My Beauty Diary Sheet Masks - Black Pearl & Bulgarian White Rose

My current skin obsession is these My Beauty Diary sheet masks (from Taiwan). Basically they are some sort of fiber mask (not just paper, they are pretty thick and tough) soaked with serum that have eye, nose and mouth holes that you put over your face and let sit for 30 minutes. They have tons of serum in them so you can use the discarded mask to rub extra on your face/neck/decollete or wherever before you toss it.

I am totally in love with these things and the price point is very decent as well. At my local Asian (but mostly Chinese) grocery store these run $12.99 and you get 10 masks. The box instructs you to use the mask 2-3 times a week, I do it 3 times. If you follow their directions you should be able to get a month's use from one box plus some overlap to buy a new one. However I have bought 2 so I can alternate, and if you want them to do different things you may want to use different ones each time.

I am mostly looking for whitening which is why I chose these 2 as I heard they were the best for that, and from my experience it is true. The very first time I used Black Pearl it lightened some discoloration at the corners of my mouth. It's not completely gone (yet) but that's why I'm keeping up with the masks since I am hoping over time they can help completely or at least prevent further discoloration!

Black Pearl:

Bulgarian White Rose:

Benefit B.Right Sampler Kit

Lately I've really been trying to take better care of my face, using a nice face wash every evening and using moisturizer. I was just using whatever moisturizer which was laying around, a Clinique one that I got in a GWP a while back...but it did pretty much nothing at all for the dry patches on my face, which are really quite dry and flaky. I got this little Benefit b.Right sampler kit at the Benefit counter at Macy*s to try out, it was $12 and 2 of the containers are glass so I figured if it was as fail at least I have a couple cute bottles!

I think my favorite out of the bunch (and as it seems, most peoples') is the "Refined Finish Facial Polish" as it seems to have the most obvious effect. It's also the best exfoliator I've used in that you can feel it working but your face isn't raw afterwards. Generally if my face wasn't raw in the past the exfoliator wasn't very effective anyway.

I really like both of the moisturizers, the "Triple Action Facial Emulsion" is very nice and lightweight while the "Total Moisture Facial Cream" (in the pot) is thick and luxurious. I think the Emulsion is best suited for day while the Cream is better for night. I don't want to get them all because they are on the pricey side (except for the Polish, which is actually a decent deal), but I might end up doing so as they both have their merits for different times of day...and I can't really see myself using one at the other time of day. Both of them eliminate my dry patches all day long, I only apply the Emulsion in the morning and the Cream at night.