SK II Cellumination Essence EX Review
I bought this SK II Aura Whitening Set EX earlier last month and this set consisted of a mini Facial Treatment Essence, a piece of Whitening
Source Derm-Revival Mask and a Cellumination Essence EX 30g. At $199 for 3 items, I find it a good deal as the 30g of the essence alone already retails at $199. I did not pay the full price for it as I had some shopping vouchers and also my BF sponsored a little.
(Recycled this picture from my previous post)
Description
The new SK-II Cellumination Essence EX takes a great formula and makes it better with the new Pixel WhiteTM
whitening ingredient. Improve your skin from the cellular level and
experience highly defined, aura bright skin in just 4 weeks*.
I got a sample of this essence as a GWP with my other SK II purchases while I was in Hong Kong last year. It took me about 3 weeks to used up the sample as I only used a small dollop each time and I only used it in the mornings.
Pros
The essence absorbs fast and does not left a sticky after feel (which I detest). My skin feels moisturized after usage and gradually my skin now is no longer dehydrated like how it was in the past.
I also find that my skin looks more radiant and refined than before. But then, it is still no where near perfect as my face still bares the ugly marks of post acne scarring. Not to mention that my skin suddenly became cranky early this week...... I have a few angry pimples glaring at me each time I look into the mirror. :(
Another plus point is that ,this essence does not ball up under moisturizer, sunblock or makeup. Which I find to be every important, as these little white balls will ruin the makeup and it doesn't look nice with all those little balls all over the face.
Cons
I find the price frightfully expensive, as it cost $199 for 30ml. Having used it for about 4 weeks already, I have not seen the whitening effect yet.
This is my typical morning skin care routine these days...
1) Naruko acne clay cleanser
2) Kiehl's Calendula toner
3) SKII FTE
4) SKII Cellumination Essence
5) spot treatment
6) Sonfia beaute Sunblock
I will usually skip moisturizer in the mornings if I plan on using Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer as my foundation. I find my skin will become too oily if I were to use another moisturizer before using the tinted moisturizer. If I am not using the tinted moisturizer, I will use Kiehl's Yerba Mate Tea Lotion before sunblock.
Thanks for reading!! Bye~~~!!
Labels: Review, SK II, Skin Care
8:16:00 AM.
Beauty Haul~!!
Here's some of the things I have hauled in the recent months.
From Asos.com, I ordered these....
A JK Jemma Kidd set that came with a palette and a blush and a box of Paperself lashes.
The lashes are sooo cute!!! Seahorses and fishes!
I bought these lashes for the intention of using them in on one of models for the portfolio shoot but in the end I changed the look that I intended for the model, so I didn't use the lashes... Wondering when can I put these lashes to use...
This Jemma Kidd set got my attention because of the swivel palette... And since I haven't tried any of her products before, I thought why not get this set to try out since the price point is pretty decent.
The swivel palette comes with four powder eye shadows, one cream highlighter, one cream blush, one lip gloss and a pretty big swivel mirror.. :)
This is the In Vouge Perfect Blush in the colour 01 Rodeo Drive. I belive there are two more shades available, 02 South Beach and 03 Apricot.
The Rodeo Drive shade looks pretty, this would have been the shade that I would have picked out myself.
Also, at my local drugstore, I picked up a mascara set from KATE. KATE is my go to brand for mascaras, they have never failed me before, unlike some other expensive counter brands.
This set consists of Mascara Base (my all time favourite) and a Volume Gel Mascara (have not tried this before). Since I liked all Kate mascaras, I am sure I'll like this too.
I have been on this fake eyelashes kick lately, so I couldn't resist it and bought another two pairs of bottom lashes from Canmake.
I have been getting pretty nifty in putting on fake lashes on people but I couldn't figure out how to put them on for myself. I guess the only way to fix this is to practice more!
Lastly, I bought this Aura Whitening Kit Ex from SK-II.
The kit consisted of a mini Facial Treatment Essence, a piece of Whitening Source Derm-Revival Mask and a Cellumination Essence EX 30g.
That's the end of my haul (for now)! Thanks for reading! Bye~~!
Labels: asos.com, Blush, Canmake, Eye Make, false lash, Haul, JK Jemma Kidd, KATE, Palette, Paperself, SK II, Skin Care
2:34:00 PM.
I'm back!
Been MIA for a couple of months and now I am finally back! Was kinda of busy with work, classes and other commitments and couldn't find any (inspirations and) time in between all these stuff to blog.
For the last month, I was so caught up with the preparation with the photo shoot for my portfolio, trying out the hair and makeup with my models over the weekends, shopping for accessories to use during the photo shoot, etc.
