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!

MASKS GALORE! Sister Diary & My Scheming Review

I went crazy and bought 8 boxes of paper masks.

And this will be an overall review of the masks ;P I've only bought from 2 brands this time round, and it was Sister Diary and also My Scheming, both brands are from Taiwan.

What I've bought:
Sister Diary

• Cherry Arbutin Mask
• Grape Seed Hyaluronic Mask
• Apple Polyphenol Platinum Mask
• Rice Yeast Mask
• Black Diamond Caviar Mask

My Scheming:

• Bulgarian Rose Whitening Mask
• Natto Extract Hydrating Mask
• Pentadecpeptide + Amino Mask

They were so so affordable while on sale! Roughly about RM1.50 per piece. Beats those counterfeit ones you see selling in Pasar Malam.

In case you are wondering, I bought these on Hermo during their 3rd anniversary sale, some were nearing expiry date (Oct/Nov 2015) but I use 2 pcs weekly so I guess I can manage hehe.

One thing that differentiates Taiwanese vs Korean masks is the sticky feeling after you remove the paper masks. Personally I feel that Korean masks are stickier than Taiwanese masks, possibly due to difference in humidity in those two countries :) 

I've tried ALL of the masks I've listed above and I really can't decide which one I like most! It's like having to pick between all types of cheese cakes zomg.

I'll be writing about my impressions about these different masks. The one thing in common about these two brands is that the paper masks are so thin! and feels very soft.

First one! Sister Diary Cherry Arbutin Mask- For whitening and moisture fix. Okay-ish, however it doesn't impress me in the whitening department. I'll give it a 3.5/5.

Sister Diary Apple Polyphenol Platinum Mask fared better- it functions to revitalise and repair skin plus some serious moisturising going on. I loved this one. Makes my skin feel more alive. 4.5/5.

The Grape Seed Hyaluronic mask functions to moisturise your skin. I felt that it performs slightly better than the Cherry Arbutin Mask and I'm rating it at 4/5.

Rice Yeast Mask calms and repair the skin, and I liked this one too! It gives my skin a brightened look, calms my stressed skin so I will rate it 4/5.

Now, the last of the Sister Diary variant- Black Diamond Caviar Mask claims to repair and protect, and fights ageing signs. The paper mask is black in colour and this mask functions well too. Softens and makes my skin look brighter and moisturised. A 4.5/5.

My Scheming is also a Taiwanese brand and I only bought 3 variants from the brand. The Bulgarian Rose Whitening Mask claims to whiten and moisturise skin. This one smells like roses + other flowers. Very moisturising but not really a must-have in my book. A 3.8/5.

The Natto Extract Hydrating Mask smells nothing like natto, thank goodness! It functions wonderfully to hydrate and provides nutrient to my skin. I'm rating it a 4.5/5.

Jeng jeng, the last one of the bunch and also admittedly one of my favourites, the Pentadecpeptide + Amino Mask. Makes my skin feels softer, more energized and nourished. I'm rating it 4.8/5!

When you have loads of different types to choose from, life gets easier as you can find something to suit your skin's needs! Haha. I also liked using paper masks because they are so convenient plus so so relaxing after a long day.

Till next time!