I was on my hoarding phase and I was hoping to have the chok chok skin that Koreans have. Take a lot of photos for this post. At least before throwing the cute box away (boxes was one of the reasons for my mess inside the tiny room). Anyway it said to be perfect for oil control and since my Tzone never stops producing oil I thought this might help.

Took photos of all the sides of the box without really reading them. Well the older I get, the more I don't care much. I mean all I want/need now is an affordable moisturizer that works. Whether the packaging is cute or not. And this one said to be GMO free. Not really avoiding it. Seriously.

This Chia Seed Cream comes with a scoop. Do you use one? I don't. Don't believe in it anyway. Because I am the only one who uses my cream. And before putting anything on my face I make sure that I wash my hands properly. Actually I always wash my hands well to avoid getting sick. As I do not want to be sick anymore.

So it is one in and one out. I finished the olive face cream and now will try to finish this chia seed cream. Chia seed cream is transparent gel cream while olive cream is the usual white cream. On my face chia seed cream feels to be thicker than olive cream. Both are same 150grams but because of the bottle chia seed looks like it has more on it. But do not be deceived.

Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect First Serum 🌸

I cannot what I ordered from Ebay or from which seller but I got this Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect First Serum for free. Maybe together with the other samples I posted before.

It is serum so I was expecting it to be a light cream but instead it is a clear liquid. Was not able to take a photo of that one as I accidentally spilled some on the floor and immediately used up the remaining liquid. Well it was fine but I cannot say if it will be in the long run as the serum was for one time used only. And right now I cannot buy anything for the face as I still have many stocks.

Just posting it to document that I was able to use this brand/product and take note for the future if ever I run out of facial products. Other items worth trying out also: 
Etude House Honey Cera
Tony Moly Snail Cream
Tony Moly Black Tea Cream
Etude House Sunscreen
But maybe, just maybe, Korean product works well with me because they are specifically designed for Asian skin?

The Face Shop Olive Face Cream 🌸

Hello to all! I wish this is an in depth review but this is not. For those who do not want to read the long story, The Face Shop Olive Face Cream is available in The Face Shop UAE. Price is below 100AED but I bought mine on sale. I have a combination skin and its working great on me. When I say working great what I meant is: sinks in to the skin easily without any greasy feeling. Does not irritate the skin. You know the usual way how the moisturizer really works. But to be honest in the last 2 months I experienced better moisturizers but sadly those brands are not available in UAE. So this one will do. As long as it can moisturize well without funny effects on the skin.

For the photos I used my camera. As it is already collecting dust in the drawer. But then after 2 years (?) of having it I still cannot work on my way into taking close up photos. But anyway, I just want to show how the product looks like. It came in a small bottle. Without a box, which is fine with me as to helping the Mother Earth even in a smallest way. And it does not have a scoop either. Others have. Then again I do not mind. I use my fingers which I wash first with soap and water before dipping it into the bottle of cream. 

Anyway I think it is self explanatory that the name is Olive. Meaning one of the ingredients in making this cream is olive. Olive has been known to be good on health and so it is not surprising to find this in skin care products s well. Although I am not really a huge fan. I purchased my The Face Shop Olive Face Cream because it was on sale and I thought I'd just try it out. Purchased last January 2017. About this finish before August ends. It has taken me time to finish because I'm using other brands/creams at the same time. I mean I am alternating them.

Last winter, even though the winter here is not much cold, I was able to consume too many moisturizers as I am doing it the Korean and Japanese way. But comes summer I cannot as I find them too uncomfortable and feels like my skin cannot handle layers of skin care and makeup. So if I could go back in time I would not purchase so many skin care products. Only consolation is since some are still unopened and the expiration date is on 2019.

This is what the cream looks like. Nothing extra ordinary. Just like any other moisturizing cream I own. As much as I want to move on to other creams I cannot as I am still trying to finish it. Maybe I will be able to buy new creams only in 2018. Or in 2019. Don't know. Not because I do not have a budget for it but the usual story of having too much of it.

