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 :)

Review: Eskinol Papaya Smooth White Facial Deep Cleanser

After a long time procrastinating, it's time.

I'm going to review this much popular toner in Asia. I think it's popular, I remember growing up with my sis mentioning it a few times. This is marketed as a 'Facial Deep Cleanser' but in reality, it's really a toner. So no, it's not a facial cleanser. Please, do NOT wash your face with this, it WILL sting.

Anyway~

I've used this product for about 2 months or so already and I gotta say, I think this helped fade my acne scars fast. Mind you, I used 'think' for a reason. It's not the only product I use to fade my scars but I did realize that my new acne scars fade faster with this. I use this with the C+M Natural Papaya Whitening Deep Moisture Gel and I gotta admit, it's a good combo.

Here's the pic of the product:

Eskinol Papaya Smooth White Facial Deep Cleanser

This product promises to:

- Whiten in as early as 1 week*

- Helps renew and smoothen skin

- Dermatologist Tested

- Is a micro-cleanser with an anti-bacterial formula

Can you see the ingredients? I'll list it anyway.

Ingredients: Water, Alcohol Denat., Sorbitol, Carica papaya Fruit Extract, Propylene Glycol, PEG-40, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Niacin-amide, Perfume, Tocopheryl Acetate, Menthol, Citric Acid, Benzophenone-3, Phenoxyethanol, CI 15985, CI 17200, CI 19140

CAUTION: For external use only. Keep away from open flame.

I honestly don't know the price, for this size (225ml), this should be around BND2.20, depending on the place. The highest mark-up would be BND2.50. This should last you about 2 months or more. I'm at the end of this product, I can use it about 5 more days maybe.

The colour might be orange in the bottle, but it's actually clear, as shown in the picture below:

Clear liquid.

I have three other Eskinol toners, and to me, this is the most pleasant smelling one. It smells like papaya and uh, fruity perfume. I don't like the thought of perfume in products (they should not have it, to be honest) but this is fine.

On the cotton pad, this is how it looks like:

Moisten your cotton pad.

After I used it on my face, you can see some traces of dirt. 

Due to the menthol, it feels refreshing on the face.
And also the denatured alcohol I guess.

Anyway, even after a week of using the product, I noticed my scars did fade.

The pics I'm about to show is from December 5, 2012:

Yes, I had a breakout D: it was due to stress.

I don't remember if this was before or after, but I believe it's after I wiped my face with the cotton pad. LOL.

Click on the pic to see the full-view.

Right-side.

Left-side.

See the difference??
I mean, if you went to an old pic of me with my acne scars, click here.

I'm not saying this toner IS the miracle product, but it definitely helped.

Again, I cannot stress this enough, I used this with another papaya based product that you can only buy online.

Scary pic of me, sorry.

So yeah, it helped fade the scar on my nose after a week or so (sorry I don't have a pic) but unfortunately, my skin's been acting up, so I do have new scars I need to fade >3< 

Like I said, I am running out of this product and recently I'm battling clogged pores (MY ENEMY), so I got the Eskinol Toner for fighting blackheads and also the pimple fighting one. So if that doesn't work, I'll go back to this Papaya one.

So, time for Pros and Cons!!

PROS:

- Cheap (price varies from place to place)

- Available almost everywhere (small shops, big supermarkets, almost everywhere including Guardian)

- Has two sizes, one is 225ml and the other is 135ml, so you can choose to test it out before committing to a bigger size.

- Nice scent (this matters because the other ones smell....horrible)

- Cleanses dirt that your facial cleanser didn't manage to remove.

- Works (for me) in fading post acne scars.

CONS:

- Did you see the list of ingredients? It contains Alcohol Denat., Propylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Castor Oil and Perfume (it depends on skin, but it can cause you to break out)

- Can be drying depending on your skin.

- Some people are against using this (that just shows how drying it can be)

- Not really sure if this, on its own, can really help fade scars.

- Is not helping with my clogged pores D:

Bear in mind, some shops still sell the old packaging (I accidentally bought the old packaging for the Calamansi one) so do check the manufacturing date.

So, do I recommend it?

It really depends.

