Hi guys,

I'm thrilled to share a small impression of the gorgeous, expensive and high quality product I'm currently testing and will be reviewing soon! Keep an eye out for my review in the discussions section, as the product isn't available in the Picky database at the moment. 

Are we excited yet? I know I am! 😁

What products are you currently testing?

Dior review coming soon!

Since the Green Tomato Serum from Korean Skincare brand Fully Skincare isn't featured on Picky yet, allow me to share my review here! 😉😁

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚!

I was so happy when I received this package! Fully Skincare is a brand I wasn't able to try before so I bet you can imagine how excited I was! 😁

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧?
The Fully Skincare Green Tomato Serum is a gentle and mild serum, infused with Tomato Extract and Vitamin C. It also contains PHA and LHA for exfoliation and tightening the skin and Botanical Tannins to reduce acne breakouts and blemishes.

It claims to refine and to smoothen the skin texture, to boost elasticity, to reduce the appearance of pores and to tighten the skin.

It's a vegan product and it's suitable for all skintypes. It was specifically tested for sensitive skin too.

It's available on the official Fully Skincare website, through Amazon and, if I'm not mistaken, you can find it on YesStyle too.
My YesStyle code is NATJE9999, by the way! 😉

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭:
I was expecting a, I don't know, Tomato or vegetable scent or something? How does a tomato actually smells? But I didn't notice any vegetable like scent while using this! 😉

It does have a scent though, it smells kinda flowery, a really pleasant scent! It smells really good! Light, fresh and flowery!

The scent doesn't lingers on though and it didn't irritate my skin in any way.

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥:
This serum has the prettiest green colour! It looks beautiful! Green like grass! 💚
Outside the bottle, it's more clear. 

This serum is very lightweight and has the typical serum texture, a tad thicker than water. It feels a little bit sticky while applying but it absorbs into the skin rather quickly and doesn't leave any sticky or greasy residu after fully absorbed into the skin. 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠:
The serum comes in a clear glass bottle with a green dropper and has a sticker mentioning the brand name, it's key ingredient and what it claims to do. It also mentions it's a vegan product. The dropper makes it easy to dose the serum and hygienic to use it.

The bottle comes in a light green carton box, mentioning the ingredients, all relevant brand info and directions on how to use the serum.

The green colour featured on both the bottle and the carton packaging emphasizes the natural and vegan ingredients it contains.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭:
I'm really happy with this serum! It really provides the pore care it promises and makes my skin feels soft, smooth, supple and plump. My skin looks radiant, healthy and clear and my pores appears to look slightly less visible. And so is the redness in my face. It's important to know that pores will always be visible, pores can't be removed, ever, but if your pores are enlarged, this serum can help you to make them appear smaller.

The only downside is that it could be a tad more moisturizing and hydrating, for my skin, at least.

I didn't experienced any irritations nor did my skin feel dry or tight. 

𝐌𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧:
As I said, I'm really happy with what this serum does! It does what it promises to do and smells amazing! It could give a bit more of hydration though, it does hydrate and moisturize the skin, but I've used products that provided more moisture for a longer time.

I definitely recommend it to anyone looking to refine their skin and to treat enlarged pores! And yes, I would buy it again!

A well deserved 4 stars!

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
It contains fragrance which doesn't bother me personally, but might bother other people with sensitive skin. And it would be even better if it provided moisture to the skin for a bit longer.

Review: Fully Skincare - Green Tomato Serum

Hi all,

I received some more products I'm gonna review soon and wanted to give y'all a sneakpeak of what will be coming up next!

The Haruharu Cleansing Oil review is already published, the Cleansing Gel will be on later today or tomorrow (just in time for the deadline! 😁) and the rest will probably be published later this month, but since the Pacifica Dreamlit Illuminating Lotion and the Epais Essential Eyelash Serum aren't on Picky yet, I will probably publish those in the disscussions section.

Anyway, make sure to stay tuned for more! 😊

Reviews coming soon!

