One of my favourite cleansing oils. It emulsifies well, doesn't leave a film on the skin, doesn't irritate my eyes or make my vision foggy and it's not scented. It cleans well, but I need to do a double oil cleansing for removing eye makeup to get some more long lasting mascaras off (both waterproof formulas and some regular ones). It removes SPF well in the first go. I have to order this one from Japan and now with the new customs charges, it just became more expensive (not much, but still. Just dealing with that is annoying). This is available also in refills. Now I found Nuxe which is more effective when it comes to mascara removal (also waterproof) and it's sold here for a similar price.

My skin loves propolis and this is so far the only propolis serum that I know of is sold in local drugstores. It keeps my skin in check and makes it look more healthy-glowy. I once had a mini break from it and very quickly my skin didn't feel quite as nice. It's not a miraculous product, but I like to use it and I went to buy a new bottle immediately when the old unexpectedly ran out (it's hard to see how much is really in there). It's a serum that is light and absorbs fast, so I use it after liquid toners/essences and before lotions like A-Game.

An oil I've been using in my face skin care routine for close to a decade. I used the original, but made the switch to Florale after it came out simply because after so many years of the original I didn't even smell it anymore since I was so used to it. Formulas are the same. It just works well with my skin and I consider it one of my standard basic products, so when something breaks me out, this is a part of my "normalizing routine". I always buy the 100 ml ones because of the spray packaging. Florale has a fresh floral scent, Nuxe says it smells like magnolia, white musk, grapefruit, lemon, bergamot and orange flower.

I like Afrodita's lavender scent they have in their 250 ml shower gel and this one is very similar, though the formula is thinner, which is irrelevant to me. It's a 1000 ml so it was a good deal and it lasted a long time, even though due to the wide opening I used up a lot at once.

Still one of the best shower gels. I enjoy its thick formula that is nice for dry skin and the classic creamy-clean Dove scent. I got a new one last week and the scent is different? I don't know if I'm just imagining it or it's true. I also got the pink Glow one, which I might like most now.

Subrina changed the packaging, so I used up my (work) stash of old ones, but I've been buying these for years because they're just nice, cheap shower gels with great scents that tend to linger on the skin. In particular Cherry Blossom (powdery floral) is very popular among people I know, men included. Subrina discontinued Pina Colada (one of the best coconut-pineapple scents. It will be missed), Rainbow Splash (basic fruity vanilla), Flower Nectar (the only Subrina scent I can't stand. Sharp floral) and Mango Heaven (an excellent combination of cream & mango. Similar to Escada Taj Sunset) from the lot above, but most scents returned in a new packaging. Fresh Elder is one of my favourites, an uplifting lime, elder & mint scent. Perfume Drop is a great perfume-y scent, Rose Garden a rose scent that is not that granny rose and Strawberry Sorbet is what the name says (also similar to Haribo sweeties).

I don't know if these are still in stock, but I've seen some products with this scent still in DM. It was a disappointment. There's nothing summery in this one, it's not the salty sea breeze scent as described, but a boring floral (not tiare flower) that I couldn't associate with any season.

These are likely already completely gone. It was one of the best Balea scents, a powdery white chocolate. I used up several bottles.

Also already discontinued, but I have a spare and am on a search for a similar scent. It has this uplifting sweet citrus fragrance, like a bottle of a fizzy tropical drink, maybe similar to grapefruit scents. This whole brand is gone.

My standard shaving gel formula, one I've been using for years. This one had a nice berry scent.

My trusted deodorant that I've been using a few years (since Rexona stopped working on me). I made a switch to Nivea Magnesium one, which worked surprisingly well for an aluminium free formula, until it started to fail me terribly, so it now sits in the box of shame. I went back to Dove. This version smells like coconut, but I can't smell it anymore, since I've been using it for so long.

I cleared up my old forgotten makeup bag. Most of the stuff has been discontinued, but the lip balms are still sold. Sun Dance SPF 50 was my favourite such product and I'm bummed I couldn't find a new one this year. I bought Lavozon instead, but it has that annoying taste, while this one was ok.

