IOPE Moistgen

The first Korean skincare I started with is IOPE Moistgen. At that time my skin was free from blemish but boy oh boy, I looked dull and pale back then. I was pretty much ignorant and also couldn't afford luxury time for myself since I got 3 small kids ranging from a newborn to a school going child. I couldn't even get to do my toilet-business in peace, let alone trying to have a long shower+mini-facial time in the bathroom. I always gave excuses to myself that it's not doable. Well, since my sister knocked some sense into me about taking care of one self, I started to be creative on when and where I can start applying all those skin tonics. I got their sample set and used the whole set.

The kit consists of:

Softener (like a toner)
Emulsion
Serum
Eye cream
Cream

Back then, even the thought of having to use only this 5 items sounds like a lot to me. But my routine has now go to at least double that. For a (relatively skincare virgin) dry dull skin, these 5 items was a heaven sent. I was super amazed to see how my skin plump up and looks much better (read hydrated) just from a basic application. I became super excited and keep using it until the set is pretty much finished (which is about 3 weeks and my skincare fixation pretty much started since then as about 2 weeks after I started this set, I went crazy with stocking up skincare because of Laneige warehouse sale).

Scent wise, there is a light fragrance which can be good if you like a good smell on your skin but it can also be irritating to some. Luckily for me it didn't break me out or anything.

Verdict:-
Pro: For a dry mature skin, this is a good hydrating basic skincare range that will keep your skin mosturized and dewy
Cons: The scent can be a put off to those with super sensitive nose

Beauty is Skin Deep

I don't like to think that I am vain but since my 33rd birthday, I started to get more and more addicted to Skincare. It's like a sudden 360 turn for someone who don't even think much about how to wash her face into a total skincare addict. I got my older sister to blame for that because she introduced me to Korean Skincare for my birthday! I always got a good skin perhaps inherited from my late mother and I don't mess around with my skin much with any products. I kept myself hydrated very well (I LOVE WATER), I love fruits especially citrus-based kind and I love soups. All those things that helps my body to stay more towards alkaline state. However, I gets chapped lips easily and my skin look duller and duller as years gone. I look pale in a not good way. It finally hit me that I should really starts to take care of my skin and pamper it with good skincare products which I have not done perhaps since I was born. I never knew how it felt like to have a glowing dewy skin except for a few minutes after I work out as my friends claim I would look glowing and rather dewy after shower which I supposed is what water and inhaling oxygen for 1 hour would do to my skin. I experienced so much wonderful (and some not so wonderful) effects of trying different skincare products primarily from Korea. This blog will serve as a place for me to share what worked and what doesn't worked for me so that some people can benefit from it before making decision to try skincare products.