|REVIEW| Mizon AHA & BHA Daily Clean Toner

BACK WITH A NEW PURPOSE

Almost a year of inactivity, wow, I'm lazy haha. Anyway, I am planning to adjust my focus and purpose a little. Instead of reviewing products that I've only used for a short period of time (which honestly isn't enough to really tell if it is good unless it's a one-time use product, e.g. sheet mask, pimple patch, you get the point), I want to try to extend the testing period. So the target I set for myself now, is to at least use up half of the product before I do any review. 👌😀?

|REVIEW| Petal Velvet Sunaway SPF 50+ PA++++ With Sebum Control

GETTING A REPLACEMENT!

It's always a problem for me to find the perfect suncream that controls sebum but gives me enough protection at the same time. I've found one but it is running out very fast as I was using it daily and it is super expensive for its size. I was ready for a repurchase but the moment I looked at my bank account, I knew I HAVE to find an alternative. 😭 Lucky for me, I stumbled upon Althea's very new baby: Petal Velvet Sunaway SPF 50+ PA++++.

|REVIEW| Dermabell Perilla Premium Modeling Mask: Super Cooling

HAVE YOU HEARD OF PERILLA?

No I haven't. Not until recently. After watching a YouTube video on how to cool down your skin using modelling mask, I've been thinking about getting one to play with. Then I discovered Dermabell, which carries three different variants of modelling masks: Perilla, Propolis and Rose. I knew I wanted  to try Perilla the moment I saw it because 1) I've honestly not seen any skincare that has this ingredient and 2) it aims to calm sensitive skin, just something my skin needs!

|REVIEW| Zephyrine Starter Pack: After Using It for One Month

FULFILLING MY PROMISE!

If you read my review on Zephyrine's Placenta Extract Repairing Mask, you probably remember I promised to come back in November to give you guys an after-1-month review on both the toner and the cream. So it's time for me to show you some closeups and before-after from using the whole starter pack for 1 month. p.s. Can't believe how time flies past so quickly and my final exams are in this week! I hope I am well prepared for a pass haha! Pray for me? 😂

|REVIEW| Dear Klairs Soft Airy UV Essence: Moistuirising Suncream

ANOTHER SUNCREAM REVIEW

I'm really excited about this one. It is a brand new member of Dear Klairs and has only been launched in less than a month ago. I've been meaning to write this review since last week, but was really caught up with studies and exams so I waited another week before I come here to pen down my 2 cents on this new UV Essence. Honestly, I only have good things to say about it. Three weeks of testing is pretty sufficient for me to justify why I love it so much so here we go!

|DEALS| Yanrula's Korean Skincare Wishlist: Be Vegan Friendly!

Just got back from Malacca after meeting a new friend!

I'M READY FOR MORE

Lately I've been eyeing some products on my favourite online beauty store, Wishtrend. Don't really have a fat pay check to let me get all of them without feeling extremely guilty (and having to starve for the last week of the month 😂) so I'm just waiting for an opportunity to grab them all at a discounted price. #feelme? The opportunity has finally presented itself and I just couldn't wait to tell you guys all about it!

|REVIEW| Zephyrine Placenta Extract Repairing Mask (Starter Pack)

ENDING THE WAIT

It's been a long time! Now I'm back in school (again 😩) and preparing to sit for two of the last three papers that I have left in my ICAEW journey. I've been focusing on the other aspects of my life and giving more time to people whom I care a lot. I'm really glad I decided to take a break but now I think I should start paying some attention to my hobby before it dies down completely. So, here I am today and I just couldn't wait to share this super thin sheet mask that I discovered a few weeks ago.

|REVIEW| Althea x Get It Beauty Real Fresh 10s Skin Detoxer

HAD A CRAZY MONTH
I've been away so long I couldn't stand the itch of not writing something anymore. It's been awhile, isn't it? There was so much going on in the past one month and things are going just crazy. I had the most fun-filled month ever with my brother back home, a last-minute trip to Hong Kong and a surprise that still shocks myself even now. Let's not get swayed away by those things and focus on our special guests today: Real Fresh Skin Detoxers.

|REVIEW| TIA'M My Signature Vita B5 Toner: Hydra B5 Boosting Toner

HIATUS EXPLAINED

I'm thinking of taking a break after this post and spend my weekends on something else. It just felt a little overwhelming at the moment especially since my work is quite taxing these few months. But there are some products that I've been trying out lately and I just couldn't wait anymore to share them here with you guys. Today, the limelight is on a new member to the TIA'M family, the My Signature Vita B5 Toner. 

|BEAUTY TIPS| Using Four ID.AZ Derm Dermastic Clay Mask Together

NEW GIRLS IN TOWN

I was strolling past Watsons one day and I noted some new additions to the shelf in the store. They come in tubes and there are four different colours. Intrigued, I walked in and picked out one to take a close look at. It was indeed a new addition not just to Watsons but also to the brand ID.AZ, of which I've reviewed some of its sheets masks previously. Check them out here: Gold Mask, Brightening Mask and Hydrating Mask. 

|REVIEW| DrJmeeLab W 2 Step Facial Mask: It Works!

