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Hong Kong Haul pt 5 (Last Edition): SKINFOOD, ColourMix, Bonjour, Mannings & Watsons
So we have finally come to an end of my extremely long haul ~ I decided to combine this haul with various different items from other brands that I have bought here and there at different shops which were Skinfood, Colourmix, Bonjour, Mannings and Watsons, but I didn't get enough to make one dedicated blogpost on each store so I thought I would combine them together ~

 check out my other haul posts as well ^^, Etude House, Laneige, TonyMoly, SaSa

SKINFOOD Black Sugar Deep Cleansing Cream
~ $185

SKINFOOD Peach Sake Silky Finish Powder
~ $165
I wasn't actually going to buy this but the girl working there kind of pushed me into purchasing this and I knew I couldn't get out if I didn't -.-

DewyTree Deep Detox Black Mask  (x 4)
~ $119.60
I used one already hence why I only have 3 in this image

Faith In Face Pore Tightening Miss Invisible Pore Hydrogel Mask
~ $69.90
I heard a lot of things about these masks from South Korean Bloggers

DewyTree Snail Vitalising Mask Sheet ( x 10)
~ $118 I think :/
I actually lost the receipt for this so I am not sure, it's either $118 or $180 for 10, I gave one for my mum to try out because she wanted to try 'snail' products haha XD these were also on promotion in Mannings when I went to buy them ~ they were having a buy 1 get 1 free (1+1) sale ^^

Dream Skin Element 100 Snail Serum Premium
~ I can't remember the price as I lost the receipt
This was from Mannings and doesn't the packaging remind you of another brand? it reminded me of it's skin so I quickly took out my phone and used wi-fi to search about this 'Dream Skin' brand and found out this is the same brand as 'it's skin' just renamed differently? I believe only in South Korea it's called 'it's skin' whilst elsewhere in Asia it's called 'dream skin', correct me if I am wrong...

Cure Natural Aqua Gel
~ $280
I, of course had to try this, this has been talked about SOOOOO much!
Lioele Auto Eyebrow Pencil
~ I lost my receipt but this wasn't too expensive I believe

The Face Shop Aura Color Control (CC) Cream SPF30/PA++
~ $200 I think?
I also lost the receipt to this

Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Oil
~ I can't remember the price
I wasn't actually going to buy this but I bought this at the airport because I needed a make-up remover and yes I do like to wash my face on the airplane haha XD I know most people would chose to use cleansing waters, but personally I am not a huge fan of them



That's it for the final haul post ^^ ~ I know it's a lot or too much products but I am a mask junkie and skin care junkie ~ a lot of the items are back ups of my current ones and others are new for me to try out ~ I will use every last drop of all these items even if I don't like them, just like how I am with my current ones now so don't worry I won't waste anything ~

Also on a side note there may be a few items missing ~ because I honestly can't remember where some of the things have gone XD if I ever find them and try them out I will review them as well ~

Take Care ~ ♥

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Thursday, 29 August 2013, 10:08 | 2 lovely comments
Review: TheFaceShop Face It Oil Cut Pore Balm ~
As I previous stated in my last post I will be doing a review on The Face Shop Face It Oil Cut Pore Balm and this review sort of links with my previous one on 'The Face Shop Face It Velvet Primer' so if you haven't seen my review for that, then you can always check it out but for those of you who have no interest in that what-so-ever then I guess I will just give you a brief explanation as to why these two are linked together ~

In my other review I had stated that that primer didn't really do anything for my pores, I have quite large pores which are more visible in person than on camera and somehow whenever I apply on make-up my pores seems to seem more noticeable than without any make-up on. Well, you know no body really likes having big pores so I wanted another product to help fill them in before my foundation.

