LANEIGE WATER SLEEPING MASK {REVIEW}

This was a face mask that I had lusted over for several years and having

 finally acquired one I was excited to try for myself and see why everyone

 raved about this cult Korean Beauty product.

The LANEIGE WATER SLEEPING MASK is an Award winning innovative 

mask that claims to recharge your dehydrated skin while you sleep

 and I do love a good "sleep-in" face mask.

My favourites of these type of gel re-hydrating type face masks are:

LUMENE NORDIC HYDRA AERATING GEL MASK

AVENE HYDRANCE AQUA GEL

L'OCCITANE INVIGORATING FACE & EYE MASK

Formulated with highly concentrated Hydro Ionized Mineral Water to 

deliver high doses of moisture to stressed, parched skin.

 Calming Sleepscent™, infused with orange flower, rose, and sandalwood

 provides a relaxing and comforting scent while apricot and evening primrose extracts helps visibly brighten and purify fatigued skin.

They claim the result will be skin that looks and feels radiant, refreshed,

 and soft so you wake up with soft, glowing skin.

Where this sleep mask is different to the norm, you apply over

your normal nightly cream or serum in order to help retain/lock the moisture in 

your skin overnight.

After the product is absorbed completely, leave treatment overnight 

and rinse off in the morning. 

Use once or twice a week.

Even though they advertise for all skin types, I personally think

this is better for a normal to oily skin rather than a dry skin.

It comes in 2 variants Original and Lavender and I opted for

the Original and the mask also comes with that all important spatula.

You can imagine my disappointment when I first tried this mask only to find 

that it didn't agree with my skin whatsoever...whilst the cooling, lightweight 

gel formulation and the fragrance are great, my skin soon started to feel uncomfortable and tingly and I had to remove, as I certainly wasn't able 

to sleep with this mask on.

I actually waited a couple of weeks and tried again and I had more success this time, as I didn't experience any sensitivity and I was able to sleep with the mask overnight, however the expectations of waking with "soft, radiant and glowing skin" didn't happen, as I woke with extremely parched, dehydrated skin, the exact opposite of what the mask claims and to be honest I'm not sure why. 

As advised I applied over the final product of my night routine and I did try over different night products thinking that it may be a reaction to one of those, but it made no difference. I tried this mask a total of 3 times and its sadly had its time with me and I won't be using it again, as I fail to see the fascination and hype of this mask. 

LANEIGE

WATER SLEEPING 

MASK

70ml

R

599

£

26

$

25

HUXLEY SECRET OF SAHARA CREAM : GLOW AWAKENING {REVIEW}

Huxley is the first Korean skincare brand that I have ever tried any product from

and by my own admission I have and always will be a lover of European skincare, especially the French brands.

That being said I'm open to sailing into new skin care waters and Korean

Beauty has lots to offer, so this is me dipping my toe in...

Huxley is a contemporary skincare brand from South Korea. 

Their formulations respect the skin barrier with minimalist, plant-derived ingredients. 

The key ingredient found in all Huxley products is Sahara Prickly Pear Seed Oil, 

a desert cactus and real wonder of nature. 

It contains unique phytochemicals that provide intensive moisturisation 

due to its excellent ability to retain water.

Huxley products are expertly crafted with elegant and sophisticated formulations that are a pleasure to use. They are manufactured at a cutting-edge facility

 in South Korea and preserved within high-quality packaging.

All products are vegan-friendly, Dermatologically tested, hypoallergenic

and Paraben free

The Huxley Secret of Sahara Cream

 Glow Awakening

was the cream that I had heard most rave reviews about and it sounded like

a product that my skin and I would enjoy.

The Secret Sahara range has been formulated to be rich in antioxidants that moisturise and brighten dull, lack lustre, stressed skins, whilst offering 

protection from pollution and the 

Glow Awakening Cream 

appears to be the star of the show.

I found this cream to be a light-medium weight texture that not only had 

a very pleasant clean, fresh fragrance, but it also felt instantly comfortable

on the skin and applied smoothly and easily.

This cream can be used am & pm and is suitable for all skin types and I 

would imagine a more combination skin type would particularly enjoy its texture.

I've only been using mine in the morning, as I had other 

night creams on the go, but I'm about to also use both morning and evening.

I must make mention of the packaging, as it comes in

a solid glass jar, that has a more luxe feel about it than many 

creams double the price and I'm happy to say it also comes with a spatula.

The Huxley products are well priced here in South Africa and are only

available through DERMASTORE

Truthfully this cream didn't WoW me on the glow factor front as much as

 I thought it would, but it does give the skin a dewy appearance which I liked.

I've thoroughly enjoyed applying it as part of my morning routine, as it's just one

 of those comfortable, reliable, all round everyday, well priced moisturisers

 and as my first K Beauty product, I'm happy I dipped my toe into the Korean waters and I think I may be dipping more toes into the water.

I would, without hesitation recommend this cream and re-purchase 

it again myself...

HUXLEY

SECRET OF SAHARA

GLOW AWAKENING CREAM

50ml

R

590