BB cream buys - Maybelline , ZA

It seems after awhile not being in my country. Drugstore makeup brands have been popping up new items as well as collections.

A lot of drugstore brand have come up with BB cream. It seems the BB cream wave have really hit most brands.
I went and got 2 of them, ready to try them out.

Maybelline's Clear Smooth BB cream and ZA BB cream UV.

I got both of these BB cream for under RM40(around USD13) which is super affordable.

The Maybelline claims to :
- Brightens
- Evens
- Smoothens
- Freshens
- Clears
- Conceals
- Moisturizes
- Protects Skin

Basically it claims to do everything under the sun to your skin.
I will try it out and see if it does all these.

It comes with SPF26 PA+++ which is pretty good. Most Asian brands or Asian limited foundation/bb cream/skin base contains SPF.
Guess Asians are obsessed with fair skin. Well I am one of them too.

ZA Total Hydration BB Cream UV.
ZA is a drugstore brand under Shiseido (like Majorlica Majorca) but if I am not mistaken, ZA is not sold in Japan despite being under Shiseido but they launching it soon in Japan.
It comes in a nice floral packaging which drew me in and it's pink!

The SPF contained in this BB cream is very high, sunblock/sunscreen level.

Eye Ya Ah!

Just a normal EOTD for today.

I love this mascara. It is the Maybelline The Magnum volum' express mascara. 

It is Asia limited. 

A FOTD.

Skin looks so flawless.

Thanks to Lunasol's foundation but I am kinda iffy about repurchasing it since it comes in a jar. 

I find it messy to store and use. 

and a mascara love haul.

These are my go to mascaras besides Majolica Majorca's. I swear they make my lashes look so perfect. 

I use TheMagnum for top lashes and the Cat eye one for bottom lashes.

I seem to be hauling a little too much, thanks for being back in  my country which I find is a shopper's heaven. 

Cosmetics is so much cheaper in my country compared to Russia, especially European cosmetics (eg, Dior, Chanel), Malaysia seems to be one of the cheapest. There's also many selection of Korean and Japanese cosmetics too, which I love! 

Escape To Santorini

This is the first item I ever got from Sleek.
I got drew in by the packaging and also the name - Santorini.

It has a beautiful picture of the Mediterranean sea port.
This blush is from the limited edition Mediterranean collection.

It is a bright deep matte pink. Not for the faint of heart.

It will work gorgeously on women of colour. For pale skin folks, apply it light handedly with a stippling brush. 

It comes with 8g of product and can be found in most UK drugstore.

I got mine from Sleek's official website since I do not live in the UK. 

cotton spun!

This is going to be a miscellaneous post about items I picked out from the US drugstore and also my local drugstore.

All the way from US is the Coty AirSpun Loose Face Powder.

I took the advantage of 20% off drugstore.com to get this. 

I didn't have a particular reason to get this. The powder is very finely milled, the only down thing would be the scent. 

The scent doesn't bother me but it does have a very strong potpourri-like perfume scent which might turn some people off. It also lingers after applying the powder on the face. 

it comes with a plastic shifter and powder puff.

The powder puff is useless, I prefer to apply the powder with a brush.

From my local drugstore- Watsons, I got this.

The Maybelline Volum' Express Mascara (Hello Kitty Edition)

Super cute. I missed out on the old Hello Kitty mascara.

I just had to get this and I love Maybelline Volum' Express line. 

Hello July! Haul Mania - Cherry Culture Part 2

Happy 1st of July.
The days go by so fast and now it is the 2nd half of the year.

Now, we continue with Cherry Culture haul batch 2/part 2.
If you miss part 1, please click here to check it out.

The overall of the haul. I got them when Cherry Culture had a 20% off. They always have 20% off now and then, so check this site when they do have it.

They offer a wide variety of good cosmetics at an affordable price.

The lipsticks. Three Jordana lipsticks - The silver packaging is their normal line and the gold one is the matte line and a NYX lipstick.
The NYX lipstick melted in transit.  Now it looks like a pile of melted goo in the tube.

NYX lipsticks are very sensitive to heat. Keep them out of reach from hot places if you don't want your lipstick to end up melting.

The colours I got.

The lipglosses.
3 NYX megashine lipgloss and 2 NYX round lipgloss.
From left : NYX round lipgloss in Real Nude, NYX megashine lipgloss in Nude Peach, Beige, Pink Rose, NYX round lipgloss in 24 Karat.

Jordana blushers.
The new Jordana blushers come in a shiny silver packaging while the old ones are in Grey.
I don't like any of the packaging because they just look cheap but for the price paid, can't complain about it.
It is now priced at USD2.45, used to be USD1.99. Not sure what upgrade they had done to the blushers.

