Daiso Pore Pack Reviews

Lol I need to make more of an effort to write my blogs! I recently finished another round of midterms and have been spending my time job hunting!! I'm also participating in an intercollegiate pageant, so I'll let you know how that goes :)

Anyway, I wanted to review these pore packs I bought from Daiso awhile back.  Over the summer, there was a lot of hype over the pore pack from The Face Shop, but it was sold out everywhere! I even asked  a friend who was visiting Vietnam to look for it in their shops over there, but no luck :P  I don't actually have very large pores or blackheads or anything, but I was just curious about how much junk was in my pores, and those Biore strips never worked well for me. So, you can imagine my excitement when I found pore packs at Daiso!!

I bought the cactus one first about several months ago, and I found the black one about a month ago.  The white one costs $4, and the black one is $2, and their difference in price reflects their difference in quality.

Both pore packs are used in the same way.  For this to work well, you have to apply a thick layer onto your skin.  I think the cactus one dried faster than the the black one.  Once dry, you peel them off.  The cactus pack is stickier and hurts more than the white one when you peel it off, but both leave your skin feeling nice and soft.  For the purpose of this review, I used both packs in the morning before I washed my face, because I typically don't have much in my pores. I think my daily ritual of cleansing and toning keeps my face fairly clean.  Anyway, so how do the results compare?? Well see for yourself!!



Obviously, the cactus pack is white, and the black pack is black.  When you initially look at the strip, it's really hard to see what the cactus pack picked up, whereas with the black back, the junk stands out against the black strip.  But upon closer inspection, you'll see that the cactus pack picked up a lot more gunk than the black pack.

 

I admit, this is kind of gross, but at the same time kind of cool! From the pictures, you can tell that the cactus pack picked up A LOT more gunk than the black pack.  I had a really hard time trying to capture the little white pore gunks on the black strip, but on the cactus strip, it really stands out!

One last picture of all the gunk LOL sorry if it grosses you out, but I wanted to show you how much it pulled out!! Amazing, right??

Halloween

Hello!! It's been a while...  I've been spending all my free time working on my pharmacy apps, and I just submitted my last supplement a few minutes ago!! Now I'm ready to just  r e l a x :)  It honestly wasn't my best work, so I have very low expectations for the outcome.  It's okay, because  I don't completely feel ready either, and next year I'll be a much better candidate to compete against other people. But as for now, I'm done :)  Now I can concentrate on my classes and job hunting again and some other feel good activities, like baking :)

Anyway, I went out with my girls Friday night to celebrate Halloween at my girlfriend friend's charity halloween party, but it was more like a birthday party with a charity title slapped to it that we paid $20 to go to X_X It's okay, I still highly enjoyed dressing up and spending time with my girls.

Sorry, these were my only full body shots, lol. I was a CAVE GIRL!!  I was actually inspired by:

I actually ordered this dress, but they only had size medium left and it was super unflattering on me!  Besides that, this dress costs $27.80!! That's a lot more than I'd want to spend on something I'd never wear again lol.  So I went with a friend to go buy fabric, and I made my own dress. YES, I made my own dress, and I'm quite proud :) I spend late late Thursday night cutting and drawing the pattern and pinning it to make it fit my body, and then I spent all Friday sewing it all together. I even had to sew a zipper in the back so I could wear it.  It's quite an amazing feat, because the last time I sewed a dress, it was a complete disaster and a mess of thread on the inside lol.  I also made my own necklace and a bracelet out of clay, but I threw it away at the end of the night. I tied leftover leopard print fabric to a headband so I could match the model, put on my favorite black Forever 21 belt, and my new nude Payless sandals, and TA DA! cave girl :)

FOTN:
Foundation: Sephora Mattifying Compact Foundation in D25
Contour: Contouring Palette from Coastal Scents
Blush: Elf Contour & Blush
Eyes: Urban Decay Naked Palette Smog, Sin, Darkhorse and Mac Ricepaper
Eyeliner: Loreal Linear Intense for upper lid and Almay eyeliner on waterline
Mascara: Covergirl Lashblast
Lashes: Model 21
Lips: NYC Sheer Red

My first time wearing red lipstick in public!!  I own three or four red lipsticks and no one has ever seen me in them lol. This NYC one was really nice, it's a very wearable shade! However, I noticed that my lips dried out a lot by the end of the night.  When I looked in the mirror before washing everything off, my lips looked kinda cracked, but I don't think it's anything a bit of chapstick can't help. It was still red though, through several drinks and half a hamburger lol  I think the red lipstick made my skin look really really white.

I'll leave you off with this last picture, you can see my homemade necklace and bracelet :)  

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!