HOLIKA HOLIKA (TRIP #2)

Hi everyone,

            Its late and I actually am having trouble sleeping so to your surprise I am doing a post for you all. Not a long one as I only have two products to share with you all tonight and for some today.

I took another trip to the Holika Holika store and eventually there are many other items I hope to try, but for now I had a specific mission. Get a foaming cleanser and another bb cream.

The cleansing foam is called THE KING OF BEAN do to the fact that it has green bean in it. How much? I cannot say but it states its claim that it will help to revitalize the skin and improve elasticity. Green bean is known for its benefits of helping kick start skins ability to slow down the aging process. Green beans are loaded with vitamins c, a and k which are all beneficial to having a healthy glow. They also give your skin a walloping of antioxidants.

 

This cleanser has a very nice fresh clean scent that actually just smells like a good bar of soap. It will give you that squeaky clean feeling. Most people love to feel that after a day of their face being exposed to many other harsh elements around them. It does a good job of removing foundation and bb cream, but not good for eye makeup (just use Vaseline) it is tried and true and takes everything right off the eye in a clean sweep (but Vaseline will be a whole other blog.)

 

Now even if in the grander scheme of things this cleanser doesn't prove to have any really long term benefits I am ok with that. I do think for a basic face cleanser its a good choice because it comes in a jumbo size 300ml tube and is only $10, you can't beat that. Actually even better then that if you go to www.sasa.com it is only $5.70 U.S

 

In case your all wondering as to why I bought another bb cream after I just spoke pretty highly of the Holika Holika "All That" bb cream I will tell you. I feel in some cases you must branch out and keep trying various products in order to have a good range so if for some reason you are not able to get one product you know of the next best thing for you and your skin type. Also the reality is I do find the Missha and Holika higher end bb creams quite heavy on the face and I don't always want to deal with that. So I went searching for a new lighter weight bb cream that would be better suited for everyday use. So I went back to one that I read up on and was originally going to get the first time around.

This product is called PETIT BB (CLEARING) so the difference with this bb cream is first and foremost its not heavy, its a little more sheer but still provides adequate coverage. I have come to understand from researching this product that it has a sebum control which I did notice my face doesn't get oily has quickly compare to when using the other bb creams. Also there is tea tree oil which helps people with troubled skin. I use to have extremely bad acne in my late teens right into my late twenties so I do have some areas that need a little help do to hyperpigmentation and scaring.   

 

(I will be doing a blog on my painful and long experience with what I felt to be extreme cystic acne)

 

 

Petit BB has an spf that is 30 so its between the two other bb's which are 27 & 42. It also comes only in one shade and in a smaller tube only 30ml versus 50ml for the others. So as you see the shade above that is what you get. However there is a significant price difference Petit is only $12 and Missha is $24 and Holika all that is on the higher end at $35.

 

Here's the thing sometimes we have high hopes for a product. We think that because it has the fancier sleeker packaging and that is higher priced it is going to do more for us. To my surprise at least with this whole bb cream conundrum I have realized sometimes less is really more. I actually am really enjoying this bb cream and yes I know that I said the "ALL THAT" was my new fave but I also didn't have much to compare with. I find the color of this Petit bb actually works well for my complexion because of the yellow tone that helps to cancel out the redness in my skin. I don't mind that its a smaller tube especially considering the much smaller price.

 

Also I am a sucker for fun and unique packaging and with Asian cosmetics they have fully exceeded my dreams and wishes there.

 

you can check out Holika products online at

www.holikaholika.co.kr

and for those who don't know hopefully by tomorrow night the new English version website for Holika Holika will be launching and I can't wait. 

 

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****MUCH MORE TO COME****

 

GOOD NIGHT AND WONDERFUL DREAMS TO HELP YOU ALL GET A GOOD REST TO

STAY BEAUTIFUL

XO