I like it, personally, that's why I'm trying out two more Eskinol Toners.

So the verdict?

Rating: 4/5 (it would have gotten full marks but the ingredients are questionable)

Do leave a comment below about what you think of this product if you've tried it!

Disclaimer: Remember, our skin differs. What works for me, might not work for you, and vice versa.

Take care!

-Nisah-

Cut My Hair :O + Acne Update (Scars BEGONE!!)

It's been really long since I had a haircut ):
I think last time I did, it was in January. Yeah, I remember that it was before going to Skintologist. But then again, I only cut my bangs :s

I have reservations about getting haircuts.
It's a silly reason but I can't cut my hair very short unless I got over him.

Because well, the main reason why I kept it long in the first place was because he wanted me to keep it long. In the end he said I was free to do what I want with my hair but honestly, I like it long now.

But yeah, the ends of my hair were damaged and stuff, plus I wanted to have blunt bangs.

My older sis decided to have a haircut so I went with her :O

This time I specifically I wanted my bangs properly sectioned and stuff. I also didn't mind cutting the ends of my hair. Basically the hairdresser could do as she pleases XD;

What I liked the most were the head massages~~

For the shoulder, it was kinda painful. I have low pain tolerance so yeah~

In the end..the results are~~~

Okay, you can't really see it LOL.

Basically she cut off about 4 inches of damaged ends, thinned it out, cut bangs and shiz.
If my hair was naturally straight, it'd be nice but no, mine is naturally wavy~

And fudging THICK.

I didn't wear makeup out, just sunscreen so I Photowonder-ed this photo up.
Shabbily.

OKAY THEN ;O

Okay, so here's an update on my acne and acne scars~
It's been....let's see....3 weeks since I last saw the doctor and I have used the acne gel 2 times, every day. I'm running out of the gel.

What I've noticed is that it heals my acne that's popped fast but at the same time, it doesn't prevent it.

But at least it's manageable but again, it's not miraculous.

Here's how it looks like now:

*kinda disgusting, so if you don't wanna look at it, look away!!*
EDIT: Made it smaller so I don't scare people.

It's honestly better in real life.

Really!

Well.
It ain't nice, but I've kinda accepted it.

But it'd be even nice if it'd just go away.


I mean, I can't deal with both trying to stop breaking out AND lightening the scars.

It's a bit hard ):

If you have any advice about acne scarring, do tell me!


-Nisah-

Of Etude House and PMD (and other things)

I went to Etude House in Times Square tonight lol.
I wanted to get something for my acne.

My acne cleanser was running out (St Ives one, the milder one) and I read many good reviews about AC Clinic treatment so I decided to buy a cleanser in the end. Lol, I actually wanted to get a waterproof concealer because the SkinFood one isn't waterproof (effin' sad because it's my favourite one) or an eyeshadow base (God, Canmake one sucks), I even contemplated getting a neutral quad but God, the pigmentation sucked LOL.

I think (sorry, if you love Korean cosmetics) that all the Korean cosmetics out there, in terms of eyeshadows, suck. They're all so glittery. Not shimmery, GLITTERY. Yes, you read that right, glitter.

Even Japanese ones are like that. I ask them why. They never answer, just give more glitter. GLITTER THIS, GLITTER THAT.

GLITTERMANIA.

I was swatching some of them, I thought some were nice but then I got distracted by all the unnecessary glitter. There was one of them that was basically glittermania and no pigmentation. And it was a brown one too!!! Like wtf.

LOL.

*end short rant*

Anyway, I asked the sales assistant (God, I loved her, I LOVED HER) about what the products are for, etc. I was testing her too, to see her knowledge, she was knowledgeable, which was commendable. Because, to remember all the details in a cosmetics shop is hard work. I think. Yeah. Plus she was nice and patient. Helpful especially. So I asked her what would be her recommendation for the clogged pores/small bumps inside the skin.

She recommended this:

AC Clinic White-Trouble Bubble Cleanser (cutest thing ever)

Not a lot of people favor this as it is gentler than the foaming cleanser? I read it that it's like that. But I used it tonight and I liked it :O It didn't leave my skin tight and it felt refreshed, even.

