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REVIEW: 3CE [3 CONCEPT EYES] NURSING CREAM ~

I'm sorry it took this long to post another blogpost, My camera was having a little difficulties and then I left for holiday and I had no wi-fi at my auntie's house which I was staying in so I couldn't upload any blogposts for around 2 weeks but now that I am back I will try and catch up considering I have nothing else to do in the summer LOL!

I don't know whether you have all heard of the cosmetic brand name called '3 CONCEPT EYES' or better known as the shorten version '3CE'. They are a Korean brand from the online shopping mall Stylenanda.

I purchased all of mine from their official global website, and let me tell you not many Korean online shopping malls (those who don't know what an online shopping mall is, it's basically a online website but is it just me or does only Koreans call them shopping malls?) apart from bongjashop, do any of you know anymore? if you do please let me know because I am willing to have a browse around ^^ ~
The shipping is EXPENSIVE! I believe you get free shipping to the US and some other parts of the country depending on where you lye within when you spend over a certain amount I think it's $200. But for the UK shipping is a bit different and a little bit more expensive than it is to the US and obviously other parts of Asia. Furthermore, you have to pay for tax on your packages beforehand and bare in mind you might be charged extra for custom charges depending on the country you live in and the international borders of whether they want to put a charge on or not.

As I have stated in my haul I have been charged, I can't remember how much now, but it was around £20-25 which you might think it's a lot, but because my EMS packages from Korea are all pretty much sent via Parcelforce and they have a tendency to love to charge consumers extra for their clearance fee. They will then send a letter to the billing address and you ring them up with the reference number and pay the amount charged and you rearrange a date for them to send you your package or you can go to your local depot and give them the tracking number and some sort of ID of yours, drivers license, bus pass/oyster card with a photo and name, passport, ID card, college ID, university ID, school ID and etc basically anything with your photo and your name on it to confirm your identity and then you just pay them and collect your parcel.

Now moving on from custom charges and all that crappy information that none of you probably even want to know lets move on to the review ~

This product is meant to be sort of like an all purpose balm that can be used on any parts of your body that has or feels dry. For example, this can be used as a lip balm/nourishment, moisturizer for the face, on your knees and elbows where it tends to get driest the quickest, your hair and etc.

It comes with a spatula YAY! ^^ ~

and a lid separator so the product doesn't dry out as quickly ~

You only need a small amount for your whole face, a little goes a very long way ~

It is made from all natural ingredients derived from different essential oils so it is really moisturizing, it also claims to have no preservatives, no artificial colouring and no artificial scents added to the ingredients list which is always a plus. It contains argan oil, olive oil and palm tree seed butter which helps with maintaining moisture in your skin. Despite all these oils added in and many other balm or nursing type creams that I have come across this doesn't have a horrible scent to it, actually I don't really smell anything when I apply this on or even if there is a scent it is extremely light which I like ~

Despite it being made from all natural types of oils, this actually comes in a solid yellow block of product inside the jar and when you scoop it out (It comes with it's own spatula which I think all jar products should) and melt the products with your hands the solid block turns into a liquidy oil form which I found quite cool ^^ ~

Although, my skin is getting oilier and oilier now there are still some days when my skin feels dry and tight or dehydrated and is wanting something to pick my skin up and revive it or when I just want extra moisture to create that 'glossy' face look which sometimes I don't even understand why I do since I have oily skin already...
Also I have EXTREMELY dry and chapped lips and this tends to keep it moisturized for a good amount of time so I would say if you have dry skin all over your face this may actually work miracles for you.
I only apply this to my nose, upper lip and the sides of my nose just below my eye area as those are my driest parts on my skin and it does a good job moisturizing and making make-up look more flawless as it doesn't accentuate the dry patches and flakes.

In one of the Stylenanda video's on YouTube where they demonstrated a tutorial look featuring this and other 3CE products they also used this as a highlighter product, I have yet to actually try that and see what it looks like but if I ever do I will take a picture and update it on here ^^ ~

Enjoy the video ~ ^^ Park Sora is so damn gorgeous T_T I wish I looked like her...

Oh and last but not least the packaging, I actually think the packaging is so sophisticated and sleek and the way they wrapped everything for you was so neat (sorry I threw all mine away >.<) and before when you first get your order everything has this sticker on the product that is attached to the lid so you know it hasn't been opened and used before ~ I also love the logo design for this, it's cute but not in the sense of like Etude House cute, that is just princess girly! but this is cute in a urban chic way XD I do love it a LOT but I'm sure not many of you even care about the logo but studying Graphic Designs and logo branding being one of my favourite and most enjoyable units within that subject, Logos do affect me quite a lot ~ hahahahaha

Information/details of the product and how to use and apply this on ~

Precautions and warning information ~

The only con I would say is that the packaging is all in Korean, which doesn't help international buyers who can't or don't understand the language very well but if you want further information about it you could also go on their global website whereby they have written English descriptions about this product and to make life easier, just click here and it will redirect you to the URL of the product.

when you scoop it out it comes out as a solid block ~

But as soon as you apply it to the skin or the temperature heat from your body reaches within the product it starts to melt and break down ~

Some lumps of the product may be harder to melt so you would have to press and roll it in circular motions to break them down then you should be left with a oil texture on your skin ~

Keep blending and tapping it into the skin and the leave it and wait for it to dry, it will take a while depending on how much you apply on to the skin ~

After it has been completely absorbed your skin feels a lot smoother and hydrated now ~

Fragrance: NO SCENT :D
Texture: 3.8/5
Moisture/Hydration: 4.5/5
Irritation: 0/5
Effects: 4/5
Overall: 4.3/5

Other Comments:
I love that this is 100% natural ingredients yet it doesn't have a horrible scent as I find a lot of cosmetics that I have tried from organic brands don't have the most pleasant scent as they don't add any 'perfume/artificial fragrance' to it.
Although, this is a 'oil based' product I don't find it to be too rich or too moisturizing on the skin even though do bare in mind I don't apply this to the entire face just on the areas which are most dry but it doesn't feel too heavy or sticky which I find some oil based moisturizers can do. Furthermore, at first I was also a bit worried of applying this onto my skin as I thought the oil can clog up my pores and cause me to break out which I have a fear of, if you've ever suffered with acne you will understand me surely, right?
But I was surprised this didn't really clog up my pores, however, I am not sure whether it is because of the actual product or whether it's because of my other skincare items that I use which helps with unclogging the pores at the end of a long day...
Overall, I like this product, I don't think it's my HG moisturizer though since my skin does tend to get more oily during the summer but I think this will be nice and a saviour for me during winter or for those who have dry/very dry skin all year round, it's worth a try ^^

Would I repurchase: Yes

Take Care ~ ♥

Labels: 3 concept eyes, 3ce, 3ce nursing cream, korean cosmetic, korean skincare, stylenanda

Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 14:16 | 0 lovely comments