Showing posts with label drugstore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drugstore. Show all posts

Saturday, 7 July 2018

Bio-Essence Miracle Bio Water Cooling Sunscreen Review

July 07, 2018 8 Comments


This time review is about sunscreen, I'm gonna review on both these Bio-Essence Miracle Bio Water Cooling Sunscreens in SPF 30 and 50

These recent days, the community start to aware about the importance of wearing sunscreen. Not only to avoid from getting suntan or sunburn, but also for preventing us from the risk of skin cancer

Hence, sunscreen is indeed importance no matter you are male or female. Not only for beauty purpose but also for your skin health

SO SISTERS AND BROTHERS, WEAR YOUR FREAKING SUNSCREEN!


And if you are on Twitter everyday like me, and you're into skincare you probably at least knew these people like Maisarah Mahmud, Iman Abdul Rahim and Chizu Bunny

They are beauty enthusiasts, who have a lot of knowledge about skincare thingy and keep sharing with everyone a lot of useful beauty tips. And of course, sunscreen is one of the emphasized topics






Ok now let's get back to my review. Sorry for the long intro tho

This Miracle Bio Water Cooling Sunscreen has been my long time favorite sunscreen since last year. My first sunscreen is the one from Cetaphil but God! I hate that thing! Cetaphil's sunscreen just feel too oily and sticky

Then I was looking for other sunscreen and that's when I found someone suggesting me to try this sunscreen


Details:

Name: Miracle Bio Water Cooling Sunscreen (SPF 30 & 50, PA++)
Brand: Bio-Essence
Country: Malaysia
Capacity: 40 ml
What it uses for: UV protection, hydrating
Price: RM30++ (for SPF 30) & RM40++ (for SPF 50)
Where to buy: Drugstores; Watsons, Guardian, Caring, etc.


The Ingredients



I think there's slightly differences in the ingredients list between the spf 30 and spf 50 (or maybe it's just the sequence that different). But well, I'm not 'pakar ingredients' but this sunscreen does contain alcohol and fragrance. Also both contains Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, or also known as Avobenzone


Some Facts

Avobenzone is an oil-soluble ingredient used in sunscreen products to absorb the full spectrum of UVA rays (Wikipedia)

Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane has the ability to absorb ultraviolet light over a wide range of wavelengths and then convert it to less damaging infrared radiation (heat)

Safety: Although avobenzone is considered safe, disintegration products may have significant health impacts and persist in the environment. A recent study at Lomonosov Moscow State University found that chlorinated water and ultraviolet light can cause avobenzone to disintegrate into various other organic compounds, including; aromatic acids, aldehydes, phenols, and acetophenones which may have adverse health effects

So for what I understand is, it's still 50-50 whether the avobenzone is totally safe or not for health. And I heard a lot about people got some reaction towards this ingredient especially those with dry and sensitive skin. So if you wanna bought this sunscreen,  make sure you can tolerate well with ingredients such butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane/avobenzone (Do patch test, please)



Pros & Cons

What I love about it?
I love it bcs the texture is very light, it's water based, absorb fast, doesn't feel sticky, no white-cast and most important is it feels so comfortable on my face and doesn't cause me breakout or clogged my pores. Also the price is affordable and easy to get at any drugstores in our country

What I don't really like about it?
I'm kinda concern the fact that it contains alcohol and avobenzone. Even though I'm not having any bad reaction or breakout, but I'm still worry about the long-term effect. Also I prefer if it provides with more than only PA++ (maybe +++ or ++++ even better). Other than that, I have absolutely no issue with this sunscreen


The Overview

From the packaging the SPF 30 claimed to be high protection and non-sticky while the SPF 50 claimed to be hydrating and light-weight



SPF 30 (on the left) and SPF 50 (on the right). They are just the same in texture.
In this picture it looked quite different bcs during that time the SPF 30 one dah
hampir nak habis


My final thought

I do really love this sunscreen. Will i repurchase? Ofc, always!