With that, she gave some samples of the same range :D

 I used the 2-step toner and the Pink Powder Spot treatment!!
The Essencializer is impossible to use!!!

LOL, sorry for the lack of picture editing, I'm too tired.
LOL, and I have a Miri trip tomorrow.

Dad already warned "No MAKEUP". But that means skincare is fine right?
I joke. I joke.

I plan to get clear contact lenses, some white stockings and a pair of shoes maybe.

Oh yeah, Etude House gave this recycle bag!!
It's so effin' adorable!!

Pink and Pretty-ful

Oh yeah, I forgot to blog about this but I also got these in the same week, a few days ago.

Mint Milk Tea from Excapade! It was delicious!!

Tekka Don :D Didn't get to devour all of it. Brought it home lol.

Le Sis and Me

Love pictures like these, weirdly.

Me and My Sister again. lol. My makeup was nearly flawfree on that night.

Nearly.

On that night, I got this!
Oh my. It's a discontinued product!!
Planning on stocking on it lol.
After discount, it was around BND10.90? Or something.

Chlorella Peeling Gel from SkinFood

I think I saw this on a Youtuber. It was 50 cents only! I bought 4, I gave one to my sis.

For tonight, lol. OMG. I forgot to take pics of food. WTF.

Had Pastamania.
Didn't like Pomodoro, seriously.
The pizza was so-so.
It had good crust though.

But aglio olio and cheese sticks never fail me!!

I look quite disheveled tonight.

Dry hair is dry.

OH YEAH, I also made an order of a PMD tonight! A Personal Microderm!!
It cost around BND220 with shipping and extra disks. Not too shabby.

LOL.

So that's about it. Tomorrow, Miri :DDD

Yep yep :DD

Expect just a very small haul.

G'night :DD

-Nisah-

Finally It Has Arrived (Feat. A Small Haul)

Okay, I think I'm okay enough now to blog again.

So hey, how've you been?
I've been fine.

I think.

Anyway, you know how I reported my sample order from The Sample Store as lost? Well, whaddya know, it arrived last Saturday.

From Singapore TO Brunei, it takes a month plus? Really? Seriously?
REALLY?

I can't comprehend how much my small package has been volleyed around countries.
Or maybe it has been hiding in the Brunei P.O under all the big packages. Either way, I'm glad because you can only order one type of sample ONCE only from the site. It bummed me a bit at the thought lol;

So I'm happy it arrived.

Here are pics of the samples I chose:

The sample collection.

Lioele Beyond The Solution BB Cream samples

Ginvera Green Tea Nude Cover BB Cream samples

The Body Shop Moisture White Shiso Whitening Serum samples

I haven't tried any of them since I'm using this serum already. It's Garden of Eden's Rosa T Acne Serum. It's basically Tea Tree Oil that doesn't sting as much LOL. With some extra scar healing ingredients in it. It's okay so far, I think

I'm looking forward to trying them out but not now, maybe soon.
I need to buy more of the small sample jars so I can store extras in it lol.
I'm quite stingy when it comes to the littlest drop left.

With the Rosa T Acne Serum, I also got this!!
I'm loving it so much right now.

Maybelline Baby Lips in Smoothing Cherry

Unfortunately this is the clear balm type. I really want to try out Cherry Me but I doubt the'd sell it here :(
I love anything with cherry, you see.

This might replace my HG in lip conditioning, lol. My poor Cherry Vaseline.

The thing I like most about this is that it's not as oily as the vaseline but still moisturizing.

Other than that, my order from SaSa(dot)com has arrived!!

7 items huh? Orly? 

Ooooh, a Sasa plastic bag!!

Tee-hee. So excited for this!

As you can see, there are actually 9 items. One item was a set of three lol, so yeah. Good deal.
Oh, and you can see I ordered a back-up of the Sasatinnie Hair Mask.

It's THAT good.
It is.

I might try out the Spot Whitening Serum tonight.

I know I should list the things I got but I'll save that for later lol.

Oh, and I'm quite disappointed. I thought when I ordered this, there was a free mask promo.
Apparently I didn't get it. LOL. I didn't notice that I didn't :(

Ah well, I have like, 6 masks in that box so I'm fine!!

