[Review] Chriszen Moist Cake in 02

Hye Lovelies :)

So I've just finished my exams and having my super short semester break but I want to make sure I will be doing something productive for the internet community. That includes planning the movies I'm gonna watch to get a chance to go to New Zealand!! haha

In this post, I'm going to write about one of Chriszen most raved product on Instagram but it's not something that one can't really get a hold of on the internet for reviews and how-to etc.

In the post, I'll try my best to walk you through the good and probably some bad things about the product. Everything has its pros and cons right...

The one I have is in the shade 02 (pink), there's 01 (light pink) and 03 (olive). The store recommended 02 so..I got 02. I don't really know if 03 is gonna be more towards warm but from the video I saw posted by EvangelineHawa, it doesn't look like it.

So the product comes in a pink bulky packaging so you might not want to bring this in your handbag or something but I think it can withstand travelling. I hope

It comes with a round sponge. I prefer not to use it because it makes it really hard for me to apply the product especially around the corner of my nose and eyes.

When you open it up, you can see spirals which reminds me of the Etude House Nymph Aura Volumer Baby Glow balm that I reviewed some time ago. So, the coloured part is the foundation and the white part is the L-Glutathione (an antioxidant which fights radicals to prevent the production of melanin if my memory serves me right) part which serves to make your face whiter. What you do is mix the two parts to get the shade for yourself and apply it on your face.
Deng! It's really hard (especially with the round sponge) to get the correct amount of foundation and gluta to get YOUR personal shade because if you get too much of the white part, you're gonna end up whiter than Snow White. haha


What I usually do is use a blending sponge (Chriszen has their own one which I think is much much better than the round sponge) with a round bottom and pointy end. That makes blending much much more easier, What I do is I dampen the sponge and swirl the bottom to get a good enough mixture then dot them on my face. Using the pointy end, I blend the product and that usually gives me quite a natural bright looking face. I set it with powder and all is well even though they do say that it sets to a powder finish, I don't really see that though. hmm...Oh well. Doesn't really matter to me :)

The subsequent pictures show the ampoule that comes free when I bought the cake. (hehe cake). So it's supposed to moisturise the face before using the cake. It contains gluta as well as some gold flakes. I don't actually know if it's gold though, I might look up for something in the lab to test it but for know, I'll accept. It kinda reminds me of Clinelle 24K cream though...kinda. So what I do with this is put 2 drops as it directs me to, on my palm then pat it on my face. It actually has some kind of cooling effect but I have no idea what it actually does. Definitely not a primer.

Swatches

Unblended dot

 As you can see, I call that a dot. Just in case anyone wants to know. ^___^

Blended

 As you can see it blends well with my vampire wrist but my face is a bit more tanned so I had to blend it harder. I guess it has more of a cool rather than a warm undertone to it. My undertone is kinda neutral.

A dot from the Gold ampoule

Not much difference in looks but makes my hand feel hydrated and cool. The different colour is due to different lighting conditions in my room at the time. Cloudy Sun moment.

How I look with it

So...I do look brighter which is good. I put some on my neck just in case I go too white. It did manage to conceal a bit of my dark circles but I don't recommend applying another layer because it's gonna look super cakey. It covers some part of my blemishes and pores as well but I can still see them with my naked eyes. It definitely did not make my face smaller, it's just the camera angle XD hahaahah

Pictures

Ingredients!!

Longetivity

It lasts for half a day if you use it in the morning. If you want to reapply, maybe wash your face or wipe with a wet tissue before applying a new layer to get a much more natural look. It doesn't make my face oily but that would probably be because my classes are air conditioned. It feels slightly oilier when I tried wearing it at home because it's super hot in Malaysia right now. 

Price

I think it retails for RM48 something. I bought mine from Sharifah Trading with a discount card so I got it for RM 42.90...I think. A tad bit expensive but it comes with the free ampoule which retails for RM29 or 30 alone so it's a bargain. 

In a coconut shell

It's a good product if you can blend it to your skin properly but a disaster if you don't. It took me some practices with different applicators and I found that the sponge works best for me so I'll stick to that. If you just bought it or planning to then practice applying it before actually using before you need to go out or something because you don't want to receive any poisonous apples from no witch are you? I thought so.

I hope you guys enjoyed reading the post albeit it's a bit longer than I used to write but this is usually the case when I writing about foundations/BB/CC creams. 

Have a good day lovelies

Cheers XX

[Review] Colourpop Lippiestix in Clique and Frida

Hello lovelies :)

Today I'm gonna share to you guys my review of Colourpop Lippiestix Lipsticks~~
I got mine from an instagram shop called aliceandcloud. You can preorder makeup and if you buy the ready stocked ones, you for sure can get them super fast~ I'm not sure if they will deliver outside of Malaysia but if anyone's willing to ask, go right ahead :)

So, moving on..I do get carried away sometimes >__< The shades that I got was a red-orange Clique and a nude Frida~ I got Clique for my mom as well, she loves red lipsticks.

