Review: Etude House Sweet Recipe Cupcake All Over Color

This is going to be my review of the Sweet Recipe Cupcake All Over Color :)

The shade I have is "Raspberry Mousse Cake", which is a beautiful pinkish red that slightly looks neon (to me) in the tin.

Sweet Recipe Cupcake All Over Color

The packaging is so cute!

This really does look like a cupcake, don't you agree?

Plus the housing the product is in is just too adorable to throw away!

RD301 Raspberry Mousse Cake

 So you get an icing topper~

Look at the detail that's put into the tin!

I guess if you're a sucker of cute packaging, this definitely wins!

It even has a cute raspberry!

There are other shades for this particular product.

PK001 Blueberry Cheese Cake
PK002 Strawberry Chiffon Cake
RD301 Raspberry Mousse Cake
OR201 Orange Choux Cake
OR202 Peach Sugar Cake

I wished the product itself would mimic what is shown on the promo pictures! Like a mousse consistency that follows real life icing on cupcakes! How awesome would that be??

Moving on~

This product is meant to be used for the lips, eyes and on the cheeks. Hence the name.
It's a 3 in 1 product.

For those looking for multipurpose products, this is it!

Here's the swatch.
The left is the blended one and the right is swatched 2 times.

I chose this over the other four shades because I figured that red is the safest colour to go with, and it looked the most balm-y. What I mean by balm-y is that when you actually swatch it, this has more of a tint rather than a full on creamy colour.

See how it's like a lip balm?

PRODUCT OVERVIEW:

-Smells like raspberry bubble gum.

-Contains 10g of product.

-Part of the Sweet Recipe Line.

-Multipurpose product.

From other reviews, I saw that the other creamier colour goes on almost opaque on the lips, however, this one really feels more like a waxy but non-sticky lip tint. In fact, the texture of it on the lips remind me of the Revlon Ultimate Suede Lipstick.

You can barely feel it on the lips. It does give a smooth silicone-y feeling if you touch it though. I'm not sure if it contains any silicone, but it does remind me of a silicone primer.

I'll show you how it looks like on the face, used for its intended purpose:

This is with base makeup.

For the record, I didn't use eye primer and I layered on lip balm prior because my lips were chapped.

ON LIPS:

When I was testing this product, I used it on the lips WITHOUT lip balm and it didn't feel that comfortable. It's not very moisturising, so you do need to use lip balm OR top it off with lip gloss. I mean, it feels smooth (due to the silicone-y feeling) but you don't feel like it moisturised your lips.

If you have chapped lips, be ready to deal with it getting into some of the cracks!

Used on eyes, cheeks and the lips!

ON CHEEKS:

On the cheeks, it's just like any other cream blush I used. Easy to dot and blend. For the purpose of this review, I kinda did two layers, or rather, 5 dots on each cheek and blended it.

So it looks kinda scary.

I'm not really a blush user so I may look like a clown here LOL.

I LOVE it as a blush though, I guess it's easy to touch up too due to the easy blend-ability.

For better view on the eyes.

ON EYES:

I was surprised how subtle it looked like on the eyes.

You'd expect red to look like your eyes are irritated, but surprisingly, it did not!

I am a fan of the colour, really.

It went on smoothly and it was easy to blend.

Unfortunately, it creased on me in less than an hour because I didn't use a primer and I have oily lids LOL.

CREASED! *I like how my lashes look here lol. No mascara~*

The colour stayed vibrant despite the creasing though.

Overall, I loved the colour so much.

It's weirdly flattering.

It's worth noting that the smell doesn't linger on the face. If you have sensitive skin, do take precautions on whether you're allergic to it or not.

LASTING POWER:

As lip cream, product disappears completely if you eat and drink.

As cream blush, it lasted 5 hours, still being vibrant on my combination skin.

As cream eyeshadow, lasted for 3 hours being vibrant (with creasing)

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Let's go to the Pros and Cons!

PROS:

-Universally flattering shade.

-Multipurpose use, so it's very economical.

-Has a matte yet subtle sheen finish.

-Has a lovely subtle scent.

-Contains a LOT of product.

-Cute packaging.

-Colour is very natural on the lips.

-Locally available (Easily available online for international readers too).

-Affordable price.

CONS:

-Not very hygienic due to the packaging.