But I'm hoping that I will find a better replacement for this as I just prefer something with no alcohol, fragrance, avobenzone or any ingredients that may cause irritation but still feel so light and comfortable just like this Miracle Bio Water Cooling Sunscreen



Thanks for reading this post!


Wednesday, 4 July 2018

Nutox Advanced Serum Concentrate Review

July 04, 2018 2 Comments


This review I'm gonna talk about Nutox Advanced Serum Concentrate

I bought this last year around January or February I think. And for first impression I was kinda enjoy this serum. It has thick but non-sticky texture and absorb well into skin

Right after applying this I felt like my face got tighten, felt like it got stretched upward which is a good thing in my opinion for preventing skin aging. Oh yeah, lifting! That's the word :D


Ingredients


Water, Butylene, Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Maltodextrin, Glycerin, Swertia Chirata Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Avena Sativa (oat) Kernel Extract, Tremella Fuciformis (mashroom) Extract, Propanediol, Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract, Fructan, Yeast Beta-Glucan, Swiftlet Nest Extract, Tropaeolum Majus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Triethanolamine, Tetrasidum EDTA


So the key ingredient is 'Swiftlet Nest Extract' (bird's nest extract/collagen) that believe to be good in slowing the process of ageing skin. It also has Glycerin which is a good humectant factor to attract moisture onto skin. And if you have sensitive skin just to remind you that this serum does contains fragrance


Details of Product:

What it is Good For?
Nutox Advanced Serum Concentrate is an enhanced, concentrated serum packed with two times more bird’s nest collagen that will help to defy ageing. This lightweight serum is boosted with Actigenics Technology™, which help to improve gene activity and speed up the production of the skin’s natural collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid. Be amazed by its instant and long-term lifting effects. The result of consistent use is visibly improved deep wrinkles in two weeks*. Your skin becomes firmer, elastic and smooth. It is suitable for all skin types (source: Watsons Singapore website)

Size/Volume
30 ml

Price
RM64 - RM70++

Country
Malaysia

Directions
Apply on cleansed face and neck before moisturiser. Use day & night

Where to buy?
Any drugstores like Watsons, Guardian, Caring, Wellness



It stated at the box that it also has hyaluronic acid but I can't find it in the ingredients list




The texture:



So here the pros and cons

What I like about this serum?
It has a nice and decent feeling when applied on skin. It does gave the instant effect where I can feel my skin got tighten and lifting right after applying it, probably bcs of the bird's nest collagen. The smell is also a pleasant, not like certain too fruity of perfumy scent. It absorb really fast and doesn't feel sticky

What I don't like about it?
The price is quite too much for 30 ml product. I know that it's a standard price for a serum but girl, I have a big face! 30 ml will just last me for about a month...I guess? Besides the texture is quite thick so it kinda hard for me to spread it all over my face. So I will need more product everytime I'm applying. So yeah definitely it's not worth (for me) to spend like 60 bucks per month for only a serum

So will I repurchase?
Probably not. But if you want to find solution for wrinkles and have more money, this serum might help






Friday, 29 June 2018

Catrice Haul Review

June 29, 2018 0 Comments


Assalamualaikum and hello gaiss

In this post I wanna share about a few of Catrice Cosmetics products that I have tried. Ada yang I suka and ada jugak yang hmmmm macam ehhh centu lah. Not impressed

So let's start with this foundation first

Catrice HD Liquid Coverage Foundation

So I actually dah buat full review on this foundation in previous post so kalau you guys nak tengok boleh click here

My first impression of this foundation was not really good. I found it too dry, makes my skin looked flaky and just not good. The texture is very watery so at first I thought ohh this one might be light weight and can be layer banyak-banyak but nope!

I sampai sekarang menyesal gila ever wore this a few layers sebab lepas tu muka I macam pakai clay mask you tau!

