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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

REVIEW ON KIKU MASAMUNE JAPANESE SAKE BREWING SKIN CARE LOTION(HIGH MOIST)

Hi Beauties,

Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion(high moist) has been a blooming rave in the Asian beauty community. There are reasons for this sudden popularity about this Japanese skincare products considering many beauty products out there.

So, here is a review on the Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion(high moist) which I have been using and trying for more than a month.

I actually reviewed Kiku masamune Japanese Sake brewing skin care emulsion so do check the post out for more information.

Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion(high moist)

Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion(high moist) is hydrating toner that comes in a pink jumbo size 500ml plastic pump bottle.

Please do check up the list of ingredients in the Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion(high moist). The placenta extract is from horse so it is from animal. I have actually provided the details in my Instagram if interested to view it.

There is high moist version contains moisturising ingredients such as arginine, rice ferment filtrate (sake),castor oil, soybean protein, ceramide 3, Ceramide 6 II and Glutamic Acid in it. It doesn't contain alcohol in it.

Personally, like others said I dislike the pump which seems to be faulty or something. The precious Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion(high moist) just came gushing out all over if I do not 'cup' my hand over the pump. So, most people decant it into another bottle.

Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion(high moist) is a hydrating toner that works well for any skin type under another moisturiser and won't pile. It absorbs really fast, watery and doesn't leave any stickiness. It is great as mist, with sheet masks and as body lotion too if you do not much time to hydrate the skin.

I would say that Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion works well for people that finds fermented products work well for them. However, it is not for someone who deals with fungal acne since this contains yeast. Still, if you only find about two or three whiteheads on the acne where you normally breakouts when using this lotion, then it is normal since the yeast in the lotion might be trying to adapt with your skin.

As for the smells, some people think it smells of bubblegum while some think of the smells as bananas, bubblegum or sake. Some loves the smell and some dislike it but bear with because the smells does disappeared once it dries down.

Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion comes in a huge bottle which is the reason for the popularity and the hydration that it provides throughout the winter seasons along with the ceramide that it has that helps with the skin repairing process.

Overall, I do like Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion for the versatility and the low cost per bottle which is really great. I would be better if the company could substitute it with something else than animal placenta or remove it from the product.

*contains horse placenta(a reader said no horse is harm for the placenta)
ph:5-6

Product retails for
Kiku masamune Japanese Sake Brewing Skin care Lotion(high moist) 500ml, RM49.90. available in Aeon Welness Midvalley or in Sunway Pyramid, Sasa or Amazon.

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Sunday, January 29, 2017

REVIEW ON DR. LEWINN'S ESSENTIALS 4-FUSION CLEANSING OIL

Hi gorgeous,

Korean trend suggests using oil cleanser to actually clean the skin the better and remove the makeup products better compare to just using foam cleanser. While I am not really into all the double cleansing because most oil cleanser just left me with those oil residue which I don’t really like, this oil cleanser I am going to talk about isn’t the same.

In fact, I thought that Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil is probably just going to be the typical oil cleanser but then after using for more than a month, this seriously justify why I do like it.

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil is by the private formulations of Dr. Laurence LeWinn, a world-renown plastic surgeon to the Hollywood stars and founded in 1989 based on Dr. Lewinn’s is the best-selling premium skincare brand in Australian pharmacies, it was voted the No.1 Australian premium skincare brand for 11 years running by the Michael Edwards Cosmetic & Perfume Survey.

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
A luxurious, cleansing oil that melts away all traces of make-up and impurities, leaving skin supple andsoft. Formulated with a unique fusion of botanical essences. Rosehip Oil: Encourages regeneration and deeply hydrates. Tamanu Oil:Help firm and boost elasticity. Argan Oil: Nourishes and protects. Baobab Oil: Rich in Vitamin A, C, D, E & F and Omega 3, 6 & 9.

Replenishing. Restores Skin Radiance. Contains Rosehip & Argan Oils.

Recommended for all skin types

Directions:
Pump a small amount on dry hands. Gently massage in circular movements and spread onto dry face. Add a few drops ofwater onto face and emulsify. Rinse off with water. For optimum results, follow with preferred toner and moisturiser.

