Tony moly peach hand cream

Tony Moly - Peach Hand cream
Price: 4500won ($4.50)

When I bought this, I didn't know what it was.... I know that the Tonymoly tomato is brightening and the Apple is a peel, so I figured since the peach smelled good it must be something lovely.
Tonymoly is a brand here in Korea that I haven't really gotten into yet. Mostly because the products have little to no English on them....
The Peach, has nothing at all in english.
When I'm out shopping, it's hard to be enticed by something without knowing what it is.... I tend to be drawn to brands like skinfood and etude house which offer a little bit of information.
(I totally get that I'm in Korea, and I don't expect there to be English on everything, or anything really. I don't fault a brand for being all in it's native language, it just makes it harder for me to buy stuff.)

Anyway, I found out once I brought the Peach home, it is a hand cream.
Apparently it is both Anti-wrinkle and whitening; containing vitamin C, peach and apricot extracts.
It's random that hand creams are anti wrinkle... But it can't hurt... right?
The hand cream is thick, with a yellow/cream color and a strong peach scent.
the smell is nice, part really peach, with a slight tinge of fake/chemical. I really like it.
The cream texture is smooth and lovely. It absorbs really well, and the scent isn't overpowering when applied.

Its a nice hand cream. It's just not an amazing hand cream.

daily fresh mask - tomato white collagen

Vov Masks
Daily Fresh - Tomato white collagen

Price 2000 won (less than $2 US)

On the package :Yammy mask pack for clean and pure skin

Tomato’s fresh vitamin provides a whitening effect, and Lycopene’s anti-oxidation effect helps to provide an elastic skin like tomato’s.

 The Tomato white collagen mask,  promises a lot. Whitening, tightening and freshening.
I’m not sure about any of the claims. 

Unlike some of the Daily fresh masks, there was no tingling while wearing it.  The solution absorbed well, but left my face slightly greasier than the others. Almost as though it contains some oil. So the product did not absorb and then disappear.

The day after, there is some mild irritation around my nose. Suggestion a possible reaction. Nothing major, but my skin isn’t lovely and nice like it was the day after the Pomegranate collagen mask.

I will not repurchase this one!

Etude house O2 White mask 
with O2 carrier complex.

Price 8000 won (about $7.50US)

I love Etude house, I love a good mask, and I love whitening products.

Other than the fact Oxygen additives do nothing for your skin. Oxygen is just another bull shit marketing ploy (read my review of Tony moly slimming oxygen peel here, where I give more details about the BS.)

I bought this mask because it’s exactly the sort of thing that usually works for my skin.

Plus, when I first arrived in Korea, my skin was… dull, lifeless, and almost sallow.

Finally I’ve adjusted to the change, but for a while I was looking for something, anything, to bring the life back to my skin.

The O2 white mask was not the answer.

The tub contains the thickest white paste. If you tip the tub upside down, nothing comes out (Are you thinking Dairy queen blizzard too?)

For a mask, this is odd, but not necessarily a bad thing.

Except, when you apply it, it is actually to thick to apply evenly.

So you end up with super thick areas, and then really thin spots…

Then the tingling starts, almost a bubbling sensation, not really bubbling, but kind of…. 

(Yes that was succinct.)

But then sadly, it starts to burn.

It’s not horrible, or particularly intense, but it is most definitely burning.

My skin turns red, and I really want to take it off.

I’ve tried the mask a couple of times. Which after my first experience, might seem surprising, but I know my skin. After a shower, or a good scrub, it’s extra sensitive, so unless a product is actually really painful, I will give it a second shot.

The O2 mask burns every time.

On the plus side, the areas where clumps of the mask rested, actually become whiter after one use.

So….

It works, but I can’t recommend it.

Rating - 2 out of 5 stars

Buy again? - Definitely not!