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When Watsons started to sell Collection, other than their famous Lasting Perfection Concealer I got really intrigued by their lip creams, Cream Puff Moisturising Lip Cream. Sadly, the shade that I thought was perfect for me was sold out. About a month later when I went back there I saw that the shade that I wanted was there on the shelf and of course I grabbed it before it sold out again. It was RM 19.90 (about $5.40) for 5 ml, quite an affordable price for a lip cream.

The shade that I picked up was Fairy Cake. It’s a pretty coral shade that doesn’t really look too orange but leaning more to pink shade. As being said on the tube, it gives matte finish. The applicator is a wand just like the one for lip glosses. The pigmentation is also great as it’s not too sheen and just one layer of it will give you a nice coral pink lips. The formula of this lip cream is so creamy and glides quite easily on my lips.

What I noticed first when I applied it was the nice vanilla scent, which I think really suits its name. This scent is not too overpowering in my opinion and only lingers for a while, so don’t worry that it will make you feel queasy if you don’t really like sweet scents. If anything, the scent actually makes you craving for some cakes!

What I don’t like about this lip cream is that it clings to dry patches, accentuates them even more. I also feel that my lips feel drier after I applied this lip cream. A wipe of lipbalm will help, but I recommend exfoliating your lips first just to be safe. The staying power of this lip cream is quite great, about 4 hours and it didn’t budge even when I drink or wash my face in the middle of the day.

I really love the shade of this lip cream, too bad that it doesn’t moisturise my lips as promised. But still, I will use it when I want a nice coral pink lips for the day.

For a really long time, I was searching for something that could make my face brighter and fairer. I’ve tried so many products, yet nothing ever really works with me. Browsing through my local drug store here in Malaysia, I saw this day cream by Neutrogena. I know that Neutrogena is not a new brand in skin care department, but I’ve never found one in my hometown. This Neutrogena line is called Fine Fairness, promises to give a more translucent looking skin tone, reduce uneven skin tone and of course, moisturise. I’ve heard that Neutrogena products are trusted and well known for their quality, so I decided to pick it up for RM 46.66.

The packaging is quite simple with glass jar and grey lid. Even though it’s made of glass, it’s quite durable since the glass is quite thick. I actually prefer jar rather than tube when it comes to moisturiser since I could take as much as I need and I only use clean fingers to minimise contamination.One jar contains 50 grams which could last maybe about 3 months.

The cream feels lightweight on skin, but it moisturises really nicely. It’s absorbed really fast and doesn’t make your skin looks greasy. I love that it doesn’t leave sticky and heavy feeling on skin which many moisturises have. It has a nice scent which I love, but I don’t think it would annoy those with sensitive nose that much since it’s really subtle.

After a couple months, I could notice that it does make my face brighter and fairer. Even my mom noticed it and after I tell her about this day cream, she changed her moisturiser to this one too. Neutrogena Fine Fairness Cream also didn’t break me out at all. This day cream also contains SPF 20++, an important thing for a moisturiser to have because you can’t really go out without some SPF nowadays. Sadly, it doesn’t really do anything for my uneven skin tone.

Now I’m on my third jar, a rare occurrence since I usually change my moisturiser a lot, and I still love it really much.

What’s your favourite day cream? Tell me down in the comment J

My 3 month break is coming to an end. I feel so sad but at the same time so excited to go back to university again. Of course leaving my hometown, my family, my friends and of course my cats never gets any easier. Going back home after spending almost 1 year in Malaysia makes me want to stay at home longer. I even think that it’s more difficult to leave now compared to when I first left because I actually know what I would miss. Home-cooked meals, late night chats with my family and cuddles with my cats are something that I took for granted before, but all of that has become something that I miss most when I’m far away from home. But still, picturing that I will get back to my routine, being independent and meet my friends there in Malaysia makes them all more bearable. I can’t wait going shopping, gossiping and all of those things with my best friends. Going to library to study with my friends even seems fun (not when there are tests and assignments though. Who ever thought that these things are fun?)

A 3 month break was something that I thought will be boring since I don’t have anything to do for that long, but how I was wrong. ‘Bored’ never crossed my mind, even when I just spend my time in my home, something that I do a lot in this break. Doing nothing other than reading, watching TV shows or Youtube or playing PC games is something that I need after 5 months full of stressful school works. 

Of course I didn’t spend the whole break at home, that would be a waste of time. Me and my family went on a religious trip to Saudi Arabia. We were planning on spending 9 days there, but we ended up spending 19 days there because our travel agent messed up. Despise all of that, it was still a nice and memorable trip. Visiting Mecca and Madina, praying at al-Masjid al-Nabawi and Masjidil Haram and seeing Kaba in person are something that you can’t forget. Especially when you’re doing that with your family, that memory becomes the most precious one.

Going around the town hanging around or going shopping at a mall also become something that I enjoyed a lot last vacation, either with my family or with my friends. Seeing it changes and grows in 1 year, even when the changes are not really that huge, still amazes me.

My family also got a new addition last month, a kitten that we called Muezza, named after Islamic prophet Muhammad’s favourite cat. Muezza is actually the grandchild of our cat, Garfield. She was given by our neighbour, the owner of Muezza’s mom. This little kitten is just so adorable and full of energy. Anything from crumples of paper to plastic wrap can be used as a toy by her. Almost every morning we could find those ‘toys’ behind the sofa. She also loves to chase Garfield that sometimes he got a little annoyed that he could not get his afternoon naps. I just love both of them lots.

This might be my most memorable vacation that I’ve ever had. 3 month felt so short when you pass it by doing something that you enjoy so much with people that you love. Now it’s time to go back to school with all of the assignments and exams that will follow. I hope that I would still be able to write posts for this blog though. Wish me luck guys! J