B A T T L E B E T W E E N t h e : detoxifying facial masks

I just recently bought the swisse clay mask after venturing into the great land of the MyChemist skincare aisle and saw that everything was on sale.
I bought the mask for ~$13 and the manuka honey was what persuaded me.
I know honey is very restoring for the skin, and it had other great natural ingredients like charcoal and aloe.
I was super excited to try it out!

After trying out the swisse mask, it reminded me so much of my sukin one so I decided to do a comparison.

I've had the sukin clay masque for a while now,
and I don't know what got into me but I got sucked into the 'buy 3 for the price of 2' so i got the 3 for $30.
I am still struggling to get through the 1st one.
I like the whole 'organic' products they have going on and after using the clay my skin does feel cleaner and radiant.

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SUKIN - 

super greens

detoxifying clay masque

paraben free

made in Australia

VS.

SWISSE - 

manuka honey 

detoxifying facial mask 

with charcoal & kaolin clay

for combination skin

made in Australia

VERDICT - 
SUKIN:

SIZE - 100mL

PRICE - $15 AUD

EXPIRES IN - 6 months

MADE IN -  Australia

Okay.
Before I start, I must admit...
this review may be biased.
Possibly because I am so sick of this product, and the looming unopened 2 bottles sitting on my shelf staring me down gives me anxiety.
But let me try be Switzerland.

The packaging is simplistic and nice, screams organic.
The scent of the product is just that standard clay smell with no other strong fragrances (which is what I want if I'm going for the organic products).
The texture is quite thick and it takes about 10-15 minutes for it to dry.

The product claims to have ingredients such as kale, spirulina, parsely, and chlorella which is the supegreens that are antioxidants and vitamins to promote healthy skin. Then the avocado and goji berry promote moisture.

That sounds pretty damn organic if you ask me.

After washing off the product, my face looks brighter and more radiant.

I think is used to quite enjoy the product and use it every other night after my shower because it felt pretty gentle on the skin.

But now it's just not that exciting anymore.

It's a decent product and have lasted for a decent amount of time, but someone please, take my 2 unopened jars away from me!

v a l u e - ☆☆☆☆
p a c k a g i n g - ☆☆☆☆
p r o d u c t - ☆☆☆

r e p u r c h a s e ? - no

SWISSE:

SIZE - 70g

PRICE - $13 AUD (on sale)

EXPIRES IN -  12 months

MADE IN -  Australia

First impressions?

I was quite surprised that the product was grey/ charcoal coloured.

For some reason I was expecting it to be yellow and honey-like.

The charcoal and kaolin clay apparently draws the impurities out of your skin, manuka honey is antibacterial, salicylic acid is good for blemishes, aloe vera soothes the skin, and the algae hydrates it.

This already sounds more productive than what the sukin does with it's 'supergreens'.

The texture is more runny than the sukin mask, but still stays on the face nicely without dripping.
It takes about 10-15 minutes for the mask to dry and the cool thing is that you can actually see the mask change colours.
Your face feels SO tight when it's drying though.
Before you wash it off, you can see the areas of oil and impurities which is pretty cool.

After washing the mask off, my face does feel super fresh and soft.
I haven't really noticed the mask bringing a head to my forming pimples, but other reviews have stated that it did for them.

v a l u e - ☆☆☆☆
p a c k a g i n g - ☆☆☆☆☆
p r o d u c t - ☆☆☆☆☆

r e p u r c h a s e ? - yes

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WINNER -
Swisse Manuka Honey Detoxifying Facial Mask 

r e v i e w : SHU UEMURA - brow: sword eyebrow pencil

BRAND - Shu Uemura

PRODUCT - brow: sword

SHADE - Acorn

SIZE - 0.3g

PRICE - $48 AUD

EXPIRES IN - 24 months

MADE IN -  Japan

This was a gift from my cousin's girlfriend from Hong Kong (the same one that bought me the Shu Uemura cleansing oil) and I didn't know anything about this product before hand.

All i knew was that I love trying out new products.

PACKAGING - 

My first impression of the actual product (since Shu Uemura's simplistic white box packaging always slays) is that the pencil feels quite plastic-y and cheap (?). Or maybe it is because it feels like the crayons we used in primary school, and it has the same sound when you tap it. Not that it really matters to be honest.

It has two lids on either side - one side has the pencil that is shaped like a angled sword, and the other side has the eyebrow brush. 

You think that's it?

There's more.

If you unscrew the brush off, there is the pencil sharpener to keep the sharp sword shape.

I haven't tried it yet because 1) my eyebrows are so unshapely that sharpness of a pencil won't even be able to fix it and 2) I don't want to waste the product.

Then if you pull off the actual pencil bit, it has the whole cartridge which you can buy refills for (~$25).

I like the fact that one side has the pencil and the other has the brush because that is super convenient for on-the-go application / travelling.

However, the sharpener and refillable cartridge? meh.

APPLICATION - 

The product is not very pigmented which makes it easy to use when you're in a rush / just need a little touch up for your brows. 

Also I guess it prevents you from drawing in your brows too dark.

I have also noticed that it is quite waxy so it keeps your brows in order. 

I like to draw a line under my brows at the front, then use the spooly to blend it up.

For the tail of my brow, i just like to shape it and fill it in.

THE VERDICT - 

I have been using this pencil everyday since I've received it.

It's quick and easy, convenient, and fills in the sparse areas of my brows.

The colour is great for my natural brows.

Lovin' it!

v a l u e - gift

p a c k a g i n g - ☆☆☆☆
p r o d u c t - ☆☆☆☆
r e p u r c h a s e ? - yes