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Todays post is a review of the Holika Holika Aqua Max Sebum Control Moisture Cream (홀리카 홀리카 아쿠아 맥스 세범 컨트럴 모이스처 크림). This is actually my first korean branded moisture cream! I usually use western brands for skincare but I wanted to try something new so I thought why not give this one a try. I actually choose this cream because I was looking for something that could control my oily skin a little. This one seemed alright and the advertisement sounds promising haha. You can get this cream on beauytnetkorea.com for USD$16.11 (click here).


This moisture cream is also available in 2 other colors. One in orange (troubled skin/dry skin/malnutritient skin) and the other one in blue (All skin type/ soothes skin). I got the green one for oily skin with alot of sebum and too large pores because my skin is oily and troubled at the moment! >.<


Some photos of the packaging


This cream comes in a big size with 120ml in it! That's alot for the price. I think this moisture cream is pretty affordable for the amount of cream you get. Usually there's only like 20ml or 50ml in a western moisture cream.


- 수분 부족번들거리는 피부의 불필요한 피지를 잡아주고 촉촉하게 채워주다대용량 수분 크림입니다.
(Max moisturising cream controles unnecessary sebum on dehydrated skin and moisturizes it)
-  히말라야에서 찾아낸 보습 선분으로 건조함 없이 촉촉한 피부로 케어하며 그린 수분 에센스가 피지 콘트롤 및 모공 수렴에 도움을 조어 맑고 투명한 피부로 가꾸어줍다
(Himalaya raspberry leaves care for dry and not moisturized skin. The green moisturising essence controles sebum while keeping pores clean and transparent at the same time) 
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[See more about the green moisture ingredient] 

*Himalaya Raspberry Leaf
*Green Moisture Essence [Aloe Vera/Mealow Sweet/ Green Tea]: Maintains skin moisture balance while helps removing unnecessary sebum on skin with noticeable sebum controle effect.  


So here are a few photos of the sides of the packaging. It's really hard to read anything because well.. pastel blue with white color wasn't the best idea lol  























The jar with the moisture cream is made out of glass so be careful not to drop it! >-< I love how it looks like the top is made out of cork but actually its made out of plastic haha

The product name is printed on a little transparent sticker on the bottom of the jar

The jar has these little dents all over the packaging. It's a little easier to grab it and it won't slip out of your hand easily anymore.


They also included this little spatula to make it a little more hygenic and so you don't have to use your fingers to get the product out of this jar. I usually hate sticking my fingers in jars to get out the product because it will get under my finger nails and that's kinda annoying plus it spreads bacteria.






The texture is gel-like and looks mint but when spread on your skin it obvously doesn't look mint at all lol. It has these small white particles in it though but they kinda dissolve or melt on your skin so no need to worry about that. You only need a little to cover your whole face so this big jar should last  for a really long time!
 
The smell of the Holika Holika Aqu Max Moisture Cream is kinda like every Korean moisture cream somehow? It smells like flowers and berries but a little fresh at the same time haha.

When applied on the skin it feels a little cooling and lightweight. It does feel a little sticky for the first 5 minutes but after that its totally fine. I usually really hate sticky creams but I don't mind in this one because it feel super lightweight and it feels like nothing is on your face at all. All you can feel is the fresh- and coolness of this moisture cream, it's so nice haha~ :'-)
I recommend putting it into the fridge if you live in an humid country for the extra cooling effect!

About the sebum control, I did notice a slight difference but it's nothing really dramatic in my opinion. I usually get an oily nose after about 3-4 hours after washing my face. This time I couldn't feel as much oil as usual on my nose after about 6-8 hours. So I would say it does help a little because it feels like it would kinda bind your oil into the cream?? I'm not sure how to describe this but it doesn't feel uncomfortable or something, it actually feels nice as well! It didn't break me out yet either. I will update this post if this cream gives me break outs or improves my skin by alot!

It does also moisturize your face really well for the whole day. I can say that this cream is alot better than my old face moisturizer because my last one felt so heavy, sticky and it didn't control my oily skin at all! (I used Hildegart Braukemann Balance Cream for references). I do not think its enough moisture for very dry skin though but its nice for oily or combination skin!



I would recommend this moisture cream to people with oily and troubled skin because it feels really lightweight. I'm not sure about dry skin but I honestly think there are better creams out there for people with dry skin than this one. (I mean why would you buy a sebum control moisture cream when you have dry skin? lol)








OK first, CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS YAAY. I'm almost done with all my exams for this year, only one left !! ♥ I will finally have more time for this blog and for doing nothing and being unproductive haha. Books I recommend to all of you are: Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood and Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world! I love these books so far and they helped me alot to feel calm and less stressed whenever I was sad and worn out from life and school in general. My results are okay so far as well hehe~ I'm so proud of my maths and englisch exam LOL OTL. I only need to work alot on my class participation. Everything will be fine then but I can do it, hopefully ;;;


Also, I'm going to host a giveaway soon too, yay! I wanted to post it a couple of months ago but I forgot about it but I'm going to post it next year for sure! I'm sure you all will like the prices because it will be a 3 Concept Eyes product and a lot of other nice stuff (I don't want to spoiler anymore haha). I bought most of it while I was in Hong Kong (which was a few months ago) but don't worry everything is still in perfect condition xD I would never give you old or even expired stuff! I'm still not sure if I'm going to post the giveaway post next or do a circle lens review first ;;;
Please comment below which option you would prefer~!