-Due to its multipurpose use, you end up dipping your fingers more than 3 times at least.

-Creased when used alone as eyeshadow.

-Not moisturising.

-Doesn't last that long on the lips if you eat or drink.

-Accentuates the imperfections on the lips and cheeks.

Rating: 4.5/5 (Despite creasing and the weird feeling on the lips, the product is travel-friendly enough that touching up is easy, hence the score)

Will I buy this again?

Maybe, if I ever run out but you get a LOT of product. So instead, I might buy two other shades: 'Orange Choux Cake' and 'Peach Sugar Cake'.

Do I recommend this?

Yes! I love the colour and if you know how to beat the imperfections, this is a nifty little product. Plus it's quite affordable, being a 3 in 1 product. You can be sure to use it as a blush and lip colour often!

Let's eat!

Where can you buy this?

For Bruneians, you can just go to your nearest Etude House and buy it!

It's priced at BND14.90, but if you're a member, a Princess, you can get 15% off! How cool is that?!

For International readers, if you have your local Etude House, you'd most probably have it.

If not, you can easily find it on eBay or other places that sell Korean Cosmetics!

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Those are my honest thoughts on the product :D

I hope you find this helpful~

Do leave a comment if you've tried it!

'til then, take care!

-Nisah-

P.S: Thanks to my lil' sis for taking the macro shots here~

I have a new blog.

If you've been a longtime reader (well, kinda) of my blog, you should know that I sometimes do these... negative posts about life and stuff. I nearly did one again, tonight.

Thankfully, I refrained.
From now onwards, hopefully, this blog will be only about beauty related posts.


Unless somehow you get some pleasure in reading my misfortunes and stuff.

Although, for that, I think I'd have to judge you a bit.



Just kidding.


I plan on revamping this blog fully one of these days.

So yeah.
I won't be removing the old posts though.


Because I think, during the time I wrote it, it belonged there.


I'm sure you'd get that feeling too.
Maybe.


Anyway, if you guys are interested, you can head over to:

The Frog's Ramblings

For any serious posts and ramblings.


Sometimes I word out these weird sentences that when I read them again, would make me go:

"Oh? I wrote that? How deep."

Kind of feeling.


If you rather not read any negative things, don't.
Just don't go there.



Because right now, I'm all but happy.

But I've stopped crying...

So it'll be fine.


So yeah, take care.

Hopefully I can get photos for a review I'm doing tomorrow.


G'night.

-Nisah-



P.S: I started drawing again. Out of practice but it's better than the things I've been doodling for days.

Sweet Recipe Has Arrived in Brunei's Etude House!

Hey everyone!
I finally managed to go to Etude House!!
I was excited that I finally got to see the lovely collection right in front of me.

Mind you, not all the products have arrived yet.
They're coming in periodically, I'm guessing they need to clear off some stuff to let these products in.

Which makes sense.

Anyway, I managed to get all the prices for the stuff that's arrived (minus the Sweet Recipe Cotton Candy Ball and the Sweet Recipe Sliced Cake Puffs):

Sweet Recipe Baby Choux Base (BND21.90)

#1 Mint Choux

-This is good for acne-prone and sensitive skin tones that often suffer from redness. 

#2 Berry Choux

-This is good for brightening dull-looking skin, or pale skin. The SA also said this is good for dark skin tones.

Unfortunately the third base, which is the #3 Peach Choux, is not brought into Brunei. When I found out, I decided to order it online because according to reviews and the description, it's this base that's good for yellow based, dark skin tones.

I've used it once, so I can't really judge it yet but I don't think it really controlled oil like what reviews are saying. Though I will wait and use it again before I make a proper review.

Sweet Recipe Candy Stick (BND9.90)

Orange Candy * Lemon Candy * Strawberry Candy

-This is a gloss tint that is meant to be lasting. It contains 5 plant ingredients and Xylitol.

I took a look at them, and it totally reminded me of the Tony Moly Petit Bunny Gloss Bar except in candy cane packaging!! I'd probably buy this JUST because of the packaging!!