Now that I have already completed and graduated from my makeup diploma, hopefully I will make a fresh start and start blogging more regularly, since I will have more free time on my hands now! :D
Think I will start by first with a combined haul post and probably a mini review about the new skincare product I have started using in the next post. I will be going on a holiday trip in two weeks time and I am sure I will have more to share after my trip!
Thanks for reading! Bye~!
Labels: Updates
1:41:00 PM.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012Y
Beauty Asia 2012 (small) Haul
Just a short post on the items I bought at the Beauty Asia 2012, which was held from the 20th to 22nd Feb 2012 at the Suntec City Convention Hall.
My friend and I were pleasantly surprised when we spotted
Deborah Lippmann nail color! Each polish cost $20.33 (including GST).
I picked up three color polishes, Glitter In The Air, Prelude To A Kiss and Shape of My Heart.
Per the website description,
Glitter In The Air is a sky blue confetti (sheer), Prelude To A Kiss, a sheer misty pink (sheer) and Shape of My Heart, a healthy blush (sheer).
I also picked up a nail treatment product,
Turn Back Time, which is an anti-yellow rejuvenating base coat with diamond core spheres.
From another booth, I picked up Misa Nail Lacquer in 245 Office Polish-tics and Misa Nailart striper in 30 Point of No Return. Each cost only $5!!
All my new nail polishes~~ ♥ ♥
False eyelashes from Holllywood False Eyelashes, All-Belle Natural Lash and Star Lash.
Close-ups of the lashes..
Star Lash, DB 30, $7 per pair. Comes with a 1g lash glue.
These lashes look like dark brown than black in real life.
Hollywood False Eyelashes, TP 024, $12 for box of 5 pairs.
These lashes are the blackest of the three.
Lastly, All-Belle, Apple Green Genic, $30 for box of 10 pairs.
Lastly, picked up some items from an Australian brand (correct me if I'm wrong) called Girlee Cosmetics.
I bought two matte single eye shadows, $11 each and two small mixing palette, $6 each (I've been searching a these for some time!)
I chose two very basic colours, B21 Brown Matte and B71 White Matte. Both sginlesare made in USA. They are very smooth and pigmented.
That's the end of my haul post! Hoped you enjoy reading! Bye~~!!
Labels: All-Belle Natural Lash, Beauty Asia, Deborah Lippmann, false lash, Haul, Hollywood False Eyelashes, Misa, nail polish, Star Lash
8:11:00 PM.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012Y
Little Twin Stars x Sophie Monk Body Lotion
Spotted these cuties when I walked passed Guardian yesterday! Little Twin Stars x Sophie Monk Body Lotions~!! KAWAIIIIII~ <3 <3
I couldn't decide between the 氣潤滑身體乳 (Aroma Silky Body Lotion) and 鑽石亮白身體乳 (Diamond Brightening Body Lotion) since there were no testers available. To spare myself a headache, I picked up both of them, since they were only $9.90 each. Considering that each tube contains 200ml, I find it a steal compared to Crabtree and Evelyn's or Coast To Coast body lotions.
Besides the Little Twin Stars x Sophie Monk Body Lotions, there were also a few boxes of Little Twin Stars x Sophie Monk All-in-one-Whitening
sheet mask and some tubes of hand cream.
Here's pictures of the product description and ingredient lists.
Thanks for reading! Bye!
Labels: Body Care, Little Twin Stars, Sophie Monk
9:50:00 AM.
Sunday, January 22, 2012Y
Pre-CNY Mini Haul
Hi there! First up, here's wishing everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year! May everyone have a happy, prosperous, fulfilling and healthy dragon year!!! ^-^
After having a sumptuous reunion lunch with my boyfriend's family yesterday, I went on a hunt for the highly raved L'oreal Color Infaillible Eyeshadow (not a spelling error, that's what it spelled as on the packaging).
After looking through the drugstores, I managed to find them at my local departmental store (BHG)! *Yippee*. Of the four colors available, I picked up only two of them, 022 Emerald Lame and 024 Bronze Goddess. The other two shadows are 021 Sahara Treasure and 023 Black Onyx.
022 Emerald Lame is emerald green with gold flecks while 024 Bronze Goddess is bronze with gold flecks (rather like old gold).
At $14.90 each I find them very affordable, what's even better is that I got it at a steal at $11.92 as there was a 20% discount! *Grins*
At Watsons, I spotted the Sexy Look Hello Kitty masks, being marked down from $19 to $15, so I grabbed two of them, the Cherry Blossom Duo Purifying & Lifting Mask (pink box) and the Amethyst Duo Moisturizing & Lifting Mask (purple box).
