Review: Etude House O2 White Vitamin C Capsule Cream

I purchased this when I was back in Malaysia in October. I haven't been keeping myself updated on most Korean brands and boy, was I overwhelmed with the amount of new products I saw! I hauled a lot of them back here - a luggage full of Etude House, Skin79, Beauty Credit, Pure Beauty, etc. 99% of them skincare. So I have a lot to go through. :)

I have been using this moisturiser as part of my night routine since I returned so it has been more than a month now. Good time for a review.

It comes in a jar with 50ml of product. Now, as usual, jar is not the most hygienic packaging for skincare but a plastic scoop is provided as well which I don't care about. How many of you actually use those scoops that come with products? For me, they usually go missing and if not, I don't find them any cleaner than using my fingers! Honestly, before I apply anything on my face, I always wash my hands first and with those scoops left lying around, I don't see the point. If I use the scoop, I'll have to clean it afterwards, place it somewhere clean, yadda, yadda. I just don't bother.

Anyway, yes, I use my fingers with this. No problem with that so far. :)

Although it's called a cream, it is actually a lot lighter than it sounds. It's quite runny and more gel like. As you can see from this picture, it's clear and contains bits of which apparently are encapsulated Vitamin E to nourish the skin.

I apply this after the serum and as this is quite light especially for the cold winter now, I need to add on another moisturiser after that. Some people may find that troublesome but I have no problem with that since I have too many products to finish anyway!

Now, do I like it? Well, yes and no. It doesn't wow me nor does it break me out big time. One thing I do dislike about it though is its smell. It has this very similar smell to Vicks nose decongestant. I don't mind Vicks in my nostrils and in fact, I quite enjoy that when I catch a cold but not on my face!! Am I the only one who thinks this smells like that? Let me know what you think please?

I guess to conclude, I can do without this product and so, not a re-purchase for me. Let's see if I am even patient enough to use this up before jumping to another product.

Hope you find this helpful and let me know what Korean brand products you love!