Beauty Empties | December

Here we are, after tracking i.e updating my inventory  for my extensive skincare products that I have, we have arrived at the final post of 2018; Empties Post for the last quarter of this year so let's get started!

As per usual, let's start with skincare and for this category I've finished my first bottle of that Natural Pacific (currently known as Nacific) Deep Cleansing Oil. One of the best makeup remover I've tried  as it literally removes all kinds of makeup I have so I already am on my second bottle. As for the pump, I'm reusing it for another product that deserve at least a good pump.

As for that full-sized I Am Sorry Just Cleansing: Cleansing Water which I'm only half-way through the 500ml bottle, I don't know why but it suddenly turned into that milky-coloured water. As I've already finished the travel-sized bottle, I stopped using the big bottle one on my face and use it to clean my makeup cases or bottles instead. Won't be repurchasing anytime soon. 

That Dr. Jart+ Dermaclear Micro Foam is a nice deep cleanser however I've noticed that this dries out my skin so much afterwards I had to spray on facial mist literally 3 seconds after stepping out of shower or maybe it's just my skin that's going crazy right now so I guess I won't be repurchasing this anytime soon.

This time around, I've finished using that Innisfree Moisture Lip Scrub and its Treatment sister. I've got to say that I finally found products from the brand that I don't appreciate at all. Even after using these two together religiously, I still feel my lips aren't improving in moisture department. Won't be repurchasing.

As for that Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule 100, I'm so thankful to Wako Beauty for sending this product as it's truly a saviour while I was recovering from episodes of allergic  reactions which resulted my skin being overly sensitive for about 6 months. I finished my first bottle and received another from fellow micro-blogger and I'm already halfway through it. Definitely will purchase a third bottle soon.

I've finished that Koelf Bulgarian Rose Hydro Gel Eye Patches little after 2 months as my under-eye area had patches all  over which is driving me nuts sometimes so it seems that it's time to enforce the habit of using eye cream in my routine. I'm not repurchasing this as I've already bought its sister product.

That Innisfree Green Tea Sleeping Mask is kind of nice as it does moisturise well and I don't mind the scent at all but as I've already tried its upgraded version, I'm going to get the new one instead.

I actually felt sad when I pumped out the last portion of this Brightening Up Sun from Dr. G. From the overall finishing to texture and colour, I love every bit of this sunscreen. It works well with my skin and as I was so curious to try its sister products, I bought a trial kit that include the mini-sized upgrade version of the above sunscreen (SPF50+) along with the mild and moisturizing sisters with PA++++ from Sasa.

Now onto makeup empties! I've finished the LANEIGE BB Cushion Pore Control SPF50+ in No. 33 Cinnamon and I'm currently using its refill. You guys know I'm all over cushion foundations from LANEIGE and but I do think with the release of 2 other cushions; Powder Fit and Layering Cover Cushion this year, the brand will likely release the fourth upgraded version of their permanent line of cushion foundations next year.

For primer, I've finished the first full-sized version of that Benefit Cosmetics POREfessional Face Primer and as I haven't found anything similar to it in terms of performances, I decided to just get another tube of it around April. As I use this primer solely under foundations, I always use that LANEIGE Lumi Block Primer prior my cushion foundations application as the consistency is thinner and suits the cushion foundation finishing; nice and natural even with powder on top.

Speaking of powder, I've finished another tub of my all time favourite translucent powder, Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder and its Blur sister. You guys probably can tell that I still have backups for both of these. Same goes to my newfound love in powder department, Althea Petal Velvet Powder in Translucent. I've finished my first tub and I already have 3 tubs as backups. Yes, I'm totally obsessed with this affordable makeup from Althea.

While I was taking care of my hospitalised nephew throughout October till early November, I've finished at least 3 bars of homemade soap that I bought from Gaya Sunday Market and that travel-sized Green Tea Fiji Body Wash and Body Butter. As I don't like any of it, I don't think I'd be repurchasing them.

Last but not least, Soul Secret Blossom Perfume from THE FACE SHOP in that 2017 holiday packaging. I do love the scent but I'm going back to my old favourite body mists from THE BODY SHOP for now and will not be repurchasing this anytime soon.

So that's all of it! I hope you enjoyed reading this post and do let me know your thoughts on these emptied products by leaving comments down below. I'll see you guys on my next post! Annyeong~

Beauty Empties | June

Here's another Empties post! Yay! It's such a relief  every time I've emptied my Empty bins as I go through each and every product that I've finished so I can put my final thoughts and decide whether to repurchase or not. I have huge amount of stash for my products and I'll be posting more on them soon as I've previously done under Skincare Routine, Makeup Stash and Body Care Routines. But for now, let's get into this!