So overhyped in my opinion. It's too hard and waxy, it just sat on my lips and didn't nourish, plus the scent is so bland. It deserved to die in my forgotten bag (I remember how much I wanted it after reading reviews and how disappointed I was when I tried it first). It's ok if the lips aren't as dry, so it's just a protection layer to prevent the moisture from escaping, but Palmer's and Bee Natural are so much better.

*ESSENCE Prime + Studio Mattifying + Pore Minimizing Primer

Mattifying primers tend to be all the same silicone smoothing type of formula, but this is not much like it. The first strange thing is that it's grey and that's because it contains black clay, which absorbs excess oil. They greyness disappears when you blend it in, so there's no worry of the skin looking ashy. If you ever had Alverde Heilerde mattifying toner (the old one had some powder or clay particles) this feels somewhat similar, just in a lotion form. As it dries it leaves kind of a powdery feeling, which is not smooth, but it is completely matte. It promises to minimize pores, but this is not the product to do that and for that job you'll need silicones. My skin is barely oily on my forehead, so I'm not the best to say how well it performs when a lot of shine is concerned, but it keeps my skin very matte all day. I wasn't a fan of it because I had trouble applying foundation as it didn't apply as smoothly as usual, which is to be expected on such a matte base. This has a very strong perfume-y scent that lingers.

3.89 €

*ESSENCE Camouflage+ Healthy Glow Concealer

10 light ivory

When I first used this I applied it over the primer mentioned above and I could barely blend the stuff, which should not happen with something called Healthy Glow. This is a high coverage concealer with a matte finish that's pretty much the same as Catrice Liquid Camouflage, Collection Lasting Perfection, Look Matte Camouflage and The Saem Cover Perfection. So the name for this is completely wrong. I have the lightest shade which fits me perfectly and it's lighter than Catrice Liquid Camouflage 005, so if you didn't find a match there, this is almost the same formula. Shade has a yellow undertone, but it's not strong. I've been wearing this on most days almost as a sort of a foundation because I'm feeling lazy with my makeup at the moment and over a moisturising base it looks ok and it doesn't slip into pores, but I need to be careful at blending the edges. 

2.99 €

*ESSENCE I need a Miracle Volumising & Strenghtening Mascara

This mascara promises to tint the lashes and to strengthen them. It's a typical Essence mascara, meaning it creates impressive volume and it keeps the lashes defined well enough. This one also doesn't drop my lashes completely because the formula is light and not very messy, so I'm quite liking this one. It doesn't create as nice of an effect as my favourite Beyu Lash Queen that I'm currently using, but it's not that far off and the price point is much better. The brush is a classic one with a slight hourglass design.

3.89 €

*CATRICE Eyeshadow Stix 

060 Freakin' GREENious, 070 I decide my vibe, 090 Beautista's Choice

Cosnova has made better stick cream eyeshadows in the past (like their amazing Essence 2 in 1), but these are still nice. The problem is that even though they swatched so pretty in the drugstore (fully opaque in one swipe), I can't get that when I'm applying them on the eyes. I need several swipes and building up the metallic effect, which isn't ideal, since I'm not very patient. They blend nicely with a brush or with fingers and staying power is great on my normal eyelids. They don't crease during the day and they lasted all day on my lids, but again I have normal, never oily eyelids. 

070 I decide my vibe is an absolutely stunning golden bronze shade that somewhat reminds on shades like Mac's Patina and Too Faced Creme Brulee which are some of my favourite colours. 

060 Freakin' GREENious is another my type of shade, it's an old gold mossy colour that's in the same colour family as Stash by Urban Decay. Unfortunately this it's not as good as other two because I'm always struggling to get an even application. It ends up looking patchy if I don't apply several layers.

090 Beautista's Choice is a classic mauve brown that's similar to shades like Mac's Satin Taupe.  

3.99 €

 *CATRICE Blush Box 

020 Glistening Pink 

I was a big fan of Catrice's Defining Blushes which I still believe were some of the best in drugstore. These are not as buttery soft, but they are still nicely pigmented, they blend well and have a good staying power. I like the formula, but I'm disappointed with the very generic shade range. They don't have anything like the amazing Rose Royce and the only stand-out is shade Berry, but that one looks possibly too dark for me. Glistening Pink is a basic peachy-pink shade with gold shimmer that's similar to their old Coral Me Maybe.

