FOTD: Monotone Makeup

As usual, boring FOTD You just can’t expect a dramatic smokey, party ready eyes from me. Or rainbow colored, gemstone inspired eye designs. Wortel is about subtle, brightening looks that are appropriate for office or date

Anyway, I’ve always been interested in simple monotone makeup, but even more so lately since I catching up on Grey’s Anatomy. Lexie Grey has such a clean, fresh look I love it! Plus, Bobbi has been campaigning about 5-minutes morning routine with her new eye cream and tinted eye brightener pen. Sounds great for lazy ass like me who almost always wake up late

Yesterday I went for rosy complexion. Since I have neutral/cool skin, pinks and roses work very well on me. You may want to use other tone, like something creams and peaches for example? Anything which brightens the overall look

Rosy, Daily Makeup

Face:

Illamasqua Satin Primer SPF20 blended with fingers after sunscreen has sinked in.

Skinfood Mushroom BB Cream SPF20/PA+ in #1, first stippled with fingers then I gave a once over with a cosmetic sponge to ensure smooth finish.

Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light Peach under eyes, patted with ring finger. Layer up as necessary, then gently buffed with cosmetic sponge.

NARS Loose Powder in Snow, patted with a flocking puff. I always put a mesh sifter on top of the powder, to ensure the sponge won’t pick up too much powder.

MUFE HD Loose Powder, patted lightly with a flocking puff then buffed with Everyday Minerals Long Handled Kabuki brush.

Eyes:

Skinfood Vitamin Shadow #4, a cool toned pale pink color, on my lids. Packed it up with E.L.F Eyeshadow Brush.

Lined waterline with Stila Kajal Liner in Rose Quartz.

Curled my lashes with Koji #70 Eyelash Curler, then followed with Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus Mascara.

Stila Brow Set in Medium is brushed on my brows using MAC #208 Angled Brow Brush.

Cheeks/Highlights:

NARS Mata Hari dabbed on the apple of cheek using MAC #187 Duo Fiber Brush.

Stila Pretty Pink, the highlighter part (it’s champagne-pink in color), is lightly brushed on my nose bridge and chin using MAC #168 Large Angled Contour Brush.

That’s it! It’s certainly not a 5-minutes routine since I have terrible skin (acne scars, dark circles and all), and I have bald brows….I have to be extra careful in placing the products. It takes me about 15 minutes instead But overall I’m satisfied with the result; as it fulfills my goal to have brighter, fresh, evidently-made-up-but-not-too-much face

*Yes, I dyed my hair reddish dark brown…but the red vanished in a week time and left me with brown only.

Review: Skinfood Black Sugar Mask Wash Off

Skinfood Black Sugar Mask Wash Off

Desciprition:
Black sugar mask with rich minerals and vitamin to provide luster and smoothness to skin.

My General Review:
I’ll make it quick because personally, there’s nothing much to say about this mask. It comes out goopy with a lot of sugar, which supposed to act as the scrubby particles. Unfortunately, the sugar particles are huge and harsh, making my skin irritated. On me, the sugar won’t melt even though I mix it with water. End result is irritated and dehydrated skin, without so much of an exfoliation.

So what’s the point? I can get effective exfoliation from gentle product, such as Cure Natural Aqua Gel.

Ingredients:
SUCROSE, PEG-7 GLYCERYL COCOATE, GLYCERIN, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, LANOLIN, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL, SORBITAN LAURATE,B UTYLPARABEN, BHT, CARAMEL, PARFUM

Review: Skinfood Red Ginseng Firming Base

Skinfood Red Ginseng Firming Base

From The Box:
This makeup base contains Red Ginseng to moisture skin texture. This is very light and fluid with tightening effect that smoothes out wrinkles and tones down signs of tiredness. It has a very natural finish.

My Skin Type:
Actually very oily, but surpressed with BHA exfoliator. Results in generally ranging from very dry to normal/dry skin. Generally dehydrated, very sensitive, and acne prone.