Product Size: 200ml

Ingredients:
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, POE (20) Glyceryl Triisostearate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate(Vit. E), Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Rosa Canina (Rose Hips) Fruit Oil, Calophyllum Inophyllum (Tamanu) Seed Oil,Argania Spinosa (Argan) Oil, Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Fragrance, Backhousia Citridora (Lemon Myrtle) Oil.

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil

Here is the hibiscus flower popular in Hawaii. I used lipsticks and tint to draw on it.

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil which is really light.

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil

During the oil cleansing.

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil

The ingredients in Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil looks great and this is the first time I see soybean as the main ingredients for oil cleanser. Dehydroacetic Acid is the preservative used for this cleanser. POE (20) Glyceryl Triisostearate is the skin Conditioning Agent , emollient, Surfactant and emulsifying agent.

Other ingredients are basically oils from plants. Vit. E), Sweet Almond Oil, Rose Hips Fruit Oil, Tamanu Seed Oil, Argan Oil, Baobab Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Olive Fruit Oil, Lemon Myrtle Oil. Still check out the ingredient list for potential allergen.

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil bottle is elegant with the slender tall bottle. You will need to turn the cap to the right to pump the products out. One thing that I don't like is the bottle will leak if you only pump half the bottle or accidentally drop it. I don't know if it is my bottle or other bottles are like this too.

The oil cleanser comes out in form of liquid oil. The thickness of the oil is something like tea tree oil which is very thin and watery. I am in love with the smell of faint refreshing ginger with hint of calendula and rose.

Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil removes makeup even waterproof one and is really gentle on my skin. I do like that my skin feels rejuvenated each time I use it too. It helps clear my skin breakouts each time without irritating. It feels clean without dryness and left my skin bouncy. I find that it is fine to just use it on its own without a second cleanser.

Overall, Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil is a good alternative if you are looking for a oil cleanser that is not mineral oil and uses soybean as alternative. A good oil cleanser for every skin type.

Product retails for
Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil, 200ML RM126.14

Made in Australia

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REVIEW ON CUBECRATE JANUARY BOX 2017-CHINESE NEW YEAR 2017

Hi,

Cubecrate first box for 2017 has Chinese New Year as the theme which is what I am excited for. I am glad that I received this box before I left for Chinese New Year. Cubecrate is a monthly subscription box that has varieties of items and it has special theme every month.

Here is the content of Cubecrate January Box 2017-Chinese New Year theme 2017.

Cubecrate January Box 2017-Chinese New Year theme 2017

Once I opened the box, there is the red tassel which you can use as key chain since it is so pretty.

J&E Botanicals Candy Cane Bath Salt Soak.
Their products are handcrafted and born out of the believe for a better & natural lifestyle, sans toxic & synthetic chemicals. The beautiful glass jar of Candy Cane Bath Salt Soak smells just like candy cane which is really a unique scent. I can't wait to try this soon.
Tea blend sample from The Tea Republic. I love tea. The shop is formed in December 2010 with more than 50 types of teas and operates from Bangsar Shopping Centre. Their online store was launched in 2013 and has a wide selection of tea that you can choose based on your mood, either for relaxation, staying focused, being healthy, or trying something exotic. I am not sure what I got but I have to drink it first to know XD .

鵝絨禮坊 FEATHER GIFT SHOP magnetic gem with picture of building. It does give sense of antique gem. =)

The picture is hand painted from a famous artist in China and depict time from the Song period at the capital, Bianjing( Kaifeng now) in Henan.

Feather Gift Shop sells Chinese cultural & educational related gifts. In Chinese traditional drawing, carved ornament, full of folk custom and antiquity as well as always adopt auspicious implicated motives to transmit people’s seek and pursue towards happy and harmony life. Giving away gift is to send blessing.

PotsiePottie earings. The patterns given was assorted. I love the one I get as it is simple for everyday wear. They features a collection of female clothing, accessories and has their store at Atria Shopping Mall.

Overall, I am loving this month items as well☺. The mixture of products and the items are great for New Year =) . I wish for full size tea next month XD. *hahaha*

Cubecrate has launched a wine subscription box as well as I heard boxes that you can customise the content.

