A gloss with a high SPF. It's a smooth, somwhat oily feeling formula and doesn't stick to the lips quite as well as some other lip oil brands I've tried. This formula reminds me most of Essence's Cranberry Lip oil, but the original one, since I never tried the new one. It's almost fully opaque with one coat and the shade is a nice medium muted rosy one. It doesn't last as long as I hoped, but it's decent enough. It has no SPF bitter taste.

A repurchase. I had the full size for years and barely used a half, so this time I got a mini. It's the best lip overnight mask I've tried. It fixes very dry lips and it has a buttery formula that gives a nice gloss to the lips. It can stay on the lips overnight. Scent is nothing specially, softy sweet. At the full size you get a silicone applicator that is a must at all such pot lip masks - here you get nothing.

I've been using COSRX Galactomyces 95 Tone Balancing Essence for years and the price almost doubled since I started buying it, so I decided to check the competition. This one has only three ingredients Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Butylene Glycol and 1,2-Hexanediol. It's thinner than COSRX, more like a basic toner, but it feels nicely hydrating and pleasant on the skin. It has no scent. So far I like it, maybe not as much as COSRX, but it's half the price. I already repurchased a backup.

A gift with purchase, but I already used up two of these and I'd repurchase it anyway. It's a gel-lotion overnight mask with propolis and plenty of nice ingredients. I don't think it makes my skin glow (its original promise), but it's deeply hydrating and calming, since it has a lot of centella asiatica. It's scent-free.

A repurchase. I got this originally as a gift with purchase and liked it. It's got the retinol alternative bakuchiol and as is usual for Asian cosmetics a ton of nice ingredients. It's composed out of a liquid part and tiny capsules that burst when rubbed into the skin. It's richer than a basic serum even though the texture feels thin, but it's somewhat oily and feels nourishing. It's got the scent an odd, musty scent of lavender. The dropper packaging isn't great at such a formula, as it often struggles to suck up product and when it's close to empty it's difficult getting the rest out.

This is a mini that was a gift with purchase, but I have this in a full size version and I use it every day. It's a rich toner that feels hydrating and soothing. Centella Asiatica is second on the list, plus Trehalose, Hyaluronic Acid, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Panthenol, Allantoin and Arginine. It's scent free.

All Asian sunscreens I've tried where light and non-greasy - this is completely different. It was one of the cheapest SPF's and I saw no reviews before putting it in my cart, but this is a thick sunscreen that takes effort to blend in and it leaves a white cast. But it is waterproof and the texture makes it feel more reliable, especially if you're on the beach.

The pump is such a big plus at this sunscreen, plus it's good value for money since it's 140 ml - provided you use it just for the face like me (I use Sun Dance for the body). Texture is very liquid, lightweight and watery. It has some alcohol smell, which isn't ideal, but it has hyaluronic acid in many forms and collagen.

I've used up four of these. I use this daily all over the face, but concentrated around the eyes. It has everything from hydrolysed collagen, niacinamide, centella asiatica, a ton of extracts, allantoin, adenosine, ceramides, peptides, arganine…. It's a medium thick cream and it sits on the skin for a time.

I already used up such a travel size and I wanted to repurchase a full size (which is actually just 10 ml and this is 5 ml), but it was out of stock, so I bought another smaller size. It's a nice, rich and silky-feeling eye cream that feels nicely nourishing under the eyes. The ingredients list is a long as my arm.

I have the purple collagen one which quickly became a favourite, so I ordered this version too. The pump makes such a difference to me, it makes me use lotion far more often that I usually do and I ended up mostly using it as a hand cream, though I like it for face too. Formula is lightweight and absorbs quickly, but it's nicely hydrating . There are many versions - this one has mostly centella asiatica leaf water along Squalane, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Propolis Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Beta-Glucan and other ingredients.

I got this for mom or maybe I'll keep it since she's more into basic creams and skin care minimalism. It's one of the cheapest serums on Stylevana, but still very impressive when it comes to ingredients. It has collagen and several peptides. I'll report about texture if I decide to keep it myself.

Same story as the serum, again something I got for mom if I manage to convince to use it. It's very affordable and has a similar ingredients list as the serum.

I got these two for mom, so I likely won't try them myself, but they are some of the most affordable classic moisturisers on Stylevana and there are many versions. Pots have 100 ml. Ginseng Retinol has niacinamide, shea butter, arganine, adenosine, ginseng and retinol in an unknown percentage. Collagen one has similar ingredients with niacinamide and shea butter plus collagen, ceramide, hyaluronic acid and centella asiatica.

This was a gift with purchase and I haven't used it yet. Ingredients look simple, hydrating with hyaluronic acid, arganine and collagen.

