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Main Ingredients

Bulgarian White Rose , Aloe, Cucumber Essence, Seaweed Extract, Plant Collagen, Kiwi Extract

Functions

Removes dullness in your skin
Whitens your skin
Balances uneven skin tone
Moisturizes and comforts your skin
Supplements moisture content

Fit & Size: As per all “My Beauty Diary” Mask
Sensitivity: No negative reaction
Absorbency: Can be massaged well into skin
Content: The rose smell is stronger than the Watson’s [...]

Ingredients
Purified Water, Propylene Glycol, 1.3-Butylene Glycol, Comfrey Extract, Glycerine, Cactus Extract,, Algae Extract, Nanospheres, Aloe Extract, Marigold Extract, Vegetal Collagen, Centella Asiatica, Grapefruit, Hyaluronic Acid, Calendula Extract, Sake Yeast Extract, Bio-Active Silanols, Lemon Extract, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Butyl Paraben, Methyl Paraben, Ethyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben, Phenoxyethanol, Tween 20, Lactamide, Fragrance

Functions [...]

Main Ingredients:
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Betaine, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, henoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Carbomer, Disodium Edta, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Propylparaben, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Camellia Japonica Seed Exract
There is no Additives & weak acid content
Camellia & Camellia Seeds Serum combination for Anti-Oxidation & Moisturization effects.
100% free of Alcohol & Fragrance By combining hyluraonic [...]

My Beauty Diary Pearl Powder Mask 10pcs, 1box

Purpose: Whitening, hydrating

Skin type: All skin types

Characteristics: The variety of amino acids and trace elements present in natural pearl powder can penetrate deep into the skin for supple, radiant look. Essence from the Mulberry extract helps in the hydration of the skin. The vitamin B and Algae-Yeast complex activates and nourishes the skin. Licorice and Lemon extracts help the skin to regain its balance while obtaining the nourishment at the same time.

My Skin Type:

Ranging from very dry to normal/dry. Generally dehydrated, very sensitive.

Packaging:

A box of My Beauty Diary Pearl Powder Mask contains 10 individually packaged sheet mask. I think the packaging is beautiful, albeit not eco-friendly. I wish they can stuck several masks into 1 box…like they did with Kose Clear Turn sheet masks, without sacrificing the amount of essence in each mask.

BTW I see that Watsons Singapore carries My Beauty Diary masks with different box now. Has the packaging been redesigned?

Texture:

The sheet is nice, not too thin. The cut is too wide, but is still workable. Amount of lotion in each sheet is not stated.It’s quite richly saturated in gel/lotion essence, but it’s not drippy. I can wear this while sitting without it being uncomfortable. After I removed the mask, the remaining lotion feels slightly sticky, but I usually let it until it’s fully absorbed by my skin, leaving skin soft without tacky residue.

My General Review:

This is one interesting mask. I’ll admit, I’m not sure there is really pearl powder in there. And I don’t really trust pearl powder to be an effective face brightener. I’d rather take them as jewellery, thank you.

However, this mask are brimming with hydrators such as Collagen, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid. MBD also threw in some antioxidants such as Ginkgo Biloba, Vitamin C, and Green Tea. And MBD didn’t stop there. What caught my attention is the addition of brightening elements such as Azelaic Acid and Mulberry. Doesn’t it sound spot on, because this mask claims to be brightener/whitener mask?

The question is: does it work?

Nah~

Azelaic Acid is a FDA-approved acne-treating ingredient. There are also researches citing its promising spot lightening action. However, they used 15-20% concentration of Azelaic Acid. Does this mask contain 20% Azelaic Acid? I don’t know.

Then comes the Mulberry. Mulberry is often used in skincare because  it contains Hydroquinone. Butall are in-vitro test, and just how much Mulberry must be used in a cosmetic is unknown. So it doesn’t sound like it’s gonna be a useful addition to me.

Not to forget, the Licorice. Licorice often claimed as brightener in other skin care products too, but MBD claims more accurately here. It’s an anti-inflammatory.

