Skin18 Website Review & Haul

Almost an year ago, I was introduced to Korean skincare products by Skin18 for the first time when I received a parcel containing wonderful sheet masks. These sheet masks are really a great way to pamper your skin at home. I was so impressed to obtain dewy skin after using the pre-soaked masks sheets that I also did a giveaway in collaboration with the brand to give my readers a chance to be benefitted by the luxurious products.

In past one year, its my third order with Skin18.com and I always look forward to try something new because the brand offers a large variety of products including toners, serums, creams, masks, mists, cleansers, face washes and much more. You may choose the products either depending on your skin type or according to the areas of concern like skin brightening, smoothing, hydrating, de-stressing or just rejuvenating.

In my order this time, I received some really high-quality products including nose strip, eye patch, mask sheets and face packs etc.

Cracare Anti-Aging Snail Repairing 3-steps Mask: 

All the mask sheets which I have tried till now from Skin18 have been a one-step mask. The Cracare mask sheet comes with Anti-Aging Active Ampule followed by usual essence masking and then to finish with Anti-aging Night Cream. Isn't that really innovative to have a complete solution in one pack. This product is meant for Skin Lightening and Firming. It smells floral when placed on face as it has many flower extracts used as main ingredients. 

Inoface Modeling Cup Pack (Blackfood):

This is a powdered face pack in light silver gray color. One has to mix the powder in double the amount of water and apply a generous layer on skin spreading evenly. It gives mild cooling sensation when applied on skin and starts drying up quickly. I had expected to wash it off just like usual packs but after it dried on my skin, I found that it can be easily peeled off. It brightens up the otherwise dull face and contributes towards enhancing elasticity. This product is available in many variants. 

Luke Lemon Tea Tree Nose Cleansing Strip 
This nose cleansing strip is used to tighten pores and remove blackheads or whiteheads. There are three variants of this product and I'd received it in my last order as well and its already reviewed in my previous post along with Charcoal variant few months ago. Its quite easy to  use and does a decent job to clean the dirt etc from around the nose area.

Luke Hydrogel Eye Patch for Wrinkles 

The brand Luke has similar kind of eye-patches also that comfort your eyes and tackles issues like puffiness, wrinkles, dryness, dullness etc. This is the first time I'm using an eye patch from Skin18 collection. Out of all available options, I received Hydrogel patch for wrinkle. I wondered how lovely they smell ;) These are dry from top, but the inner side is quite moisturizing which touches your delicate eye area. It'll be unfair to expect instant effect from these eye patches, but I would love to have some more in my next order so that I may regularly use these and improve appearance of skin around my eyes. 

Luke Aloe Essence Mask 

Luke masks are made for addressing different skin issues and contain excellent ingredients. I've got Aloe version this time which is one of the best moisturizing agent. It feels so hydrating on skin, fights inflammation and soothes itching skin. Keeping the mask on the face for some time physically seals in the active serum underneath and brings out youthful glow on the plump skin afterwards. Who doesn't love that feel ;)

Mirum Fresh Fruit Green Tea Real Natural Mask Pack

I had got one of the Mirum mask sheet in my first order in Lemon version (reviewed here) and this time I received Green Tea. I'm yet to use this one, but based on my experience in the past, I know it gives ultimate rejuvenation to tired skin. I'm soon going to bring it to use and will share my further opinion with you all.

PureDerm Tomato Yogurt Pack 

Purederm offers great choices for wash-off face packs. The combination of ingredients used in each of them is so tempting. I'm really excited to try Tomato Yogurt pack which I have received. Its in lotion form, so more convenient than the powdered one and you can quickly open the sachet and get ready to feed your skin with desired nutrients.

I've happily added these products in my beauty routine and would recommend these to you for a wide spectrum of benefits.

Have you used any of these products? Do share here how has been your experience.

My Second Experience With Skin 18 Products

Skin18 had sent me few of their excellent face mask sheet few months back. I liked using them so much that I also did a giveaway in their collaboration so that my lovely readers could also try these Korean beauty products. Some time back I urged the brand to give me a chance to try some more products and I was sent another set of products including a Todak Todak Wash Off Mask, two mask sheets and two nose cleansing strips.