3.99 €

*ESSENCE Go for the Glow highlighter palette 

02 the warms 

A collection of three highlighter that despite being called "the warms" I can only describe the first shade as having a warm undertone. The formula of these is very soft, like some metallic eyeshadows and they have a strong glow that's not for those faint at heart. First shade is a rose gold and it's the only I consider truly wearable, but it's already quite dark for my pale skin tone. The glow is the strongest in the palette. Second shade is a sci-fi-looking medium violet shade with blue shimmer and it's just completely unwearable as far as I'm concerned. The third shade is a pale pink with violet shimmer which is again barely actually wearable as it has a that sci-fi look due to violet shimmer, but those with a cool undertone might pull it off. Overall I'm I like the formula and I wish they made an actual warm palette with a gold and champagne highlighter instead because now I can't really wear most of it.

6.49 €

*CATRICE Sugar Scrub & Balm

This is my first such product, so I can't compare it to anything, but it's not the strongest scrub. First swipes felt like a regular, but thick lip balm and then I got to the sugar scrub layer. Sugar is tightly packed in this, but still this isn't powerful enough for removing all the dead skin parts, yet it's not useless. Because it's a thick formula this stick on the lips really well and sugar stays on the lips too. The packaging of this is beautiful with the rose gold metal tube.

4.39 €

*CATRICE Dewy-ful Lips Conditioning Lip butter

010 Yes, I DEW  

This is pretty much the same as Catrice's discontinued Beautifying Lip Smoother, meaning it's a lip balm/lip gloss formula that's very comfortable, like a cushion on the lips. It also surprisingly stayed on the lips for several hours, but that was merely the last lip balm layer while the colour and shine goes away rather quickly. My shade is a pale peachy-pink which is too light for my taste and I'm thinking about getting a more wearable shade 020.

4.39€

*ESSENCE Velvet Matte lipstick 

06 Unredsistible

Why Essence messed with a perfectly good matte formula I'll never know. This are replacing those in black tubes called Mat! Mat! Mat!, which looked a lot more grown up than these and those had a great matte finish. The new formula feels more creamy and it doesn't have a matte finish, instead it's more of a creamy-satin. 06 Unredsistible is a hot pink shade that leans to red.

*CATRICE #peeloff Glam Easy to Remove Effect Nail Polish

03 When in Doubt, just add Glitter

I'm very impressed by this. Removing glitter nail polishes is such a chore and like most I try to avoid it, but it's so easy at this nail polish. It just peels off the nail and most times in one piece. The base is somewhat rubbery, like a glue, so it can easily be taken off the nail. Once coat of this acts more as a sparse topper, but it's best to apply more coats anyway because it's then easier to peel off. Three coats make a decent glitter coat. Shade 03 is a proper gold that's not too yellow, instead it leans a lot to bronze. I'm thinking of getting more shades of these.

4.39 €

THEBALM Instain Blush

Houndstooth

Instains might not be as well-known as Hot Mama or Frat Boy, but they are a nice collection of interesting shades in a great formula. The idea is that the formula should stain the cheeks and therefore these should last really long on the cheeks. TheBalm in general has some of the most long-lasting shades and this is no exception, however, I did not notice any staining, which honestly is a good thing in my eyes. Formula is smooth and it both applies and blends with ease, plus the pigmentation is neither too light and neither way too strong like the blush below. I got Houndstooth because it looked like such a unique shade in the pan, a muted mauve pink shade, but on my skin it ends up looking a simple wearable warm pink. 