So that’s a string of ‘false brightener’. Yet, what I do know is, the mask does make my skin plumper, more hydrated. It does smooths out pores, as to be expected from the best of MBD mask. Previous to using this mask, my skin was stressed and dehydrated because I just came out from using 2% BHA to control my acne, but day 2 into using this mask, my skin looked calmer and normal. Gotta love that. In a sense, yes it brightens my dull, acne-treated skin. It helps my skin regain its healthy glow, but I think it’s not due to the Azelaic Acid nor Mulberry. More like from the moisturizing agents, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidants to relieve my skin from stress? Hydrated, healthier skin result in brighter, more glowy skin I think

And speaking of result, maybe (just maybe…) my skin will gain more benefit from this mask if only MBD are willing to remove the Lemon ingredient. As much hype as they may carry…Lemon is potential irritant I don’t want my skin to waste its energy to fights irritants and counteract the other wonderful ingredients this mask carry!

Last, previously I was not sure about the difference between this mask and the popular MBD Black Pearl Mask. Both claims to be whitening and hydrating. Yet after trying both, I personally think that this Pearl Powder Mask comes as the winner for normal/dry skin. It works better and is not as irritating. MBD Black Pearl Mask is ridden with more irritants, so it’s not my favorite after all.

What Else You Need To Know:

I generally enjoy My Beauty Diary sheet masks a lot, due to their cute packaging But here are my top three favorites from MBD due to their reasonable price and generally visible result (eg. in brightening and smoothing out my pores/skin texture).

1. Natto (when my skin is dry).
2. Red Wine (when my skin is normal/dry).
3. Pearl Powder (when my skin is normal/dry).

Up next will be my review on the Q10 sheet mask, plus I still have the Camellia and Platinum Nanocolloid variants from MBD to try. They’re in the Premium series, more expensive compared to other MBD. Better ingredients too, as far as I can tell

Application:

I use the mask after cleansing and toning my face. Leave it on until I feel most the essence is already soaked in, the take it off and wait until all remaining juice in my face get absorbed. It may be sticky for a while, but no worries. Once it’s soaked in, it’s all good and you’re left with soft, glowy skin. All I need is to top it off with an antioxidant serum and a light moisturizer.

Price:

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Availability:

Not available in Indonesia, except via pre-orders. I usually buy this from T in Singapore, but now it’s also available at Watsons Singapore.

Ingredients:

Purified water, Collagen, Glycerine, Glycine, Propylene Glycol, 1，3-Butylene Glycol, Extra fine pearl powder, Aloe, Licorice, Ginkgo Biloba, Lemon, L-Ascorbic acid , Azelaic acid, Green tea, Algae-Yeast complex, Mulberry, Hyaluronic acid, Nanospheres, Bio-active Silanols, Carbomer, Sodium hydroxide, Potassium hydroxide, Xanthan gum, Citric acid, Triethanolamine, Tween 20, Methyl paraben, Butyl paraben, Ethyl paraben, Propyl paraben, Perfume

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5. Works to hydrate my skin and smooths out pores. Several beneficial ingredients are there, just hope they’ll remove the Lemon to avoid any irritation possibility. And the perfume too, if you will, MBD.

*This review will be cross posted in www.makeupalley.com under username Crescent_Shadow.

My Beauty Diary Aloe Mask 10pcs, 1box

Extra moisturising, removes dead skin cells and lighten pigmentation spots. Skin becomes more hydrated, softer and smoother. All skin types, esp dry skin

My Skin Type:
Ranging from very dry to normal/dry. Generally dehydrated, very sensitive.

Packaging:
A box of MBD Aloe Mask contains 10 individually packaged sheet mask. I think the packaging is beautiful, albeit not eco-friendly. I wish they can stuck several masks into 1 box…like they did with Kose Clearn Turn sheet masks, without sacrificing the amount of essence in each mask.

Texture:
The sheet is nice, not too thin. The cut is too wide, but is still workable. Amount of lotion in each sheet is not stated.It’s quite richly saturated in gel/lotion essence, but it’s not drippy. I can wear this while sitting without it being uncomfortable. After I removed the mask, the remaining lotion sinks in easily, leaving skin soft without sticky residue.

My General Review:
I expect I’ll love this mask. I know there’s some irritants in there, but my sensitive skin was able to tolerate other MBD masks (which contains irritants too), so I thought it will be okay. But alas, it’s not special. It’s supposed to be very moisturizing, but nope, it didn’t give abundant hydration. With MBD Natto sheet mask, my pores shrunk, but Aloe didn’t work the same way Overall it’s just nice refreshing, lightly hydrating sheet mask, but with no long term effects.

I think it gives the same effect as Purederm Brightening Herb Mask from Korea, but Purederm is *much* cheaper if you buy it directly from Korea.

It’s nicely fragranced, I don’t know of what As usual, I prefer fragrance-free products.

Price:

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