I don't know if they are a lot of you yang suka but to me hmmm this one biasa-biasa je

Yes the coverage is quite good. Did it lasts 24H? I don't think so. I love mixing this with my Maybelline Fit Me but nak pakai dia saja I would pass. This might be a good foundation for oily skin. It's not that this one is just too bad, but at the same time it's not that great either


But I love the dropper
I got mine in the darkest shade available; 040 Warm Beige
You guys can get this at Guardians, retail price for RM39.90. There are four shades available

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Catrice Prime and Fine Pore Refining Anti-Shine Base

Okay first I wanna say sorry for the bad quality of the photos sebab masa ni ambik gambar dah malam and masa tu tengah kelam kabut nak kemas barang

Back to the review, this one pun antara produk Catrice yang paling hype and banyak orang kata best. So I bought one and tried on myself, and still tak paham pebende yang ramai sangat orang suka primer ni? Adoi (smh)

Honestly this one did nothing on my face. It doesn't cover my pores or make my foundation stay any longer. I also don't like the smell, it has kind of macam chemical punya bau.. rasanya you guys paham kan bau yang macam mana

The description and ingredients list

And sometimes I noticed that this did clogged my pores sebab every time pakai for the whole day and I balik rumah cuci makeup semua there will be a lot of tiny bumps on my face. So, I would definitely say no to this primer

The good sides of this primer are dia light weight and harga boleh tahan affordable. I think retail price dia maybe dalam RM20++ something

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Catrice Sun Glow Matt Bronzing Powder (Water Resistant)

This is another product yang I beli sebab ramai warga Twitter suka. But then I macam pebende ni dohh?

I tak tahu lah maybe sebab my kulit is gelap ke apa for this bronzer, but to me honestly this little fella literally did nothing

I tried swatched on my hand and memang takde pigmentation what so ever so why 'bronzer' sis? Why 'bronzer?' (mata ke atas)

Can you guys see it? Ni pun I dah tonyoh banyak kali nak bagi
nampak on camera

It's such a waste gaiss sebab I love the packaging so much! Dia punya bekas tu macam high quality gila tau macam plastik yang tebal tu. So I macam hmm sayangnya. Maybe I should just used this as powder je kot or buy another darker shade next time (tu pun kalau ada)

Btw I bought mine in the shade medium skin

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Catrice All Round Concealer Palette

This one I just pakai yang warna oren tu je tu pun susah gila nak apply dekat muka. Tu sebab pan oren tu je dah habis hehe

It has creamy texture but dia tak smooth tau, memang susah lah nak apply. But ok lahh at least the orange one did help cover my dark circle yang terlampau teruk tu


So basically yang hijau and oren tu for color correcting, let's say you ada dark circle ke, redness or dark spot yang susah nak hide guna concealer saja so you boleh color correcting dulu guna these hijau and oren based

I tak guna yang lain-lain selain oren tu sebab pigmentation dia macam so bad. Only the oren tu je yang ok sikit. So I dah try guna hijau tu untuk cover my redness around hidung, but failed. I also try to shape my brow guna shade beige and to conceal my dark circle, also failed!

I ada jugak try guna shade yang tengah (I pepandai je letak nama dia coffee) as contour cream but hmmm semua tak menjadi so I decide nak humban je benda ni ke dalam tong

Sebab yg oren dah habis so dapat swatch these four je
Maybe you gais tengok swatches tu macam "ehh ok je" kan but tu dekat tangan, sis. When apply dekat muka agak susah nak ratakan. Lagi-lagi bila pakai brush. So nope, I think this is not a good product from Catrice :( Will never repurchase unless dorang tukar formula jadi lebih creamy and senang nak apply

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Catrice Absolute Rose Eyeshadow Palette


This is like my one of the earliest eyeshadow palette before I bought the good one from Tarte and Colourpop

I just pernah guna sekali je tau, bayangkan haha. Waktu tu memang noob gila pasal makeup and I thought this shades range sesuai for everyday use and for my skin tone. You know what? Sekarang ni I dah macam lama pakai makeup baru lah I ada experience sikit

I.WILL.NEVER.USE.PURPLE.SHADE.SHADOW.ANYMORE!

