Dealing with Oily and Acne-Prone Skin? Introducing ENCA!

There's a special promotion happening right now until the 28th of September on Wishtrend, and it's for people dealing with acne and oily skin!

It's the [WishtrendTV] Daily Solution for Oily Acne Prone Skin!

I personally deal with it (more to oily skin, I have mostly hormonal breakouts now) but I have no money to buy this right now ( ;-; ) dammit.

Well, I might have some for the Option 2: Makeup Solution...

Anyway, you guys can watch this video for more information :)

This video explains it quite well and Option 2 is selling it for me.
I think I can get Option 3 as well. I dunno. Should I?

The BB Cream (ENCA Acne Control BB Cream) seems to have a lot of good reviews too! And it's normally USD24.99 O_O!

The concealer (ENCA Acne Control Total Concealer) is normally USD19.99, and it looks promising from the video demo. It helps remove redness and helps brighten the under-eyes as well.



I might just order the Makeup Solution and also the Pure Vitamin C20 serum! I've been wanting to try that one.

If you're interested in ordering, here are the direct links to all the options:

Option 1: Skin Care Solution
Option 2: Makeup Solution
Option 3: Total Solution

I think this is a pretty good deal, I'm sorry for sharing it so late in the game ;-; if only this lasted 2 weeks!

Anyway, I need to clean my makeup brushes ;-; not my favourite activity, but it's necessary.


'til then, take care!
Hopefully I'll have a review up soon :)

-Nisah-

Thankful (Cystic Acne and Scars)

Tonight, just after my shower, I looked into the mirror and said: "Alhamdulillah".

This is for my face right now.

My face is not perfect, far from it. I have an oily T-zone, with very difficult blackheads but the acne scars that I used to have on my cheeks, my forehead and my jaw, are almost gone.

I have acne here and there, mostly from periods and maybe stress, but nothing like from last year.
I get paranoid from trying out products, afraid it'd give me cysts, but so far, nothing like that.

Nowadays, my skin scars soooo easily, so I cannot be laidback about my skincare or my diet. I still mostly use what I know fades them: Eskinol Papaya and a pigmentation fading serum. I try different moisturisers from time to time. I try use other toners and stuff...but when I have stubborn scars, I take out my Eskinol and the Papaya Gel.

If the scars are fading, I rotate my skincare to kinda save the products lol.

But I do use the serums everyday (I have two, sometimes I combine both lol I don't know if that does double or what, or just use one of them).

Sometimes I use T3 Mycin when I think I need it, and most of the time, I spot treat using Mario Badescu Drying Cream. Sometimes even Nixoderm.

I still need to put up a review of the Dr. Pico Hydrogel but unfortunately I didn't really take photos of the after. I KNOW there was a difference, I just dunno if it's sufficient lol. I did like it, that's for sure. Especially the Whitening Serum.


I try and steam my face but it's soooo troublesome so I'm like bleh.
I do masks here and there, mostly clay/mud masks, and I do use an abrasive exfoliant (don't copy meee) because I like the feel.



I don't wanna take my face for granted, ever again.
Gonna take care of it, even though my makeup obsessed self wants to slather thick foundation and creams just for the sake of it (but I don't lol)

So yeah.

Remember this face:

( > < ) HMMM.

With enough effort, maybe it'll get better.

I didn't edit the photos other than editing my horrendous dark circles and 'stache shadow lol.

I also colour corrected it, but that's about it.

The pictures aren't that clear but the photos above were also taken with my front camera, although with natural light.

I like this pic lol.

You can see how my nose is quite oily.

I also have a scar around my neck area that I'm trying to fade with Bio-Oil lol.

When I look at this, I also regret ever going to Skintologist.

I still believe their harsh extractions aggravated my skin even more back then.

What I use on my face isn't all natural, I know, but if you have less scars, you wouldn't need heavy makeup.

I've been using makeup less and less, just sunscreen, concealer and light powder.

Sometimes I don't even wear any makeup, depending on the day.

So yeah.

Alhamdulillah, I'm thankful for being able to fade my scars.

