Summer Beauty Buys 2019 at Jolse

Hi everyone, since the first quarter of year 2019 has passed already and the weather is shifting towards warmer days. I decided to do a summer edition of korean Beauty buys that you can find at Jolse.

Jolse is an online korean cosmetic store which provides the best shipping rates you can ever find. The store runs special daily deals ( huge mark down on prices) . Weekend discount deals and special offer on various brands. You can also find an exclusive Jolse Box every month which has specially curated products at an unbelievable price.

I will start off with something bright i.e lipstick ; A’pieu True Melting Lipstick (purchase here) has the most comfortable formula. Its pigmented and creamy. The shade range is quite diverse ( 14 beautiful colors). The best part is the magnetic packaging ( read my in-depth review here) 

Another long-lasting lip product that you must try this summer is Peripera Ink the Airy Velvet (purchase here). This has a cloud like texture. It feels smooth and has a bit of powder/mousse like finish. This stains the lips so the tint remains all day long. Moreover the colors in the range are very appropriate for spring/summer

This is must have not just for summer but the whole year. One of the impressive korean concealer you can find, Etude House Big Cover Skin Fit Concealer (purchase here) hides all the imperfection like they were never existed in the first place. You can choose from 7 shades in total. Creamy, long lasting and easy to blend. (Read my full review here)

Prepare yourself to fall in love with cushion foundations all over again This moonshot Micro Correct Fit Cushion(purchase here) The latest 2019 launch by moonshot, redefines the standards of a cushion foundation. It layers well, it covers well, its smells good and its lasts extremely well. What more can you ask from a cushion foundation. ( my full review here)

Bring warmth and color to your face with this univeral shading compact from Too Cool for school art class by Rodin Shading (purchase this at Jolse) The colors look natural. Three colors in a single compact. Good color payoff. This is one of the recommended items at Jolse. ( my full review is here)

You cant go out in the sun without a sunscreen and one sunscreen which is currently very popular in the korean beauty community is the COSRX Shield Fit All Green Comfort Sun SPF50+ ( purchase this at Jolse here) it does give a white cast but the formula is non sticky and feels matte. Perfect to keep sebum under control. All the Cosrx latest releases are available at Jolse. ( read my full thoughts here)

This is a jolse exclusive product. Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Serum ( purchase this product at Jolse here)  this is the soothing serum you need to keep your skin hydrated in hot weather.  Formulated with special ingredients like black rice,hyaluronic acid, bamboo shoot extracts and aloe this light weight gel like texture , feels cooling on the skin.

Speaking of hydration COSRX One Step Green Hero Calming Pad ( purchase on Jolse) is the knight in shining armour. It calms irritation and feel gentle on the skin. Cut these in half to make them last a few months . ( my review is here ) 

Treat your under with the best eyepatches. Petitfee Collagen & CoQ10 Hydrogel Eye Patch ( purchase these at Jolse) brightens, dull dark area under your eyes. These are really effective at plumping and hydrating the under eye area. ( my full review is here)

Acne is unavoidable for summer season and CARYOPHY Portulaca Ampoule ( purchase this at Jolse) is the concentrated concoction of Centella Asiatica,  Portulaca, and Artemisia which reduces inflammation and moisturize skin.

Vitamin C is effective but it oxidizes easily. Tiam Vitamin Blending Powder ( purchase it on Jolse) is perfect vitamin C product which can be mixed with in your sheet mask, toner , cream or as a spot treatment. Portable packaging and very convenient to use ( my full review is here)

And lastly a wash off mask to clean pores and brighten skin . B&Soap BRENI YELLOW WASH OFF PACK( purchase this at Jolse) has a lovely cookie batter texture. It brightens complexion and clears impurities. This also gives a boost of vitamin to the skin. ( read my review on the blog here )

So this are a few of my recommendations for Korean Beauty Products. Do you like this post ? Would you like to see more of these. Let me know in the comments down below.

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BENTON Shea Butter and Olive Hand Cream Review

* Benton has provided the product for review purposes*

This is one of the newly released Benton hand cream with shea butter and olive extracts. Benton has been releasing so many cool products lately.

 Benton Story:

‘Benton’ is inspired by and named after the movie ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ in which Benjamin Button grows younger with time. In the movie, Benjamin has no choice but to leave his love, Daisy, as he becomes younger. If Daisy could also turn back time of her physical appearance, wouldn’t she be happier? It may just be a fictional movie, but wouldn’t most people have the same desire to be young again? Benton desires to restore your skin back to its original healthy condition with healthy recipes, rather than to give temporary effects with harmful ingredients. Also, Benton presents freshly made products by sticking to small batch production.

Benton Shea Butter and Olive Hand Cream contains 10% of Ecocert certified Shea Butter and 2% Olive Oil. It is a hand cream with excellent moisturization and 
a smooth texture.

