I personally never heard of B.liv before so I was immediately interested in them. As far as I know it's a Malaysian brand and launched in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau in 2009. It's name is pronounced as "believe" and was created to cater to a strong demand for an easy-to-use and affordable skin care regimen. B.liv is the leading brand in pores management solution. They have quite a big variety of products especially their pore products, sheetmasks and acne stuff seems to be popular. Of course they also offer masks, wash-of types and sheetmasks, one of which I'm reviewing today.
02 Bubbly Bright Oxygenating Mask
Product Description:
"This multifunctional purifying mask combines bubble and rice powder to brighten and enliven complexion."
Volume & Price:
50 g for 39 $
Key Ingredients:
02 Bubble (Purifying): Deeply penetrates into skin to wash away pore-clogging impurities, debris and excess sebum.
Rice Powder (Brightening): It helps to moisturize and brighten. Leaving the skin bright, and soft.
Red Soft Beads (Exfoliating): Red cellulose beads that melt away to exfoliate dead skin surface, leaving you wit soft, smoother and glowing skin.
It comes in a small white tub containing 50g of product. It's easy to close and comes with an inner lid. A spatula is also included which is really practical.
Just simply take out an appropriate amount with your spatula and gently massage it onto your face. It will quickly start bubbling up and foaming. Leave it on for 5 - 10 minutes. After the time is up, massage it once more and rinse it off with lukewarm water. Easy right?!
Texture:
It feels like a very light cream, more like a gel-like consistency. Once applied it will quickly foam and bubble up which doesn't feel heavy. It's only a ticklish sensation. Once massaged and rinsed off it dissolves into a more milky consistency which is definitely not hard to wash off.
Personal Thoughts:
I quite like this product! I often used this instead of my second cleanser as a routine step combining cleansing and exfoliating wash off mask into one. It doesn't feel very harsh on the skin which I quite like as sugar scrubs are sometimes just too much. Especially for more sensitive skin types this mask would be an interesting option to consider. I haven't seen a lot of brightening going on as I'm already as pale as a ghost but some of my acne scarring did get slightly lighter! The brightening effect would probably be more visible on darker skin tones, I guess. My skin definitely felt smoother thanks to the red cellulose beads and overall clean. The product does get used up pretty quickly in my opinion, especially if you use it quite often instead of a secon cleanser an the tub isn't too big as well. My skin got a littly bit ticklish and slightlx itchy while it foamed up but I didn't mind it at all as I felt like it was actually working. It also didn't dry my face out too much so it's not only a good mask for oily/normal types but also dry ones!
Overall it's a really nice product which actually does what it claims not more not less. I love how easy it is to use, with no fuss or anything. Easy to wash off and doesn't leave stains on your clothes if you're as clumsy and me and drop everything. My skin really feels so soft afterwards I'm not able to stop touching it! The only issue I see with this product is that it foams up even inside the tup as it gets in contact with air. This might be a small problem to some but it's almost not avoidable so just make sure to always close the lid very tightly and do not leave it open for too long so the foaming inside will only happen minimally.
For the price I wouldn't repurchase it again as I'a poor student. If it's on sale I'd probably reconsider though!
This product was sent to me for review purposes. All thoughts are my own. Thank you B.liv and Shir Lin!