Müller, regular price about 22 €

 TREND IT UP Coco Bronze LE Golden Blush

010

Another shade I picked because it looked so unique and I indeed have nothing like it. The pigmentation is absolutely insane, I need to be so careful with it. It's a very soft, almost creamy type of formula that reminds me of some metallic eyeshadows. I use a very fluffy blush and even then I can only apply a layer of product. The shade looks a bit deceiving deep plummy pink, but it ends up a lot warmer on the cheeks. It's a rose gold almost coppery type of shade mixed with a pink base. The gold shimmer creates a strong highlighting glow, but since I need to use so little, it's not that obvious on me. Staying power is great as you might expect from the strong pigmentation and it's got a very strong coconut sunscreen scent (same as at Physician's Formula Butter Blush) that lingers on the face. It's too pigmented for me, but for darker skin tones, it's a nice buy.

DM, 3.79 €

CATRICE Liquid Eyeliner 

010 Meeting Joe Black

I don't know how many in a row I already bought, but I use this every day and it lasts about three or four months before the formula gets too dry to create a super crisp line (it's still useful, but I like how smooth the freshly opened formula is). I love this super black, matte and long-lasting formula and I'll continue to use it.

Müller, 3.79€

*RIMMEL Oh My Gloss! Lip Gloss

500 Ooh La La

A very standard lip gloss with a sheer tint and a medium thick formula, which feels pleasant on the lips, but I'm still more in love with Max factor's brilliant Honey Lacquers. Scent is very plastic, but I like the applicator which reminds me of Revlon's Ultra HD Matte lipcolor with its spatula-like design. 500 Ohh La La is a pinky red shade even though it looks red in the tube.

BALEA Hydrogel Masks

Balea has a LE collection of hydrogel masks with lace patterns that come in black and white versions of all three masks/patches, so eye patches, lip mask and a face mask. I've always found Balea's masks disappointing, but these are already a lot better. I've already posted a review of the mask in the Empties along with the picture of how pretty this looks. It's good a decent moisturising effect that left my skin feeling refreshed, but it wasn't "bouncy", so I woke up with a deep crease. I love how these look, but I hope they keep it permanent plus introduce some extra formulas.

1.79€ per mask

YUMMY Shower Gel

Rhubarb & Orange

This is one of my favourite shower gels, especially for summer because it smells so refreshing like a bitter orange fizzy drink. The texture is nothing special, just a regular gel, but the scent is amazing, I stocked up with two bottles when they had a discount.

Click2Chic, 4.95 €

BALEA Feel Well Fuss Horhaut Entferner Socken

Hard skin removing socks

Balea made their own chemical exfoliating treatment for feet. I've only tried such a product once before from Etude House and I found it too weak for my hard skin, though it did very effectively removed the dead skin. This is a powerful mix of acids (gycolic and lactic in unknown percentages), which you soak your feet in while wearing the plastic sock for an hour and it about a week the skin start to peel, which does not look pretty, but in one or two weeks all the dead skin is removed. I got these too late this summer, so trying it out will have to wait, but as soon as bare feet season is over, I'm giving these a go and I'll let you know how I like these. 

Ingredients.

DM, 2.99 €

 *CHRISTINA AGUILERA Touch of Seduction Moisturising Body Lotion

A very powdery floral scent with the most obvious rose note mixed with iris, while the rest is more blended. I can smell the smooth sandalwood and musk base, while vanilla in this isn't that noticeable. Fruity notes of raspberry and litchi are not at the front at the lotion, but at the fragrance you can smell them in the first minutes. Texture of the lotion is a simple thin one that sinks in relatively fast and leaves a lasting fragrance on the skin.