Sweet Recipe Cupcake All Over Color (BND14.90)

PK001 Blueberry Cheese Cake
PK002 Strawberry Chiffon Cake
RD301 Raspberry Mousse Cake
OR201 Orange Choux Cake
OR202 Peach Sugar Cake

-This is a 3 in 1 product from the Sweet Recipe line. You can use it as cream eyeshadow/base eyeshadow, cream blush and also a lip cream.

I actually bought one of these :)

Can you guess what I bought? It'll be answered at the end~

Sweet Recipe Cupcake Eyes Eyeshadow (BND17.90)

PK001 Sweet Berry Lemon Mousse
OR201 Fresh Mango Tango
BR401 Sugar Maple Syrup Choco
PP501 Blueberry & Strawberry
BR402 Chocochip Sweet Mint

- These eyeshadows are shimmery and the two tones are meant for gradient effect. Just your normal eyeshadows but in a cute packaging.

These are similar to another product, but I'm not sure what line it's from. I think the colours are different though. If I'm not mistaken, these ones have better colour payoff, at least in my opinion. Would I buy one of these? Sure. I think PK001 is lovely. I wanna say these are baked shadows SO you can use them dry and wet!

Sweet Recipe Dear My Jelly Lips-Talk (BND18.90)

Jelly Bean Lipsticks!

- These sheer-coloured lipsticks will give you irresistible jelly lips with its moist and shimmery finish.

I'll let the photos do the talking!

I didn't remember if all the colours are available but I know the yellow one and the light pink was there. Haha.

I really wanna try these!

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So yeah, for now, that's all they have of the Sweet Recipe line :)

The SA told me the nail polishes have arrived (it's in the office) but unfortunately, they didn't bring in the 4 sprinkle ones:

WHY??? These are the cute ones!

They are, however, bringing in these ones...

Lovely colours, definitely.

SO.

Have you guys guessed what I got?

I mean, which shade?

LOL.

Here you go!

Did you get it right?

I can't wait to use this!

I'll do a review soon enough :D

So yeah, hopefully that was helpful!

Take care everyone!!

-Nisah-

Sasa.com Haul Video~

Hey everyone~

I decided to do a video of my recent Sasa.com haul!

I'll add photos later :)

I tried out the Peach Lipbalm I worked so hard to open and it turns out that I may be allergic to it. I'm not sure what I'm allergic to though.

I should try it out again maybe tomorrow :/ such a bummer.


Only my top lip kinda hurt.

Well, that's about it.

Take care, yeah?

-Nisah-

Review: Sleek iDivine Au Naturel Palette

This is going to be a review of Sleek's iDivine Au Naturel Palette.
I've had this for a while, my cousin who's studying in the UK bought it for me. I think it was last year. I really forgot when. It could be 2011 or 2012.

Comparing mine to the new ones on Luxola and also the main website here, I'm guessing mine is the old packaging, first generation one lol. My cousin already warned me that the mattes in this particular palette aren't that pigmented, but back then neutrals are the only ones I really bothered with using!

Looking it up also, I think the crisscrossing pattern on the eyeshadows are smaller and are almost invisible on the mattes! A simple act of Googling them would show you two different kinds of Au Naturel Palettes.

Moving on~

Description (For the new generation):

The Au Naturel i-Divine provides an array of matte and pearlescent eye shadows that you can use to create a subtle yet contoured effect for day, or build it up for a smoky glamorous evening effect using velvety browns and shimmering fawns. These shades are highly-pigmented and have a velvety consistency that gives full coverage on the eyes with serious staying power. Modern slim packaging make it easy to carry a full range of shadows conveniently and the full size mirror on the lid allows you to get gorgeous eyes on the go.

I don't know about the old ones, but I have to say, other than Nougat (which looks really white), the others look quite similar.

The back of the palette.

I tried to take a photo of the front but it was just too dirty. You could see the handprints and stuff even when I tried to clean it. Plus, you can't really see anything.

Here's the inside of the palette:

Names of the eyeshadow shades.

Sorry about the dirty sponge-tip applicator. Contrary to popular belief, for this one, the applicator is quite nice. Really. I use it to pat on the shimmery shades. However, I think I'll ditch it after this photo.

Texture of the eyeshadows on the pan.

The size of this palette, is the EXACT same like the Makeup Academy (MUA) palettes. Call me blond but it didn't occur to me until I put it in comparison LOL.

Don't believe me?