WORKED OVERNIGHT
Well, hello! I'm back from my two-week hiatus! It's been a tough two weeks because I've been day and night for a job that I'm involved in right now. I've even once worked from 10am to 7am the next day! Luckily I have a bunch of great colleagues working alongside me and they give me the motivation to stay strong. Finally understand the true importance of having the right environment and the right people at work! HAHA!

|REVIEW| Sam & Sean Haters & Lovers Ghassoul Clay Mask

LONG TIME

It's been so long since I last reviewed a clay mask. The last one I did on Innisfree's Super Volcanic Clay Mousse Mask was more than a year ago! Okay, that's if you don't count the Nada Soda the Pore Care Pack, a bubble clay mask I got from Jolse and wrote a review in September last year. Even that one was roughly 8 months ago, also the time I started my job as an auditor in one of the big fours. Can somebody slow down the hands of time ah? LOL.

|REVIEW| Swissvita Mandelic Acid Perfect Ratio Complex Serum

WHAT TO EXPECT?
I knew exactly what I was expecting when I got this Swissvita Mandelic Acid Perfect Ratio Complex Serum from AllYoung.my (read my review on the website!). I expected it to brighten up my skin tone, smoothen out my skin texture and last but not least I expected it to sting. All these based on my previous experience with an AHA product which delivered all of the above. But is reality the same as my expectation? We shall find out soon!

p.s. AllYoung is having a Pre-Raya special discount right now on this serum! Find the details at the end of this post!

|REVIEW| Swissvita Micrite 3D All Use Mask: OMG So Thin!

NOT LONG AGO

I shared a website review on AllYoung.my not long ago and I thought it is finally time for me to review one the products I got for myself during my haul. It wasn't that difficult to choose which products I wanted to try as there weren't many choices available on AllYoung yet (unlike now haha). So I settled on Swissvita's Micrite 3D All Use Mask and the Mandelic Acid Perfect Ratio Complex Serum. Today, let's talk about the mask.

Wishtrend Cruelty-Free Brand Week Discount: What to Buy?

CAN BUY MORE

Who doesn't love discounts? I turn straight into a crazy shopaholic when I see a good discount because it allows me to buy more with the same amount of money. Especially discounts that support a good cause. My little birdie from Wishtrend recently told me that, to support the animal rights movement, Wishtrend will be having its very first Cruelty-Free Brand Week campaign! This sounds exciting! The event will open for only one week, which is from 24 May to 31 May 2018. 

|REVIEW| Real Barrier Extreme Cream Mask: Delicious

OUT OF HAND
I'm so into the chok chok skin trend that I would sit in front of the mirror for 10 minutes just to look at my cheekbones before realising that I'm late for work. The obsession is serious and it worries me (just kidding, why would I be worried LOL). But what I really want to say is I'm always on the search for a good moisturising mask that can bring me the effects I want (yes, still on the chok chok skin topic) and today I'm gonna share with you one of my favourites.

|REVIEW| b.liv O2 Bubbly Bright Oxygenating Mask

TEARS OF JOY

I've not written a bubble facial mask review in quite a while. In fact, the last one I did was in September 2017! That's almost nine months ago! Speaking of which, I've also been working for nine months now and I just can't believe how time flies. But nothing compares to the shock that us Malaysian just delivered to the whole world on last Wednesday. We have finally gotten rid of a corrupted kleptocracy and for the first time in my life, I feel there's hope for my country. 😢

|REVIEW| Real Barrier Aqua Soothing Ampoule Mask

That stained finger is a sign of hope.

I VOTED

I wrote this post on the most historic day of Malaysia ever, 9th of May. That's why you will see in some of the pictures below that one of my fingers is stained with an indelible bluish purple ink. It's not from the mask, neither it's from work. It's from my performance of duty as a 'rakyat' (it means citizen in Malay) of Malaysia. So, I hope you don't mind! HAHA! I needed something to distract my mind from being anxious waiting for the results, here comes a review!

|REVIEW| Things You Need To Know Before Buying From AllYoung

DISTRACTED AND OVERWHELMED

With what's going on in Malaysia right now, it's a little hard for me to really sit down and focus on writing a skincare review. The coming Wednesday marks the most crucial day in deciding Malaysia's future. All I feel like doing right now is to read all news related to the election and equip myself with all the knowledge I need before heading out the door to the voting centre. I read so much that I'm getting a little overwhelmed. I need a break 😥. What about, a website review today? 

|REVIEW| Purito Centella Green Level Eye Cream

AROUND THE EYES
This is my first review on a product to be used around the eyes, and I'm giving this first to Purito's Centella Green Level Eye Cream. Despite that, this is not the first eye cream I've tried. So far, I've tried The Body Shop's Moisture White Shiso 2-in-1 Brightening Eye Cream, Mizon's Snail Repair Eye Cream (USD13.60, approx. RM54), Innisfree Green Tea Seed Eye Cream (USD21.90, approx. RM86) and Swissvita Micrite 3D All Use Eye Cream (RM104.94).