Tada! 1/8 of my stash that I am trying to finish! I doubt that I can finish them all by end of this year. But it is okay since they will not yet expire anytime soon. Most are not yet opened. But soon enough I will be discarding a lot of makeup. Summer makes my skin crazy that for a few days I find myself with flaky skin. To think that I eat a lot of vegetables and fruits. I eat fish. I drink a lot of water to the point that I need to pee a lot because of it. Plus I moisturizer. And I do not use facial wash that strong for my face. Maybe it has something to do with age. The older we get, the drier our skin will be.

That's all for today. And I hope my post makes sense somehow. I am writing just an outlet. To break the ice from my busy life from work. And to steer my thoughts away even just for a few minutes. Once again I find myself having problems which I did not create in the first place. You know, it was not my choice to be the eldest and the bread winner. Ciao!

A few days after writing this post I was able to finish the tube of the cream and before throwing the bottle I opened the sticker and the bottom. Took photos for those who are curious or interested. But then as of me it is yay! Another item off my magic dresser. I call my dresser magic because seems like it never runs out of stuff on it. I keep on saying that it only has 100 items but no matter how many items I either used up or discarded, it is still overflowing as ever. If only.. If only I did not waste my money is so many things..

Etude House Honey Cera

I got this Etude House Honey Cera cream for free from one of my purchases in Ebay back in February. Decided to finish off the free samples I've got before they expire. Feedback? Sorry Etude House, this cream is not for me. You see I am not really hard to please when it comes to  moisturizer but my skin must feel something extraordinary compared to all the creams I used in the past, before I sing praises. In short there is nothing in this brand that makes it stood out.

Tony Moly Snail Cream

Tony Moly Snail Cream sample comes as free with an Ebay purchase I made months ago. Well what can I say? Been seeing snail cream for years now but not paying any attention to it. Methinks it is just a marketing ploy to lure people to buy and try it out. Well I was mistaken. I am surprised that this sits well with my combination skin. Does not make my face oily. Absorbed by my skin in no time. And I woke up the next day with feeling my skin has soften. I will definitely purchase a full bottle. But not anytime soon as I am stuck to finish off all my moisturizers before getting a new one.

Tony Moly Black Tea Cream

Another sample from an Ebay purchase. Decided to use it now before I forget all about it. Well first of all, silly me as I was expecting it to be black because the name says Black Tea cream. Anyway this sample is good for one use only. Which is fine with me. Impression? Well this is good for my combination skin but I did not feel any difference. I mean my skin says there is nothing special to it that makes it stand out from all the facial moisturizers I used in the past. So I will not be buying the full size.

Etude House Sunscreen

Got this sample from my Ebay purchase last February 2017. Has taken me a long time to use it because as I always say, I have way too many products. And I only have one face. Now for the feedback. Well this is not for me as this makes my face oily. Normally only my T zone is oily but using it makes my whole face sticky. So needless to say that I will not buy a full size.

The Faceshop Calendula Moisture Toner

I read online where people says that Korean brand of cosmetics are so affordable. But in spite of it only The Faceshop managed to come here in the Gulf and the prices are not exactly affordable. 

Today let me share with you The Faceshop Calendula Moisture Toner. I forgot the exact price but I got mine on sale around 50.00AED for 150ML. This said to be a moisture toner.

Calendula is said to be a flower but unfortunately I haven't seen one so I do not know the real smell and to where to compare its smell. And I cannot figure it out either. I know the smell of roses and sampaguita too well. But not this one. I bought this Calendula Moisture Toner just to try it out. It has a faint flowery smell and said to be moisturizing on the skin. Above photo is the box where the Hangul is written which is something I do not understand. Next photo is written in English with ingredients list.

Next photo is how the Calendula Moisture Toner looks like. Thicker than the usual toner I used in the past. But not as thick as serum or essence. It can remove make up and dirt but I simply run out of time to take photos as a sample. (When did I ever have an ample of time anyway?)

