AHAVA Hydration Cream Mask Review / AHAVA 礦物精華水分面膜

I've been into wash-off masks lately and I keep accruing tubes and tubs of masks from various brands. AHAVA had kindly tossed in a deluxe sample of their Hydration Cream Mask along with a full-sized daytime lotion, of which I'll review separately later. As my skin is leaning combination/dry, any "hydration" skincare products are very much welcomed!

我最愛就是沖洗式面膜, 所以屋企周圍都係一支支一瓶瓶既面膜, 真係好誇張. 上個月AHAVA很慷慨送左支貨size 既日霜比我試, 同埋呢支礦物精華水分面膜(deluxe sample size)! 我皮膚混合性偏乾, 所以呢支 mask簡直就岩晒我喇!!

Coming Up Next on Lifeandlensofbeauty

Here's a sneak peak of the reviews that will be coming on the way...

AHAVA Moisturizer, Hydration Cream Mask, Caressing Body Sorbet:

Lavera My Age Intensive Eye Cream:

GLYCEL Collagen Prime 10000 Beauty drinks - will start this course of 10 bottles soon and will be back with a detailed report:

Talika Lipocils Eyelash gel / serum:

And a shot of my favourite perfumes on the dressing table:

Tried any of the above? Any new topics you'd like to see/read in future? :D

Lavera Revitalizing Face Mask, Regenerating Face Mask, Mint Toothpaste Review

Yes, you read it correctly, today I'll be reviewing two masks AND a toothpaste by Lavera. Lavera is a German brand which I've overlooked among all the brands available out there in the market, their products, to my shock, were VERY reasonably priced, and their range of products are amazing...I already felt faint at heart when I looked at their bath & body offerings, there are tons of shower gels and shampoos I wanna try! 

But, you probably know that I'm on a major major face mask kick lately (as seen in my empties posts), I decided to give the face masks from Lavera a try. The first one I tried was Revitalizing Face Mask - made with Organic Wild Rose, Avocado Oil and Macadamia Oil.

THE mask that I kept coming back to...Origins Clear Improvement Charcoal Mask! / 回購率極高的面膜 - Origins活性炭深層清潔面膜!

I'm a firm believer in home treatments. As a beauty fanatic, I'm very proud to disclose the fact that I've 10+ tubes/tubs of masks at home and today I'll be showing you one of the very first that I acquired, yet the same one I kept finishing, kept coming back to (repurchasing) all along these years. *Drumroll* It's Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask from none other than Origins! 

我是個 "家中保養"的忠實擁護者, 各式各樣的面膜當然不能少, 家中隨時有10+款面膜侯命. 今天就給大家介紹我第一支擁有, 亦是那麼多年來一直有回購的面膜 - 它就是Origins活性炭深層清潔面膜!

GLYCEL White Ice Sleeping Eye Mask, Whitening Toner and Whitening Cleansing Milk reviews

Today I'll be talking about whitening products from GLYCEL - a Swiss skincare brand. The brand had released the "White Ice Series" especially in Asia for women who are after white and radiant skin. I'm not big about whitening products but I admit I do have a few spots I like to "whiten", namely my under eyes and post-breakout dark spots (eeeek!).

The Organic Pharmacy Collagen Boost Mask Review

Somewhere near my birthday I was gifted with this bottle of best-smelling-ever face mask. Hence, this Collagen Boost Mask marked my first venture into the world of organic skincare.

不久之前收到 The Organic Pharmacy 的 Collagen Boost Mask 作禮物, 一打開瓶子便有一陣清爽的香味撲面而黎!! 這是我第一次試有機美容品牌的護膚品啊.

HG mask: Orbis Foam Esthe Pack Review //不可缺少既護膚item: Orbis 暖暖泡沫面膜

Today I am reviewing one of my favourite products in January 2011: the Foam Esthe Pack mask from Orbis. This bottle has made its way into my list of HGs within a month, does that say something? hehe. In fact I'm surprised I only came to discover this gem after being a loyal Orbis skincare user for over 3 years. When Stellar visited Hong Kong in December, I took her to Orbis and she wanted to try this since this mask is #1 top-seller of Orbis in Japan. I've been using it for the 8th time and would like to say "oh dear, where have you been all these years?!?!"

