Sasatinnie Ginger Bread body care set

I found a cute little bath & body set on Sasa recently, from their own range Sasatinnie. I love anything with a foody scent so I thought the Ginger Bread range would be nice for the winter months.

The set includes:
-Shower Gel 100ml
-Cream Bath 100ml
-Body Lotion 50ml
-Body puff
All comes packaged in a retro gift box (the design is so very 70ies for me).

Price somewhere around US$6

First off, the packaging isn´t the best. The bottles and jar are made of a quite thin plastic and the tub had leaked body lotion in both of the gift sets I bought so it´s not really nice to give it as a gift in that condition. 
Furthermore this stuff doesn´t even smell remotely like ginger bread, it´s a very basic and nice fresh lemon scent but nothing close to ginger bread.


The Shower Gel and Cream Bath are both supposed to be used with the puff as a body wash but what bugs me is that they don´t lather well and the scent is too weak. Both don´t dry my skin out but they aren´t particularly moisturizing either.

The Body Lotion is the one product I actually like so it´s a pity that there are only 50ml in the jar. As I mentioned before the lotion leaked out of the jar during transit so some got wasted this way, too.
The lotion is a bit runny but quite moisturizing on the other hand and leaves my skin nicely scented. It takes a little longer to absorb but not so long to be bothersome. 
I´d totally purchase this product if it was to be available alone and possibly in either a squeeze-tube or a bottle.


Overall the set is performing somewhat weakly so I wouldn´t repurchase.

Rating 2.5/5

Isqueen Princess Carnival Fuji Sakura Brightening Mask (comes with 5ml olive essence primer)

Isqueen is a Chinese beauty brand which deserves to be tested as there are some really nice products in their lineup.

I reviewed some of their products before and today I am showing you my so far favorite product from this brand.

The Princess Carnival mask series is brand new, featuring a variety of sheet masks with ingredients from all over the world like lily from Scotland, Aegean rose etc.
I purchased a package of the Fuji Sakura Brightening Masks first but ordered more masks so you can expect more reviews soon.

I am a sucker for packaging so I must admit that I LOVE the cute packaging. The princess is so cute and I adore the sweet pink color of the sakura tree!

What makes these masks special is that they come with a primer liquid to be applied before the actual mask. The olive primer essence is filled into the upper right part of the mask pack and should be applied right before the mask as it will help the skin to absorb the mask liquid faster.

The "induction essence" is a clear liquid with a light slip but no oily or heavy feeling at all. The 5ml are plenty for one application.

The mask itself is made of a thicker very soft and smooth cloth with a good cut so it fits snuggly and doesn´t need to be constantly adjusted (something that happens with poorly cut masks).
The sheets are very drenched with a milky essence which feels quite moisturizing and smooth. It has a very non-descript floral scent, not quite like sakura and I can´t describe exactly like what it smells.

The sheet contains 25g of liquid which makes it feel heavy and very wet but it stays in place well nonetheless.
After wearing the mask for 15-20 minutes my skin looks visibly brighter and more even and feels very plump and moist. This is an effect all good sheet masks give to my skin though so the Princess Carnival Fuji Sakura Brightening Mask performs just as good as my other favorite masks.
I am not quite sure how much use the primer really has. I believe the mask would perform pretty much the same with or without primer so for me this is a bit of a gimmick. 
Still I think this is really good stuff and very worth purchasing and the primer after all is a nice little extra.

I got mine from Alphabeautyuk on eBay for around US$11 for 5 pieces. I ordered the value pack of all 4 available kinds a few days ago so reviews for those masks will follow later.


Rating 4/5

Isqueen Whitening Essence Collagen Mask value pack

I´ve been indulging in more stuff from Isqueen with my recent Sasa orders as there were quite a few products that looked worth trying.

Isqueen offers 2 value packs of sheet masks of which each contains 2 packs of masks (6 pcs/each so 12 masks total of either the Whitening Essence Collagen Mask or the Moisturizing Essence Collagen Mask) and a 15ml tube of their Crystal White Moist Peeling Pack. The whole bunch costs are mere US$12.40 which is a steal in my opinion.


I purchased both packs but will review the Whitening Essence Collagen Mask set which comes in the pink box today.

