Review: Holika Holika Cover & Hiding Stick Concealer

Hi everyone :)
This review is going to be about Holika Holika's Cover & Hiding Stick Concealer!

Holika Holika Cover & Hiding Stick Concealer

Product Information:

Holika Holika Cover & Hiding Stick Concealer will mask dark circles and other small blemishes visible on the skin. This concealer is perfect for hiding blemishes by blending over the imperfection into the surrounding skin tone. It is a long-lasting concealer in a creamy stick form that you twist up.

This concealer contains 3.5g of product, which means that it's a lot smaller than what the packaging looks like. It looks big, but as with other twist up products, it's really quite small. There's only TWO shades available. Unfortunately I don't remember the price of this, maybe around BND11-13, either way, I got it during a 20% sale.

I have this in Shade 2.

So, what do I think of this product?

Since I have many concealers, some are ignored and some, I reach out for a lot.

This is one of the latter ones.

I like it, but I don't love it.

Don't let this pic fool you, that's not the amount of product XD

The product suits my skin tone quite well, but weirdly enough, I always use it for under my eyes.

It doesn't really crease much as it's not that creamy, but nowadays my under eyes have been dark and dry ( ;w; )

Cute little touch.

As for the coverage, on my face it's quite okay. It's not full coverage but it's an okay medium, at least for fading scars, it works quite well. It's build-able.

It's quite orange compared to my arm.
My face is a shade or two darker than my body.

Compare the two I guess!

Concealing Power.

It covered the veins quite well but not the bumpy scar.

Hopefully that'd give you a good insight to the coverage.

The lasting power is so-so, I think it lasts quite well on my scars versus my under eyes though. It kinda fades there.

It's a passable concealer that I just happen to favour.

PROS:

- Available locally.

- Product can be sheered out or built up.

- Blends quite well.

- Long-lasting on the face.

- A little goes a long way.

- Doesn't accentuate dry patches.

- Packaging is conveniently light, something you can bring along for touching up.

CONS:

- Only two shades are available.

- It's not hydrating (obviously).

- Price is okay, but could be a lot less.

- Packaging too big compared to the product volume!

Rating: 3.5/5 (It's not my holy grail but I do reach out for it a lot)

Will I buy this again?

Not now at least, I have a lot of concealers to use up. At least I think I'll repurchase this over the Dark Circle Stealer stick fail x.x (review will come up sometime lol)

Do I recommend this?

I say swatch it if you can at the shop, and judge for yourself. Or get it during a sale?

Where can you find this?

Locally at Holika Holika branches and internationally, there's eBay and some sites specialising in Korean Cosmetics!

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That's it for my review, if you found it helpful, that's great!

I'll try and post up more soon.

Sorry for the bad pictures x.x

'til then, take care!

-Nisah-

( ;w; ) Accidental Paloma Haul + Random Pics

I woke up from a bad dream today.
With bad chest pains, so I asked if we could go to The Mall.
I wanted to buy something from Paloma.

I had in mind two items: the All Round Concealer from Catrice and also essence's Longlasting Eye Pencil in black or the peachy one. I got both items. I bought the black one because they didn't have the peachy one I think. I didn't really take my time for the first round because I needed to eat.

Catrice All Round Concealer (BND5.90)
essence Longlasting Eye Pencil in 01 Black Fever (BND2.90)

I tried the concealer out a bit, first impressions weren't that perfect.

It was creamier than essence's Forget it! 3 in 1 Concealer (which I need to review) but I find it hard to build up. I only tried it on my arm though, to cover a scar.

I had this for dinner btw. My favourite Teriyaki Chicken from Hot Point
(but with a different sauce than usual)
I asked for garlic sauce!

After I finished eating, I went to the top floor Paloma because my family was busy elsewhere.
( ;^; ) I saw cute things.

So I asked dad if he could lend me money *gets shot by readers*
He knew what I was buying though.

So, I was surprised he even allowed it LOL.
He knew it was makeup.

He must have been in a good mood.

So for these items, my dad paid for it (spoiled brat, right here)

essence Hugs & Kisses Eyeshadow Palette  in 01 Love at First Sight (BND4.90)

I swear I refrained from buying this before. I was quite vulnerable due to the nightmare I had. Pink was screaming out to me.

"BUY ME. BUY ME."

"NO."

"BUY US!!!"