My Skin Tone:
Some said I have very fair, Casper-ish complexion. Frankly speaking, that’s what you see in my FOTDs, but I personally think I look (much) darker in person than in those photos. Still, yes, I’m quite fair.

Bottomline: my skintone range is lighter than MAC NC/NW15 to NC/NW20.

I have neutral cool undertone.

Packaging:
Weird plastic bottle with pump. Weird because the pump doesn’t have a pipe! So I stored mine upside down.

Color Selection:
Only 1 color is available, and it’s very, very pale with pink undertone.

Texture:
It’s creamy out of the pump but once it comes in contact with skin it becomes rather fluid.

Coverage:
Totally adjustable. From sheer to medium; you can build it as you like.

Blendability:
No problem. It spreads well, but it dries down quite quickly so beware.

Finish:
Semi-matte. The pink undertone brightens my skin well. It’s has glow, but not overly so at all.

Oil Control/Lasting Power:
It seems to be pretty good on my t-zone. It doesn’t feel oily or heavy. Instead, it seems to bring down a bit of the oilies. A surprising feature, since I was thinking that this product is something marketed toward more mature skin (with its ‘firming’ claims etc).

My General Review:
I bought this just out of curiosity, because Skinfood has pretty packaging and their BB creams are not bad at all on my skin. And this product surpasses my so-so expectation!

At first I used this on its own. It comes out in a liquid-cream consistency, but melts into a liquid when it comes into contact with skin. I can build it up to cover my red post acne marks beautifully. The pink tone brightens my skin, gives me a satin glow too. Plus, it glides on smoothly on top of my pores, making it tighter. Perfect! The only thing is the color match. It’s sooo pale, it can look unnatural even on my fair skin! My younger brother gave me thumbs down on my makeup one day, because it’s unnaturally pale and pink.

So I tried to use it underneath a BB cream. I don’t know why but my mind said that this will pair beautifully with Skinfood Gingko Green BB cream. And yep, it does! It improves the BB cream in every way. It neutralizes the slight yellow tone on Gingko BB. The pore tightening effect also comes intact, making the Gingko BB looks better than ever. Ginseng base also imparts slight glow to the Gingko BB, giving the illusion of healthy skin. Yum. For all that effect, I only need a thin layer of Ginseng base.

Unfortunately, as a base, for me it doesn’t increase ease of BB cream/foundation blendability. On my hands when I tested it, I know that it smooths out my skin to some degree, but I prefer my base/primer to give extremely slippery silicone-y finish, and this one doesn’t.

Oh well, but I’ll accept that because my BB still glides on top of this (albeit not as nice as when I use super silicon-y primers). The end result is still great And I know for fact that some people doesn’t prefer slipper silicone-y finish

What Else You Need To Know:
I don’t know anything about the anti wrinkle and firming claim. I know for a fact though, that wrinkles can’t be cured totally with a topical product. Firming too, no topical ingredient can really firm your skin permanently.

So for me, personally, I’d dismiss those claims.

Application:
This seems to dry pretty fast on your face, so do it one section at a time, and you’ll be fine

Price:
Not too expensive, typical Skinfood product. I believe I got it at around IDR200,000 (~USD20)?

Availability:
It may still be available in local Skinfood stores, but last time I checked it already missing from the Singaporean web. Is it discontinued already?

Ingredients:
No full ingredient list, unfortunately Even if it’s there in the label, I wouldn’t have been able to read it since everything apart from the description is in Korean

I hope it doesn’t contain alcohol and such But I know for sure it contains fragrance though! It smells slightly like herbal.

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5. Brightens, gives pretty glow, and works very well on my huge pores. But color may be too pale for some people, and I prefer highly silicone-y primers.

BTW if you have uber pale, pink toned skin (like around NW5-10), I believe this will make a great foundation for you

*This review will be cross posted in http://www.makeupalley.com under username Crescent_Shadow.

