Essence Haul

Items I got from Essence: blush brush at S$6, Kajal pencil in Teddy and a nail polish in Nude It!

Ichikami Shampoo and Conditioner

Bought this shampoo and conditioner set from Watson's just now. It's a brand i've not seen before and i'm very eager to try it out!

The desciption on the bottle says that it contains Rice Premium EX (Yusuru seesence, oil and protein originate in rice bran) plus 6 kinds of pure Japanese Herbal Essences! Actually i don't really know what are those but the shampoos smells good! =)

Happy 2010!

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you had a great celebration. Mine was ok and i wasn't too happy rushing into the new year. I don't really know why. I'm back in Malaysia again and here's my post of my buys last week.

My haul from Watsons

Saw this interesting mask and thought of trying it. Have not used it though.
A cheap nail polish for RM2. Color looks pretty in the bottle but it's blah when applied to nails.

The half pack left from the Nivea Visage mask that I used. It's not that great as it was like a cream type of mask. The instruction was to spread it on your face for 15 to 20 mins and to wipe off with a cotton pad. I always thought this type of mask needs to be rinsed off. I followed the instruction but I feel this mask doesn't really work for me. I'm thinking of what to do with this remaining half pack.

There is a Elianto shop in my town, which is quite surprising considering how small my town is. I learned from the SA that the shop was a franchise instead of a branch.

Here's my Elianto haul:Clockwise from top: Eyeshadow brush, pen eyeliner, Rimmel eyeliner (this is actually from my Watsons haul), lippy, 2 nail polishes

The light purple nail polish only cost RM1 if you purchase any item from the shop. I can't remember if it needs to be above a certain amount.


The lippy in a chocolatey color (I forgot what's the name and the lippy is not with me right now).
When i went out of the mall, I saw the swatch on my hand and the color kinda surprised me because it was orangy instead of chocolatey.


When i got home, i did one more swatch and this is with flash.
Without flashWhat do you think of the color? It's still ok right? I have not tried it on my lips, hopefully it won't be too orangy.

I really feel i need to have a break from all my hauling as there's some matter at home which will put a strain on my finance. Sigh.. I really hope it will be alright soon. I am too tired and stressed out to handle it. Sorry for the sudden outburst but I just need to let it out. =) Thanks for reading!

Watsons

Picked up a Watsons brochure for Christmas and these are some of the pics:

Cosmetics from top left: Silky Girl, Canmake Gokubuto mascara and Maybelline Cat Eyes mascara.

Cosmetics from top Majolica Majorca & Rimmel Ayu meets The London Look.

Some Hello Kitty goodies. Look so kawaii!

Will be posting up some beauty related stuff this weekend. Can't wait!

Last Haul Before November Comes

This is my last haul before my next pay day! Some stuff i got from Watsons:


Palmer's Olive Body Butter & Good Look hair mousse

The body butter has a really refreshing smell which i liked a lot. Initially wanted to get some lotion but saw this and thought of trying it. It is really moisturizing and has anti aging peptide complex (whatever that means). The hair mousse is really affordable, only $5.90 as compared to other brands like L'oreal, Sexy Girl, etc, which are usually above $10. However, it doesn't really hold my curls and tend to make them frizzy. Boo..I'll just stick to my styling gel (will post a picture of it next time).

Some face products: Activa Brightening Mask (less than $3), Fairy Drops Mascara (!!) & Biore Cleansing Oil Cotton Sheets.


The Cleansing Oil cotton sheets really work wonders. I usually buy the small packet as it's more convenient and i can just toss it in my gym bag. It's cheap as well. Around $3.

I really really like the packaging of Fairy Drops coz it's pink! The wand is unique, as you can see on the cover. I have not opened it yet, but have tried the demo at Watsons. I think it's pretty good. Perhaps i could do a review of this against another brand of mascara.


Ending my post with a NOTD. This is done with one of the $1 nail polish. This color is really sweet in person (i mean the color, not me, hehe).

