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£1 Red Lipsticks Comparison

I just realized I only have 1 dark red. Well not really, I'm sure I have more in my collection. Then I have shade 8, which is the shiny one. It's a glittery but not so obvious. More of a maroon, but still considered red. Then shade 13 is technically is the same as MUR Lady. It's quite a cherry kissed red. Both texture the same, wear the same, last the same. MUR Dare is a matte red. It's the same MUA matte in Scarlet Siren. Both are a cherry red. Doesn't swatch as beautifully as the others but still MUR Dare is still my favourite as it's the easiest to apply. I feel all these are easy to apply. Don't need any lip liner. Plus they all kind of stain the lips, sort of. So it's just a good, inexpensive, daily red lipsticks.   

Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited in RD 20 C

Love tiny products. This is only 2.38ml. It's a travel size clear glossy gloss. It's pink, just not pigmented. But it does makes the lips appear more pink. A jelly finish texture that doesn't have a scent. The applicator is nice. Nothing much to say other than good travel size product.

MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in Aflush

This is so neon. It looks really weird on me. Even though when it swatched really nice and just seeing the lips, it looks good. This is not for anyone with dry lips. I find that it can get between the crevices and it just makes it look awhole lot Bleh. But it's really a great neon pink perfect for summer of you are the daring type.   

Prime Time

I think this is just a travel size, but I'm not sure. I also forgot how I got this. Probably it's passed on from my aunt. Anyway, it is a oily silicone texture kind of primer. It feels like a gel infuse with oil. It glides on the face really smooth but it sort of leave your fingers feeling oily. At least for awhile. So even the skin feels a bit oily for a few seconds. But ya I do like it. Especially if you have dry skin, I think this will be good as it feels oily which like hydrate the skin. At least the feelings of such. It also creates a really clean smooth canvas for foundations. How long it last, it fairly did well. I can't say for sure how long lasting as I only use this for night time. But yes it last. Maybe not for 8/10 hours, but it sure stands up on its own. I just don't really in love with this as it is not a primer for oily skin peeps. Sure they say it combats excess oil, but it doesn't leave the skin looking matte. So it will just makes skin appear dew...

Caviar Mask

Just had to try this. I love caviar so I ya nothing much to say. This is for firming, elasticity and luster. I guess I can feel the firmness, but that's about it.  I do like this though as the scent is quite nice, very mild. Doesn't smell like caviar or has any fishy scent of you are wondering. The fit is alright. It is quite suited to my face shape. It is also not drenched in too much essence so that's good. But it is still wet enough for it to transfer to the face. Overall, I would consider purchasing this again.   

TRESemme Instant Refresh Dry Shampoo

I like this cause it smells nice. I like this cause it does it job.  I like this cause it doesn't really leave a grey cast on my black hair. While the powder when sprayed is white, it will blend into the hair once comb through or rubbed in. It gives a little volume of you really mess up the hair. But it really just look messy, which is good if you want that kind of hair but it's too much for me.  I cannot use this for more than 12 hours though. Cause it will start to itch. I guess 10 hours mark, it will start to itch. So it's a good solution to remove oil from the hair, but not a good long term fix.   

Garnier Fresh Essentials

Cleansing wipes with grape extract for face and eyes. This is for normal to combination skin and can remove even waterproof makeup. Well I guess it does, but not extremely well. It appears to be on the dryer side of a wipe. And I do not like it, especially the first 3 wipes. I then turn it upside down, and surprisingly the next one I pulled out was so much more "wet". It was easier to remove makeup then. For only $3.90, I bought it as SwanSton which is a cheaper version of Watsons in ChinaTown which is near OG. I would suggest to go there to get Biore cleansing wipes too. So much cheaper! Perhaps I shall do a SwanSton haul sometimes, but I gotta empty my products first. So this in the end, it's not a win for me. Too harsh on the skin for my liking.   

Sebamed Antibacterial Cleansing Foam

A foam cleanser. It's not bad. Doesn't strip off your face, so it's nice. Will not remove waterproof mascara, but will cleanse off face makeup. For acne? I don't think so. It is not that effective in combating acne off your face. But overall as a face wash, a foam at that, it is quite good. It is gentle. That is important. Deep cleansing? Not really. Or it doesn't seems like it is.  So it's a good average gentle cleanser.  

