Innisfree Sheet Masks | Review

Hello again! I have another little review for you, and this time I'm doing sheet masks. I bought a bulk packet of Innisfree sheet masks from Amazon in December, as I got a gift card for Christmas and decided to use it on these. Innisfree is a Korean beauty brand, and I'm actually dying to try some of their makeup products. But, for now, I've got some of their sheet masks! The set included 15 masks, all formulated for moisturizing and hydrating the skin, and it was about $20. Not bad at all, I'd say! As you can see, I also got a few sample packets of other products (the Liole product in the blue packet was like heaven for my skin!! I adore it!)

I only use about one a week, on my "pamper days" where I really treat my skin. Since moving to New York, my regular moisturizer just isn't cutting it in the dry, cold air, so it's really been suffering. After getting these masks (my mom had to mail them up to me), my skin has been feeling sooo much better. They are truly SO moisturizing, hydrating, and just generally amazing and everything you want in a sheet mask. 

They have masks such as 'blackberry,' 'aloe,' 'strawberry,' and many others, and I'm honestly so excited to try each one. I'm wearing one right now as I type up this review! 

I'm wearing the bamboo mask, which I brought with me for my Georgia visit: 

It's extremely cooling as well. I leave it on for ~20 minutes, and then take it off and just pat the remaining product into my skin. I don't even apply moisturizer after - there's no need, though you can if you like for some added hydration.

Basically, if you have dry & dull skin like me, give sheet masks a try. It doesn't necessarily have to be innisfree, but I am so impressed with them! Definitely buying them again when I run out.

Now for a silly picture of me wearing the mask.

The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost | Review

I purchased this last year with a few other items from TBS. I've nearly used it all by this point, and I would have used it all a lot sooner if I had been able to figure out how it worked best with me sooner! This product is a gel-like product with a somewhat oily feeling, and is meant to give radiance to dull skin (which is why I bought it).

First, I'd like to say this product smells awesome! It smells like oranges, which is quite lovely. The somewhat oily consistency throws me off every time, as it's not an oil at all. It glides on the skin pretty smoothly, but can leave your skin feeling oily and strange. 

I've tried using it just on its own, which leaves the aforementioned oily texture. I wasn't impressed with that, and it also didn't seem to do anything for me. I also tried using it as a primer, but that didn't do so great either.

Finally, I tried using it right before my moisturizer, hoping the moisturizer could cancel out some of the oily feeling. It does feel a lot better when used this way (as opposed to after, which feels oily and just stays on the outer layer of my skin). I like it much better like this, and use it every time, though I have to admit I don't notice much of a difference in my skin's radiance.

Out of all the products I bought, this was the most disappointing but not terrible. I feel like it would work better with someone who didn't have dry skin? Possibly. I absolutely adore their hydrating skin care, which makes my skin feel like heaven, but this just didn't seem to do it for me.

At least it smells great! xx