...and so I did.

essence Hugs & Kisses Blush in 01 Dating Prince Charming (BND3.90)
essence Hugs & Kisses Lip Scrub in 01 Be My Valentine (BND2.90)
essence Hugs & Kisses Lip Tint in 01 Sugar Baby Love (BND2.90)

I guess other than the cuteness, I was drawn to the price range too.

Because I swear, still, I refrained from this range before.

( o.o ) Pink must have an effect on me today.

The lip tint is like a more subtle hot pink, but it's almost neon!!!!

I also got these shoes!

Mint shoes.

Whaddya call these man.

MINT (with bad lighting)

This was mom's treat.

The shoes are comfy as fuck.

I also nearly bought two skirts ;w; they would have cost me BND20.

ARGH.

MONEY COME FALL DOWN PLSTHX.

Shawl Model Wannabe

I used my Theodora palette for a neutral look, with the Dolly Wink liquid liner.

I have beef with my favourite base, the essence one.

It creases whenever I use Urban Decay!! LIKE WHAT.

Granted, it did take about 5 hours to crease, but still. HOW COME.

Odd.

I used my Kate Mineral Loose Foundation and I was amazed.

I rarely use it because the powder gets everywhere BUT it's so good at oil control. Ish.

I only got oily around the 5 hour mark.

Okay, it's not amazeballs but it beats foundation and BB Cream.

I should try using a primer next time.

Anyway, random pic dump!

I tried gyaru makeup the other day :D
The lashes and the circle lenses really make the look. Plus the wig.

I also tried a Geisha/Maiko inspired look.
I really wanted to try and follow the real one but I didn't study the makeup too much.
So I'll redo this lol. I only did half of my face too.

Last week, we had three birthday cakes to eat!

First nephew's birthday cake.
Iron Man!

Happy Pill nephew's birthday cake.
Pocoyo!

 Lastly, mom's cake.

Yummy cake.

On another note, I gained back the weight I lost.

*shoots self*

So it's back to square one.

I lost motivation after a month. I was doing so good too.

A MONTH.

I'll start again. It won't be too hard.

Unfortunately my audition pics would have to be me with my fatness intact. DAMN.

I'll work out a bit before I sleep.

I need Shopaholic Rehab.

I'm feeling a bit sick again! Every time I need to record songs, I get sick. It's like a curse!

GRR.

'til then, take care.

Keep your wallets safe, because mine is crying.

-Nisah-

Collective Haul + Update

So yeah, here comes a pic heavy blogpost y'all!

Kinda.

So this is basically a collective haul that I hauled in 2 weeks or so. Kinda. And some gifts here and there. Most of them? Impulse buys, not gonna lie.

I don't remember which came first but yeah, I do distinctly remember some bits here and there~

Let's start:

Talking about Etude House Haul~ (in Two Days)

First day. Uhm. The brushes and the small pump thing is from Super Save btw.

Look at My Eyes in: Lemon Sherbet, Milk Cocoa, Silver Gray

Okay, lemme explain.

I got these three for BND$9.90.

What a steal right?? They were having a clearance sale. I decided to choose a set that was most 'me'. Well to be honest, I like the yellow and brown. But the gray----I thought it was a purple.

I don't like the gray one yet. But it might looks nice layered over a white base. Or for a smokey look.

Swatches of all three.

As you can see, the colour payout for the gray one is a bit disappointing. It's more gritty than smooth like the other two. I once ranted how Korean eyeshadows are always shimmer and no colour but this proved me wrong.

The yellow would look awesome above my 'Base Hit Kit' I think.

Second item I got was:

A Missing U! Tin

I've always wanted one, reason being I needed a place to store my magnetic eyeshadows I got from e.l.f cosmetics. Plus, it's cute :D

Lemon Sugar Hand Lotion

Now this one was an impulse buy. It was on the counter. For a dollar. Last one too...so yeah, I grabbed it and the rest was history. It's decent, it smells weirdly like lemony alcohol rather than sugary.

Oh yeah, my favourite SA, Princess Tara (I think) was there and she complimented my nails XD

I told her two of the colours were from Etude House and one of them was from TheFaceShop.

I was sad the colour wasn't available anymore. The deeper pink, because I wanted to do a giveaway with it! It's okay, I'll find a dupe!

On the same day, I also went to The Body Shop.

My sis who is studying in the UK recommended me this Deep Sleep spray, however when we went there, we found out that it was banned in Brunei o.o

Why? I guess they fear people would misuse it.

So dad got me this instead:

An oil burner and an essential oil in 'Quiet Night'

Did it work?

