Bean's mum's blog

Whenever I get ill or I am overun with tasks my skin tends to suffer as I don't do the long skincare routine that I normally do. So I have been trying to get my skin back to tip top condition and using masks and this will be the second mask I will review. I have to say that the first thing that hit me when I used this mask is that it is a nightmare to open but it has nice colourful packaging. Then immediately after that the next thing is that the ingredient list reads very chemical though as after water the next five ingredients are glycerin, betaine, pathenol, ammoium Acroloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer and Phenoxyethanol. Rose extract is the thirteenth of sixteen (if my counting is correct) ingredients. Seeing so many chemical ingredients does make me worry about allergic reactions to be honest and it does irritate me a little that they promote that it contains rose extract when it is so low down the list. It does have a nice scent of roses though. The mas...

Pinkparcel is a monthly period box that contains beauty products and a couple of food/drink samples as well as tampons or sanitary towels. It is a good box in general but, unlike me, it is late most months and that is increasingly frustrating that for two out of three months it has been days late. Having to go out and get my own supplies really negates the reasoning behind getting this box. But, enough of that, here is what I got as extras in my box this month. The first item is a sheet mask from anatomicals called the botanical hydrating rose face mask. I have used sheet masks for over a year now and have only tried a couple of western ones, rather than loads of Korean sheet masks, and have found that they aren't as good in my limited experience.  But I am happy to try this mask and see what it is like. Anatomicals as a brand are a bit hit and miss for me but I like rose products so that is another plus. I may well use and review this in the next week or so. ...