Hahahaa I hate purple shadow on me so much gaiss! Like Ya Allah buruk gila kat muka aku. And plus, this palette is just wayyy to cool. I'm more into warm shadow girl

And the other shades macam pale pink tu, and... entah lah warna apa I pun tak pandai nama-nama color ni haha. But just say that all the shades in this palette are just bad and not for me. I looked like macam pucat gila tau. It makes me look so pale and wash out my look. It just basically ruined my makeup

So here is the swatches


The pigmentation looked quite good when I did this swatches hari tu. I sendiri pun macam terkejut sebenarnya haha. Sebab not bad jugak. But then I try lagi sekali apply dekat my eyes, hmm still hodoh! lols. So in the end lepas je ambik gambar ni I terus buang this palette. And dah lama pun rasanya memang patut sangat dibuang

But I think this shadows might be good bila nak buat smokey eyes look. But yeahh, selain tu I memang tak pandai pakai cool tone shadows. Next time I might try another palette from Catrice and pick something with natural or warm tone

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Catrice Rock Couture Extreme Volume Mascara 24H + 
Lash Dresser Comb Mascara

Ok these two are the last products in this haul. These two are my most favorite drugstore mascara especially yang Rock Couture tu

Even the Rock Couture(left) claimed to be 'extreme volume' mascara, but I think it doesn't do much when it comes to volume. But I love this mascara bcs satu; dia senang nak remove (tak macam mascara Maybelline),  dua; it makes my lashes nampak natural and tak berkepul-kepul

The same thing goes with the Lash Dresser Comb, I love this one too. Cumanya this one macam susah sikit nak bagi lashes tu panjang. Kena layer by layer baru jadi

The applicators

And harga dia pun sangat-sangat berpatutan. Range harga for each mascara ni dalam RM17 - RM20 macam tu je. Murah gila kan?

Will I repurchase? Of course! I already on third bottle of the Rock Couture mascara *wink*



So that's all from my reviews. So basically I love the mascara so much, foundation so-so and others..... I just don't like them haha. Maybe next time I will give Catrice another try, maybe lips product ke kan

So, till we meet again. Thanks if you're here and reading this :)





Friday, 16 February 2018

Drugstore's Foundation Review

February 16, 2018 0 Comments
Assalamualaikum w.b.t and welcome to my blog J

Entry kali ni nak review sikit pasal drug-store foundations yang I dah pernah try. So sebab macam panjang sangat pulak nak tulis semua dalam satu post, so I dah asingkan and kalau nak baca full review for each foundation you guys just need to click on the 'here' link dekat bawah.

So yeah let's do it!


I memang jenis yang gila nampak foundation kalau boleh semua yang ada dekat Watsons and Guardian tu nak try. Tapi beli yang mana mampu je lah dulu hehe

#1 Maybelline Fit Me Matte+Poreless Foundation


Finishing: Matte to Semi-matte
Coverage: Medium
Longevity: Around 5-6 hours (for oily skin)
Price: RM49.90 (can get cheaper price on sale)
Where to get? : Watsons, Guardian, Sasa, Caring (any drugstores) & online at Hermo, Lazada
Suitable for: Normal to oily skin types

Click here to read more

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#2 L'oreal Infallible Stay Fresh 24H


Finishing: Matte
Coverage: High
Longevity: Around 7-8 hours (depends on skin)
Price: RM99
Where to get? : Drugstore; Watsons, Guardian etc & online; Hermo, Lazada, Shopee etc
Suitable for: Combination to oily skin

Click here to read more


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#3 Catrice HD Liquid Coverage Foundation


Finishing: Powdery matte
Coverage: Medium
Longevity: Around 5 to 6 hours
Price: RM39
Where to get?: Guardian
Suitable for: Normal to oily skin

Click here to read more
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#4 L'oreal True Match Liquid Foundation


Finishing: Dewy
Coverage: Light to medium
Longevity: Not really long-wear
Price: RM45-49
Where to get?: Watsons, Guardian, Hermo
Suitable for: Dry skin

Click here to read more

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#5 Revlon Colorstay Foundation


Finishing: Semi-matte
Coverage: Medium to full
Longevity: Around 6-7 hours
Price: RM70++
Where to get?: Watsons, Guardian, Sasa, Hermo
Suitable for: Combination to oily skin

Click here to read more

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#6 L'Oreal Mat Magique 12H Bright Mat Foundation


Finishing: Matte
Coverage: Full
Longevity: Around 8-10 hours
Price: RM49.90
Where to get?: Watsons, Guardian, Hermo
Suitable for: Combination to oily skin

Click here to read more

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#7 Bourjois City Radiance Foundation


Finishing: Dewy
Coverage: Light to medium
Longevity: Around 4 hours
Price: RM51++
Where to get?: Watsons, Guardian
Suitable for: Normal to dry skin

Click here to read more


Finally this is all the seven shades swatches at the back of my hand



That's all from me by now. Thanks kepada anyone yang membaca hasil nukilan tak seberapa ni (aceceyy) I will update more review soon





Saturday, 19 August 2017

Drugstore Eyeshadow: Nicka K New York Palette

August 19, 2017 0 Comments
Assalamualaikum and hi guys. I've been busy lately with the video for Hari Merdeka and I was like "Hey, lets abandon all these works and write some stuffs (smiley face)" That's the common thing that happened in my head when suddenly my mind became like struggling to do something more productive when I'm actually 'productively doing something'. I know, doesn't make sense our minds sometimes

Okay back to the main topic, I wanna make some review on this eyeshadow palette from a brand name Nicka K New York


*please excuse mine is totally worn out, have been using this for almost a year*


You can try google it and see that they actually got a lot of products under their brand and I think that the products they are making looks pretty cool



I got this palette from Watsons Berjaya Times Square around in September and October last year (sorry cant recall). I bought it at a very very reasonable price for only RM17! Can you believe this guys? An eyeshadow palette with 9 colors cost you lower than 20 ringgit?? Totally gonna grab this!

But I'm not that easily to spend my money. Even they are cheap, doesn't mean I would just okay if the quality is so bad. I prefer to buy something expensive but I could wear it for the rest of my life than being a cheapskate and then end up throwing them into the bin

So I tried the tester to see the texture of the eyeshadow; whether they're pigmented or not and here guys, once again I was sooooooo deeply moved by the swatches! lol

I mean like.. the price is so affordable, the size and the colors are just nice, the pigmentation is good and it's a drugstore cosmetic! Not some knocked-off from the market or something



So here the look of the palette (I labelled the colors with numbers so that it will be easier to show you the swatches later)





As you can see it comes together with a little sponge with stick...? spatula? brush? I dont know what they called that thing (I never use it) and also a little mirror at the bottom (which clearly no one will use)





Look at the container, mine is already broken and crushed so bad 😂





Look of the back of the palette. I got mine in the shade of 'Perfect Nude'





The swatches. The pigmentation is quite good itsn't it?




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Overall, I will give 4 out of 5 stars to this palette ☆☆☆☆ Here my reasons:

1. The colors are beautiful
2. The pigmentation is good (cant compare to high-end one but honestly I think it's good enough)
3. The price is superb! Totally affordable!
4. It easy to blend, suitable for beginners
5. Also it stay quite long (as long as you dont rub your eyes too much)

I really recommend this to you guys who want an affordable eyeshadow palette. Honestly I think the quality of this Nicka K eyeshadow is much better than other popular drugstore brands like Revlon and Maybelline

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Lastly, I belanja sikit lah my look when I applied this eyeshadow on my everyday makeup look


I apply filter on this photo or else the eyeshadow cant really be seen on my eye-lids


Noob looks. My pipi dah macam nak meletop hahaa



Okay guys thats all my makeup review for this time. Thanks for reading














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