Clique has a matte finish and Frida has a satin finish

Le boxes

There are no description of the ingredients whatsoever on the boxes. I tried opening their website Colourpop.com but the lippies section has a tiny problem so I can't open it as of when I'm writing this blog entry but I hope by the time you guys check it out, it would be resolved. In their "About us" section, they do state that they use luxury formulas...so....I guess it's guts instincts with this one.

 

The lipsticks in the tube. Turned out 20% and 100%. Plenty of products :)

The tube is well..white (lol) and you can easily mistook it for a pen if you're the kind that "I'm just gonna stash everything in my bag" kinda person. So, be careful ;) 

Swatches on the wrist

Close-up! I love using my macro lenses. hehe

My lip swatches.

From the close up swatches, you can see that Frida is more creamier than Clique whereas the latter is not really that dryish kind of matte. I prefer using my bright lipsticks in gradation because I think it can make you look quite young :) 

Pigmentation

They both are very opaque and the colours are on point with the bottom colour. 

Staying power

Not bad. Clique of course stayed longer being matte but eating oily food can wipe it off super duper fast. I would say both can stay for about 3 hours with minimal drinking or eating. As of all lip products eyh :) 

Fragrance

I don't think there's any fragrance but my smell sense is a bit loopy sometimes :P

So, overall I love it!

If you are from Malaysia, you can purchase it from Alice and Cloud instagram at aliceandcloud. The lippiestix retails at RM32 excluding postage.
Postage: WM RM7, EM RM10

[Review] Maybelline Pure Mineral Concealer in 02 Natural

Hello~

This post will be about one of Maybelline's celebrated concealer (as of what I've seen ;P)
Their Pure Mineral Concealer (Healthy natural concealer with micro minerals) *a mouthful*
Mine is in 02 Natural (I had to literally translate this from Katakana because everything was in Japanese) XD *originally Nachuraru*

Quoted from Maybelline "100% MICRO-MINERAL PIGMENTS
Contains 0% OIL, TALC & FRAGRANCE
Good for skin concealer

Why You'll Love It

• Blends easily for complete coverage
• Improves under-eye skin
• Proven to reduce redness and dark spots, soothe signs of fatigue, hydrate under-eye skin
• All-day natural coverage
• Won’t clog pores
• Ophthalmologist-tested
• Contains 0% oil, 0% talc and 0% fragrance

For Best Results

Dot concealer onto imperfections or under eyes. Pat with finger to blend."

Them pictures for your eyes only :)

The tube

 As you can see...everything on the bottle is in Japanese. I guess it's more for Asian skin tone because there are 3 shades in the maybelline site but only 2 shades in Watson Malaysia and the rest of the place that I found. It retails for Rm21.05 but i got it for RM18 something during watsons sale. The other shade available in Malaysia (or Asia maybe) is 01 Beige. That's more lighter than 02 which can be used for highlighting too. Wanted to get that one as I had thought that it would be better to get something lighter than my dark under eye to conceal it but 02 was the only one available so what the heck. 

Wrist swatch

When I swatch it on my wrist, I thought it was a tad to dark but then I realised...my face is a bit darker than my wrists which looked like it have never seen the light of day. It looked okay when blended so I was happy. There was no adverse reaction..so on my face it went. 

Face swatch XD lol

I didn't really follow the instruction on dotting it then blending. I don't also usually apply like in the picture (I don't know why I did tha XD) gosh. I usually use the wand and apply 3 streaks making it look like a triangle under my eyes then blending it out. If it's around, I use my sponge but 90% of the time I use my ring finger to tap everything in place. :)

My verdict :)

I am totally in love with this concealer!

Much more than my MAC Studio Finish concealer (NW30) which is a bit dark for since I lost my tan some time ago.
This concealer is very long lasting and it covers my under eye darkness perfectly..I don't know if it fixed anything but I just find it really good at hiding the darkness. I have been searching high and low for a good concealer...aaaaaand I think I've found it. Bummer if they decide to stop producing it or something. I hope not. *touch wood*
However, it does get into the creases beneath my eyes after a while and to prevent that, I use a primer before applying the concealer. Works like magic :)

I have never really tried it for my dark spots or anything because I usually just let them be but I think it would be too liquidy for your spots though. Sometimes I just pat the extra that I have on my finger on the spot and it does reduce the pigmentation a bit. A bit.

So to sum it up, I was not disappointed with this product because I usually can't use maybelline products on my face because it makes my face oily so I'm glad this one turned out really well. Definitely will repurchase this. Maybe two so I can put one in my bag as backup. :D

Thanks for reading lovelies. See you guys soon :) Cheers~

Daiso Silicone Board (For brush washing)

Hye ^^ I'm gonna go a bit out of the norm here by posting this. haha

I read about this on My Women Stuff blog and decided to look for one because I have been using my palm as a kind of washing board to wash my makeup brushes.