"Oil Control Balm perfectly filling visible pores and fine lines for porcelain-like smooth skin"

Honestly speaking, when I first bought this I didn't think it was going to work and the idea of putting this waxy balm wasn't exactly a pleasant as well since my initial thought was; Waxy-textured-balm-applied-on-face = oily and greasy looking skin.
However, one day I just decided to try it out and I have to say I fell in love with it! Not only did it not make my skin oily, it didn't feel heavy on the skin at all and in fact I think it kind of helps with sebum/oil control as well ^^



 
The information of this product is in both Hangul and English ^^ ~ 


"This magic balm prevents sheen caused by excessive sebum and keeps the skin soft all day long. It improves adherence to the skin of products used in subsequent stages for a velvet-like smooth finish.
*Oil-Cut Complex: A patented phyto-complex containing mung bean extract, birch extract and curly dock extract to prevent skin problems by controlling sebum production [Patient No. 10-071438]"

DIRECTIONS: After completing skin care and before beginning make-up, use a puff included in the package to apply lightly to areas that have troubled pores or appear excessively shiny. 

CAUTION: For external use only. Keep out of reach of children. Discontinue use if signs of irritation or rash appear. Do not use on broken or abraded skin. 

   - The Face Shop


 
The wax in the product is actually a lighter shade than this but the camera isn't doing it justice >.< ~
It's more of a pale creamy yellow shade 


 Hmm.. I have a feeling this is actually a dupe on the Benefit Dr. Feelgood primer/balm but I am not 100% sure on that as I have never tried that product before, but judging from the packaging and the product it does look very similar ~ maybe one day when I try that I will do a comparison review ~




The packaging (both box and actual product packaging) leaves finger print marks on it easily >.<" ~

The colour of the packaging is super pretty, it's a metallic blue colour! ~ but the actual packaging of the product feels very cheap and very... what's the word to describe it... unsturdy? basically it feels like it could break if you bend it too much. But then again we are paying ￦8,800 for this product so we can't expect some luxurious packaging but I do think it could have been made slightly better ~





The product also comes with a sponge applicator (I apologize mine is quite dirty) and they basically suggest you use this sponge applicator to apply on this product. I do admit using the sponge does make life a lot easy as with a brush you might not get the best results and it would be quite hard to get the product out with your hands, though I have never tried so feel free too if you wish ~
However, as you can all probably guess putting a sponge in the product back and forth will contaminate it and spread bacteria which means you are putting bacteria onto your face and can cause acne, which I am sure nobody wants so you will have to make sure to clean that sponge thoroughly and regularly to prevent bacteria and dirt from building up in that sponge.

The smell is also one of the main factors of this product ~ it has an awfully strong herbal scent to it. It kind of reminds me of oriental chinese herbal medicine type of scent. And because the scent is quite overpowering it might put you off from using the product, but if you can overcome that scent I would highly recommend anyone to try this product out, apart from those with dry skin, this product may accentuate those dry areas, but The Face Shop has a product which is exactly like this but is made for dry skin called 'The Face Shop Face it Moisture Pore Balm' with the pink packaging instead of the blue.



 
Because of the metallic box, the writing on it can be quite hard to read and especially hard to take a image >.< ~


INGREDIENTS:
DIMETHICONE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGYLCERIDE, SILICA, ALUMINUM STARCH, OCTENYLSUCCINATE, MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO) SEED BUTTER, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, LAUROYL LYSINE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), POLYETHYLENE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES, GLYCERYL BEHENATE, GLYCERYL DIBEHENATE, TRIBEHENIN, HYDROXYAPATITE, BETULA PLATYPHYLLA JAPONICA BARK EXTRACT, BHT, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, PHASELOUS RADIATUS EXTRACT, RUMEX CRISPUS ROOT EXTRACT, WATER, BETA-CAROTENE, DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) ROOT EXTRACT, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, METHYLPARABEN, FRAGRANCE, CITRAL, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL, LIMONENE, LINALOOL

Fragrance: 1/5
Texture/Finish: 4/5
Sebum Control: 3.8/5
Lasting Power: 2.5/5
Pore Covering: 5/5


