August/ September Hauls + Empties

Hola lovelies~

This is what I've bought in August!

free gifts on the bottom woot! sheet masks and sample sachets

Hauls from iqueen.my and Secret Key!

I've bought a foam cleanser in a pump, cleansing water (both from Coni Beauty), KYL Cucumber acne gel and two boxes of paper masks (MBD and My Scheming) from iqueen.my. It's fast becoming my favourite site to purchase masks woot.

And two bottles of toner and an acne control mist for my younger brother from Secret Key. Woot. Review for the Black Out Pore Clean Toner is out!

Just recently I bought a curler/straightener which is a knockoff of Babyliss Ipro230. Arrived in the mail after 4 days from China. Isn't that super fast? I got this at RM40 ish.

Anyway I've been exploring on how to style my tresses. Oh gosh it's so hard. And then i saw Youtube videos where hairstylists use straighteners to do both jobs on their own hair and I'm like holy smokes, how do they do it? I can't see the hair on the back of my head and I'm super scared of accidentally scalding my scalp or something hahaha.

And a #MyCyberSale haul from Iqueen.my

free gifts on the right side yo! Thanks Iqueen~

Please. Kill. Me.

Yes, I know I've been a bad girl.

That aside, things were super cheap during the sale and I've spent enough to get their free mystery gift box hohohoho.

I got meself Oseque's Cybershine Oxygen Mask, Showking Mascara, masks from My Scheming (again! I'm loving this brand actually!), a foam cleanser from My Scheming (for my bro) and a moisture gel from Berrisom. The gifts were a truckload of masks, a full size snail lotion from Coni Beauty (I was hoping to get the gel mask tho) and some sachet samples!!

Anyways, am TRYING not to open these until I've cleared all the old products that I have~ Maybe it'll be around half a year sob sob. But I have itchy fingers.... so ya'll prolly will see me reviewing some of these in the near future *looks away (I've already opened the mask cleanser and the mascara lol)

I've been working damn hard to get rid of products that are nearing expiry or products that I don't really enjoy so that my dressing table/bathroom become tidier haha

Empties (No pictures cuz I chucked the empty containers into the recycling station lolol) :
Klairs Soothing Preparation Toner
-finally! This toner was kinda meh for me. It doesn't provide me exceptional results with its long and impressive list of ingredients =.=

Bio essence Deep Cleanser
-not really impressive and i'm not really comfortable with its smell so I've been wanting to finish this asap and now finallyyyy it is empty!

Teen's Nature AC Control Recipe Clearing Toner
-My brother is too lazy and I ended up using this up hahaha. The gel lotion is almost empty too

NARUKO Raw Job's Tear Supercritical CO2 Pore minimizing & Brightening Lotion
-I got 2 small bottles of this and they are finally empty~ woohoo!

Mizon Vichum Renewing Energizing Cream
-Major like for its nice smelling buttery texture! At the last 5ml or something it oxidised and turned into a vaseline like yellowish gel. O.O And I had to use it on my body sob sob.

I'm gonna work on clearing the 813549735940 sample sachets I have next. Let's just hope my face doesn't rot hahaha!

ciao!

Review: Mizon Vichum Renewing Energizing Cream

Weight: 50g

Description:

• Fermented crystal and peptide provides energy to repair the original skin's texture.  
• Oriental herb gives rich nutrition, and absorb gently and quickly to make healthier skin. 
• Protects skin from oxidation, and delivers flexibility, soothing, and moisturizing. 
• Natural fermentation method boosts penetration into skin more swiftly.
• No-artificial dyes, no-synthetic fragrance, and no-paraben 

Ingredients: Snow lotus extract, niacinamide, adenosine, shea butter, hyaluronic acid, cacao tree, paper mulberry root, lavender oil, evening primrose seed fermented filtrate, lotus seed fermented ingredient, hydrolyzed extensin, Beta-glucan, Copper Tripeptide-1, barberry root, licorice, and orris root (I threw away the box so no full ingredients list, sorry)

I bought this at RM26  with free shipping on Qoo10. It was really a bargain. At first glance, the Vichum line wasn't exactly new in the market. I believe it was launched during ~2013-ish. It wasn't popular or well known like Mizon's Snail line so it was really my first time seeing this product. Vichum, I think is similar to the Chinese term 回春, which literally means "back spring", but normally people interpret it as back to youth! Such apt naming lol. The packaging is absolutely gorgeous. The cream smells absolutely heavenly. And I keep popping open the jar to smell it! Mmmm

The cream is on the thick and buttery side which glides on very smoothly and it doesn't leave me feeling sticky or whatever. I usually will grow some oil seeds after using creams that I hated thick creams but this wasn't the case with Mizon's cream.

after washing; with lotion on

after putting on the cream

I do apologize for the difference in hues. My handphone wasn't really built for this hehe :)

Most importantly, it does what it claims! I find it hard to find cheap and good products to lessen the tired look I always have. Anti-ageing products I've tried are usually thicker in texture and oilier but this one is an exception. I definitely feel that my skin goes plumper and healthier by the day! It really lessens the tired look day by day as I use it religiously every day/night.

