It has been an absolute struggle to find a replacement for my beloved Aritaum ginger sugar lip mask.ย Sadly, it has been discontinued and got rebranded under Etude House oddly enough.ย So to now venture out and find some sort of replacement, I came across these Innisfree lip sleep masks which I haven’t seen anyone talk about.ย I personally haven’t really extensively tried a lot from Innisfree as a brand since majority of their products seem to cater towards those with oily or acne prone skin types.ย These lip masks do seem promising since they were relatively high ranking against Korean consumers. I’ve personally tried quite a few lip mask treatments including the famous Laneige lip mask, however I was not impressed. Let’s get into the review!
Full name of product:
Innisfree lip sleeping mask
Limited edition/ Permanent?:
Permanent
Description of product:
“Pamper your pout while you sleep with this deeply moisturizing evening lip balm formulated to care for and nourish your lips with Jeju Canola Oil.
Smooth it on before you hit the sack and wake up to smoother, more hydrated lips.
Formulated with 99.9% naturally-derived ingredients, including Beeswax. Sunflower seed wax, Meadowfoam seed oil, Castor oil, Squalene, Jeju canola oil
Canola oil
Fragrant, highly nourishing canola honey from the spring season of Jeju Island
Precious Canola Honey harvested from yellow canola flower gardens only in April provides the skin with nutrition, rich in flavonoids and protein, and a sweet fragrance feeling as if in the middle of a flower garden.
Jeju canola honey and seed formula forms a delicate moisture shield on the skin for honey luster skin
Canola extract with water-friendly properties replenishes the skin with deep water, while abundant unsaturated fatty acid strengthens the skin barrier, and canola seed oil forms a moisture shield for honey luster skin.
Green tea
โBeauty Green Teaโ, the ingredient born for the skin from Jeju
Innisfree No. 1, “Beauty Green Tea”, a specializing moisturizing ingredient developed after the study of 2,401 Korean green tea varieties.
We started research to find moisture for an ideal skin condition and created Beauty Green Tea containing high amino acids excellent for hydration and moisture.
Fundamentally renewed Fresh Green Tea Water 2.0โข by double squeeze method
Fresh Green Tea Water 2.0โข is made by the extraction of nourishing ingredients of fresh beautiful green tea leaves. It is fundamentally different green tea water of 3.5 times more enriched than the original with 16 kinds of amino acids and provides excellent moisturizing benefits to the skin.”
Price:
$21.00 USD
Amount of product:
17 g/ 0.59 oz.
Duration before expiration:
1 year after opening
Country of Manufacture:
Made in Korea
Where to buy:
Jolse
Versions available:
Ingredients:
Green tea: Phytosteryl/โIsostearyl/โCetyl/โStearyl/โBehenyl Dimer Dilinoleate,ย Phytosteryl Isostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate,ย Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil,ย Squalane,ย Hydrogenated Castor Oil Dimer Dilinoleate,ย Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil,ย Beeswax /โ Cera Alba /โ Cire D’Abeille,ย Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax,ย Oleic/โLinoleic/โLinolenic Polyglycerides,ย Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate,ย Camellia Sinensis Leaf Powder,ย Dextrin Palmitate,ย Glyceryl Caprylate,ย Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil,ย Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil,ย Tocopherol
Canola oil: Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Phytosteryl Isostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Squalane, Hydrogenated Castor Oil Dimer Dilinoleate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Beeswax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Rapeseed Oil, Dextrin Palmitate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Tocopherol
Product packaging:
I’ve always thought Innisfree packaging is always super cute, playful and represents what ingredients they are using from “nature”. Although I’m not the biggest fan when it comes to lip balms in a jar due to hygienic reasons, I’ll still get over that fear if it is amazing.ย I got both versions for the lip sleeping mask since I didn’t know if the formula would be different or if it was just the scent.ย These oddly didn’t come with any type of spatula either, so you really have to use your fingers to apply.
Texture/ Finish:
The texture of these lip sleeping masks isn’t as thick as I was thinking it would be.ย I mean come on, it says “lip sleeping mask”.ย I usually associate sleeping masks to be thicker, but these aren’t thick.ย They sit on your lips somewhat light, slick but not in the gross oily type of feel.ย Laneige sleeping lip mask feels heavy, kind of oily but never gives me that long-lasting hydration I need.
Both of these lip balms have the same texture, just the scent and a few ingredients added to it are different.ย I personally wouldn’t buy both of them, just choose one of the two.
Here are my lips.ย They aren’t super chapped right now since I did use my Aritaum ginger sugar lip mask the night before.ย I swear, my lips are added to that lip mask like its crack.ย Once I’m off it, my lips is a good representation of the sahara desert.
And here is the lip mask on. I personally wouldn’t have called this a lip sleeping mask since I didn’t find it to give me that long lasting hydration I needed throughout the night.ย This is an amazing day time lip balm for me though!
Fragrance?:
To my surprise, both lip masks doesn’t have fragrance to it.
Pro:
-doesn’t feel grossly heavy on the lips
-light hydration for my lips throughout the day
Con:
-not heavy duty enough to be an overnight mask for me
Repurchase?:
Maybe, if I’m in need of a day time lip balm.
Stars given out of 5:
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Overall thoughts:
I don’t think these lip sleeping masks fron Innisfree is bad, however it is nothing too stellar about it.ย Its an easy lip balm that does give me a good amount of hydration, however it isn’t enough for my super dry lips to keep the flakey lips away.ย Overall I give this a passing, average grade but this might work for you!ย Who knows!
*PR sample