Look what Groomie Hers gifted me! I'm so grateful and happy to be testing this LED light therapy face mask!

It has 6 different therapy modes and each colour should target different skin issues, like acne, wrinkle improvement, dark spots etc. 

Have you used a LED light therapy mask before?

Gifted by Groomie Hers!

Hi Picky's

A while back, a message from a wonderful fellow Picky member slided into my DMs on my IG page (@Natje_9999), asking me how I became an Influencer and how she can become one too, so after telling her how I started and providing her with some (hopefully good) tips and tricks, I was thinking I might as wel share a full explanation here, since I noticed that many aspiring Influencers are asking themselves the same question.

Let me start by saying that I only have a bit over 2400 followers on IG (and a bit over 12.000 followers on all Social Media accounts combined), so I'm definitely not some famous, big shot celebrity Influencer (not even close! 😉), but I did work together with over 100 brands (some very famous and big, others small, indie and rather unknown by most) and I love to share my experience, thoughts and knowledge with others, and especially if my words can help them! 🙂

Feel free to bookmark this discussion if you find this post helpful but beware, it's a really long read! I'm really breaking down every step here and even sharing tips on where to find other free goodies to feature in your posts and I will definitely add some more things along the way too (things I forgot to mention before, I'm sure there's still a lot I didn't quite covered yet! 😉), so bookmarking always is a great idea! 😉

🌸 The very beginning! 🌸 
So, for starters, I assume you already own some skincare, make up or haircare products, since you're on Picky and since you have to wash your face, hair and body once in a while too... 😉 Start by reviewing those on your IG page or blog. Reviewing those will cost you nothing, since you already own them. It's a good way to start building your page, your brand and your following base and it will help you gain experience. If you have published reviews on Picky, you can just copy paste them into a new IG post, FB post, blogpost or whatever social media channels you use.

🌸 Getting freebies! 🌸
Another good way to receive free products for testing and reviewing purposes is to participate into the Picky giveaways, obviously, and to register yourself into testing and reviewing communities, platforms and apps, like Influenster, Brandbassador, Collabor8, The Plug, Octoly, 08L, Bzz Agent and We Are Eves. Personally, I haven't got any experience with Octoly, 08L and Bzz Agent, because they don't collaborate with people based in my country, but if your based in the USA or Canada, you should be fine. Brandbassador, Influenster, The Plug and Collabor8 are operating worldwide (although it's possible it depends on the brand they're working with) and We Are Eves is mainly targeting people living in Belgium and The Netherlands. Also, people living in Belgium and The Netherlands could give Freeviews.nl and the Beauty&You Community inside the Ici Paris XL app a try. I've recieved free products from both of them. For people living in Asian or Middle Eastern countries, they could try the app starNgage. I also collaborated with brands on Tomoson, Promoty and the Dealspotr Influencer Marketplace. I'm sure there are many more websites, apps and platforms to get freebies to review, try doing a Google search for similar apps and websites.

🌸 Let's talk social media channels! 🌸
For IG, make sure you have a Creators Account or a Business Account (or transfer your personal account into one of those, this can be done in your settings) so you'll be able to see your statistics. Also make sure your profile is public. Nobody can see your posts when you have your account set on private and it doesn't really helps to be an Influencer when you're not influencing anyone, right? So there's really no point at all in having a private account. Get rid of it! 😉 Obviously, this goes for all social media accounts, not just IG! 😉

For an appealing and consistent looking feed, try using a colour scheme / colour palette, with similar or matching colors. I always use grey or pink backgrounds or a plant as my background when photographing products. By repeating the same colors and backgrounds, your feed will look nice and sleek and your posts will match together beautifully. I added a screenshot of my feed below, feel free to check it out, or just head over to IG and come visit me! 😊