Slowly, but surely, it'll go away.

'til then, take care!

-Nisah-

My New Hair + Mini Haul + Giveaway Winner

I procrastinated so much with writing this LOL.
I actually forgot when I cut my hair.

Well, I hated how it looked (when my sister just butchered it) so I decided that I wanted to have it evened out and stuff.

Before the haircut.
I mean, just look at that mess :/

I went to the hair salon I always go to when I'm on a budget LOL.

I've only ever done any expensive haircut and something else twice ever. I always go for the cheaper option XD I mean, hair is hair.

And I have bad hair LOL.

Anyway, I went for the wash+cut+treatment.

It all cost BND25 :D

I look bloated ): Been bloated for a while yaw.
This was during the steam treatment.

It took maybe an hour plus for everything to be done.

At first she cut it with a symmetrical bob in mind.

Layered back, with the hair longer in the front.

Both were meant to be long, even mom liked it BUT I decided to make it an asymmetrical bob because I've always wanted one!

Ohai.

It looks fine lol. But dad was like "Did they accidentally do that??"

I know that I have to style my hair more lol but eh.

This was after a shower.
Looks tolerable lol.

You know how you expect your hair to be that exact same style when you're out of the shower?

Not always the case.

Looked fine. I used some anti-frizz serum.

Then, half an hour later~

Hair's like "NO WAY AM I GONNA LOSE TO THAT SERUM!"

But eh, I don't care.

I should have blow dried it LOL.

At the end of the day...

I didn't bother re-applying my lip gloss and stuff.

Makeup held on pretty well actually.

The face makeup at least.

Story of my hair :x

Anyway, gonna insert a mini haul from Guardian and something I got from The Philippines~

I decided to try out these masks when Nio mentioned them on FB.
They were on sale (for a bit) so I thought it was the perfect time to try them out.

I'm told that they sell these at Paloma.
I've seen them but never bought them. Didn't know they were the same LOL.

Assorted Masks from Montagne Jeunesse.
I used the chocolate one tonight.

If I like them, I might stock up on them.

Unfortunately this is a bit hard to squeeze out of the pack.

Is it just me?

From The Philippines, my maid bought me these :D
I asked for them though LOL.

She's such a sweetheart, getting me the bigger sized bottle when I just asked for the small one.

Body Recipe and Hortaleza, MD products.
I wanna use them to fade discolouration and scars.

Let's see if the Perfecting Cream will help with acne scars :D

Okay then, I need to wash off the chocolate mask off of my face!

'til then, take care!!

-Nisah-

P.S: I already chose a winner for my Asteria Bracelet giveaway~ You have to wait for AmisQue to announce it on her Instagram to know if you won or not :D It was randomized btw :)

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-

My Acne Story... (Disgusting Photos, I Warned Ya)

To be honest, this post is what I've been dreading the most.
I struggled, I really did. With writing this.

I'm on the verge of crying.
When I took out the photos from my old laptop.

I really cried.
I kinda also found some old pics of my ex, but eh.

I think my acne battle made me cry more.
Anyway.

Growing up, I never had to fight acne that much, I believe it was around the end of 2011 that I noticed my skin getting worser and worser. It was also 2011 that I started developing a love with makeup. Did it cause my acne?

Or was it turning 20?

Maybe it was both.

You can read more about it on my other blogposts. I'll link them here:

Yesterday <- Started acne treament with Skintologist (FAILED)
Once Upon A Time <- My old skin :x I will never continue this. Think of this post as Part 2!
Acne, GO AWAY ): <-Recollecting of when it started, my battle documentary, partially.

Or you can click on the acne or anti-acne tags.

Here are some pics (made small for your sake) of when my acne/acne scars were at its worst D:

These photos were taken right after a Skintologist facial (so you see some stray mask residue here and there) and you could see that there was nothing good about it.

Not happy that I had to go out like this after a facial.

It was very hard to smile.

I know my acne's not as bad as some people but still...

Last photo was when my skin was so horrible. It  was dry, flaky and had many breakouts!

