Unboxing January 2016 3b (Beauty Beyond Borders) Box

I received a complimentary January 2016 3b (Beauty Beyond Borders) box for review/feedback purposes last month and I’m so glad to get reintroduced to this $12/month K-Beauty subscription service again! I tried 3b for three months as an unsponsored customer and you can read my prior reviews here in 2015. 3b wanted to get my honest opinions on there new offerings and kindly sent me January and February boxes with no obligation to review. I was so excited to see a lot of great stuff in January’s bag that I decided to post an official review here and because I personally got to try ALL the items in the bag in the last 2 weeks.

3b Beauty Beyond Borders Jan 2016 Review (1)

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Jini Beauty K-Beauty Subscription Box Launches! Feb 2016 Review for Dry/Mature Skin

Jini Beauty is a new K-Beauty subscription service that sends you a box of curated skincare items for your specific skin type! They are the ONLY Korean beauty subscription service that currently sends out different boxes for Dry/Mature, Normal/Combination, Oily/Acne, and Sensitive/Troubled skin! They launched in February 2016 and I had the honor to review comlimentary box for Dry/Mature skin in exchange for my honest review! The subscription is $24.95 month to month and you can pre-pay for three, six or twelve months and the amount per box decreases a bit the longer you commit. I am TRULY in love with this box and I’m already using everything to create a mini routine! Click on to see everything in the box and what I loved about each item!
Jini Beauty Review Dry Mature Skin Feb16 (19)

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Review: Kocostar Brightening Mask with Chitosan Fibre – A One, Two Punch in Sheetmasking But Maybe Not In A Good Way

It’s been a while since I’ve strolled in the 34th Street Urban Outfitters but when I do, I raid the back beauty section with hidden Korean brands gems. It’s changed a lot where there were fewer varieties of brands and most weren’t prominently featured anymore getting it’s own shelf space. I had word that some Goodal products were marked down as cheaply as $7 (and lo and behold there was a massive Club Clio/Goodal sample sale in Chinatown the following week I found out). I digress. The newest and most interesting product I picked up was the Kocostar Brightening Mask made from Chitosan fibers and it wasn’t the strange “Chitosan” word that intrigued me but it was a two step mask in that the essence and sheet mask were in different chambers. At the time you’re ready to mask, you need to fold the mask length-wise in thirds and then squeeze on the essence “zone” so that it pops the seal that connects the two compartments. You then drain the essence into the sheet mask “zone” and wait for it to gel up before letting it hit your face. “Cool!” was my first thought but I later learn that “cool” isn’t always better.

[caption id="attachment_1418" align="aligncenter" width="792"]Kocostar Brightening Mask Chitosan Fiber Review I miss my glass nails but yea, this Chitosan fiber mask thing is the latest grab from UO.[/caption]

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Store Visit: New Two Level K-Beauty Shopping Emporium in Chinatown, NYC – Everyday Beauty Lab

OH EM GEE. At the same time I was in the JKNLEE K-Beauty Sample Sale whirlwind, my sister-in-law told me about a new k-beauty store opening in – you guessed it – Chinatown, NYC. When she described to me that it was a huge, two story beauty emporium, I immediately went over there to inspect what might be the BIGGEST k-beauty/Asian beauty palace in Manhattan now. I was in awe. It was like I was in a less crowded, high-end SaSa in Hong Kong. Everyday Beauty Lab is from the same chain as Everyday Beauty (locations in Flushing and Hester St.) and this mega-store houses everything from premium hanbang skincare, The History of Whoo, to a variety of fun and affordable items such as the Pure Smile “Will You Be A Cat/Dog” sheet masks. Come shopping with me and view my photo tour of 50+ pictures!

[caption id="attachment_1326" align="aligncenter" width="1328"]Everyday Beauty Lab Photo Tour Store Visit K-beauty Chinatown NYC Opened end of Dec 2015 – this is now the biggest store for all your k-beauty shopping. Squeeeeee![/caption]…

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(CLOSED) Store Visit: The Yeon – Chinatown, NYC

(CLOSED AS OF MAY 2017.) The Yeon on Mott Street, Chinatown is one of the newer stores that opened last year and has a variety of sheet masks, skincare and hair care stuffed inside this former Ten Ren Tea shop. Another mega-size Yeon store already sits in Flushing, Queens but…

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