Diorblush in Gold Addict

 A very subtle blush. It hardly show on the cheeks. I think this will be better for anyone fair. It is not a matte blush. Meaning it can be use as a highlighter for darker skin. For me it's just a suspect light blush. It hardly shows on my cheek cause I will pick this up with the brush. It just wasn't as pigmented as I would like.  Pick up with the finger is better as it will swipe really good. It's pigmented alright. The color is really beautiful though. Peachy pink with a golden undertone. Well more of a golden shine. It is beautiful. Overall a good blush for everyday use. Easy to use without much care. Good for people who don't care much.   

Elf Matte Lip Color - Natural

After a lot of raves, I picked up this shade. Cause I figure natural will be the most natural. It's a nice lip pencil sort of product. No need to sharpen, just twist it up.    I love the color as it is natural with a hint of pink. So it doesn't make you look dead. It's easy to apply, glide on the lips beautifully. But it sort of wok dry out. So if you have dry lips, this is not for you. A lip balm will help, but what is the point? I rather just like using lip product on its own. 

Lancaster Skin Therapy Oxygenate Shield UV Pollution

This is as it said a shield. So it's more of a sunblock. It is quite good. Not that oily. But you have to use moisturizer underneath if not it is hard to apply. It doesn't glide very well. Quite a thick(er) consistency. Well not really, but when spread out, it will be. So I wouldn't bother much with this. Maybe in the real packaging, it will be much better to use. Cause with sample it is hard to get the product out.   

Avene Cold Cream Lip Balm

At first I was so excited over this balm. In the end it's just too frosty for my liking. It's a shiny silvery balm. It makes my lips appear silvery shiny frosty mess. It does work for softening the lips but this can't be worn out. I only use this for night time before bed cause that's the only time I will be able to use this. But still quite disappointed that I can't wear it out. But I guess oh well, what matter is that it do helps to fix flanged lips from climatic or medical irritations. Updated: after the initial thoughts on this lip balm, I find that I can lightly swipe it across the lips. It won't be so white and frosty. It just coat the lips nicely. Still have to be careful as it still can look weird on the lips but it is still alright. As in better than the first few times I used it. Plus it doesn't affect the outcome of the balm. It still leaves my lips soft and without any dryness. Much likes.

Shampoo, tried & tested 3

Avalon Organic Thickening Shampoo is an awesome shampoo. Probably one of my favorite. It has a faint scent of mint. But really if you just take a sniff, you can't really detect it. Looking at the ingredient list, it just has a lot of extract in it. So it's quite weird that a shampoo that suppose to be more on the "organic" side has so much ingredients in it. But I don't care. Cause I really feel that it works. I find that my hair drop less. But that's like for constant usage. The first month or so, you can't really tell. My hair also can last for more than 12 hours before it gets oily. So that's really good. A good daily shampoo. I really enjoy using. L'Oreal Density Advanced is an ok shampoo. I can use this once in while or at most three washes at one time. Cause of use longer than that, my hair feels really oily. It is alright. I do like to use it, but it doesn't bond well for oily hair.  L'Oreal Smooth-Intense Anti-Frizz Shampoo is ok. N...

Happy Feet Healthy Feet

We don't really talk about feet care, but it's good to know. So all I did is use tbs peppermint scrub with tbs no more rough stuff. Actually you just need to use the scrub on its own. The scrub is quite abrasive. It has a really nice scent. Really good at getting rid of feet odour. While the blue scrub tool is quite hard and it's actually not that nice to use. You can just use a normal soap to scrub your feet with this tool.        After my feet is scrub clean. Which to be honest doesn't remove any calluses and my feet will still appear dry and flaky.  I will also use tbs peppermint cooling foot lotion. It is suppose to be a thick lotion, but it's not. It is quite thin for a foot lotion. It is cooling which is nice. The scent is also quite overpowering I feel. It is just a foot lotion and one you will not use for your leg. Or maybe that is just me. Then I will use Ecotools spa moisture socks to cover my feet in. The socks suppose to fit any size feet. My feet is...