Empties: September 2013

 

Hi everyone! It's been a crazy couple months for me. Just to give a quick update, I'm currently working at Lush Singapore and it's been busy busy busy. So since I'm working there, I'll try to do more review on Lush products since I'm trying new products from there.

 

Anyway, moving on, it's October already! So of course, here's my empties for September!

 

 

(YAY) Garfield Baby Wipes 100pcs

It has a slightly rough texture but I find that it removes makeup from my hands very effectively. This is my HG everytime I put on makeup and make a mess on my hands and table.

 

(YAY) ELF Booster in Sheer

Good if you want a sheer, light finishing powder.

 

(YAY) MBD Black Pearl Mask

This mask claims to brighten and whiten. I think it does brighten and moisturise, doubtful about the whitening part, or it might be that I do not use it frequently to see the results. But still, a happy girl because I'm a sucker for masks.

 

Daiso Natural Pack Black Peel Off Mask

 

(YAY) Biore Pore and Oil Clear Facial Foam with Micro Scrub 

Cheap and it works pretty well for me. Gentle on my face even with the scrub.

 

Lady Speed Stick in Shower Fresh

 

(YAY) Guardian Hydrating Face Mist

Works pretty much like its sibling; the nourishing face mist. However, I find this smells more pleasant. I like to use this to refresh my face after a wash or just to set my makeup. I think Guardian has discontinued its face mists though.

 

Guardian Nourishing Face Mist

 

(YAY) Opto-Pharm Buffelin Eye Drops

Definitely without a doubt a yes for me. A cheaper alternative than my previous P2 eye drop and works just as well. I'm a fan.

 

(YAY) Hello Kitty Raspberry 2 in 1 Shower Gel and Shampoo

Sweet raspberry scent. It makes my body AND my hair smell nice. This is a fun product to have!

 

Essence CoverStick in 01 Matt Sand

 

(YAY) Simply Active Deep Cleansing Facial Wipes 30pcs

This is suitable for all skin types and costs me like $1!! This is effective when use together a makeup cleansing product, and it makes my face feels refreshed. It does not remove makeup effectively alone, but again, for $1, it's no wonder. Overall, I'm still pretty happy with this product.

 

  

Refer to July Empties:

MBD Chocolate Truffle Sheet Mask  

 

Alright! So that's all for my September empties. Surprisingly, I'm pretty happy with the products I used up in Sept (:

 

 

xoxo,

April

Haul: Watsons

HELLO I'M BACK WITH A HAUL! I think it has been almost all haul posts recently because I have a lot of due hauls that I want to share with you all. Well, good news is that all the products featured here are still available in store. Please take note that this is definitely a collective haul. I don't buy so many products at one go. This probably took me 10 trips to have all these.

 

 

- Watsons Extra Shine Treatment Wax Henna for coloured or dull hair

- Watsons Smoothing Treatment Wax Yoghurt for frizzy or curly hair

- Dettol Natural Nourishing Body Wash with natural olive and almond

- Essence Lash & Brow Gel Mascara

- Essence Kajal Pencil in 04 White

- Essence Lipliner in 08 Red Blush

-2 Mentholatum Acnes Powder Lotions with Vit C

- Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera 100% Gel

- Fruit of the Earth Rose Petal Aloe Vera 100% Gel

- Ocean Potion Suncare FACE SPF 45 Potion Clear Zine Oxide

 - Vaseline Total Moisture Cocoa Glow 24hr Nourishing Lotion 

-Naturals by Watsons Olive Body Scrub

- SilkyGirl Pure Fresh Oil-Control Pressed Powder SPF 20 in 01 Fair

- Essence Coverstick in 01 Matt Sand

- 4 Nivea Fruity Shine Lipbalms in Strawberry, Pomegranate, Cherry and Pink Guava

 

 

- Clean & Clear Essentials Self-foaming Cleanser

- 2 Bio-Essence Bio Spring Water (Miracle Bio Water)

- Essence All-in-one BB Cream Beauty Balm in 01 Universal

- Essence 2in1 Volume Mascara

- Essence I <3 Extreme Crazy Volume Mascara

- 2 Revlon Lip Butters in Lollipop and Sweet Tart

- Revlon Balm Stain in Sweetheart Valentine

- 2 Essence Hugs and Kisses Collection Lip Tints in 01 Sugar Baby Love and 02 Save Your Kisses For Me

- 2 Essence Kiss Care Love Lipbalms in 01 Fruit Crush and 04 Caribbean Sunrise

- Essence Hugs and Kisses Collection Lip Scrub in 01 Be My Valentine

- Essence All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder

- Einstein Lip Therapy Cooling Lip Relief

- Essence Color and Go Collection Nail Polish in Miss Universe

 

xoxo,

April

(YAY) Review: Essence Coverstick in 01 Matt Sand

 

 Essence is another cosmetics brand that have arrive in Singapore pretty recently. The good news is that it offers cheap cosmetics that works! The only place I know that sells this brand is Watsons and do take note that not all Watson outlets do carry this brand.

 

The previous concealer that I used that was in the similar price range was ELF, I think it was their All Over Cover Stick in Ivory. I do have that concealer with me still but I will talk about it in another post. When I saw this, I knew I had to try this and see if it works, and probably have this replace over my ELF one.

 

The coverage of this Essence Coverstick is pretty awesome I have to say. I had a three days trip to Malaysia once and I brought this along with me to use as a foundation. I love it! It gives a good coverage and does not make my face shiny/oily. Places where I want to conceal more, I just layer over. I got it in 01 Matt Sand, which is really close to my skin tone, which is ZA shade 20-21. I have blended the concealer on the left side of the thick swatch, match my skin tone nicely!

 

However, the one thing I realise is that this concealer stick is abit drying on my face. To solve this problem, I put moisturiser on my face first before applying this. And viola! I love how it applies and looks on my face afterwards after moisturiser.

 

This concealer is so affordable, works well and easily available at Watsons (I get mine from Takashimaya). Not a wonder that I will be going back to get more backups.

 

xoxo,

April