🌸 Crafting the perfect post! 🌸
When crafting a post, it's really important to pay attention to both the quality of your photography and videos as to the text in your post. You want professional looking posts, right? Do a spelling check if needed! English isn't my native language either, I understand it can be difficult to write in another language, but that's why people invented translation websites and apps! 😉 Regarding your photography or videos, make sure the background is looking neat and attractive, the product(s) you're featuring in your post or that you're reviewing should be looking clean and clearly visible and pay attention to the light too. It's best to use natural daylight while shooting. You can go outside and shoot in nature, you can use props (jewellery, flowers, ...) if you like, or just keep it clean and crisp (with a white or other solid colour background like paper or fabric, for example), but always make sure your pictures and videos are well lit, aestheticly pleasant to look at and looking professional. Experiment if you like, you will find your own style eventually, but keep it pretty and nice! You don't need an expensive, high quality camera, I usually use the camera on my phone or my very old DSRL camera, just make sure your photography looks great. Also, don't feature other brands in your sponsored pictures, unless it was mentioned before and approved by the brand when you made the agreement (like when doing a shelfie post or something like that). If you use other products as props, make sure they're from the same brand, brandless or there isn't any other brandname visible.

Make sure to mark every post with all the relevant hashtags and also tag the brand of the product you're reviewing or featuring. This will help you to build your following base (because hashtags are followed by Influencers, brands and people interested in the topic you're covering) and to start a professional relationship with the brand. If the brand is tagged, they will notice and if your post is good and memorable enough, they might just regram your post or even keep you in mind when they're looking for Influencers in the future. Always make sure you use the #ad, #spon, #pr, #gifted or #sponsored tag when featuring gifted or sponsored items, to make sure you're doing it the legal way. Influencers are obligated to mark sponsored posts like that to let their audience know that they received items for free, in exchange for a review or a post. It's basically to let them know it's advertising, like a commercial. If you can't think of any other relevant hashtags yourself, you can check out posts from other Influencers with similar posts or try a hashtag generator website or app. Besides the #ad, #sponsored etc hashtags, you should also mark your post as a paid collaboration in your post settings, even if you don't get paid in money but received a free item in exchange for a post. It's silly, I know, but it's the law... 😉

When posting a sponsored review, always be sincere, authentic, honest, true to yourself and as detailed as possible. We wanna know how you personally experienced the product and we wanna know everything, not just what the brand claims or what ingredients it contains! We wanna know how it looks like, how it feels like while and after using the product, what the packaging is like, how it makes you feel and look and what you think about the ingredients and the results! 😉 And that goes for Picky reviews too, by the way! 😉 Another thing, if you don't like the product you're reviewing, just say so in your post or send an email to your contact person with the brand to determine if you should post a bad review or post nothing at all. Don't let them change your review to make it positive, it will tackle your authenticity and make you unbelievable and unprofessional! 

Last but not least in the crafting a post departement: personally, I often end my posts with a question for my audience, to engage communication and boost my engagement ratings. Just another little tip to get those numbers up! 😉

🌸 Build that audience! 🌸
Follow other Influencers and brands to build your following base. Engage with their profiles and engage with the comments left on your own account too. Real engagement is what you need to mark yourself as an established Influencer. Real, honest and authentic engagement might even be more important than the amount of followers you have! Don't ever buy followers, they're bots, they're not real and they don't increase your engagement rate at all, since they don't leave sincere comments (and often even don't leave any comments at all) And don't play follow / unfollow games, it doesn't help you to gain followers and makes you look unprofessional and childish!

