My Beauty Diary Bounty

Hello alpacas! Cuddles went on a Taiwan trip with Mother Alpaca in June and brought back some beauty goodies for Bubbles. Bubbles, on the other hand, remained in Singapore and purchased a fine bone china teaset.

What could these be?

Cuddles brought back 4 boxes of the Taiwan series of My Beauty Diary masks AND a new candy-coated addition to the alpaca family - Flossy!!!!

Each box of these masks contains 7 masks and a postcard, and weighs about as much as a small paperback. Cuddles bought them at Cosmed where there was a promotion of 2 boxes for NT 419 (SGD$18-$20). Because Cuddles bought 4 boxes, she got a free box of My Beauty Diary natto masks as well. Talk about a good deal!

And aren't the cover designs so pretty? My Beauty Diary's collaboration with Aiko Fukawa has this alpaca's tail in a twist! Bubbles LOVES the cat illustrations. And if you think the box illustrations are beautiful, wait till you see those on the mask foil packs - the colours are richer and sharper and Bubbles might just save one mask per box to ogle twenty years from now...

The 4 boxes in the Taiwan series are: Sun Moon Lake (green) {top left}, Huadung (yellow) {top right}, Taipei (pink) {bottom left} and Kenting (blue) {bottom right}. Now on to the details and review!

Taipei (pink)

Each box is crafted like a mini-drawer. Slit the 2 security seals and pull on the ribbon to reveal the masks and postcard! The boxes aren't shrink-wrapped in plastic unlike the normal My Beauty Diary masks so be sure to choose a nice box! 

The Taipei series is a "Spring Water Moisturizing Mask" which promises "refining" and "moisturizing". It features a cat in a hot spring.

Sun Moon Lake (green)

The Sun Moon Lake series is a "Black Tea Soothing Moisturizing Mask" and it promises these alpacas "soothing" and "moisturizing" properties. 

And so Bubbles decided to try the mask.

Ooooh. It smells fruity, but not in a dishwashing liquid kind of way, more like a mild breakfast yoghurt minus the milky scent. The mask is DRIPPING with essence (Bubbles poured a whole palmful from the packet after removing the mask) but the eyeholes are much smaller compared to regular MBD masks. 

The alpacas conscripted their pal Gelatoni for a photoshoot. Doesn't he look like the cat on the cover? The mask feels thinner and has a more fibrous texture when dried compared to other MBD masks. Bubbles felt that her mien was brighter and more even-toned after using the Sun Moon Lake mask. It was also very moisturizing, to the point that her face felt sticky, but that resolved itself after a nap. 

Kenting (blue)

Ken you see the Kenting goodness (harharhar)

The Kenting mask is an "Algae Elastin Moisturizing Mask" which promises "intensity" and "hydration". It features a cat chillin' on the beach.

Huadung (yellow)

The Huadung mask is a "Mountain Hydrating Firming Mask" which promises "hydration" and "firming". This one the alpacas like because it came with TWO postcards.

And this concludes the My Beauty Diary Taiwan series mask haul. The alpacas aren't sure whether it will be available in Singapore, or whether it is limited edition, so SG alpacas, keep your eyes peeled and paws crossed!