GARNIER FRUCTIS Banana Hair Food

Fructis always had decent masks for the drugstore, so I was drawn to these new ones, even though I wasn't happy to hear they are silicone free (my hair gets so tangy without a decent dose of silicones). I honestly don't care about their "almost all natural" advertisement tactics, in fact based on my experience masks with mostly natural ingredients do nothing for my hair, so I avoid them, but I saw that apart from the lack of silicones, the ingredients list is very similar to what they usually do, so I trusted it more. I wanted the Macadamia version made for very dry hair which I heard people with my type of hair praising most, but because apparently people in Slovenia don't have very dry hair, they only had Banana, Papaya (damaged hair) and Goji (coloured hair) version. It's a to me an unique concept because it can be used both on dry and damp hair, usually the two are completely separate products because regular mask leave a sticky layer if you apply them on dry hair, but this surprisingly works like a nice leave-in conditioner too. The scent of this is like Haribo Bananas, which to me is quite obnoxious and find The Body Shops' version far superior. Applied as a leave-in conditioner this had a very temporary effect on my hair and as soon as my air absorbed everything in a few hours, it was dry again. I applied a very generous coat on damp hair after washing and I liked the results a lot more. It didn't behave like a mask without silicones and my hair dried (with a hair drier) surprisingly straight and with less frizz. It was nourishing enough, but like with most drugstore stuff it lasted about a day. It's very decent for the price and the pot contains a generous 390 ml, so it's a nice deal. It'll work for normal or less dry hair too because it's not one of those heavy treatments that might leave your hair lank. I might try the Macadamia too which I'll get online.

Müller, 6 €

*MOROCCANOIL Hair Care and Styling

Hydrating Shampoo, Intense Hydrating Mask, Mending Infusion, Hair Treatment (Oil), Perfect Defense and Dry Shampoo for Dark Hair

I'm testing/reviewing/taking pictures of these for Click2Chic where I'll have reviews and I got them fairly recently, so I've only used them once. I've already used up a sample of the shampoo, which is one of the best I've tried for very dry hair, but the product that just blew me away, even though I only used it once, is the hair mask. This is one of the best ones I've used in my life and it's up there sharing the throne with Kerastase  Masquintense. I've been complaining about how my hair has been impossible since I've trialled an anti-dandruff shampoo - well this mask is the first one that's finally made my hair close to normal. It made my hair feel silky and somewhat soft (my hair is never soft because it's thick) and without making it feel heavy (like Joico Moisture Recovery Balm, which is my usual last resort). I'm sure the Mending Fusion did some of its job (it's like a creamy silicone serum for the ends. Doesn't feel heavy) and the oil which I had before and liked (one of the best for dry hair), but it's the mask that's done the biggest difference. The other two products are a heat protectant Perfect Defense in a spray which is light and I feel must have a bit of hold, and the last is the dry shampoo for dark hair which has a brown tint. It's light and doesn't leave that powdery feeling, so I don't feel the need to wash my hair at the end of the day. Full reviews will be on the other blog.

Click2Chic, 16.87-34.29 €

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*PR products

MAKEUP 

BOURJOIS Healthy Mix Serum

I often say that this a foundation that I can rely on. It's one of rare ones that looks very natural on the skin (coverage is light-medium), it doesn't look weird over pores, doesn't feel heavy and it works no matter in what weird mood my skin is. The shade is a bit too dark and yellow for me, that's it's only minus, but it has so many other pluses that I always keep a bottle in my collection. 

Repurchase: Already done.

SKIN CARE 

TRILOGY Make-Up Be Gone Cleansing Balm

This was pretty decent. It wasn't as luxurious feeling as Emma Hardie's or as good as Balance Me, but my skin enjoyed and played nice while I was using it. The ingredients are lovely, but it's thicker than other balms, it's also more waxy and it doesn't melt as nice under the fingers, but it cleans the skin well enough, though surprisingly for a balm that "removes makeup like no other" (their words), removing mascara isn't its forte. The scent is very blah, like wax or cheap crayons, which might appeal to those who dislike heavily scented skin care.

Repurchase: Only if I find it cheaper than my favourites.

L'OCCITANE Shea Cleansing Oil

This is a good cleansing oil, but I find that from L'Occitane Immortelle's version works better with my skin. It removes makeup well, leaves my skin nourished, but with no residue. The scent of this one was better than the hay scent of Immortelle. It can only be open for three months before it expires.

BALEA Beauty Effect Power Maske

If you asked me a couple of months ago if I'd repurchase this, I'd scream yes, but now I'm just not sure it's as impressive as I thought. I think my standards were very low because stuff we have here is very basic. It's a great hydrating mask, there's no doubt about and it fixes dehydrated skin completely overnight, including heals dry patches. But that's all it does, it's hydrating and it never made my skin look great like some other products I've tried recently. It's a skin care equivalent of a duct tape - it's a good temporary and quick fix. But it's cheap, easily accessible and it works, so I recommend you try it if you have dry patches and dehydrated skin.

