Showing posts with label Victoria's Secret. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Victoria's Secret. Show all posts

Thursday, 8 August 2013

Empties: July 2013

My first ever empties post. Are you excited? I am! Now, for these kind of posts, I'll be stating the products that I used up as well as giving a brief review of each. I really think these kind of posts helps in providing a good reference point for the consideration of the purchase of a certain product.
 
 
(YAY) Colgate Maximum Cavity Protection Toothpaste in Fresh Cool Mint with liquid calcium
I feel that this is an average toothpaste, it does nothing wondrous for me but only to maintain my teeth in terms of cleanliness. I've used the Cavity Protection Toothpaste from Colgate before and this obviously is an improved formulation. Liquid Calcium couldn't hurt either.
 
(YAY) Biore Glowing Bright Facial Foam with micro scrub
I love this. For just $2.50 at the Value Shop, this is a thick and creamy wash with a pleasant smell. The micro scrubbing beads are really gentle on my face too.
 
(YAY) Intimate Secret Purifying Body Scrub in Sheer Attraction
This is a lovely gentle body scrub in a pretty packaging. It has a nice scent and for just $2 from Sasa, hellloooo! I think it can be more moisturising though.
 
(NAH) Ikea small candles in rose scents
Hate the formulations of these small candles. They do not burn properly and has a lot of wax that cannot be burnt. They also do not have a strong scent when burnt. No love for these at all.
 
(YAY) Watsons 15 Vitamin C + Zinc Effervescent Tablets
I love the taste of this, and Zinc is good for the nails. It makes me wanna drink this everyday and I feel like I'm drinking Fanta Orange. I got two more boxes of these, need I say more?
 
(NAH) Johnson's Body Care 24hr Lasting Moisture Body Lotion
A sample sized bottle and a very normal body lotion. I don't care for this. There're so many lotions out there.
 
 
(NAH) ELF All Over Color Stick in Pink Lemonade
Oh this is too shimmery, too frosty. It has a warm pink shade, but it's too frosty for a blush or lip colour and too pink to be a highlight. It is pretty creamy, but when I try to put on my lips, it's very drying. A fail.
 
(YAY) MAC Black Gel Liner
I think it's the Hello Kitty collection? Anyway, it's very creamy and easy to apply as a eyeliner. Does smudge slightly (overly creamy) so I'll put setting powder on top so it won't not budge so easily. Overall, a decent product.
 
(YAY) Coastal Scents Gel Liner in 05
Pretty deep blue colour, which I felt was pretty pigmented and creamy. Worth a try, just try not to let it dry out.
 
(YAY) Dot Dot Gel Eyeliner
It's a shimmery black liner and I used to love it for night outs or parties. This baby is dried up and have fall-outs whenever I applied it now. I have fallen out of love.
 
(YAY) EDM Concealer in Lavender
I used this under the eye area and at the brow bone to highlight. It's very lightweight and a thin layer is enough to see the coverage it gives. A decent product.
 
(YAY) Natural Collection Solo Eyes Eyeshadow in Heather
It's very silky and smooth to apply on the lids. Love the colour itself, I can wear this almost everyday. Yumz.
 
(YAY) Bio-Essence Deep Nourishing Toner with pine pollen
A really normal toner; my face feels tighten and it does remove my impurities.
 
(NAH) Vaseline Lip Therapy in Cherry
When I opened this up to try the first time, I was disappointed already. The packaging makes it look like it's a tinted lipbalm. It's moisturising I must say. However, it's a boring colourless product so I won't be re-purchasing it. Also, it's pretty oily so it slides around on my lips.
 
(YAY) VS Ultra Moisturising hand and body cream in Sweet Temptation
The scent of this is oh-so-nice! It's sweet yet calming. For moisturising both hands and body...great!
 
(YAY) Camay Chic Body Soap
Love the scent, it smells powdery and sweet at the same time...creamy and foams up pretty well!
 
(YAY) Harmony Body Soap in Fuji Apple
I love Harmony soaps because they all smell sweet and fruity; very refreshing! However, they do foam up pretty slowly so you need more patience with these. However, with its low price and nice scent, I still like them!
 
(NAH) Clarus Cucumber 24 Makeup Remover Tissues
Hate these. Tugs at my skin and still does not remove my makeup effectively. A total no-no.
 
(YAY) Garfield Citrus Wet Tissues 60 Wipes
Love the texture of these tissues, very smooth and gentle on my skin. I like the hard cover instead of a sticker to seal it up. Yay!
 
(YAY) Sexylook Firming and Whitening Mask
Oh I love how the mask hooks onto my ears to firm up my face. I don't really have these kind of masks. Time to shop for these!
 
(YAY) MBD Chocolate Mask
(YAY) MBD Chocolate Truffle Sheet Mask
Both are pretty moisturising and I feel that they do brighten up my face as well. If you love the scent of chocolate, these are for you.
 
(YAY) The Face Shop Collagen Essential Masksheet
This is the most moisturising mask I have used for this month. My face stays hydrated and soft throughout the night till the next day without needing to apply any moisturiser.
 

                                                                            xoxo,
                                                                            April

Monday, 29 July 2013

Haul: Presents from the Past (1/2)

Hey all, today I'm do a haul post. But there's a twist, these products that I'm gonna show you are not bought by myself. They are all given to me by my friends, colleagues, family or just some free vouchers that are used to get some of the items. Again, this is a collective haul over time. I just thought I should show you all what I have, and give you a better idea what's in my makeup collection!
 
