It's currently my finals week. I've, of course, accumulated more makeup and skincare stuff on my late night, post-study, "I need to treat myself" online perusing of Ebay and Amazon... and I might not completely regret it... the next morning? So I have a lot to write about, actually, post my exams. Heck, this summer is going to be dedicated to 3 things :
1. Reading Moby-Dick,
2. Write for this blog, and
3. Umm.. more study?
#3 is because I am continuing my studies after my undergraduate, hopefully, if I make the grades for the program I was offered.
I also remembered the other part of my reviews, which I've saved in my drafts and forgot to publish. Hah! So here's the quick review of the rest of my trash! To be honest, most of these are stuff I don't care about, but since I mentioned earlier that I might review them and I've taken the time to take pictures, why the hell not just write the post.
Other skin things
These are the stuff that aren't skin favourites. Touch-and-go, I do not care about you. I've got a bunch of samples that I've hold on to for so long and I'm scared to put them on my face, so into the bin they go!
Vichy Idealia BB cream (in Medium): Light BB cream, way too peachy for my skin. Not a fan, didn't even use up the whole bottle, what more two! It was runny and left my skin feeling weird.
Vichy Aqualia Thermal: I'm a fan of Aqualia Thermal line in general. This is a light-weight cream, moisturizing and sinks-in immediately. I think it is *similar* to Vinosource in the sense that my skin feels immidiately hydrated, but without tackiness and scent (I think Vichy is lightly scented still). But I don't think I will purchase this, since I much prefer facial oils anyways for all hydrating and moisturizing purposes.
La Roche-Posay Anthelios XLUltra-Light SPF 50: Extremely thin tinted physical sunscreen. I was not a fan of the tint as it was too pink. It was lightweight, but left my skin feeling oily. I might give the anti-shine range a go, since I do not have a good physical sunscreen yet and all in my collection are chemical sunscreens.
La Roche-Posay Effaclar K: Let me be honest. I don't know what this does -- I didn't use it long enough to know if it did anything, I didn't bother to read it up on whether it's supposed to do anything. Something related to acne, I think. But I just didn't bother to do my research and last time I checked, it sorta stanked! So, pass as well.
The Korean-things!
Skinfood Tomato facial sheet mask: This legit smells like shampoo, it's a bit frightening. After 40 minutes of wear, my skin feels soft. I am generally not a fan of sheet masks. For me, they're a hassle so I won't repurchase.
Lailly 7 Seconds Make-Up Booster: A green-bluish moisturizer + primer sort of product, which I use as my make-up base. I loved this wonderful thing. Made my skin feel soft, slightly luminous but nothing too oily. I didn't notice any oil-controlling property or if it holds on my make-up for longer than usual, but that's because I just generally don't check my make-up throughout the day. I am considering getting a full-size of this, if I don't already have primers that I'm currently trying to use up.
The Face Shop Heaven Grade Ginseng Moisture Cream: Nothing spectacular. Smells good, but I really don't like scented skincare so this one just ends up annoying me.
Skinfood Blanc Pearl Caviar Toner: Toner in a pack, well now that is just recipe for annoyance. I noted this as "forgettable, scented. Annoying."
The Face Shop Heaven Grade Ginseng Essence: Now, this one is also scented, "perfumey" as I've noted on the post-it. It is however effective in making my skin very soft the next day, apparently.
Tony Moly Intense Care Dual Effect Sleeping Pack: In caps, HATE. This broke me out! Not fun, Tony Moly. Not fun at all.
The Make-Up
I had a major clean-out of my make-up collection earlier this year, getting rid of things I did not use. Most of my stuff are from the drugstore, so I didn't really feel terribly bad getting rid of these. In fact, I'm pretty good at getting rid of things that I don't like.
Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti : One of the very first lipsticks I bought, and this colour specifically because it was a favourite of many bloggers/youtubers. Corals aren't the colour for me, or actually, I have yet found a coral that works for me. This also had chunky glitters, and applies patchily on my lips.
Makeup Revolution Lip Hug lipsticks in Present Has No Living, She's Up All Night, Want to Leave and Good Fun: Actually, I bought five (yes, five) of these lipsticks, thinking they'd be great. It was on offer and I chose the pink collection. I was very disappointed that they are all actually bright fuchsia which are not too dissimilar to each other, and on average very cool on me. I am not very comfortable with bright cool-toned lipsticks, so I see no reason to keep them all. Threw out all these, kept End With Beginnings. I'll blog about it one day (hah, one day).
Collection Cream Puff liquid lipstick in Cotton Candy 1: Baby-pink, mousse-like texture. Will accentuate dry lips and veiney textures (is "veiney" the right term? Soz, new to this whole blogging thingymajig, I really don't now the terms.) Not a big fan.
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| Essence I Like Long Lashes, Essence Multi-action, ELF Last Extending |
Mascara gets used up pretty quickly for me. On average, mine lasts for about 3 to 4 months. Maybe it was just the formulas I've used thus far, but beyond the 3 months mark, my mascaras are dry and it is not pleasant at all to put on. So into the bin they go.
Essence I Like Long Lashes : Tends to be a bit clumpy, especially as it gets drier. Nothing magical, maybe lengthened my lashes but nothing noticeable to me. My lashes looked emphasized, in a natural way and that's how I like them!
Essence Multi-action: This one is similar to I Like Long Lashes, and claims to add volume as well. I like this one a bit better, simply because the roots of my lashes seem a bit fuller, giving the appearance of volume.
ELF Lash Extending: The smell of this was vile and disgusting, I did not dare put it anywhere near my face! Actually I got this for free in an ELF order so I really can't complain.
ELF Smudge Pot in Back to Basics: I remember buying this almost 2 years ago! I didn't wear it often enough partly because I don't wear eyeshadows regularly, but also because the gold looked off on me. It's genuinely a preference thing, really. For some, this might be a subtle gold, but on me, it comes off as too shimmery. After these years, the scent was turning bad so I'm throwing it out.
Stuff you probably don't care about
Two random travel-size shampoos that I don't care about. Simple face wipes that I use when I'm travelling. A shower cream that smells like cranberries and cream,which I hated and made me realise I really despise not only scented stuff, but scented-like-food things. Toothpaste; what can one say about toothpaste, really? I thought "nothing much!" but recently, I started using fluoride-free toothpaste and found that I no longer have as much acne around my mouth. So, adieu conventional toothpastes!
This was my body scrub, Cyclax's Apricot Facial Scrub. It is so cheap, I think a tub of this is 99p. It smelled okay, does the job, but the "apricot bits" is a bit messy so that's a hassle. Might buy again, maybe.
Phew. Now that's done, back to studying.
