Attack of the Cherry Blossoms & my SK-II mask review
Posted by ilyana | Filed under Bodycare, Food & Nosh
This has got to be the prettiest product shot I’ve ever taken. I would have totally posted this up as a 1280 x 960 wallpaper sized image but that would make me seem obsessive, wouldn’t it?
Just some photos of the Bath & Body Works shower gels and body butter I got from Hid who flew out to San Francisco last month. There isn’t a B&BW store in Singapore so I’m happy I can finally try their products out ;D Doesn’t “Sea Island Cotton” sound so blissfully romantic? Long chilly walks by the beach at sunset, being carried on your boyfriend’s back as he sparkles and runs at superhuman speed through the mossy terrain..oh wait that’s just Twilight lol -Thanks Hid, you’re super!
I’ve been drinking a lot of tea lately (pictured above is my current fave, sakura! sakura! from TWG), it’s de-stressing especially after a long arduous day of making a student visa. I have the worst luck in taking ID card photos, all my photo ID cards e.g. my driver’s license, my IC- ALL of them have the most unflattering shots of me and today my visa is going to join my dysfunctional family of monster ID cards.
I actually look entirely different (in a bad I’m-about-to-murder-someone way) in my visa photo and that just sucks because I have to live with it for the next 3 years of my life! Mr Photographer dude, I didn’t just take a day’s leave from work for you to take a lousy photo of me!!!!!!! Fork this -_-
Anyway, I promised you guys a review of the SK-II Facial Treatment Mask and I finally got around to using it last night.
It comes individually wrapped in pretty silvery foil packaging, I actually regretted not taking a photo of it but it was night = shit lighting and I’d rather kick myself than put up a bad photo on this blog lol (yeah sue me for being anal).
Once you’ve ripped open the packaging, you can see the mask is completely soaked in Pitera, a top-secret key ingredient in all SK-II products and the sole reason why SK-II is so goddamn expensive. C’mon guys, the jig is up! WE ALL KNOW IT’S JUST RICE VINEGAR!
Ok ok, don’t sue me. I made that rice vinegar thing up. (tho I won’t be surprised if it’s actually made of rice vinegar lol, juz sayin’) Rice vinegar or not, THIS MASK IS EPIC. I left it on for 30 minutes and removed the mask to reveal the softest, glowing skin *_* The mask itself is made of thick, woven material which fyi, is even thicker than my Silk Whitia masks surprisingly. I LOVE the shape/cutting of the mask- it fits my face perfectly which is a good thing because I hate it when I have to constantly adjust a sheet mask in order to get even coverage on my skin.
This is my first time using anything from SK-II so I’m a little weirded out by the Pitera scent. It smells faintly of fishballs and vinegar LOL I’m not kidding this time! It doesn’t offend me as much as it offends other people so I’m not going to bitch about it.
Overall, I’m really liking the SK-II Facial Treatment Mask and I can seriously see myself emptying whatever remnants of money I have left in my bank account (which isn’t much to begin with >.>) to invest in these masks XD The only drawback is the price (SGD$21 per piece D8) so I think I’m going to stick with my Silk Whitia masks and only purchase this when I find myself a rich boyfriend for special occasions.
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Tags: bodycare: B&BW, nosh: TWG, review: masks, skincare: SK-II
13 Responses to “Attack of the Cherry Blossoms & my SK-II mask review”
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aaron Says:
January 11th, 2010 at 11:25 pmomg bb that b&bw packaging is THE SHIT.
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ikana Says:
January 11th, 2010 at 11:36 pmIS THAT BODY BUTTER I SEE?
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n Says:
January 12th, 2010 at 12:16 amdo you like the fragrance of the japanese cherry blossom? i had a bottle of body splash in that scent and found it too musky for me. how does the sea island cotton smell like? sounds good!
i really like your blog. really gives good info on products. unfortunately most of the stuff you like can’t be bought in stores here. but they look great! they used to have lush at wisma a loooong time ago, but now no more.