A tinted moisturiser that combines a serum and pigment-infused pearls. It can be used on its own or as a base. You're supposed to crush the pearls and mix them with the serum - Bourjois suggests doing this on the back of your hand, though I also applied it directly to my face. My first impression in the shop wasn’t great (it blended oddly on my hand), so I didn’t plan to get it myself, but I was wrong to dismiss it. It's such a natural-looking “no-makeup makeup” product that feels like a hydrating moisturiser and subtly evens out the skin tone. It's excellent for those who don't like the look of makeup or don't want to appear like they are wearing any.

Texture: This is very liquid and just runs of the skin when squeezed out. It contains very small tinted pearls that busts quickly under fingers, but it takes a lot of blending to get the tint and serums to mix together properly. It looks wet for a long time before the serum finally sinks in the application looks even. This is not a product you can apply quickly. It takes ages with fingers and it can still look a bit unblended in places, but you save product with this method. Using a sponge is quicker and more even, but you use 3x more product. I haven't tried it with a brush, mostly because I had a feeling it won't work.

Coverage and finish: Finish is glowy and fresh, coverage is minimal, but the skin looks noticeably better. For my taste I'd only add some concealer under the eyes, but otherwise it's enough for me. Most will want to set it, as it will also aid the staying power of such a hydrating formula that doesn't really set, meaning it's prone to wiping off when you touch the face. It also migrates into lines without powder.

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Shade: 01 Fair fits me well, but this is a low level coverage product, so the shades are forgiving to a degree. While 51.2W at Serum is noticeably too dark for me and 50 C at foundation is a undertone mismatch, this shade looks best from Bourjois bases on me.

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A repurchase. This cushion is my perfect shade match, but also it's a great formula for dry skin that looks natural and has SPF. Coverage is about medium with a small amount on the sponge and it blends with ease. It's a great compact for a quick application. Finish is glowy in a non-greasy way. It has niacinamide high on the list, then centella asiatica, several extracts and oils, adenosine, and ceramides.

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A repurchase. This replaced A'PIEU Madecassoside Fluid 2x for me, as I can't find it anymore and it was apparently discontinued. The have similar ingredients focused on Centella Asiatica, meaning this is a soothing, hydrating product. Textures are also very similar, as both are somewhere between a toner and a light serum. Centella Asiatica is second on the list, plus Trehalose, Hyaluronic Acid, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Panthenol, Allantoin and Arginine. I already bought a backup, since I use it every day.

A repurchase . They made some changes to the packaging, but I haven't checked it the textures are the same - it looks the same. I've been using this every day for many years. It's a hydrating liquid that's easy to layer and contains all the good stuff - ceramides, different versions of hyaluronic acid, extracts, aminoacids, cholesterol,…. Bottle has a generous 500 ml that lasts quite a while. It has no scent.

I repurchased this after trying a travel size. It's a product that promises to make the skin more glowy and features a combination of NAD+, salmon PDRN and 50 types of peptides. This has a type of shimmer in it (Numbuzin says it's derived from vitamin B12 and ceramides) and that gives an instant slight glow to the skin. Otherwise it's just a light toner. 

Another product I got after trying a travel size. It again has NAD+ and 50 peptides plus a bunch of other stuff. It's a lotion-serum that's easily absorbed and layered.

A sleeping mask with soothing ingredients - cica complex, ceramides, panthenol and squlane. Texture is rich, but not greasy. I use it as the last step in my routine. A great new find and I already got a backup.

A gift with purchase. It's a serum with 10% niacinamide, 6% tranexamic acid and retinal (no percentage stated). I haven't opened it yet because I'm currently using another similar serum that I also got as a GWP - that one is from Medicube (TXA Niacinamide 15 Serum). Purito has two layers or textures, a dual-phase product where the top layers appears to be an oil. 

Another gift with purchase, which I haven't opened yet, but it's from the same line as the toner I use and has similar ingredients.

A repurchase. I got this once as a gift with purchase and immediately liked it, so I got a backup. The pads have two sides - one has a quilted design and it's soft as I expected, but the other has a sort of rough mesh that feels like a great manual exfoliator. Formula feels hydrating as first, by my dry skin soon needs more. It has some extracts, salicylic acid (it says Salicylate so BHA), Madecassoside and Tea Tree oil. The pads smell like tea tree oil.

A repurchase. This is one of my favourite sunscreens, though by now I have tried so many pleasant, lightweight ones. It has niacinamide, squalane, centella asiatica, adenosine, hyaluronic acid, collagen, glutathione, beta-glucan and madecasoside. This is very light, one of the lightest SPFs I've tried and it has a modest amount of shine.

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I bought this because at the time it was under 3€ and it ended up great. It's another very lightweight, no-greasy formula with not much shine. It has no scent.

This quickly became such a big favourite of mine that I ordered two other versions. The pump makes such a difference to me, it makes me use lotion far more often that I usually do and I ended up mostly using it as a hand cream, though I like it for face too. Formula is lightweight and absorbs quickly, but it's nicely hydrating . There are many versions - this one has mostly centella asiatica leaf water along with collagen, madecassic acid, tea tree and other ingredients. It has no scent.