Product retails for
A box is Rm35 plus shipping
RM 90 for 3 months
RM 197 for 6 months

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Sunday, January 22, 2017

REVIEW ON COSRX HOLY MOLY SNAIL MASK

Korean skincare products are known for their most innovative and they do not leave any stone unturned with their fast demands of the best skincare around. Snail products were very much desired and it is still in demand even with so many new shiny ingredients churned out by beauty companies😎.

So, here is the COSRX Holy Moly Snail Mask review since this snail mask came out somewhere in Jun 2016 and use red ginseng water😮.

COSRX Holy Moly Snail Mask

COSRX Holy Moly Snail Mask
Restore & heal with the Holy Moly Snail Mask !
Your mood depends on how great your skin looks! Starting tonight,
refresh the look of your skin with the Holy Moly Snail Mask by locking in the moisture
with a layer of the nourishing formula featuring snail mucin and ginseng water.

Features
Maintain your youth with the Holy Moly Snail Mask ! The Holy Moly Snail Mask is designed with a nourishing formula containing snail mucin and ginseng water and a 100% rayon fiber sheet mask for a gentle but full coverage. Restore the youth and give your skin the refreshing hydration it needs – at home !

How to use
1) After cleansing, prep the face with a toner.
2) Tear open the pouch and apply the mask over the face.
3) Remove after 15-20 minutes and gently tap the skin to help absorption.

Tip
Massage in the remaining serum to the neck, shoulder, and any other dry areas !

Ingredients
Red Ginseng Water, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Methylpropanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Allantoin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carbomer, Arginine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol

COSRX Holy Moly Snail Mask

COSRX Holy Moly Snail Mask uses red ginseng water and the second ingredient is the snail secretion filtrate, hydrating ingredient sodium hyaluronate, no fragrance and doesn't have paraben in it. Allantoin ingredients for anti inflammatory is presented which is good. Still do check the ingredients list of the mask.

The liquid of COSRX Holy Moly Snail Mask is red because of the red ginseng water. It is also interesting concept since I haven't seen any sheet mask using red ginseng water yet.

The sheet mask does have a good fit and it is of medium thickness. The size if medium and does fit any face type. This one is able to cover my jaws which other sheet mask don't. It is soft and cling to my face. There is a good amount of liquid so I use it all over my neck and to apply the essence all over my face after masking. I can't clearly tell you how it smells like but it does smell a little of chlorine water mix with floral scent.

COSRX Holy Moly Snail Mask does hydrate my skin well since a hydrated face heals better. It doesn't irritate my skin or cause it to break out which is a good thing.

Overall, COSRX Holy Moly Snail Mask is a nice sheet mask if you are looking for some hydration, love the brand and love the ingredients. Of course sheet mask is not a miracle skincare products but using it provide fast hydration for the skin.

Product retail for
COSRX Holy Moly Snail Mask
COSRX Silky Skin Texture Package USD59.90 (Free Shipping) https://goo.gl/0kFYt7
Made in Korea

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Friday, January 20, 2017

TRAVEL TO TELUK INTAN DECEMBER 2016

Hi Wanderlusts,

It has been long since I talked about food and also travelling. I am separating this post with the food post or else I cannot fit this inside one post. I don’t earn much so I can only afford to travel in Malaysia so if you are looking for some other Asians’ hot spot for youngster, then this is probably not going to be it.

Teluk Intan actually means “Diamond Bay” if translated to English. It sounds really glamorous right? No, there is no diamond mine to dig from this place XD. The name is taken from a famous beautiful women that got her diamond fall into the river that she was bathing and this the name.

Leaning tower of Teluk Intan

Teluk Intan

This place is full of one ingredients that is in the Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask and Ultimate Moisturizing Honey Overnight Mask

If you have managed to guess it correctly. Yes, it is the oil palm trees! This is how it look like if you are interested in seeing how one of the ingredient looks like.

oil palm trees

Nope, it doesn’t smell nice and it doesn’t shade well. More like stinky oily earthy smell and if you work with the palm oil before. So, let’s stop discussing about palm oil. I am sorry that I bore you.