So basically what I've done to battle acne was:

1) Invested in a failed acne facial/microdermabrasion treatment with Skintologist (BND800+ down the drain, actually plus BND100+ for the so-called "skincare", and I'm not even done yet with them D: I don't know if I want to go back, actually!)

2) Invested in a PMD (I still use it from time to time, and this cost like BND200+)

3) Invested in products that when pooled, probably cost more than BND200+ or just less.

4) Make-up Ban that didn't work much other than increase my anxiety.

5) Tried traditional means to battle it, failed.

6) Tried some anti-acne tablets. Didn't work.

7) Invested in make-up to help cover it.

8) Researched everything to do with acne. Avoided milk, avoided some food, but eh.

9) Covered my mirrors because I was too hideous.

10) Ended up going to the doctor and cried. Prescribed T3 Mycin....and it worked!!


T3 Mycin, I believe, was the start of actually stopping my acne.
I think it was. I might be wrong.
It might be a placebo effect.

But either way, after using it (and maybe that time I was using something else), acne stopped and all I had to do was fade scars.

And again, I was on the search for scar-fading solutions D:

Nothing seemed to work as fast.

Or as miraculous.

I ordered things here and there...

...until I found a miracle in a tub.

C+M's Papaya Whitening Deep Moisture Gel. (It's out-of-stock DAMMIT)

That, and Eskinol Papaya Smooth White.

Using Eskinol was a gamble because a lot of people said it is bad for the skin.
I think it is. However, it helped me, a lot.

I think my scars fade as early as 1 week!


I also used nanoWhite Intensive de-Pigmentor Serum when I was on this skincare regime but I ran out of it and it was too expensive to buy >_>; I mean, for such a small product lol.

You too expensive, baby.

Unfortunately, I'm not using any of these products at the moment :/

I ran out of all of them ( ;_; ) but I'm working it with a combination of things.

Somehow my pores are clogged, but as long as I don't breakout, I'm okay with it.

I'm been breaking out here and there because of my bad sleeping habits (I mean, hello, it's 2.37AM right now)

But I will go back to my old skincare regime when I think the other things don't work out!

I hope the Moisture Gel is restocked soon.

Like, seriously.

I can't live without it ):

Well, I've been living without it for a while...

I still can't find a similar product.

If you have any recommendations of a gel moisturiser, do leave it in the comments below!

Cream based moisturisers are too heavy for me.

So, how does my skin look like now?

You wanna see?

This was actually for a BB Cream Review LOL.

It's not perfect but I'm not complaining.

I have clogged pores around my nose right now...any tips for clogged pores? LOL.

So yeah, do I recommend you to use my way of dealing with acne? Nope.

You see...Tea Tree Oil, Salicylic Acid and Benzoyl Peroxide did not work on me.

I was gutted.

I don't even take care of what I eat (I eat sweet stuff like hell, believe me) although I'm still scared of milk.

I don't exercise much now.

I SHOULD THOUGH.

And my sleeping pattern is messed up.

So yeah, some people's acne is caused by poor diet, lack of exercise and bad sleeping patterns.

I think back then, it was caused by weird hormonal imbalance and I think I still have that.

But like what that woman from Skintologist said: "The skin changes when we reach our 20s, that's when we need to change our skincare. That's when we need to slough off dead skin on our own, do some treatments, facials and invest in some products. Because our skin has changed completely."

I think so too.

So do bear in mind, what might work in the past might not work now.

....although I'm treating my skin so badly now D:

Oh, oh!

Something I really, really emphasise nowadays is CLEANSE YOUR FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER MAKEUP!!!

Like, seriously.

That's one mantra I have.

No matter how I tired I am, cleansing my face off of makeup is something I will not take lightly.

I'm still thinking whether or not I should finish my "treatments" with Skintologist :/
Can I ask for a fucking refund?


Heh.

Now, my only problems are:

1) Clogged Pores
2) Big pores on the nose.
3) Blackhead/Whitehead.
4) Oily T-Zone (or rather, I haven't found a good primer!)
5) Under the skin bumps.