I'm tired.

So yeah, 'til then!!

-Nisah-

Remedies In The Eyes of Old People

So, I'm sure I've complained about my acne and clogged pores long enough.
Well what do you know? I'm still suffering it.

Not surprising.

Today, I've decided to just follow what my mom's been telling me for weeks.

Use Bunga Kuduk-Kuduk.
Don't know what that is? Unfortunately I don't know the scientific name either.

But it was a remedy my mom and many other old folks believe to heal scars, but I didn't want to believe it.
Because I used to use it, to me it didn't do anything but I was young and I forgot if it worked or not.

Plus, I thought that infected my brother's wound until he had to go to the hospital!!!

Talk about trauma.

Anyway, here's the flower:

Bunga Kuduk-Kuduk

It kinda looks scary LOL.

I asked my maid to get some for me. They grow in the wild :O

They do!!

I wish we can just grow them so there'd be no dangers of snakes.

Basically, what I do is I make sure my face is cleansed first (preferably with rice water), if not, I scrub my face with it prior, and then I clean with anti-bacterial cleanser and then rub it on my face again.

I think for proper scrubbing, you use the whole flower.

For gentler scrubbing, use the petals only.

After that, leave some on your face, especially on darker scars.

Like so. I didn't edit my face here.

 You can't really see it but both my cheeks are horrendous. With clogged pores and what not.

What I noticed is that it kinda smoothed out the bumps (a bit).

Dried, bruised petals.

After that, I remove and use something moisturizing. Preferably, oil free.

LOL.
I sound as if I've been doing this for a while.

NO.
Just today.
Day and night.

And I feel it kinda work. Kinda.

Some scars lightened up a bit but maybe that's just psychologically.

But yeah.
Have you tried this method?

'til then!

-Nisah-

Worst Miri Trip Ever

You know what that means~

A Miri Haul~ *sad applause*

Yeah, I've been losing my fire to blog. But yeah, waiting for my packages to get here might be incentive to blog in the future. Also my ongoing battle with acne. I should have a whole post dedicated to how worse my skin has gotten compared to in the past. Was it really makeup? Or adult acne. I mean, It only happened when I turned 20!!

Anyway, this trip was actually for me. To get back my SkinFood redemption card that caused the World War 3 drama with the family. I got it back, safe and sound. With that, I also got these babies:

Rice Concealer Tip in #21 (for my light skinned friend), Peach Sake Concealer in #2 and a Chlorella Nose Clear Patch

 Honestly, the nose patch was bought just so I get three stamps lol; it was close to RM60, so yeah.

Did I tell you that my favourite nose pack is no longer available? The cheaper and more effective alternative is no longer available. WHY GOD, WHY.

I am not stooping so low to get Biore again. NEVER.

Anyway, I got these at Watson's.

My Holy Grail of anti-acne picking spree: Nexcare!!

A girl with acne who picks on her pimples needs this so much. Hence the excess.

Also, a Hiruscar Gel! For fading scars....or something.

I'm trying this out. It's a 5g product. Enough for testing I believe. I hope it works, I mean, the one I ordered for scars have not arrived D:

 Oh, this is bought at Guardian. Watson's didn't carry it.

It took me a while to recognize it, because the one I saw online was blue :O
The name was different too.

Palmer's Skin Smoothing Lotion

Oh god. It IS different. This one has Cocoa Butter D:

The one I bought, it's....

It smells like ammonia D:

But eh. If it works to treat my KP, I'd do anything. ANYTHING.

Stinky thing.

There you go :O

I also bought April's CLEO. Was looking for SCawaii but my cheap self would not pay RM10 for it, when I know I can get it for RM7.50 at Popular. Unfortunately, Popular didn't have it.

Dammit.

On a random note, I was sick like hell on the way to Miri, even now I feel quite sick.
I threw up like hell also.

Ugh.

Worst feeling ever.

I should rest, but I'm writing this for you~
Yeah right. For who?

( ;w; ) if you like my blog, follow me~

Or not.

LOL.

I'm such a bad blogger. My reviews are half-assed also.

One day, I'll be more in-depth, I promise.

'til then~

-Nisah-