Velvizo Marine Spa Vital Mask Real Brightening Review

Velvizo started out as an internet shopping mall in 2008, only selling their products at the Shinsaegae Department Store. The brand has slowly been expanding their reach into countries like Vietnam and China. Velvizo 벨비죠 (pronounced Bel-bee-jyo) comes from two words, Bello (아름다은= beautiful) + Viso (얼굴=face).

Product Description: Contains effective ingredients like niacinamide, grapefruit extract, and houttuynia cordata extract (chameleon plant) to brighten your skin tone, offer superior hydration, and help remove skin troubles. It is formulated without benzophenone, artificial flavors, mineral oil, and parabens. 

There are 3 other varieties in the Marine Spa Mask line:

Marine Spa Vital Mask Control Soothing 

Marine Spa Vital Mask Lifting Renewal 

Marine Spa Vital Mask Radiance Intensive

How to Use: After cleansing and toning, take out the mask sheet from the package and put on your face. Remove after 10-20 minutes of application and gently pat in the remaining essence.

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Ingredients: Unfortunately I mistakenly threw away the mask set box and there is no ingredients list on the back of the individual mask packaging. Sorry about that! I can tell you the main ingredients according to Tester are adenosine, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, and hyaluronic acid.

Price: Tester Korea sells a set of 8 masks for 14,400 won or $12.45. They do not sell Velvizo masks individually so it's either the mask set or nothing.

My Skin Type: I have oily, acne prone skin which can be sensitive at times. In my battle with hormonal cystic acne I'm often left with red, angry looking post-inflammatory hyper pigmentation regardless of whether I pick at the pimple or not. I tend to look for sheet masks that calm, soothe, and brighten my skin.

My Thoughts: There's not much of a scent to the mask but I do detect a slight fruity, citrus scent. It makes sense since there are grapefruit and papaya extracts in the ingredients. I really wish I had access to the full list!

The fit is almost perfect for my face shape. It's wide and long enough and covers the majority of my lower face which is usually a gripe I have with the fit of sheet masks. There is a gap at the sides of the nose which didn't bother me. You can take advantage of the eye flaps but I chose to flip them down. (Sheet masking = catching up on K dramas. Latest obsession is Cheese In The Trap!)

There's plenty of essence on the sheet mask which is on the milky, lotion-y side. I find this kind of essence to be a little too hydrating for my skin type in general. There's quite a bit of left over essence in the pouch although it was hard to scrape out the next morning. The mask dried out in the nose and chin area towards the end but the forehead and chin area were still drenched with essence. I removed the mask after 20 minutes and waited 10 minutes or so for some of the essence to absorb. I applied an eye cream and a spot treatment and called it a night.

Final Thoughts: This definitely provides "superior hydration" which isn't exactly what I need, even in the winter time. The mask would be great for those with normal to dry skin. I didn't notice much of a difference in my overall skin tone or any brightening effects and it certainly did not "help remove skin troubles." In fact, the next morning I woke up to a triad of pimples on my chin and an unusually oily face. Now I have 7 of these Real Brightening Masks I'll have to give out to friends and family. Never buy a set of masks you've never tried before even if it's a good deal, lesson learned.

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Jenn