Okay then!

Take care!

I hope this post didn't give you nightmares D:

-Nisah-

EDIT: I remember what my sister told me~ Don't buy products that SAs recommend unless they have flawless skin. Or, don't follow advice from people who rarely breakout lol. Like, the products they recommend to "banish acne" when they only break out during their periods. Can you see the logic in that thinking?

EDIT2: LOL, oh yeah, follow my blog via Bloglovin'? The more the followers, the more I'll hurry up with the April Giveaway ( ;w; )

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Let's DYE...

....it blood red.

Or rather, die trying to!

*LONG POST AHEAD BTW*

So yeah, been losing the will to blog, I have a lot in mind but too lazy to blog I guess. Feel moody here and there, unfortunately. I was gonna do a blog about how happier I am now but that's down the drain somehow.

I'm gonna go on a trip from the 21st until the 25th I think, to KK :)
I can already hear the flapping of the wings from my money~

Anyway~ Let's do a quick update before I move on to the title of the blogpost.

First thing's first:

I won this giveaway hosted by NYX Cosmetics Brunei for The Spring Fling Palette (retails there for BND$49.90 I think). BTW, right now Shop@Sarah's is having a 20% sale on NYX (and apparently an additional 5% for members) and no, I'm not paid to say this XD just telling you guys out there~

Also sale on their Urban Decay, Sigma, TooFaced, etc. Until January 13th. I'm debating on getting the Vice Palette. SO MUCH that I sold my 120 Palette to my lil' sis for BND$7 LOL.

As much as I'd like to buy from Shop@Sarah's, the online shopper in me does know they kinda mark up the price quite high. But well, if you want to try US makeup (other than the usual drugstore ones), that's the only place for you to go :) I'll buy from them if I really can't find it online anymore I guess.

So here is my derpy photo for 800+ people to see on their page:

I'm happy, okay?? Just tired.

Yes, this was around the time I hauled Tony Moly and Paloma I think. I THINK. When I went out with Moo Moo and Mars XD

I didn't wear any eye makeup that day, just face makeup.

Anyway, I gave this palette to my cousin. I actually joined so she could get it. It was either her or my other friend. Decided to give it to her but I found out after that she rarely wears eyeshadow (Yes, I know you're reading dear. Wear it often!!)

I'll have her review it on behalf of me :)

It's a very pretty palette. When it was in my hands, I looked at it with tears in my eyes LOL.

So Pretty!!!

A less tired/derpy photo of me and the palette.

Yes, I was very tired.

My order from Makeup Academy or MUAStore came :D

This order was made during their 35% off + Free Shipping around November. It arrived in Brunei around December 1st but I only got it like, last week? I think so.

Only 4 out of these 6 are mine.

I think you can figure it out by now, what the three palettes and the three lipsticks are for.

Yes, it's for a giveaway. But I will only announce it once I get back from KK.

The one that I hauled for MYSELF:

- MUA Heaven and Earth Palette
- MUA Matte Foundation in Gentle Fawn
- MUA Lipstick in Bare
- MUA Bronzer in Shade 3

So far, I love all of them!!
I've only tried the foundation once, I don't think it contains any SPF but I might be wrong. The reason why I got the Heaven and Earth Palette is because it's really ME in a palette.

It's bronze, gold, browns, taupe and some lighter shades. Perfection for me.

The bronzer is nice, comparing it to my Holika Holika and Etude House "bronzers"/contour powder.

The Bare lipstick is....very,very nude. I look like a zombie if I don't have any makeup on, but with makeup, it's perfect.

My other order from MUA that I sent to my sis in the UK also arrived but eh, I don't wanna post the photo LOL.

My order from Cherry Culture hasn't arrived D:

Other hauls I got:

My acne was acting up so yeah.

The BB Cream shown here is SPF-free!! OAO

Brought my friend out to shopping and I hauled stuff too.

I'll say TheFaceShop haul was impulse buy but I don't regret buying the eyeliner. No way. I will collect them in KK I think.

The contour/highlight powder from Etude House....hmmm.

