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Holika Holika Aqua Petit BB #21 Review

2012-02-26T21:45:00.001+08:00

Hi guys! So this is just an edited review of my Holika Holika Aqua Petit BB Cream. No, I'm not going to change my opinion about this BB Cream, I'll just be clearing out some things. I'll also make it shorter and more precise! If you have already read my first review on this, please read this one!

This product contains over 70% healthy aqua. The moistful jelly txture on your skin is enriched with moisture, soaking into your skin and clarifying your skin, a new moisture technology BB cream.

How to Use: After applying the pudding starter for moist and shiny skin, use the spatula provided and with the puff, pat gently over your face for a a smooth and moistful skin.

Volume: 60ml

yep, I know it has a new packaging... It changed just after I bought this one...lol

Color: The shade #21 is for fair skinned people. This has a yellow undertone and it's the lightest out of all the 9 BB Creams that I have tried.

Scent: It has a sweet scent, in a non-foody way. It smells like those sweet-smelling cologne. Is it strong? Yes.

Finish: Has a matte finish. But the skin really looks healthy and moisturized!

Coverage: Depends on how you apply it.

This is the part that I want to clear. I felt unreliable for seeing reviews on this that it has light coverage, haha. I thought that if this has light coverage, then my Revlon Colorstay foundation has light coverage too, lol.

So again, the coverage depends on how you apply it. But if you're going to read the instructions, you are supposed to dab it, not just spread it out. It is a watery BB Cream, so if you spread it immediately, you will not get good coverage and it's going to be sheer. If you follow the instructions and dab it, you will let the product get a little thick and let it build up, thus giving you a medium-full coverage.

Likes:

Covers my dark undereye circles perfectly! No need for undereye concealer!

Evens out my skin tone so well

Covers most of my blemishes. Some of my stubborn post-acne marks still needs to be concealed, but that has always been a given, even to my full coverage fondation.

Makes my skin look super flawless and pore-less!

No need for highlighter or powder because it makes my skin look so great with just this!

Has SPF20 PA++

Dislikes:

Settles on dry/flaky areas on the face. Make sure to have none of that or to exfoliate before using this because the dry spots will look really obvious!

Not available here in the PHILIPPINES!

Sorry for reposting! I just thought that I really need to say this... hehe

Holika Holika All That BB #21 Review

2012-02-19T20:13:00.000+08:00

Total solution BB Cream offers a flawless look. Also providing solutions for all skin problems (sun protection, whitening, and wrinkle care etc.)

Application Guide: At last step of basic skin care, apply proper amount on skin.

Packaging: I like the packaging of this BB Cream, it looks elegant to me, I mean it's just tube with a pump but the print and color just says it all. The quality of the plastic used is really good too so I have no problems with the pump or anything.

Scent: The scent of this reminds of the Peach Girl BB Cream which is from the same brand, kinda mild and peachy? I'm not sure but it smells neat

Coverage and Finish: The coverage is light, kinda similar to that of the Hot Pink BB Cream from Skin79. But this one doesn't have a greyish cast, so I prefer this one more now, I guess. It's sheer and dewy too,just like the mentioned BB Cream but this one feels lighter on my face and less of the oily feeling.

Lasting Effect: This one lasts for quite a while to me, like 4 to 5 hours. Moisturizing BB Creams last shorter for me because my face is oily.

What I like about this BB Cream is that it makes my face look dewy and healthy. I once said that I don't always go for matte looks and I use this one alternately with my Skin79 Blemish Balm BB Cream when I feel like it. These kinds of BB Creams(moisturizing ones) always look good on photos because your face just shines even without highlighter which makes your features stand out more.

It has an SPF of 27 and a PA of ++ so you can wear this without any sunscreen. I don't really use this for the whitening or wrinkle care effect so I can't comment about that part.

I would recommend this to people with any skin type (but maybe more on the normal-dry side) , few or no blemishes because it's sheer but you can always use a concealer.

