REVIEW: Mizon Snail Cushion Foam Cleanser

I've always heard about the great benefits of using products containing snail extracts, but honestly I've always felt a bit creeped out about 'snail slime' or any part of snail on my face! After learning more about the benefits of snail I became less afraid. Snail supposedly helps with hydrating, healing, and regenerating your skin leaving your skin smooth, firm, and glowing. And for those of you still a bit uneasy, fear not! The snail extract is purified before being used in skin care products, so it's completely safe and less scary as it sounds.

I was kindly sent the Mizon Snail Cushion Foam Cleanser from Peach and Lily to try out and review. Since this was my very first time using a snail product, I was super excited, but very skeptical at the same time. I've always had a problem with many cleansers that left my face feeling really tight and dry.

WHAT IS THE MIZON SNAIL CUSHION FOAM CLEANSER?

The Mizon Snail Cushion Foam Cleanser is a cleanser that's formulated with snail extract (of course). It looks and feels like a white lotion after being squeezed out of the tube. After lathering and working it onto a wet face, it starts to become much thicker and transforms into a soft, marshmallow-like foam that sticks to impurities helping to purify pores and leaving you with a clean face.

HOW TO USE:

Release an appropriate amount and work up to a rich lather using your hands or a foaming brush to massage onto your face and rinse off with lukewarm water.

When dispensed, the Mizon Snail Cushion Foam Cleanser looks and feels like a thick lotion.

When lathered, the cleanser builds into a dense and thick foam.

REVIEW (Tested for 2 Weeks):

This easily went straight to the top as one of my top cleansers and for many good reasons! The Mizon Snail Cushion Foam Cleanser left my skin feeling super smooth and clean without leaving my face dry at all. After washing it off my face and patting my face dry, my skin felt clean and refreshed, but there was no unbearable tight feeling where I felt like my face would crack if I moved a muscle. My skin looked more supple and smooth after just a few uses! I especially loved how the cleanser builds into a cushion/marshmallow-like foam the more you lather it onto your face. It feels nice on and it works without drying! 

This might be the very first cleanser where I noticed that my blackheads were being reduced with each use. I've never had a cleanser that helped keep the formation of blackheads at bay except for this one and I'm not sure what it is (maybe the snail?), but it just proves that it does work at sticking to impurities and washing them away. However, it did not completely make my blackheads disappear, so it's not a huge miracle worker, but it did noticeably reduce how many I had. 

Another reason I know this cleanser works is because I never got any breakouts when using this! As stated right above, it helped with my blackheads, but it also washed away all the dirt and bacteria from my face and I haven't seen one single blemish or whitehead/pimple at all in the two weeks since I've began using this. Now, this might not work exactly the same for everyone since I've never had really bad acne before, but I did always get that occasional small whitehead that pops up every week or so. 

I don't have any acne scars on my face, so I'm not sure if it helps with healing acne scars, but it does a fantastic job and keeping my face clean and skin looking great. I don't have any bumps or red spots on my face anymore and I am LOVING my skin!

Here is my absolutely bare skin after two weeks of using the Mizon Snail Cushion Foam Cleanser!

PROS:

Hydrating

Washes away impurities

Reduces blackheads

Leaves skin clean and smooth

Improves skin texture and appearance

Leaves face glowing

CONS:

NONE

RATING: 5/5

 This might just be the best cleanser I have used so far! It does not dry out my skin which is a huge factor because most cleansers do. This cleanser actually made me conquer my fear of snail products and now want to try everything with snail in it haha! 

The Mizon Snail Cushion Foam Cleanser retails for $9.75 and can be found HERE!

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me for reviewing purposes; all reviews are my own 100% honest opinions.

PSA: Get a Birchbox Monthly Box for just ONE DOLLAR (PROMO CODE INSIDE)!

Birchbox is a monthly beauty box subscription service that sends you (usually) 5 beauty and lifestyle product samples straight to your door and only costs $10 per box. However, there's a deal that you guys do NOT want to miss out on... I'll cut right to the chase and save you guys the trouble! 

