Cosmeteq Acne Sample Set Product Review

Claims: Excellent for any skin itchiness, inflammation and allergic reaction from applying other creams & serums.

Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Whitening Cream SPF 50+ PA+++

Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Whitening Cream SPF 50+ PA+++ ni Sunblock kedua Cik Comel cuba selepas sampel Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence habis. Amboi, panjangnya nama... Performance wise boleh tahan. Tekstur sedikit berbeza. Obviously la kan? Tengok la nama tu. Satu krim, satu lagi esen

Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence SPF 50+ PA+++ (Sample) Review

Benda pertama sekali nak cakap, Best! Kali pertama pakai sunscreen dan ia sangat best!!!

Penilaian Penggunaan Pencuci Muka Biore Facial Foam Glowing Bright

Claims: Cleans & Exfoliate dull skin skin [Brighter, even skin tone]

New determination.

Seeing that I've made the decision to make reviews on consumer products, here is a list of some of the products I've tried.
1. BAWANG Anti-hair Fall and Renewal Shampoo Review
2. Biore Facial Foam Glowing Bright Review

Fake EcoTools

I just found out that there is such thing as fake EcoTools. My fear a few months ago came into light when someone replied my comment and posted a link of her post about fake ecoTools. Now what am I suppose to do now? I've been

My halal alternative for my girl essentials

1.    Other Moisterizer Vs Kawaii Tokyo

2.    Lip Ice Lip Pot Vs Organica Story

3.    Lip Ice Sheer Color Vs D'Herbs Lipstick Collagen Treatment

4.    Bawang Shampoo Vs Tropica Bioherb Shampoo

5.    All Make Up Brands Vs Mineral Makeup + Simply Siti

6.    Other Makeup Brush Vs ECO Tools Brush

     All the things I listed above is products I have tried. Exept this ;last one. Thingking of getting the Simply 5 Cream for comparison.

7.    Silkygirl Magic BB Cream vs Simply 5 Cream SimplySiti

Starting on my second bottle soon.

I'm starting on my second bottle of Kawaii Tokyo soon. Surprising how one bottle can last me the whole year. Can't really believe it has past a year already. here's a preview. just as a comparison of the Old bottle and packaging vs new bottle and packaging.

Loving Sample Kit

Loving Sample Kit

This kit suits those who are out to test product suitable for their skin condition and shade. But unfortunately it does not suit my likings even tough they sent me a free green eye shadow.

Brought from  : Loving Minerals

Price             : RM30.00

Shipping        : Free Delivery above RM100

Consist of : - 3 - 1/4 tsp. OR 1.5ml sample jar Mineral Foundation

                 - 1 - 1/4 tsp. sample jar Cheek or All Over Radiance

                 - 1 - 1/4 tsp. sample jar Finishing Powder

                 - Optional: Add on another RM25 for 1 pc Synthetic Baby Kabuki.

Pros

- Can chose the shades preferred freely

- Complete set of foundation, blush and finishing powder

Cons

- Coarse texture so its hard to spread evenly

Stars : 2 out of 5 

Mineral Hygienics

Medium Starter Kit

I like this kit because it has the essentials I needed to start using mineral make-up. The texture on my skin is soft. And just a little product goes long way. Two things I’m not satisfied with are that the amount of product in this set is too much, and I wonder when I am going to finish it. It also a shame if you bought the kit and it does suit your shade. And the concealer brush is too big, so covering small spot is not that precise. I do not know about the other two brushes because they are not synthetic.

Brought from : Cosmo Minerals

Brand           : Mineral Hygienics

Price            : RM270.00

Shipping       : Free

Consist of : - Sheer Perfection Translucent/Matte Finishing Powder

                 - Cool Kiss/Warm Kiss Radiance Bronzer

                 - Full Coverange Kabuki Brush

                 - Flawless Face chisel Brush

                 - Exclusive Collections Book

                 - Detailed How-To Guide

Pros

- Fine texture

- Pre-chosen foundation shades

- Comes with the needed brushes for applications

- Comes with application how-to guide

- Suitable for travels

- Extra empty case for combining shades to suit you skin

Cons

- Too much product and a little expensive for a starter kit

Stars : 3 out of 5 

Signature Minerals

Medium Light

This kit suites all my needs, skin and shade. I initially love it because more people compliment my skin when I’m using this kit than other kits I have tried.