Just got the body butter and I am running out of it already.

I. LOVE. IT.

I might just stock on 'em while in KK if they're cheaper there.

I love the herby smell, not so strong but effective. It's made in Thailand. The Body Shop's body butters are also made in Thailand. Go figure.

And lastly, the one I got yesterday~

Ta-da~

Really, Nisah? You're gonna go on vacation and you hauled something again?

Really?
Yes, I did.

I wanted a pore tightening thing but apparently this is more of a serum than a pore tightener. We'll see how it is. I might get the pore tightening one either from Holika Holika or Etude House or somewhere. Anywhere.

Got some DIY stuff from Kim Super Save....

....and that brings us to the title of the post.

DIY DYE.

Okay, so basically nobody wanted to help me so yeah, I just went for it.

First box! Look at the unevenness!! HURRAH.

I was going for blood red but apparently it turned out more auburn than burgundy/blood red.

So I did another layer the next day, and dyed random parts of my bangs and stuff, avoiding the roots (for obvious reasons).

And here it is, with flash:

My sis called me a vampire.

It's overexposed but basically, It's got a mix of orange, red, brown and black.

Weirdly, the reddest parts are the ones that were black.

My dyed ends turned weirdly orange.

AND weirdly, I got....addicted to dyeing.

I'm easily addicted to things, hence I got another box (this time, Cherry Red) and a proper dye brush thingy.

I dunno. I really wanna go full red. I just want to. I dunno.

My maid complained that I'm changing a lot.

Fashion wise, I lost weight, started wearing contacts more often, sleeping weirdly, etc.

She said I'm not originally 'me' anymore.

Well I can't help it.

The old me was always depressed, suicidal, etc.

Does she want that?

Well she got it.

I got kind of depressed the other day.

My look yesterday night.

Is it wrong that I want to look fashionable?

It's not like guys are attracted to me anyway.

I have low self-esteem, why always bring me down?

I just wish people would just let me enjoy being someone else.

Oh yeah, I've been busy taking care of Shyla and two orphaned kittens. Well, when I wake up anyway.

The reason why I need to dye my hair (LOL NO)

Shyla's been well, weird.

She's been acting weird.

She's so high-maintenance I wanna cry D: She's so picky with food.

"I'm Princess Shyla and I love my food soft"

So basically, keeping her, honestly, she eats more than me. Enough said.

The orphan kittens unfortunately, one of them died ):

Mariah, Toby and Marina.

Marina, passed away last week, exactly a week ago I think. Poor girl ):

She didn't want to drink the formula milk.

I had high hopes for her too (man, I'm slightly tearing up) coz she reminded me of Ming Ming.

Pray that Toby and Mariah survives, okay? Please.

I'll be really heartbroken if they die too ):

Been playing this too.

Yes, I'm a girl and I enjoy Call of Duty. Mostly the Zombies portion but hey, I can play XD

If you wanna play online with me, my sis and my bro, do add us on PSN: Silverduan (Highlight to see)

Other than that, I finally tried Gloria Jean's Coffee?

Yummy cake :D I love the muffin particularly!

I had Mint Chocolate Bomb (decaf) and I thought it was okay.

I prefer the Coffee Bean Peppermint Chocolate thingy.

Also bought this!

Bought this due to watching The Yogscast play it.

LOVE IT.

But I haven't been playing as often as I should lol.

It's a good game, it is :)

In a perfect world, I'd give one free code to him....but the world is not perfect.

And last but not least:

GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!

Take care, everyone!

-Nisah-

Recent SaSa.com Hauls & American Makeup in Brunei

Recent? Well one of them at least.

I don't remember when the other one came lol.
Both were small hauls so I decided to mix both. So far, I'm happy with all the things I bought this time!

Usually there'd be something that I won't even use *ahemC+Mstuff*

The moisturizers mostly, for the face. I dunno, I don't wanna risk something so oily on my acne-prone skin.

Not yet, anyway.