I'll give this BB Cream a score of 4/5

Mini Haul/My Week!

2012-02-18T20:08:00.000+08:00

Hi! Today after school, I went to Market! Market! and bought some stuff that I need and want. I went to Etude House, Saizen and bought some clothes too.

I'll show you some of the things that I bought...

From Etude House, I bought the Milk Talk Body Wash in Choco, Happy Teatime Cleansing Foam in Green Tea, Look at My Eyes in Milk Cocoa and the AC Clinic Pink Powder Spot Patch.

From Saizen, I bought a couple of cute eyeglasses ( I didn't include them in the photos) and this Hair Color Touch that I will use to cover my red hair. It's not allowed in our duty, haha. Anyway, the Hair Color Touch is Ever Bilena! I was like... when I saw it,haha.

And, I stopped at the Candy Corner to buy a box of Air Heads. Yummehh! But it's frustrating how expensive they are now. They used to be just 4 pesos! Now it's 100 pesos for a box of 6!

Today was a really happy day for me. And next week, I'm not sure yet, but my dad told me he'll take me to Etude House again and buy me things!

3W Clinic Natural Make-Up Powder #23 Review

2012-02-05T21:17:00.001+08:00

So, I got this from an online haul I did last year in the late months of 2011. I was looking at some cosmetics and I found the Palgantong Loose Powder, so I ordered it when I found one onhand because I read that it's pretty popular in Japan and Korea that even celebrities use it, and it was cheap!(okay, so that's probably the main reason...lol)

When I received it, it was 3W Clinic, not Palgantong, so I searched it in the internet and I found out that they were just the same, 3W Clinic is the new name for Palgantong.

Here's my review!

Note: I can't understand Korean so I have no description to give, hehe.

The packaging is simple, not attractive at all. I'll just show it to you in the pics, lol.

The scent is like that of an old woman's perfume. But I have been using for a long time already that I' m so used to it now.

Even after all that... (with the scent and packaging, I mean...)

I LOVE THIS PRODUCT SOO MUCH!!!

Why?

Because it looks so natural, it's like a veil on the skin. I apply this after my BB Cream/Foundation and it looks super good! It's very sheer and it reflects light, but it doesn't look shiny at all, it just looks natural. It instantly makes my skin look softer and brighter.

I can compare this with my Miss Tangerine Veiling Powder but I'll choose this because it reflects more light, making it look more natural, it's cheaper and it has more product to it(30 grams! it's really a lot!). I don't know when I'll be running out of this but I'll make sure to have one again!

It lasts throughout the whole day for me (By that, I mean the whole school hours)! But I still do a couple of blotting for the whole day but that's always a given, though.

Oh, btw, I threw the puff included because it's not soft enough for my liking haha.

And also... I use a brush for this!

the packaging...

can't.... understand....

looks a bit pinkish in the container...

but...

it doesn't when blended

ETUDE HOUSE: Silk Scarf Hair Treatment Review

2012-01-09T20:48:00.002+08:00

Heeeeeey! So here's a short review of something that I got from a haul last year. The Silk Scarf Hair Treatment is included in the Bubble Hair Coloring set and I got to try this first because of that. I liked what it did to my hair so I bought the full sized one. I use this twice a week, btw.

Specially formulated with oil complex and floral scent, this highly concentrated treatment restores and reinforces brittle and damaged hair, preventing future breakage and leaving your hair extraordinarily strong, soft, silky and manageable.

[Directions] Use once or twice a week. Massage into hair and comb thorough evenly with fingers. Let treatment work for 5 minutes and rinse thoroughly.

[Volume] 200ml

The packaging is totally adorable, it's simply a tube type but the details just made me feel so girly, haha. I love the golden polkadots and the gold cap!

I like the sweet floral scent it has! (but still, my shampoo overpowers the scent...i use clear)

I think it has a light lilac color

The first time I used this after coloring my hair with the Bubble Hair Color, my hair just felt so dry and I just had to use something. After using this, it's like I never colored my hair, it was soft and... it was just so soft! lol

But the effects are temporary of course, the softness would be gone after 2-3 days for me

It was stated that it leaves hair extraordinarily strong, soft, silky, and manageable. I think it did everything except making it strong? I think the amount of falling hair I have is still the same...