Brought from : Simply Naturale

Brand           : Signature Minerals

Price            : RM34.90

Shipping       : Free

Consist of     : - Foundation - 4. Light

                     - Foundation - 5. Medium Light

                     - Concealer - Light Touch

                     - Blush - Buff Apricot

                     - Finishing Veil - Translucent

Pros

- Fine texture

- Pre-chosen foundation shades

- Suitable for travels

Cons

- None

Stars : 4 out of 5

Mineral Make-up Review

Here's my review summary of three types of Mineral Make-up Brands:

	SimplyNaturale	CosmoMinerals	LovingMinerals
Brand	Signature Minerals Claims: NO bismuth. NO cornstarch. NO talc. NO parabens. NO dyes. NO worries!	Mineral Hygienics Claims: 100% Natural Minerals Bismuth OxyChloride Free Non-Acnegenic and Non-Comedogenic UVA + UVB Protection Suitable for all skin types, even for Sensitive Skin	Earthen Glow Minerals Everyday Minerals Lumiere Cosmetics Monave Cosmetics Claims: At LovingMinerals, we stock only the safest and most luxurious mineral cosmetics at unbelievably low prices. We search the world for the most recommended mineral cosmetic brands, and all our products have been tried and tested repeatedly to suit Asian skin tones, skin types and our humid weather perfectly.
Price	RM34.90	RM270.00	RM30.00
Kit Types	Kits For Starters: 1.      Dark 2.     Medium Dark 3.     Medium 4.     Medium Light 5.     Light	Starter Kits: 1.    Dark Starter Kit 2.   Tan Starter Kit 3.   Medium Starter Kit 4.   Light Starter Kit	Loving Sample Kit
Consist of	Medium Light (shades according to the type you choose) ·       Foundation - 4. Light ·       Foundation - 5. Medium Light ·       Concealer - Light Touch ·       Blush - Buff Apricot ·       Finishing Veil - Translucent This starter Kit is crafted to last for 3 to 4 weeks of application.	Medium Starter Kit (shades according to the type you choose) ·      Medium Light & Medium Mineral Foundation ·      Sheer Perfection Translucent/Matte Finishing Powder (optional) ·      Cool Kiss/Warm Kiss Radiance Bronzer (optional) ·      Full Coverage Kabuki Brush ·      Flawless Face Chisel Brush ·      Wonder Cover Concealer Brush ·      Exclusive Collections Book ·      Detailed How-To Guide	(All shades is fully depend on the ones you choose) ·    3 - 1/4 tsp. OR 1.5ml sample jar Mineral Foundation ·    1 - 1/4 tsp. sample jar Cheek or All Over Radiance ·    1 - 1/4 tsp. sample jar Finishing Powder ·    Optional: Add on another RM25 for 1 pc Synthetic Baby Kabuki.
My Review	I love this kit the most out of three. The shade suits my skin very well and I get compliments of my skin improvements.	This kit made my skin a little oily. The shade was okay but dose not fit my skin perfectly. But the texture is the softest out of three. Just a little product goes a very long way.	The texture is the coarsest out of three. Especially the Finishing powder. I went out into the sun wearing it and a friend asked “Why my make-up looks patchy?”

Trying out new products

Few weeks ago, I went to purchase BAWANG Anti-hair Fall Shampoo from Watson. It came with a package with conditioner. It claims to reduce hair fall and restores hair to full volume, colour and shine. So far, for me, it does what it claims. After shampooing, I feel like I've recently visited a hair salon. My hair feels soft and smooth. My mother also thinks so. She said my hair looked like the woman's hair in the TV Shampoo commercial. (^_^) ... As for the hair fall control, it reduce my hair fall to 50%-60%. Amazing nah? This is just after second time using it.

BAWANG Anti-hair Fall Shampoo

I also bought Secret Garden Botanical Body Lotion Treatment and Acne Serum for acne free skin. I tried the Body Lotion, that claims ..."is an affective body contouring lotion that firms up to promote smoother and slenderer silhoutte. It aids fat burning and smoothens cellulite. Regular use of this lotion will also aid detoxification, relieve menstual cramp, remove wind while you achive a frimer and slimmer body shape."

Secret Garden Botanical Body Lotion Treatment

For body contouring, I could not tell yet. As I haven't measure anything yet. But for the "remove wind" part, it does help very much! I'm not saying that I have gas problem, but this Body lotion from Secret Garden does help me with the eccess wind I have.

Secret Garden Acne Serum

I have not yet try the Acne Serum yet. But will review as soon as I get the chance to use it.

The long awaited review of Kawaii Tokyo Brighten-up gel.

Before I tell you the story about Kawaii Tokyo Brighten-up Gel please let me explain my skin condition.

