[Review] Tony Moly Timeless Ferment Snail Lip Treatment

Price: $6.30 on bbcosmetic

(Use affiliated coupon: C10T190S3 for 8% off) 
Verdict: 9/10
Repurchase: Yes

Price & Shop

I purchased this Tony Moly Timeless Ferment Snail Lip Treatment from BBCosmetic for $6.30 and used the code C10T190S3 to get 8% off. For those of you unaware with the free international shipping store, check out my review of them here.

This is the... nth purchase I've made from them. I've made so many. I dread checking. They do take a while to ship all the way to Malaysia though. Usually it takes about 2 weeks, which is pretty acceptable for me.

Packaging, Ingredients and Directions

The 10g treatment comes in a jar, like the Petitfee Oil Blossom Lip Mask. I'd much rather if it came in a stick, which is actually does. I couldn't find the Tony Moly Snail Lip Treatment stick on BBCosmetic though, but they do have this Etude House Honey Cera Treatment Lip Oil (7ml) that looks so amazing that I'm tempted. T.T

Ingredients: I couldn't find the full lips of ingredients but some highlights of the lip treatment stick included: Barley oil, Brazil nut seed oil, sweet almond oil, olive oil, hydrolyzed collagen, sunflower seed oil, jojoba oil, soybean oil, snail slime filtered water, chamomile flower extract.

There was a lapse of judgement when I bought this, seeing as my skin doesn't take kinly to some snail products and this is a snail treatment. >< Oopss! The treatment is formulated with 1ppm of filtrate of snails that were fed gold tea. Lol. So fancy. Even though my skin seems to react badly to some (read - some) snail products, it's fine with this. Yay~ ^^ 

Texture and Fragrance

Credit: Tony Moly Korea English Site

The biggest problem I had with this treatment is the texture, to be completely honest. The consistency of this product is... Interesting. It's almost as if it's resisting being used. It's a solid thick, oily texture that needs a little scraping or rubbing to melt it. But I only do need a little bit of the product on my lip. Judging by how little I need, I have a feeling this would last forever, so don't let the small bottle fool you.

As for fragrance, it has a really mild, almost indescrinable citrusy fragrance that I really enjoy, mostly cause I don't notice it's there.

Performance

Credit: Tony Moly Korea English Site

The snail mucin treatment is supposed to return natural softness and elasticity of the skin and fix dryness. It can also be used as an overnight pack. It claims to be mild and non-irritating which I totally believe since the snail didn't disagree with my skin. ^^

At first I thought this was meant as an overnight treatment, but when I brought this with me to Korea, I used it as an intensive lip moisturizer for regular use and found that it was perfect for everyday use. My bf and I weren't used to the dry weather there so our lips were in trouble on the second day and I started applying this in the morning with reapplication every few hours. It helped heal my bf's chapped lips and instantly relieved dryness.

In Malaysia, where the weather is hot and humid, it applied a little bit on the sticky side and I didn't really like this, but it was perfect for Korea. In both instances though, the stickiness went away quickly and my lips were left super soft after using this. I found it a lot more effective than other lip balms I've bought. Nivea, burts bees, ect, they all seem to be super temporary and only worked for a short while. In fact, those left my lips cracked regardless. This lip treatment really helped moisturize and heal all at once. I didn't think I'd like this as much as I did when I first got it, but I love this. I'll get another once I'm done, but like I said, this looks like it's going to last forever. :)

Pros and Cons

Pros

• It's reasonably priced at $6.30 for 10ml of product which is looking like it'll last forever.
• It moisturizes and heals wonderfully!
• Relieves chapped lips instantly. 
• Leaves lips soft.
• Has a pleasant citrus fragrance. 
• It can be used both as an overnight mask or a daily lip balm. 

Cons

• Applies sticky to begin with and doesn't feel too hygenic in a jar.