This time around, I've finished 3 bottles of first treatment products and the first one would be Innisfree Green Tea Seed Serum. It's a great hydrating serum that I usually applied on my morning skincare routine as it's light yet ample for my skin. the second one that ran out was that THE FACE SHOP The Therapy First Serum although in its original packaging but I've decided to refill it instead with the Limited Edition release in conjunction with last Holiday i.e. Christmas early this year that comes in 200ml size and as for the balance, I've transferred it into my mum's bottle. The reason would be because I'm not fond with that plastic packaging at all.

I've also finished another bottle of LANEIGE Clear C Advanced Effector and I can't deny the fact that I'm still loving the product hence I've already repurchased the third upgraded version. I also had finished another bottle of Son&Park Beauty Water; a great exfoliating toner that deserve to be repurchased. I've gotten this along with its Beauty Gel sister from Althea last year and I've gotten another bottle from Sasa in a box set recently.

I'm happy to finish yet another tub of LANEIGE Water Sleep Mask that I love and of course I just had to repurchase it! I've got the deluxe sample for the Lavender version so I'm excited to try it! As for that facial mist from Innisfree; Jeju Sparkling Mineral Mist, I do have 2 more backups of it so I won't be repurchasing anytime soon.

I'll be honest as when it comes to these Innisfree Olive Real Cleansing Oil and Foam, I didn't actually used them a lot on my face as I rather used them to wash my cushion foundation air puffs (double cleanses as well!) as these two broke me out previously. Nope, I'm sticking to other Innisfree cleansers and won't be repurchasing these again.

I've also finished these two sunscreens Innisfree Daily UV Protection Cream in Mild and No Sebum around the same time and as I've already purchased the new hydrating and anti-pollution sunscreens also from the brand, I won't be repurchasing these anytime soon. But these are actually great if you're looking for simple sunscreens, I'd definitely recommend them.

Lastly, some body care products. I've finished my first tube of  that EUBOS Sensitive Hand Repair and Care and I've already repurchased another tube for it. It's making my dry hands feeling nice and velvety so yes, that deserves another round. I've also finished another bottle of that THE FACE SHOP Soul Secret Blossom Perfume in that Limited Edition Kakao Friends packaging along with its sister Kakao Friends Hand Cream Neo in Berry. I already repurchased the perfume in Holiday packaging early this year as it's a nice scent for everyday wear in the office.

I guess that's all from me! I hope you enjoy reading this post. Do let me know your thoughts on any of these and I'll see you guys on a next one. Annyeong~

Skincare Routine | Sunblocks!

I know I'm a little bit biased towards THE FACE SHOP but what can I say. Even before they decided to sponsor several products for review purposes, I already am a big fan of the brand and for sun protection, I've repurchased that Natural Sun Eco No Shine Hydrating Sun Cream SPF40 PA+++ like 3 times all in different packaging and the above is indeed the third version that I've seen since 2013. 

I've pretty much did a summary of the above sunscreen products in my previous post here but there are some of these I'm planning to do in-depth reviews for; Natural Sun Eco Light Fluid Sunscreen and Natural Sun Eco Ice Air Puff Sun (2018) so do stay tuned for these two.

I've gotten that Innisfree Perfect UV Protection Cushion SPF50+ PA+++ around early last year. I'm not really a fan of the white cast it gives although it's light and goes on my skin nicely but even when I apply merely small amount of it, the white cast just don't appear well on my medium skin. This is one of the reason why I can't get over chemical sunscreen. 

I guess that's all from me! Please let me know if you need me to do review on any of the product above (or you can just go here to see the sunscreens that I've already reviewed) by leaving comments down below. 

Until next time, annyeong~ 

Review | Innisfree Daily UV Protection Cream Mild SPF35 PA++

I have to admit that at this point in my blog, I've done reviews on sunscreen products more than I'm probably expected to but it's just that I'm almost finished with this sunscreen so I've figured it's better late than never to publish this post. I've purchased this product from local Innisfree store in KL last year and I've been using it a lot for reapplication while I'm in the office for the past few months but my mum decided to to bring it while she's working on project sites which has made the tube so dirty I had to scrub it off with detergent before taking its photo for this quarter's Empties post. As for the photos that you're seeing here? I took them last year around the time I've got them; hoarder's  blogger's habit die hard. >.<

First, let's go with the basic information of this product.

Product Description:

A refreshing and moisturizing water-based UV protection cream with a special sunflower formulation.

5-Free system: animal ingredients, mineral oil, perfume, tar color and talc

How to use: At the last step of your skincare routine, evenly apply onto easily exposed areas of face.