Repurchase: I'm still thinking about it.

PHYSICIANS FORMULA Argan Oil

This is just a very simple argan oil in a pretty bottle which holds only 30 ml and is very overpriced. You can easily get it cheaper, though this one doesn't have that strong argan scent which some dislike. I used it for everything - face, hair, body, hands, it's a normal oil that can be used for fixing dryness. It's good, but alarmingly overpriced for what it is - an oil you can get at the food section in supermarkets.

Repurchase: No.

NAILS

EBELIN Nagellack Entferner 

Loved the packaging of this (it has one of those handy pumps), but this was drying to my nails. Also it's not particularly strong. 

Repurchase: Since it's one of the cheapest, I probably will, but it's lame.

BODY

DOVE Purely Pampering Nourishing Shower gel

Coconut Milk

My favourite shower gel. It's so creamy, non-drying and it smells amazing.

Repurchase: Already done.

BALEA Regenbogen Dusche

Just a classic Balea shower gel that is as basic as it can get, even when it comes to the vanilla scent. But the packaging is so adorable, I couldn't resist. Balea created an ironic version called Bye Bye Unicorn featuring two dinosaurs and I hear it has the same scent. By the way I still saw a few bottles of unicorn version in my local DM.

Repurchase: No.

YUMMY Wild Things Shower Gels

Sexy Boost

Another basic shower gel, but the scent of this one is very masculine to me, so I didn't use it up myself. The scent is earthy-spicy, I mostly smell cardamom. 

Repurchase: No.

L'ORÉAL Elvital Total Repair 5 Intensiv Maske mit Reparatűr Serum 

For a drugstore hair mask, this is a nice one and I bought a few in a row so far. It's lighter in texture than what I'm used to when it comes to hair mask, but it's nourishing enough when my hair isn't very dry (mostly in summer months). But when my hair is very dry, this isn't enough and I have to use salon brands.

Repurchase: Yes.

GARNIER Olia After Colour Care

Petra got this for me - she says it's her favourite drugstore conditioner and I think it's really good too. It's the conditioner you get with Olia hair colours, but apparently these are sold individually too (I still haven't seen these myself in Müller, but they are on Boots international) and it's basically designed to help the hair recover after colouring as well as give it more shine. It was nourishing enough for my hair and my hair felt nice after use, however, it was still a drugstore quality product and it didn't do quite as much as salon treatments. 

Repurchase: Yes.

Best, purchase-worthy and intriguing:

COSRX Galactomyces 95 Whitening Power Essence - I love this. It's a like a thicker toner with no particular scent. I decided to approach testing by doing a half-half, meaning on one half of the face I used this and on the other the COSRX Snail Mucin, so I could see the result more clearly. After a week on the Galactomyces side the pores appeared much smaller, the skin was smoother and just in general looked much better. Foundations applied like a dream on that side, which actually made me reconsider some foundations I previously disliked. I'll try the Secret Key Essence next to see if I like it even more, but if I don't, this will be one of my next purchases.

Purchase: Yes. Full price: $16

INNISFREE Daily UV Protection Cream Mild  SPF35 PA++ - I immediately loved this. I hate most sunscreens, but this doesn't feel like one at all. It has 100% mineral filters and it's a light lotion that takes little time to absorb, leaves only a bit of tackiness on the skin that is not at all annoying, it doesn't leave a white cast, it can be layered easily and it didn't irritate my eyes like Sun Dance's does. It smells nice, somewhat sweet floral - familiar, but I can't place it. SPF 35 seems fine to me considering I rarely spend long in the sun. It was a nice base for makeup, it left a satin type of finish and it wore nice though the day. For my dry skin on its own it felt like I need an additional moisturiser under it, but for the summer it'll be perfect. Ingredients.

