Spent $20 on 11 Masks... Probably not the best idea I've had.

Like any skincare obsessed person out there, I keep a spreadsheet of my products, my thoughts on said products, and what I have in the arsenal.

Sheet masks were something I loaded up on back in January when I went to Taiwan. Two boxes of My Beauty Diary, two boxes of Lovemore, lots and lots of buy one get ones from Etude House (and yes, I always bought them in pairs if I could help it), some random NRK and My Scheming ones, and some leftover Innisfrees that my friend mailed to me and therefore go me all obsessed about Asian Beauty. (Thanks Sam, you're the best.) My Spreadsheet tells me my arsenal current has 53 Sheet Masks, and this does not include the Sleeping Packs I use in lieu of a sheet mask, or the fact that my Aunt just came back from Taiwan with four more boxes of sheet masks. It's addiction, help!

So Today, which perusing K-Town, I went inside "The Mask Bar," which is admittedly not a good idea since I am trying NOT to buy things and yet I already spent over $100 yesterday on Eye Doctor's Visit ($30 copay), Doctor Prescribed Eye Drops ($40), Forever21 basic leggings and tank tops ($20), junk from discount department store including my Konjac Sponge and Say Yes to Tomatoes Clay Face Mask($20).

UGH, but I did it. I went to the Mask Bar and I found packs of masks 10 for $10. Though I didn't know the brand, I did find a 5 for $10 of Skinfood's Broccoli mask (which is essentially the same price you can get it on Amazon) and Cettua random 6 for $10. The Skinfood masks are pretty much approaching their expiration/shelf life date (I realized this at home when I saw the manufactured date of 2014), and I have never herd of Cettua before.

The Less Cute Version I Bought Ages Ago

Turns out, after a ton of Googling and reading through a million Malaysian Beauty Blogs, that I have used Cettua before. In fact, it was one of the first masks I tried out in Taiwan way back in 2009. Oddly enough, I recognized their older products when I found them online and had a vivid trip back to when I first purchased their products.

Way back then, in Taiwan, I lived ten minutes away from the Yong An Market Station. There was a McDonald's and a Momo across the street. Momo sold mainly beauty products, but sometimes a little of everything like household items, purses, etc. They are kind of like the HSN of the US, but they would have small stores that were like small CVSes without the drugs.

I got a pore shrinking masks, and half-mooned under eye patches on the second floor clearance table. It was a decent price, but now that I think back I probably still got ripped off, Momo was not known for their prices. Also, I had NO IDEA what I was doing. There was too much "goop" and I threw most of it away after feeling gross sitting with this wetness on my face to ten minutes. Maybe I didn't even make ten minutes. Used half of the pack, then forgot about it and years later tossed it out as it was expired.

They've got such a cute new style though!!

Yes, those "mirrors" are really reflective surfaces on each of the masks.