[Review] Sexylook Golden Bird's Nest + Gold Caviar Double Listing Mask

Price: RM20 for 10 pieces

Verdict: 9/10

Repurchase: No

Price & Shop

I purchased these from Iqueen's Shopee store with free shipping since I combined this purchase with the LS Cosmetic Premium mask packs that I've reviewed earlier to get to RM25 for free shipping. It took two days to arrive to Sarawak, which is pretty great! There're having a deal of 2 boxes for RM30 at the moment so if you're looking to get sheet masks, definitely check them out if you're looking to try out sexylook masks. They're one of the local stores that I get my masks from without having to fear for legitimacy.  

Ingredients

Ingredients: Water, Butylene glycol, glycerin, centella asiatica leaf extract, xanthan gum, niacinamide, chlorphenesin, octoxynol-11, polysorbate 20, alcohol, hamamelis virginiana water, phenoxyethanol, caviar extract, fragrance, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 dipotassium glycryhizate, d-panthenol, dextrin, hydrolyzed swiftlet nest extract, sodium hyaluronate. 

Note: They listed butylene gylcol a total of 3 times in the ingredients lits. XD Either someone wasn't paying attention when they entered the list, or they put a LOT of butylene gylcol in there. 

I listed out and ran the ingredients past Cosdna and one ingredient that really stood out was the Octoxynol-11, which ranked 8 on safety. It's an ingredient used in cosmetics and personal care products to form emulsions by reducing surface tension of the substnaces to be emulsified. It's used to dissolve a solvent and is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as long as it's used in lower concentrations so it should be alright. 

Swiftlet nest extract ended up quit low on the ingredients list, which is fairly disappointing, but they have centella asiatica leaf extract high in the list. Centella extract have been found to calm inflammation, stimulate cell growth, improve wound healing, build collagen and improve circulation according to an article in Forbes.

There's definitely alcohol in the masks, so those sensitive to it should do well to avoid this mask altogether. My skin tends to react badly to products with high concentration of niacinamide and sodium hyaluronate and seeing as I really enjoyed this mask and there were no adverse effects, I can only guess there wasn't much of the two ingredients present. XD Not sure if that's good or bad.

Fit, Scent, & Texture

I was fairly pleased with the fit of the mask. The mask was similiar with the earlier Sexylook mask that I tried (Moisturizing Ear Lobe Mask Rose Extract + Collagen Sheet mask), in that it also had the ear hooks and chin hook. I actually enjoy having the hooks on since that meant I could do aerobics (not that I do) and the mask would still stay on. XD

The fit was just right for me so it wasn't too tight, which is good. I have a fairly big face so hopefully this would mean it's a good fit for almost everyone too. :) The textue of the mask was cotton, I believe, and adhered nicely to my skin (possibly aided by the hooks too!) I didn't particularly enjoy the scent of this mask as it was quite artificial-smelling, but the smell faded a little after I put it on.

Performance

The mask aims to repair, hydrate, firm, whiten, and restore skin's elasticity. Lots of promises for a simple sheet mask. I bought this not for all the promises but because I've tried another Sexylook mask and they seem like a no frills mask for moisturizing that doesn't leave my skin sticky/greasy. This mask was pleasant to have on and pleasant once removed. I'm glad that it was as good as the other Sexylook mask I've tried. My pores were slightly smaller and my skin was brightened a little bit.

I actually didn't check out the ingredients prior to buying these. I probably wouldn't have gotten them if I had since my skin's reacted badly to masks that had higher amounts of niacinamide and sodium hyaluronate but like I said earlier, my skin didn't react badly to these so the concentration's probably pretty low, which is not exactly a good thing, come to think of it.

I left this on for about 25 minutes before finally taking it off and it was still wet when I took it off. I was able to moisturize the rest of my body as well. For the price of RM2 per sheet mask, it's really quite worth the money since I've paid more for masks that did less. On the other hand, it's such an average mask that despite the high rating I'm giving it, I don't think I'm keen on getting more. I might try more Sexylook masks when I'm completely out of masks and when iqueen does a good sale but in the meantime, I'm happy with what I have. :)

Price: RM20 for 10 pieces

Verdict: 9/10

Repurchase: No

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Dear Althea, All I Want For Christmas Is... A Little Bit Of Everything

It's the most wonderful time of the year and all I want for Christmas is a little bit of everything from Althea.

That's not true. 

I actually want everything from Althea, but rules and good manners dictate that I shouldn't abuse Santa Althea's generousity. Also, the rules say clearly that my Christmas Wish List has to fit into one Christmas Box (but then you never said how big the box can be!)

So, I present my wishlist in the form of a familiar Christmas story that I'm completely ruining (or improving!) to make my wishlist. Hope this brings joy to someone. :)

A Christmas Carol: An Althea WishList 

The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. He carried his own low temperature always about him; he iced his office in the dog-dags; and didn't thaw it one degree at Christmas. But perhaps he's just hadn't had the luxury of trying out the Herb Warm Pack, which will surely keep even the chilliest of hearts warm with the seven kinds of medical herb components.

Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with gladsome looks, “My dear Scrooge, how are you? When will you come to see me?” No beggars implored him to bestow a W-Lab Silk Remedy 5% Capsule Hair Pack to conquer their severely damaged hair. 

no children asked him for the Mizon Acence Blemist Spot Solution Serum to soothe their irritated skin without the added stickieness, to be used after toners and essenses/emulsions. 

Or the Monstory Greenman Trouble Care Mask to say goodbye to their skin troubles with the mugwart prescription, which looks like a lot of fun to try and do, not that fun is something Scrooge is acquianted with in the least. 

No man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to purchase the Natural Pacitif Fresh Herb Origin Serum as a skin anti-oxidation barrier to prevent skin degeneration, with sour anti-aging elements, wrinkle treatment function and vegetable preservatives, because they can see from his wrinkles and blemishes that he does not use any face serums, or if he used skincare products at all.

No one as inquired of the place to purchase some footcare products like the Skinfood Mint Sparking Foot Scrub to provide clean but soft exfoliation and get rid of foot ordor.

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Or Tony Moly Shiny Foot Moisture Cream to smoothen and moisten their feet after.

No one has asked any of those of Scrooge. Even the blind men’s dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts; and then would wag their tails as though they said, “No eye at all is better than an evil eye, dark master!" His eyes probably just needs some eye care, for even the most evil of eyes will be soothed by the Skinfood Salmon Brightening Eye Cream.

But what did Scrooge care! It was the very thing he liked. To edge his way along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance, was what the knowing ones call “nuts” to Scrooge.

Speaking of nuts, the 1st Collaboration of Package with Hapooooom has to many 'o's it's nuts and I would really love one if it could fit into the extra large Christmas Althea Box for me. ^^

I could go on forever, as is the thing with wishlists for things I want, but I can't tell if the box is full already. Maybe it is overflowing already, but I'm sure Santa Little Helpers can work their magic and just fit everything in (with brute force if necessary). Just squish the boxes, smash the containers, fold the masks and make everything fit. Muahaha. ^^

Fingers crossed Santa picked me, cause I've been... good? Well, at the very least I've been decent this year!