Purchase: Yes, but I'd like to try some more sunscreens. Full price: $9

TONYMOLY Prestige Jeju Snail Cream - I really loved this sample. The texture was lovely, it's a medium thick cream that sinks in a few minutes, though there is a slight layer of the moisturiser left for a while. It felt nourishing and it has a very gentle, pleasant scent. In the morning my smile lines looked reduced and you know how you usually wake up with creases from the pillow? Well with this my skin looked a lot fresher. It's very expensive and I'd love to have a few more samples to see if it impresses me long term (I stretched mine to three uses), but I'm very tempted by it. 

Purchase: Yes, but I'm getting more sample first, a pack of 20 is about 4-5 € on eBay. Full price: $48.73 

LIOELE Rizette Magic Whitening Cream - A moisturiser with vitamin C that promises to brighten the skin. It's a medium thick cream that needed some extra time to sink in and has no particular scent. I noticed my skin being brighter and more even, so I liked it, but it's expensive. 

Purchase: Maybe, again I'd like more samples first. Full price: $29.73

Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream - I liked this at first try. The colour looks scarily too dark for me, but because it's got a neutral/grey undertone, I felt like it blends in well (I might be imagining it). It looks beautiful on the skin - natural, doesn't emphasise pores and it covers about a medium. I wish the shade were lighter, but I really like this.

Purchase: It's too dark, but I love the texture. Full price: $20.50

COSRX AHA 7 Whitehead Power Liquid- Very similar texture than the their famous Blackhead liquid which I own a full size. I used it when I got a big spot on my chin, and it diminished it, basically helped it not become the infected monster it usually does, so I like it.

Purchase: If my skin goes haywire, this will be first on the list. Full price: $13.50

TONYMOLY Panda's Dream White Magic Cream - I love how this one makes my skin look, it just looks better. It's a light moisturiser with a strong, but nice powdery scent and a type of finish that is like a sunscreen's white cast, so it actually gives that very temporary whitening effect, but it disappears quickly, however, the skin looks more even. 

Purchase: Yes, but I bought the sleeping pack first, if it ever arrives (first parcel got lost, as it appears all parcels from RoseRoseShop do). Full price: $11.24 

Nice, but I'm not completely convinced

COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence - As I said I tested this along with Galactomyces on the other side of the face and I just don't get the hype. So many people swear by this, but I see no visible results. It's a milky type of lotion product with a kind of a strange texture that is a like a viscose liquid, but I didn't find it gross or anything. It also has no particular scent. It leaves a very smooth feeling on the skin, almost like a light silicone primer. After a week I noticed no major differences then when I started using it. My pores looked equally horrible, my skin wasn't smoother and my smile line looked the same (it was slightly smaller looking on Galactomyces side), in terms of hydration which this should help most, I didn't see a difference between the other side. However, my neck got sunburned one day (I'm too cheap to use sunscreen on the neck too, bloody idiot) and I applied a generous coat of this since it has repairing abilities and by morning it was gone.

Purchase: Probably not, but I have plenty of samples to give it more chances. Full price: $15.20 

COSRX Advanced Snail All in one Cream -  This is like a thicker version of the muncin, so a moisturiser with a similar texture that leaves a smooth, primer-like finish. It has no particular scent. I tested this alongside with the Honey Overnight mask, again each on one side of the face. During testing a few spots appeared and though I at first suspected they were hormonal, they most likely weren't, so it's possible this breaks me out a bit. In terms of positive effects, I saw no major differences apart from my skin being more hydrated, but I can get that with a normal moisturiser.

Purchase: Probably not, but I have plenty of samples to give it more chances. Full price: $ 16.80

COSRCX Ultimate Moisturizing Honey Overnight Mask Nourishing Overnight Spa Mask - This was nothing like I imagined, though I was aware it doesn't have a honey scent, I expected a thick, white cream and this is a gel type of product. I expected this to be very moisturising, but my skin almost wanted more. It's more like a regular moisturiser to me and I could easily even use it under makeup. In terms of effects, I didn't notice anything important.

