Showing posts with label lashes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lashes. Show all posts

Friday, April 12, 2013

L'Oreal Renewal Lash Serum

I was already impressed before I even started using Renewal Lash Serum. It is a product that won several @cosme awards. High praise indeed coming from finicky Japanese consumers!



Name: L'Oréal Paris ロレアル パリ Renewal Lash Serum ラッシュ セラム
Price: RM 49.90 for 7.5 ml
@cosme rating: 4.6
Made in: China

As you well know, it has been a couple of months since I last reviewed a lash enhancing product. It is so hard to get back into the swing of things! I had to place the Renewal Lash Serum on my nightstand so it will be the first thing I would see when I open my eyes.

This is what L'Oréal says about the product:
L’Oréal's Renewal Lash Serum for visibily more lashes in just 4 weeks! Enriched with Arginine and Centella for a nourishing lash boost. Lashes feel fortified, look renewed. Clinically Tested.

A tube has a generous amount of product inside - 7.5 ml.


Curvy soft-touch applicator.


Application is done in the morning before mascara, and at night, when your skin is clean and you are getting ready for bed. I realised that the serum leaves a white crust on my lashes when it dries and thus have stopped using in the morning ever since.

My lashes became a little fuller compared with the first usage, a little over 5 weeks ago. I would include before and after pictures but I was a bit absent minded, so here is the one and only picture taken after 2 weeks of everyday use.


One other benefit? Eyelashes on my cheeks or floating around in my eyes are no longer a commonplace occurrence. They are much healthier now.


It is all thanks to Only Beauty that this post came to life. Haven't heard of Only Beauty? It is a free sampling platform, the first of its kind in Malaysia and it only specialises in beauty related products. If you would like to be a member, visit

✤ Website: onlybeauty.com.my
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The full ingredient list for Renewal Lash Serum:
Aqua/Water, Alcohol Denat, Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Panthenol, Polysorbate 21, Madecassoside, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Methylparaben, Octyldodecanol, Isohexadecane, Sodium Hyaluronate, Arginine, Serine, Citric Acid, Glutamic Acid, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Hydroxide, 2-Oleamido-1, 3-Octadecanediol.

(Source: Promotional images from facebook.com/OnlyBeautyMalaysia)

Disclosure: Press sample.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Talika Lipocils & Black

Lately I seem to be having an affair with French products. I bet you did not see it coming... and neither did I!

Vive la France!

It is my utmost pleasure to introduce you to the French brand Talika. Talika began in 1948 when a doctor at Hôpitaux de Paris developed an anti-bacterial cream with plant extracts to treat war victims suffering from burns. This cream had an unexpected benefit: the lashes of her patients grew expeditiously! This discovery led to the birth of Lipocils and it is now used by millions of women everywhere.


Lipocils has come a long way from its debut in 1948 and it is accompanied by a mascara in the latest incarnation.



Name: Talika タリカ Lipocils & Black® リポシル&ブラック
Price: RM 142
Contents: 2 x 2.5 ml
Made in: France

Eyelash conditioning gel
After 28 days, I conclude that Lipocils really works!! My diligence paid off in longer top and bottom lashes. Not so much thicker though as they remained more or less the same in that aspect.

Be glad that I am mortified to show the before picture...


The massive improvement becomes apparent when I am applying mascara - my lashes do not require as many coats as before.

Lipocils mentioned on their website that no side effect other than mild irritation upon contact with the eyes has been noted. So don't you guys worry on that front!


The full ingredient list for Lipocils:
Aqua (Water), Lactic Acid, Carbomer, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat (Alcohol Denatured), Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Lecithin, Allantoin, Methylparaben, Alcohol (Ethanol), Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Propylparaben, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Flower Extract, Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Leaf Extract, Hypericum Perforatum (St. John's Wort) Leaf Extract.

Black mascara
The French cosmetics houses certainly know a thing or two in creating mascaras. This mascara is a masterpiece! It defines, lengthens and volumises beautifully with a single coat.


Without - With

For a non-waterproof mascara, it holds a curl well, is non-smudgy (although a tiny bit of transfer under my eyes is unavoidable after a long day) and is so easy to remove. Even regular facial cleansers do the trick!

Update: The mascara is actually waterproof. Getting it off easily with facial cleansers makes it a keeper!

The brush applicator has a conical shape - it tapers in to form a narrow point at the very tips. The short and stubby bristles makes it easy to quickly coat each lash with just a quick swipe.


The full ingredient list for Mascara:
Aqua (Water), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Styrene/Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax), Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Strearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Triethanolamine, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Lecithin, Butylparaben, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid.

RM 142 might seem a daunting amount at first but envision it as a long-term investment. If you have straight, mediocre lashes (like myself), you will want to give Lipocils & Black® a look.


Talika counters are available at:
✤ Isetan 1 Utama
✤ Isetan KLCC
✤ Metrojaya Mid Valley Megamall
✤ Parkson 1 Utama
✤ Parkson Gurney Plaza
✤ Parkson KLCC
✤ Parkson Pavilion

(Source: Promotional images from facebook.com/TalikaMY)

Disclosure: Press sample.