Leaning tower of Teluk Intan

Leaning tower

Okay, here is the famous leaning tower of Teluk Intan which is build since 1885-you can call it Dupe of Pisa, Italy. Hahahaha. It is leaning and just hope that it doesn’t come crashing down anytime soon. If you look at it, you might think that it is eight storey high but it is actually just three storey high. It is used as water tank to distribute water in the past. Yeah, talk about the hardship when people have to walk really far, queue up for hours to carry precious water back home. Now, it is a Natural Heritage, historical monument and there is maintained because the colour does seems better compare to picture in the past.

Teluk Intan

Kompleks Aik Aik

Kompleks Aik Aik. There are some small shops selling accessories in there. It feels abandoned because there are not many tenants in there and it is so dark in there that you will feel like it is some sort haunted building.

The Store

The Store. This is a shopping store. It is not really that huge but okay for shopping. If you like shopping, then Kuala Lumpur would be more interesting and better. There is a popular Halal shop for mee rebus right across this building so this is a landmark if you plan to for the Mee Rebus. I will talk about that in my food post.

Temple in Teluk Intan

This is the temple near the public bank in the town. This temple is really old and older than the Leaning tower of Teluk Intan. Of course it, this is the part of old area of how Teluk Intan used to look like. The area in front of the building will sink every time it rains so it is dangerous. That is why you can see the tires and sand in front of here. It won’t get fill up no matter how much people fill in.

Even most shop near there closes down. There is a story of how Teluk Intan leaning tower came about after this temple but it is known to only a few of the older generation. Anyone interested to listen to some grandmother story????

road

The road that makes you feel like you are in some western country but minus the high 36 Celsius degree temperature. Beautiful right?

old house in Teluk Intan

This is an example of an old house. No, we don’t live in the trees. This is in the 1950s where life is difficult and it is said that houses in this row are haunted. Now, most of it had collapsed or demolished.

There is a river here but only if you are interested on a YELLOW river with a story about two crocodiles in there. I only heard it from the locals that there is two crocodiles living in that river.

There isn’t much to see in Teluk Intan other than the famous dupe of Pisa tower. If you are here, food is your second reason to visit Teluk Intan. I will recommend all the food that I ate in the next post because it is way too long to talk about it here.

I will suggest to drive if you plan to come over to Teluk Intan because public transport is not readily available and difficult. All food places are far from each other. Moreover, remember to get those parking ticket from a bookstore (you need a parking ticket else you will need to pay compound ) and it is always congested(with cars) in the town.

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Monday, January 16, 2017

HOW TO GET RID OF ACNE AND ASIAN SKINCARE TIPS FOR ACNE

Hi fighter,

I am terribly sorry to say I didn’t manage to do my skincare routine for acne prone skin for you. This post is just sitting in my draft chilling for 2 years because each time I wanted to publish it, I have to try something new. Since I blog, I change my skincare products more than snake changes their skin. I just do not want to give the impression that it is a MUST to use 20 products in one skincare routine in order to get skin like Korean stars.

Besides, some people might think I play favoritism or write glowing reviews just because I get the products for review. You do know I don’t bash a product like there is no tomorrow but I will be honest about why it just doesn’t work for me. I don’t have HG also unless I am sure that the product(s) have work wonderfully for me in whatever situation or I just cannot live without it.

My skin was okay until my skin broke again in January 2016 because I was dealing with a lot of things. I got kick out of a job, need money to pay bills and being very sickly because I was not eating well. All in all, I was not okay inside out. SO grumbly aside and being thankful that you stay with me especially Luscious that even send me a care package. THANK you =) .

So, here are some new tips that I use to deal with acne. You do not have to get what I use since it is just a guide. There are many to choose and please look into ingredients.

How I get rid of acne&Asian skincare tips for acne prone skin

Tips mentioned in the video:

1. Suitable skincare products-cleanser, moisturizer and a spot treatment.

2. Find out your allergies and avoid them. Common food allergies are milk, sugar, flour,wheat.

3. Drink warm ginger +turmeric to help with the acne inflammation.

Products:
Neem Oil
Dr.Lewinn's Essentials 4 Fusion Cleansing oil
Himalaya Purifying gel cleanser
Kikumasamune Sake Skin Lotion High Moisture - 500ml