Take a look:

Top: Sleek iDivine Au Naturel Palette
Bottom: MUA Heaven and Earth Palette

You get virtually the same amount of product, in a slightly more classy looking palette WITH a mirror, for about £4 more! It didn't occur to me at all.

Heaven and Earth is also all shimmer and Au Naturel has 8 mattes and 4 shimmers. So basically, if you're a fan of mattes, by all means, go with Au Naturel. If you prefer shimmers, I'd say save yourself £4 and go with H&E. My review of this palette can be found here.

Au Naturel Palette taken with flash.

There's a catch though. I personally think that Au Naturel lasts a lot longer on the eyes without primer than H&E. I've tried Au Naturel without primer and it didn't crease. Although, if you want vibrancy, especially on the mattes, DO wear primer.

For the matte shades, I suggest a sheer finish primer like UD Primer Potion in Original or even e.l.f's Eyelid Primer (there are many similar ones, MUA has one too!). You can also use a skintone base, like MAC's Paint Pot in Soft Ochre or essence's I ♥ Stage Eyeshadow Base. With these, especially the skintone coloured ones, the lighter matte shades will pop more.

My favourite shades to use on Au Naturel are: Nougat, Honeycomb, Toast and Taupe.

I rarely use the shades on the bottom row until quite recently.

Here are the swatches:

On plain white paper.

While I was swatching these, the textures really got to me.

All the eyeshadows were buttery soft except one.

Noir.

It was dry as hell!

I was really surprised because I always used a brush to use these shadows nowadays.

The swatches down here are with one swipe of the finger, with no eyeshadow base.

Nougat, Nubuck, Cappuccino, Honeycomb, Toast, Taupe

Conker, Moss, Bark, Mineral Earth, Regal, Noir

As you can see, you can barely see some of the colours on my skintone. I didn't swatch these with a primer, obviously, so you can see how pigmented they are (or not). Just by looking at it, I'm sure you know that the shimmers are obviously MORE pigmented.

The bottom row obviously wins if you were to compare the two.

But I can vouch for the top row that as all over lid colour, with a nice primer, they work pretty well. Nougat and Honeycomb work well as highlighters.

PROS:

- Beautiful neutral shades for everyday or even smokey eyes.

- The shimmery shades are all pigmented and soft.

- Doesn't crease on me without a primer.

- Has 8 matte shades for those who love mattes.

- Packaging is sturdy and posh.

- Has a large mirror.

- Compliments most skintones.

- A good beginner's palette.

CONS:

- You can get a cheaper alternative for the 4 shimmery shades with MUA.

- The matte shades don't really show up.

- Matte shades can easily disappear if you blend too much.

- Needs an eyeshadow base for some of the colours to be able to show up.

- A bit pricey.

- Not that easily available.

- There are other better alternatives (slightly more expensive).

Rating: 3.5/5 (The matte shades are a downer despite having beautiful colours)

Will I buy this again?

No, simply because I'm not all that impressed and I don't go through the eyeshadows that fast. I have other palettes.

Do I recommend this?

I wanna say...no. But if you don't mind working with the mattes, be my guest. DO remember that this is a review of the first generation palette. I'm pretty sure the new ones you can get have better pay-off. Just make sure you get the new one!

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Where can you buy this?

You can get this palette on Luxola, here. 

It's priced at S$20 normally, but you can get 15% on orders above S$25.

Apparently they have a pretty nifty bundle that includes Au Naturel AND the more lauded Storm Palette for S$37, here.

There's one more bundle that includes this palette, Storm and also the V1 Palette, here for S$54.

You save 6 bucks plus 15% discount too. 

And you can get free shipping to Brunei on orders above S$40.

I'm not so sure if the official site does international shipping.

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So, basically, those are my thoughts on this palette.

Again, do remember that I have the first generation palette.

Yeah?

Okay then!

Take care!

-Nisah-

P.S: It's been brought to my attention that the one I have is the new packaging. Then Sleek fails because it seems like the old one was far more pigmented. Damn.

My Current Skincare Routine :D

Hi everyone!

I hope you're all well :)

I had sad news yesterday, with my psychiatrist having to go away, thus transferring me to someone else's care. I cried.

But anyway, let's focus on what the post is about, shall we?

Lyn asked last time what my current skincare routine was. I didn't want to do one without really sure of the things. 

