[Review] Missha Color Clay Mask Green (Pore Care)

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I'm currently working on a majority of the products that I purchased during my first trip to Japan, which has been quite a while a now. 

I've been trying out and using the products for quite some time, so I feel more than comfortable writing these product reviews. 

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Missha Color Clay Mask Green (Pore Care)

Product description: Pore care mask with Brazilian green clay to help absorb sebum and clean pores.

-Brazilian natural clay
-Classified color treatment depending on the type of skin troubles

How to use: 

1) Remove any makeup or residue then cleanse the face and apply a thick layer of the mask avoiding eye and mouth area.  

2) After 10 to 15 minutes wash off the mask with lukewarm water. 

Product Price: $9.00 USD

Product period use: 4 months+

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Personal experience: I was extremely excited when I first saw Missha in Tokyo, Japan! However, I'm not even going to make this anything short of blunt. . I felt that all the products (skin, not color) that I had purchased happened to be extremely lackluster. I don't think Ive heard anyone rave except for their infamous essence and perhaps that one particular night product they have in the purple packaging.

The mask goes on green of course, though the consistency of the product stays quite wet as opposed to being a clay mask that dries rock hard. This is nice because you don't have to make such a dramatic effort to wash off the product after the time frame listed in the directions. However because the product goes on very wet and doesn't dry down too much, it doesn't seem that product is effective as one would think. I don't feel like it did much for my pores being cleared out and almost as if my skin didn't benefit from it at all. Lately, I have somewhat lost faith in most pore masks. . not all, but I definitely think a better investment is getting extractions by a trained aesthetician/professional.

In other words. . just a no from me, 2/5 because the consistency is really nice and spreads easily.

Rate: 2/5

Ingredients: Water,Glycerin, Kaolin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PEG/PPG -17/6 Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate,  Palmitic Acid,  Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Bentonite, Stearic Acid, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Prunus Mume Fruit Water, Titanium Dioxide (Cl 77891),  Polysorbate 60, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Sorbitan Stearate,  PEG-100 Stearate, Mica (Cl 77019), Cellulose Gum, Polyacrylate - 13, Tocopheryl Acetate,  Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer,  Xanthan Gum, Polyisobutene, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polysorbate 20,  Montmorillonite, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Iron Oxides (CI 77492),  Iron Oxides (CI 77499)

[Review] Kose Sekkisei Essence Milk SPF50+ PA+++

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Kose Sekkisei Essence Milk SPF50+ PA+++

Sun Protect Essence Milk 

Product description:

• SPF50+/PA++++ thoroughly blocks UV-A which causes photo-aging, and UV-B which causes sunburn.
• Water-proof. With emulsion formula and smooth powder for soft and silky finish. Blends smoothly into skin without white residue.
• With Oriental plant extracts and mineral ingredients to hydrate and protect skin.
• Suitable as makeup base. Enhances application and lasting effect of foundation.

How to apply: Shake well, personally the way I would use it is tilting my head back and lightly applying on the cheeks and forehead, then spreading the excess everywhere by patting it in from face to neck. 

Ingredients: Here's a link to the ingredients via cosdna, but if you don't want to see there's basically "Water, alcohol" as the first ingredients, while the main ingredients are below in the listing. The formulation seems to be the same whether for the lotion, sun gel or even essence milk.

Medicated Sekkisei lotion (toner, far left), Sun gel (Center), Essence milk (right) 

Personal experience: This product can feel greasy if you use it excessively, at the time when my acne breakouts were at its peak, I couldn't help but notice this did nothing good for my skin. Personally, I can see this product doing better for someone who's dry skin or combination but more on the dry skin. However, with the amount of alcohol in these products, I just can't lead myself to recommending them. I have to say this is a product of preference, for those who don't mind alcohol. I'm sure if you're into J-Beauty, this is a product you've heard being raved about at some point in time. While I was using it, I don't recall any phenomenal results aside from enjoying the fact there wasn't a need to use sunscreen after since it was already infused in the milk. 

Rate: 2/5

I'll make it simple, if you haven't read my other product reviews for this product series, I actually don't happen to be a fan of any the products because of the high amount of alcohol. 

I will say that this essence milk does a wonderful job as a hand cream, though I'm mainly inclined to say that considering it didn't have any other use for me and the texture is silky smooth. 

It reminds me to the texture of the Transino C Whitening Day Protector which I've got a review coming for too, however, I happen to like the Transino product much more than this one.

To be completely I'm not impressed by the formulation of this product at all either, just seems to be overhyped if anything. .

The first three ingredients are: water, alcohol and silicones. . This is usually what I try to avoid too much, especially water since it's just. . water. 

There are products where the main ingredient won't just be almost entirely of water, however, this isn't the case.