🌸 Landing branddeals! 🌸
Obviously, the websites, apps and platforms I mentioned earlier are a good start to establish yourself as an Influencer and you can go on and use them as long as you wish and like, I still use them too, but after you established yourself as an Influencer and your page, brand and following base has grown, you can start by emailing brands you wanna work with too. You can find many PR friendly brands by looking at what collaborations other Influencers, similar to you, did. (Come check out my page @Natje_9999 to see what collaborations I did to get inspired, and while you're there, don't forget to hit that follow button! 😉) As a beginning Influencer, it's smarter to start with smaller, rather unknown brands instead of the big, famous brands. The big famous brands usually work together with equally big and famous celebrity Influencers while the smaller brands often can't afford those types of expensive Influencers and are happy to work with smaller and starting Influencers too. But there's no harm in trying the big brands, so send them an email if you like! 😉

Start your email by telling them who you are and what you do, give them some insights regarding your following base and their demographics (how many followers do you have, how old are they, where are they based, what are their genders, etc... All of this can be found in the statistics on your IG account, that's why you need a Creator or a Business Account), tell them why you think you and the brand would be a good match (and if you can, elaborate that with some examples), why you wanna work with them and describe your proposal (it helps to have an idea of what you wanna do, prior to sending that email, like featuring their brand in a giftguide or an unboxing post / video or reviewing one of some products in particular, because you can list all of it in your email) Be as detailed as possible. If you have worked with brands before (even through a Picky giveaway, through Influenster or through whatever other platform, website or app you use), it's good to list these brands down in your email too, to show your experience. You could also include your ratings if you want to get paid, but I recommend to start with collaborations based on a bartering exchange (a free product in exchange for the publicity you're generating) To give you an idea of paying gigs: I usually work for free products and have received anything between 1 product, a box filled with products and even the entire collection. I've received products that are rather cheap, but I also received some really expensive products, and I have been paid in actual money for like only 2 or 3 times. And if I was paid for a collaboration (on top of the free products) I never earned over $100. I just wanted to keep it real here, to avoid any dissapointments, but don't let it stop you from getting paid though, you can always ask a brand if they're open for paid collaborations, but keep in mind that starting inflfuencers rarely get paid in money, they usually get to keep the products for free as a reward, in exchange for the work they're doing and, in some cases, a percentage of the earnings the brand made with the Influencer's affiliate link or discount code. Anyway, include all relevant information you can think of. Think of it like a resume. Don't forget to include your links, give them a thank you for reading your email and close your email with the invite to contact you (like "If you have any thoughts or ideas, feel free to contact me! I hope to hear from you soon!" or something similar) and your contact info. You can attach a Media Kit if you like (it looks really professional) but although I do have one, I rarely attach it because all relevant information is already mentioned in my email. Media Kits can be created online or with an app like Canva and it basically contains onformation like a picture of you, some insights into your following base (the amount of followers on each Social Media Channel, some graphs showing the top 5 countries your followers are based in, their ages and their genders in percentages, a small list of brands you've worked with, your rating (if you're looking to get paid), your contact info and 1 or 2 examples of your work. Ideally, a Media Kit is 1 or 2 pages long and it basically is your resume as an Influencer, just like the email you're sending to pitch brands. In my experience, sending an email is enough, if that email contains all information the brand needs, but sending a Media Kit along with your email definitely won't minimise your chances for a collaboration.

Also, beware of scamming practices! Beginners or smaller Influencers (me included) often get DM's or emails from brand ambassadors or brands, urging them to contact the brand for a collaboration. If a brand offers you free products but makes you pay for shipping (which often is more expensive compared to the products you will be receiving) or offers you a discount to purchase products for you to review, you're not collaborating with them, you're a customer! Influencers and Bloggers never have to pay when collaborating with a brand! It's a mutual agreement, with mutual benefits and you paying for products to advertise the brand doesn't include any benefits for the Influencer, just for the brand, since they will get free publicity while you will get nothing but products you've actually paid for. Procedures like that aren't collaborations, they are purchases! Plain and simple! Something to keep in mind when discussing a possible collaboration with a brand! 😉 If you, before concidering a possible collaboration, wanted to buy the products they're offering anyway, and you can buy them at a discounted price instead of the full price, it might be worth it, but only if you were planning to get them anyway. Watch out for regular scammers too, especially when you publish your email adress publicly. I recently received an email, claiming to be from Shein, saying they wanted to work with me and send me clothing each month, while on top of the free clothing, I would be receiving a payment of $1000 per post. Needless to say that it wasn't a real proposal from Shein. It wasn't Shein at all. Coincidently, I emailed Shein a collaboration proposal a few days before receiving that email and they said they only work together with Influencers with over 10k followers on IG, so I immediately knew that second email was a scamming attempt. Be very cautious so you don't get fooled or scammed!

