Iope Retigen Brightening Color Powder

Have you ever wondered why those K-pop chicks always look so radiant, and so bright and sparkly? Why their skin is seemingly glowing?

I have.

They would have you believe it's magical skincare, serums and essences and bottles and jars of really expensive creams and potions.

The answer is a lot simpler. And fortunately, also a lot easier to reach for a mere mortal, like you and me.

It's highlighters.

I have tried the famous Meteorites. They did nothing for me.
I have tried the famous Hourglass (it was a b*tch to find it in Japan). It made me look sick.
I have tried the Manizer sisters. They made me look like a truck stop hooker.

I was finally happy with the Koh Gen Do illuminati duo. Oh pardon me, Illuminator duo.
But that didn't stop me from sniffing around and looking for something new.

And because I like balls (hmmm, that sounded all sorts of wrong), sparkles and pastel colors, when I saw these sparkly pastel balls, I was sold.


Czy bylyscie kiedykolwiek ciekawe jak to mozliwe, ze dziewoje z koreanskich girlbandow maja zawsze taka promienna cere? Ze wygladaja tak swietliscie i nieskazitelnie?

Mnie to zawsze ciekawilo.
Bo dziewoje te zazwyczja reklamuja cuda wianki, magiczne kremy, esencje, serum (jaka jesli liczba mnoga od "serum"? sery? sera?), ktore sa albo drogie, lub drozsze. Skoro one wygladaja tak promiennie i swietliscie, to ty tez mozesz, jesli tylko wydasz pareset dolarow (nie chce mi sie bawic w przeliczenia).

Na szczescie dla zwyklych smiertelnikow, odpowiedz jest duzo prostsza. Oraz duzo latwiej (i tansza) do osiagniecia.

Highlightery. Rozswietlacze.

Taaa...

Probowalam slynnych Meteorytow. Nie zrobily dla mnie nic.
Probowalam slynnego Hourglass (znalezienie tego w Japonii bylo nie lada wyczynem, na szczescie mam bardzo swiatowe kolezanki w pracy). Wygladalam jak powaznie chora.
Probowalam Mary Lou i jej siostry. Niestety look a'la budzetowa pani do obslugi osobistej (tej wykonywanej na kleczkach) nie bardzo mi pasuje.

W koncu bylam zadowolona z moich Illuminati, sorry, Illuminatorow od Koh Gen Do. Ale one wcale nie przystopowaly moich zapedow hajlajterskich.

Ciagle weszylam i szukalam czegos nowego.

Wiec kiedy zobaczylam te swiecace kulki, w pieknych pastelowych kolorkach, po prostu musialam je miec.

This is Iope Retigen Brightening Color Powder. Nice to meet you!

To be honest, I have a very complicated relationship with highlighters. Or rather, my skin has. 

I want to be radiant like them Korean chicks. 

My skin says "get that skanky bimbo shine off of me."

I want to glow. 

My skin says "ugh, you might be a Pole, but you're not a pole dancer."

I want to be bright and sparkly. 

My skin says "tis your face, not a freakin' disco ball!"

So I'm not really sure what I was hoping for when I bought this Retigen Brightening Color Powder.
I couldn't find any reviews online, at least not in any language I could easily understand.

I guess it was the balls that spoke to me. My initial idea was to use them as something to mix with my stubborn Meteorites.

They balls came in a very shiny, very silver box.


Oto Iope Retigen Brightening Color Powder, bardzo mi milo cie poznac.

Tak miedzy nami, to ja mam bardzo skomplikowane uczucia do rozswietlaczy. A raczej, moja cera ma.

Ja chce byc tak samo rozswietlona jak te koreanskie dziewoje z girlbandow.
Moja cera mowi, ze nie chce wygladac jak blachara z Nowej Huty.
Chce byc pelna blasku.
Moja cera mowi, ze tego typu blask to sie do tancow na rurze nadaje.
Chce byc promienna.
Moja cera mowi, ze twarz to nie kula disco.

Wiec nie mam pojecia co myslalam, kiedy kupilam ten Retigen Brightening Color Powder.
Nie moglam znalezc zadnych recenzji w internecie, przynajmniej nie w jezyku do ktorego nie potrzebowalabym translatora.

To chyba ta magia swiecacych kulek. Tak mi przyszlo do glowy, ze mogalbym wymieszac je z moimi topornymi Meteorytami.

Kulki przyszly w swiecacym, srebrnym pudelku:

It looks very simple and very basic.

Inside there was this:


Wyglada prosto i przecietnie.
W srodku bylo to:

I was ready to scream bloody murder trying to open the container. Why?
The snap and pop maneuver.
Well, not exactly pop off, but to lift the lid, you have to twist it.
It would have helped if I'd paid attention to the sticker on the lid, but consumed with lust and desire, I couldn't be arsed with such small, pesky details.

When I finally managed to open it, I saw this:


Bylam gotowa drzec sie wnieboglosy otwierajac ten pojemniczek. Dlaczego?
Bo trzeba bylo przekrecic, zeby odskoczylo.
Byloby mi duzo latwiej, gdybym zauwazyla strzalke i instrukcje na wieczku, ale zaslepiona pozadaniem, nie zwracalam uwagi na takie drobne szczegoly.

