a simple moment: February 2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Eyes Cream Gel Pencil Eyeliner review

I found these while shopping on Qoo10. It's an e-commerce website owned by eBay. Here is the link where I bought them from.

I got these at a bargain, a buy one get one free plus 20% off! These are originally ¥1200 each. I was surprised to learn that they were made in Germany!

Gel Liners are my favourites! They do an amazing job lining your eyes with the right consistency and stroke lines (subtle and smooth)

left is Bitter brown and right is Milk Brown

I noticed that once I leave them to dry for 3 minutes, they are waterproof.

pros:

waterproof
nice consistency
easy to store (can twist up and twist down)
smudgy look (not sure whether this is a pro or con)

cons:

how difficult it is to get the lid/cap off
sometimes you end up with double strokes (the shape of the tip is not perfectly rounded off perfectly)
the strokes are not sharp (quite smudgy, like eye shadow)

Like most gel eyeliners, this is a twist up and twist down type, which makes it easy to store and to get the right length of the liner.

The only drawback about this is just HOW HARD IT IS TO GET THE LID/CAP off!!... This has been my frustration ever since I started using this, especially in mornings.

Fix this lid/cap and it will almost be the perfect eyeliner.

score: 7.5/10 (if you add in the lid factor - 5/10)

website: (this is the link to where I bought these) https://www.qoo10.jp/item/EYESCREAM-2%E5%80%8BSET-EYESCREAM-%EF%BC%88%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%EF%BC%89%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%EF%BC%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%EF%BC%8F-MSH%E5%85%AC%E5%BC%8F%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88/602237590?selectedOptions=;

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

花王SOFINA iP 土台美容液 review

I stumbled on a really cool product a few weeks ago at my local drug store. At first I thought it was some facial washing foam, however, after reading what it is, I discovered it was actually a foam serum!... Now, THAT is something I have never seen nor heard of.

I instantly became intrigued and despite its hefty ¥3000 price tag, I had to get it both to quench my curiosity and for you, my blog.

a quick scan of the instructions and info pamphlet told me that this is a carbon serum (which explains the foam).

The carbon bubbles are used to create better blood circulation helping your skin glow.

They say it is suitable for dry skin and it is one of their highest density products. The product is supposed to help moisturize, create elasticity and give your skin a creamy smooth finish.

impressions:

foam for your face
soda for your face
love the subtle floral smell
foam disappears quickly
sensitive skin needs time adjusting to product
made skin feel soft but very dry

the foam turned flat before I could snap a picture

My skin would break out in one area each time I used this for the first three weeks I used this product, they were extremely painful and I was well aware it was this serum causing the problem. Once you get past this stage, your skin will be more accepting of it.

While it did make my skin very smooth, my skin was very dry and vulnerable. I would always immediately put some moisturizer and other products so my skin doesn't dehydrate.

I have mixed feelings over this product. I'm not sure whether I will purchase it again.

score: 7/10
gimmick score: 5/10
website: https://web.sofina.com/sg/ip/mousse/ (English)

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Daiso's Peel Off Nail Polish review

in my last post about Daiso products, I had a bad experience, but let me tell you about something great I found at Daiso in this post.

Daiso's Peel Off Manicure was something that caught my eye when I was looking for their nail polish remover.

Although they need to work on their colour selection. I was able to grab a bottle I wanted to try. I couldn't take a picture as the store was completely packed (I was there on a Saturday afternoon).

Peel off nail polishes aren't new to me. I use to have a small collection but hated them because they were hard to spread... (in fact the few bottles I had made it seem as if I was spreading thick Elmer's School Glue and trying to make it fit onto the surface of my nails) so I was taking chances when I picked up this bottle.

my nails

I was sick when I applied this nail polish... apologies for the crappy application