REVIEW: Simple Cleansing Micellar Water

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What is micellar water you ask? Micellar water is essentially a skincare product that removes makeup and cleanses the skin, WITHOUT the need to rinse. Micellar water contains tiny micelles that are attracted to dirt and oil on one end and the other end is attracted to water (so it can stay attached to a cotton pad when applying). It basically can replace your cleansing and moisturizing steps all in one go, but I usually like to use micellar water after my cleansing routine to pick up any left over makeup and dirt I missed. 

UNBOXING: May 2015 BCdation Box by Meikoko (NEW KOREAN SUBSCIPTION BOX!)

I absolutely LOVE and am addicted to subscription boxes! I was beyond thrilled when I discovered a brand new one, the BCdation Box by Meikoko! Meikoko is an online beauty shop that sells 100% authentic Korean beauty and makeup products. They recently started their beauty box subscription service on May 15, 2015 and I was sent their very first one to review.

*UPDATE

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Ever since I was a little kid I have loved mood changing jewelry. Now as an adult, I haven't worn mood changing jewelry in literally forever, but when I laid my eyes on the Peri's Tint Jelly Stick by Peripera I just HAD to have it!

The Peri's Tint Jelly Stick in Sky Stick is a blue lipstick. You heard me right! The thing is, it only LOOKS like a blue lipstick, but once it is applied on the lips, it changes to a bright pink color. 

Peripera Peri's Tint Jelly Stick in Sky Stick

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REVIEW: Peripera Ah Much Real My Cushion Blusher in #2 Happy Coral

I'm a total sucker for cute packaging and cool innovative products. I mean who isn't, right? That's why lately I've been super obsessed with Korean beauty products and makeup! Korea and other Asian countries seem to be way ahead of the game when it comes to coming out with new unique beauty products and being in the United States is absolute torture! It's always hard trying to get authentic beauty products from a reliable source (because Ebay sellers aren't always trustworthy) and without a crazy shipping cost. Fortunately, there are many sites that are starting to sell Korean beauty products in their stores and online! One of these online stores is Peach and Lily! I've mentioned PeachandLily.com before in a previous post, but in case you guys didn't know, they're an authentic online beauty store that has the latest high-quality and most popular beauty/makeup products from Korea. 

I was kindly sent a package from Peach and Lily with several beauty items to review for you guys. 

Today, I'll be reviewing the Peripera Ah Much Real My Cushion Blusher in #2 Happy Coral! And I must say the packaging is beyond adorable. 

REVIEW: e.l.f. Beautifully Bare Foundation Serum

I've always been a loyal customer to e.l.f beauty/makeup products ever since I was in middle school! I loved how their brand was super inexpensive, but most of the items were of good quality. e.l.f. sells everything from makeup tools like eyelash curlers and brushes, to eye, lip, and face makeup (hence what 'e.l.f.' stands for). Recently, they came out with a skincare line which I am DYING to try! But before I pulled the trigger and bought the whole skincare line, I decided to purchase and try out their new Foundation Serum!

The e.l.f. Foundation Serum is a part of their new Beautifully Bare collection and it comes in only three shades: light, medium, and dark. The Foundation Serum also contains UVA/UVB SPF 25 and is designed to help "revitalize color and radiance to skin." It is also infused with Vitamin A, C, & E, Grape Seed Oil, Pomegranate Oil, and Goji Berry to help "brighten, restore, nourish, and protect the skin." (from elfcosmetics.com)

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LUCKILY, there is the Color Switch by Vera Mona that's made to be the solution to this problem!

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I mean, they aren't the #1 selling moisturizer in Korea for no reason right? So I took it upon myself to actually try out the belif True Cream Aqua Bomb to see if it really holds up to all the hype!

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I was kindly sent the Etude House Proof 10 Eyelid Primer, courtesy of Prettylilface.com to review for you guys today! 

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It was a total hit-or-miss game of when the rewards would come out, and IF they would even be released today. After some investigation and a lot of speculation with my fellow VIB Rouge members on the BeautyTalk Sephora page, everyone had assumed that the rewards would be released on May 5th, at either 12PM PST or 12AM PST. For me, that meant waiting until 3AM since I lived on the east coast!

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I was sent the Etude House Surprise Essence Concealer in #1 Light Beige courtesy of Prettylilface.com, but unfortunately I feel like this shade is a bit too light for me and #2 Natural Beige might have been a better fit. I'm still going to do the review on this item anyway based on it's formula and the product itself!