Lots of things to talk about today!
I bought the Barrier Repair Baby Moist Lotion (Moist) ages ago and I’m on my second bottle, so you guys should be able to tell that I like it!
Baby Moist Lotion is hypoallergenic, fragrance free and preservative free. Its main selling point is the formulation penetrates quickly and moisturizes your skin with hyaluronic acid for a baby smooth finish.
It does absorb quickly and leaves no sticky film. It moisturizes quite well although it doesn't completely cure my dehydrated patches PLUS it can be doubled as a quick mask, as with all face lotions (化粧水).
I felt rather bored with Kao Asience, I’ve been using their shampoos ever since they were introduced a year back and so I jumped ship when I saw Ichikami in the drugstores!
Both the shampoo and conditioner contain Japanese herbs such as Hiougi (Belamcanda chinensis), Camellia extract, Soapberry, Walnut oil, Yusuru essence, Yusuru oil, and Yusuru Lipid to repair and moisturize damaged hair.
I read somewhere that it has a cherry blossom scent... I have never sniffed cherry blossoms, I’ll definitely have to take that with a grain of salt. Nonetheless both of them do smell pleasing to me.
I have been using it for two months now, and my hair does feel soft but it isn’t moisturizing enough. I guess I’ll have to try their treatment!
Lancôme’s Teint Miracle foundation received a glowing review from Kevin 老師 in the September 21st episode of 女人我最大. When I found out that all Lancôme counters nationwide offered samples of this particular foundation, I quickly snapped one up!
The Lancôme BA matched me with BO-01 (left), but it has way more yellow undertones than my usual shade (right), as shown in the swatches below.
Never trust department store lighting!
The full sized bottle.
Teint Miracle has a sheer coverage no matter how much you layer it on. It is easy to blend and initially I thought that BO-01 would be too pale for me, but once on my face it made me look a tad tanned (o ω O)
I thoroughly like the finish, it gives a dewy look that’s very natural. It feels really nice on, it is very light and does not cake in my marionette lines after a whole day out, however it does pool slightly around my nose.
Will I recommend Teint Miracle? No, its weird colour adjusting ability doesn't sit well with me.
I was organizing the contents in my drawer when I noticed that I have an eyeshadow quad that looks almost exactly like Lavshuca’s Light Mix Eyes in BU-1.
Here they are together. Lavshuca BU-1 is on the left.
Swatches in same order.
Lavshuca is more vibrant but other than that, the other quad is an almost exact dupe!
A box of Japanese confectionery from napaJapan came in sometime last week.. I wanted to wolf everything in one setting but I persevered *yay for will power* First up for review are Oreo chocolate apple and macadamia bars!
Regular chocolate bars are too sweet, I get a little sick of them after a while.. This apple flavoured bar is the complete opposite, I find myself devouring the entire bar within seconds!
It is only the slightest bit sweet, as the addition of the sour apple juice powder (from Aomori Prefecture if I may add) balances the sweetness to a tolerable level and makes it taste very refreshing. It is so different from the teeth-achingly sweet chocolate bars sold in Malaysia!
It is a crispy bar crammed with chunks of macadamia nuts. The infusion of macadamia nuts blended in perfectly with the chocolate and Oreo filling. It is definitely sinfully rich and satisfying without being over the top sweet.
If you’re into macadamia nuts and chocolate, this chocolate bar is for you! I'm not a fan of nuts, and yet I enjoyed this bar a lot! (o ω O) ← very obvious that I don't discriminate when chocolate is in question hahaha
Go ahead and click the links above if you want to purchase these chocobars (and nope, I'm not affiliated with napaJapan). Your taste buds will thank you!!
Hope that was interesting! Have a good Tuesday everyone (^ ω ^)
I bought the Barrier Repair Baby Moist Lotion (Moist) ages ago and I’m on my second bottle, so you guys should be able to tell that I like it!
Name: Barrier Repair Baby Moist Lotion (Moist)
Price: RM 34.90 for 180 ml
@cosme rating: 3.8 ★
Release date: 25.2.2008
Baby Moist Lotion is hypoallergenic, fragrance free and preservative free. Its main selling point is the formulation penetrates quickly and moisturizes your skin with hyaluronic acid for a baby smooth finish.
It does absorb quickly and leaves no sticky film. It moisturizes quite well although it doesn't completely cure my dehydrated patches PLUS it can be doubled as a quick mask, as with all face lotions (化粧水).