Best thing about this is that it makes my hair feel soft and light at the same time. The reason why I don't use conditioners is that they do feel soft but my hair looks and feels heavy and oily as if a cow licked it ( i really hate that!!!)

I can't think of anything that I don't like about it!

My Week~

2011-12-30T08:18:00.002+08:00

Hi guys! Long time no post! I've been (not really) busy for the past few weeks and I was just not in the mood to take pictures because I dropped my camera and it's kinda broken...

This week, I watched a movie with a friend. We watched Shake Rattle & Roll... The first story was really irritating, I'm not really sure if it was horror or a drama. The second and the third were great, though. I just hated the effects for the whole movie. Looks too fake to me.

Anyway, as you can notice, I haven't bought any makeup for a long time. I was shocked at myself because buying those kinds of things is like a must for me, lol. But the reason is that right now, I'm focusing on what to wear because I noticed that I don't have enough clothes to anymore!!! Like, really.

But next year, I'll be buying more MAKEUP! That's my promise to myself

Here's what I bought before meeting my friend

Sorry for the bad pictures! I know the lighting is very bad, haha.

Etude House Sweet Style Hair Spray, Etude House Look at My Eyes in Orange Bloom and VOV Cover Pencil (it's a concealer for spots,marks, moles...)

I've been looking for vibrant orange and yellow eyeshadows but the orange one is what I could only find!

►►Falsies from Saizen◄◄

2011-11-20T21:47:00.002+08:00

I don't really use false lashes but when I went to Saizen's Market! Market! branch, I was just attracted to them so I thought of trying them out. They're very cheap and really pretty! Only P85!

I bought one pair of top lashes and the lower lashes I bought has two pairs in one package.

they look so dolly, right!?


these lower lashes are so pretty yet so inexpensive!

I'm surely going back there! And I'll bring my mom along next time to save cash, haha! Anyway, I saw this double finger ring from a random store. I just thought that the design was cool so I bought it.

flowers and skulls, anyone?

I might put photos of me wearing these lashes soon! And... I just colored my hair again, I tried a cheaper brand, from Hortaleza. Just saying, haha! Bye!

Baviphat: Magic Girls Magic BB Cream [#1 Fresh for Oily Skin] Review

2011-11-15T18:46:00.003+08:00

I got this BB Cream from my mini haul. I like this product so I decided to make a review. I noticed that it's been a long time since my last review so, here it is!

Active Ingredients: Squalane, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) tract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract.

SPF30/PA++

Volume: 45ml

Packaging: Squeeze-type tube. Really easy to use, but I sometimes make the sides of the hole messy. Again, I hate the sticker label of this BB cream, seems cheap to me.

Scent: The scent is not strong but the scent makes me nauseous sometimes. It's like something sweet, creamy and a bit sour at the same time. Others like it, I don't know what's the problem with my nose.

Color: Mine is #1 but I have to say that this is like the darkest BB cream I have. It's not super light like the other BB Creams that I got (in shade #1). It's darker than my foundation (Revlon Colorstay in Sand Beige). No grey-ish cast.

Coverage: Light - Medium

Finish: Semi-matte finish

Consistency: This BB cream is kinda thick. It's sticky and I find it hard to use my fingers in this one so I use my foundation brush most of the time. You won't feel that it's sticky after you apply powder anyway so it's ok.

Lasting Power: This BB Cream stays on my face for a long time ( 4-6 hours, but it depends on how hot the day is, sometimes, longer than that) but of course, blotting is still a necessity for me.

I'll give this BB cream a 4/5. Not perfect because of the scent, packaging and the viscosity. I still gave it a high score because I like it more than I hate it and I love the coverage....and it's just a nice product! Definitely one of my favorites.