Saturday, March 15, 2014

Korean Products Haul!!

Yet another Korean products haul! :) Funny how I go "ga-ga" over all these Korean stuffs and even their language but I haven't been to Korea before. Not even once. How sad. Probably I'll do so next year or so, hopefully. But luckily I have 'G-market' or also known as 'Qoo10' here in Singapore to supply me with all my Korean cosmetics etc. :D Bought quite a few stuff last month and finally found the time to do a review about them. (Work has been hectic T.T) Image

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1) Holika Holika Aqua Petit Jelly B.B cream

2) Mustaev Skinny Tint Foundation

3) Tony Moly Back Stage Gel Eye Liner

4) Purebless Galacto Myces 80 Eye Cream

5) Primera Alpine Berry Watery Cream

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1) Holika Holika Aqua Petit Jelly B.B cream

Ok starting from the first one. This B.B cream has been highly raved for the past couple of years. Finally decided to get it when I saw one of this Korean Youtuber- meejmuse recommending this~ :) Plus it comes in this pretty cute polka dots cover, how irresistible!  I love the texture it gives, it's rather light weight not like the normal b.b creams out there but like what it's name suggests, I think it has a rather high water content so you wont feel the oily texture most b.b creams tend to have. Yet surprisingly at the same time, it does a good job at smoothing out your imperfections!  For me, one of my main concern of my face is discoloration. I have severe dark eye circles to begin with and also rather dull skin. So this b.b cream really helped to brighten up my skin yet so naturally :) What I really, really love about this b.b cream is the semi-matt feeling of it on my face. Most b.b creams deliver this oily, heavy feeling on the face (you know what I mean right) and in our humid weather the make-up just goes messy after a few hours :< But fret not, this is just the right product in our weather or summer I guess. :) and not to forget, it still has this subtle glowy effect to it, so it's not totally mattifying. Brush some loose powder would simply complete your base make-up! This should be my HG for some time!!

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2) Mustaev Skinny Tint Foundation

First of all this was a impulsive purchase after watching Liahyoo's recommendation on it on Wishtrendtv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnopDMqizIsHaha nevertheless, it was a great purchase! :D I'm not that into foundations probably because I didn't had a great experience with my previous one (Lancome's Teint Miracle) Even though it was a counter-brand. But anyways, Mustaev is a relatively unknown Korean brand outside of Korea, but I read somewhere that it is a rather higher range cosmetic brand in Korea itself. I picked this up in the darkest shade (haha cos I'm so dark :( ) and luckily the shade suits me. It has this rather light-weightness to it as well. But as a foundation it is definitely thicker than b.b creams but at the same time not heavy and it's gives off a subtle dewy, glowy effect as well. More than the Holika Holika Aqua B.B cream I must say. And on top of that, I think it has rather good coverage power. Received some compliments from colleagues and friends that my complexion look rather glowy and healthy when I used this, will be sticking to this foundation for some time! :)

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3) Tony Moly Back Stage Gel Eye Liner

Well, I actually dislike this eyeliner. This gel liner is relatively popular with lots of people but as always I find it hard to find an eyeliner that doesn't smudge on me. Anyways, this has to be my first gel eyeliner I've purchased. Gel eyeliner has seen a hot craze in the recent years, but I've heard lots of mixed reviews over it so I haven't got my hands on one till now. It comes with a brush along with it which explains it's unique shape. However I don't really like the brush. It's kinda stiff and all, probably I have to get a separate brush for better application. But I like how pigmented the colour is. I got this in the darkest black and the colour is really strong. However this eyeliner smudges on me! :( My oily lids really gives me a headache when it comes to eye make up products. Whenever I draw eyeliner, I will be a "panda" by the end of the day. >.< But my eyes looks different without eyeliner. Hais #sadlifeofasmalleyesgirl The only eyeliner that doesn't smudge on me is the Majolica liquid eyeliner. I think it got to do with the formula it contains, this flakes on me rather than smudges. Please recommend me if you know any good ones out there in the market! ^^