Some before/ after pics

just applied

patted in

Packaging: 4/5 Classy but heavy because of the glass. No spatula included.

Smell: 4.8/5 Very relaxing, very good. But I noticed that the smell kinda deteriorate a little as time passes

Texture: 4/5 I wasn't a fan of rich, buttery creams but this one doesn't leave me feeling suffocated or oily so I'll give a 4 out of 5

Effect: 5/5 A really good anti-ageing cream for people in their 20s. Makes me look younger by a little and charges up my skin real good. Not very moisturising like other moisture-focused products but I always layer my skincare so the oil-moisture level is balanced. On my repurchase list!

Overall: 4.5/5 Recommended for those who wants to start using anti ageing products! Doesn't feel oily, does what it says, smells lovely and doesn't cost a bomb. It just bumped into my exclusive TO BE REPURCHASED list already!

Year End Haul Post!

I bought quite a few stuff during the year end! Sorry, too stressed I had to shop sometimes ^^

Anyway, I bought stuff that are not only for me, some for my family at home~ Now that I'm back home for a few days, it's time to dig them out for a group photo session :)

The most recent purchase~

Klairs Rich Moist Foaming Cleanser

Klairs Supple Preparation Toner

NARUKO Oriental Beauty Tea Youth Revitalizing Night Gelly

Naruko Tea Tree Purifying Clay Cleanser 

NARUKO Raw Job's Tears Supercritical CO2 Pore Minimizing & Brightening Washing Powder

Mizon Vichum Cream

EKEL masks (Cucumber, Green Tea & Vitamin) (not in picture)

Review: MIZON Snail Recovery Gel Cream

Volume: 45 ml

Price: RM15 at qoo10.my

Description: Lightweight snail gel cream containing 74% of snail secretion filtrate

Ingredients: snail secretion filtrate, butylene glycol, cyclopentasiloxane,glycerin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, polysorbate 20, sodium hyaluronate, carbomer, glycosyl trehalose, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, triethanolamine, dimethicone/vinyl dimeticone crosspolymer, dimethicone, hydroxyethycellulose, caprylyl glyocol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium polyacrylate, centella asiatica extract, portulaca oleracea extract, camellia sinesis leaf extract, nelumbo nucifera flower extract, betula platyphylla japonica juice, troopolone, copper tripeptide-1, allantoin, panthenol, olive fruit oil, helainthus, sunflower seed oil, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, adenosine, disodium edta

Such a long ingredients list. man, my hands are sore.

I bought this off qoo10 because I wanted to try snail cream as mentioned in my previous posts, also the price was very cheap.

 Seller gave one free sample, pretty nice to use!

 Made on 30th Apr 2013, definitely fresh stock! <3 i="">

Sealed squeeze tube

The parcel arrived in 8 days time and the seller included a free sample as well. The product I received was fresh stock, so I was happy about it. The soft pink colour of the box is just so nice to look at!

This cream is certified by KFDA for its wrinkle care properties. It comes in a small tube. Very easy to carry around too. The squeeze tube is sealed and the product is good for use within 12 months after opening the seal.

The cream, is translucent thick kind of gel. It spreads very easily onto my skin and after a few rubs, it gets absorbed into my skin and leaves no residue. My skin stays very matte throughout the day, because I usually produce some oils on my T-zone after a long day.

Moisturising power wise, it does not give me the plump, moisturised glowy look, buuuuut, my nose also didn't peel even if I use this only in an air conditioned room. Therefore, I deem its moisturising power as GOOD! This is because usually I need to layer on gel cream and cream onto my skin to avoid my nose peeling because of dryness.

The cream smells like wax to me... I didn't really like it but it is good to have no fragrance in the product.

After a week plus of usage, I have noticed much even skin tone and improvement in the texture. I also think that it brightened my skin a bit.

Overall: 4/5

The good: Cheap, hygienic squeeze tube, easy to bring around, doesnt trigger oil production

The bad: