The Face Shop: Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam ♥︎

The past few months, I've been battling with rather bad skin. I'm not sure what the cause is but I suspect it could have been an allergic reaction to some new products I was using, which caused me to have itchy eyes and also dry and very itchy lips. The first thing I switched out was my makeup remover but that only stopped the itchy eyes. Finally, I then wondered if it could be the facial cleanser I was using. I then decided to try a new cleanser from The Face Shop. 

The Face Shop 
 Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam
  Peach

Well I basically got this product on sale. Hehe. It was I think around $10 or something like that. The thing that attracted me to it was firstly the smell. Although I do know that products with scents aren't good for people with sensitive skin but so far I haven't had an issue with The Face Shop's products so I just went ahead to purchase it.

March 2015 Makeup Faves ♥︎

Here's another monthly makeup favourites post! Will be talking about some of my favourite makeup products for the month of March! I know it's already almost the end of April and yet I've not completed writing this post. Sometimes I just forget what are the products that I've been using. Hopefully I can remember what I've been using for April.

Anyway, let's get on with the post! For the month of March, I've been loving mostly Etude House products. Most of the items in my makeup collection are from Etude House actually. Haha.

The Face Shop Design My Eyebrow 04 Brown & Etude House Drawing Show Brush Liner in Black

I got this while I was on my holiday in KL last year. I haven't actually plucked my brows since nearly the end of last year so after plucking it, I decided to get this. I was planning on getting one from Etude House but all their brow pencils were sold out so I headed to The Face Shop to get it. Thankfully, they had it and it was even on sale! I got this product for I think about SGD $6.

I have been using it often in the month of March before I had my bangs. I like how natural it looks. Usually people would style their brows to match their hair but I don't need to use any extra product like brow gel. I mean also because I don't have dyed hair. My hair is just naturally dark brownish.

Unlike some other brow products I've seen people using, this one applies pretty smoothly and I don't need to use extra force. Also, it blends out easily with the screw brush that comes with it at the other end. (Photos of product below)

As for the Etude House brush liner... I've been loving it recently since I've gotten rather lazy to use my gel liner! The thing about gel liners is that you've to clean the brush after every use. So it actually saves a lot of time using a brush tip liner. Also, a brush tip liner is really thin and it can give you a precise line, especially if you're drawing a wing. (Photos of product above.)

I like how this brush liner is pretty waterproof as well. In the humid Singapore weather, it's pretty important to have waterproof products. You wouldn't want your eyeliner smudging all over the place ><

Etude House Color Lips Fit 

The next product I've been loving in the month of March is Color Lips Fit from Etude House! I've written a review on this product before and you can read it here!

I usually and mostly forget to apply anything on my lips in the morning rush. When I do, I make sure to bring whatever shade I'm using for that day along with me for any last minute touch ups.

Innisfree Bija Anti-Trouble Essence W

Next up is a skin care product! I got this as a recommendation from the Innisfree staff. I was using this Clean and Clear acne treatment cream but they stopped bringing it into Singapore so I had to find something new. At that time, Innisfree had just arrived on our shores so I decided to give it a try.

It's quite a gentle formula and it doesn't dry out my skin or cause any sensitivity. Apparently there's also a R formula which treat those painful red zits. Maybe I should try that out too since the weather is getting hotter and I'll be more prone to breakouts!

Etude House Give Me Chocolate Mint Chocolate

I got this nail colour over Valentine's Day but I haven't had the chance to try it yet. Finally got to try it in March and I'm quite pleased with it.

For some weird reason, the smell of this nail polish smells different. I don't know if it's meant to smell like chocolate but it does have a more pleasant scent than the usual nail polish smell. The strange thing about this nail polish is that it peels off easily. After 2 weeks, normal nail polish would just be chipping off at the corners. But for this one, if you pick at it, you can actually just peel it off in one piece!

Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos for that. It was pretty cool though.

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That's all I have for March's makeup favourites! It's pretty late in the month, I know >< have been having quite a tight work schedule recently. Do stay tuned for more makeup posts! I recently just bought some new makeup products and (hopefully) I'll be doing up reviews them! Stay tuned~

The Face Shop Color Control Cream ♥

Haven't written a post on makeup in a long time. I've been wanting to blog about all the products I bought in Korea but haven't gotten down to doing so yet. I think I'll try to blog about more makeup things in the future though I'm not sure like anyone will read it since people seem to enjoy reading Kpop or Korea posts.

But anyway, let me begin!

Previously, I did talk about this product in the post about the BB Creams and mentioned that it wasn't very good. However! I decided to buy the refill and I'll be talking more about this product in this post.

Before, I mentioned that many people said this product didn't suit their skin and I wasn't sure if I would be buying it again. In the end I did get it again. Why? Though it felt sticky at times, I liked how it made my skin look brighter and the coverage is pretty good. So I do actually apply lesser so that it wouldn't be so sticky.

Apparently, this product seems to be quite popular here and there was like some award attached to the shelf. Plus I received at 20% voucher so I decided to get the refill along with my toner. I think the refill itself was pretty expensive and I wouldn't have gotten it if it weren't for the discount voucher. Let's see how long it lasts!

It was pretty easy switching out the old cartridge for the new refill one. Here are some photos showing how I did it!

The refill comes in a box that's similar to the normal one but this one has the words refill printed on it so make sure you get the right one!

In the box, there's a cartridge and a new sponge puff.

So here's how you remove the old cartridge and fix in the new one.

There's like a little gap where you can just use your finger or fingernail to hook out the cartridge.

Ta-da! It isn't difficult to remove.

So all you gotta do is fit in the refill and you're good to go!

So far I've used the new refill about two or three times and it's been pretty good. I seem to be liking this product more as I use it. Usually I would use a brush to apply and blend it out on my face but recently I tried using the sponge puff that came with it and it's does quite a decent job in blending the product as well.

I think in future if I were to buy this product again, I wouldn't be getting it from the local store but get it from Korea. It's really too expensive here ><

On a side note, it seems like the prices for Innisfree makeup products aren't that much of a difference from Korea and it's pretty affordable. Will elaborate on this in future posts so do check those out! Hope this was useful!

xoxo, Fid♥

Korean makeup: Latest buys and reviews

Once I've started buying makeup, I can't seem to stop! Hehehe. So recently I've gotten some new Korean makeup products and have tried them out so here's what I think of these products ^^

The Face Shop: Face it CC Cream in #2 Natural beige.

I didn't actually buy this but it was given to me from V언니 it didn't suit her skin well so instead of throwing it out, she gave it to me. Heee. So far I really like it. I've been using it instead of my BB Cream which is also from The Face Shop. The colour of this CC Cream suits my skin very well. It dispenses with the press of a button and I think that this feature of the packaging it really good because it doesn't contaminate the remaining product but my only concern is when it's running low, will there be product wasted because it can't be pressed out. 

I apply the CC Cream using a brush, just because I don't want to dirty my hands in the morning hehe, I find that the texture is pretty thick but once you spread it out on your face, it feels as though I'm not wearing anything as all. It gives a pretty natural finish. It's definitely a product I'll considering buying when it runs out!  

Etude House: Styling Eye Liner in Brown.

This eye liner cost about 6 bucks and that was cheaper then most crayon liners out there. So I decided to get this to try and the colour is pretty nice. It applies on easily as well. The only thing that bugs me a little is that it smudges and it fades. So if I were to wear it out for the whole day, I would have to touch up. I tried applying on with and without eyelid primer and it stays better with eyelid primer though it still smudges. 

Tony Moly: Double Needs Pang Pang Mascara in Blue

Yes, this is literally blue mascara. I wanted to try out this look that Taeyeon had on for a magazine shoot but I have never seen blue or turquoise mascara before. One day I saw it at Tony Moly and I bought it right away. It may have been an impulse buy but after I tried it on, I really loved it!

It looks like this when applied. This photo was taken under good lighting so you can see the blue but otherwise your friends won't be able to notice it unless they come really close to you. It looks like black mascara from far. The only thing that was quite disappointing was that it doesn't really lengthen my lashes. So the next time I use this, I may have to apply a coat of black mascara first before coating on the blue. 

This is the look that I tried with the blue mascara.

Taeyeon had on a turquoise mascara for her top lashes and blue mascara for her bottom lashes. I recreated this look using only blue mascara on my top lashes. I used Half Baked and Chopper from the Naked 2 palette applying it on the eyelid and under the eye before applying the mascara. 

I'm pretty excited to buy more new makeup since now... I'm a member of Etude House! Yay! 

I spent about 60 bucks the other day after I got my sister the new BB Cream and another SHINee MiniMe perfume for myself. Hehehe. I honestly love their packaging although it's a little costly. M always scolds me when I start exclaiming that everything is expensive. She says I can't go into people's shops and say their things are expensive. Hahaha. Well, I think that if people keep saying that often enough, they'll lower the prices ^^