今日同大家講下我一月份最愛用既產品之一: 佢就Orbis 既暖暖泡沫面膜. 自從Stellar黎香港我地一齊買呢支面膜之後, 佢已經榜上有名. 聽佢講呢支泡沫面膜係日本係第一好賣產品, 用左Orbis skincare 超過三年, 竟然而家先發現到佢既存在, 真係遲左D -.-''

The mask came in an airtight metal bottle with a pump and a lid, it contains 100g. Retail price is around $240 HKD (~$31 USD) but you can easily have a discount when purchasing more than 2 bottles or if you're an Orbis member! I can already smell the possibility of a repurchase, lol.

呢隻面膜用金屬罐包裝, D泡沫可以用噴咀嘎出黎. 內有100g, 賣$240 HKD左右, 不過如果係佢地會員既話或者買2支以上通常都有折. 我已經預視到回購既可能性極高, 嘿嘿....

The SA told me this mask is used to beat the 'yellow-ness' induced by frequent use of makeup, in other words, it helps to purify skin and even your complexion. This is what I need.

店內小姐同我地講呢隻面膜好適合經常化妝既人用, 可以令塊面無咁黃, 同埋淨化毛孔, 等膚色均勻D. 正中下懷~

The foam mask came in a mousse texture, I was instructed to pump the size of a ping-pong ball for the whole face and spread the mousse/foam evenly across skin. The texture is very light.

面膜呈泡沫/慕絲狀, 軟綿綿好得意. 店員話擠一個乒乓球大小既份量塗勻全面.
Indulge yourself with a little mousse...cover any possible 'holes' and pores. After 5-7 minutes, I washed off with water and everything came clean in like 10 seconds. I've had a difficult time with other wash-off mask (say clay ones), those took me a few minutes to wash it off completely.

等5-7分鐘之後, 用水洗淨. 我發現好容易就洗乾淨, 10秒鐘就乾淨哂. 唔會好似D泥mask咁好難先洗得甩.

Thoughts: I'm extremely impressed by this product, it smooths and plumps my skin, made it feel soft to the touch. This is very convenient to use in shower or before bed, as it only takes 5 minutes. It's not that 'harsh' on skin as some purifying clay masks out there, I can use it 2-3 times per week.

極度喜歡呢隻面膜, 用完皮膚超滑, 好方便, 又可以沖涼時用, 5 分鐘就搞掂, 岩哂我呢類懶人 XD 仲有佢唔似D泥mask咁, 唔洗驚吸乾塊面既水, 對皮膚都好溫和, 一個星期用2-3次到啦.

Pros:

- quick fix: only need 5 minutes

- leaves skin VELVET SMOOTH and plump

- texture is like mousse

- helps purify skin

- super easy to use, wash off and lathers extremely well

- comfortable warming sensation on skin

- won't make your skin tight after using

- unscented

好處:

- 方便快捷: 5分鐘搞掂

- 令皮膚超滑同飽滿

- 慕絲質感 (輕盈)

- 可淨化皮膚

- 清潔容易

- 泡沫暖暖地好舒服

- 不會令皮膚崩緊

- 無香味

Cons:

- airtight and metal bottle packaging: difficult to estimate how much product is left inside

- have to be careful when dispensing product out, might end up pumping more than needed

不足:

- 密封包裝不容易判斷仲有幾多product剩

- 使用時很容易會擠出過多product

Ease of use// 使用容易程度: 10/10

Product quality// 產品質素: 10/10

Price//價錢: 7.5/10

Packaging// 包裝: 8/10

Repurchase //回購? Y

Monthly Favourites (Jan 2011) //每月至愛產品

I've been terribly sick for days, spent 3 whole days in bed and ate @#$%^&* kinds of medicine, am still recovering. I apologize for lagging behind the comments and stuff :( I realized that Chinese New Year is just around the corner, so I better get this post published, lol. I'll introduce these darlings which I have been using religiously in January.