FOTD: Supportin’ In Stila

This is my FOTD when I joined the supporters for my division’s Volley team. This look is not exactly ‘..in Stila’, honestly But I like the sound….and hey! Even Laker Girls are wearing Stila!

Like always, my daily look is super quick and simple. Almost effortless. I only look to brighten my overall face so I wouldn’t look like a walking zombie Overall the look only took me around 10-15 minutes in the making.

Supportin' In Stila

Face:

Skinfood Mushroom BB Cream SPF20/PA+.
Applied with fingers in short strokes motion, and then buffed with a The Face Shop foundation sponge.

NARS Loose Powder in Snow.
Pressed down with a The Face Shop flocking puff.

MUFE HD Loose Powder.
As a finishing touch. Pressed down with The Face Shop flocking puff, then buffed with Everyday Minerals Long Handled Kabuki.

Skinfood Apple White Sun Pact SPF25/PA++.
Used to touch up the makeup and replenish SPF protection throughout the day. Applied with The Face Shop foundation sponge.

Eyes:

Stila x CanCam 10th Anniversary Palette.
Medium cool pink all over the lids. Chocolate in crease, blended upward. Pale champage under the browbone. All applied with ELF Eyeshadow Brush.

MUFE Aqua Eyes in 2L.
It’s a bronzey brown color. Lined the upper lash line with it, and dotted it on the outer half of the lower rim for very subtle definition.

Stila Eyebrow Sets in Medium.
Applied with MAC #208 Angled Brow Brush.

Cheek:

NARS Angelika.
Applied with Everyday Minerals Flat Top Kabuki.

Lips:

I think I ate all the Stila Lip Glaze Stick in Plum My lips are already bare in the pic.

Instead Of Haulin’…

I’m gonna show you something else otherwise

You know, most question that come with haul or palette pics is ‘do you really use them, or they’re just for show?’.

Well baby, I don’t know about other people, but instead of just looking at stuffs, I use them And in that spirit, I’m gonna show you my latest pans

Yep! I’ve get some pans again after a few month!

Stuffs....With Pans

Skinfood Apple White Pact SPF25/PA++. NARS Loose Powder in Snow. Stila Bud Cheek Color Pan, Stila Brow Sets in Medium.

OK. Oh well. At least the pic shows you that I use my stuffs. The pans are not that of a palette though, yes. But that’s because I have lots of palettes, I alternate between them.

And let’s face it, I couldn’t bear to see a pan in my palettes. You know how pretty those Stila palettes are. Scraping them to the pan seems to ruin it, I think Don’t you think?

*Yes, that’s the NARS Loose Powder in its glorious 45gram box, the same one in this post. People often ask me on how long does a box of NARS LP lasts on me. The answer is, it’s about a year.

Review: Skinfood Rice Mask Wash Off

Skinfood Rice Mask Wash Off

From The Box:
Rice not only gives plenty of moistures but also brightens your skin.This gentle rice mask,feeling as real rice lifts off any excess dirt and oil leaving skin smooth and clear.

My Skin Type:
Actually very oily, but surpressed with BHA exfoliator. Results in generally ranging from very dry to normal/combo skin. Generally dehydrated, very sensitive, and acne prone.

Packaging:
Cute plastic tub with screw top. Not exactly hygienic, but it’s easy to scoop out the product.

Texture:
Light cream/lotion with soft beads to scrub off dead skin cells.

My General Review:
Humph. This stuff really threw my skin out of balance!

I don’t know why but from the start I was wary of this product; when Skinfood gave me several generously-sized samples to be exact. But the reviews in the other blogs are good…..you can find words like ‘brightening’, ‘smoothing’, ‘hydrating’ etc. I saw the ingredient list too; it doesn’t look particularly hydrating, yet it doesn’t really contain potential irritants (other than the fragrance).

So. Curiosity vs wariness. I waited until my skin is more stable to test this out, in case this is really damaging.

