The only review today, and it’s a Balea Tropical Dream
Maske!
I keep buying these small Balea face masks, even though they
often aren’t very good. I guess I keep hoping that one of them will be good,
one day. This mask looks like it could be very hydrating, I mean, it does have
watermelon and starfruit extract! And the packaging is so summery and fun!
Well, time to see what it is like, actually!
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Packaging: metal sachet that is divided into two sections,
so that you have two uses. The perforations make it easy to tear it down the
middle, but it is quite hard to open each individual section. I usually have to
use scissors or a razor blade to cut it open. I love the design of the sachets;
it is so vibrant and tropical and summery! The large watermelons and starfruit
look so delicious! And the vibrant fuchsia colour of the sachets is the perfect
combo to make it all look even more summery and fun! All the information is in
the back; the text is white, so it is easy to read.
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There’s really way too much serum inside the sachet; I used
less than half and it was still pretty thick on my face. The serum is light
peachy pink in colour, but that isn’t really visible on my skin.
The formula is extremely greasy and slippery. It is way too
greasy for my already oily skin... but at least it doesn’t feel heavy. In fact,
it feels quite lightweight! It is easy to spread it across the face evenly
because of how greasy it is. I don’t know, it just feels cheap and not high
quality...
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I don’t really feel much of anything once it calms down... it just feels like a
layer of grease over my skin. But it doesn’t feel occlusive, so that is very
nice. Still, it doesn’t feel purifying or hydrating or anything else besides
maybe a bit warm and reactive. Meh.
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The immediate results are not at all impressive. Actually, I
don’t think I see much of a difference either way, positive or negative. I
guess I am glad that there are no long-lasting irritations like I thought there
would be with that initial prickly sensation. But I still wish there was some
difference, you know? My skin doesn't look more hydrated or nourished or anything really, but it also doesn’t look dried out. It feels just a bit more
hydrated, that’s really all that I can feel.
Note that any redness around my
nose area isn’t caused by this mask; this is just adapalene making my skin red when
I put just about anything on my face.
The next day, my skin still looks okay. Sweaty and oily,
yes, but summer’s to blame for that; summers in Croatia have become hideously
hot, as if we are in the Middle East, not continental Europe... anyways. No
change for the worse nor for the better, it’s like I haven’t used anything. I
am happy that I didn’t breakout from this mask, though.
All in all, a big load of..
nothing, really. It’s like I haven’t used any mask at all; my skin looks
exactly the same before and after using the mask, there’s no improvement at
all. The formula is way too greasy, but it, surprisingly, doesn’t feel heavy. I
don’t like the warm sensation that starts immediately after applying the mask;
it feels like it’s going to cause a horrible irritation. Only, it doesn’t. The
irritation stops a few minutes later, and after that I barely feel anything
while the mask is absorbing. And then, after removing the excess with a dry
cotton pad, I can only feel maybe a little bit of hydration. But besides that,
it has no effects on my skin, be it ones that would be visible, or ones that I
would feel. Shrugs. I am happy that it didn’t cause any irritations or
breakouts, but what’s the point of using it when it literally has no results?
The only reason it isn’t getting a lower score is because it doesn’t cause
irritations, but, really, it ought to be much, much more hydrating. Oh, and it
smells greasy. So I cannot even enjoy a nice tropical fruit scent while it is
absorbing... wonderful. I really don’t like this mask, it is so
disappointing. No recommendation, but who’s surprised at this point...
Rating: 3/10
Would buy again? NO
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