Beauté Treasure

1. Clarins HydraQuench Cream-Gel, 2. Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Balancing Softener W, 3. Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Protective Emulsion W, 4. Bifesta Bright Up Cleansing Lotion, 5. Hadalabo Retinol Lifting & Firming Lotion, 6. The Body Shop Passion Fruit Shower Gel, 7. Clinique Anti-blemish Solutions Spot Treatment Gel, 8. Bifesta Eye & Lip Makeup Remover, 9. Clinique Moisture Surge Extra Refreshing Eye Gel, 10. Shiseido The Skincare Day Moisture Protection, 11. Shiseido The Skincare Hydro-Nourishing Softener, 12. Estee Lauder Hydrationist A whole list of emptied samples as I continued on my moisturizer search. 1. HydraQuench Cream-Gel from Clarins This creamy gel promotes an immediate “cooling” effect that turns into water on contact with the skin. It is non-oily and leaves an invisible, silky film on the skin's surface upon application, but the matte finish is not lasting, and I find my face oiling up after two to three hours of application. Defini...

More products finished for the month of October 2012! 1. Clinique dramatically different moisturizing gel, 2. Shiseido The Skincare Night Moisture Recharge Light, 3. Sephora douche wash in Coco lait, 4. Estee Lauder Hydrationist, 5. The Face Shop Herb Day Lip & Eye Make-up Remover, 6. Baby Sebamed Children's Shampoo First up in the list of products is Clinique's Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel . Forgive me for being unable to show the close up of the emptied bottle. Must have slipped my mind to take a shot of it while I was taking photos of all the empties. Anyway, it is a staple for my morning skincare ritual since high school days. The oil-free moisture "drink" developed by Clinique's dermatologists is meant for combination oily to oily skin, maintaining optimal moisture balance for skins comfortable in the cheeks but oily in the T-zone or oily all over. Although I have dry combination skin, I find this Gel version good enough for the humi...

Etude House at Clementi Mall Calling out to all Etude House fans! Etude House has just opened a new outlet at the Clementi mall. Currently to celebrate the shop's opening, there is a storewide 30% discount. Yes, you read me correctly. It's STOREWIDE! With such fabulous discount, of course I had to get something :) So here's my mini loot: Mini haul First up we have the cotton wool (Org price. S$6.90) which I bought just to top the total bill up to $40 in order to get two free face mask. Cotton Wool Next we have a cherry lip gel patch (Org Price. S$4.90). It's a lip-shaped mask for the lips. So cute isn't it? I just had to try it out. Cherry Lip Gel Patch Lip-shaped Up next is a wash off yogurt mask pack called I Need You, Yogurt (Org Price. S$6.90). It has 4 flavours in a set, Strawberry, Kiwi, Apple and Peach, meant for 4 times usage. From past experience of the similar mask pack in Honey, each pack contains enough product for two uses....

Was walking around in Watsons at JCube last friday when I spotted new products from NIP+FAB and Models Own. Apart from the usual body treatments for NIP+FAB, they have brought in a whole range of skincare as well. The product list and prices are as follows: 1. NIP+FAB no needle fix S$39.90 2. NIP+FAB frown fix S$19.90 3. NIP+FAB eye fix S$19.90 4. NIP+FAB pigmentation fix S$29.90 5. NIP+FAB sheer make-up fix S$29.90 6. NIP+FAB shine fix S$19.90 7. NIP+FAB moisture fix S$29.90 8. NIP+FAB night fix S$29.90 9. NIP+FAB spot fix S$19.90 10. NIP+FAB dark circles fix S$29.90 11. NIP+FAB scrub fix S$19.90 Now available at Watsons as well, are ranges of models own makeup and nail polishes with price ranging from S$11.90 - S$21.90. Has anyone tried the new products yet?

Finally I have managed to use up some products to clear up some shelf space! 1. Ora2 Stain Clear Polish Paste by Sunstar This is the 2nd or 3rd tube that I have finished (see how much I like this product). It's a very small tube as it is only meant for weekly usage. Once every week you just need to use this polish paste in place of your normal toothpaste and brush as normal. It effectively removes coffee, tea and food stains, allowing me to enjoy my favourite food and beverage. 2. Chic Choc Moisture Cream Wash A facial wash sample that I have gotten along with purchase of products at Chic Choc in my last trip to Taiwan. It is supposed to give you extra boost of moisture. As with all cream wash, I found this facial wash to be slightly drying even though it is meant to be moisture replenishing. Will not purchase the full size. The list of ingredients can be viewed below: 3. Biotherm Celluli Laser Slim.Code An advanced slimming care product, Biotherm Cellul...