大病了一場，在床上渡過三日三夜，嚴重跟不上blog同comments, 真的對不起. 我剛醒起還有數天便過農曆新年了, 都是趕快出埋post佢先 ^_^ 今次介紹既係本人今個月至愛用既產品 :D

1) DollyWink Pencil Liner in Brown:

Bought this at around $10 Euros. Application is effortless and smooth, high pigmentation and no serious smudging problem. I love the fact that it's deep brown so it looks very flattering on the eyes (versus the dramatic black...). Its quality is on par with Urban Decay 24/7 Liners! (full review to come later :))

DollyWink深啡色眼線鉛筆:

以$99左右購入. 劃得非常順暢, 我喜歡它深啡色, 比黑色自然很多. 上色度高, 沒有嚴重脫色問題. 個人覺得質量可以媲美Urban Decay 24/7 系列的眼線筆! (詳細評語容後再post :))

2) Chacott loose settling powder in #763 Translucent

I've seen this powder appearing over and over again in Japanese magazines, and was finally able to locate a shop that sells this in store. What should I say? After trying this, I don't want to look at any other loose powder (just kidding lol). Chacott is a company that makes stage cosmetics for ballet school and the quality of this loose powder is superb, the powder is finely milled. It controls oil decently and keeps my makeup fresh throughout the day. (full review to come later)

Chacott 定妝碎粉 (#763 透明色)

經常在日本雜誌看到的妝品, 終於比我找到在那裡有得買了. 只要試過之後, 其他碎粉都看不上眼了 (說笑). Chacott幫一間芭蕾舞學校設計的舞台化妝, 呢隻碎粉品質非常高, 質感細滑, 控油一流, 個妝真係可以保持到好耐. (詳細評語容後再post :))

3) LUSH Angels On Bare Skin Face Cleanser (潔面)

If you don't mind the herbal scent, this is a superb cleanser and exfoliator for face! I've been using it religiously ever since I bought it. It made my face feel so refreshing after I use it. There are lavender particles in it and it helps to exfoliate too! (full review here)

如果你不介意香草味的話 (註: 不是薄荷味), 呢隻洗面膏係好好既選擇. 裡面有薰衣草同玫瑰粒子, 洗面之餘可以做埋磨砂. 每次洗完面都覺得好fresh, 自從買了它回家便一直使用了. (詳細評語)

4) Essential Ultra Honey & Shea Butter Hair Mask (Nuance Airy)

This hair mask is the best buy of the month, lol. It's affordable and smells like honey. I've been using it for numerous times since I bought it 2 weeks ago, it makes my hair baby soft :) I've been doing lots of blow-drying to my hair recently and this is a perfect product to repair damaged bits. (full review HERE)

這瓶 hair mask超抵買, 平之餘好好用. 前排經常性吹頭, D頭髮好粗糙好乾. 買了這個 hair mask兩星期後我 keep 住用, 頭髮變返柔順, 軟滑, 聞落仲好香! (詳細評語)

5) Orbis Foam Esthe Pack (warm foam mask) 暖暖泡沫面膜

I got this when Stellar and I went to shopping in our last beauty blogger meetup in December. I have been a loyal user of Orbis skincare and I can't believe I discover this gem so late! The mask comes in a metal bottle, with an airtight pump on top. The foam is white and when applying it on your face you'll feel a tiny warming sensation. It's like mousse. This product leaves my face VELVETY SMOOTH!!! The best part? Only 5 minutes is needed, lol. (full review HERE)

去年十二月和Stellar的beauty blogger meetup時買的. 我用了 Orbis的Skincare已經三年有多, 很難相信現在才發現它!!! 嘎出黎既泡沫有點像mousse的質地, 上面後有暖暖的感覺, 用完皮膚好似絨布咁滑. 只需 5分鐘乍~ (詳細post請按此)

6) Shu Uemura Face Architect Smoothing Fluid Foundation//植川秀粉底液

This liquid foundation has medium coverage and is scented. It blends well and is perfect for winter.

這支粉底液遮瑕度OK, 容易推開, 冬天用至岩.

7) MAC Viva Glam x Lady Gaga lipstick // MAC Viva Glam x Lady Gaga唇膏

Gives my lips the perfect pink. I was worried that the nude and pale pink would wash me out, but I found it works eventually. I can't live without it now.

完美的粉紅色. 起初擔心會令我變得面無血色, 後來慢慢work了, 現在沒有了它便不行了.

What are your favourite products this month? Please share :)!

今個月你又愛用甚麼產品呢? :)