I have 3 variants of toner from The Faceshop but this is my least favorite due to smell. As of the alcohol even though it is not alcohol free my skin does not feel funny nor heavy. And to be honest I also tried the 7 skin steps which was a Korean craze a few weeks ago. Meaning you will use a skin/softener/toner 7 times not necessarily mean you need to have 7 brands or 7 variants. Did I like it? Well yes but then it was cold that time but as soon as March came it became hot (weather) and I don't like applying too many products on my face anymore.

It was 2014 when I decided I wanted to have a beautiful skin. Beautiful in a sense that it does not dry out. Dry skin is not cool as it can be itchy and flaking does not look good. I tried different brands and included toner in my beauty regime. But since 2014 you will hear me say contradicting views regarding toner. The factors are the price and the weather. 

Some says that when the weather is cold that is the time they experience extremely dry skin. But seems like it is the opposite for me. When the weather is hot that is the time that my skin goes crazy. Name it. Dry skin. Oily nose all the time. Whiteheads on my nose 24/7 no matter how I clean, scrub and moisturize. By the time I finished writing this post the bottle would be emptied out. But even so I do not have plans to repurchase it.

No plans to repurchase yet as I still have other toners at home. In UAE even though it is extremely hot almost all the establishments do have air conditioner. And since I am working inside the office I will not be exposed that much under the sun. So even though my skin is going through some craziness I still do not need much face products. As too many face products will lead to feeling sticky and heavy. As well as irritating. Just a cleanser and moisturizer will do. Being inside the air conditioned areas + not being exposed to sun makes my skin not produced much oil and whiteheads.

But if I am in Turkey or Philippines or any place with the opposite condition in UAE meaning the summer is not as hot as UAE but then not all establishments do not have air conditioner, and I will be exposed under the sun ~ that is the time that I will still need all the toners in the world. To prevent my nose from producing too much oil. As well as prevent the whiteheads. Or at least slow them down. 

And since I've used far too many brands of toners that I do not have a specific favorite anymore. Since most works the same. Difference would be the price and the scent. But then financially wise once I lost my job I probably would not even bother to purchase a toner at all.

A minimalist mantra as a friendly reminder.

Serums

What is serum? I did not know about serums not until I was introduced to Korean skin care regime. It is a facial product with a light consistency to be used on after cleansing the skin. But before emulsion, face cream and/or sleeping pack. It has a higher concentration of an ingredient/s for a specific target for your skin problem. Mine is all about the sun spot. And the oily nose. But if you are using an ampoule then the ampoule should go first. Now interestingly serum and essence are the same. Or at least almost the same in some brands. But if you still want to use a serum and essence use serum first (after the ampoule) if it is watery. But then if serum is oil then it should be the first before the essence. Here are some of the serums I am currently using. But please note that I am not using them all at once. I am rotating them.

📍 TFS Calendula Serum ~ I'm using it at night. But only when I need extra hydration. I think it will work better for those with extremely dry skin. It is making my skin oilier than the usual. But I can't throw it away so I'm using it anyway in spite of the outcome.

📍 TFS Green Tea Serum ~ I am about to finish the bottle now. As it works well with my combination skin. Purpose again is for extra hydration. I am using it in the morning rather than in the evening.

📍 Loreal Revitalift Serum ~ I purchased it on impulse and keeps on using it just to avoid wasting it though I can't tell if it is really doing what it is supposed to do.

📍 Skin Food Peach Sake Pore Serum ~ It is taking time for me to finish as it goes only to my nose. The only oily part of my face. It never fails to produce oil 24/7 and so I had to combat whiteheads on the nose on almost daily basis.

 

That's all for today. Thanks for dropping by. I hope I am able to impart something no matter how small it may be.