Capacity: 50ml

Ingredients Highlight:

• Contains sunflower oil and green tea extract Sunflower oil and Jeju green tea extract keep the skin healthy and protect it against UV rays
• Contains common purslane and Asiatic pennywort extract  

Packaging:

The product itself came in that opaque white tube housed within the box with similar illustration as the tube. It's minimal and I love it. 

 

At the smaller side of the box there's the English product description along with the full ingredients list while at the back of the box there's Korean product description and you would've noticed the brown sticker indicating the product is distributed by Innisfree Malaysia. 

As with other products, this sunscreen is to be used within 12 months after opening although I did stretched this one a little bit longer than I should. There's no change in its colour or scent so I guess it should be okay although I will recommend for you guys to proceed cautiously. 

At the back of the tube there's the simplified product description in Korean with the expiry date embossed at the top of the tube. I don't know if you guys can see that but it's until 2019.05.22 (22 May 2019). 

I like how small the opening of the tube as it's easy to control the amount of product being squeezed out of it. The screw cap is nice but you have to be careful with this kind of cap as you might want to avoid the tube being squeezed too hard with the cap on as the sunscreen will still going to come out.

Application:

I usually apply high SPF sunscreen for outdoor activities and as this sunscreen comes with low SPF35 (although the difference isn't actually that big) I only have been using it if I'm gonna spend the day indoor. 

As you can see below, the sunscreen is white, almost opaque and slightly creamy consistency however once the cream spread out evenly on skin, there's only minimal white cast can be seen and the finishing is semi-matte which is suitable for under makeup like foundation or just translucent powder on days I'm not wearing cushion foundation.

 

As this sunscreen is water-based formula, it's quickly absorbed into the skin leaving nicely moisturized and refreshed feeling to it which is something that I really like when it comes to sunscreen. I remember when I had allergic reactions, I used this sunscreen and I do like how it soothes the skin instead of irritating it even more as I do find some sunscreens that are currently opened in my stash do that which is kind of surprising to me having been using them for awhile before.

Overall, I give this 4/5. It’s a nice chemical sunscreen but I’ve found a mineral sunscreen that I won’t be needing to have waiting time before going out of the house although with similar finish but higher SPF and broader spectrum. This sunscreen is still available in Innisfree Malaysia for RM35; kind of affordable compared to its sisters but I don’t think I’ll be repurchasing this as I still have other sunscreen to be used up.

I guess that’s all of it! I hope this simple review helps and I’ll be seeing you guys on my next post! Annyeong~

Skincare Routine | Eye Care

Both the above full-sized products are from my Round 11.0 of skincare and for the past few weeks, I've been applying my eye cream and eye serum regularly and I am glad to see the result it brings. It's still a long way for major improvement but I hope I can work through to see the bottom of the jar and bottle. But I’m still not getting used to the eye serum texture and still adjusting the amount and whenever I have excess I’ll just apply on my smile lines.

I've got the deluxe sample of this sleeping mask specifically for eye area; LANEIGE Eye Sleeping Mask as GWP few months ago and brought this to my weekend getaway last week. I do love how it soothes my eye area and am considering to get the full size very soon.


I guess that's all for now and I'll be seeing you guys on my next post. Anneyeong~

Skincare Routine | Emulsions and Lotions

As I've mentioned many times before, I have always prefer light moisturisers such as emulsions during the day while slightly heavy lotions for my night routine however I'm going to admit that I've been loving moisture creams these days and sometimes I even using them both for my day and night routines especially on super sensitive skin days. I tell you, my skin barrier is a little bit crazy for the past month due to allergic reaction caused by food poisoning. Still, let's talk about current opened emulsions and lotions in my stash.

I've already talked about THE FACE SHOP White Seed Brightening Lotion and Innisfree Jeju Sparkling Mineral Lotion in the last Round 11.0 of my skincare and the same goes to that THE FACE SHOP The Therapy Hydrating Formula Emulsion but I just want to say that I'm so happy to finally got the full-sized version as I'm out of my deluxe samples months ago. I love using it for my anti-ageing-themed night routine and sometimes it serves as a sealant to everything I've applied prior to it.

As for that COSRX Natural BHA Skin Returning Emulsion, it's actually a lightweight hydrating emulsion suits for day routine and it contains BHA that helps with refining skin texture. i do find this is actually quite nice and soothing but not for these times when my skin is sensitive. I will get back to this once my skin condition return to its original state; better, healthier skin barrier.