I was most excited to try these Nose Cleansing Strips. These Nose Cleansing strips come in small pouches containing one strip each.

Out of the Charcoal and Lemon Tea Tree variants which I received, I decided to use Charcoal one first because Charcoal is good for dry skin.
Before you place the strip on your nose, you need to remove the clear plastic liner and make you nose wet so that the strip may stick on the skin of nose area. Make sure the smooth side of the strip is put down touching the nose.

If the strip doesn't stick properly, you may put some water topically and wait for around 20 minutes to let it dry on skin. As the strip starts getting stiff on skin, peel it off from corners towards center.

The Charcoal Nose Cleansing strip really worked very well to remove most blackheads without any pain that we usually bear when done it at salons. It unclogs the pores, removes dirt and dead skin around nose. The skin doesn't feel hurt as it has soothing ingredients like Aloe Vera extracts, Vitamin E etc. It lifts away all kind of impurities and the area around nose is absolutely cleansed in just one use. The natural minerals of charcoal prevent blackheads to appear again and vitalizes the skin.

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Another product that I got was Todak Todak Wash Off Pack. I received the Pomegranate & Shea Butter variant. It comes in a cute tub sealed on the top containing refreshing pink color jelly like product.

I massaged the required quantity of pack on cleansed face for a minute or so and left it to dry. While on my face, I may smell mild scent. It has to be washed off after 10-15 minutes. This pack is full of vitamins and estrogen, so helps to restore firmness of skin on regular use. The shea butter effectively gives moisturizing texture to my dry skin.
Each package contains 10 ml of quantity which is sufficient for 2-3 applications. Since there are many variants available, each of these little pack is worth trying.
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I remember how much I loved their face mask sheets which I had received in my first package. So on receiving two new variants this time again, I couldn't wait any more and used the Green Gram Natural Essence Mask.

The Green Grams are meant for maintaining skin elasticity and keep the skin moist at the most optimum level. For making the mask more refreshing, I refrigerated it for few minutes before use. Being a 3D mask, I placed it on my face as per the cut out for eyes, lips. I used the mask after all my household are over, because it must be given good 30 mins to sit on your face to do the wonders.
Do not wash the remaining fluid on your face, but give it a gentle massage with your fingers so that it gets absorbed deeply. The skin felt so supple, rejuvenated and free from hint of tiredness. Each mask sheet is suited for one-time usage only. For the best result, one should use the nousrishing mask sheets atleast twice a week.
There are many choices for these mask sheets according to your skin type, but one thing that they all ensure is to render your skin basic care it needs regularly.

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International Giveaway with Skin18

Hello All

Few days back, I spoke about Korean Skin Care Essential Mask Sheets from Skin18.com. Many of you expressed your willingness to try them saying its something new to them. Many request messages were received by me for organizing a giveaway that could make some of you win these excellent make sheets designed out of lovely ingredients. So I had a mail-trail with lovely people at Skin18.com and finally convinced them how excitedly everyone here is waiting to win some of their goodies ;)

So here go the rules ...

Contest Rules:

1. Like Alive n Kicking and Skin18Com on facebook.
2. Follow me and Skin18com on twitter.
3. Follow me on Instagram here and also @Skin18com. 
4. Share the giveaway post on FB, Retweet and Repost with tagging 5 of your friends. Its an One time compulsory entry. But you may do it multiple times for brownie points.
5. Subscribe to my blog via email and verify your subscription by clicking on the link which you will get in your mail. 
6. Post genuine comments on your favourite blog posts for extra entries, not just usual phrases please.
7. Giveaway is open Internationally for 2 weeks starting from 21 Oct up till 5 Nov. 
8. Leave a comment below in following format:

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3 winners will be selected randomly who will receive an awesome hamper containing face mask sheets and ampoules. 

P.S. Its a sponsored giveaway and the prizes will be directly sent by the brand to the winners. The actual prize hamper may differ from the pic shown above.