I felt rather bored with Kao Asience, I’ve been using their shampoos ever since they were introduced a year back and so I jumped ship when I saw Ichikami in the drugstores!
Name: Kracie Ichikami Shampoo and Conditioner
Price: RM 19.80 for 200 ml each
Both the shampoo and conditioner contain Japanese herbs such as Hiougi (Belamcanda chinensis), Camellia extract, Soapberry, Walnut oil, Yusuru essence, Yusuru oil, and Yusuru Lipid to repair and moisturize damaged hair.
I read somewhere that it has a cherry blossom scent... I have never sniffed cherry blossoms, I’ll definitely have to take that with a grain of salt. Nonetheless both of them do smell pleasing to me.
I have been using it for two months now, and my hair does feel soft but it isn’t moisturizing enough. I guess I’ll have to try their treatment!
Lancôme’s Teint Miracle foundation received a glowing review from Kevin 老師 in the September 21st episode of 女人我最大. When I found out that all Lancôme counters nationwide offered samples of this particular foundation, I quickly snapped one up!
Name: Lancôme Teint Miracle SPF15 PA++ BO-01
Price: RM 130 for 30 ml
@cosme rating: Ranked #2 with a rating of 5.0 ★
Release date: 20.8.2010
The Lancôme BA matched me with BO-01 (left), but it has way more yellow undertones than my usual shade (right), as shown in the swatches below.
Never trust department store lighting!
The full sized bottle.
(Source: lancome.jp/)
Teint Miracle has a sheer coverage no matter how much you layer it on. It is easy to blend and initially I thought that BO-01 would be too pale for me, but once on my face it made me look a tad tanned (o ω O)
I thoroughly like the finish, it gives a dewy look that’s very natural. It feels really nice on, it is very light and does not cake in my marionette lines after a whole day out, however it does pool slightly around my nose.
Will I recommend Teint Miracle? No, its weird colour adjusting ability doesn't sit well with me.
I was organizing the contents in my drawer when I noticed that I have an eyeshadow quad that looks almost exactly like Lavshuca’s Light Mix Eyes in BU-1.
Here they are together. Lavshuca BU-1 is on the left.
Swatches in same order.
Lavshuca is more vibrant but other than that, the other quad is an almost exact dupe!
A box of Japanese confectionery from napaJapan came in sometime last week.. I wanted to wolf everything in one setting but I persevered *yay for will power* First up for review are Oreo chocolate apple and macadamia bars!
Name: Nabisco Oreo Chocolate Apple Bar
Price: US$ 2.99 for 36.5 g
Calorie content: 202 kcal
Release date: 13.9.2010
Regular chocolate bars are too sweet, I get a little sick of them after a while.. This apple flavoured bar is the complete opposite, I find myself devouring the entire bar within seconds!
It is only the slightest bit sweet, as the addition of the sour apple juice powder (from Aomori Prefecture if I may add) balances the sweetness to a tolerable level and makes it taste very refreshing. It is so different from the teeth-achingly sweet chocolate bars sold in Malaysia!
Name: Nabisco Oreo Chocolate Macadamia Bar
Price: US$ 2.75 for 38 g
Calorie content: 222 kcal
It is a crispy bar crammed with chunks of macadamia nuts. The infusion of macadamia nuts blended in perfectly with the chocolate and Oreo filling. It is definitely sinfully rich and satisfying without being over the top sweet.
If you’re into macadamia nuts and chocolate, this chocolate bar is for you! I'm not a fan of nuts, and yet I enjoyed this bar a lot! (o ω O) ← very obvious that I don't discriminate when chocolate is in question hahaha
Go ahead and click the links above if you want to purchase these chocobars (and nope, I'm not affiliated with napaJapan). Your taste buds will thank you!!
Hope that was interesting! Have a good Tuesday everyone (^ ω ^)
22 comments:
Those shadows are almost identical!
The Barrier Repair stuff sounds good. I remember I tried their base a long time ago but I think it had alot of silicone in it so it broke me out. Having said that the masks are good so maybe I should try this sometime.
oh, teint miracle.... sounds sooo cool, u will purchase the full size?
