Sunscreen Review: Isehan Kiss Me Sunkiller Perfect Water Essence Alcohol Free SPF 50+ PA++++

Hello folksickles. Today's review will be for the Isehan Kiss Me Sunkiller Perfect Water Essence Alcohol Free SPF 50+ PA++++.

Availability: This retails anywhere between $10 - $20 for a 50g tube and is available at stylevana.com, yamibuy.com, amazon.com, sayweee.com, dokodemo.com, koreanbuys.com, 36best.com, and yesstyle.com. 

Would I buy this again?: Probably not. 

What is this product designed to address?

According to yesstyle.com: 

Water-based formulation contains 86% moisturizing ingredients including three types of hyaluronic acid and three antioxidants that enhance skin's hydration levels. The chemical and physical sunscreen provides broad-spectrum protection of SPF50+ PA++++. Lightweight gel texture applies smoothly and cleanly without any white cast while remaining sebum-resistant. The product leaves a natural-looking radiant finish.

Does it contain any special/beneficial ingredients?

Hyaluronic Acid: Assists skin in retaining moisture, holds up to 1000x its own weight in moisture.

Yukinoshita (Tiger Grass) Extract: Has hydrating and anti-inflammatory properties; can help prevent UV damage by suppressing DNA damage caused by UVA rays. 

Aloe Vera Leaf Extract: Has hydrating and anti-inflammatory properties. 

Royal Jelly Extract: Has hydrating properties and helps skin retain moisture.

What is the texture like?

This starts off as a very creamy gel-cream that blends out into a watery serum. It feels refreshing when applied. 

Is it scented?

This has a intense floral, powdery, soap-like scent. 

My overall experience/comments on the product:
I purchased this because it was on sale at my local Teso Life at 2 for $14 and since a lot of people online wrote in their reviews that this was gentle and non-irritating I decided to go ahead and try it out. Both in terms of packaging and the way it functions and feels, this reminds me of my beloved Biore UV Aqua Rich Water Essence SPF 50+ PA++++. However, I will most likely repurchase the Biore again when I run out of this, mainly because the scent of this is really intense for me when I apply it, to the point where it occasionally makes me gag; I also feel like the Biore one is more hydrating.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: I purchased this myself.

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: Juvia's Place Warrior III Palette

Hello folksickles. As a makeup junkie and blogger you may have realized that I review a LOAD of eyeshadow palettes and I like to think of myself as being largely an eyeshadow junkie. In order to declutter a bit I've decided to pick out a palette or series of eyeshadows for the month and have that be my monthly selection for those instances where I'm not doing a tutorial for the blog. Every month I'll do a recap on the eyeshadows - how I feel about them and whether I'll be keeping them or giving them away (and why :P) as well as if I think it's worth its price tag. 

 Juvia's Place Warrior III Palette

You can find a look I did with the palette here. These are the looks I created this month:

So as you can see I created all sorts of colorful looks with these shadows. I personally have found that these shadows are easy to blend and the pigmentation on them is fantastic. All of them work really great in my experience. All that said, while there's technically nothing wrong with this palette, I feel like it's redundant in my collection in the sense of I have all of these shadow colors in other palettes and I don't see myself reaching for this so I'd rather pass it along. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: This palette was a gift from my wifey. 

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: Juvia's Place The Zulu Palette

Hello folksickles. As a makeup junkie and blogger you may have realized that I review a LOAD of eyeshadow palettes and I like to think of myself as being largely an eyeshadow junkie. In order to declutter a bit I've decided to pick out a palette or series of eyeshadows for the month and have that be my monthly selection for those instances where I'm not doing a tutorial for the blog. Every month I'll do a recap on the eyeshadows - how I feel about them and whether I'll be keeping them or giving them away (and why :P) as well as if I think it's worth its price tag. 

 Juvia's Place The Zulu Palette

You can find a look I did with the palette here. These are the looks I created this month:

So as you can see I created all sorts of colorful looks with these shadows. I personally have found that these shadows are easy to blend and the pigmentation on them is fantastic. All of them work really great in my experience. As someone who adores color, this is such a fun palette to play with! While I would wear it all year round, I do love fun colors for the summertime especially.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: This palette was a gift from my wifey. 

July 2024 Arrivals

Ok folksickles! I'm back to replenishing on things that I'm running out of and buying mostly just necessities.

1. Duo Brush-On Adhesive with Vitamins: I needed to replenish my lash glue and this has been a long-time go-to for me so I decided to just stick with what I know.

2. Compliment Lavender and Blueberry Clay Face Mask: I am currently running low on my face masks so I decided to pick this one up and see how I like it.

3. e.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter in Fair: Given that I finished a bottle of this, I decided to try it in a lighter shade to see if I like that better (although odd that 0.5 and 1 are both called Fair). 

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions.

Disclaimer: I purchased everything listed above. 

July 2024 Favorites

Hey folksickles,

Alright, all the goodies I've been enjoying in July :) 

1. Juvia's Place The Zulu Palette : I really enjoyed playing with this palette. The quality of the eyeshadows is fantastic - they're very well-pigmented and blend well. Additionally, I love rainbow palettes for the summertime and this palette really delivers in terms of, as I mentioned, quality, pigmentation, as well as its color selection. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: This palette was a gift from my wifey.