Review: Holika Holika Red Wine Therapy Sleeping Mask

Sunday, January 10, 2016

I am so excited when I started using this on 6 January 2015!

I love the scent and this is such a fun product!

~BRAND~

Holika Holika

~NAME~

Red Wine Therapy Sleeping Mask

~PRICE~

HKD 79

~CAPACITY~

120ml

Description

Anti wrinkle sleeping pack that makes your skin smooth and resilient with shape memory moisture membrane of red wine

It comes with a spatula

Directions

After cleansing at night, balance your skin texture with toner. Spread a moderate amount and gently tap to absorb. Do not wipe off. Instead, rinse it off with water the following morning.

I like the packaging

It looks exactly like a wine barrel

The jar is a little transparent (not obvious)

Ingredients (taken from Holika Holika website)

Water,Wine Extract,Alcohol,Dipropylene Glycol,Glycereth-26,PEG-240/HDI Copolymer Bis-Decyltetradeceth-20 Ether,Glycerin,Bis-PEG-18Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane,PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3Glycerin,Propylene Glycol,Butylene Glycol,Glyceryl Polyacrylate,Biosaccharide Gum-1,Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer,Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer,PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil,Phenoxyethanol,Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract,Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract,Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract,Bergenia Ciliata Root Extract,Viola Mandshurica Flower Extract,Impatiens Balsamina Flower Extract,Xanthan Gum,Adenosine,Caprylyl Glycol,Disodium EDTA,Caprylhydroxamic Acid,Fragrance,Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract,Yellow 5 (CI 15985),Red 227 (CI 17200)

Sealed to avoid spillage

My thoughts

The scent is pretty strong... It smells like grape and the scent of alcohol is quite obvious... It stings my nose a little... lol. I love the texture! It is so fun :) It is exactly like jello. The product slides around pretty easily... When it is left untouched, it will return to its original form fairly quickly. I apply a thin layer on my face. It is easy to spread. It made my skin super sticky so I cannot turn and toss when I sleep... My face is very oily the next morning but after I wash it off with water, my skin is soft and smooth. I wanted to love this product because I love the scent and it is such a fun product but I really hate sticky products... I believe this will last me a long time as I only use a little of the product each time... 

The sleeping pack looks purple-ish

The sleeping pack is slightly tinted with red

Pros

:) No allergic reaction
:) I love the texture (so fun)

:) The gel is absorbed quickly

:) Easy to spread

Cons

:( Scent is pretty strong
:( Sticky

Rating: 3/5

Repurchase: No, I will try some other sleeping packs available in the market

Review: Holika Holika Pig Nose Clear Black Head 3-Step Kit

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Hello everyone :)

This is the first Holika Holika products that I will review...

I have mixed feelings on this products...

Hmm...

I bought this in Hong Kong...

I saw a lot of people buying this (as though it was free)

So it seemed to be a good product

I bought one to tried while I was still in Hong Kong...

The result was amazing!

At that time I was extremely amazed with the results but I did not take a picture of it...

The next day, I went back to the shop to buy 10 more of these babies!

As I thought I finally found something great to get rid of black heads!

There was a BUT

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Let's get started!

This is the packaging

It is so cute!

Ingredients

Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Erythritol, Trehalose, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disodium EDTA, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Citrus Aurantifola (Lime) Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance (Parfum) 

Taken from Holika Holika website

Step 1 open your pores

Directions:

After cleansing, place it on nose for 15-20 minutes

Remove it slowly and wipe off any blackhead or impurities from pores

This is how step 1 looks like...

The essence

It has a lemon or lime like scent.

Stings a little when I use step 1 (every single time)

It is extremely wet

The pore strip is really thin

I guess it really does opens up the pore

Step 2 removes blackhead

Directions:

Wet nose with water, remove transparent film and place on nose

Slowly remove dried pad after 10-15 minutes

After I used it the 2nd time...

I don't  think you can see anything...

It has a traditional chinese medicine kind of scent

The pore strip is pink in colour and sticky

It is the same as the normal nose strip like Biore's

I tried Biore's before but never worked for me...

A lot of blackheads and whiteheads were removed from the strip the first time using this

Not really effective the 2nd and 3rd time
Maybe just a little whiteheads and hairs... lol

Step 3 minimizes pores

Directions:

Place on nose and remove after 5-10 minutes

It has 3 layers...

Not sure if you can see...

It has the same scent as Step 1

The texture is jelly like and pretty slippery

It is a little oily

Not sure if it closes pores

My nose is sticky and oily after removing

Pros

:) Works wonders sometimes

:) I love the texture of Step 3

Cons

:( Did not work well most of the time

:( Step 2 was painful when removing

:( Consume too much time

Rating: 2.5/5

Repurchase: Maybe not... as the odds of it being wonderful is much lower