 
I am just a lucky girl! (:
 
 
I'm just gonna go briefly through these products.
- VS Ravishing Love Fragrance Mist
- The Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Puree Body Lotion
- VS Sweet Temptation Ultra Moisturising Hand and Body Cream
- VS Ravishing Love Ultra Moisturising Hand and Body Cream
- Burt's Bees Naturally Nourishing Milk and Honey Body Lotion for normal to dry skin
- The Makeup Shop Travel-sized Pouch with Brushes
- VS Gorgeous Fragrance Mist
- VS Love Spell Effervescent Bath Bubble
- VS Love Spell Refreshing Body Mist (old packaging)
- VS Pure Seduction Refreshing Body Mist (old packaging)
- VS Pure Seduction Silkening Body Splash ( bought from USA)
VS Love Spell Refreshing Body Mist (bought form USA)
- Travel-sized Vaseline Total Moisture 24hr Nourishing Lotion with Pure Oats Extract

 
I need to give a shout out to this Sephora Nectar Shine Hydrating Care Lipgloss in Litchi Shine SPF 8, which I almost forgot about it.
 
 
- 3 Cath Kidston Wild Flower Hand Creams in Bluebell, Wild Rose and Honeysuckle.
- Elizabeth Arden All Gone Eye and Lip Makeup Remover
- Lancôme Bi-Facil Non-oily Instant Cleanser Sensitive Eyes
- 2 Japanese Bubble Bath & Body Wash in Orange and Grapefruit
- 2 SK-II Facial Treatment Essence
- 2 SK-II Skin Signature Moisturiser
 
 
xoxo,
April

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Haul: Taiwan Trip 2011

 
As this trip consists of 5 guys and 2 girls (including me), it's hard to look more into beauty products because I wanna do activities that allow us all to do together. That being said, let's get started on the small haul I got from Taiwan!
 
The first beauty product that first came to my mind when I decided to go on a trip to Taiwan is My Beauty Diary Masks. Since there were so many different types to try, why not get a box containing all the different types!
 
Next I came across the travel sized tubes of the Maybelline Pure Mineral 8 in 1 Skin Transformer BB Cream in SPF 26. It was about 1SGD and buy 1 get 1 free. Oh yeah, picked it up of course

 
Ok, Heme skincare for 4SGD each? Hell yeah!
Green - Pore Perfect Refining Night Jelly
Purple - Sparkling Diamond Instant Lift & Contour Firming Night Jelly
Blue - Snow Lucent Whitening Night Jelly
Pink - 24hr Hydrating Detox-White Night Jelly
 
The surprising thing is that Taiwan's 7-Eleven sells quite a variety of beauty products unlike our local ones. All the above can be found at their 7-Eleven stores!

 
Then I dragged my girlfriend into a 2-level store near Xi Men Ding, while the guys went to watch movie. The first floor sells beauty products while the second floor sells products like food, clothes and etc. I think I stayed on the first floor easily for more than an hour.
 
I got myself this Berry Kiss Victoria's Secret Body Mist with notes of Wild Raspberry, Praline and Rose. It's about the same price as Singapore but I've never come across this scent at our local VS stores.
 
The two Skin79 BB products came in a set. The middle one is The Oriental Smooth Sun BB Pact in SPF 25 PA++, while the other one is the Dream Girls BB in SPF 30 PA++.
 
xoxo,
April

Monday, 15 July 2013

(YAY) Review: Victoria's Secret VS Pro Lasting Fx Eye Shadow Primer

 
I know there are makeup babes out there who swear by Too Faced Shadow Insurance or Urban Decay Primer Potion. I did try those out too. But if you are looking for something way more affordable and works almost the same as those two high-end products, here's VS Pro Lasting Fx Eye Shadow Primer for you. VS currently offers this in a new packaging.
 
It has a nude skintone shade to it and a 'greasy' feel when I first squeeze it out of the tube. However, the 'greasiness' is what helps me blend perfectly on my eyelids and it does not feel greasy at all after blending. It just felt smooth and not drying on your lids. I felt that the ELF primer, both normal and the mineral kind are drying on my lids. This applies sheer and kinda helps even the skin tone on my lids.
 
What's more is that it's about half the price of my Sephora eye primers and performed as well as those two. I was so happy with it, I went to get another backup of it.
 
xoxo,
April

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Haul: Victoria's Secret Sets

 
I have always loved VS products since the day when my brother came back from US and gifted me with VS body mists, perfumes and bags. It was back in 2009. I was instantly hooked and went back a few times to shop for beauty products online. Lucky for me, VS decided to come to Singapore and I no longer shop for its products online although I know what is offered online might not be sold here. I need to suck it up.
 
 

When I saw this with the price tag, I almost went out of breathe. It was $35 for this whole set. I love the colour, the design and the fragrance. Pure Seduction is one of my favourites and I'm currently using it. I had to get this, no questions.

 
After going out of the shop and thinking a few more times, I succumbed to this yellow one too because the colour of the clutch was just too irresistible. I was hesitating as I was not fond of the scent of Amber Romance but....the clutch is so pretty!!! Urghh! Had. to. get. it. as. well.
 
VS also has the Love Spell set in a white clutch. Since I'm over the scent and the white clutch was the least appealing to me, I could easily gave up buying that.
 
xoxo,
April