So that's all for now! I'll be seeing you guys on my next post! Annyeong~

Skincare Routine | Serums and Ampoules

If essence is being the star product in its skincare line or even on its own, I'd say the same goes to serums and ampoules. Why? Because the difference between essence and serum is mainly in their texture whereas essence is lighter than serum and as for the difference between essence and ampoule is mainly in their targeted area whereas essence are usually should be used on the whole facial area while ampoules are usually meant for specific area like smile lines, dark spots i.e. hyperpigmentations. Although ampoules can sometimes be in light consistency but mostly in serum-like consistency. But the bottomline is, all three products are working the hardest among their sisters products hence usually the most expensive compared.

As I've been using THE FACE SHOP The Therapy Water-Drop Anti-Aging Moisturising Serum for several times, I've noticed how nice and plumped my skin has become in the morning as I only have been incorporating this serum in night routine. What I like the most is its light texture. I'm going to use awhile more before coming up with proper review.

As for the Innisfree Whitening Pore Synergy Serum, I've only been using a quarter of this brightening serum with pore care effect however I do find it drying out my skin so I don't think I'll be continuing on using it as I don't find it ideal to pile on heavy moisturiser during the day.  Why not using it at night, you'd say? Because I prefer moisturising serum and ampoule for my night routine. I'd probably be giving this away soon.

I'm on the third bottle for that LANEIGE White Plus Renew Spot Ampoule (this is the 4th bottle left being displayed here) and this one too is a little bit drying but this actually gives excellent result as my acne marks fade rather quickly. So it's imperative for me to use thick cream around the applied area. Honestly, I'm so done using these kinds of serums and ampoules as I do want to venture into using gentle acids for my skin; AHA, BHA, and PHA, not forgetting retinols! Let's talk about this further in another post!

I've received that LEAGUERTOX V-Shot Silhouette Lifting Ampoule previously in Althea Box back in February. It's kind of thick and heavy; takes time to being absorbed well into skin although I've only applied this on wrinkle-prone area like smile lines around my mouth area and crow feet but I haven't developed them yet. I actually don't know if I should continue on using but so far it's nice so I guess, yes?

So that's all about this on this post on my current opened serums and ampoules. Let me know if you have suggestions on this category by leaving comments down below and I'll be seeing you guys real soon on my next post! Annyeong~

Skincare Routine | Essences

Essence or serum to me is like a star product where it's the most important in any skincare line I ever encountered and how the cleanser, toner, emulsion, and moisturiser being designed heavily depends  on how the essence or serum works. Although, I haven't been getting the most out of the opened essences in my stash as I have been indulging a lot in using sheet masks both for my morning and night routine.

First would be that LANEIGE Time Freeze Essence. This is the first anti-aging essence I ever had in my whole stash and I have to admit that I haven't been using this so diligently but I'm planning to from now on. I've got a tip that we can still apply essences prior sheet mask application but it's preferable to use functional essence or serum with a hydrating sheet mask for a synergy effect. So, I guess I'll be trying this later and let you guys know how it went.

Of course, as both LANEIGE's and that Innisfree Jeju Sparkling Mineral Essence are from previous round of skincare, I'd still be alternating between the two. Although I still not really into this. Maybe I should give it away or apply on my body? :D

One of the most recent addition to my beauty stash is that Primary Soymilk Renew Essence. It's supposedly hydrates the skin and it's light in texture so I'll be using it in my morning routine. But seriously, what do you think of the packaging? It's made of glass by the way.

The above are some deluxe samples of essences from Innisfree, LANEIGE and Real Barriers that I used throughout the time when my skin was really sensitive due to having allergic reaction; hydrating and soothing essences. I probably getting one of these in full-sized version later. Especially that Real Barrier Essence Mist! So convenient to use after washing my face (on sensitive skin days) so I won't be feeling dry after stepping out of the washroom and into my bedroom literally 4 feet away.

I guess that's all of it! Let me know your favourite essence in your routine by leaving comments down below. Until next post! Annyeong~

Skincare Routine | Toners

I'd understand if you want to skip your cleanser in the morning, given that you deep cleansed your skin the night before and applied the rest of your skincare so it might not be necessary to wash your face but I don't think it should be the same when it comes to toners. I'm sure our skin needs clean condition to let all the essence, serum and of course, day moisturiser to be absorbed properly so let's talk about these current opened toners in my stash.

As I usually prefer brightening skincare in the morning, I’m currently using THE FACE SHOP White Seed Brightening Toner for it. This does brightens up my overall skin tone although slightly but it honestly, the whole line doesn’t provide ample hydration for my skin so I usually amped up the hydration by adding sheet mask in between the toner and the lotion.

