[Mini Haul] Scinic Aqua Ex Jelly Cream From 11street

Mini Haul from: 11street.my

Packaging: 10/10

Shipping: 10/10

Samples: 10/10

Money Spent: RM22.40 (~$5.60)

What I Bought 

I bought this during another one of the many, many 11street sales. It was priced at RM25 and I used a coupon to bring that down to RM22.40. Shortly after buying it, the price went down even further to RM19.90. I hate 11streets' fluctuating price. Honestly.

The bottle is quite huge and it contains 100ml of product.

Shipping & Samples

Shipping took a little while longer than it should have due to it coinciding with a few day's holidays. The purchase came with 3 free masks which was something that was promised during the purchase. Yay for free masks though! I'm happy with the purchase overall in terms of shipping and 'samples'. ^^

Ingredients

This thing is in Korean and the only ingredients I managed to find about it is sea water, zostera marina extract, codium tomentosum extract. It does, however, seem to have a cosdna page about it here with a few ingredients that may cause acne that is Triethanol amine, butylene glycol, dimethicone, and beeswax. The beeswax may also be an irritant. 

The multifunctional fast-absorbing skincare cream promises to deliver whitening, anti-aging and hydrating functions. The deep sea water replenishes skin moisture whereas seaweed promotes metabolism, moisturizes, soften skin, provides anti-inflammatory effect, and protects the body against free radical damage. It was awarded the best hydrating cream in the 2010 allure Beatufy Fair and Best of Beauty Award. 

First Impression

This hydrating gel is intended as a moisturizing cream for your skin, although Amazon has a weird direction that tells you to put it on rough, dry lips, followed by a plastic wrap which is to be removed after 10 minutes. This will removed dead skin cells, apparently. I'm not too keen on trying that out, so I'll stick to using it as a general moisturizer.

I know it's shallow, but I really like the color of this cream. It has a calming light blue tone that just well, calms me. I love blue. It's super dense and thick. As you can see the texture is heavy but spreads very well on my skin! It felt smooth and light, just like a gel and absorbs pretty well on my hand. That little bit of cream that I dabbed on my skin was spread over the entire back of my hand, so I forsee this product lasting quite a while! I really like how it felt on my skin. It was hydrating without being clogging or sticky.

On the other hand, the scent is really quite overwhelming. Even on my skin I could smell it's strong flora, perfumy scent that lingers. This product will have to wait, since I have a few moisturizers to go through yet, but I am already worried about how much the scent would bother me. A detailed review will be coming up once I've had time to test this for a while.

Money Spent: RM22.40 (~$5.60)

Samples: 10/10

From: 11street.my

Scinic Honey Ampoule All-In-One (LionGroupKorea - 11Street) To Sarawak, Malaysia -Mini Review

I bought this on the 21st April, 2016 and it arrived on May 4th, 2016 in a box that was fairly ugly to be completely honest. It was taped together with brown cellophane tape that circled the brown box from the top to the bottom. One I pulled the whole tape out, I no longer had a box. It pretty much fell apart. After being pampered by NattaCosme's beautiful box design, I gotta say I was fairly disappointed by LionGroupKorea's lack of their own customised box. 

 

Luckily everything inside was intact. I bought two Scinic Honey All In One Ampoule since my research found that it was highly recommended as an ampoule and since I had none to begin with, I wanted one that was all-in-one. It's humongous at 250ml per bottle. I purchased two since it was cheaper per bottle that way, at RM128.51. I had another 30% discount coupon, so it came down to just a little over RM100 at RM102.81 with free shipping.

The shipping was a little disappointing, since I expect it to arrive fairly quickly. The truth was, it didn't even ship until the 28th! But, the free samples made up for the delay!

The bottles were wrapped in bubble wrap and the samples - ohmygod the samples. I was given two travel-size samples which arrived just in time for my trip to West Malaysia at the end of the month and another trip in the beginning of next month.

The Laneige Perfect Pore cleansing oil smells like a dream and managed to get my sunscreen off without a fuss. It emulsifies beautifully once water is added, leaving my skin clear and plump. I'm gave the Mamonde age control to my mom and am saving the coconut oil sample packets for the trip as well. 

The Scinic Ampoule comes with a small scoop but I decanted it into a smaller jar to reduce contamination nevertheless. I've been using this twice a day for a week and I love this stuff to death. Everytime I put this on, I feel like eating my face. It has a honey-like scent that isn't too overbearing and spreads easily on my skin. I do have fairly oily skin though, so it also left me with a somewhat sticky residue. I'm probably putting on too much but overmoisturized >> not moisturized enough. 

The texture is a little sticky and goey, so a little goes a long way. I've been decanting this to my friends and family left right and center and I've still barely made a dent in it. This goes after my Hada Labo Lotion and before Sunscreen at night or is the last step of my nightly routine if I don't feel like putting on a night mask. I slather on a thick layer at night and wash it off in the morning. 

My morning routine: 

Hada Labo AHA/BHA Foaming Cleanser -> Thayer's Unscented Witch Hazel Toner -> Hada Labo Hydrating Lotion (Rich) -> Scinic Honey Ampoule

It hasn't made drastic changes on my skin so far, but I do feel like it's more plump and my face hasn't been doing it's usual 'ohmegerd oil spill' in the mornings, which is amazing. 

Love it? Yes!

Repurchase? Yes! But I doubt I will ever run out of this stuff!