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Today I shall be covering Peelosoft XP Cotton Swab Mild Shot by MediHeal. It certainly SOUNDS cool right?! Well...no. The title makes it sound ten times cooler than what it is. The packaging definitely helped.  As far as directions go, follow the pictures. All the actual directions are in Korean on the back with tidbits of English on the front. Ingredient wise, they are both in Korean and English on the right side of the box. 

Peelosoft XP Cotton Swab Mild Shot is a little blue package of 4 giant, mutant looking cotton swabs and a vial of 7% AHA-BHA liquid. They seem pretty proud of their mutant swabs, saying it is two times bigger than the standard swabs you can find in the grocery store. The vial looks like you could squirt it out due to the long cap but apparently you take off the cap and dip in the cotton swab for 3-5 seconds then swab your face. They have a suggestive pattern of swabbing pictures on the back of the box. The product claims it is a mild peel with no wash, it whites the complexion and clears up acne. I had to google the full process on how to use this and they do recommend you use this after washing your face then proceeding with your skin care routine.

LET ME TELL YOU HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS! Just say no. Pick a god and beg them to have mercy on my skin because no, it saying mild does not mean anything to me. I do not have frequent acne, just occasional skin disorder acne from time to time. I can’t fix it aside from possibly being gross and extracting said stuff. Skin’s weird. I am a patchy, sensitive, desert dry type which I will repeatedly tell you over and over again because this might work for you but it did not for me.

This product made my face feel like leather. End of story. I opened it, the contents were slightly under pressure in the vial so when I cracked it open, it began to foam under the cap. I wiped it off and the vial was STICKY as hell that I had to wash it. There’s not a lot of liquid in the bottle, I assume enough for the 4 cotton swabs. Sadness. I applied according to directions that I understood. It stung a little bit. The liquid feels sticky, then tacky on the face. By the time it has fully dried, I had a weird smooth but leathery texture to my face. Yes, no. Do not want. Eventually, the product made me itch and I had to wipe it off. Surprisingly, my face wasn’t too dried out after I did so. However, it did turn slightly pink in the swabbing and stayed pink throughout the ordeal. At least I’d never need blush.

Mm, would I buy this? Maybe. That is a very slight maybe. Results were bearable but I felt like it served no purpose. Perhaps because I do not have the right environment for it to work. I could not say. I’ll keep the other 3 swabs and either way for my face to be all “BLARGH” or I’ll just use it up and all it a week.

I’m trying to get my mother to let me try it on her.

Next up? Healing Tea Garden’s Green Tea Tissue by the SAEM. Stay tuned!

This lip balm is oh so clever and clique as it is in the shape of a set of lips! The top twists off and you remove the little plastic film. That’s it. The little pot of lip balm is an orange yellow color, almost like honey. Do not even think of licking your lips, biting them, having them kissed, nothing when you apply this. It’s sticky and unpleasant. You’re in for a nasty shock and so is your S.O! 

It’s the orange and clean box in my previous post but let me show it again here! Cute, no? All that’s inside was a little spray bottle which was...perplexing. Why the need for fancy packaging? I’ll never know.

So basically this is a face spray which served no purpose though I used it quite a bit. It’s refreshing to spray on your face but so is a water gun during summer time. The spray doesn’t have much fragrance but it’s nice. It’s “jelly” texture isn’t jelly at all but just sticky. Reminds me of when you accidentally get jelly on your hand when making a PB&J sandwich. 

Recall how you lick off/wipe off the jelly and have that sticky after feel? Yeah, that’s what this spray is like. You’re supposed to pat the essence into your face. The serum briefly hydrates and softens my face for slight improvement but once it dries or you stop the treatment, your face will revert to normal. I saw no real difference - for better or for worse.

The vial is SO SMALL (which I may post pictures of later if you take interest), the lowest price I saw for this item was 9 bucks which doesn’t include tax or shipping. Completely not worth it. Fun to have but has no real value. I get the same feeling of refreshment when I use a water bottle in the summer - the misting sensation is where the pleasure lies. Can’t say I’ll ever get this again.

I have NEVER experienced a more authentic scented Cherry Blossom product until this one! It’s so natural, light, and invokes cherry blossoms instantly to mind. It’s pretty amazing. I use it for my arms and legs. My skin is super dry and I have a minor skin condition. I feel so smooth after slathering this lotion on after a real good shower. It’s not too firm and not too watery, glides easy and a small amount will get you far plus when it tries, it’s not sticky!

Downside is this product isn’t easily obtained. For now, Beauteque offers this lotion on their store. I’m not sure where else to land this product when it runs out. I tried to find this exact product and I couldn’t find it. There are others in the line, I discovered. I’m not sure if they’re just a change of scent or what. The shea blending seems to make it different and I can hardly find it. Bummer. I would like to keep it as my staple body lotion. That is saying a lot considering how I don’t particularly enjoy body lotions for the most part. If you can snag this, go for it. It is well worth it and it may just replace your Bath and Body Works line like it did mine.

So this was brief, straight forward and the like. No big deal. I’m on Spring Break and thought I’d pop in on how I’m using my stuff right now! I’ll be covering another product here in a few coming days. Everything in the bag should be covered soon.

So a little late but we’re gonna take a closer look at the Beauteque Beauty Bag of February. Now, I already went ahead and gave you a review of the hand cream because it was so fantastic and delicious smelling. I was super excited! 

Now for all you curious souls, here’s the rest of the bag to give you an idea of how Beauteque’s picked items are in their bags.

Pay no attention to the awful photo background because I used my computer desk! Look at all the goodies! I feel like this haul was decent, however I don’t appreciate the spoiler newsletters that came in my email, lol. Beauteque, I like surprises when it comes to my beauty bag!

The items shown are:

The bag itself

Beauteque’s own fuzzy hair band (Tucked in the bag)

Macarons Hand Cream

Mizon’s Firming Eye Cream (Purple box)

Tonymoly’s Kiss Kiss Lip Balm

Annie’s Way Calendula Softening Jelly Spray (Clear and orangey yellow box)

ON: The Body - Cherry Blossom Nourishing Body Lotion

My favorites were the body lotion, the hand cream, and the softening jelly spray. So body, hands, and face were the winners here. These items in particular have earned recognition on my end because they truly served a purpose. 

This haul wasn’t too bad, it was slightly underwhelming. At least 3 were my favorite, 2 I did not particularly find exciting, and the headband and bag were slightly disappointing. The headband is super cheap material so that was sad. The hand bag felt alright but also the kind you would get as a kid playing dress up. So meh. 

3/5 in rating. I expected something... grander. I adore the idea of Beauty Bags and Beauteque is a good deal. I will go hunting for others but while we’re at it, feel free to suggest other subscriptions for me to try out!