Each box contains 7 pieces, so one piece works out to be about $2.15.
So kawaii~~~!! I've been lemming for these masks for ages!
Cherry Blossom Product Description
Sakura and strawberry polyphenol minimizes larges pores, smoothing and improving skin texture. Soothes, brightens and purify face instantly. Collagen and hyaluronic acid moisturize skin from within. Suitable for troubled skin.
Amethyst Product Description
Excellent in anti-oxidation benefits, increases your skin's ability to protect from environment quench your skin with moisture and transform into fair and glowing skin.
Just in case anyone is interested, below are the pictures for the ingredients list.
Thanks for reading! Once again, Happy Chinese New Year everyone!! Don't over-eat! Bye~!!!
Labels: Eye Make, Haul, L'oreal, Masks, Sexy Look, Skin Care
10:21:00 AM.
Saturday, December 31, 2011Y
EOTD - Esprique Precious Dual Gradation Eyes D-2
Here's a EOTD using Esprique Precious Dual Gradation Eyes D-2. It is a very simple, wearable look that can be done in less than 5 minutes (per eye).
Just realised that this is the last post of 2011.
Items used- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Esprique Precious Dual Gradation Eyes D-2
- Majolica Majorca Jewelling Pencil BE208
- Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
- Canmake Mix Eyebrow 02 Natural Brown
Closeup on the palette used
Swatches
Steps- Apply the white cream shadow from the palette all over the lids
- Using the shade A from the palette, apply all over the lids over the cream shadow
- Apply shade B from the palette from the lash line and blend it up to the double eyelid fold, but leaving the inner corner of the upper eyelid untouched
- Pack a little more of shade A onto the inner corner
- Tight line and also line upper eyelids with liquid eyeliner
- Line the lower eyelid using the beige pencil liner
- Go over the pencil liner with shade C from the palette
- Apply shade D from the palette in the middle of the lower eyelid, close to the lashes, below the pupil
- Using the Etude House Petite Darling Eyes in #1, which is a matte vanilla shade, apply it under the brows
- Apply mascara base and mascara on upper lashes (I don't have a lot of lower lashes, so I didn't apply any mascara on them :p)
- First, fill in the brows with the middle shade from the Canmake eyebrow powder, then repeat with the darkest shade
That's all! Thanks for reading! Happy new year everyone! All the best for the upcoming 2012!! Bye~~~!
Labels: Canmake, Dior, EOTD, Esprique Precious, Eye Make, Lavshuca, Majolica, Proofit, Urban Decay
8:45:00 PM.
Monday, December 12, 2011Y
Stila In The Light Eye Shadow Palette
I have been making small hauls (really small, like 2 or 3 items per haul) from asos.com recently, taking advantage of its offerings of free international shipping and occasional discounts.
The only makeup item I've got from
asos.com is the
Stila In The Light Eye Shadow Palette. At 25 pounds (about
SGD51.91), its not the cheapest palette around, but I do think it is quite a good deal as there are eight eye shadows and an eyeliner in this palette.
Description: Natural eyeshadow palette by Stila. Featuring a selection of long-lasting eyeshadows in soft neutral hues with matte and shimmer finishes and an exclusive smudge stick waterproof eyeliner with a look book on how-to create the looks.
The eyeshadows as well as the eyeliner are all made in U.S.A.
From top row left to right:
- Bare: Matte ivory
- Kitten: Shimmery beige
- Bliss: Matte beige pink
- Sunset: Shimmery canyon pink
- Sandstone: Matte light coco
Bottom row left to right:
- Gilded Gold: Golden brown with shimmer
- Luster: Dark aubergine with gold shimmer
- Night Sky: Blue with shimmer
- Ebony: Black
Smudge Stick in Damsel: Matte brown
Description of the colours are from
asos.com.
I currently do not own any Stila eyeshadows, but I have bought the eyeshadow single in the shade Kitten before (that was like six years ago) and I really liked it back then. There was a very short period of time when I was quite into Stila makeup but that phrase did not last very long (but I can't remember why I stopped buying their products..)
Below are the six looks from the look book.
When I first opened this palette I though the colours somewhat reminds me of the Urban Decay Naked palette..
I would not say these two palettes are the same, but the colours somewhat looks similar.
As per usual, I have yet to swatch the palette yet.....
That's all for today! Thanks for reading!! Bye! ^-^
Labels: asos.com, Eye Make, Haul, Palette, Stila, Urban Decay
9:51:00 PM.