At least until my scars fade, it's easier to deal with a few breakouts. But my scars, that's a different story. I mean, I don't break out much often anymore :O I dunno what I did but I'm glad I did it lol. I do feel some bumps in the skin recently again, but I hope it's just paranoia.

This is because I've been using the C+M gel moisturizer from my latest haul. I hope it's not causing the bumps because it's really lightweight.

Anyway, onto the hauls.

This was the first haul:

This was relatively cheap. I'm sorry. lol.

This was the no-minimum free delivery.
Even though I was tempted. I didn't have a lot of cash in my cash card.

So yeah. This is the baby.

The eye gel is okay...I don't love it. I don't hate it either.

It's okay since it's my first eye product anyway.

The two body moisturizers from St.Ives is....LOVE.
Firstly, they smell amazing!! Similar scent though.

It's friendly to the body. To me anyway.
Would I buy the bigger size? Yes.

I think.

As for the lower lashes...It's kinda wonky on me. But for its price, it's okay.


The other box arrived recently and here are the things:

A decently sized soap. It's pink and it smells like roses.

A Vitamin E hair oil

A hand cream that smells like roses.

A lip balm that smells very...weird.

These things came in a classic packaging:

Classical ladies. Wonder why the brand is called 'Two Girls'.
It's just weird lol.

Why did I buy this set? Firstly it was affordable.
Secondly, it had all the things I like in it.

But in Rose scent which is...kinda meh for me.

I haven't used any of these yet :) Good Nisah.

The other things I got are a cream eyeliner and a gel moisturizer.

This made me go 'Wow' when I tried it.

 This was a cheap eyeliner and it even came with a brush so I was like "Why not."

Tried it.
It's so waterproof like no one's business.

It dries so fast, it's even better than my other cream eyeliner!!

The only downside is that the 'Brown' is dark and that it has glitter chunks that to me are unnecessary.
It didn't budge from my oily eyelids!!

Unless I rub my eyes very hard.

As for the gel moisturizer....

I LOVE IT.

It's lightweight, smells nice, and it's small.

Finally something that works for me from C+M!!

But then...recently I've noticed bumps in the skin again.

Dunno if this is the cause or it's my weird sleeping pattern that's causing it.

Either way, I'd definitely repurchase this once I run out.


So yeah, not much of a bust haul I have to say :)
I had to like think very much which things I wanted.

I really wanna try out ESSENTIAL's hair masks!! Next time maybe since I still have a lot :(

It's way cheaper on sasa.com than in Brunei anyway.


Oh yeah, there's this shop at Kiulap Mall called "Shop @ Lisa Sarah's "?
I might be wrong but I did go check it out after my cousin told me about it.

It's a shop that has NYX, Sigma, TooFaced, Benefit, bareMinerals and even Urban Decay!!! They have Sephora stuff too if I'm not mistaken.

I was in makeup heaven!!!

The price made my heart sink though.

But that was to be expected. However, to see these things in front of you after all this time admiring it on Youtube, it's a weird thing.

I swatched a TooFaced palette and I swooned. So soft. So buttery soft.

Too bad there were no UD testers :(


It's marked up quite a lot.

For example, the UD NAKED Palette, it was BND135 or so.
At Sephora Malaysia, it's RM175.

So that's like BND70+

So like, if you have anyone going to Malaysia, might as well buy it there right? But it's nice to look at :)  They do have the limited edition palettes too so if you're a collector, I guess it won't hurt to buy it here.

As for authenticity, I can't say.
I'll say they're real and not replicas. It looked high quality to me.

But if you're not sure, always go to a place recognized as selling the authentic products.


I'm tempted to get the NAKED Palette but I have many neutral shadows :(

Maybe I should just get the UDPP for my super oily lids.

Do you recommend UDPP?


I'm actually very depressed today, so this is a half-assed post. Sorry :(


Take care :)

-Nisah-




P.S: This will be my 97th post :) You know what that means!!

Giveaway soon!!

It'll be posted on the 100th post :D


P.S2: I forgot to add, this is the compensation gift from sasa when they were out of stock on something:

Thanks.

I can keep my coins in this.