Review: Clinelle Oil Free Smoothing Compact SPF 18

Hi lovely bloggers & whoever reading my post, happy weekends!

I decided to try out items from Clinelle after reading some blog reviews and the ingredients.
The packaging is very simple yet sturdy. Everything looks very clean and sleek. Without further delay, let's start with some pictures then go to my thoughts.

It comes with 4 shades: Fair / Ivory/ Natural/ Honey

Some product details:

Swatches: color match almost perfect.

For a drugstore brand, RM19.90 for such quality is quite fair. I like how light weight it feels on my skin. It leaves a clean and matte finish on my skin, I would say it is a sheer to medium coverage press powder.

As for long lasting, which now falls to a very crucial point for all my base makeup, it can last for about 6-8 hours, but I do touch up every here and there since I have to work for 13.5 hours per day "sometimes".

It doesn't make my skin feels dry nor flakes. Normally after I've done my base makeup I'll spritz with some toner/ Avene Thermal face mist. It makes the face feel good and look healthy.

For sheer coverage: (i) I opt for patting using the sponge given (ii) use face brush swipe all over
For medium coverage: (i) use the sponge given swipe the compact and apply all over

I've been using this items for almost 3 weeks, I have to say I like it and I'm glad I gave it a try.

Lastly, I wish everyone happy weekends and don't forget to spring clean your house, Chinese New Year is around the corner....

Review: Mentholatum Q10 Lip Gel

The urge of having more and more lippies continue...

I think this should be the last lippies I got for this month.

These pictures tell almost every details of the lip gel.

My turn. Price wise, RM10.90 per tube, not bad. It comes with 2 types: (i) hyaluronic acid and (ii) Q10

My birthday is just around the corner, I can feel I'm aging, like a prune with lots of wrinkles. Ahem~

My lips tend to peel easily because of lip products and another major contributor is the air-cond. Previously, when I'm working in my ex company, I never/seldom put on lipbalm. During my university years, I seldom have lipbalm on as well. As time pass, the lip lines started to form/ become more noticeable. I must act something before it get worse and I'll look like an old haggard. Oh my... scary!

After shower in the morning/night, I will apply some, the application is simple as ABC. Plus the slanted tip make the application even easier. It is fragrance free, I think, I didn't notice any fragrance after apply. It is light, but moisturizing enough. It also wouldn't make both lips glue together, I like it.

However, in terms of reducing lip lines, I still need some time to check on it. Overall, I'm please with this product.

Review: Nivea Soft Rose Lipbalm

Hi lovely ladies... as I've mentioned in my last post, I'm currently obsessed with lots, lots of lippies. I believe Nivea has comes up with a new lipbalm. I've yet to see such girly packaging from Nivea, once I saw it, I'll never let it slip away.

The packaging has been slightly change, but I don't really bother about that. I quickly tear off the paper and plastic once I've got it, out from the store. No patients at all.... When I saw the lipbalm, I was very happy and deep in my heart I was shouting hooray, hooray is another pink lipbalm in market. 

It will be way too silly if I straight away slap the lipbalm onto my lips, I'm 99.9% sure people will think I'm crazy if I did so. I pull off the cap and sniffed, O.o...

It smells like play dough. Sad... So, I searched for washroom and started to apply it. You know what, it doesn't show much color at all. The worst is, it doesn't feel moisturizing at all. The original blue cap Nivea lipbalm feels sooooo much better.

See, the pink sheen is barely able to be seen. How sad! I've tried it in several ways, (i) put it straight onto my lip, (ii) scrub my lips before hand, (iii) on top of nude lipstick, (iv) put on generous amount, multiple swipe on my lips....
Rawr!!!! non of the ways give a significant result. In stead, my lips look paler and feel dryer =BAD.

Final thoughts, I will get the original version of Nivea lipbalm which is way better.

Review: Mentholatum Lip Ice Sheer Color

Aloha...
My current obsession will be lip products. I just love to try out lots of lippies this months. I decided to experimenting lippies from drugstore brand since the price is cheaper and will not brake my bank.
My mother-in-law always put on her makeup when she is in public. The point that inspired me a lot is the red lipstick that she used to put on, she looks so professional and confident. You know, when it comes to business and doing sales, the way you look come 1st before anything else.

Off course, anything that work fast and give instant result I will try. I decided to test with the LipIce sheer color. It is a lipbalm but with a hint of color.

Some description and details of the lipbalm/lipcolor: 

The product itself

Swatches with flash light & natural light

 

 

First of all, it costs around RM 10-14 which is a good thing, at least, if it doesn't work my heart wouldn't feel bad. It is easy to use. 

Lets say, today I'm lazy but I need to do some grocery shopping, I can just swipe it onto my lips and I'm ready to go. It changes color according to body temperature and every user might not have the same color effect. Wow... sounds amazing!

For me, I obtained the color as per swatches. On my lips it looks like a light berry color, sometimes it can be sheer fuschia too. Then, I will look so much better, awaken and confident.

This lipbalm is useful in terms of giving my lips soft and smooth and create a nice hint of color. Although    on the packaging said sheer color, I truly experienced sheer to opaque color on my lips. The lasting power seems to be stronger and longer compared with Benetint. It feels light on lips and non sticky at all.

Now, to the down side. Never ever expect easy lipbalm removable when it is a lipbalm with color pigment inside it. I am using milk cleanser as my makeup remover everyday, I can't remove it, it just stay there, like a ship anchored sank deep into bottom of the sea. I have to use eye and lip makeup remover, brushes, scrubs....to ensure it has been removed completely. I've bought a new cleansing water from Avene, I've used it twice, it removes it nicely without further tugging, rubbing on my lips. The point here saying that, owing this item and using it, you need to have a good makeup remover, else the color pigments will stay on lips and our lips will look darker and darker = not nice at all.

Overall, it is worth to try and I think I'm happy using it !