4) Purebless Galacto Myces 80 Eye Cream

Haha, actually I have nothing much to say about this eye cream. (and I wonder what on earth does the name means..) Just that I bought this at G market just because it was cheap (1 for 1!) and it's a Korean product and I need an eye cream for my eye bag, eye wrinkles and dark circles. Ok honestly, there isn't much to expect from a cheap product. Haha. But this actually does help to moisturize the area around my eye but it doesn't help to reduce the fine lines around my eyes nor does it helps my eye bag and dark circles. But at least it moisurizes. Don't know if everyone everyone has the same problem as me but I constantly feel that the area around my eyes is extremely dehydrated. So this eye cream does it's job. :) Let my concealer do the rest :P

5) Primera Alpine Berry Watery Cream  

Actually, I haven't been using a moisturizer for some time.  I have the Cetaphil's daily moisturizer but sometimes I feel that it is too oily for my liking. Sometimes I feel that your basic skincare routine can really affect your make-up application. There is a need to pick the right skincare products that goes along with your foundation/b.b cream. If your moisturizer is too oily, your foundation might slip off easily. But I think I really like water-based moisturizers, like this one. :) This has been recommended by the famous Korean beauty make-up show "Get-it beauty" and I love it already. Haha. Watch more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a479MNKo8j8 I even use it at night at the dry areas on my face (cheek area or so). And it's affordable too! Comes in a cute paper packaging too. :D

Ta-dah end of my Korean products Haul!! ^^ Need to cut down on my spendings on such stuffs >.<

Here's to a great weekend ahead! ~

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Monday, March 3, 2014

Expression

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"Where will this road take us to?"

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"Close your eyes, make a wish"

Yet another day full of food

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Picnic @ Botanic Gardens with Jas & Lori. Look at our feast!!

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Lunch with my nephew @ Kung Fu Paradise

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Dinner with my best friends from church @ Group Therapy (Their Ravioli is really good!!)


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(Not forgetting Arthur and Jason who joined us for the meal :))

Nom nom nomz.
Yet another Saturday spent stuffing myself with food. Haha, maybe it's a form of "stress- relieving" method or more like a way of pampering myself after a whole week of work. Whatever it is.. Ever since the year started, work hasn't been nice to me. But luckily, I'm still coping well with the help of some of my seniors and colleagues. :) Sometimes, I can't help but to think about my future career path. Yes I am in the audit profession now but I know for sure it isn't something I throughly enjoy. In fact, I struggle a lot. I remembered when I first came in, I was really stupid. Like literally. I even forgotten my basics like depreciation and A= L+OE!! Haha partly because I really threw back what I learnt during my diploma back to the teacher and I chose the banking cluster in my 3rd year. I told myself during poly that I would never NEVER be an accountant. I hated it. But that was because I did badly in my academics although I did enjoy studying for it. But my poor grades really pulled down my confidence. Maybe it has to do with the education system. Growing up it seems like not doing well in your academics equals into a poor future and what not. But ever since stepping into the working society I beg to differ. There are SO MANY options out there.. When I was younger, I've always dreamt of studying in the local unis but now it's an unattainable dream. But fret not, there are so many private degrees out there for you to further your studies. But be sure to pick the accredited ones ;) I'm actually starting my degree from Murdoch Uni under Kaplan in accountancy this May. Kinda look forward to it because I feel what I really need now at work is more theory knowledge which would really help. Sorry for all the rambles. I'm done rambling. Haha, never meant for this blog to be interactive, like me posting much of my thoughts here but I just thought that I should have said this. What I really wanna blog more about is my photography and cosmetic reviews! ^^ Been into photography for lately, and maybe in the future, I don't mind taking up some photography courses or even graphic design. Life working is not all a bore, I feel that it is somewhat more fun. Because I get to do stuff that I really like more, but downside is that as a full-time working adult (lol) is that we don't have that much time. This two years, I will spent it on figuring what I really like to do in the future. Looking into going for a working holiday after my degree, which sounds like fun ;P and to live in some of my favourite country - KOREA for a period of time after that. Sounds like a plan? Let me work towards it.. to a exciting life ahead!~

♡ Jeniquely ♡