Nature Republic Whitening Collagen Mask review

I've heard of Nature Republic but it's a brand that I've never tried before. I know that the Korean singer Rain used to endorse it, but after that I know nothing. I usually just end up using Missha, Face Shop, Innisfree along with Etude House, but rarely do I use any other. However, I may need to change my mind. I've used this once and I love it. Mys sister used one pack each and my gosh, I wish that this was easier to find. I've only seen it in G market but not this exact one. I've never tried G market but I'm sorely tempted to try it now. 

 The mask comes in a JYJ endorsed packaging and these boys look too good and pretty. Too pretty that they threaten my femininity... as well as a small part of my inner dormant masculinity. Either way, this mask is shaped like any other, with a creepy cutout moth, nose and eye holes; it seems to match my face pretty well. I was a bit worried because most Koreans boast about having a small face and thought that my unusually large head wouldn't fit, but no problems. After washing your face leave it on for 10-15 min before removing and patting the leftover serum onto your face.

The smell is pleasant, and not very overpowering. It smells like ...fresh cosmetics. Can't describe it but it smells like a cosmetic counter. Not offensive, but I loved the smell. The serum is not runny and didn't let my mask slide all over. The serum absorbed fairly well, and I felt pretty moisturized so I didn't apply a lotion or anything afterwards. My sister, who has dry skin didn't complain nor apply moisturizer afterwards, so I believe that this pack works well for the entire spectrum of the oily and dry skin line. My overall skin looks so much brighter and clearer the next day without being oily. The weird thing is that it didn't do anything for my acne scars, so my acne scars look redder because my skin looks brighter. Does that make sense? I think that this would be perfect for when my skin is blemish free and would love to keep this as a usual routine thing.

One more thing that I have been using like Crazy is this Meyer's Room Freshener spray. Bought it at a Korean market for ~$4 and it's been so useful. I hate it when I cook something delicious in the morning and come back later the smell of what I had cooked still lingers. Especially if it was something stanky but delicious. So I spray this all over and the smell disappears and all I'm left with is the smell of Geraniums. It works so well.

For instance, my mother manged to spill fish sauce all over the kitchen floor, and while I was cleaning it up, I almost vomited with the bile coming up to my neck. After spritzing some of this, the smell was masked so well, that I didn't have any problems cleaning up. Unlike Febreeze, this stuff gets rid of the odor instead of mixing in with it and forming a hybrid of laundry + bacon scent. Don't I sound like an ad? Lol but I'm putting this out there just in case someone might find need of it.

One of my most hated smells is the odor of reconstituted mushrooms, especially fried with garlic and onions. Gives me an awful headache. I hate the smell of it cooking but love the taste. Weird huh.