I got mine in Sunlit Bronze and Stardust.

This is one of the more expensive product I got from this haul.
Milani Powder Bronzer in Light.
It is darker than expected, I should had gotten Radiant.

NYX powder blushers in Cinnamon and Pinky.
Orange and Bright Hot Pink are popular blush colours in Japan. If you can't get hold of Candy Doll's blushers, I suggest to try out NYX's.
You get more product from NYX compared to Candy Doll and it is also cheaper from NYX.

The last two items for this haul are the LA colors eyeshadow trios.

Passion Flower.

Orchid.

Haul mania - Cherry Culture Part 1

Now is to the Cherry Culture haul - part 1.
Wow, looks like I have a lot of hauls to show right. Well, all the items are collectively bought in the span of 10 months.

Here is what I have picked up.
Actually all I wanted was just the highly raved Milani Baked Blushers but me being me, my hands got itchy and this is what happened.

Jordana Incolor Squeeze an' Shine Super Shiny Tasty Lip Gloss in Honey Luau and  Strawberry Icing.
These lipglosses smell great. They just smell so good that you just wanna lick them off your lips.
When I first received them in the package, my whole package smelt like these lipglosses.

NYX Round Lipsticks in from left : Strawberry Milk, Fig, Orange Soda, Pumpkin Pie.
I previously owned Strawberry Milk, Orange Soda and Pumpkin Pie. They are my go to colours and these are backups.
I grabbed them before their price increase. They were sold at USD1.75 each previously on Cherry Culture.

Jordana Matte Lipstick in Lavender Lady.
It only cost USD1.30 which is super affordable, no harm picking them out to try.
What I hate the most is the fact that the lipstick doesn't twist all the way down, it is so easy to damage the lipstick while capping/uncapping it.
Lavender Lady is a purple toned pink lipstick.

LA girl HD high definition concealer. The colour I got is in Natural.
This concealer has been receiving high reviews from the beauty community, at USD2, I thought I just couldn't miss the chance so I placed an order for it.
I am not a concealer person but it is fun to try out different things.

Natural seems the perfect fit for my skintone. The last time I checked with MAC, I am a NC20 but since I moved to Moscow, I think I got somewhat lighter.

It is a bit of risk to order this since there wasn't ample swatches and the swatches on Cherry Culture doesn't help at all. 

NYX Lip pencil in Dolly Pink and Rose.

They are shorter what I expect them to be. 

Dolly Pink is a bright barbie pink.

Rose is a light toned rose pink. 

Now comes the highly anticipated drugstore blushers.

The ones I got are Dolce Pink and Luminoso. 

The last two items I got from this batch of Cherry Culture haul. 

NYX single eyeshadow in Sparkle Cedar and Jordana Loose Eyeshadow in Brownie.

Stay tune for part 2 or the 2nd batch of Cherry Culture haul. =)

ELF haul - June

This is my ELF haul part 2. It is bigger than my first one.
The items I picked up are the items I mostly likely will use and interested in trying out.

ELF Studio Cream Eyeshadow in Dawn. It is a beautiful taupe but from the picture it doesn't look like it.
My camera and the lighting is washing the colour out a lot.
I am pretty shock to see the packaging, it is very bulky. It takes a lot of space. As you can see it compared to the ELF mineral booster-large in the first picture, they are almost the same size.

The ELF Mineral Booster in Sheer- Large.
It comes with 17.85g worth of product for USD8, which is a very good buy.

ELF Studio Glossy Gloss in Wild Watermelon and Pink Candy.
I heard lots of rave reviews about these glosses.
Wild Watermelon is a bright dark blue-toned pink.
Pink Candy is a baby pink, almost a nude colour.

ELF Studio Radiance Enhancer in Spotlight.
I never used the ELF shimmery facial whip in spotlight before so I can't compare this with the facial whips.
It has a lilac base which is great colour for a highlighter for pale skintones.

ELF studio matte lip pencil in TeaRose.
This colour has a purple undertone, I don't know if I can pull it off but it is definitely pretty.

I am gonna do a comparison between the ELF Studio Mineral Powder Brush and ELF Studio Blush Brush.
As you can see from the photo, size wise they look very similar.
The Mineral Powder Brush is small for a powder brush, I doubt it can function as a powder brush when you are in hurry and on the go. It is just too small for an over the face powdering.
And the ELF Studio Blush Brush is already small itself.

Left : ELF Studio Powder Brush Right: ELF Studio Blush Brush

The ELF Studio Powder Brush is fluffier and thicker than the blush brush, the blush brush is flatter and thinner.
If you own either one then I think there's no point getting the other.
Quality wise, they are very soft and doesn't shed at all (for mine atleast) after washing.