Innisfree It’s Real Squeeze “Rose” Mask
I really love the packaging of this sheet mask, isn't it beautiful? With those pastel pink color! This is from their older "It's real squeeze mask" version. The ingredient list are all in Hangeul (Korean writing) so I cannot really say what are in this mask. 

I tried to google-translate it and it says that this mask would "help give a smooth and brighter skin with the fragrant moisture of rose. It also helps moisturize the skin. The Jeju Green Complex (Jeju green tea, citrus, Paekyun leaves, Ranun extracts) would help smooths out skin, and the essence helps nourishes  the skin." 

Well pretty much something like that hehe.. (blame the google app, don't blame me. LOL). 

But anyway, from my experience trying on this mask, this Innisfree version of Rose mask does has a hydrating properties. The sheet mask itself has medium thickness and wetness. It felt comforting on skin although nothing very special worth to mention when I use it. Except that it helps hydrates my skin and restore some moist back into my dry area. It also did makes my skin feels smooth. So I guess they're not lying in their advertisement and really did its job. Oh and I didn't smell the rose scent like advertised, maybe it's too subtle?

Etude House "Damask Rose" Mask
Another rose mask but from another Korean brand. This Damask Rose Mask is from Etude House and it claims to provide fresh moisture for dry skin. It also came in Hangeul so I googled it again and it says that this sheet mask "is also meant to improve wrinkle and give skin a clear look (?) while relieving thirst from the skin."

Anyway, it literally means that it's good for hydration and improving wrinkle (because wrinkles usually comes from dry skin condition, our skin gets more dry when we age). This Damask Rose Mask has a medium thickness of sheet, and a subtle scent. It feels very wet but not dripping. I felt a tingling / slightly burning sensation on skin but I hope it’s just the formula working its magic on my sensitive combi skin. Afterwards my skin felt so moist and well hydrated. It feels a bit sticky on some parts though, but I don't really care as long as it helps me avoid dry skin in the morning (because I used this at night before sleep).

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Overall, I like all two "Rose" sheet masks above. I think they both deliver the job as they advertised. And they both are not dripping, and that's a number one plus point for me, because I hate dripping wet sheet masks. I also like putting some rose extracts / ingredients when my skin is dry because I think it helps with the hydration and moisturizing. I feel that my combination skin is back to normal after using these two rose masks. So I'd probably buy another rose masks again in the future for when my combi skin is more dry than usual.

Hugs n' Kissies,

I got the biggest haul last month, LOL! When I want to shop and buy something but I don't have much money I went to the second option, which is : thrifting!

Yes, thrifting is a saviour for me sometimes :) I enjoy looking for treasures beneath the piles of unattractive clothing and then pay them for cheap. I can spend a little money but end up getting loads of new-to-me clothes. I also love shopping at garage sales. Anywhere with cheap shopping and quality items, I'm there! Lol. Sometimes I get lucky and found new items with tag too! Aaaandd... it's sustainable clothing, so you did something to save the environment by recycling clothes :) - do you know how many clothes end up in garbage? it's overwhelming.

So any of you likes thrifting and garage sale-ing? Let's hang out if you do :)

Anyway, here's an accumulative haul from a couple of my trips to the thrift haul and a couple garage sales. As usual, I don't mean to brag but I just write this for myself, so I can keep track on how much I spent and what I spent it for. And I also love reading about hauls, so if you don't like this kind of stuff just skip this post to another post :)

And for my online friends who also love to read hauls, lemme know about your haul posts too in the comment below so I can read them :)

Again, if you see there are a lot of items in this haul, just remember that this is not from one haul. I did a couple of thrifting trips last month to 2 different places, and I also shopped at a few garage sales, so here's just the accumulative of those shopping rounds. Also, when you go thrifting you get many clothes with much lesser price that you would normally spent at the mall. So let's just say that  the total price of all these 17 items that I bought is the same price of 4 or 5 items from H&M or Zara. So you can get 17 items from thrifting with the same price as if you bought 4 or 5 items from the mall. What a save, right? It is such a mirage for your thirst of shopping, Lol. And you also help save the environment by going thrifting, because that way you are doing some form of recycling and sustainable clothing movement.

So anyway, as I told you earlier, these are all accumulative from two thrift stores and a couple garage sales, so I list them here without any chronological order. This post is just a sample of what you can get from thrifting. Sustainable clothing yasss.

So my top three favorite items from this haul are: the CK open cardigan, the Mango stripe sweater (because of the colors and the buttons!), and the Ralph Lauren Sleeveless Polo (which is so preppy, me likey!).

I also found two rare brands from this haul. One is Tally Weijl, which is a brand not available here in Indonesia but quite popular in Europe. And also a sweater from Elizabeth & James! This is the fashion brand of the famous twins Mary Kate - Ashley Olsen, and it is considered an upper class high street brand in US. I found this White Sanders Mesh Pullover which looks so sporty and cool!

Anyway, after I tried all of these clothings, turns out that some of these thrifted items didn't fit me well, or I decided that I just don't like the way it falls on my body, so I might sell them on my thrift store (coming soon!). Email me or DM me in instagram (@yurikristia) if you want to know my online thrift store so that you can buy one of these items that I decided not to wear :)

And meanwhile, have a nice week guys!

Hugs n' Kissies,

And that's just it.. I also received other forms of gifts such as food and money, but I won't post them here. Anyway I felt very blessed with all these gifts and also thankful for all the prayers and birthday wishes that were given to me during my birthday. Growing old is kinda sucks but it also about being thankful that you are still living and breathing! :)

See you on my next post!

Cheers,