It did make me drowsy but not enough to sleep I guess.

Can't deny how Halloween-y it looks like.

It smells nice though.

EDIT: Nearly forgot. On the day I went there, Josesphine was there too lol. I greeted her. I asked her if she remembered me. She took a while, because I was wearing my contacts. Then I reminded her that I was the girl with the allergy LOL. She immediately remembered.

I told her that I was having hard time sleeping (Like right now) and that it's taking a toll on my skin (acne D:). She asked me and my sis to smell lavender and then it wasn't pleasant. She told us, if the lavender smells bad to us, that means we're stressed.

I swatched this lovely colour called Golden Paprika. I WAS IN LOVE.
UGH.

But then I just got something from Etude House so no.

She thanked us for still patronising The Body Shop (even after what had happened).

Well, to be fair, I've always like The Body Shop. It's just a shame I got a bad allergic reaction. She told me they've reformulated the body mist now but I haven't tried it.

My look of the day on that day. LOL

Damn, it got desaturated like hell, sorry.

Oh yeah, I also got this thing...from WW Mart:

Brush Holder/Drier

Really helpful :D Other than this, I also got two other plasticky things. I used it to put my makeup palettes and my skincare stuff.

And then something happened.

My weird self got the best of me.

I wanted MORE of the Etude House eyeshadows. At least another set.

So I got it.

Begrudgingly.

I also wanted to get the flat-top brush from Super Save for my cousin BUT it was sold out D: what. The day before that, there were FIVE or SIX more, I swear!!

Wtf.

So yeah, I got this:

Look at My Eyes in: Apricot Illusion and Vanilla Cream.
Look at My Eyes Icing in: Sugar Icing

Actually, for this set, it had the same Milk Cocoa shade but the SA was kind enough to exchange one colour since I told her I bought the same colour the day before. The manager was there too :)

I haven't opened these as I find no need to, yet. I might open the Sugar Icing, to check the texture, which the SA said is gel-like.

My favourite SA wasn't there D:

But I always kinda love Etude House SAs, they're always helpful and they smile a lot more, I noticed, than the other SAs I've encountered so far.

Yesterday, my sister gave me this dress she ordered online that didn't fit her:

Lovely colour for my skintone. Sorry for the bad photo ><

Unfortunately, it's bare-back.

She said I should either sew a chiffon based fabric to the dress or wear something else that covers it up.

It's a weird dress. Doesn't show my fat stomach that much LOL.

Hair accessory/band from SJ

I wore this today when I went out, it went well with my blue polkadot shirt:

This is true to colour I think.

But yeah, you can't really see the band:

Crappy front camera.

I didn't wear any eyeshadows today, just BB Cream and my Tutti Frutti Lip Butter.

Derp.

I actually wanted to tuck in my shirt but everyone opposed D:

Too 90s?

Actually I had my hair in two tiny buns but this was after going out LOL.

Because I didn't have time to vain before going out for sushi.

Fits my mouth okay.

I had mostly vegetable based sushi. Was craving for the veggies.

Impulse Buy

I didn't mean to get them, I swear!!!

I only wanted the nailpolish but then I saw the sugar scrub!!

But after I bought it, I realized.

What was I thinking??

It was overpriced D:

Damn. Even with member's discount it was still overpriced.

But the nailpolish colour was to die for D: It's in GR505, btw.

Last but not least~

Here are the products I use mostly when I go out:

'Base Hit Kit', 'Mischievous Marissa', Petit BB Cream in 'Clearing'

My disgusting concealer palette. (Which I do recommend, btw LOL)

Either one of the lip products and also, the Sexy Mama Translucent Powder which I still don't know how to use.

So yeah....

You know, I'm contemplating on giving away the same kind of concealer palette or the 15 colour concealer palette in the future. Which one would you prefer?

I honestly do like this one, it's not that creamy. It depends. If your skin is too dry, don't even think of this palette lol. Use a liquid concealer!

I haven't found a holy grail for my foundation routine. That's smudge-proof, oil-proof, etc.

Oh and, I wanna adopt this cat :D

Her name is Pinky!

But I might call her Pinky Marina.

Look at her surprised eyes O.O

I hope she'll be a good baby.

And that she'll make me happy.

I think that's all for an update XD;

Hope you enjoyed my collective haul post!

Yes, I can hear you.

I need to not go to shops for a month.

Damn.

So yeah, good night :D

I have an appointment tomorrow with the Endoscopy specialist.