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Naomi Says:
January 12th, 2010 at 2:06 amDayum girl. That is one gorgeous photo.
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ilyana Says:
January 12th, 2010 at 6:42 am@ aaron
Dude IKR, the labels are gorgeous and I love the curve of the bottle, ergonomics at its sexiest ;P@ ikana
YES it is you sharp-eyed body butter monster, how many body butters do you have in your collection already bb?@ n
I agree it’s a bit on the musky side but I don’t really mind it! Sea island cotton on the other hand has got a really nice fresh scent, it actually reminds me of clean linen!Anyway, thank you very much for reading and commenting! I appreciate my readers giving me feedback and telling me what they want to see more of
I’ll definitely write more reviews on products that can be found locally (though all my masks that have been featured here can be found in SaSa!) It’s a pity Lush pulled out of Singapore because they would have a lot of customers if they still remained here today. I think you can order Lush online from their US store via vpost!
@ naomi
Aww thanks bb! <333 Meet up soon k? -
Catherine Says:
January 12th, 2010 at 7:55 amWOW. I think I agree. But srsly, you just take the best product photos period. =P
And oooooooh. I like the sound of what the SK-II mask does but fishballs and vinegar..?! I mean, on the one hand I kind of like that they didn’t mess around and put fragrance in it, but on the other hand … fishballs and vinegar? LOL…
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nadz Says:
January 12th, 2010 at 8:44 amdude that photo first photo is like major. It looks awesome on my phone and 10 times more epic on a computer screen. And erm, technically you can’t kick yourself.
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nadz Says:
January 12th, 2010 at 8:44 amdude that first photo is like major* -_______-
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Blair Says:
January 12th, 2010 at 5:05 pmB&BW!!! Do they smell as awesome as their names?
SKII!! *squeals* Okay, I feel like fainting at the price haha~
#8 Pure Little is too dramatic for me, but I think you’d definitely work a red lipstick!!!
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ilyana Says:
January 12th, 2010 at 9:08 pm@ Catherine
Aww thanks Cat, much love to you <33Lol I’m serious, fishballs and vinegar! It’s not that bad but it’s just…weird. Scent aside, it’s a great mask!
@ Nadz
Dude I can totally kick myself and there’s nothing you can do about it.@ Blair
YES THEY DO!! I love their packaging and they have soooo many scents for you to choose from!I know how you feel! Buying that mask alone already made me cringe but it’s worth the money if you use it only for certain occasions or when your skin desperately needs a moisture boost.
As much as I like #8, I don’t think I’d have the guts to pull off the red lipstick lol!
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evie Says:
January 13th, 2010 at 2:47 pmooh i love drinking tea! especially with those fruits or flowers infused teas!!! but they are kind of expensive! haha
me too!! i still rem my sec sch bus pass photo!! i look totally different !! and i had to use tat pass up till jc! imagine the 6 years of horror and preventing ppl from looking at your pass! my ic and passport now looks fugly too!! hai…lucky my tertiary pass is alright (i think from my own perspective) haha..B&BW looks good!! i love their packaging!! hope you enjoy using them while dreaming abt twilight! haha…
wahhhh SKII!! @_@ expensive! haha..but this proves that expensive things are good!XD
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kristie Says:
January 17th, 2010 at 5:02 amhello there! you take such pretty photos lol~ and i have been wanting to invest in the SKII masks but they are just so darn expensive! well i guess as long as their worth it…
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ilyana Says:
January 17th, 2010 at 10:11 am@ evie
omg I didn’t even notice you commented here hun! YEAH I know exactly how you feel, the photos for my ez-link cards were horrendous but thankfully my passport photo is fine lol. B&BW is great! I wish they would come to sg ;_;It’s good!!! I wish the masks were cheaper sigh.
@ kristie
Hey hun! thank you for dropping by! Yeah SK-II masks are sooo expensive but I think they will make quite a worthy investment ;D