Overall:
Now this is where the actual link between the two primers come in. Although this product has an amazing texture and covers up pores really well as well as controlling the amount of sebum/oil from producing on my T-Zone area and chin. The only con to this is that I don't find my make-up lasts any longer with this on than without it.
However, technically I wouldn't classify this as a primer but it does function as a base or more so a pore covering base. Therefore, in order to get the best of both worlds, I would combine this with the other face shop primer, so I could still extend my make-up's lasting power whilst have something to deal with my pores.
Some of you may think that this may be too much product, too time consuming to do and too expensive since you will have to purchase two different products to use. But both products combined together are still fairly cheap and is no where the price of some higher end products I have seen in the market. Obviously this also depends on where you live and where you buy it from as well. For those of you with large pores and/or oily skin you may think it will be worth it just like I do.
For reference I would apply this after The Face Shop Face it Velvet Skin Primer on the areas where I have the largest pores and also on areas where I tend to get oily the most which are on the T-zone and chin.
Another thing to note is the packaging, I honestly really don't like the packaging at all and would probably give this a 1.5 at max. But it's the product that counts really.


Would I Repurchase: Definitely, I think this will be my HG pore filler until I find something better ~


Take Care ~ ♥

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Sunday, 7 April 2013, 05:55 | 0 lovely comments
Huge Asian Cosmetics Collective Haul ~
So, recently I have been purchasing a lot of cosmetics so I thought I would share with you all some of the stuff that I have purchased and a few items which were given to me as presents from family members ~

Firstly I purchased two items from Skin&Lab, which are the vitamin B - Plus Trouble X cream and the Trouble Finish Essence BK, I used up a sample of this before and really liked how it felt on my skin so I decided to purchase the full size ^^


SKIN&LAB Vitamin B - Plus Trouble X


SKIN&LAB Trouble Finish Essence BK


I also recently some free samples, YAY! (who doesn't love samples >.^ ~ )
SAMPLES: 2x all the different vitamin creams which are A, B, C, E and K, 2x RED SERUM, 2x Trouble Finish Essence BK, 2x Triple Action Essence ACE, Mont-Blanc Glacial Water Drop, Hawaii Deep-Sea Deep Moisture and New Zealand Bedrock Water Clearing Moisture.




I also bought the whole skincare line from Rojukiss Enca, I bought this on a whim and plus there was a huge sale going on so I though I might as well by it and try it out ~


from left to right: AC Drying Pink Powder, AC Control Mask, AC Control Sun Cream SPF 35 PA+++, AC Control Balancing Emulsion, AC Control BB Cream, AC Control Balancing Toner & ACNE Clear Wash Foam



Since my current primer ran out, I had to purchase a new one since I believe Primers/Base do make a huge difference to the long lasting ability of a foundation so I went ahead and purchased The Face Shop Velvet Skin Face it Primer, I've heard a lot of good things about this and since this was voted the #1 primer in the show Get it Beauty I thought it had to be good ^^, alongside that I also bought the Face it Oil Cut Pore Balm since spring is coming up my skin is bound to get oily again so I hope this works (fingers crossed) ~


THE FACE SHOP FACE it Primer Velvet Skin


THE FACE SHOP FACE it OIL CUT PORE BALM




I had been eyeing on the fairly newly launched collection from Etude House for a while now and that is the new Sweet Recipe line with F(x)'s Sulli and Krystal endorsing this new line, honestly I'm not a huge fan of f(x) but the CF looked so cute and the products look nice as well, but I only bought 3 things out of the collection since I didn't want to spend so much money (need to save up a bit!)


ETUDE HOUSE Sweet Recipe Baby Choux Base #02 BERRY CHOUX





ETUDE HOUSE Sweet Recipe Candy Stick #01 STRAWBERRY
ETUDE HOUSE Sweet Recipe Candy Stick #03 LEMON



sooooo pretty! ^o^ ~ <3





I also bought the Drawing Eye Brow Pencil since my current one is running low ~




And lastly my cousin recently went for a trip in Hong Kong and she was really nice to buy me some cosmetics as a gift ^^



ETUDE HOUSE AC Clinic Daily Gel Lotion


BeautyMate Masks (not sure of the name since I can't read what it says >.<)


I won't be hauling or buying many things for a while now, I've spent so much money in the past months! But expect future reviews on these products ^^ ~

Take Care ~ ♥

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Saturday, 2 March 2013, 11:21 | 0 lovely comments



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