Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence 14 day Update

Hi everyone. This is my last Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence update. It is a little late but I blame the holidays. I used the Benton Snail Bee Essence daily morning and evening along with my Clinique Gentle Face Wash, and my Kiehl’s Skin Rescuer. I have since added more steps to my skincare routine but at the time I took these photos (the 14 day mark) I had not added any other products. Here are the before and after photos (Note: I have two before and after photos of the left side of my face because I couldn’t fit them all into one collage – laughing). 

If I had to describe the effects on my face in one word I would have to say amazing. The pustules (that’s a horrible word) are gone, the redness and hyperpigmentation has decreased and I have not experienced any new rosacea symptoms. I am actually shocked that in only 14 days my skin looks so much better. Skin cells totally regenerate (i.e., new skin all over the face) in 28 days and I can only imagine that my skin will continue to improve (I do have a few areas of hyperpigmentation still). I 100% recommend this to anyone looking for something that is not only safe to use with sensitive skin but gives you results. 

I am blown away and I have to say that this is going onto my (very small) list of Holy Grail skincare products. There is one problem with this product – it’s from Korea. Since this is a Korean product and can be a little tricky to find, I’m going to link you to a few websites I trust. You can always try Amazon or EBay but there are a ton of counterfeit Korean beauty products and unethical sellers on both sites. These are tried and true and you’re going to be getting the product you order. 

The first is Memebox which is where I personally purchased the product. Here is a direct link to the Essence. 

http://us.memebox.com/snail-bee-high-content-essence#.VKRbFivF_ng

TesterKorea is another website that I have ordered from. It can be a little scary because the prices are in won but the conversion is listed at the top right (usually around 1 American dollar to 1000 won). 

http://testerkorea.com/Product/benton-snail-bee-high-content-essence-60ml

Beauteque is another good option. They ship from the US but the product is a few dollars more.

http://www.beauteque.com/benton-snail-bee-high-content-essence-60ml/

Benton has an entire line of products associated with their Snail Bee High Content line. If you would like a chance to win the Benton High Content Steam Cream check out my giveaway Korean Beauty Blog Hop Giveway (which is also part of a large Korean beauty giveaway). Have a happy New Year everyone! Here’s to a great 2015!

Memebox Blackfriday Box #5 Unboxing and Review

Well it’s time for another Memebox unboxing! I really do enjoy doing these unboxings but I think I might switch it up a bit (I’ll explain more at the end of this blog). This is my unboxing and review of the Memebox Black Friday #5 box. For those that don’t know Memebox is a K-beauty box service (like a subscription box) but the spin on this is that they curate boxes and then you choose which box you want to purchase. It’s really fun to be surprised by a box. The prices range from $20.00 - $50.00 depending on the box. They also ship from Korea so keep that in mind and the fact that shipping is $6.99 for standard and $18.99 for express. Now on to the box!

This is the Shara Shara Top Talented Skin BB Brightening & Wrinkle SPF 34 PA ++. I’m not a big fan of sunscreen combined with product. It’s just a personal preference and because of that I didn’t test any of this product in order to pass it along in the future – smile. 

I received this Hologram Collection Moisture Serum and was again blown away by the packaging. I’m a sucker for good packaging. This product contains mineral water gel and twisted moist essence. Unfortunately it also contains alcohol so I’m also not trying this product so I can pass it along. 

We all know (if you read my blog) that this is the Benton Snail Bee High Content Steam Cream. This is a natural product (no alcohol) which contains snail mucus extract and bee venom. You use this after washing your face. Just slather it on and then remove it with warm water. I love this stuff and if you want a chance to win one take a look at my giveaway here K-Beauty Blog Hop Giveaway.

I also received the dearberry Ice Cream Hand Cream in Vanilla. I don’t like vanilla hand creams so…again I’m not opening it. 

Last but not least we have the dearberry Kiss of Berry #1 Raspberry. So…again I don’t like the flavor of fake Raspberry so I also haven’t tried to use this product. 

Overall this box was a disappointment for me. The products are good but I really will not use any of them (besides the steam cream). Which leads me to what I was alluding too earlier. I think I might be doing more purchases of single Korean Beauty products in the future. The boxes are great but the price plus the shipping and wait time takes some of the fun out of it. I haven’t decided 100% but I know I do want more control of what I’m going to receive. The next few months will help me make my decision.

Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence 7 Day Update

This blog is going to be another short and sweet update on my use of the Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence. For those who did not read my last post about this product, I had a very bad reaction to a product I tried (never randomly put something on your face that you don’t research is what I figured out). It just so happens that as I was having this reaction I had also just received the Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence. Since this product was purported to help angry skin (and I researched the ingredients) I thought, let’s do this!

 

Now, I have been looking at myself in the mirror daily and I have seen improvement, but… putting the pictures side by side helps me appreciate how much my face has improved. I honestly can’t believe the difference. The reaction I had to the glow overnight refinisher is gone and the redness is either gone dramatically reduced. I do still have some discoloration but it’s only been 7 days and with these results I cannot wait to see what my face looks like after two weeks. I am very impressed with how this product has performed for me. 

Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence 3 day update.

This is a quick update on my use of the Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence. I had a very bad reaction to dr. brandt glow face resurfacer and needed to calm down my face. These are my before and after photos for the left and right sides of my face. It looks as if the irritation is going down and the right side of my face actually looks like the lovely raised bumps are almost gone. The tone also seems to be evening out on both sides of my face. Not bad for 3 days. I’ll update this at day 7.