So the OMG
series was supposed to be the funniest, weirdest and freakiest products that
are available in Korean beauty. Snake venom, exotic plant extracts, bee venom,
bizarre ingredients in the strangest and most interesting products.
But the
first OMG-box was widely criticised for not being OMG at all. The products were
nice and all, but bloggers were unhappy with the lack of “OMG” to them.
I first
encountered the Memebox too late to order the first OMG-box, but I’d have to
say some of the “normal” stuff I’ve received before are far more OMG than the
first OMG-box from what I can tell.
I’d also
say that in my experience, some times some boxes just completely and totally
fail to live up to their initial description.
Still, I
ordered the second OMG box when I saw it on the website. (And the third. And
the fourth)
Top row,
left to right
Seatree:
Syn-Ake Total Solution
You
randomly received one of two Seatree products and I received the total solution
instead of the essence.
This
contains syn-ake peptides which are similar to snake venom and hylaluronic
acid. So, this doesn’t even contain snake venom, but something chemically
similar.
Yea, not
OMG.
Priori
Aroma Ac Moisture Gel Mist
It’s a
moisture mist with a funny sort of gel-like consistency to it, like the name
promised. With bee venom and a bunch of weird plant extracts in it.
It promises
to "purify both my skin and my soul". What?
Maybe I’m
hardened with this, but the bee venom doesn’t make me go “OMG”. The only OMG is
the shameless description of “purifying my soul.” I repeat: What?
Cristallin
Cellulose Mask
This is a
sheet mask. Yea, that’s about it. A sheet mask made from plant cell wall
material.
The only
OMG-thing about this is the description: “The jelly-like texture feels like an
octopus wrapped around your face.”
Uh. What.
The only
“OMG” worthy about this is how little shame Memebox have about their
descriptions.
Ladykin
Vanpir Dark Repair Cream
This is a
moisturiser with melanin-inhibiting properties, so basically a whitening cream.
It has little vampire fangs on the front of the jar.Yea. Not OMG-worthy either.
It has a very thick consistency and a funny spicy scent.
Since I now
have more creams than I can use and probably more on the way (21 boxes on the
way between now and some time in November… Yea, I do think I have a problem,
why do you ask?), I have adapted to my luxury problem and I will probably use
some of the whitening creams on the scars on my shins instead of using body
lotion. Not sure if I should feel bad about it or not.
Bottom row,
left to right
Haruen
Dorothy Haruen
It took me
a little while to figure this thing out: So, it’s a volcanic rock rollerball
thingie that you roll on your face to absorb excess grease. Sounds to me like
it would get kind of icky after a while.
Hubby took
one look at it and asked if it was some sort of sex toy(!). His comment was
“OMG!”-worthy, but the product isn’t. Also, I wouldn’t ever use this thing
since my skin is slightly on the dry side.
Seriously,
this is just an oil blotting paper that you have to reuse until it has absorbed
too much grease and you don’t want to use it anymore.
Milky Dress
Bohr-effect Carboxy Gel
Okay, take
note, Memebox: This is how a sheet mask works:
- Clean face
- Open pack
- Apply essence-soaked mask to face and chillax for half an hour or so
- Remove mask and move on with your life
A mask
should not work like this:
- Clean face
- Apply a gel to face
- Massage gel into face
- Open pack
- Apply dry sheet paper mask to face
- Massage more gel into paper mask
Why wasn’t
the gel in the sheet mask already?
This
actually makes me go “OMG”, but only for being so irritating and messy.
For those
curios, the Bohr effect is that a low pH in the blood will increase the CO2
concentration in the blood, which makes the haemoglobin release oxygen. On the
cardboard box it says it “Shrinks pores through Bohr-effect.”
I fail to
see what this has to do with an unnecessarily troublesome skin product.
Verdict
Honestly,
I’ve received more OMG-worthy items in non-OMG-themed boxes like the Memebox Special #31 Earth & Sea Cosmetics that
contained an awesome volcanic ash “mud” mask that even made Mr. Igor curious
enough to want to try it, a charcoal mask and a cleansing foam with collagen
from pig skin and spider extract. Not impressed.
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