I’ve been using ALTHEA Bare Essentials Primer Water; serum-like toner for the past 2 months and as you can tell, despite having numbers of toners, I do use this a lot especially for my morning routine. This helps prepping my skin before makeup as it hydrates and smoothening my skin at the same time. I’m loving this and there’s a high chance for me to repurchase this.

Innisfree Jeju Sparkling Mineral Skin is a lightweight toner that I’m alternating with the Primer Water or for 7-Skin Method where I put on at least 3 layers of this toner and continue with heavier toners. This merely for moisturising purposes for me though it claims it can help with brightening but I've been juggling my skincare products so I can't really tell whether it works for that or not. 

As I always use either exfoliating toner, skincare booster, first essence or first serum with cotton pads, I love using THE FACE SHOP The Therapy Hydrating Tonic Treatment without cotton pads and apply merely using my fingers. This hydrates so well and making skin feeling smooth and supple. I’m in love with this skincare line overall as I've been using this as anti-aging care for my night routine for the previous months.

I just want to include the recently purchased Nacific Fresh Herb Origin Cotton Toner in Calendula (unopened) and bunch of deluxe toners that I used during the time I had food poisoning; soothing toners for sensitive skin. As for that B.Liv Got Oil Relief, I bought two of them; having one on my vanity and another on my office table. It does hydrates my skin and as it comes in spray bottle, this rather works as my facial mist as rehydrate my skin midday.

I guess that's all from me! Let me know your favourite toners; be it hydrating, moisturising, brightening even for sensitive skin in the comment section down below. I'll see you guys on my next post! Annyeong~

Skincare Routine | Exfoliating Toner, First Serums and Skincare Booster

If you're a beginner in using Korean skincare products, you would probably noticed there are certain products that you're supposed to use in between your cleansing products and your regular (hydrating, brightening, or moisturising) toners and these are called either exfoliating toner, skincare boosters (usually filled with sorts of vitamins) and the most familiar I'd think, first essences (lightweight) or serums (slightly heavy) that exist within the same skincare lines or you can get it on its own. 

First is Son&Park Beauty Water. I’m on my 3rd bottle (already repurchased my 4th bottle recently) of this exfoliating toner and I just can’t get onto another similar product yet. I've mentioned this previously that I always use this before any sheet mask session as it smooths out dead skin cells and make way for the essence or serums even ampoules to be well absorbed into skin better as I've compared to few times I didn't use it. I freaking love this toner and I've crowned this with   HG status since 2016.

Secondly, a skincare booster that's filled with Vitamin C; Holika Holika 3 Seconds Starter Vita Complex. At this point, I’ve just opened this recently for its brightening purposes and I'm loving its light texture. Will use more before giving my thoughts on it.

Thirdly, these two first serums that I lovingly use for my morning and night routines separately. If you saw my Instagram Stories around last month, you’d noticed that I actually finished my first bottle of THE FACE SHOP The Therapy First Serum and opened the Holiday Limited Edition of it but then I'm not fond of the plastic feel for the packaging hence I refilled that bottle fully at 130ml and filled the 50ml balance into my mum’s bottle. Indeed, we both are loving this first serum so much!

As for that Innisfree The Green Tea Seed Serum, there’s like little amount of the serum left in the bottle (took this pic last month) and I’m planning to get a backup for this hydrating first serum on my next trip to KL end of this month. That's how you know how I really love using certain products in my skincare stash. I know I've said previously I should stopped buying backups but I assured you that it only applies to facial cleansers at this point. 

I guess that's all from me! Let me know if you're using any of these in your current skincare routine by leaving comments down below. I'll see you guys on my next post! Annyeong~

Makeup Stash | Brows

The final post for my Makeup Stash series is on these brow products that I've discovered, loved and obsessed with. In my collection, I've got some brow pencils, kits, cushion type and my latest love, brow mousse.

Essence Eyebrow Designer is a brow pencil that I bought because I thought I need a brown colour for my brows but boy was I wrong. It's affordable product but this doesn’t last long on my brows although the colour payoff is quite good. Still, I'd love to try if there's a grey-brown version.

Maybelline Fashion Brow Duo Shaper in Grey and Brown that I use to shape my brows as the small lead is just perfect for drawing short lines. There's a powder version at the other end of the pencil to give a nice wash of colour by using the dome-shaped sponge. I' love using Fashion Brow kit to fill in and set the 'tail' of my brows as these are much intense compared to Duo Shaper; to create some sort of gradation effect. The Fashion Brow Cream Pencil is a great for drawing the lines for sparse area but I still prefer the Duo Shaper.

LANEIGE Eyebrow Cushion-cara Two-Tone No. 2 is the first non-foundation cushion product I ever tried and I was obsessed with it! It's easy to draw short lines and the colours are pretty for gradation effect that I've been working on. This comes with a small duo brush so it's perfect for travel! I've been using one for about a year now and I need to get a refill pretty soon!