Which was a couple of days ago. My skin has stabilized, it’s very smooth and supple and normal. Not oily, not too dry. So I gently massaged this product on dry face after cleansing for a bit, then wash it off. Gah! My skin is drier after I used this stuff.  It seems to be slightly exfoliating, as it sheds some of top layer skin.

I tried to counter it with a hydrating cream mask (Paula’s Choice Hydrating Treatment Mask), but no effect. At morning my face was still dry. And rough. And it seemed angry. It oxidized.

Three days later, following intense moisturization and masking, my skin hasn’t regressed back to its normal state. It’s still a bit drier and rougher than before. Already calmer though.

Application:
This mask is supposed to be used on dry face. I wash my face first with a gentle cleanser, than gently massage this mask for 1-2 minutes then wash it off with water.

Availability:
Available at all Skinfood counters in Indonesia. It’s also available online from shops such as Sunnanz, Bobodave, or Sasa.

Price:
I don’t remember the IDR price exactly, but it was around US$20 at Bobodave or Sasa.

Ingredients:
Water, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cyclomethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Prorylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Polysorbate 80, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Butylene Glycol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethicone, Sorbitan Stearate, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Sucrose Cocoate, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Butylparaben, Parfum

Overall Rating:
1 out of 5. Useless, harsh product. Cure Natural Aqua Gel can exfoliate really effectively yet is much gentler than Skinfood Rice Mask Wash Off.

*This review will be cross posted in http://www.makeupalley.com under username Crescent_Shadow.

Review: Skinfood Gingko Green BB Cream

Skinfood Gingko Green BB Cream

From http://www.skinfood.sg:
A moisturizing base made with the essential ingredients of green tea, ginkgo leaf, Vitamin B and lecithin for nutritional benefits to the skin. Provides light coverage. Suitable for all skin types.

My Skin Type:
Actually very oily, but surpressed with BHA exfoliator. Results in generally ranging from very dry to normal/dry skin. Generally dehydrated, very sensitive, and acne prone.

My Skin Tone:
Some said I have very fair, Casper-ish complexion. Frankly speaking, that’s what you see in my FOTDs, but I personally think I look (much) darker in person than in those photos. Still, yes, I’m quite fair.

Bottomline: my skintone range is lighter than MAC NC/NW15 to NC/NW20.

I have neutral cool undertone.

Packaging:
Cute plastic tube with yellow theme. Easy to use/dispense the right amount of product. Also easy to travel with.

Color Selection:
Like all BB Cream from Skinfood, it comes with 2 color choices. #1 is said to be lighter and have yellow undertone, #2 is slightly darker with pink undertone.

Mine is #1 and it does have neutral-yellow undertone. I think it’s suitable for NC20-25 skin tone.

Texture:
Slightly thick, but there is some slip.

Coverage:
Sheer. It will just even out your skin tone. I don’t get the claim that BB cream can be used as concealer.

Blendability:
Despite the thickness, it’s still easy to be spread on top of sunscreen and/or primer

Finish:
People say this has really pretty dewy glow. After application…yeah. But after setting it with matte loose powder, the glow vanished on me

Oil Control:
This BB cream is suitable for people with normal skin, I think. Slightly dry may be, or slightly oily. I can’t use this when I’m dry/dehydrated. And I’ve heard people with oily skin complained that the oil control is not as good as expected from a ‘blemish’ product.

If oil control is your aim and you want to try out a Skinfood BB cream, Aloe Sun BB Cream SPF20/PA+ will be more suitable for you.

My General Review:
I think what ties me to this BB cream is its nostalgic feel

There’s nothing to be complained with this BB cream. Texture is slightly thick but still fine. It’s not cakey. Sheer coverage. Doesn’t oxidize. But still, I can’t swear by it.

I think it’s because of the color. While it’s more neutral compared to Skinfood Aloe Sun BB Cream SPF20/PA+, it’s not brightening on my face. It’s not chalky or dark, but I don’t feel bright or polished. Maybe the neutral/yellow tone emphasizes my dullness/sallowness?