- Shea Butter is extracted from the nut of shea trees. It moisturizes rough and dry skin, and is also known as the secret of the beautiful Cleopatra’s glowing skin.

- Olive Oil is good for the skin prevents the aging of skin

Starting with the packaging this has a  beautiful Olive Green color with Gold lettering and contains 50 ml of product in it. The tube has a black screw on lid and has a seal on it.

This has mild fresh, clean scent due to essential oils and spreads smoothly without tackiness. I tend to do a lot of household chores like washing dishes and clothes and my hand tend to get dry a lot but this handcream has helped me a lot. It keeps my hands moist and soft throughout the day. Its has a non oily texture, does not feel greasy on the skin. I find this suitable for all four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Full Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cetearyl 
Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit 
Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Arginine, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol 

 Benton Shea Butter and Olive Hand Cream is dermatologically tested and formulated with EWG green grade ingredients that you can use without concerns. It is free of artificial fragrance, coloring, silicon oil and other harmful ingredients.

This has ‘alcohol’ in its name, but it is different from volatile ethanol or methanol. Derived from plants, Cetearyl Alcohol functions as an emulsion stabilizer and stores moisture. It is a stable emulsifying ingredient that smoothens and moisturizes skin.

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[Review] innisfree My Concealer Dark Circle Cover #2 Peach Beige

Innisfree recently launched a huge collection of concealer in 8 different shades and two different formulation ( tube and pot form)

I was particularly interested in the ' Innisfree My Concealer Dark Circle Cover ' which is designed to target dark circles

My Concealer provides an effective customized cover depending on your skin condition.

#1 Salmon Beige for blue tone dark circle and #2 Peach Beige for dull tinted brown dark circle.

Contains moisturizing ingredients that improve wrinkles, moisturize and protect the eyes. Thin and light textures firmly adheres to the skin.

I picked the shade #2 Peach Beige as my dark circles lean more toward warmer side

The packaging feels luxe. It's frosted plastic no doubt but very good plastic. You feel the how well made is the finishing of the tube.
The interesting part is the unique Multi-flat tip applicator. It has  spiky/ pointy part  for precise application and flat part to spread it.

This concealer has a mild floral scent. The texture is light weight and you can barely feel it on your skin. It spreads easily and blends easily. The color is peachy beige ( accurate representation of the shade name) its not too orange nor too yellow just something in between.

I dotted this concealer under my eyes and then blended it with my finger. This neutralized the dark area and my under eyes look better. I applied my regular foundation on top and ths concealer remained in place and didn't smudge. Compared to a regular yellow toned concealer this works a lot better than covering my dark circles. It does not crease once you set it with translucent powder.

I have learned about the importance of color correcting after using this concealer. I have previously used a lavender base to cancel yellow/sallow tint on my face but never a salmon/ peach corrector.

If you have prominent undereye circles . You should try this concealer by innisfree. You are going to be surprised how much better this can make you base makeup look as to a regular concealer.

innisfree My Concealer Dark Circle Cover  is available on Jolse website. You can always purchase this at a discounted price at Jolse

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[Review] TONYMOLY Tako Pore Bubble Pore Pack

This cute mask by TonyMoly has been around for quite sometime and I am sure many of you might have seen it  featured on instagram post or some youtube video

Features
The transforming texture efficiently cleanses the pores with the ample bubbles.
Natural mud and peat water ingredients absorb sebum and purifies the skin.
Dead sea salt, sea water, and taurine efficiently cares the pores clean.

Packaging
So the packaging is very cute as you can see. Tako in korean means octopus and this is exactly what this looks like ( my mother on the other hand disagrees and thinks that this looks like a cute dementor from Harry Potter )
The mask is enclosed in the base of the Tako which can be accessed by screwing off the top part. To reduce air exposure the mask has a plastic lid on top

The mask has a fluffy texture, it applies pretty much like a regular mud mask but after a few minutes it begans to bubble up. The bubbles are quite fine and feel comfortable ( some bubble mask cause tickling on the skin which can be a little uncomfortable). This smells like charcoal mixed in some nice smelling cleanser. The mud aping with bubbles and charcoal together deeply cleanse the pores and remove sebum and dead cells on the skin surface.

I wore this for 5 mins as the directions suggest and washed it off with water. The mask washed off easily. I could see my skin look somewhat clear, with a little bit of tone up effect . Though my skin felt soft, I did apply toner plus essence on my skin to balance any moisture loss.