I hope everything's fine.

Take care, everyone!!

-Nisah-

P.S: If you haven't already, join my 100th Post Giveaway here!! I'll be adding some brushes because the sponge applicators are too harsh for the eyes!

Love/Hate Products: August

OMG.

It has been SO LONG since I blogged.

I mean, properly.

First thing's first: SELAMAT HARI RAYA, MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN!!

I actually have a lot of mini hauls I did, ordered things from SaSa, from abroad...but things happened and I'm just not into it.

But I do have a collection of what I'm loving and maybe two products that is subpar from the rest.

Most of them are loves though :) which is really good.

Don't you think so?

I'm supposed to be sleeping since I have an early morning. Kinda.

I have a meeting later at university and I hope I can wake up early.

Anyway, moving on, let's talk about these products!

Skinz UV White Perfect White BB Cream
theBalm Time Balm Face Primer
SkinFood Vita Juice Hand Essence
Etude House Surprise Essence Concealer in shade 2
TheFaceShop Herb Day Cleansing Wipes
L'Oreal Anti-Frizz Serum

St.Ives Intensive Healing, Skin Renewing Body Lotions
L.A Colors Cafe Au Lait Palette
Etude House Soft Touch Auto Lipliner in (I'm NOT sure lol)
next Paradise (perfume)
Maybelline Baby Lips in Smoothing Cherry
SilkyGirl Pure Fresh Oil-Control Pressed Powder SPF 20

Skinz UV White Perfect White BB Cream (Love)

This was something I bought on a whim. I saw its adverts on CLEO so I was interested, but I never thought of getting it that soon. I was just walking around a supermarket when the saleslady just recommended it. She was offering 2 for a big discount but I only wanted one. I still got discount for it though. To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to it at first because when she swatched it on my hand, it was pinkish white. However, on my face, it just blends after a few minutes. It has been my go-to BB Cream for a few weeks, so I have little left. It's about the same amount as my Peach Sake BB Cream. Will definitely do a full review on this one!

theBalm Time Balm Face Primer (Love/Hate)

This is the first love/hate product I have in this list. Why? Because at first it didn't work for me. It broke me out, it aggravated my acne BUT I decided to give it another chance because my acne's getting better and I've doubled my effort to cleanse my skin thoroughly every night. Sometimes it provides the best oil control but sometimes it doesn't. Weird, right? I hate the fact that it's expensive and lasts only 6 months. I also love the scent. I MIGHT do a full review on this.

SkinFood Vita Juice Hand Essence (Love)

I hated myself for even considering buying this but then I got this for redeeming my card. I didn't regret it. This is my third hand cream (I've tried two and I hated the smell and it was so sticky) and I'm loving it. It's lightweight, it absorbs fast and it smells fresh. Citrusy but not overpowering. It does soften my hand but sometimes it's not enough. But points go to the fact that the scent and texture is nice.

Etude House Surprise Essence Concealer (Love?/Hate)

This...I dunno. I kinda hate it more that I love it. I got this because my favourite SkinFood Rice Concealer smudges when I cry and the saleslady said this was waterproof. Is it? I'm not sure yet. I don't think so. Comparing my favourite concealer with this, the former provides more buildable coverage and blends easily. This, however, dries so fast on the face before I even manage to blend it. I do like it for my undereyes. I'm still trying to work this out. So far, not impressed.

TheFaceShop Herb Day Cleansing Wipes (Love)

Oh God. This has made my makeup cleaning routine much easier than before. More thorough. Depending on how thick my makeup is, sometimes I only need this to clean my face but somehow with eye makeup, I need my eyemakeup remover still. But I love this. Too bad there's only 20 wipes in it. What I do is cut them into two or three and use it based on how much makeup is on my face. It's not that expensive though.

L'Oreal Anti-Frizz Serum (Love/Hate)

I love this, especially the scent. It works well with my hair but I have such thick hair, I need to use a lot.  It works fine for a few hours but then it loses its powers soon after lol. My hair then gets affected by the surroundings that it gets very rough D: but for the scent itself, I love it to bits.

St.Ives Intense Healing, Skin Renewing Body Lotion (Love?)

Again, this is another product I love for the scent. Both somehow smells the same. Texture-wise, it's also the same. Effect? I'm not sure yet but I love to use them on my arms. It's very lightweight and absorbs fast. It's also cheap. Ish. Would I buy the full size? Maybe. This is a pleasant product to use.