Truth is, my whole routine was disrupted when I ran out of my HG moisturiser and I haven't found a replacement. I had recently placed an order so hopefully it'll come back to my routine!

I used to rely on TWO main things: Eskinol Papaya Smooth White Facial Deep Cleanser and C+M Papaya Gel Moisturiser. I am not using any of those now. The reason why I had it as a routine was to fade my acne scars FAST.

I made do though.

I found a routine that works for me.

So far I haven't had any breakouts. The last breakout I had was on my nose, and it didn't occur to me to use my Mario Badescu, so I have a nasty scar there >_>; but that was 2-3 weeks ago.

Moving on!

Here are the facial washes I use~

Facial Cleansers & Scrub

I don't use them ALL at once! That's just crazy!

I use the scrub when my nose feels all congested and to scrub off some flaky scars. Do I think it works? So-so. It's not a miracle product.

Sometimes I also use two gentle scrubs from SkinFood for daily use.

Peeling Gel (Gentle Scrubs)

I use the St. Ives Apricot Cleanser when I feel like my face needs a gentle, gentle scrub. I use it when my pores are just feeling weirdly congested. After cleansing, usually it leaves my skin soft, not too dry.  This is supposed to fight blemishes.

I generally use the TheFaceShop Blemish Zero Bubble Foam Cleanser in the mornings. It's not harsh at all. I bought it due to the recommendation of a fellow blogger. It's really gentle, has a nice scent and leaves my skin feeling clean without stripping the natural oils.

Lastly, I use the Neutrogena Deep Clean Foaming Cleanser when I use makeup on that day. To make sure I removed all my makeup when I use my cleansing creams. You know what's the best weapon against acne? Removing your makeup properly. I try not to use this unless I did wear makeup. I think I tried using this daily, and it wasn't being nice to my skin. It's not harsh, but compared to the other two, it's the strongest of the bunch. 

For me.

As for the moisturisers and toners~

I approve of this.

Truth be told, I have A LOT of toners. I also have A LOT of moisturisers. For moisturisers, it's more tricky though. If I hate the scent, I would really not use it. This is the case of moisturisers I buy online. LOL. Poor them.

I actually have a ton of facial cleansers too, ones that don't work for me or I just never bother reaching out for. I might use them again when I run out of some of the items.

Anyway~

My new beauty find that I happen to LOVE a lot is the HadaLabo Arbutin Whitening Lotion! For this one, I was afraid it would break me out, I read some reviews saying it breaks them out. However I think that happens if you use the milk too. I just have the "toner" version of it. For me, it works like a light moisturiser. If my skin is not that dry, I skip my snail cream and just end the day with this.

I recently finished my Eskinol Classic White Blackhead Prevent Facial Deep Cleanser, so I moved on to the lemon variant. I'm now using the Eskinol Oil Control Facial Deep Cleanser. My friend Kat uses this. Does it really help with oil? Nope. At least not for me LOL. I read online that this freaking dries them out! It doesn't for me. I am hoping that this helps fade scars since lemon is known for that.

It's gentle though, just like the papaya variant.

Depending on my mood, I would sometimes use The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner. It doesn't mattify my face at all LOL. Then again, I'm not using the whole range for it. I like this, but I would stay away from my eyes I guess. This is pricy so I'm glad it's not my HG!

Although I gotta defend their oil control BECAUSE I use a moisturiser that kinda makes my face oily after a few hours. I use The Skin Shop Recovery Solution Cream as my moisturiser. I use this when my face feels very dry, or I have some popped pimples. It's supposed to help heal them faster. I like the scent too, but if I use it too heavily, it clogs my pores.

For my eyes, I use Tony Moly Fresh Aqua Cooling 24 Eyes Stick. I usually don't bother to deal with my eyes though.

When I have bumps and acne, I spread a thin layer of the Mario Badescu Drying Cream.

Had I known, I would have used this on my nose earlier. This immediately calmed down the annoying painful nose acne!

So basically my daily routine is:

Cleanse Face -> Toner -> Lotion -> Moisturiser

If I use makeup:

Remove Makeup -> Cleanse Face -> Toner -> Lotion -> Moisturiser

I also generally use mud masks after I use makeup. It depends on how heavy it was.

