Ever since I got a iPhone 4 late last year, I wanted to get a docking station with speakers. But I never gotten around getting one either because the price ain't right or the design isn't to my liking.
But just last month, my local electronic store had some kind of sale going on and there was this package where you can get a washing machine, 40-inch TV and a Hello Kitty docking station for about $1.5k.
My dad bought this package and gave me the HK docking station! ^-^ As a stroke of luck, somehow the 40-inch TV also went into my room along with the docking station! Lucky~~!
Saturday, March 12, 2011Y
Drugstore Collective Haul
A quick post on the items that I have added to my makeup collection. Just as I have mentioned in the title, its a drugstore collective haul, meaning that I did not buy all these at one go (I bought the items in February and March).
First up, is the Majolica Majorca Puff De Cheek! I bought three out of the four available. Or rather, I managed only to find three of them. They are so pretty and cute! The original price is $22.90 and I got it at 20% off!
From left PK301 Peach Macaroon, OR 302 Apricot Macaroon and the limited edition PK 303 Strawberry Macaroon (special thanks to my BF who helped me get PK303! ^-^ it was oos at the drugstore I went to). The one that is missing is 83 Vanilla Macaroon.
You can read
Rouge Deluxe is you want to find out more about these blushers.
I got two nail polishes from The Face Shop, BL602 and PP403.
Currently, BL602 is on my toes. The texture of the polish is great! The formula is smooth but not watery, I only needed two coats for an opaque finish. And its not streaky at all!
I have read many raves about Canmake Cream Cheek, so I finally caved in and got one to play with. I swatched all the available testers, and the texture of all the shades are smooth and the colour pay-off is fantastic.
The one which I picked up is 01 Peach Dream, which is described as a delicate pink like a fairy, for an innocent look.
And I also bought the Cream Highlighter in 01 Crystal Pink, which is limited edition.
Both products were at $2 off! Sweet deal!!
I also got a bottle of the Cleansing Express Eye Make-up Remover to try. I have also read raves about this eye make-up remover so I decided to try it out since I am finishing up my Etude House Mascara Remover One Shot Clean.
I always wanted to try the Maybelline Pure Concealer Mineral, and since it was $3 off, I decided to grab it.
The shade I bought was 01 Fair. My skin tone will probably suit 02 Natural better, but I wanted to use it as an under eye concealer, so I went a shade lighter.
Thanks for reading! ♥ ♥
Labels: Base Make Up, Blush, Canmake, Cleansers, Cleansing Express, Haul, Majolica, Maybelline, nail polish, The Face Shop
9:30:00 am.
Updated Skincare Routine - Cleansing
My last post on my skincare routine was done some time back in Sept 2009. That was a really long time ago, so I thought it is time for me to do an updated cleansing routine post.
My skin is no where near fantastic, occasionally there will be so mini eruptions occurring here and there on my face (due to stress, time of the month, etc). But I can say that my overall skin tone is getting better and my acne scars are fading.
In the morning, my cleansing routine only consist of only one product, ~H2O+ Mar
ine Cleansing Gel (oil-free).
This gel cleanser does not foam at all, so some people might not be used to it. I like the fact that after washing off this cleanser, my skin feels fresh and clean (not the squeaky clean feeling which I hate) and my skin does not feel tight.
I was also using this cleanser back in my Sept 2009 (you can check out my
Sept 2009 cleansing routine post), for the past year I have switched to many different cleansers and now, I am back to using it again.
In the evening, I will remove my eye & lip makeup, face makeup and then use a facial cleanser as the last step.
I have been switching my eye makeup remover around, testing out different brands, trying to find one that is cheap and good.
Currently, I am using the Etude House Mascara Remover One Shot Clean. It is a bi-phrase remover, so have to shake it well before using. The cotton pads I use are from e-glips which I bought from Gmarket.
For my lips, I use the Kose Perfect Make-up Remover, which had previously reviewed it (you can read my review
here). I am trying to finish this product by using it to remove my lippies as it stings my eye area badly.
For my face makeup, I use either my staple cleansing tissue, the Calmia Natural Oatmeal Cleansing Tissue (read review
here) or Paul & Joe Light Cleansing Milk (I bought it to try because it was on 40% discount).
Which item I use that evening will depend on whether I am feeling lazy or not... Usually I will use the cleansing tissue, as it removes my makeup faster.. Just a few wipes and my face is clean. But of course I will wipe until no color shows up on the cleansing tissue to make sure my face is clean. It usually takes 2 sheets to remove my makeup completely since I do not put on a lot of foundation.
If I use the P&J Light Cleansing Milk, I will squeeze out about a 20 cent coin and massage it all over my face, tissue off and then squeeze out another 20 cent coin of the cleaning milk, massage and tissue off. By the second time, the tissue paper should be quite colourless. If the tissue is still rather dirty, then I will do it the third time.
For my last step, the facial cleanser I am using currently is either the Shiseido The Skincare Purifying Cleansing Foam or the Biore Acne Mild Care Moisture Facial Foam together with the nifty Clarisonic Mia.
The Shiseido cleanser is the normal paste texture with mirco beads and it foams up really well while for the Biore cleanser, the product itself is foam type, meaning that once I pump the product out from the dispenser, it is already foam-ed (haha, don't think there's such a word).
Both cleansers feel gentle on my skin, my skin feels clean but not tight. I think my skin looks slightly brighter after washing off the Shiseido cleanser but it might be due to my imagination.
I have only recently ordered my Clarisonic Mia from a US website, I cannot remember how much it cost me, but definitely more than US$100 (luckily the exchange rate is not that bad now). I have only started using it for slightly more than a week, so I cannot really comment. I also ordered 2 extra delicate brush heads in the same order, since I have sensitive, acne prone skin.
Labels: Acne, Biore, Calmia, Clarisonic, Cleansers, Etude House, H2O+, Kose, Paul and Joe, Shiseido, Skin Care Routine, Tools
7:00:00 pm.