I sniffed the shampoo in watson, thought it was really nice, but never got to buy it caz the watson only left conditioner... :(
I must check out that shampoo and conditioner u were mentioning- sounds chock full of herby goodness:) tat Oreo Mac bar is making me feel really hungry!
oh all those Oreo bars look yummy! are they new products? have never seen oreo bars before :D
luckily the foundation was a sample you got LOL! and those two palettes are exactly the same!!!
Oh and you can read chinese too? ^_^ didn't know that!
lol @ 'goldfish memory' XD do you keep any pets btw?
hope they will introduce the oreo bars soon!! i'm not a great fan of oreos but oreo bars sound good!
the spreadsheet isn't hard to set up lol, once i got the hang of it, it should take 10 mins to set up a giveaway form XD the time-consuming part is writing the rules XD
Hi!!Blair...I've been contemplating on getting the Lancome Teint Miracle during sephora ff sale but decided not to...glad I didn't....and...I'm a cookies & cream addict so I've been drooling on those oreo bars...:D
wow so many goodies!!! i'm so jealous of how asia always has all the yummy chocolate flavors while the US always gets the plain and boring :/
The Baby Moist Lotion sounds like a great product, I wish U.S. toners would start making their products hydrating instead of drying. Too bad for the shampoo, cute packaging though. Those Oreo bars look delicious, I'm going to check out napa. Japan, thanks for the link Blair :)
Wow, that really is the exact dupe! It's almost as if you just swatched them with a lighter finger! And I agree with the department store lighting! haha ( :
I'm a sucker for foundations but the price points on them are so high and I use them so sparingly (even when I'm using a lot!) that I know better now than to splurge on everything I see haha I'm been really curious about Lancome's Teint Miracle but lo and behold the counters where I live don't have them yet! Ahhh...just as well hehe
Ughh talk about being an enabler! I'm always so jealous when you get to try out so many different flavor candies and chocolates! Do you know how much I love Macadamia nuts?! :O
Both of the palettes do look really similar! But the lavsucha one is definitely more pigmented :)
I've never seen any orea like the two! They look really yummy~
Channel Islands are somewhere in Europe! hehehe..
the bf and his mom are sick, so it's canceled :(
In the first picture, what brand mirror is it?... lol~ I've been into those black, flowery type of mirrors. They're gorgeous!
The eyeshadow quads look the same! Which do you prefer even though you said Lavshuca is more pigmented?
I hate frosty lipsticks too... hehe~ I think the NYX blush in Angel will show up on you since you're NC20. I'm darker than you. Wow!
You should post a look with green eyeshadows... hehe~ I want to see!
"never trust department store lighting" - I AGREE!!! :D I never purchase foundation without testing it. with the crappy returns policy here, im not risking my money! nuh-uh! :p
i've tried those oreo-macadamia bars and they're really good! a pack costs a bomb here though. hahaha good thing otherwise i will have a bigger belly. :))
hahaha those 2 palettes are identical color-wise! what's the other palette B? :)
the shampoo review comes just in right. i was going to try another shampoo once i'm done with my 2nd bottle of head spa. the lancome foundation sounds really weird but i can totally understand what you mean. i've had similar experience. i think it just oxidized.
wow they really are the same colours but the ones on the right are lighter. I think the Lavshuca BU-1 one looks better though. the packaging too xD I was really tempted to get one too. but I was afraid the colours won't look nice.
yummy oreo!!
RYC: what does 'goopy' means? How do you tell if a gloss has gone goopy? :S
no pets either :) my family member is afraid of little animals LOL
great post :) i really like the mini reviews on everything hehe... wow the lavshuca and your other palette do look similar :)
Hi Blair,
Yeah RR should do international shipping for cheaper. I got X-rated and Immoral, the two brightest blushes LOL
I'm good...do try the MBD black pearl it was the best I've tried so far...and been reading lots of review about the teint miracle too..and they said it gives a dewy finish like you said..and I've been looking for a full finish...but maybe I'm gonna try it one of this days..:D Have a great day Blair...
NooI've never tried Canmake Cream Cheeks, to be honest, I'm not very good at using cream blushes hehe Also, Canmake isn't very readily available :( But I'm gonna see if my friend can find it in HK
You know what?? I rarely wear peach blushes too but I really fell in love with My Highland Honey hehe I dunno why!
I've heard a lot about that lancome foundation but too bad about the weird colouring!
The Face Atelier pro version was $26 CAD at the IMATS show. I'm liking it so far! Will show u guys more pics soon
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