New York Shopping Haul

My kids had April vacation last week and my hubby also wanted to go to the NYC car show...so we headed down for two days for a mini vacation. We didn't do much shopping but I did purchase a couple of items. 

First night we stop by the Mitsuwa Marketplace. We had dinner there since it was near our hotel. 

Mitsuwa Marketplace is a Japanese supermarket chain in America, with locations in California, New Jersey, and Illinois. The corporate headquarters are in Torrance, California in Greater Los Angeles (taken from Wikipedia). 

So after dinner ( food wasn't great ) we walked around the market and I purchased a few bags of chocolates to give as souvenirs. And two packages of Lululan face sheet masks. The chocolates were around $6 a bag. And the masks were around $7 a bag. Each bag contains 7 sheet masks. 

I never tried or heard of these masks before. But of course I never really kept up with products that people are using or buying that often. When I got home I realized that I over paid for these item. And also reviews aren't that great. So I guess I have to try them out myself to see if I really like them or not. These mask would be my first Japanese sheet masks. So I am kind of excited. 

The next day we had dinner in flushing Chinatown and afterwards we went to another market and I picked up two boxes of My Scheming sheet masks. I've tried this brand before and like them so I was excited to try these two new scents or types. Originally a box cost around $12 for 10 masks. It was on sale for $8. 

Time to try some new things now so see you all later. And I'll let you know how these masks are worth the purchase or not. 

NY Asian Haul - The Face Shop and Detclear

Sorry but it's been a while since I've last posted.  I've been sick and kids have been keeping me busy as usual.  :)

This weekend I was at a wedding in New York so I was actually able to do a little shopping.  So now I have something new to show you all.  There were so many things to look at there and I was always tempted to buy more.  I was able to control myself and got these items below.

Items only purchased items from The Face Shop and from Mitsuwa, Japanese Supermarket in New Jersey.

At the time I wanted to check out the Missha store that I used to shop at.  But I guess 3 years since I've been back is a long time because now The Face Shop had taken over the shop.  I was still very excited because I have never used The Face Shop products before and now it's my face to try.

While I was there I purchased a bunch of face sheet masks.  They were $2 each and with the special they were currently having it was buying 10 and gets one free.  Of course I took advantage of that and got myself an extra one.  I brought two types of sheet masks.  I brought 4 essential masks (I don’t know how else to explain it) and 7 Real Nature masks (two I had given to my sister so I didn't include the pictures here.  I will post later once my sister tries it out and let me know how she liked it). 

#1.  Lemon
#2.  Pomegranate
#3. Soybean
#4. Aloe Vera
#5.  Rice
#6. Raspberries (not in this picture)
#7.  Olive (not in this picture)

#1.  Hyaluronic Acid
#2.  CO-Q10
#3.  Pearl (two)

And lastly from the face shop I purchased a peeling gel mask.  I've always wanted to try them.  I've heard so much about the Cure gel but of course that's $50 and I was too cheap to buy it.  So this one at the face shop, the White Jewel Peeling Gel was only $15, I pick myself a bottle.

Once I checked out they had given me a couple of samples.  I got two FLEBOTE Collagenic EX V lifting cream, two FLEBOTE White Crystal Effect Essence, and two Rice Water Bright Cleansing foam.  Anyone out there tried these items?  How do you use these and how do you guys like them?  Please share with me.

I've also sighed up to be a member.  Membership is free.  And with this purchased I earned 10% off my next purchase and 5% after that on my other purchases.  But since I don't live in New York anymore I think it will be a few years before I'm able to return and use my discount.  Oh well.

And look...Kim Hyun Joong!!  After doing a little research I found out that he's now the official international ambassador of the Face Shop brand.  I remember him from the Korean TV drama Boys Over Flowers.  Hehe...

Once I got home I found out I've over paid for my sheet masks.  Damn it!!  Sasa currently has a sale for $1.50 each.  Damn damn damn!!  Oh well...

The next day I went to the Mitsuwa Japanese market and purchase the Detclear Fruit Peeling Gel.  This one was $17.  I've heard a lot of good things on this item too.  So again, once I get the chance I'll compare two peeling gels I've purchased on this trip and let you know now I feel about them both.

So any recommendations on other The Face Shop items I should try?  Or other Asian beauty products?  Let me know.  I really want to try more.