I am a 26 year old female with a slightly sensitive skin that is prone to breakouts since puberty. So, my skin is always with pimples here and there, and to make it worse, the pimple/acne leaves dark spot on my face that takes months and months to clear up. Before the old dark spot clears up, I’ll get a new pimple resulting to new dark spot. So it’s easy to say that my face is never clear from pimples or dark spots. Struggling to fight the pimples, I tend to try new skincare products that claim to clear the face from spots and pimples. With caution in mind, I only try those with minimal chemicals and claims to have natural ingredients. None of which I have tried satisfied me fully.

My face before any product testing

My face before any product testing

 My face on usual days. Before any product testing.

Last year I heard about Skinfood that claim to derive ingredients from food such as rice, pumpkin cucumber and many other. Eager to try them, early this year I have asked my sister to buy selected products from this brand for me to try. I bought: 1. Seaweed Cleansing Gel for removing make-up, 2. Rice Mask for brightening effect, 3. Fermented Pomegranate Whitening Sleeping Mask (Whitening Skin Care) to help me get rid of my spots and 4. Tomato Whitening Toner (whitening Skin Care) also to help getting rid of my spots.

1. The Seaweed Cleansing Gel does the job well. It removes my makeup and help with my cleansing ritual.
2. The Rice Mask gave me one big (bigger than my ordinary size pimple) pimple on my left cheek. Afraid of more breakouts, I stop using it thus never experiences the brightening effect it claims.



After using Skin Food Rice Mask

3. The Fermented Pomegranate Whitening Sleeping Mask gave me pimples all over my cheeks. They were smaller pimples but several all over my cheeks only after one night using them.




After using SkinFood Fermented Pomegranate Whitening Sleeping Mask


4. Tomato Whitening Toner irritates my skin a little due of its alcohol contents.

After using SkinFood Tomato Whitening Toner

I decided to stop trying any other product by this skincare brand because I got only 1 success story out of 4 product trials.

Then I found this website over the internet selling skincare products. So tried the Cosmeteq Treatment (Acne & Problem skin) TS that also claims to be “formulated with mild surfactants and actives to be used for acne and problem skin. The nutrients help to nourish and moisturize the skin deeply. Brighten your face with a glow.”

Rather than clearing my face form pimples, it causes more breakouts that prompt me to ask the website owner about my problem. First email was to tell her how sticky it feels after applying the product, she then replied saying that I was using too much or my skin absorption might be poor. She advised me using just a little then wait after it dry before applying the next product in the step. So I did, but the sticky feeling on my face remains. It feels oily and shiny all over my face that only goes away after I wash my face. It never dry/absorb into my face at all. Also after a few days using this product, I notice big bumps on my cheeks and along the jaw line. She then replied explaining that I might have “toilet problem, slow digestion etc”. That puzzles me because my daily toilet routine has got no problem before. I go to the toilet to purge like a clockwork everyday and I do drink lots of water. But I never had these kinds of bumps on my face before. She replied that the bumps “come from your deep layer, it may cause from your previous chemical skincare. Cosmeteq cleanser cleanse 5 layer of your skin...I know which bumps you mention. The bumps will subside very fast.

After using Cosmeteq Treatment

After using Cosmeteq Treatment

But after finishing the cleanser as she suggested the bumps still did not go away. Lucky that I only bought the trial set. So it seems like the product does not suit me at all.

After finishing Cosmeteq Treatment Trial Pack

Recuperating from my disastrous trials, I went back to basics. Cleanser, pimple gel and mask. I use a) Biore Facial Fit Expert Luminous Whitening Clarity Radiance for Oily-Combination skin, b) Gel Jerawat Syahirah (Syahirah Pimple Gel) and c) Himalaya Herbals Neem Face Pack Oily and pimple prone skin.

Biore Facial Fit Expert Luminous Whitening Clarity Radiance for Oily-Combination skin

Gel Jerawat Syahirah (Syahirah Pimple Gel)

Himalaya Herbals Neem Face Pack Oily and pimple prone skin



1. Biore Facial Foam does the job well. It claims to have anti bacterial formula that helps reduce blemishes and acne scar formation. To me, it does what it claims. I don’t get serious blemishes or acne scar formation.
2. Syahirah Pimple Gel claims to dry up pimple overnight and reduce pimple without leaving dark spot. To me, it does reduce my pimple but not overnight and I still got dark spot. So 1 out of 2. As long as it dries up my pimple is fine with me. My dark spots problem is hard to tackle. So I don’t put much hope on this little tube of pimple gel.
3. Himalaya Herbals Neem Face Pack claims to clear skin of all blemishes, rejuvenates and firms up the skin, imparts natural glow, regulates excess oil secretion, cleans clogged pores and improves skin texture. To me, it does what it claims. My blemishes are cleared (overtime), firms up the skin (a little too much for me sometimes but this reduces after applying moisturizer), regulates oil secretion (I notice my nose a little oilier after wearing the mask) and cleans clogged pores (my pores does seems smaller). As for the “improves skin texture” I would not know what to say.