If I feel like my skin needs to be decongested, I'd whip out my facial sauna, do nose strips and mud masks. I ALWAYS neglect my PMD though ( ;-; ) that expensive thing.

Yes, I do mud masks more than face masks. I need to use my face masks really ( ;-; )

Is my face perfect?

Nope.

In fact, I have congested pores sometimes, so I have to deal with the skin-like bumps here and there but generally, I'm happy.

Ever since I used the HadaLabo Lotion, I felt an improvement. Hence, I'm very happy. 

Makeup seems to glide on smoothly too.

Is this a routine you should use to clear your face? NO.

EVERYONE'S SKIN IS DIFFERENT!

WHAT WORKS FOR ME, MIGHT NOT WORK FOR YOU!

Try out these products at your own risk. I'm not a dermatologist but I've had some consultation and I've deduced what's good for me and what's bad for me.

Well, it's not flawfree.

My battle with whiteheads, big pores, oily skin and those pesky bumps aren't over.

I'm happy though, I got my acne under control.

Do tell me in the comments what your routines are, or if you've used any of the products here before!

Take care then!

-Nisah-

So Many Ideas...

...but no one to help realise them.

Mostly it's to do with music.
I have so many draft vocal tunes, lyrics and ideas for the music...

I just don't have the resources to help make them come true.
Actually, I do. But only for a certain genre of music.

I want something for everything. In fact, if anything, I WANT to be the one who makes the music. I think I can do it, but maybe I'm just talentless in that area.

Composing, I mean.

Believe it or not, I have problems with rhythms. I can't really dance, btw. I think that's why, too.

Last year, a stroke of genius time came for me, around August.
Then it all stopped.

Plus, when I turned to use my Macbook, I don't get to use my FL Studio very much.

It's funny, because technically, I have everything to make something simple. My midi cable's here, pop filter's here, I have an electric and acoustic guitar and a freakin' keyboard.

I never believed in the "Buy all the instruments, can get all the nice things" thing. What's the point of buying this and that if you don't learn how to use it right?

Heck, I'm trying my best to play acoustic guitar.
I even cried.

Because even when I'm alone, I'm embarrassed at how awful I am at it.
Same goes with keyboard, and don't get me started on the electric guitar.


I feel ashamed that I can't play them.


My doctor asked me: Why do you have such a high expectation of yourself?

WELL I DON'T KNOW!

Because I grew up never having to work hard in studies?
That I thought my voice was given by God? Well, to a degree.

That my skills in writing or drawing...or what used to be them, was just there, an innate ability.


All that was left for me to do was enhance them. Practice this, practice that.


But with guitars and keyboards, I guess...I expected it to be innate too.
Lazy me, I think I want to believe that.

I SO want to believe that.


Sometimes I feel like I'm just sitting in a dark room, surrounded with these instruments, my books, my art supplies and my laptop....and I'm just sitting, in a fetal position, staring into the dark.


...and as time goes by, these things move away more from me.


I could only stare at them as they go.


They left me all alone.





It's pathetic of me to rely only on things I'm born with.
But I believe in that thing where I shouldn't venture onto things I'm sure I have no talent in.


I'm not deaf.
I know when I sound good, or when I sound horrible.


I trained my ears for that.

When I play the instruments, it's like...just horrible things.

My sister had to endure my guitar practices and boy, does she endure them.



It's funny how I just said I relied on things I'm born with when I actually trained my ears.
But then again, I trained them on my own.

I need vocal training, heck yes, I do.

In fact I think I kinda effed up my vocals due to singing when I'm sick.
It happens.


Maybe I'd need vocal rehabilitation eventually.


And maybe I should take up some guitar classes and shit.


Because the only thing I know I'll never give up on is my childhood dream to sing.

Even when everything is as dark as well, dark things.


Like right now. When everything seems dead.


I realised that I can make it better by singing. No matter how broken, how pathetic I sound.
As long as I can sing, as long as I think people want me to sing.


I'll sing.



Or not.

It depends.
Haha.


Bleh.


Well, this song cheered me up:

( 'w' ) it really did.

Take care everyone!
I've been forgetting a lot of things.

-Nisah-

P.S: I really wanna be a guy, y'know.

I didn't really contour my nose for this pic >_>;

That day will come.