Innisfree Eco Eyebrow Kit is something I would use during travel too especially when I need to touch up frequently; I have little hair towards the tail so it's important to set my brows with powder. 

THE FACE SHOP Designing Eyebrow Pencil in Gray Brown is definitely my favourite brow pencil - I've been repurchasing for several times as I love the grey-brown shade for this and it's easy to draw and shape my brows with it.

Last but not least, Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Brow Mousse in Medium Brown is my most favourite brow product so far however I still need to set it properly. It comes with its own brush and spoolie which is nice but I still prefer to use my ZOEVA 317 Wing Brush to draw the shape of my brows then blend with the spoolie. 

Are you obsessed with brow products like me? Let me know your favourites!

Until next post, annyeong~

Makeup Stash | Eyeshadow Palettes

Not gonna lie, ever since I bought my first eyeshadow palette ever; no surprise as it's from Urban Decay, I got hooked and collected all the these palettes within the past 3 years. I've actually thrown out some single shadows as they're already oxidized and the colour did changed. I guess at this point, no more palette for me. Okay, that's crazy as one palette's on its way right now but yeah. I'll update on that later.

I recently gotten the Tarte Tartelette Eyeshadow palette as it's on sale on SEPHORA Malaysia. I bet you guys already know this palette; it's a classic, with natural hues and perfect for everyday office look. I haven't been using this a lot to put down my thoughts on this but so far so good!

As shown above, I've got Urban Decay Naked 2, Urban Decay Naked 3 and Urban Decay Naked Smoky; in the reverse order as my very first palette is indeed Smoky palette and still my favourite to this day. As for Naked 3, I love using this palette for those days I'm feeling romantic and wanting to go for soft and feminine looks while Naked 2 is another palette I'm using for daily office looks as well. Overall, I just love the buttery formulation and with good primer, the pigmentations on these babies intensify. 

For ZOEVA, I've got the Naturally Yours, Cocoa Blend, Caramel Melange, and Rose Golden a.k.a Princess Palette. To me, all these palettes are all-rounded; from its price points, to the formulation, colour selections, pigmentations, long-lastingness (with a good eye primer, of course!) and the packaging design.

I've recently found new love on this brand that I've recently discovered (of course, I'm always behind when it comes to makeup!) and I went crazy with buying 3 palettes at the same time. My first palette is ColourPop x Karrueche Fem Rosa SHE Shadow Palette and I literally butchered this palette the day I got my hands on it. The colours are pretty and I love every single shade in it. Then, when I saw my fave YouTube released her own palette I just had to get it as well and that's ColourPop x Kathleen Lights Dream St. Shadow Palette. I have to say that the blue colour in this palette is super pretty with the rest of the colours complement each other and perfect for daily eye makeup looks. One of my partner-in-crime (when it comes to makeup, duh!) gotten herself the ColourPop You Had Me at Hello Shadow Palette and I decided to also get one for myself. I love this palette a little bit extra because this one has a mirror in it. 

Last but not least, these single shadows from THE FACE SHOP and Innisfree Korea (these aren’t available in Malaysian stores), Maybelline cream shadow which is perfect as base with ColourPop Super Shock in Coconut is an absolute favourite colour of mine. Sorry if the the pictures too bright for your eyes, my camera is still at the repair shop and these are taken using iPhone camera..

So, did you spot your personal favourite? Let me know your favourite eyeshadow palette by leaving comments down below.

Until next post, annyeong~

Skincare Diary | Night Routine

For the past few weeks, I've been loving the combination of these two; ARITAUM Apricot Seed Deep Cleansing Oil and COSRX Salicylic Acid Exfoliating Cleanser as they cleanses deeply and I don't see any residue left even if I were to wear foundation or cushion foundation for the day. The cleansing oil goes on lightly and melted my makeup nicely and that cleanser actually helps with getting rid of accumulated dead cells which is great as I'm dreading the days for me to use physical scrub.

My skin is feeling dry and looks dull thanks to my hectic schedule so I added a brightening sheet mask which is that Dr.G Whitening Vita Mask to my moisturising night skincare products; Innisfree Jeju Sparkling Mineral Skin and Lotion then seal everything with that Brillar Camu Camu Moisture Cream.  I've been loving this moisture cream so much lately and hoping to get another tub however I don't think Althea will be restocking this so I think I'm going to grab something from Kurator.my as I saw a moisture cream from the brand Primary which is so nice-looking. I'll keep you guys posted on that.