The Crystal White Moist Peeling Pack is a lightweight gel which you spread on your cleansed dry skin and massage it in until you feel small grains forming (those are supposedly your dead skin cells and pore-deep dirt!) and then you just wash it off. It really works as almost instantly after starting rubbing the gel into my skin I can feel those small beads forming.


I think this makes my skin very smooth and soft and it´s a perfect prep for the mask afterwards. My skin doesn´t get tight but it looks a little irritated (as in a bit red) afterwards so I am not completely digging this stuff. I use it but only once in a while... and the scent is a bit weird but it´s bearable.
I use this stuff on and off to exfoliate as my skin gets smooth and soft but I think if you have sensitive skin like me you shouldn´t use this too often.


What Sasa has to say about this stuff:
"IsQueen Crystal White Moist Peeling Pack brings you bright, smooth and instantly whitened skin.

• Natural papaya proteinase can instantly soften aged keratin, speeding up the flaking of freckles and colour patches.
• Vitamin PP can effectively improve uneven and dull skin tone and help retaining a long lasting whitening effect.
• Amino acid moisturizing factor can replenish water and nutrient to skin, solving problems of roughness and dehydration.
• Hyaluronic acid can effectively balance the water supplying system of skin, constantly moisturize, smooth dry skin lines and prevent formation of tiny wrinkles."

The Whitening Essence Collagen Masks are nicely cut thus fit my face well. The (slightly thick) cloth is soft and is saturated with lots of liquid (can´t see the amount written anywhere on the box). The mask stays on well on my face so I don´t feel it slides down constantly.

I expected the masks to be heavily perfumed like some other Isqueen masks I tried before but to my delight the Whitening Essence Collagen Mask have only a very light nice scent so nothing bothersome there in my opinion.


The masks feel nice and cooling and leave my skin moisturized and soft (like pretty much most sheet masks unless they irritate my skin). I also can notice a slight brightening effect so I am pretty pleased with the masks.


The masks contain Collagen, Aloe Essence, Nano-Vitamin A etc.
Overall this is a decent mask set and a good value for money. It´s not my favorite (which are currently the Simply/Sexy Look masks) but a good buy nonetheless!

Isqueen BB Blemish Balm High Definition set Bright Natural & White Lucent SPF 18

*drumroll* My first review for a Chinese brand! Now, don´t stop reading, this is quite a known and reputable brand available in many places throughout Asia and very worth being tried and reviewed. (Just saying this because many people seem to think that Chinese beauty brands aren´t good...)


Anyways, you can imagine that I couldn´t resist the cute travel-sized set of their new BB Blemish Balm High Definition Cream which seems to be the star product of Isqueen right now.
I found this set on Sasa for US$7.70 but right now they have a promotion going on so it retails for US$3.80 which seems quite worthwhile for 16g of BB Cream (as you get 2 8g-tubes in both available shades).


The tubes are a bit weird as they have a slanted applicator like lipgloss and the BB Cream has the tendency to just ooze out in the beginning so be careful when you first open the tubes.

The BB Cream has a floral scent going on...nothing too bothersome but not overly pleasant either so I´d say if you are sensitive to scents you might dislike this.


Texture-wise the Blemish Balm High Definition Cream has a rather lightweight and slightly liquid feel. It´s very sheer but evens out my skin slightly..I think it makes a great makeup base but might be too sheer for most to wear on its own.
This has an SPF of 18 but I see no PA listed so it will probably not protect you from UVA rays.


What I really like about this BB Cream is that it makes my skin very soft and smooth and doesn´t irritate it at all. I think this does have decent oil control as it doesn´t feel heavy or greasy at all but it doesn´t dry my skin out at all.
Strangely this looks almost shimmery on the swatch but it gives more of a silky matte finish.

There are 2 shades and you get to try both in this set:
-Bright Natural -White Lucent
-Bright Natural:
This is the darker shade and it´s still light-toned and suitable for my skin-tone.


-White Lucent:
This is a very pale ivory shade which looks almost white when applied. As a matter of fact this even almost too light for my skin and I am really really fair.

Overall this is a decent product and the White Lucent shade might be great for someone very fair who´s searching for a little coverage.
There are better BB Creams out there but this is definitely worth trying!