Also, many people love its dewy, glowy finish. Indeed, I bought this after I saw the pretty dewy look on CozyCot. But I’m too dry most of the time, so the glowy look vanishes after I put on loose powder So I prefer to use a richer moisturizer underneath, and dust a bit of glowy setting powder when I use this (Chanel Poudre Cristalline, usually) to impart a bit of glow. On me, by itself, Skinfood Mushroom BB Cream SPF20/PA+ is more glowy.

As for its healing properties, I’ve seen the ingredient list once online, maybe in CozyCot forum? But it has been removed, I think From what I remember, this cream is doesn’t have impressive skincare properties. It’s just a tinted moisturizer.

True, some people really shows improvements after using this routinely. A girl who introduces BB cream in the CozyCot revealed her before-after pic and the improvement is really apparent. You can also see another great example here.

Just like its Aloe BB cream counterpart, I don’t know where it comes from. Sadly, I personally don’t get such dramatic improvement.

Yet, I can’t separate from my tube I don’t mind sharing it, but I have no intention to sell it Maybe the tube is too cute. Maybe it’s just the nostalgic feeling because it’s one of the first BB cream ever to reach our shores. Maybe it’s my wishful thinking, trying to prove to myself that I can also achieve great reduction in acne if I wear it religiously.

What Else You Need To Know:
Gingko Green BB Cream is Skinfood’s first BB cream. It’s the only one without any SPF. The other ones: Aloe, Mushroom, Agave, and Peach Sake, all have a little bit of sun protection.

Some Skinfood SA also promotes this BB cream for sensitive skin. I don’t know the basis in this recommendation though; it’s still lightly fragranced.

Well, at least I personally am very sensitive, and all Skinfood BB cream don’t give me problems.

Application:
I apply this like I would with a tinted moisturizer. After sunscreen/primer, and then set it with loose powder.

Edited To Add:
Now I always wear Skinfood Red Ginseng Firming Base underneath Gingko BB. It gives better finish: better glow, tighter pores, more neutral color. Love the combination!

Price:
This was around IDR180,000 for 50ml, but I’ve heard that Skinfood’s price has been upped substantially.

Availability:
Available at all Skinfood stores, like in Senayan City or Taman Anggrek Mall.

Ingredients:
Sorry, the ones marketed in Indonesia lack full ingredient list in English

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5. Basic tinted moisturizer that may do for NC20-25 skin.

*This review will be cross posted in http://www.makeupalley.com under username Crescent_Shadow.

Review: Skinfood Aloe BB Cream SPF20/PA+

Skinfood Aloe BB Cream SPF20/PA+

From http://www.skinfood.com.sg:
A skin-care and make-up in one, this cream leaves your skin feeling moisturized while it corrects your skin tone. Your complexion looks naturally air-brushed, clear and fresh! Rich with aloe, it excellently soothes skin and provides moisture. Also contains SPF 20!

My Skin Type:
Actually very oily, but surpressed with BHA exfoliator. Results in generally ranging from very dry to normal/dry skin. Generally dehydrated, very sensitive, and acne prone.

My Skin Tone:
Some said I have very fair, Casper-ish complexion. Frankly speaking, that’s what you see in my FOTDs, but I personally think I look (much) darker in person than in those photos. Still, yes, I’m quite fair.

Bottomline: my skintone range is lighter than MAC NC/NW15 to NC/NW20.

I have neutral cool undertone.

Packaging:
Portable, easy to use plastic.

Color Selection:
Only 2 colors available. They said #1 is lighter and more yellow toned. #2 is darker and pink toned. I purchased this in #1.

Texture:
Like most BB cream, this is thick!

Coverage:
Rather medium. Doesn’t cover all my sins, but it’s not super sheer either.

Blendability:
Not the best, considering its thick texture. You may be tempted to tug your skin in your effort to even it out, but for the love of all things that is Holy, please avoid that.

Good news is it’s spreadable on top of sunscreen or good primer. Just try tapping and blending it gently.

Finish:
Matte!

