TONY MOLY Red Cheeks Girl's Patch

Out of my entire face, my cheeks need the most TLC when it comes to taking care of my skin. They're prone to redness, acne (and the dark spots that are left behind), and persistent dryness. While I've found different products that help minimize or cover up all those problems, I'm still dreaming of scoring an all-in-one solution.

That's what I hoped the TONY MOLY Red Cheeks Girl's Patch would be when I bought it. Plus, I couldn't resist the cute packaging!

TONY MOLY says this is a "cheek patch that moisturizes and soothes red cheeks containing fruit extracts for an energetic skin."

Moisturizes? Soothes red cheeks? Right off the bat, this ticks almost all the necessary boxes. Any acne on my cheeks can easily be covered up with makeup anyway as long as my skin isn't dry, so I don't mind that this doesn't promise to do anything for potential or existing acne.

Review: Tony Moly Luminous Aura Capsule CC Cream

I have to admit, I wasn’t one to quickly jump on board the CC bandwagon like almost everyone else. Why? I just assumed that CC creams, in general, were the type that were going to be too light in coverage for me and I simply never bothered trying one out. You see, I’m the kind of girl who needs a decent amount of coverage on my face before stepping out of the house. Besides, as far I knew, CC creams were really meant for just correcting uneven skin tone, right? I mean, the name itself does stand for ‘Color Correcting’ or ‘Color Control’ after all. I then realized I was being a little close-minded, and that’s actually very unlike me when it comes to beauty products, so I decided to stop shunning the very idea of CC creams and give them a try. What was there to lose anyway? So last last year I picked up my first CC cream which was the ‘Revlon Absolute Radiance CC Cream’. I’ll be doing a review on it soon so I won’t go into much detail except to say I was pleasantly surprised and I decided that the world of CC creams was something I should start exploring more!

After that purchase, naturally I began wondering what other CC creams I should try out when I stumbled upon a review by Rowena from Animetric’s World. Let’s just say I was totally swayed by her review and how the product looked on her that as soon as I could I headed straight to TONLY MOLY to purchase one of their newest products, their Luminous Aura Capsule CC Cream!

The name sounds a little familiar, doesn’t it? That’s because TONY MOLY already has a ‘Luminous Pure Aura CC Cream’. I’ve never tried it myself, but according to the SA at the branch where I got this, this new one is apparently much better. Needless to say I didn’t ask any further questions! I’m not sure when this was released exactly, but it was definitely earlier this year. February, if I’m not mistaken.

Most of the info for the product is sadly in Korean, so I grabbed what I could from koreadepart.com to learn more about it:

• Covers skin flaws clearly as soon as applied and creates an even and bright skin tone.
• Contains 20% hyaluronic acid water to offer full moisture and fill skin with hydration. Nature originated oil capsules offer moisture, radiance, and resilience to skin.
• A 10-in 1 cream (Sunscreen, whitening, wrinkle repair, blemish cover, healthy radiance, complexion correction, nutrition, moisturizing hydration, offers a luminous aura, long lasting)
• Does not contain the following: Benzophenone, Talc, Mineral oil, Organic color/dye, Benzyl Alcohol, Triethanolamine, and Sulfate Surfactant.

Review: Masquerade 4D Black Dress Mask (TONY MOLY)

Another review, another TONY MOLY product!

What can I say? I've been splurging on them quite recently, but I do have other products from other brands in mind (Etude House, Maybelline, and Lioele specifically) that I already either recently bought or will purchase soon enough that I'll definitely put to the test also.

This time around however, it's TONY MOLY's Masquerade 4D Black Dress Mask. The review will be short and sweet since how much detail exactly can one go for a one-time use face mask?

Isn't the packaging just the cutest? I love anything that's masquerade-themed, and a part of me still wishes it was shaped like an actual, traditional masquerade mask but that would be silly. Haha.

There are, of course, instructions in English and Korean; but the illustrations are already easy enough to understand. Cleanse your face first like you normally do, then unfold the mask, place it onto your face and arrange it so it covers as much as possible and sits on your face properly, then rub in the excess or leftover serum afterwards when you remove it. The mask should be left on for 15-20 minutes.

Review: EGGPORE Blackhead Out Oil Gel (TONY MOLY)

Here it is, my first product review and for one of my favourite beauty brands; TONY MOLY. The brand's presence is still quite new to the country and if I'm not mistaken, the stores only started opening around Manila in 2011, not too long after Etude House branches started springing up too. I'm glad stores for TONY MOLY are now in the Makati area too (although the only one I've seen so far is in SM Department Store, next to the InterContinental Manila hotel), since the first branch I ever saw was all the way in Ortigas in SM Megamall.

Okay, now onto the actual review...

Though I've seen this product many times whenever I browsed through a TONY MOLY store or stall, I finally decided to give it a try. I was immediately attracted to it because I'm willing to try anything that promises to focus on removing or minimizing/reducing blackheads. There are many days where I simply don't have the time to properly apply foundation and concealer and have to settle for quick BB cream applications to lightly mask and even out my skin, and as we all know, BB creams technically still aren't foundations so sometimes imperfections like blackheads are still quite visible. Basically, a product that will remove or reduce them would save me more time and energy in the end.

Here's the product itself, both in its original plastic packaging and out of it. Super cute, right?

When you twist open the top half, the actual product is sealed with a soft, rubber cap which you simply pull off. Important note: Be careful when pulling it off because it removes easily and you can end up accidentally spilling a bit of the product itself. You have to be even more careful when placing it back on! Since it's so soft and flexible, even when you try to seal it again gently the cap will 'fall' into the product and cause spill over again. Here's a tip though: place the bottom half on a flat surface and apply a light, even pressure all around the cap when pressing it back on to seal the product in. It just takes some practice!

The actual product. As you can see, it's semi-translucent and contains hard, yellowy orange beads that are common in a lot of other beauty products meant for cleansing or exfoliation to provide that extra buffing and cleaning power. It also has a light, almost citrus-y scent to it.