My 30,000 Hits Giveaway!

Hi everyone! It's giveaway time~

My blog reached 30,000 Hits the other day and I don't remember when but I knew it was giveaway time. Unfortunately I haven't had the time to take the photos, so you can look at what you're getting (at least some of them) in this video down below!



Here are the prizes~ (Minus the mystery one!)

Prizes for this Giveaway!

There will only be ONE winner for this giveaway. But don't worry, I'll have more giveaways in the future.

To start earning your entries, fill in the Rafflecopter down below~
a Rafflecopter giveaway


Rules:
1) This giveaway is open internationally.
2) If you won my March Birthday Giveaway, you CANNOT join this one.
3) Fill in the Rafflecopter to earn entries.
4) If you did not do the mandatory entries, you will be DISQUALIFIED.
5) The other entries are optional, and will help you gain more chances to win.
6) This giveaway is open to my blog readers, so follow my Bloglovin' to join.
7) No cheating, I will be checking!

Last but not least, good luck!

Take care everyone!
Hopefully you're not sick like I am!

-Nisah-

Favourite Products: April 2013

Hello there~

It's time for another favourites post!
In this post, I'll have a quick review of everything. Should something needs an in-depth review, I will note it down~

As usual I'll start with lip products!

1)

Sasatinnie Dolly Lip Smoothie in '05 Green Apple'

I'm running out of my Baby Lips so I turned to this product. This is not tinted, moisturises well and I'm having a hard time finishing it! Even though it moisturises, I'm not a fan of the scent. I'd prefer it without the scent. I don't think it smells like green apples at all. It smells like...hand soap. So yeah, hand soap on the lips, not so pleasant. I don't like the packaging though, it kinda cracked. At least it does its job well.

2)

essence Ready For Boarding Lip & Cheek Creme in '02 beauty on tour'

Even though its a dual purpose cream product, I only use it on my cheeks. I'm not sure if it'd look good on the lips because of the consistency but then again, I haven't tried. This product is a lot more emollient than the sasatinnie cream blush and on the cheeks, it looks like a dolly flush. It lasts quite well on the cheeks and doesn't fade at all. It smells fruity. It also blends quite easily.

3)

Etude House Look at My Eyes in 'Milk Cocoa' and 'Lemon Sherbet'

These are my go-to eyeshadows when I don't feel like mixing and matching. Over a base, I have the yellow all over my eyelids and then the brown on the outer corner. Simple and clean, gives a nice subtle smokey look if I used a heavier hand with the brown. 'Milk Cocoa' is a lovely and pigmented chocolate-y colour with gold shimmers. A little goes a long way with this one. 'Lemon Sherbet' on the other hand, is quite sheer but build-able. You'd need a strong base to keep this vibrant.

4)

Tony Moly Matte Eyeshadow in '14 Cappuccino'

This is a good crease colour. Smooth, build-able and for a matte colour, it's quite pigmented. Well, over my brown-ish skin, it is, anyway. It looks yummy too. I think you can use it to contour your nose too if you have fairer skin. I find it nice that Tony Moly has nice matte colours when Etude House usually has more shimmer. I usually pair this with any eyeshadow.

5)

The Skin Shop Recovery Solution Cream Natural Care System

Since I ran out my Papaya Gel Moisturiser, I had nothing that works just as well. I used this before but back then my acne was so evident, I didn't think it helped. As for this, I need to use a light hand to make sure I didn't apply too much and end up clogging my pores. Does it help with healing my acne scars? Perhaps. Maybe, maybe not but I do like it. Plus, it has a nice scent. It's not very moisturising though, since my cheeks are generally quite dry and flaky. I like it, I do use it a lot, but it's not my holy grail. Plus, on normal days, this is friggin' expensive.

6)

essence Pure Skin natural cover moisturiser in 'Lighter Skin'

Apparently it's a 3 in 1 product for 'perfect skin', it 'fights spots & blackheads', 'gives a flawless complexion' and is 'mattifying & oil-free'. This is a good product, it helps even out the skin. I don't need powder to set it because it dries matte. The colour matches well with my skin, it's cheap, and it works. However, it's quite sheer and you do need concealer to hide dark scars. The only thing I loathe about it is that if you apply with your hand, it kinda sticks to your fingers. I haven't tried applying it with a brush or a sponge though. If I don't feel like wearing BB Cream or foundation, I reach out for this. Oh btw, it's very light on the skin. I can barely feel it.