Korean Skin Care With Skin18 Mask Sheets

Hi Friends

You know that our skin needs a concentrated dose of hydration for maintaining its texture and elasticity. We use hundreds of products to address different skin issues at different point of time and at different age. We feel so happy if we attain the expected outcome, but there are times when we feel little or no difference even after following certain remedy for delivering active ingredients into our skin for many days. In today's scenario, when each of us is juggling between multiple responsibilities, there is only few minutes in our hand for self pampering. For such a quick fix to our skin care, I am today taking up a product that I simply adore too much. I got some Mask Sheets from the leading Korean Beauty Brand Skin18.com few days ago and I found them so attractive that it was really hard to resist using them soonest.

A glimpse of the variants that I received

Four Season Syn-ake Anti-Wrinkle Time Reset New Born Mask
This anti-wrinkle functional sheet mask contains Syn-Ake, a peptide, having similar structure of snake venom that helps to improve fine wrinkles and to return elasticity from your tired skin by giving tension to facial muscle.

Four Season Multi Vita Brightening Active Mask
This whitening functional sheet mask contains highly concentrated Multi-Vitamin essence that brightens and vitalizes the dark and dull skin.

Four Season Collagen Lifting Wrinkle Care Intensive Mask
This anti-wrinkle functional sheet mask contains essence derived from natural Marine Collagen that provides abundant nutrition into the skin to create firm and shiny skin.

Mirum Fresh Fruit Lemon Real Natural Mask Pack

Mirum fresh fruit series provides your skin with marvelous hydration and nutrition. The dense and compact cotton mask sheet can be attached perfect to your skin, make the essence in this mask absorbed completely. Fresh lemon relieve your skin of dullness and darkening. Ingredients contained in Lemon have excellent sebum adjusting effect. It can reduce the existing sebum and remove the impurity from the skin, allowing you get beautiful and fresh skin.

Soc 3D Beauty Serum Face Mask Pack (EGF)

The Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) is applied on facial skin to effectively promote cell regeneration, revitalize skin cells, repair damaged skin, and restore the skin to the best condition possible.

Soc 3D Beauty Serum Face Mask Pack (Lipidure)
This product controls the generation of melanin, and prevents blemishes and freckles caused by sunburn. This product moisturized your skin sufficiently, gives a translucent touch to your skin, and enhances makeup finish.

How To Use these masks?

• Apple the mask over cleansed and toned face
• Leave on for 15-30 minutes, then remove gently.
• No need to rinse, and massage remaining essence onto skin.
• Discard the mask after single use.

What made me fall in love with Skin18 Mask Sheets so much?

• These Sheet Masks are quick n handy alternative to beauty products that render goodness of their ingredients to our skin. 
• These are made of cotton or fibersheets and are pre-cut in the shape of our face. These 3D mask sheets are not flat like a sheet but fit the shape of our face protecting sensitive parts like nostrils, eyes etc.
• The packaging of each mask sheet will impress you with the expressive graphics that also denote the ingredients used.
• The mask sheets are very beautifully scented with mild fragrances that you may smell you as soon as you open the pack.
• The mask sheets prevent evaporation of essence unlike usual serums so our skin tend to absorb the goodness of the ingredients in much better way when the sheets are on our face.
• The essence used in the mask sheets needs not be rinsed away. Just remove the sheet from your face and massage it in soft strokes on the face for much better absorption.
• The most exciting thing about the mask sheets is that these are soaked in liquid essence formulated to treat our skin gently.
• Each mask sheet is loaded with skin-friendly characteristics. As per Korean beauty rituals, if these are used twice-a-week, the skin appears naturally glowing and luscious.
• Most of the mask sheets are quite easy on pocket. So its win win situation to stock many of them suited to your skin issues at bulk buying ;) 

Other than the mask sheets, there was something more in my parcel and these are some Ampoules packed in cute droppers. 

Ampoules are similar to serums in appearance, but are more concentrated. These are not recommended for everyday use, unless the ingredients used are very soothing. Just a couple of drops of the ampoules should be massaged onto the skin after using a toner to boost the appearance of the tired and exhausted skin. It can be add to your regular home facial skin care regimen for attaining soft, supple and rejuvenated skin.

I am so much into love with these Korean beauties that I wonder how did I managed my beauty care without them ...
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Have you tried any of these products or you want to ? Do share your views in the comments below :)

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