Purchase: Probably not, but I have plenty of samples to give it more chances. Full price: $ 12.80

BANILA CO. Miss Flower & Mr. Honey Cream - the smells of this is incredible. If you ever had any the original honey products by L'Occitane from almost 10 years ago (or that short lived shower jelly from mommy and baby LE two years ago) this is exactly the same -  a proper, "dunking your nose into a jar of honey" scent. Unfortunately, it doesn't last long on the skin. The texture is thick, almost more like a balm, which my dry skin really enjoyed. It took some time for my skin to absorb all of it, in fact a filter of produt remained for hours which I didn't mind, since my skin needed that. It healed a dry patch and my skin was less dry after those three uses I could squeeze out of a sample. I primarily like it for the scent because in those three day I didn't feel my skin was as good as with other products I've tried.

Purchase: I ordered the essence oil from this line, if it ever arrives (again RoseRoseShop appears to be terribly unreliable, as three parcels from them didn't arrive). Full price: 37$ (for 70 ml)

SULWHASOO Snowise EX Cleansing Foam - I've tried several Korean cleansing foams and none I liked, but this one is already more acceptable. The texture is so gorgeously creamy, it washes off completely just with water and it didn't irritate my eyes horribly, like all the rest I tried. However, while my skin felt more comfortable than with others, after a few minutes my skin started to feel tight, like using regular soap, so I needed to moisturise quickly. 

Purchase: Maybe. I like it has a low pH and the texture is great, but I don't like the tight feeling. Full price: $38 

COSRX Low pH Good Morning Cleanser - I don't know what I expected from this, it has so many good reviews, but it was a regular gel cleanser. It foamed very well, better than others do, however, like at all gel cleanser I started feeling tightness in about two minutes and that's when flakes start forming on me, which is the reason I switched to oils and balms. 

Purchase: Probably not. Full price, $8.80 

IT'S SKIN Power 10 Formula WR Effector - These come in many versions, I got a sample of the anti-wrinkle one. It's a light gel like consistency that absorbs very fast. Based on three uses that I stretched the sample too, I can't say I saw any significant improvement on my skin.

Purchase: No. Full price: $9.43

SU:M 37 Water-Full Deep Effect Ampoule - For the price tag this has, I didn't find it anything special. It was just a very light serum. I'd probably need more samples to really test it, but so far it didn't convince me.

Purchase: No. Full price: $122.50

Lioele Super Gold Snail BB Cream SPF50+ PA+++ - I read reviews about this before opening the sample and they were overwhelmingly positive, but when I tried applying this the first time with fingers, it felt strange, too heavy and obvious. However, when I used up the rest of the sample with my big oval brush I got a flawless result, a nice healthy glowy finish, medium coverage and it looked great over pores. Big minus for me is the shade, which is way too dark for me (maybe NC 30-35 with a warm undertone) and during the day it worsens the look of my smile lines.

Purchase: It's too dark, so no. Full price:  $17.83

Lioele Intensive Time Reversing Snail Cream - I was hoping this will be similar to TonyMoly's Prestige Jeju Snail cream, but it's much lighter, almost like a lotion and it didn't have such an impressive effect. 

Purchase: No. Full price: $30.38

Nopes

INNISFREE Green Tea Cleansing Foam - I love the texture of this, but sweet mother does it hurt if it gets into the eyes. Serious this is the most painful product ever. It's a not a foam, but a cream that doesn't foam with water and it washes off completely unlike most such products I tried. It smells nice, inoffensive. 

Purchase: No. Full price: $8.68

INNISFREE Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam - A very similar texture to the green Tea one, but luckily this one didn't hurt so much. However, despite being a cream, it felt drying, like gels normally do on my skin.

Purchase: No. Full price: $8.59

SKINFOOD Rice Water Bright Cleansing Foam - Exactly the same as Innisfree foams, so an absolutely lovely creamy texture, but leaves the skin squeaky clean, on me meaning dry and it hurts like a bitch when it gets into the eyes. The scent is lovely, just powdery clean.

Purchase: No. Full price: $8.68

THE FACE SHOP Dr. Belmeur Foam Cleaner - I swear every Korean foam cleanser I tried is the same - gorgeous creamy texture, but drying to my skin and irritating to the eyes.

Purchase: No. Full price: $11.19