 I think this mask does a great job to control sebum production. It also cleans the pores so they look less noticeable ( specially on the nose and cheek area). There is a common notion around cute products that they are gimmicky and waste of money but this mask by TonyMoly just nullifies that theory. The mask is not just pretty,  it delivers exactly what it claims on the packaging

TONYMOLY Tako Pore Bubble Pore Pack is available at Jolse.com

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[Review] COSRX Shield Fit All Green Comfort Sun SPF50+ PA++++

Cosrx has recently been releasing a lot of good stuff.  Since it will be summer soon I thought now was the best time to try a new sunscreen. There are two sunscreen in the COSRX Shield Fit. I selected the green version because according to Cosrx this was a better match for my oily skin. As pollution is increasing day by day, sunscreen has become a necessity for everyone. Be it a man or women. But since sunscreen is one cosmetic item that is worn for longer duration a comfortable light weight formula is what eveyone is looking for

Features
A mild mineral sunscreen forms skin protection film, so it protects your skin from UV without white cast.
Effectively lower skin temperature from ultraviolet rays to make skin calm.
It can be applied many times, providing light and fresh feeling, regardless of the season,even on days when the skin is sensitive.

This particular sunscreen is packaged in a  slim light green colored squeeze tube. I really appreciate the slim packaging. I find this very purse/ pocket friendly

This has a very runny texture. Its easy to apply on the face. I can also detect mild somewhat floral scent. The formula is non greasy and light weight ( you can barely feel the sunscreen on your skin)

Cosrx claims this to be white cast free but unfortunately that's not the case. It does leaves a white cast. ( though the white cast effect is slightly decreased if you wait for a few minutes but still you can detect the tone up effect this gives). The results may differ for other skin colors specially very pale skin. If you look at the ingredient list you are going to see Zinc Oxide an ingredient used in physical sunscreen which is responsible for white cast effect.

The white cast maybe a problem if you plan to wear this on its own but for me I wear sunscreen under my foundation so the white cast is not that much of a problem. Due to its almost matte finish this works so well for oily skin. It sits nicely under makeup and control sebum to some extent

Personally I am enjoying this sunscreen a lot and wish that cosrx would release a 50ml version of this sunscreen in future.

COSRX Shield Fit All Green Comfort Sun SPF50+ PA++++ is available on Jolse. I highly recommend you to give this a try if you have oily/combination skin type.

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Growing Trend of Online Shopping in Pakistan

'According to a latest research conducted by  McKinseyon from  Periscope in 2018, about 70 percent  people out of 2,500 subjects shoeedr preference to shopping for consumer packaged goods (like clothing, cosmetics etc) online' . Due to easy access to huge range of items many people prefer shopping online. Infact many people prefer shopping for items online than visting retail stores in person. If you Look back a decade, very few people were familiar with online shopping in Pakistan. The concept of ordering goods online was unknown and there was a lot of distrust and uncertainty among the mases. The whole concept of online shopping was changed for good in 2012 after the birth of Daraz.pk

Today Daraz.pk is one of the biggest online shopping site in Pakistan. Though it intially started off as a sole provider of original goods daraz.pk later expanded the store's horizon and added over 25,000 sellers along with various local and foreign brands to its online platform.  Today Daraz.pk boasts of serving 5 million customers. Daraz offers vast assortment of products ranging from  electronics to household goods, fashion apparel, cosmetics and even groceries. Customers can avail multiple payment methods like cash-on-delivery, Jazz cash,  Telenor Easy paisa and even credit card transaction option.

Another notable store which has revolutionized the online shopping picture in Pakistan is Pakstyle.pk  .This all in one store offers everything from women fashion, men fashion, cosmetics, to Jewelry and watches. There is also a special section dedicated to Home goods. Pakstyle offers free shipping with every order. Due to reasonably priced items and prompt delivery. This is one of the popular online stores in Pakistan. This online store unlike walk in stores is open 24/7 . Pakstyles offers bundle deals which offer lowest price on common use items. Moreover Pakstyle has various discount deals on their store from time to time . They offer nationwide delivery service be it Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad or Sialkot.

Growing Trend of e-commerce is reshaping the future of  online shopping in Pakistan . More and more people prefer shopping online as compared to visiting a physical store these days. One of the biggest reason why online shopping is becoming popular in Pakistan is Infinite choice that shopping online provides. You can find various good with just a click. Moreover you can easily find  consumer reviews and get various discounts/cash back rewards with your purchase. Online shopping also makes price comparison easier. For working people this is very convenient as they can spare a few minutes in their busy schedule to make an order online.

Online shopping is time saving. It also saves one from being stuck in a crowd or traffic jam. You can make decision without feeling pressurized . You can also send your loved one gifts with just a click . You can also keep track of your purchase and keep an online record.  Many stores offer pre lauch offers and pre booking option online so this saves time and standing at long queue.

As they everything has it Pros and Cons but when it comes to online shopping the Pros out weight the Cons so it has more benefits than disadvantages. 

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