I guess that's all for today's skincare diary and I'll be seeing you guys on my next post. Annyeong~

Makeup Stash | Face Powders

Of course, the first thing I learned about makeup are face powders. I used to wear compact powders back in school and university days but ever since I'm into K-Beauty skincare and makeup, I was introduced to translucent powders that goes on all types of skin; they’re universal i.e. fit literally any skin tone if they’re fine enough.

While some are my absolute HG (asterisked) and repurchased more times than I can remember, some are just not powerful enough for my oily T-zone. Still, they’re worth the try.

• LANEIGE Brush Pact in No. 1 Natural Finish.
• LANEIGE Brush Pact in No. 2 Pore Blur.
• Innisfree No Sebum Mineral Powder.*
• Innisfree No Sebum Blur Powder.*
• Innisfree No Sebum Blur Pact.
• Etude House Zero Sebum Drying Powder.
• Son&Park Flawless Pore Pact.
• EGLIPS Pore Blind Powder.
• Althea Petal Velvet Powder.*

Whether it's compact or loose powders, I always opted for powder brush for application and touch-ups as I don't really like the puffs that come with most powders and none of the powders that I own is a two-way powder (wet application for foundation-like finish) so the puffs are usually there in order to avoid the powder spilling out of the case.

I’ve won my first Althea Petal Velvet Powder from @pinkmidorilove giveaway and bought myself another as it’s almost finish. I’m hooked with it and probably gonna give the recently launched Warm Beige a try.

I guess that's all from me. Until next post, annyeong~

Makeup Stash | Foundations

When it comes to makeup base, I love using cushion foundations instead of traditional way of using foundation as cushion foundations are much easier to apply and I love the finishing as well as the fact that cushion foundations comes with SPF50+. Especially these days when my favourite brand for cushion foundations; LANEIGE have expanded the range shades and I've finally found the exact shade for my skin tone. For reference, I'm currently MAC NC40. 

Back in 2014, I got my first cushion foundation from LANEIGE; Snow BB Soothing Cushion SPF50+ PA+++ in No. 23, the deepest shade at the time and boy, it was way lighter than my skin tone at the time. I had to set it with MAC NC42 (also my shade at the time) face powder to tone down the whiteness but I've come to terms that it's definitely not for me. In 2015, I've discovered cushion foundation in No. 31  from Innisfree but it was too yellow for me (this is the moment when I discovered that I have neutral undertone) and then I've gotten myself LANEIGE BB Cushion (Whitening) in No. 31 Brown Beige. This one is only slightly brighter than my skin tone at the time but it's too dewy to my liking hence I got myself the BB Cushion (Pore Control) in the same shade No. 31 Brown Beige and I loved it to the point that I actually used up both of the refills. Located at second row from bottom. 

In 2017, LANEIGE came out with renewed cushion foundations, adding Anti-Aging version and they even changed the look of the cushion itself. Of course, they've made their base correctors into the form of cushion as well although I didn't get one myself as using primer-foundation-setting powder is already a stretch so I only got the BB Cushion Whitening and Pore Control both in No. 33 Cinnamon. The reason why I went one shade deeper because at this point, LANEIGE has expanded the shade range once again and added more shades hence more choices for me. This shade was exactly my skin tone. Located at third row from the bottom.

In between the release of new cushion foundations, LANEIGE has released a matte cushion; Powder Fit Cushion that doesn't come with refill. This is perfect on those days I'm feeling extra oily on my T-zone so I'll apply this cushion on that area only with other BB Cushion for the rest of the area. The most recent launch is that beautiful, Layering Cover Cushion that supposedly give not only coverage but a rosy look as well. I haven't gotten around of using this yet as I have many cushions are already opened at this point so let's just wait till July or August. Located at top row.

I also got that three cushion foundations from THE FACE SHOP but the brand has discontinued the third shade for cushion and I've only been keeping those for the sake of the cases only. Just look at the KAKAO FRIENDS Ryan and Apeach!! Until they're bringing in more shades to Malaysia, I'm not gonna get any cushion foundations from them.

The ones in Innisfree cases are merely sunscreens in cushion forms and at this point of using it, I do find it's way easier to blend the sunscreen and it's important to be careful while applying using the air puffs as you might pressed the cushion deeply which can resulted in excess product being picked up and can cause your face turning white as ghost. What's even worse, the sunscreen took longer to blends into your skin tone.

Now, I'm going to talk a little bit about the most recent makeup purchase that I've made from SEPHORA, Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation in the shade 290 Neutral Olive.