Kiedy uporalam sie z przykrywka, zobaczylam to:

The brush is pretty much useless but it's small and cute. And yes, it does have the Iope logo on the other side, but I just didn't think to turn it over while taking photos.

Pedzelek jest do kitu (nawet taki laik jak ja to widzi), ale jest maly i pasuje do srodka.
Tak, ma logo Iope na drugiej stronie, ale nie przyszlo mi do glowy, aby go odwrocic logiem do gory do robienia zdjec. No coz, dobrze, ze glupota nie boli.

The product is protected by an inner lid (same as with cushion foundations), but here, instead of an inner sticker, we get a blob of soft, round sponge to keep the balls in top shape.

And under the sponge?

Sparkly wonderland!


Produkt znajduje sie pod wewnetrzna przykrywka (taki sam patent jak w podkladach poduszkowych), ale tutaj, zamiast naklejki, mamy ochronna gabeczke. Jej jedyne zadanie to pilnowanie kulek pod spodem.

A pod gabeczka?

Promienna kraina czarow.

We get 20 grams of these pretty babies.

And according to the geniuses at Amore Pacific (the parent company of Iope), these lovelies not only make you look lovely, but are also good for you.
Why?
Just like all the products in this particular series, they are formulated with pro-retinol. Hence the name of the line - Retigen.

That's all I can tell you, because even though there was a leaflet in the box:

Cale 20 gramow tych babelkow.

I wedlug geniuszy w Amore Pacific (koncern do ktorego nalezy linia Iope), te babelki nie tylko maja spowodowac, ze bedziesz wygladac jak gwiazda k-popu, ale na dodatek sa dobre dla cery.
Dlaczego?
Bo tak jak wszystkie inne produkty w serii Retigen, maja w skladzie pro-retinol. Stad tez nazwa serii- Retigen.

To tyle, co moge na ten temat powiedziec.
Mimo, ze jest w pudelku ulotka:

It was somewhat lacking in concrete information.

Jest ona uboga w bardziej dokladne informacje.

So, this is what they say.
What do I say?

My first tries were disastrous. The balls are very soft and it's very easy to overapply. So unless you're aiming for the my-face-is-a-disco-ball look, be careful. Remember, easy does it.

Here you can see my hand in all its K-pop glowing glory:


Na ulotce to co mowia oni.
A co mowie ja?

Moje pierwsze eksperymenty byly tragiczne. Kulki te sa bardzo miekkie i niesamowicie latwo jest nimi przedobrzyc. Trzeba delikatnie i lekka reka.

Tutaj moja dlon jako gwiazda k-popu:

By itself it's almost too much for me. Though I admit, I was a bit heavy handed here so you could see the effect. This was taken in natural light and wasn't edited in any way.

But mixing some of the Iope balls with my Rose Meteorites produced the results I was after.

Do I like Iope Retigen Brightening Color Powder by itself? To be honest, not that much.
Would I buy it knowing what I know now? Probably not.


Sam z sobie, ten rozswietlacz jest dla mnie zbyt intensywny. Choc przyznaje sie, na potrzeby zdjecia, nalozylam go dosc chojnie. Zdjecie w swietlne naturalnym i nieedytowane.

Ale mieszjac kulki Iope z Meteorytami, uzyskalam calkiem przyjemne rezultaty.

Czy lubie Iope Retigen Brightening Color Powder solo? Tak szczerze, nie za bardzo.
Czy kupilabym ten produkt teraz, wiedzac jaki jest i co robi? Raczej nie.

Is it a good product? Yes, it is.
Will I find use for it? Most definitely.

But I wish I had bought this instead.


Iope Retigen Brightening Color Powder has been discontinued by the brand, but you can still get it online.
I bought mine from TGI Wholesale, and though it seems to be out of stock over there right now, by all means check in and visit, they had the best price around.

Alice from W2Beauty also sells these balls.


Czy jest to dobry kosmetyk? Absolutnie!
Czy znajde dla niego jakies dodatkowe zastosowanie? Absolutnie.
Ale jednak zaluje, ze zamiast Iope nie kupilam tego.


Iope Retigen Brightening Color Powder juz nie jest produkowany, ale mozna nadal kupic go przez internet.
Ja kupilam w TGI Wholesale, i choc w tej chwili jest wyprzedany, to i tak warto ten sklep odwiedzic, bo maja bardzo przyjemne ceny na inne produkty.

I Alice od W2Beauty rowniez sprzedaje te kulki.

If you are interested in purchasing Iope Retigen Brightening Color Powder, or any other Korean beauty product, you can order it online from Alice of W2Beauty. By clicking on the link, or the banner in the sidebar and using this registration code: 182991708, you can receive $5.00 off your first order (above $30.00). Free worldwide shipping directly from Korea, and lots of samples and other freebies with every order. Enjoy!!!

Jesli chcecie kupic ten produkt, lub inne koreanskie kosmetyki z wiarygdnego zrodla, mozna to zrobic zamawiajac od Alice z W2Beauty.
Klikajac na ten link, lub w banner w pasku obok i wpisujac ten kod przy rejestracji: 182991708, otrzymacie $5.00 znizki przy pierwszym zamowieniu (powyzej $30.00).
Wysylka darmowa, prosto z Korei, na caly swiat, a w kazdym zamowieniu duzo probek.
Milych zakupow!

PS. This entry takes part in the K-Beauty Blog Hop weekend.