I finally got some TFS Green Tea 🇰🇷

Not all the products are included in the photo and my morning skin care routine starts after taking a shower. And of course on shower cleansing of the face is included too.
⭕️ Toner ~ but not to be confused with the Western toner. Korean toner or Japanese lotion/conditioner. Whichever is available.
⭕️ Serum
⭕️ Emulsion

⭕️ Moisturizer
⭕️ Sunscreen
⭕️ Primer ~ optional
⭕️ BB Cream ~ optional
⭕️ Make Up ~ optional

Now on the photo. The Face Shop is the only Korean brand or Asian brand readily available in the UAE market. But honestly this baffles me a lot. I mean UAE and USA are both rich countries. But then USA has so many choices of products. Whatever is the new thing or fad anywhere in the world they seem to have an access to it. While it is the complete opposite in the UAE. For example the world has gone crazy over the Speculoos Paste. It came to UAE market only when the madness died down and people went back to the good old peanut butter. A friend told me maybe it has something to do with halal. But then I am not talking only about food. I am also talking about cosmetics and skin care products. Fine we have some here but only the most expensive.

 

Some might say BUT Missha and Skin Food are available too! But the word I mentioned was 'readily' available. I heard about Missha and Skin Food shops but I have never seen one. You know UAE has 7 emirates. And they tend to know only Dubai and Abu Dhabi. So since it is only The Face Shop basically they don't have to compete with any other Asian or Korean brand and so they can name their price. People will take it or leave it. And so Janes like me cannot afford their prices the whole year round. I have to wait for them to go on sale but even on sale the prices will not really drop down that much. So I finally got my hands on the TFS Green Tea line when the sale has started.

 

The Face Shop Green Tea Waterfull Serum ~ I got it last December 2016 for 59.00AED and still that is quite a lot of money when I am seeing Japanese skin care products in Amazon Japan in much lesser prices. But I purchased it anyway as I was itching to try out their serum. It delivers and as I write this I am about to finish the bottle. No plans of repurchasing anytime soon. As I am still searching a cheaper Japanese alternative.

 

The Face Shop Green Tea Water Waterfull Toner and Serum ~ each bottle on sale price is 45.00AED and I got it this month only when they continued the sale due to DFS. Still expensive as the Japanese conditioner I purchased last November from Amazon Japan was the same amount but the quantity is 500ML. In the end I am happy with the performance of Green Tea Line but I still have issues about it due to the amount. I want to be beautiful but without breaking my bank account.

The Face Shop UAE 🇰🇷

Just a quick post. The Face Shop a Korean brand of skin care products and cosmetics is currently on sale in the UAE. I am not sure until when this sale will run. But I think by now most of the cheapest items are gone. Like I visited the one in Matajer Mall those eyeshadows for only 5AED were just around 3 pieces. The sales associate told me that the employees of the shop and the mall were the first ones to purchase the cheapest items. Well what to do anyway? 

This is the good time to shop if you are interested in Korean skin care products. And there is not much brands available in the UAE anyway. It is the good time because in the whole year they rarely have sale. Like for the last year I caught them on sale only on January and December. And they are on a regular price the whole year. Maybe there were times that they have discounts which like a weekend thing. But there's no way in telling in which month/week those sale will fall. They are not very much active in their social media.

Last weekend I was not able to contain myself and here's what I got. Green Tea in toner and emulsion. Only my nose gets oily buy my skin loves the Green Tea Waterfull Serum that led me into coming back to buy the toner and emulsion. I do not know if their green tea line has other products. But so far I have seen only 3. Ooppps before I forgot each bottle cost only 45.00AED and believe that is already affordable. I can say because I am the one who always check the prices in other shops. Even if I am not going to buy. So I guess that's all for today. Till next time.

Korean Beauty Products

I was about to say that I adore Korean beauty products because of the cute packaging then look closely at my photo and realized there's nothing cute about it. So I have to think of other explanation why I adore them haha. Truth of the matter is I have seen a lot of Korean dramas and their skin from those dramas are to die for. No pores at all. Dewy all the time. Well that's how they are packaging themselves anyway. To be always beautiful and cute no matter what is the circumstances. I mean while I'm watching Les Revenants of France or History Channel's Vikings I wasn't thinking 'Oh my gosh! I want to have a skin like them' which is the exact opposite when I am watching Korean dramas.