Believe me..it was pretty hard to find this in Daiso because there were so so many items. I looked around meticulously and finally found it in the "washing" area.

I gather the original use for it is to wash the collars of shirts which can get stained over time. Might use for that as well but luckily, I don't have this problem for my white or light coloured blouses. Partially because, I tend to avoid applying foundation near the collar to actually avoid staining in the first place.

So this is how it looks like front and back.

Instructions that tell you what part is used for and such :)

A small hole at the bottom for you to place your fingers during scrubbing. Efficiently preventing yourself from getting chaffed. Look at that smile~~ ^___^

Some notes :) (Apparently you can use it ti scrub your bathroom as well)

In a nutshell..

I think it's definitely convenient to have this if you have tons of brushes and it will be much cleaner.
No harm in getting one for yourself for those days when you dread using your hands as a scrubbing board.
It costs RM5 and you can get it in any Daiso stores (good luck) :))

Thanks for reading lovelies. Cheers XX

[Review] Avon Totally Kissable Lipstick in Lacy Mauve

Hye there lovelies...yet another week have passed and so another lippie post for y'all. :)

The chosen lipstick for today is Avon's very own Totally Kissable Lipstick in Lacy Mauve.

It comes in a beautiful mirror-like bullet case. It closes with a nice "click" but somehow, you can still rotate the top. lol
It doesn't come off though, don't worry :)

I like how this picture turned out :)

Pigmentation

It looks kinda like a dark berry red but it doesn't show as that dark on my lips. However, I did notice that it becomes darker as I reapply.

I guess the more layers you put, the darker the colour gets. In the picture above, I actually forgot how many swipes I did so I just put more than 1. By habit, I think I may have applied 2 or 3 times..max. haha..forgive my forgetfulness.

Lip Swatch

Bare Lips

One layer of Lacy Mauve

Ingredients

The bullet was covered with the ingredient list. Usually, I would be so reckless that I wouldn't know how to open it properly. But at this time, I had the decency to use a pen knife. lol

I hope you can see that :3

Fragrance

The usual Avon toffee smell I think (or my brain is accustomed to relate Avon lipsticks to their signature toffee smell)

Staying Power 

Quite well I think. 3-4 hours. This does stain your lips which is a plus for me. You might need to touchup after eating or drinking.

Price

RM 20~25 plus minus. Even lower if you get it on sale. You can get it from your nearest Avon outlet or through an Avon representative. I got mine for around 18.


That's it. Thanks for reading :))

[Review] Za Pure Shine Lips Lipstick in 09 Red Coral

Happy Sunday lovelies~

Chinese New Year holiday just ended and I can finally sit down and write up a blogpost. Two if possible...If~

So, since I am still in my cny mood, I'll post about something red. Today, that is the Za Pure Shine Lips Lipstick in Red Coral #09.

The lipstick is very sheer and it's good if you want a a wash of colour on your lips. I have very pale lips so sometimes I use this on it's own or on top of a lip stain to add some moisture.

It's actually quite similar to Elizabeth Arden sheer lipstick. I remember seeing a colour having a similar shade to this but Za's is about a quarter much cheaper than that lipstick.

This is it with le cap on. Za imprints all over.  Though the way I took the picture, the case looks kinda absurdly tall but it's actually normal sized. haha

Pigmentation

The finish, as I had mentioned earlier is sheer. So, even if you layer it, the colour wouldn't build up much and it comes to a point where you'll only get that much of colour.

There are some glitters but you can't really see them on the lips. 

Ingredients

Nope. I don't have it. Not sure if I didn't take a picture of it or there were none.
But....I have these pictures.

Contains mosturizing agents [Collagen Complex, Hyaluronic acid and Evening primrose oil, provides long-lasting rich moisture and prevents dryness.)

It has mosturizing agents to keeps your lips mosturised. lol (very helpful of me..)
Prismatic Red Pigment....well. That I don't know how or even what to explain.
I found somewhere on a site "The prismatic red pigment
emits a shiny red hue to provide a sheer and brilliantly pure colour" 
 
However, if anybody knows more..feel free to comment down below yea. :)

Directions

They provide you a direction on how to use..

I don't bother using a lip brush because it's very sheer and applied directly from the tube.




I don't have any lip swatch but the colour is quite similar to the arm swatch. ^^

Fragrance

None :)

Staying Power

Stays for a few hours but disappears after meals. 

Price

Retails for RM27.90. You can find it in Watson, Guardian, Sasa, etc. I got mine on sale in Everise for RM16. 

http://online2.guardian.com.my/index.php/promotion/za-pure-shine-lips.html

Thanks for reading ^^

Cheers xx