My skin condition after treatment phase.

In June this year, I receive a parcel from Japan as I mention in my earlier post. So happy about winning the “All-in-1 Step Skincare for Day & Night Brighten-Up Gel, the Herbal Forest scent“ I could not wait to try it out. Taking careful steps before experiencing my fist application, I waited for my face to really clear up before using it. I notice smoother skin since the first day wearing it. I like the smell. I like the way it fells on my skin and I most like the fact that it does not cause me to breakout. I simply LOVE it.

After Using Kawaii Tokyo Brighten-Up Gel

As you can see, my face without irregular pimples. Just the ordinary ones. Plus the softest skin ever!

Why I Love this Brighten-Up Gel:

1. The smell is nice. It is not too much to irritate my skin but sweet enough to leave a nice smell.
2. Does not leave sticky feeling on my face whatsoever like many other moisturizer I tired before.
3. It combines toner and moisturizer in one step. I like this idea because you do not have to wait for the toner to completely absorb before applying the moisturizer hence cut the applying time in half. Really good for those who are always on the go.
4. Brightening effect without the peeling and irritation thus not causing breakout on my skin. Noticeably clearer and brighter face just after a few weeks of using.
5. The fact that it is Halal and contains no alcohol or animal derived ingredients.

The only thing I wish is that Kawaii Tokyo is available not only in Sasa stores but also in stores such as Watson and Guardian since they have more outlets. Limited access keeps me from trying out other product from Kawaii Tokyo. But if I got the chance, I would love to try out other product form Kawaii Tokyo. I finally found a product that truly suits my skin. ♥

My current experiment

Raya clothes almost done! Yeay! Last thing left to do is the collar part. Hrm… I didn’t know my Mama is very particular. When I was trying to sew hers, she has all this rules to follow. Vain?, I better use the word neat.

Looking at the size, I can’t believe I have a very small mother. Hearing stories of her when she was younger, and looking at her old pictures, I imagine her size similar like mine. What happened? Aren’t people usually got fatter when they get older? Hrmm… :-?

Mama told me stories of how very hardworking people are in the old days. How people in the old days sew baju kurung the old fashion way. How they do everything very neat and carefully. Unlike nowadays, always do things in hurry and tailors who take shortcuts in making clothes in order to finish more to get more income.

Then Mama took out her old baju kurung to show me how it’s done back then. Mama also showed me the kain for the baju kurung where she wears it with a bengkung instead or a ready to wear waist band. That’s how the butt grabbing story comes about.

Mama tells me about how my aunt garbs her behind the other day, saying that Mama has small and nice figure. Touching Mama’s stomach and comparing it to hers, and complains about her saggy stomach due to pregnancy. My cousin replied, “Makcik perut molek.”, who is also aren’t too happy with her figure. My aunt and my cousin has four and there children each, now in their thirties.

What’s Mama’s secret? One word. Bengkung! Mama told me, when she was younger, my grandmother taught her and her sister to wear bengkung. She’s been doing that since she was younger, so no wonder lah! Some of you might not have mother or grandmothers who wore bengkung. Maybe this can explain, my late grandparents are from Indonesia. So it figures. My Mama also practices taking Jamu back then. Do you notice how the Indonesian stay healthy and maintain their figure?

So if you want to stay fit, practice taking supplements and use girdle to help. I believe these two are modern substitute for Jamu and Bengkung. (Please consult you doctor before taking any supplement or doing anything for health purposes)

Sheesh!, how did a baju raya story end up as a story about Bengkung and Jamu? (^_^)

Noticable changes on my skin

I've been wearing the Brighten-up Gel for two days now. It took me some time to try it because I wanted to wait for my period to finish and not interfere with the result. I waited for a good whole week so that my face is free of pimples due to my period. and I notice my skin is much much smoother since the first day wearing it. But on the part of making my face a little brighter, I'll haven't notice any visible changes yet. But I like the smoothness on my skin now. it's like baby's skin. Like after you wear a mask, you'll feel your face smooth, cleared from pores and roughness, this Brighten-up gel does that and minus the tad dryness you feel on your skin. I love the changes already. can't wait for another few days to see if there's more visible improvements on my skin.