Oil Control:
Good. Or should I say, great? Because I used this when I was dry, and it dried the heck out of me. I was like a wrinkly prune.

Sun Protection:
Can’t say much how high, since no active ingredients percentage listed. If you trust Skinfood (and KFDA, as Skinfood is quite a big name there in Korea), then it provides some broad spectrum UV protection.

To my standard, PA+ gives very low UVA protection though. Since I only use a little of this on top of my usual sunscreen, then I only expect it to prevent itself diluting my sunscreen. So I’ll just accept it as it is. I won’t recommend you to use this product as your sole sunscreen though.

My General Review:
I own 3 BB cream from Skinfood, and for me, this is the least favorite. I usually have normal/dry to very dry skin, so I bought this just to complete my collection At that time only 3 bb creams are available from Skinfood: Gingko, Aloe, and Mushroom.

What turns me off so badly is the color. #1 is pretty light, but very yellow on me. I don’t like how it makes me look a bit sallow. And the oil control is great, so I can’t really use it. I tried it on my dry days, and it really sucks the moisture out of me, geez.

In the end I sold this before my skin turned oilier again. For those days, I much prefer BRTC Perfect Recover BB Cream. More balanced color, and oil control is good. And I think BRTC have better ingredients than Skinfood. This Aloe BB cream is filled by silicones, lots of them! I don’t see skincare ingredients in there, but somehow some people really feels its healing properties.

Each to their own, I guess.

What Else You Need To Know:
At the moment, Skinfood has 4 other BB cream: Gingko, Mushroom, Agave, and Peach Sake.

Skinfood released Gingko BB cream first, then Aloe and Mushroom followed Gingko at the same time. Both Agave and Peach Sake are newer than Aloe.

Every Skinfood BB cream comes in 2 color: #1 and #2. But the color is not standard in every type of product. For example, Aloe #1 is very yellow on me. Gingko #1 is more neutral-yellow compared to Aloe #1, and Mushroom #1 have very strong pink undertone.

Application:
I use this on top of skincare and sunscreen, just like a tinted moisturizer. I always use moisturizer, even though BB cream claims to be a skincare product.

Price:
I don’t remember it exactly, but it should be around IDR200,000.

Availability:
You can get it at Skinfood’s store, like in Senayan City or Taman Anggrek Mall.

Ingredients:
Water, Cyclomethicone, Titanium Dioxide, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Cetyl PEG, PPG-10, 1 Dimethicone, 1,3-Butylene Glycol, Micro Particle Titanium Dioxide, Aluminium Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Polymethylmethacrylate, Ceresin, Boron Nitride, Sorbitan Isostearate, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Sodium Chloride, Phenyl Trimethicone, Sorbitan Olivate, Silica, Vinyl Dimethicone, Methicone, Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Hydrated Ferric Oxide, Ferrous Ferric Oxide, Perfume (Aloe CH-5103008), Ultramarine, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Aloe Extract, Ferric Oxide, Propylparaben

Overall Rating:
3 out of 5. Color match is off, it’s thick and doesn’t really contain skincare properties. Good oil control though, and some people really benefit from its healing properties (though I don’t know where it comes from).

Try a sample if you can. For me personally, I prefer BRTC Perfect Recover BB Cream when I’m on the oilier side, but it has been discontinued.

*This review will be cross posted in http://www.makeupalley.com under username Crescent_Shadow.

Quick Sale: Skinfood And Palgantong LP

ALL SOLD!

Skinfood Buckwheat LP Lavender - Palgantong LP Light Beige

These are powders that I bought a week ago…it’s not that I totally hate them, it’s just they’re not up to par with my NARS LP. Both are in an excellent condition, so please adopt them and give me funds to get new powders!

Skinfood Buckwheat Loose Powder in Lavender (used 2x) — IDR150,000.

Palgantong Theatrical Powder in Light Beige (used 1x) — IDR50,000.

All prices excluding shipping fee. Serious buyer please drop me an email at crescent.shadow [at] gmail [dot] com.