Without flash


With flash

The texture is bad, not smooth at all, creates streaks and worst of all, the polish in the bottle is drying. This is just the first application! That's the result of $1 nail polish i guess >.<

Never Ending Haul

Happy Deepavali! Before the weekend started, i've already bought some stuff which i kinda regretted. Anyway, the damage has been done, sadly. I was passing by Raffles Place at Chevron House when i chanced upon the Lancaster roadshow. It reminded me about the SMS that i received about the goodies bag. So, i went over to ask about it and as always, it's already fully redeemed. =( I was going to leave when i saw the Retinology was on display there. To make a long story short, i went away with a bag filled with Lancaster stuff.


I had a sample of this product previously from a magazine freebie. It was quite good as my skin looks smoother and brighter with continuous use of the product. It states that it lifts your face, making it look younger. I don't feel that though. The one i bought is 30ml which is quite ok considering you only need less than a pea size of it per application. Let's hope it will justify its price, $138! To me, it's quite pricey. I got some freebies though.


Also dropped by Watsons to look around and they were having a promo. Buy any 1 box of their in-house mask, get 2 pieces of masks free. I bought the Bird Nest one and got the Rose Water& Chamomile for free.


Had been wanting to get a red color lipstick for awhile now, and thought this Maybelline one looks ok.


Swatch - not very nice boo


Other random stuff i picked up.


Today, went to Orchard to meet my mom after her work and got some magazines from Prologue, a book shop in Ion. Wanted to get them coz of the GWP! Read about this from Haru's blog.


Elle had 3 freebies - The Body Shop Love Etc EDP 2ml, a pouch and a Biotherm White D-tox Nuit. Super worthy! Amica came with one i nouvi Liptreat. This is not bad too.


After reading so much about Etude House, i finally know where to find it in Singapore. The place is really quite hard to find if you are not familiar with Orchard area. It's located near to the MRT exit to CK Tang from Ion. Today they had a free mask for every person who walked into their store, i think even without purchase.

These are some stuff i got:

O2 White Mask Sheet is the freebie, while i got the Pomegranate mask, a couple of nail polish and a pink eyeshadow. The eyeshadow is really shimmery. Forgot to do a swatch though. Hehe..


Ending my post with a NOTD:

Gold Shimmer from Majolica Majorca

I think my post seems a little advertorial today. Haha..but no worries, it is not. I am simply a girl who cannot control the shopaholic inside her. I wish i was more of a 'save-aholic'!

Body Shop and Watsons Buys

Body Shop was having a promo with any purchase above $60, you'll get a recycling bag (or do you call it an environmentally friendly bag?). There are 4 designs to choose from. I chose the Soya So Good.

I got the White Musk Sumptuous Silk shower gel, Pink Grapefruit shower gel, Honey Moisturising Shampoo and Conditioner, All in one Fase Base and a shower puff.

I have no idea what is the correct way of using the face base. It came with a sponge which is like the one you usually use for liquid foundation. I have been using this base dry but it gives quite good coverage, better than the ZA two way foundation.

I dropped by Watsons today and got a few stuff.

Cleasing Express Lotion (Sebum) for oily skin, from Mandom. It was going for $14.90. This product is water base and act as make up remover, cleanser, moisturiser all in one. It's good for days when you are rushing and want to complete your usual routine in just one step.

The ingredients, sorry for the blurry photo.

There's a new product in store, Essential Damage-Care hair products. I first saw the ad in a MRT station, it promises to care even for the last 15cm of hair.

I got the Nuanace Airy set, which has a shampoo, conditioner and treatment for only $9.95, which is quite cheap i think. Smells nice and very eager to try it out.

There's also this Pocket Pedi set which is $3.95. It has a nail brush, pumice stone, cuticle sticks and a mini countour salon board. Very complete even though in a small packaging.

Watsons also had an in-house magazine which is called 'Glow', abouth health and beauty. It comes free with a pouch and is only $2.

Quite good buys from Watsons and i got additional 20 bonus points for my Watsons member card. =)

Hmm..i don't know if anybody is reading my blog but i do hope so there is. If you have any suggestions or comments, please do leave me a line or two so that i can improve it. Thanks!!