If you land a collaboration (congrats! 😉🙂), always keep the agreements between the brand and yourself in mind and hold on to them. Don't break them. Communication is key!

Well, I think I covered it all! If you have any additions to this discussion or any follow up questions, feel free to drop them in the comments below! And as I mentioned before, feel free to bookmark this discussion if you found it to be helpful! 

Follow my IG if you like, I always follow back!
Find me with @Natje_9999! 🙂

Thanks for reading! ❤️

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In my opinion, the only downside is the price, it's rather expensive and although I'm really happy with the results so far, I don't think I can justify it for myself to spend that much money on a skincare product.

When I was offered the Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate Serum to test it, I was really happy because I was dying to try this one! It contains 8 botanical ingredients.

Shiseido is such a high quality brand, with many famous fans & a huge cult status, so I expected a lot from this serum. And you know what? I immediately added the serum to my daily routine because it's pure luxury! Really, it a miracle worker!

I've been using it for a month now, but right from the very first use, my skin felt soft and tight. After 4 weeks of daily use, my skin looks radiant & healthy. Red spots on my cheeks are visibly reduced & my skin is firm and fresh looking. Fine lines are less visible & my skin feels soft, hydrated & smooth.

The serum is economical to use thanks to the handy pump system on top of the luxurious-looking glass bottle. You only need 1 to 2 pumps to cover your entire face. Since the pumping system just releases 1 pump at the time, you will never use too much serum either.

The light & milky texture makes the serum easy to apply. It absorbs quickly into the skin, without feeling greasy, tight or itchy. With my combined and sensitive skin, I haven't experienced any irritations or outbreaks. The Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate Serum also has a fresh & very pleasant scent that contributes to the luxurious look of the product. 

The Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate Serum is high-quality, pure luxury and, despite the high price, highly recommended, even for people with very sensitive skin, like myself!

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
Nothing, really! Maybe the tiny amount that comes out of the tube after one pump, but if you take another pump or two, it's surely is enough to cover your whole face and neck.
I highly recommend this sunscreen!

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum ❤️

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚!

Hi all,

When I was chosen to test and review the Skin1004 madagascar centella hyalu-cica Water-Fit Sun Serum and the Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Sleeping Pack, I couldn't be any happier! Thanks to Picky and Skin1004, I had the opportunity to test and review another Skin1004 product before and I really loved it, so naturally, I was really excited to test and review more products by Skin1004 and to be honest, I wasn't dissapointed at all! My Sleeping Pack review has been published already, so let's focus on the Water-Fit Sun Serum now, shall we? 😊

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧?
The Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum is a non nano chemical sunscreen and contains a mix of Centella and Hyaluronic acid to provide hydration while soothing, healing and calming the skin. It's suitable for all skin types and it promises a skin that feels moisturized and firm and looks dewy.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠:
This sunscreen comes in a squeezable tube with a lichtblue cap and pomping system and looks neat, clean and modern. It makes the sunscreen hygienic and easy to use, which I absolutely love! The carton box it comes in is equally neat and modern looking. Skin1004 has such beautiful packaging!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭:
Upon application, it has a light and delicate fresh scent but the scents dissapears again as soon as the sunscreen touches the skin.