Aqualabel has recently launched a new product - Collagen GL Cream, at our local Watsons stores. What it does: Using Aqualabel’s exclusive Aqua Synergy technology, Collagen GL Cream is said to penetrate deeper into the skin layers and deliver moisture as well as effective ingredients into the skin while softening. Touted as a 5 in 1 gel cream, the Collagen GL Cream is supposed to be able to replace your lotion-emulsion-cream-essence-mask in one step ! Which means in one bottle, you get all the following functions: • Lotion-Softens the skin and prepares it for subsequent skincare • Emulsion-Balance the skin’s natural oil • Essence-Concentrated treatment of double hyaluronic acid and collagen to target dehydration and aging problems • Cream-Hydrating ingredients to retain moisture for long hours • Mask-Works as a sleeping mask to lock in the goodness of Collagen GL and Hyaluronic Acid when skin feels extremely dry. Sounds too good to be true isn't it? Imagine the...

Thanks to Vanity Trove, I got to try out a Mini Facial at the ORIGINS. Image from Vanity Trove At first I had this dubious feeling about this free mini facial, thinking that it will be a very short session where they let u test out the products they are currently promoting and send you on your way. Until I got to the store, I realised its a serious "facial" session! After giving me a seat, the friendly store assistant Laura Lu went on to asked me questions on my main skin care concerns. Finally, based on my current skin conditions, she whipped up this whopping list of items to be used for the facial. From left to right: 1. Plantscription Anti-aging Cleanser 2. Modern Friction (Exfoliator) 3. United State Balancing Tonic 4. Plantscription Anti-aging serum 5. Make A Difference Rejuvenating Treatment 6. Plantscription Anti-aging eye treatment Throughout the whole session, the sales assistant took patience to explain the special ingredients in each p...

Anti-Aging Talkshow (Image from Sistic) Back by popular demand, Taiwanese Beauty Guru, Niu Er, will be back in Singapore to hold a Beauty Talkshow with Kose for the 3rd time! This time he is here to teach our ladies how to achieve youthful-looking skin. Niu Er is known by many names in Taiwan - the ‘Beauty Google’, the ‘Heavenly-Level Skincare Expert’, and the ‘DIY Beauty Master’- just to name a few. He started as a curious 12 year-old boy, experimenting with beauty facial masks in his home kitchen. He then graduated from medical school, before radically plunging into the world of beauty. It is after watching him on Taiwanese television programme "Nu Ren Wo Zui Da" - "Ladies First" which first got me into all the skincare hype and learning the need to take care of my skin. His flawless face is the testimony to all the effort he put in to take care of his skin. At the age of 40+, he looks as though he is 27 yrs old, full of energy, raring to go in the ...

Tony Moly Intense Care Syn-Ake Eye Mask Yup, you read it. It's Snake! This eye mask contains snake venom peptide(Synake peptide)for intense wrinkle care. It's the most effective anti-aging and anti-wrinkle ingredient on earth as Tony Moly claims. Ingredients and Usage Directions The Syn-Ake eye mask is a special firming mask, meant for sagging skin around the eyes. The eye mask is of a black jelly-like material, shaped like a comma.  After trying it out, I find the mask very soothing and moisturizing. My fine lines under the eyes are still quite visible (probably my lines are too deep to see effects in just one use).Unfortunately I haven’t used it enough just yet to report on long-term results, so wait till I buy a bunch more and see what happens with regular use:)

Tony Moly Masks & Lip Products I have been hauling too often recently, but the reason behind this haul is to try out the products so that I know what is worth buying when my sister's friend goes to Korea (Korea sells Tony Moly, Etude House, SkinFood, THEFACESHOP stuff at almost half the price as they are sold in Singapore). Things in the picture are: Tony Moly Honey-Bee Skin Solution Dual Mask (S$8.90 vs 3,500 Won) Tony Moly Intense Care Snail Eye Mask (S$5.90 vs 2,500 Won) Tony Moly Intense Care Syn-Ake Eye Mask (S$5.90 vs 2,500 Won) Tony Moly Lovely Slim Lip Stick in BE01 (S$10.90 korean price unavailable) Tony Moly Kiss Kiss Lip Scrub (S$16.90 vs 11,800 Won) Seriously, I think Singapore's Korea makeup stores should consider lowering their product prices. From the price comparison above, you can see it's ridiculously doubled. With all the endorsers targeting young teenagers fan base, I do feel that products should be priced so that young buyers with less...