Dead Beat. So I Hauled.

Almost 2 weeks of no-show. What else can it be? Work (and office’s political climate) has been more frustrating than ever. That equals….some haul

Just kidding. My HG NARS Loose Powder and Stila Illuminating Powder Foundation already gone half, so I think it’s time to try out some other powders. In case I don’t like the new items, I still have a BNIB NARS waiting for me anyway And some other things as well, of course.

Feverlet HD Sample Packs

Yep, 60 packs of Feverlet HD, ready stock. If you’re interested in buying these, just drop me an email: crescent.shadow -at- gmail – dot- com. IDR8,000 per pack excluding shipping. Sold out!

Skinfood, Palgantong, Dior...And Samples

My interest in Skinfood Buckwheat Loose Powder never past its pretty packaging. I tried it several times in store on my hands, and I think the powder is not fine enough. But there are raves for this, even comparing this to high end powders like MAC. So I decided to get the Lavender colored one, and see how it competes with my HG NARS/Stila LP

Contrary to the LPP, Skinfood Apple White Sun Pact SPF25/PA++ is not pretty. At least for me It’s a white plastic case embossed with Skinfood logo. Too plain. I love the Mochi Pact SPF25/PA++ packaging much better, but I’ve been eyeing on this Apple White Pact for a while.

I got several samples from Skinfood: Rice Mask Wash Off and Black Raspberry Emulsion. I’ve heard good things about the Rice mask, so I’m keen to try it

Other than Skinfood, I also got the famous Palgantong Theatrical Powder in Light Beige. This is said to be popular in Korea and Japan. I’ve previously used Chacott Loose Powder, dubbed #1 LP by a beauty magazine in Japan. Let’s see how Palgantong perfoms, compared to Chacott.

And I did say in the previous post that Dior 5-Color Eyeshadow in Stylish Move seems to be a bit too sheer for my liking (except for the deepest color), but I can’t even resist that palette when I saw a used travel size version, bundled with Rouge Dior in VIP Rose going on just IDR75,000 (~USD7) Very eager to try them both tomorrow, yay!

The rest in that pic is just some samples from the seller Chanel Blanc Essentiel Hydra Protective Whitening Emulsion SPF10/PA++, Guerlain Super Aqua Night Recovery Balm, Anna Sui Whitening Mask.

BTW, my father has just got back tonight from a week trip to Malaysia. He asked me what cosmetics do I want, what a confusing question Since I never use his money to buy my needs like novels, clothes, shoes, and cosmetics! He was at Watsons buying Olay Total Effects for himself though (he’s old, so his skin dried up and feels uncomfortable, according to him), so I asked him to get me some more sunscreen by Olay or something. He called me that he found these items:

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SPF50/PA+++, Olay White Radiance UV Blocker SPF30/PA++

I’ve used the Olay White Radiance UV Blocker SPF30/PA++ before, my mom bought it for me in Guangzhou, China years ago. Until now this product is not available in Indonesia The packaging is different from before though, maybe it has been reformulated? Or just a packaging change? I’ll try it tomorrow.

As for the Neutrogena, I have a friend who swears by Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SPF30, but my father was in a hurry to catch the flight, and he said SPF50 on the phone so I thought…whatever. I’ll just try the SPF50 first, compare my experience with reviews in MUA and maybe got my bf bought the SPF30 version in Singapore.

That’s all! Not too much, isn’t it? I’ll try to review each and every one of them, but as I always said, my haul speed is much faster in my review speed It’s been hard to review items lately, since zits popping out non stop out of nowhere, and I don’t even change my regime! Maybe it was super stressed by my late lifestyle. Lack of sleep, combined with frequent restaurant visit. Sushi Tei, Cafe Cartel, Din Tai Fung, Pasta de Waraku, Es Teler 77, all in one week. Not too mention other nearby diners I’ve gone to this weekend. Very satisfying indeed, yet horrible at the same time, considering all the fats in there