blithe pressed serum - tundra chaga

the description from their website and cnfstore: pressed serum contains ingredients from homo-hundred longevity area. it has excellent absorption rate with deeper moisture and richer nutrition than serum.

the chaga mushroom is a unique medical mushroom from tundra region that contains rich beta glucan. it provides elasticity to skin, and protects from external environment. tundra chaga pressed serum brings back your skin elasticity and wrinkles improvement functionality. chaga mushroom called the mushroom of life, is a unique medical mushroom which grows eating a sap from birch in tundra region, contains rich anti-oxidation ingredient, beta glucan. this prevents nourishing and elasticity to the dark skin and helps to protect the skin from external environment. this products contains chaga mushroom extract 60% to maximize the moisturizing effect and nourishing. 

from the box: pressed serum tundra chaga is a high-nutrition serum that provides rich moisture and nutritions to skin, as it is packed with 56,4% of tundra chaga mushroom extracts which contain rich beta glucan. combined with a blend of fermented oil including olive and argan oil, it helps to improve skin lines and elasticity.

ingredient: inonotus obliquus (mushroom) extract (60%), water, glycerin, diglycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, triethylhexanoin, polyurethane-39, cetearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, argania spinosa kernel oil, candida bombicola/ glucose/ methyl rapeseedate ferment, citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel oil, cedrus atlantica bark oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, alteromonas ferment extract, sparassis crispa extract, hydrogenated vegetable oil, hydrogenated lecithin, lecithin, butylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polyacrylate-13, c12-16 alcohols, caramel, palmitic acid, pentylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, polyisobutene, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, potassium hydroxide, adenosine, polysorbate 20, disodium EDTA, dipropylene glycol, methyldihydrojasmonate.

the packaging: since i bought this in a set, it comes in a colorful cardboard box, very informative since it has descriptions in english at the back as well as the ingredients list of all four. there's a picture of all four pressed serum at front and when you open the box, you'll see four windows. each has one pressed serum. there's also a card with another short description in english and korean. the deluxe sample looks exactly like the full size version. for the tundra chaga, it comes in a transparent frosted plastic tub, slightly greyish, and has a dark grey plastic screw cap. you can see the brown pressed serum from the outside. inside there's a plastic cover so the pressed serum doesn't come in contact directly with the air when it's opened. the deluxe sample is 20 ml each.

the scent: it is obviously not smell like mushroom. in fact, i was confused how do they smell like it? it's fragrant but i can't pinpoint what kind of scent. but it's very subtle so once i spread it around, the scent doesn't linger. there's no added fragrance in the ingredients list as well. 

the tub

the product: tundra chaga comes in a brown pudding like texture. it feels a bit solid at first, but very soft. exactly like pudding. though it's thick, i can spread it around easily. it still has enough slip to spread around. compared to velvet yam, this is thicker but somehow it doesn't feel heavy to the touch. however, it's not as balmy as the apricot one. 

the result: it gives glowy look when it's absorbed. it takes a few minutes to sink in. it layers well over other product in my routine, but there's one product that won't seem to get along with this pressed serum. the aubree ginseng renewing serum is the only product that seems doesn't get along with this product. the serum is very moisturizing and leaves tacky feeling so when i put this pressed serum on top of it, it doesn't work well. my neck area, especially, would feel very sticky. very sticky up to the point that i feel very uncomfortable that i have to wash my face and redo my skincare routine all over again. but once i knew about it, i decided to switch my routine. i'll use this pressed serum without using the aubree serum. and when i used the aubree one, i'd use a sleeping pack instead.

i would definitely recommend this pressed serum if you have the budget. this works great to fight dryness. i would say it would be more suitable for dry skin, people who live in winter time, and probably use acid that might cause skin dryness. i use the pressed serum as moisturizer as it's quite thick. i don't think it'd be suitable for oily skin. probably they can try the velvet yam, but the tundra one would be too rich for them. compared to velvet yam, i love the velvet yam, but i can still work with tundra as well. but if i have to pick, i'd pick the velvet yam.