L.A Colors Cafe Au Lait Palette (Love)

I got this because I'm gonna use it for my first giveaway :D I mean, I can't give it out without knowing how good it is. Is it good? Yeah. For its price, very. The only complaint I have is the frosty white shadow. It's very frosty I rarely use it. It's very soft. Is it buttery? Kinda. Comparing it to some Korean brands, this wins hands down. It has enough pigment for its price. Plus it's small and compact.

Etude House Soft Touch Auto Lipliner (Love)

Liplining? Not really. I use it as a matte lip shade :) and it works so well and it's so pretty with my skintone. It's very neon-like when you first use it but then once you blend it out, so beautiful. I sometimes use a clear gloss over it and it works so beautifully. Plus you can barely feel anything on your lips since it's not lipstick. I'd definitely try out the other shades!

next Paradise Perfume (Love)

I'm running out of this and I love it. I dunno where I can get this since it used to belong to my older sister. I love it. I just love it. It smells nice, not so offensive (since I'm very sensitive to scents) and it works. Best of all, I'm not allergic to it. I'm still on the hunt for a perfect perfume for me but this passes for now. Plus, it's running out ): I take this everywhere with me, since the size it so compact.

Maybelline Baby Lips in Smoothing Cherry (Love)

I'm running out of this balm, but I have a backup in the form of another Cherry flavour. I love anything cherry flavoured and this is wonderful. Granted, it all started because on my first date with my ex, we were eating ice cream and he gave me his cherry. LOLFRUITMINDYOU. It was a nice experience and it's funny too. Anyway, this works so well, I use it at night, everywhere I go I bring this, and it's less oily than my Vaseline Lip Therapy in Cherry. Lovely balm. Will definitely repurchase.

SilkyGirl Pure Fresh Oil-Control Pressed Powder SPF 20 (Hate)

This thing, I really regret getting. I thought I'd get a new pressed powder that actually helps control oil. This, does not. It does not. I get oily in just less than an hour. What is up with that. I still prefer the other SilkyGirl powder. But I'd still use this and see if I can make it work like what I did with the face primer.

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Okay, so that's it for now. It's already so late and I don't know why I decided to write this late.
I just felt like it.

I got a new laptop now :)

A Macbook Pro. Do I like it? So far, it's okay.

I really like the trackpad.


So far.

LOL.

Okay then.

Goodnight, sweet people.

Take care.

-Nisah-

New Layout + Bought Something From Etude House again~

BOO!!
Apparently my blog has changed its layout and its title :O
Say what?

Well, I like it LOL.
I originally wanted it to look somewhat vintage (maybe next time) but the pic we had as a banner looked oddly....weird. LOL.

My expression though.
But again, might change it to the vintage look one day.


I really like the new layout, do you?
Somehow the pic I chose for the banner looks odd compared to the original. The expression changed due to the change in shadows and colours, interesting, no?

I really have to thank my friend :) and she actually enjoyed doing this XDD
So weird. I'm so helpless and hopeless when it comes to things like this!

She de-cluttered my blog well, no? lol.


Man, my eyes hurt.
I may have got some acne gel into my eyes D:

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention I went to see a doctor about my acne.
She only gave me an acne gel.
So far, dunno if it's really effective. Controls it somewhat, but doesn't really help prevent it. It helps it heal fast, at least that's good.

But then I've been sleeping late, so that can be another reason why it's not as effective.

I've been stressed quite lately for no reason.
Well, actually, I do have a reason, but it's not a reason.


Anyway, I got two things from Etude House the other day.

Nail Polish in White and Concealer in shade 2.

The concealer is smaller than SkinFood's. Although it's the second shade, it's a bit lighter than SkinFood's. SkinFood's Rice Concealer Tip is my perfect shade, really. If not for brightening, but for concealing.

But I do like it though, I used it today. it seems fine. Didn't fade easily. Haven't tried if it's waterproof. God knows how easily I cry nowadays, my concealer always smudges.

I bought the white nail polish in the hopes that it'd help my sheer polish colors be more opaque.
Haven't tried that out.

So, I used my last voucher and only paid $4.80 for these two.
Not using member's card so yeah.

Btw, does anyone know how many percent the member cards are? They didn't say.


Okay, my eyes hurt so bad now, I should sleep!

Oh and...
Missing you, you bastard.


Yep, I do.


I find every good guy annoying, like what.
Do I like pain that much?

WTF is wrong with me???


):

'til then. Goodnight!!

-Nisah-