I joined the bandwagon only around 2015. And honestly what you are seeing are not yet all the Korean beauty products that I used but then I don't think that I've gone overboard with them. Most of these were purchased to try them out. Good thing that most comes in small packaging which makes it faster for me to finish whether I like the product of not. But the problem is they are not available in the UAE market. I heard there is a Skinfood in Dubai but I have never seen it and do not have plans on doing so anyway. The Face Shop is available but I visit them only when on sale. You see my concern is over here it is tax free but then prices are always seem to be so high that I have to wait for a miracle sale where the prices would drop up to 70% off. 

Are Korean beauty products really that good? Haha as if I already experienced all the brands in the world. But anyway let me give you my opinion on that matter. The first thing is I prefer them or any Asian brands over Western brands because of the price. Yeah sure there are also premium brands in Asian market but I'm talking about the drugstore brands. For example I got a Skinfood BB Cream for only 60AED to 70AED whereas if I were to buy a Western brand let's say La Roche Posay it would cost me almost 200AED. When it comes to BB Cream I think Asian got it right. I never wore foundation as I find them too thick and I feel like I have something on my face all the time. But BB Cream feels lighter on the skin that I don't feel anything clinging on my face. But then again I'm just finishing whatever I have with no further plans of repurchasing as I can get by without a BB Cream anyway.

When it comes to deodorants and/or anti perspirants nah, I will stay away from  a Korean brand. Maybe they don't really sweat hard. None of the brands I tried worked for me. As of their face creams/moisturizers well I don't find anything special with them. But not bad either. What I love the most are unfortunately not in the photo. I love some of their toners (not astringent ones), serums and emulsions. The world of Korean skin care products can be too overwhelming as they have too many that it will be hard to keep up. But I don't have intention to anyway.

The Face Shop UAE is having a sale now. Not sure until when it will run and I bought myself some items which I will be sharing as soon as I get the time. Got myself all the Green Tea Line. Some Calendula line. Some Olive Line. And will be waiting for the next salary as I am thinking of getting myself some items too from White Seed Line.

Morning Skin Care 🌚🌝

📍Hada Labo Anti Ageing Hydrator

📍The Face Shop Green Tea Waterfull Serum

📍Skinfood Peach Sake Pore Serum

📍Shiseido Senka Mineral Water UV

Here is my morning skin care when I am in a hurry. Well to all the young girls and boys out there: I am advocating to have a minimalist and frugal lifestyle. But when it comes to your skin please as early as possible start taking care of your skin. Have a healthy lifestyle. Eat right. Exercise. Always use a sunscreen. And have a skin care regime that will suite you and your budget. Please do not be like me. I only started this skin care routine a little too late in my life. I already have sun spots and uneven skin tone which were sadly irreversible. (Plus pimples as I write this. I got sick and was not able to apply my face products for a few days).

Morning Skin Care Routine 🌝

 💕 Point Cleansing Foam
 💕 Skinfood Peach Sake Pore Serum
 💕 Loreal Anti Ageing Serum
 💕 The Face Shop Calendulla Serum
 💕 La Roche Posay Anthelios Cream Sunscreen
 💕 Daiso BB Cream
Point Cleansing Foam is not in the photo but I included it in the list to state that it is a must to clean first the face with facial cleanser and water before anything else. And I wear make up only once in a blue moon.