I've tried this at the store, with the primer sister and setting powder brother and I absolutely loving it. I got the perfect shade for my skin tone after trying 8 shades (yes, I thought I'm waaaayy darker than I look) and I just love the undertone for this foundation. I've only been using this less than 5 times (no occasions to attend at this time of the year really) so I'm going to do full review once I have enough experience of actually using it at least 8 hour-a-day. 

So I guess that's all from me, I'll see you guys on my next post. Annyeong~

Skincare Diary | Morning Routine

For the upcoming week's morning routine, I'd be indulging myself in these products and I'm still using the Innisfree Whitening Pore Facial Cleanser (this is like the last time I'm gonna use it as I already cut out the top of the tube), Skin and Cream from last month. These are good for normal to oily skin people like me who wants brightening and pore reducing effect at the same time although I have to say that this whole skincare line does performs rather averagely to me at this point of using them.

I've just opened my second and last bottle of that second upgrade of LANEIGE Clear C Advanced Effector and I'm going to say outright that this product is my Holy Grail product. I've already purchased the latest version of this product and I just can't wait to see the difference. This helps in maintaining smooth texture of my skin and allows the rest of my skincare absorbed better or faster.

As this skincare line doesn't offer much hydration to my skin, I usually add a simple sheet mask to my routine so for today's that would be that My Beauty Diary Black Pore Brightening Black Mask. I'm loving this range of sheet mask from the brand and literally hoarded boxes of it.

I've started using that Biore UV Perfect Protect Milk (Moisture) sunscreen around February and I'm quite liking the smooth and matte finish. It doesn't really have white cast whatsoever and is great under makeup.

I guess that's all for today's skincare diary. I'll see you guys on my next post. Annyeong~

Beauty Empties | March

Finally, a proper Empties post! As you guys know, I do Empties post every quarter of the year so this is the first one for 2018. This time around, I've emptied some skincare and body products so let's get into it!

For cleansers, I'm finally done with that balm cleanser from Banila Co. I've already opened another on its stead and already loving it so I won't be repurchasing the new upgrade anytime soon. Yet another bottle of THE FACE SHOP Rice Water Bright Cleansing Water finished before I decided to review it. Not to worry, I've already repurchased it along with its Mild sister. LANEIGE Perfect Pore Cleansing Oil is a great cleansing oil as it works well with removing my makeup and sunscreen however I don't find myself reaching for it quite often as the texture is quite thick and not to my liking. Still, I've finished it and I'd probably won't be repurchasing it anytime soon. As for the Innisfree White Pore Facial Cleanser, now that I finally finished its cleanser I've decided to stop using whatever that's left to the toner and cream as I no longer want to 'control' my sebum and I'm focusing on my hydration and moisture level in my skin instead. 

I've also finished my first bottle of LANEIGE Clear C Advanced Effector and already opened a new bottle for it. Like its predecessor, it's great at maintaining my skin texture while boosting the rest of my skincare products effects as it's filled with berries extracts and the difference between the two are their texture; the old one is thick and serum-like while the new version is light and toner-like which is absolutely welcomed to my skincare stash.

Another set of essence and cream that I've finished from LANEIGE White Plus Renew skincare. I still have another bottle and tub for these two respectively so I'll be done with them by then. I've also used some of the Capsule Sleeping Pack also from the same line and I still do like it as I only need to cleanse, tone and use the sleeping mask on lazy nights. 

As for that TonyMoly Panda's Dream White Sleeping Pack, it's a nice, brightening sleeping mask but I don't get suffice hydration from it so I won't be repurchasing this. By the way, I just found out that we have official TonyMoly online store here in Malaysia. Have you been to the site?

The a;t Fox Gyoolpy Tea Fresh Water which is a facial mist that infused with Vitamin C, Gyoolpi or dried Tangerine peel extracts is kinda nice too! I've got this from Althea Box No. 13 Vitamin Box last year and I've used this facial mist up around April I think. I have lots other facial mist to go through so I won't be repurchasing this anytime soon.

Lastly, some body care products that I’ve finished are these two hand creams; Nivea Smooth Nourishing Hand Cream and Innisfree Perfumed Hand Cream in Warm Wood (Christmas 2016 Limited). One was very much nourishing as it contains Macadamia Nut Oil so I used it on very dry skin days while the other one was for when I merely want to skip my perfume and applied heavily scented hand cream especially after lunch time. That Perfumed Body Mist in Cherry Blossom from THE FACE SHOP was a staple on my office table and it literally lasted like a month as I kept spritzing myself with it ever since I got it.

I guess that’s all of it! Some of these skincare products were part of my Round 11.0 skincare and though I didn’t finished much, I’d still consider that much as some sort of accomplishment compared to back then when I’d usually just tossed out stuffs that I didn’t finish.

Until next post! Annyeong~