Boscia Luminizing Black Mask

   I got this mask a few weeks ago along with the pore strips. This is probably my first time trying a peel off mask. The masks that I own are either wash off ones or sheet masks. So, I'm pretty excited to give it a try and because it's black too. I read the directions and gave it a try tonight after cleansing and toning my face. The mask did let off a bit of a strong smell as I started squeezing the gel out. The direction said to apply a thick layer and I thought to myself, "how thick should I make it?". I asked that question to myself because the gel dries up pretty fast as I'm trying to apply it all over my face. I tried my best to cover most of my face besides eye area, eyebrows, lips and hairline. While I was putting the gel on my face, the gel did sting my eyes a bit so I had to close it when applying near the eye area. The gel mask tightened up within 5 mins of application. I followed the directions and waited for 30 mins. Indeed, the gel mask dried up and feels pretty smooth.

   I began to peel it off 30 mins later as my timer went off and it felt dry by then. It was quite hard to peel at first because the outer edges of the mask was too thin ( I didn't apply enough gel on the outer edges). I started with the thicker areas around my chin and worked my way up. Indeed, this was not an easy task because I have to peel it slowly and carefully. The mask really stuck to my skin and I felt like I was using a pore strip for my face. I would recommend to not put the gel close to your eye area since the skin there is the most sensitive. Finally, it took me at least 10 mins including washing off the residue to completely take off the mask. I immediately touched my face and it felt pretty smooth :) My first try at a peel off mask wasn't too bad even though I felt like I squeezed a lot of the gel out. 

Boscia Pore Purifying Black Strips

 My aunt introduced me to Pond's pore strips when I was in middle school and this was when I first started using pore strips. The way Pond's pore strip works is that it requires the user to wet the strip and not the nose. Sometimes I do get lazy and annoyed because I didn't like the feeling of putting a wet strip on my nose. Therefore,I always wished to be able to find another pore strip that was different from Pond's. I used Pond's for quite some time before it stopped making the pore strips anymore. After Pond's, I stumbled upon a free sample of Biore's pore strip and I immediately fell for it because I didn't have to wet my nose anymore. Biore has been my go to pore strip since high school and is quite effectively in pulling out my blackheads. The down side to Biore for me is that it sometimes leaves my nose very dry. Then, one day I found a YouTube video that teaches DIY pore strips. I tried doing it, but unfortunately I was not successful so I end up keep using Biore. At different moments of time I did try off brand pore strips like TopCare, but their pore strips doesn't have a pleasant scent to it. 

  Today I tried Boscia's Black Purifying Pore Strips because it looks pretty interesting and I've never used a black pore strip before. The strip is a bit hard to peel off the plastic at first, but it does have a pleasant smell. I used it on my nose for about 15 mins and it was super easy to peel. It didn't pull a lot of blackheads out as I wanted, but the good thing is that I didn't feel like it was pulling my skin out. Maybe I should've have waited a bit longer to pull it he strip out, who knows. Overall, I pretty satisfied with my purchase. Next time I probably will put it on a bit longer and hope to have better results.