These Jelly Lip Pens are amazing. Gorgeous things. Thanks to Clinique’s Chubby Sticks, many brands seem to have jumped onto the lip pencil / balm hybrid bandwagon.
Dior’s no exception with their Jelly Lip Pens.
The Bird of Paradise Collection. That’s where this little gem came from.
I’m that excited about this product that I just had to review it (real quick) a mere two days after acquiring this. It also helps that I managed to bag this before it launched in the country. 
Click pen concealers / highlighters!! I love them for their ease of use but loathe them as sometimes the brush can be wonky, and the fact that bacteria tends to settle into the unwashed bristles puts me off a little!
Then again, nearly every drugstore / pharmacy brand has been producing their very own version of YSL’s Touche Eclat, as I like to call them.
I just had to pick up Bourjois’ Touche Healthy Mix brush concealer. I just had to. At £6.99 (RM35-ish) you can’t quite go wrong with it! After all it did have two of my favourite things in its name: Bourjois (duh) and Healthy Mix (favourite pharmacy brand foundation’s name) so I thought it couldn’t be that bad!
I don’t know where to start with this foundation! The boyfriend got this this in December last year when we were in Penang. It was, he claims, an early, and the only Christmas gift I’ll be getting from him. I, on the other hand called it an “everyday gift,” much to his dismay.
The Diorskin Nude foundation has been reformulated, and boy am I glad I waited for this to appear on the shelves before taking the plunge!
Double-cleansing and I go way back. This extra step in one’s skincare regime has been in mine since I hit puberty (I hit puberty pretty early in life) and that’s when I noticed little bumps growing on my once baby soft skin.
I’m like a kepoh (busybody) auntie who goes round telling others to double-cleanse if they ever ask me about my skincare routine. This is because your skin will not be able to absorb all the lovely serums / products you apply onto it should you not cleanse it well beforehand.
Then comes in a lot of blessings. I am incredibly blessed to have someone like Stephanie in my life. This lovely sister from another mister produced this as a gift when we met up sometime last year. =)
Oh, Oh OH no! Was my reaction when I first set my eyes on MAC’s Oh, Oh, Oh lipstick.
Instead, I was drawn towards Betty Bright, a vibrant peach / coral shade. Mum, however had second thoughts about it and insisted I tried Betty Bright on before purchasing it. So I did.
To my astonishment, Betty Bright did not look good on me! Mum then pointed at this one:
Ah! Easily my favourite, most Holy Grail concealer I have used to date! Purchased back on the 25th of August, 2012, this post has not seen daylight even though it has been one of my most requested posts.
I have a few *cough* excuses for you today. Before I proceed, allow me to present you a photo of this beautiful product, in its beautiful box:
Come to think of it, I’ve never done a fragrance review as I find it intimidating. The fusion of various notes, scents never fail to do my head in.
I have a sensitive nose. Whenever I step into an intensely perfumed shop eg. Lush stores in the UK and The Lovely Lace shops in Malaysia…. I go all heady and nauseous with all those smells that come together all at once!
Now, don’t get me wrong. I still love Lush. But this is how I describe smells. If it’s too strong it stinks. Too mild there’s no scent.
So what if it smells good? I’ll just say
“Oooh this is such a lovely scent! I love how ‘floral’ it smells!”
This is where my problem comes in. Let’s say I own a lovely perfume. It’s lovely. I like it. It smells nice. It doesn’t make me smell like week-old-garbage. End of story.
My journey with fragrance has been a ‘touch and go’ one as I don’t wear perfume everyday, due to my forgetfulness.
Last Christmas, Mum decided to gift me with this Pivoine Flora eau de toilette from L’occitane and I thought I should at least talk about this because this has turned me into a bit of a perfume junkie and I now wear perfume nearly everyday! =)
So how shall I proceed with this review? I went to my good friend Google and look what he found via L’occitane UK’s website:
Some of you may know that I'm really happy with my skincare regime and have not tweaked it much since September last year. This is rare for me as I usually swap my skincare around quite a bit as I love trying different things and I'm not usually satisfied with the products I use.
In comes the epic breakout I suffered in September / October. Mum then revamped my skincare routine and insisted I incorporate SK-II into it.
My skin has improved so much then and I'm going to let you in on what changed my skin in a little bit!
Today, let's talk about SK-II's Repair C
When it comes to cleansers, I usually opt for the cheapest variant because my cheapo mentality tells me not to spend money on something you will be “washing off” in a jiffy. As I tried various cleansers from different ends of the price spectrum, it hit me: there is a difference.
In comes the SK-II Facial Treatment Gentle Cleanser:
Now this isn’t my first encounter with this product, nor the brand as Mum has been an avid SK-II user for a good 5 years now. I used certain SK-II products during my university years but strayed when I discovered the joys (or woes) of trying out different skincare products. Also, not all SK-II products I tried then agreed with my skin but that is a story for another day.
Fast forward a few years later and many more skin issues later, I’m facing one of the worst problems my skin has ever had to face. Bumpy cheeks that sting when I touch them, Random clusters of spots appearing on the cheeks and forehead… It’s never been this bad.
Mum then came to the rescue and chucked aside all the other random skincare products I’ve been using and gave me a set of SK-II products, insisting I give this brand another chance. So I did as I was at wits end, as you will notice in my revamped current skincare regime page.
This SK-II Facial Treatment Gentle Cleanser is my second full-sized tube, having used up the first 2-3 years ago. I remember how much I liked using it as it didn’t leave my skin feeling “squeaky clean” a.k.a “taut” unlike some other cleansers I’ve tried. I only use a pea-sized amount for my face and neck as this lathers up beautifully into a soft, bouncy cloud of foam that doesn’t pull at my already irritated skin.
This product lies on the upper end of the price range, retailing at RM209 for 120g of product but it is worth every single penny. Also, I clearly remember how long my original tube of this cleanser lasted – close to a year. Pretty value for money and you get a product that is of great quality.
Here’s the ingredient list for those interested:
Have you tried anything from SK-II and did it work for you? Although not all of their products worked for me in the past, they do now and I’m guessing it’s because I’ve…. Aged.
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