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥:
The Water-Fit Sun Serum has a very lightweighted texture, it comes out as a cream but melts into the skin right away, without leaving a whitecast and without feeling greasy. I have to admit I was a bit dissapointed when I squeezed the tube for the first time and a cream came out, because it's supposed to be serum like, but my dissapointment melted away as quick as this sunscreen melted into my skin, what was like, immediately! 😉 It does have a very thin and watery serum like texture as soon as it hits the skin! It's longlasting, as you only need a tiny amount to cover your whole face and neck, but you still needs a few pumps though, because the amount that comes out of the pump in one push, is a bit too small. It has a light, slightly powdery scent that fades away immediately after application.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭:
After application, my skin was feeling moisturized and hydrated, soft and smooth and looking firm, radiant and glowy, with a nice dewy finish. My skin didn't feel tight or dry but nice and supple.

I was wearing this sunscreen when going outside during the heatwave that hit Europe the past few weeks and I didn't experienced any skinburns or discomfort.

𝐌𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧:
I absolutely love this sunscreen and I highly recommend it!

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️



𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
The Madagascar Centella Tea-Trica Soothing Sun Milk feels slightly greasy while and after applying. It's not a huge dealbreaker, but Skin1004 has better Sunscreens which do feel less greasy. I also think it's a shame it doesn't really do anything to make redness less visible, especially because it's supposed to soothe and calm the skin, which it does, but simply not enough. And that's why I would choose another Skin1004 suncare product, and the Madagascar Centella Hyalu Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum specifically. The Madagascar Centella Hyalu Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum still is my holy grail!

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Tea-Trica Soothing Sun Milk ❤️

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚!

Those who know me a bit (or have read some of the discussions I commented on), know that I am absolutely in love with Korean skincare brand Skin1004!

It's such an amazing brand! With so many amazing products! Yes, I'm a huge Skin1004 fan! 😊

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧?
The Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Tea-Trica Soothing Sun Milk is a lightweight, milky chemical sunscreen, containing Centella Asiatica from Madagascar, which is Skin1004's key ingredient, Tea Tree (fun fact: together, Tea Tree and Cica, which basically is another word for Centella Asiatica, becomes Tea-Trica! 😉😊), Niacinamide, Fig Fruit Extract, Primrose Flower Extract, Cypres Extract and Pine Extract. It promises to calm and soothe the skin while providing both UVA and UVB protection and caters mainly to acne prone and normal to sensitive skin, as it's tested on sensitive skin and proves to be non comedogenic. It's also cruelty free and ocean and reef save.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭:
I didn't notice any scent. Because of the print on the packaging, I was expecting some sort of a pine scent, or maybe something woody, but there wasn't anything at all. I personally don't mind scented products, my sensitive skin usually stills feels and looks good after using scented products, but having a non scented product is obviously better, especially when you have sensitive skin, to make sure your skin doesn't get irritated by the fragrances. 

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥:
This Sun Milk has a very lightweight and soft texture, it's almost watery but it still is easy to apply. It's a bit runny, but still doesn't run all over your face while applying, so it's not too runny. It still has a little bit of consistency. It's viscosity is just a tad higher than milk or water.

The Sun Milk melts into the skin easily and absorbs rather quickly but it feels slightly greasy while and after applying, although the greasy feeling doesn't hold on for a very long time. It doesn't dissapear completely, but it feels way less greasy when your skin has absorbed the Sun Milk. 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠:
Like all Skin1004 products, the packaging looks sleek and modern, featuring a green pine forest on the matte white carton box, along with the brand's name, the product's name, a list of ingredients and instructions on how to use the Sun Milk in black and green lettering.

I really love the look of all Skin1004 products, they always look nice and sleek and really emphasize the sustainability and the green lifestyle they're standing for.

The bottle itself is white and features black and green lettering and a green cap on top of the bottle. 