Evening Skin Care Routine 💕

 💕 La Roche Posay Micelle Solution
 💕 La Roche Posay Physiological Soothing Toner
 💕 The Face Shop Mango Seed Oil Foam Cleanser
 💕 Muji Moist Essence Lotion
 💕 Muji Medicated Whitening Milk
 💕 Hanadomy Collagen Lotion
 💕 Skin Food Tomato Whitening Emulsion
 💕 Skin Food Peach Pore Sake Serum
 💕 Hanadomy Collagen Cream
The Face Shop Mango Seed Oil to Foam 2 in 1 cleanser is not included in the photo but I included it in the list for the reason that, I believe no matter how good the make up remover is we should never, ever skip washing our face with water and cleanser. No excuses. I can't imagine applying all those layers of skin products in our face without cleansing it with water first. It will never work, at least for me. 

'Beautiful make up starts with beautiful skin' - Shu Uemura

Yoko and Point 💕

And so my mini haul did not end on May 2016. It continued on June 2016 as well. At the first weekend of June I visited Lamcy Plaza in Karama. It has been a year since I visited that mall. First I went to Daiso but I came out of the shop with nothing. I did not purchase anything. I was not interested anymore. Which is good. Besides the Daiso in Lamcy no longer carries skin care products or toiletries. Like they used to be. I know that time Boots Pharmacy was still on sale but I still find their products too expensive. And I don't know what is the deal with the products from UK? Why they are more expensive than US brands?

Anyway inside the Lamcy Plaza there's also a hypermarket/supermarket whatever term you prefer called Al Maya. I know Al Maya has so many branches even in Ajman. I went inside to just look around. And then this South Korean brand called Point caught my attention. Well Point has only 4 products available and I purchased them all. All are facial products. Those 4 products I purchased can be seen at the first photo and into the next photo.

But about the Yoko body scrub that can be seen from the photo above, I got it from Westzone Supermarket for only 3.50AED. I had been seeing this brand for ages but just ignoring it. Well I just happened to be into body scrubs right now and a scrub this cheap would not hurt my pocket big time so why not try it out eh? Got myself the Yoko Spa Milk Salt variant and if it turns out to be good then I'll go back and get the remaining variants as well.

Point price starts at 15.00AED up to 20.00AED and I tried looking for it via Social Networks and Google but to no avail. Well some information are there but not actually reviews so I wonder about its popularity in South Korea. Tried at least 3 products at once and they are not bad. They are on the same boat like with other expensive Korean brands of cosmetics. I visited the Al Maya near to me in Ajman but they don't carry Point products so I take it that this is available in selected branches only.

The front side where the product name and description is ~ is the only English words for each product. The back is pure Hanggul. Meaning no translation about the ingredients. Or how to use it. And I can't remember if I have seen the expiration date of the product. But it's not a big deal with me as I don't care that much about the ingredients. I survived after being my own guinea pig with all the products I used and still using. As of the instruction well they are all the same anyway. 

I think the selling point of this brand would be they are using organic? But then I'm not too sure. I just take it its organic as that is what I often see with other brands. Cleansing foam or facial wash is the cheapest among them. And if compared to other brands in the UAE market (Ponds, Loreal, Clean and Clear, Johnsons and Johnsons, Garnier and Olay and many more) this is definitely the cheapest.

Point Facial Scrub if I'm not mistaken retails around 16.75AED I may have thrown the receipt already. While the Deep Clean Pore Mask Cleanser is the most expensive among the bunch. It retails around 19.00AED to 19.75AED but no more than 20.00AED and it says to be 2 in 1 product which means it can be used as facial wash or facial mask. Depends on your liking.

And that's all for today. So basically the purpose of this post is to let you guys know (those who are interested in Korean brands) that there is actually a Korean brand of cosmetic that is so affordable. As opposed to The Face Shop. I'm just not sure if this brand will expand in the UAE market. Maybe it depends on the demand. And for those who are like me that loves to try out new brands from time to time but without breaking the bank. I'll try to take to take more photos to share some other time. As well as read more about this brand.

 

I'll give an update soon whether this brand is friendly on my skin in the long run or will drive my skin crazy. Only then I can say if I will repurchase or not. Will also share my feedback as soon as I use the Yoko scrub.

 

Till next time.. Ciao! ♥