Price: $6.30 on bbcosmetic

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Verdict: 9/10
Repurchase: Yes

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[Review] Petitfee Oil Blossom Lip Mask

Price: $9.90 on bbcosmetic

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Verdict: 8/10
Repurchase: No

Price & Shop

I received this Petitfee Oil Blossom Lip Mask from  BBCosmetic in exchange for an honest review a while back but all thoughts are my own, as always. ^^ It's $9.90 per piece but you can get it for $9.10 after the 8% discount. For those of you unaware with the free international shipping store, check out my review of them here.

I've made so many purchases from them that I've lost count. They do 50% off deals on their facebook page with free shipping available almost every day so I've caved so many times. I regret nothing. 

Packaging, Ingredients and Directions

The packaging for this balm is super adorable. It comes in a tiny (but incredibly sturdy) square box that houses an equally tiny glass jar that contains 15g of product. They've also included a spatula so you can be more... sanitary I suppose? But I usually just make sure I have clean fingers and use my fingers instead cause using the spatula usually causes me to take out too much product, which I certainly can't return back to the jar.

Ingredients: Diisostearyl Malate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-0 Acid Esters, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Microcrystalline Wax, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bees Wax, Ceresin, Petrolatum, Butyrospermum Parkii, Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Powder, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Titanium Dioxide, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Moringa Oleifera, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil

Running the ingredients through cosdna didn't come up with anything particular to look out for. On the other hand, there are still some ingredients that may be triggering to some such as bees wax, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, and jojoba seed oil (buxus chinensis oil). As always with these products, ymmv. I'm not exactly sure how to patch test with lip products but I'm thinking you could try on a different part of your body as you patch test with any other products for a little while to ensure that there's no adverse reacitons before using it on your lips. I yolo'ed and applied it on my lip directly though.

The product brags no aritifical dye and a strong barrier-coating type texture, the former which surprised me since this is such a beautiful shade of pink! It contains 5 kinds of highly nutritious plant oil balms and has camelia seed oil as well as vitamin E. 

Directions says to apply balm onto lips before sleeping and wipe off the next day.

Texture and Fragrance

The Petitfee Oil Blossom Lip Mask is very easily spreadable and doesn't dry sticky. Instread, it feels just like it's name, leaving a layer of oil on my lip to keep it moisturized. It does a good job as a protective barrier but it doesn't really sink into my lips.

As for the fragrance, that I could really do without.While it smells amazing, like some sort of pink bubblegum, it has a scent that doesn't go away. Ever. It also tends to creep into your mouth and it doesn't taste half as good as it smelled. I really dislike the really strong taste it has. Drinking water is impossible unless you want a mouthful of this. Blergh. Fragrance is so bad that I'm taking away 2 points from it. 

Performance

The mask's main aim is hydration and moisturization, both functions it manages to do really well. My lips are pretty well on its own and the only times I need to use this is for when I've use peel off lipsticks or actually just any day I feel like my lips need extra love. I only need a little bit of this to moisturize my skin and it's looking like it's going to last forever. The next morning, there's still a decent amount of this so I can just wipe this off. My lips are left healthy, plumped, and super soft. Love it!

And yet, I'm not going to repurchase it. Because the scent is really very off-putting for me. The scent of bubblegum or artifical strawberry never really goes away and that bothers me enough that I don't really want this on my lips. I actually found myself dreading this. I have yet to find a way to apply this without getting it into my mouth so maybe when I find a way, I'll love this more. For now, it's a pass for me.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• It's reasonably priced at $9.10 for 15ml of product.
• It does what it's supposed to wonderfully!
• The short ingredient list means it has less triggering ingredients and only ingredients that's good for my lips.
• Keeps my lips moisturized throughout the night and I wake up to supple lips

Cons

• Scent of pink bubblegum doesn't quite go away no matter what I do. Can't even drink water with this on my lips. It's so bad, I'm taking off 2 points from it. 

Price: $9.90 on bbcosmetic

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Verdict: 8/10
Repurchase: No

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