It's a small package and a small bottle though, but on the other hand, the small size contributes to keeping this product affordable! 😉 And makes it easier to take this Sun Milk with you wherever you go!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭:
My skin feels soft, firm and supple, hydrated, moisturized and smooth after applying the Sun Milk and my skin looks healthy, radiant, fresh and slightly dewy, but in a good, natural way. A natural, healthy looking glow. It doesn't leave any whitecast, which is a huge pro! My skin didn't felt or looked irritated, dry, tight or itchy and I didn't notice any breakouts. I was hoping any redness would be less visible too, but it didn't really even out my skin that much, which is too bad because that's exactly what the Tea Trea it contains should do. I didn't have any sunburns so it definitely does what it has to do in that departement! 😉

𝐌𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧:
It definitely is a good product, like almost all Skin1004 products, but if I have to choose, I prefer the Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum because that one feels less greasy and just feels a tad better in my opinion. I also feel like it's a shame it doesn't really take care of any redness, concidering it contains Centella. I still would recommend it though, it solely depends on what you like, really. It didn't push my all time favorite from it's throne, but it still is good. Not fantastic, just, plain and simple, good. And that's why I give the Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Tea-Trica Soothing Sun Milk 4 stars!

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
Like I mentioned before, I don't like the greasy feeling while applying the balm and the slightly slippery film on particular spots on my face after using the Balm. I'm currently using a Makeup-Melting Balm from another brand and I feel like I'm more drawn towards that one. For me, this is the reason why I wouldn't purchase this Balm again.

Haruharu Wonder Centella Sunflower Makeup-Melting Cleansing Balm ❤️

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚!

First of all, did you know that Haruharu is Korean for "every day"? Just a random fact I learned while researching this well known and highly loved Korean skincare brand! ☺️

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧?
The Haruharu Wonder Centella Sunflower Makeup-Melting Cleansing Balm is a gentle and mild Cleansing Balm, containing Sunflower Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica, Plant Based Squalane, Jojoba Seed Oil, Argan Oil, Shea Butter, Tea Tree Extract and Vitamins A, C and E and promises a deep and thorough cleanse. It also promises to get rid of (waterproof) makeup, SPF, excess oils, sebum and blackheads while protecting the skin barrier and nourishing, soothing and moisturizing your skin. It doesn't contain any toxic ingredients like Sulfates, Silicones, Alcohol, Phthalates, GMO's or synthetic dyes and only contains natural oils and ingredients.

This Makeup-Melting Cleansing Balm is suitable for daily use (haruharu! See what I did here? 😉😁), for all skintypes and was tested on sensitive skin for any irritations.

All Haruharu Wonder products are Peta approved, meaning they're cruelty free and vegan and are packed with plant powered ingredients, so obviously, this Cleansing Balm is no different on that matter.
A big applause for clean products! ☺️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭:
This Cleansing Balm has no scent at all, not natural nor artificial. It's an unscented balm, which obvioulsy is great for all skintypes, but for sensitive skin in particular. I sniffed it for a while, but I definitely didn't get any scent out of it. Not a slightest hint of anything in there! ☺️

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥:
It's a silky soft and buttery balm but it does feel quite greasy while applying. This balm applies quite easily and melts right into the skin while applying. When it's emulsified with water, it turns into a milky white oily substance with a nice soft lather. It feels luxurious. The Balm is easy to rinse off with lukewarm water.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠:
The Balm comes in a sleek looking plastic white container with orange lettering and a green bottom and the lid contains a little spoon (or spatula) to scoop up the Balm with. The spoon makes it really easy and hygienic to use the Balm.

The carton box packaging contains an ingredient list and a guide of how to use the product in both English and, what I presume, Korean.

The packaging is thoughtfully made from ecofriendly materials and even contains some text in braille to help blind customers. Not sure what it says though, since I never learned braille... 😉

Anyway, the braille contributes to what I call excellent customer service! Well done Haruharu Wonder! ☺️❤️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭:
After using this Cleansing Balm, my skin feels soft and smooth, moisturized and hydrated, without feeling thight or dry. It doesn't really feel greasy, but it does leave a bit of a slightly greasy film on particular spots on my face, like my t-zone and high on my cheeks, below my eyes. But it definitely feels not overwhelmingly greasy anymore, like it does while washing your face. I find it rather difficult to explain, it's not really a greasy feeling. More of an oily feeling, maybe? It feels smooth and kind of slippery. Like I was a bit sweaty. The feeling is okay though, although I would like it even more if it didn't left that slightly oily feeling at all.

