Posts Tagged ‘beauty product reviews’

11
Jun
2010

Sponsored Review

Carry my heavy as a brick bag, and the first question you’ll ask is, “What’s in your bag!?!” (exclamation marks optional.) I will admit, without hesitation, that I carry a truckload of beauty products in my bag on a daily basis. Heehee. I’m quite a smell person, so naturally perfumes and body mists make up the majority of the things I bring. But look carefully and you’ll wonder what a pink bunny wabbit is doing inside my bag.

Being a beauty junkie, when I was offered to try the Soap ‘n’ Sorbet Steam Cream, I jumped at the chance. Steam Cream! Is it anything like steam cake? Sounds yummy! Gimme gimme gimme.

It’s delish sounding name and the fact that it contains lavender oil made it hard to resist. Lavender oil has antiseptic components which can help heal and reduce inflamed and sore skin. It is also a known fact that lavender helps induce sleep on top of improving blood circulation. Take a deep breath with me now everybody. Ahhhh…..

Opening the screw cap, the cream is visibly slighty runny but smells absolutely delish. It is light weight and applies easily onto your hands, body or face. Massage the cream gently to your desired spot, and viola, it magically disappears leaving your skin softer to the skin and smelling oh-so-good.

This natural multi-purpose cream comes packaged in eco-friendly (yay for going green!) aluminium tins, each individually decorated with eye-catching art designed in Japan. Each design is run as a limited edition print, so presenting this to anyone as a present would be perfect. You wouldn’t be able to find another one like it! Porky Rabbit is now a member of my family of beauty products.

Chock full of natural and vegan ingredients like oatmeal infusion, orange flower water, almond oil, lavendar oil, organic jojoba oil and cocoa butter, SGD 26 is a reasonable price for quality skincare handmade in England. Using a steam-infused process, the result is this luxurious vegan cream that me, the skin nazi, would slather all over my body just to pamper myself.

Soap ‘n’ Sorbet, a delightfully easy-to-navigate Singapore website, is the first to stock this delish sounding Steam Cream for your enjoyment. The wide assortment of beauty and lifestyle products are thoughtfully categorised into various groups for easy searching. Be it bath, makeup, skincare or fragrance, you name it, they got it alongside the best-selling Steam Cream.

I already hear the beauty addicts cheering, but shopaholics, this is the best news for you. The Great Singapore Sale is still going on and will go on till the end of June. This means, A WHOLE MONTH of shopping! And on top of that, they just launched 12 new adorable designs that run in limited quantities. So, are you ready for some luxurious pampering? Let’s get Steam-y!

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10
Apr
2010

NARS products all pretty much look the same. The black casing is sleek and the white words printed across the surface are simple and clear. It’s the same for all their blush, bronzers and eyeshadows. If you throw all the NARS products you have together in the same box, you probably won’t be able to distinguish the blush, bronzer and eyeshadow from the each other apart from their difference in size. But you know how they say you should never judge a book by its cover? Well, never judge a product by its cover. Despite the simple yet elegant packaging, it’s really what’s inside that’s important. NARS products are simply stunning.

I have a grand total of…… 4 NARS products. Dont blame me please! They don’t have NARS here in Singapore. I do, however, own some of their classics. They include NARS Orgasm blush, a NARS eyeshadow in Pandora that I absolutely cannot live without, a NARS Orgasm lipgloss and the NARS Casino bronzer which is a current obsession.

I was never much of a bronzer girl till I went to the Philippines and had to use a bronzer for most of my contouring. Bronzer across my cheeks, across my abs, across my forehead and maybe even on the legs. You think I’m crazy? Wait till you see the amount of bronzer the other girls used. Haha. This NARS bronzer pan is much larger than the blush one and finding it won’t be a problem, but that’s totally irrelevant to the point here.

I absolutely love how bronzers can be multi-functional: as a blush, an eyeshadow, of course, a bronzer and even as a contouring shade.

Casino is a dark rich brown with golden shimmer intended to mimic the sun’s delightful rays dancing on your cheeks and more. Unlike the shimmer in the Orgasm blush, the golden shimmer in Casino is not that obvious and the rich brown is so delicious you’re tempted to apply a generous amount on your cheeks. But, really a gentle sweep with a light fluffy brush instantly warms up your cheeks and face giving you that tanned beach babe look immediately. I was greedy the first time I used it and applied HEAPS of this luscious brown bronzer on my cheek. I ended up looking like a wooden doll that had two brown patches painted on as cheeks. Oops. Hahaha.

But I really love how the deep brown makes it seem as though you’ve spent a good amount of time in the sun having loads of fun. With the NARS Casino bronzer, you get an instant tan without having to face the sun’s harmful UV rays. Instead of tan-in-a-bottle, this is tan-in-a-pan.

