Hey guys! When I was first introduced to AXIS-Y Climate Inspired Skin Care, what immediately drew me in was the idea of acknowledging that climate has an effect on our skin. Living in the climate that I personally do - one with extremely dry and cold winters and quite humid and hot summers - I am well versed in just how much climate effects my skin and how specifically I have to adjust my skin care to climate. All of this to say that I was very interested in trying out the AXIS-Y products and I got the opportunity to try out three products specifically chosen for my skin type. This was particularly good timing because a combination of 2020 burnout and consistent mask wearing definitely put my skin into a place where it needed these types of products.

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I suspect that I might be the only weirdo I know who gets really, really excited about cleanser. They may be the most boring part of a skin care routine for some people, but (as I've said about a million times before) I think that a good cleansing routine can completely change the state of your skin - and it has for mine. That passion about cleansing combined with my love of the belif True Creams (yes, both of them) made getting the chance to try out the belif Aqua Bomb Jelly Cleanser* a genuinely exciting experience. Seriously, I couldn't wait to try it out and I had very, very heightened expectations for this product. 

Maybe I'm getting a little bit jaded, but I tend to look at products and sort of categorize them alongside the products that I've tried that I think they'll be in line with. Admittedly, that's what I did when I first looked at the FRANZ Skin Care Everyday Essence* and Dual Mask System* - and I'm almost glad I did because once I got into using them and really looked at their ingredients I got to have that feeling of surprise when they stood out for me as something genuinely interesting and unique.

So, let's get into my review, shall we? 

The most exciting thing for me about Avon teaming up with THEFACESHOP to bring their customers KBeauty products is definitely the skin care aspect of it and I was super excited when I got the chance to try out the Mango Seed Moisturizing Butter* and the Mango Seed Radiant Moisturizing Oil*. I've had incredibly good luck with THEFACESHOP skin care in the past and winter was the absolute perfect time to put these two moisturizers to the test on skin that really needed that boost of moisture and protection.

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Happy Tuesday, everyone! Now that we're a couple of weeks into the year and my 2019 favorites are all wrapped up - check them out if you're interested - it's back into regular content and I'm super excited about my first review of the year. Sheet masks, for me, are one of those beauty things that I do really, really regularly but don't share enough of here on the blog or on my socials. I'll admit, that's partially because I sort of hate taking mask selfies. Anyway, recently I got the chance to try out the Jin Jung Sung x CrediThink Snail Honey Jelly Mask* and it's a good one!

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I have to say, I had a little bit of a giddiness when the products I'm featuring in this post arrived to me. I had no idea that Avon was going to be teaming up with THEFACESHOP to start selling KBeauty products, but I'm 100% here for it. I feel like this is a really interesting collaboration and one that will definitely open up the world of Korean beauty and skin care to a market that maybe isn't yet aware of it. I was also really, really exited to try out the products because they're all ones that I had never tried out before. 

So, without further ado, let's take a closer look at the products!

Some of the most exciting products from The Case Full Of Seoul that I was most excited to try out were the May Coop Raw Sauce & Raw Moisturizer*. Now, one might speculate that it's because I'm Canadian and it seems impossible not to get excited about any product whose main ingredient is maple tree sap... and they would probably be right. Of course, it's less because I'm a huge fan of maple and more because I was intrigued at the idea of substituting the usual main ingredient of water with tree sap. 

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Hey guys! If you saw my post last month about The Case Full Of Seoul*, you may remember just how excited I was to really get into using the 9wishes Rice Foaming Cleanser that was included in the set. The fact I'm a complete and total cleanser junkie - seriously, you should see my bathroom - combined with the recommendations of some skin care influencers that I genuinely trust really had me super excited to get this onto my skin. 

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Hello! I'm super excited to share with you guys this new kit from Umma called The Case Full Of Seoul*, an 8 piece Korean skin care set that's available exclusively at Costco here in Canada! Last year, Umma released a similar set to this at Costco in the US, but it included a couple more products that weren't included in the Canadian set - which I suspect may be a regulations thing, specifically with the sunscreen. Because I wanted to share this with you guys - it's available now! - I haven't had a chance to fully test out the products, so while there will be some first impressions, this isn't a review. It's really just a look at what's inside, with info about each of the products. I'll actually probably try out all of the products and give some of them dedicated reviews once I've given them a good go - so keep an eye out for that!

No more rambling, let's just take a look at the products!

Hey guys! I'm super excited for today's review because I'm firmly falling back into Korean skin care products, inspired by the fact that local stores seem to be carrying more and more Kbeauty products now - above and beyond just masks. Recently, I saw the CosRx Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser at my local Walmart and, since it had quietly been on my radar for a while now I pretty much immediately grabbed it. Cleansers are, admittedly, kind of my thing so it's really not hard to talk me into trying them out and being back on the Kbeauty bandwagon I just basically had to have it. I did actually list this amongst my favorites in my Skin Care Diaries post from yesterday, so if you haven't check that out you definitely should!

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Hey guys! I'm super excited for today's review. You guys know I've long been a fan of Korean skin care products and have had really great success with some of them, particularly light weight essences, toners, and serums. I've recently had the opportunity to try out the Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop* and I've been really impressed with it. I was actually unfamiliar with Klairs before trying out this product, but after looking into the brand I'm really impressed with their ethos.

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Recently, I've been trying out some products from new KBeauty brand TeenCrush and I have to say, I'm generally really impressed with the overall quality and performance of the products. That said, there is a winner above all of the others for me - and I don't think I actually thought this would be the one. The TeenCrush Wassup Problem Glow Cushion* is a traditional cushion type foundation/BB cream and I was expecting it to perform much like other cushions that I've tried... but it definitely stands apart, at least from where I'm standing. 

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Hey guys! I'm super excited about today's review because not only is LANEIGE one of my absolute favorite K-beauty brands, but I've also been a long time fan of a Korean BB. Unlike more western BB creams that tend to really just be tinted moisturizers without any coverage, Korean BB creams have consistently ranked among some of my favorite coverage products. Based on all of that, it won't surprise anyone that I was super excited to try out the LANEIGE BB Cushion Hydra Radiance*. Though I never did get around to trying their original BB Cushion, it was always on my list, and I've honestly really enjoyed all of the products I've tried from LANEIGE thus far, so I had high hopes!

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Recently, I've been hearing a lot of raves about the LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask - a product I've actually wanted to try for quite some time - so I finally decided to pick it up once it was finally back in stock at Sephora. Initially, I wasn't quite sure what to think about this, since the idea of a lip sleeping mask brought visions of thick, gunky mask all over my skin. Of course... Should have really known better, right?

Anyway, if you want to find out how this product has been working for me and if it has lived up to the hype, keep reading!