My skin does feel luxuriously taken care of! 

My skin looks healthy and smooth. I don't wear a full face of make up often (only when I have big plans, like a party or dinner or during christmas eve, new years eve and other holidays) and I usually only wear eye make up like mascara and a kohl pencil on a daily base (sometimes a bit of lipstick or gloss too) but the make up I did wear during the days I was testing this product, was all gone after washing my face and my skin looks good, so this Cleansing Balm definitely does what it promises to do. And that slightly greasy (or rather oily) feeling I was talking about, isn't visible at all so that's excellent!

𝐌𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧:
I like it, I definitely like the result, and I love that it's scentless, since I have rather sensitive skin. I also like the way it makes my skin feel, but I don't like the greasy feeling while applying the balm and, like I mentioned before, I would like it even more without leaving that slightly oily film on my t-zone after using the balm, even if it's not visible and almost not noticeable when touching the skin.

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
I personally haven't experienced any cons when using this cream, but I can imagine the price and the fragrance it contains to be cons for some users. Shiseido is an expensive luxury skincare brand, so naturally, it's quite an expensive cream too, but it sure is one of the best creams I've ever tried! To me, it's definitely worth 5 stars!

Shiseido Benefiance Overnight Wrinkle Resisting Cream ❤️

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚!

Hi all, 

I've said it before and I'm saying it again, Shiseido has some of the best skincare products out there! I absolutely loved every Shiseido product I've ever tried and the Benefiance Overnight Wrinkle Resisting Cream definitely hasn't changed my opinion at all! 😉

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧?
The Shiseido Benefiance Overnight Wrinkle Resisting Cream is a very rich and nourishing night cream that contains ingredients like Ashitaba, Natsume Extract, Algae (like Chlorella), Tumeric Extract, Gambir and Rubus Leaf. It's an anti-aging night cream that targets wrinkles caused by a lack of sleep.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭:
When applying this rich and thick cream, the first thing I noticed is the scent. It has a nice, light and pleasant smelling flower scent which fades away quite fast. It isn't really noticeable anymore after applying. I do like fragranced skincare products so I don't really mind the fragrance, but if you have allergies or very sensitive skin, you might to have to consider another product that doesn't contain any fragrances.

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥:
This cream has a very rich, thick and creamy texture and feels kinda greasy. When it comes to daycreams and moisturizers, I don't like the feeling of greasy creams, don't like the texture, but I do prefer a thicker and greasier texture for my night creams because in my opinion, they tend to moisturize and nourish even more, compared to the more lightweight creams that I use in my AM routine and I feel like that's what my skin needs. And I really don't mind having a bit of a greasy feeling face when I'm sleeping at night, it doesn't bother me... 😉 It does take some time to get fully absorbed into the skin, because it's such a thick and rich cream so you have to make sure to apply it on time, to avoid stained or sticky pillows.
While and after applying, my skin doesn't feel tight or dried out. 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭:
The next morning, my skin looks radiant, plump, healthy and well rested, less tired. Fine lines and wrinkles are looking less visible, even after only 1 use. My face feels soft and smooth and intensely nourished and hydrated.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠:
The Benefiance Overnight Wrinkle Resisting Cream comes in a very classy and chic looking gold colored glass container of 50 ml, with a pretty glass screw cap on top. It's expensive and luxurious look definitely makes this a real asset to every vanity or bathroom. And it's quite good for the environment too, since the container and the cap are both made of glass, instead of plastic. A small plastic spatula is also included in the box but I usually just use my fingers to apply this cream.

𝐌𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧:
In my opinion, the Shiseido Benefiance Overnight Wrinkle Resisting Cream is highly recommended for everyone over 30 years old!

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
I rate the Shiseido Benefiance Overnight Wrinkle Resisting Cream with 5 stars!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