Other than using it for a bronzed look, you can even use Casino as a contour for your jawline. Just remember to always use a big fluffy brush for a natural flush.

Because bronzers give you an instant glow regardless of whether or not you’ve been in the sun, I hereby declare that every girl should own a bronzer because it gives you an instant tan and makes you look healthy. We can live in summertime all year long! Yay!

NARS is available at Sephora.com and narscosmetics.com

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31
Mar
2010

I am officially in love with the Kiehl’s Epidermal Re-Texturizing Micro-Dermabrasion. This product is absolutely fantastic and I will tell you exactly why in this review.

First, I will tell you what this product is supposed to do. It is an epidermal re-texturising micro-dermabrasion and is thus supposed to re-texturise your epidermis via micro-dermabrasion. Haha. Okay, in short, it’s kinda like a scrub. It smoothens your skin surface via tiny particles in the product. I’ve written about how useful a scrub is for keeping skin baby smooth and soft and the same goes for your face.

Now, I will tell you what’s inside this product that helps you do just that.

There are three main components as listed in the Kiehl’s website.

Micronized Shells (Diatomatious Earth)
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A naturally occurring crystalline silica derived from diatoms, unicellular microscopic algae. This fine silica powder is a natural exfoliant to eliminate dead cells located in the epidermis or surface layer of the skin.

Shea Butter
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Shea Butter is the natural fat obtained from the fruit of the African Karate tree and is widely used in lotions and cleansing products for its hydrating properties. Protects skin from dehydration, restores skin’s suppleness and improves the appearance of dry skin.

Willow Herb (Epilobium Angustifolium)
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Derived from a plant commonly known as fireweed or willow herb. This plant is known to have anti-microbial and soothing properties for skin.

Unrefined skin texture with visible appearance of pores? Well, this Kiehl’s Epidermal Re-Texturizing Micro-Dermabrasion (trying say it really really fast) gets rid of them.

After one use, my skin was instantly more radiant, pores were visibly smaller and skin surface was smoother. I’ve always fretted about the appearance of my pores, but one use and my pores were instantly reduced. Oh yes! It was also hard to tear my fingers away from my new velvety skin. My new skin surface was so smooth it looked as though water would slide off it like water off a duck’s back.

The product is gentle on the skin and non-fragranced. Although the price is a little steep (SGD$92 at any Kiehl’s outlet), it’s not just ANY scrub. It’s the Kiehl’s Epidermal Re-Texturizing Micro-Dermabrasion and will probably last you an entire year giving you smooth and radiant skin the entire time you use it.

I haven’t used any other DIY micro-dermabrasion products (nor have I actually heard of any. have you?) but in my books, this is a keeper and I promise to use it 2 times a week along side my regular hydration routine. I adore seeing my skin after a good scrub and this product delivers results. Good skin care is sooooo important, wouldn’t you agree?

The Kiehl’s Epidermal Re-Texturizing Micro-Dermabrasion is available at any Kiehl’s outlet or good departmental stores.

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16
Mar
2010

Are you a makeup shopaholic? Considering how I love to collect makeup and my concealer is currently running low, this new Benefit collection caught my eye instantly.

Confessions of a Concealaholic.

This concealing and brightening kit tempts you to embrace your inner conceal-a-holic! Benefit asks why fight it when you can hide it, conceal it, camouflage it, and cover it? This concealing and brightening kit is touted to have EVERYTHING you need to live happily ever after.

This set contains:
- 0.25 oz “That Gal” brightening face primer
- 2 x 0.04 oz Boi-ing industrial strength concealer in 01 Light (for fair complexions) and 02 Medium (for medium complexions) for custom concealing
- 0.11 oz Erase Paste brightening camouflage for eyes and face in No. 2 (for medium complexions)
- 0.03 oz Lemon Aid (sheer pale yellow) color correcting eyelid primer
- 0.03 oz Eye Bright (pale pink) instant eye brightener
- Concealer Brushes
- step-by-step lesson

Benefit, known for it’s cute pop packaging, manages to make this one look like a secret diary of sorts. Your most well-kept secret is hidden under a “lock and key”. Open it up and inside, all sorts of concealers inside to help conceal whatever, whenever!

For USD36, it sounds like a pretty good deal to me. This kit gives you the luxury of trying out all the various concealers Benefit has to offer. If you happen to stumble upon one that you particularly like, get it later in full size! Concealer brushes and step-by-step lessons make it easy for beginner concealer users to become a concealaholic.

Seeing how my current favourite concealer is running out, I’m quite game to testing out some new products that might work wonders for dark eye circles.

The set is available at Sephora.com.

Has anyone tried out any of the Benefit concealers before? What are your views?

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