7)

Tony Moly Fresh Aqua Cooling 24 Eyes Stick

I did a review of this here if you're interested. I like this product a lot and I saw a similar product from Etude House, and it was 4 bucks more than the price of this so I dunno if I'd want to try that. I like this because it de-puffs my eyebags after I cry. It's just nice to apply when your eyes are tired.

Here are the swatches for the three eyeshadows and the cream blush:

- 02 beauty on tour
- 14 Cappuccino
- YL02 Lemon Sherbet
- BR01 Milk Cocoa

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That's it for my April Favourites :D

This time I didn't have a lot which is good I guess.

If there're any products you'd like me to do an in-depth review, leave it in the comments!

So, do share your April Favourites in the comment below!

Have you tried any of these products?

Leave a link to your favourites post, I'd love to look at them!

Cheerio, take care then!

-Nisah-

eBay Seller Review: f2plus1

Hi, everyone!
How's everyone doing?

It's May, can you believe it? Time flies by so fast~

Anyway, I was thinking of maybe making reviews on online sites or eBay sellers I've ordered from...but then again, everyone would have different experiences, right?

I should have done this before, lol, but yeah, maybe I should start doing so from now on!

Anyway, I ordered some items from this seller, f2plus1!
I ordered two items:

Etude House Sweet Recipe Baby Choux in Peach Choux and Tony Moly Latte Art Milk Cacao Pore Pack !

As per usual with Korean sellers, some sell it cheap, some sell it slightly more expensive BUT what I love most about them is that their shipping is almost always free!

This was also the first time I bought from their shop properly (you know, where you put things in carts) because apparently you can get extra bonuses or something (I forgot haha) but well, you'll just see from photos.

I've ordered from Korean eBay sellers a few times, maybe 3-4 times I think and I'm always amazed how they pack everything well, in a brown box and this time, it's no different!

Btw, I asked them to mark my item as "gift", just to see if they would LOL.
And they did.

But then again, I think most sellers would do this?

And here's my package!

Well, kinda.

Just tossed it all back in for the photo.

I rarely get to open my packages myself at the customs because my dad picks it up for me.

So I dunno how it was packaged but nothing came broken, in fact, the boxes were perfection :D I love my boxes!

My dad also told me the customs thought I ordered chocolate.
...I'm not that desperate to order food online D:

When I first got it from my dad, I smiled seeing the number of samples I got XD Then I saw the cuteness and the tiny-ness of the items.

You know, I just realised something.

I always somehow order things in twos! I never noticed that.

Anyway~

FOOD BASED SKINCARE OVERLOAD!!

Well, kinda. It's more like food-themed makeup/skincare overload XD

These two were in my wishlist :D

....in my head I think.

The Sweet Recipe Line's not in Brunei yet and it seems like Peach isn't coming out here :O I hope I'm wrong.

I'm not sure of the price in Brunei yet though.

The mask though, I think it was BND21.90? Correct me if I'm wrong.

And wheee :D

Samples I got!

There's 7!! That's a lot more than usual. LOL usually I get 4 :D from two items so whee!

I'm so excited for these items and some of the samples :)

I can't wait to try the Choux Base and the mask!

So, my verdict?

Pros:

- Seller ships a day after payment (Made the order on the 10th, shipped on the 11th of April)

- Items arrived safely (packed nicely in a sturdy box)

- Shipping didn't take long (17 days + A few days marinating in the Post Office)

- Generous amount of samples (7 instead of the usual 4 for two items)

- Items as described (yep, yep)

- Prices are reasonable (all you gotta do is compare and compare)

Cons:

- I paid extra 2 dollars for tracking BUT the tracking didn't work D: (Cannot track in Korea, cannot track when it arrived in Brunei also! So basically what's the use??)

- Some items in the store might not be as cheap. (Especially if you wanna order from just one shop)

So, do I recommend this seller? Yes!
Would I purchase again from this seller? Yes!

Have you ever ordered anything from this seller?
How was your experience? Do share!

*All items were purchased with my own money and I found the seller after some comparing :D*

Take care, everyone!

-Nisah-