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Review: Origins A Perfect World SPF 25 Age-defense moisturizer with White Tea

September 19, 2013/ by zuuchini/ in beauty, makeup skincare review/ 2 Comments

I’ve used Origins A Perfect World SPF 25 Age-defense moisturizer with White Tea (Omg, why such a long name) for this summer. My fondness for this moisturizer grew day by day!

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Pro:
– SPF 25: Perfect for summer when you are not staying outside more than an hour.
– Kept my skin moisturized all day long (I tend to have dry skin)
– Tea fragrance (may be a downside for some)
– A little goes a long way

 

Con:
– Feels greasy on the touch but will eventually set nicely on the skin
– Broke me out when I don’t cleanse well enough. When I used the right product to cleanse, no breakout!

Overall thought:
Nice to have it, but isn’t a must have. If you have a good moisturizer already, no need to purchase this one.

 

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Lancome’s Hynose Drama in excessive black

February 21, 2013/ by zuuchini/ in beauty, makeup skincare review/ Comments Off on Lancome’s Hynose Drama in excessive black

I received a sample size of Lancome’s Hynose Drama in excessive black from my mother’s friend. It lasted me a good 1.5 month.

You know how I feel about high end mascara…overpriced. But then, I do admit most of them are very good. But then, we got drugstore mascaras where they do well too!

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So how is Hynose Drama? VERY GOOD! The name fits the product very well. It gave me very voluminous darkest black eyelashes ever! But it can get spiderleg-like very easily – it doesn’t give very defined eyelashes.

Albeit I really adore Hynose Drama, I really hate its smell. It’s heavily scent that makes me think the product has gone bad. The scent gets worse as time goes.

I guess this little compromise does not drag down the overall performance of the mascara.

Will I purchase a full size? Ummm…because I just hesitated, then I will say no. As the time being, my budget does not permit lavish spendings in make-up.  Maybe later!

But I highly suggest for those that are in the lookout for an effective mascara. This is one can definitely give WOW lashes!

 

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Review: Discovered Shiseido’s amazing cream!

January 24, 2013/ by zuuchini/ in beauty, makeup skincare review/ Comments Off on Review: Discovered Shiseido’s amazing cream!

With our extreme cold weather here, it’s no surprise that we have dry skin! I’m especially prone to dry skin and in my previous skin care review, I’ve talked about my acne prone skin when my skin is dry! Therefore, to prevent acne, I need a great moisturiser!

Good news! I have discovered an incredible gooooood moisturiser! Actually, this cream is no stranger to many. It has great ratings over makeup alley! Which one I am talking about?

SHISEIDO BIO-PERFORMANCE ADVANCED SUPER REVITALIZING CREAM

Omg…products these days…with their unreasonably long names.

This cream is truly wonderful! No more blotchy skin – I used to wear tinted moisturiser to cover my leftover acne spots, but with my dry skin, my skin would soon appear flaky. Not a good sight! But with shiseido’s Bio-performance advanced super revitalizing cream, it’s not a problem!

To be honest, combining with Shu Uemura’s serum (click here to see review) and this Shiseido cream, I have almost to 0 acne problem – except those random hormonal fluctuations…. And if i do, it’s those little zits easy to get rid of! It’s not like the past where the acne would never go away, deep in the layer of the skin, because of the excess sebum secretion due to dry skin and trapping under the dry skin.

Ah, how I am sooo grateful to have found these 2 amazing products!

Although the pricetag is hefty, I can overlook it as it works wonders to me!

Picture taken after 2 months of usage

I usually put it on in the morning. I use about a pea size amount. If i feel incredible generous that day or that I feel my skin is crying for help, I would use a pearl size amount. Some people might not like this cream as it is very heavy. It is not light at all. It will leave a sticky feeling for quite some time. But I think that is how they help my skin keeps its hydration. The aqua gel type moisturiser dries out waaaay too quickly so it doesn’t help my skin at all. Therefore, make sure your skin is really dry type if not, i don’t think the results would turn out as impressive as mine.

Test it out at the counter!

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Shu Uemura Tsuya skin review and journey to healthy and glowy skin

January 14, 2013/ by zuuchini/ in beauty, makeup skincare review/ Comments Off on Shu Uemura Tsuya skin review and journey to healthy and glowy skin

I have used Shu Uemura Tsuya skin Youthful radiance generator for a good 2 months and a half now and am loving it.

It’s a serum that claims to have many benefits. Let’s forget what it promises. Instead, let’s focus what it did to my skin.
For those who didn’t know, I’d been struggling with really bad skin back at the end of 2010. And I would like to officially say that it had all been cleared out at the end of 2012!
I would try so many products. But they were all a failure; what’s worse, some would actually aggravate my acne problems. They were acne that would not really surface, that just stays within your skin, that would never really mature. My forehead was getting oilier and oiler too! 
I was desperate and frustrated.
Well I decided to go back to my basics, what I have always known my skin to be. Dry.
So I stopped all exfoliating and cleansing agent (read way too many reviews that say how it helped clearer and healthier skin – well i think, those things are really not for me. and i was too greedy wanting more glowy skin. when in the first place, I had it already.). I only used Shu Uemura cleansing oil to remove my makeup. I avoid any kind of product that will strip the moisture away from my face.
Little by little, I see improvements – but not enough.
So I was determined that my skin is thirsty, it’s suffering of dryness. To fight the dryness, it produces too much sebum. And the sebum gets trapped inside my dry skin, so that’s why it’s never able to get out! Resulting, lots of bumps on my skin!
So after hearing the new Shu Uemura new launch skin care product: Tsuya skin, I had high hopes that this serum can balance out my skin again.
Well…It did!
The first 2 weeks, my skin calmed down. I noticed my skin was getting less and less oily. After 2 weeks, I barely see any bumps at all. But of course, this is with the help of a good moisturiser as well.
But i really think Tsuya skin really helped initiating the balance. It somehow was able to retain enough moisturiser on my face throughout the day. 
It’s been almost 3 months now, and I am still using it almost every day. The days when I don’t use it, I feel like my skin is having troubles again. Without it, I feel my skin would absorb the moisturiser but at the same time, half of the moisturiser is evaporated into the air. 
I highly recommend this serum for those like me, have dry skin, and is looking for a serum that actually does help the moisturiser longevity and balance the skin condition.

It also claims that it evens out discoloration. I don’t think it does that…did not see any improvements on past acne spots.

Although it’s a bit pricey, but so far, it’s the serum that has been the most effective! Why spend on something that doesn’t work at all?

I still think i can use this product for another month or 2. And I would definitely go back to Holt Renfrew to purchase another bottle! 🙂

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Review: Maybelline Volum’ Express The Mega Plush Mascara

December 10, 2012/ by zuuchini/ in beauty, makeup skincare review/ 4 Comments

I got sucked into buying another Maybelline mascara! Which one? The mousse one : The Mega Plush.

Once again, Maybelline did not deliver again. I should really give up trying volum’express line. Their brush is really not for my lashes – it’s too big, and can’t get really work into my lashes.

And, for some reason, this mascara line dries up so much – my tube was drying up after one month of usage! And then, the flaking starts! urgh…I wish I could understand how come other people love this mascara so much!

But that’s it for me!! No more Volum’Express!!

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