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- Nadya Elvina
- Hello! I'm Nadya Elvina, a university student who gets too excited over beauty product and cats. Hope you enjoy reading!
Friday, 30 January 2015
Retail Therapy
I had been having a few down days lately, so I decided to go
shopping at a department store in my town. A retail therapy, as you may say.
Nothing like a few treats for yourself to brighten your day right? I usually
don’t buy as many things as I did this time. However, I hadn’t gone shopping
for quite a while, so I thought that’s fine to spoil yourself for once in a
while.
First, I went to The Body Shop. I picked up their body
butter, which is Honeymania Body Butter. It smells so wonderful, a great
combination of sweet and floral scent. I hope it will hydrate my skin which is
very dry lately.
Then I went to the makeup section. I was looking for Revlon Kissable Balm Stain in the shade of Romantic, but sadly they are out of stock. So I decided to try another lipstick by Revlon, which is Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm in the shade of Enticing, a deep red which looks so gorgeous. Other thing I picked up was L’oreal True Match foundation in N3 Nude Vanilla. I’ve read some good reviews about this product and I can’t wait to try it out! Last thing I picked up was Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm Smoothing Cherry since I ran out of my Baby Lips lip balm. Now I think everyone knows how wonderful this product is and I’m telling you, I can’t live without it.
While browsing the beauty aisle, I came across Tammia brand.
I’ve never actually tried anything made by this brand, but I think they look
good enough and they also have a pretty decent price too. I picked up three
things from there, which are a stippling brush, a puff blender and a nail file.
The stippling brush is quite soft, but I haven’t used it yet so I don’t know if
it could do its job well enough or not. I really like the puff blender’s shape.
Not only that it’s cute and reminds me of marshmallow, it also has the smaller
end for that hard-to-reach area and also the wider end that can be used for the
wider area of your face. However, just like the stippling brush, I haven’t had
the occasion to try it out yet. There is nothing special about the nail file,
as it’s just your regular nail file that is used to shape your nails.
Last section that I went through was clothing. I bought two
blouses that I thought would be perfect for when I go back to school in March
as they are so cute, yet simple. I just have to pair them with my jeans and I
would be good to go. The first one is a navy blue top with pointed flat collar.
It has polka dots on it with two sizes, big ones and small ones. The second
blouse that I bought is a white top with small hearts on it and ribbon collar.
Who can say no to that? At least I can’t.
That was everything that I bought on my shopping trip. Hope
you enjoyed reading it and have a nice weekend!
Friday, 23 January 2015
Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain
I bought it for RM 35.90 which is about $11 at Watson. When I
apply it, it feels so moisturizing that I don’t think I need to use lip balm
beforehand. It also leaves minty taste after applying which doesn't really bother me since it lingers only for a
little while. The staying power is also great. After 5 hours, you can still see
it on your lips even though it may have faded just a little bit. However, I do
notice that if I use lip balm before applying it, the staying power won’t last
that long. Maybe because this lipstick is kind of oily itself, and by adding
lip balm, it becomes much easier for it to slip off my lips. The packaging is
great, as the cap doesn’t easily come off in my bag even if it’s outside the
makeup pouch. However, the label might fade after a while which what happened
to mine, as you can see in the picture above. You can see the nicer version below.
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| As taken from their official website www.revlon.com |
All in all, this lipstick is perfect for a daily use since not only it gives you nicely coloured lips that lasts for a long time, but also moisturizes your lips. The shade Honey is great if you want a nice pink colour that looks natural on your lips. Bonus tip, it can also be used as a cheek stain in case you don’t bring your blusher wherever you go and need a little bit of touch up in the middle of the day.
Saturday, 17 January 2015
Zap Your Spots in 4 Hours
I rarely have acnes on my face. But once it’s there, it really
enjoys its stay on my face. It actually took a few weeks to go away. I have
tried a few acne cream products, but they are usually not as effective as I
want them to be. However, it is not my problem anymore since my eyes caught one
of new addition of Simple product when I was strolling down the Watsons aisle,
and that is Simple Spotless Skin Rapid
Action Spot Zapper (that’s a really long name).
It promises to zap spots in
just 4 hours. At first I was skeptical about this promise since I have never
thought that such incredible product exists. I still bought it anyway because it
has a roll-on applicator; quite convenient for someone who doesn’t like getting
their hands sticky like me. Simple products are also known to be gentle for
sensitive skin. I don’t have sensitive skin but it’s nice knowing that the
product is safe even for those with sensitive skin. You get 15 ml of product in
one tube. It might sounds so little but you actually just have to use a small
amount of it on your spots, so one tube might last for quite some time.
Unfortunately, I forgot the price since I bought it a couple months ago.
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It promises to zap spots in
just 4 hours. At first I was skeptical about this promise since I have never
thought that such incredible product exists. I still bought it anyway because it
has a roll-on applicator; quite convenient for someone who doesn’t like getting
their hands sticky like me. Simple products are also known to be gentle for
sensitive skin. I don’t have sensitive skin but it’s nice knowing that the
product is safe even for those with sensitive skin. You get 15 ml of product in
one tube. It might sounds so little but you actually just have to use a small
amount of it on your spots, so one tube might last for quite some time.
Unfortunately, I forgot the price since I bought it a couple months ago.
I tried it on my spots and it actually went
better than my expectation. The applicator glides smoothly over my acne and the
cream itself is clear and absorbed easily by my skin in just a minute. It
doesn’t make my acne completely gone in 4 hours, but I notice they have got
smaller and the redness was gone. I apply it twice a day, morning and night,
and my acnes are gone in just one to two days. This product is especially
effective if you apply it to a new acne.
Overall, I am impressed by this product.
Even though it doesn’t exactly make my acnes disappear in 4 hours, but at least
it makes them less noticeable and heal faster.
Thursday, 15 January 2015
A Tiny Introduction
Hello everyone! So this is my first post in
this blog. This blog will consist of beauty things like make up, skin care and
hair care, along with some slices of my life here and there.
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