Haul of the Day: First Impression Review

New product to try out:

Garnier Skin Naturals Instant Fairness BB Eye Roll-on

This product's been around for a while in North America and marketed as Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller in tinted with 2 shades to choose from.
I've been dying to try this and I saw this at Mannings~~~ The price is around $129 something.

 

This is what the product looks like out of the box:

Whe you unscrewed the cap, you can see the metal roller ball

( you can see the product on the roller ball because I swatched it before I took these photos)

A close up of what it looks like

A quick swatch of the product with one single swap/roll

For the Hong Kong market, this product comes in only one shade which suits most people with lighter skintone. However like all BB product, people with a tan or  with medium to medium dark skin tone may not have the pleasure to use it. I really like the color of the product, the shade is less pink than most BB products and you definitely will not find that signiture ghostly grayish cast from some of those well known BB creams or BB products. I would say this product is great for those in NC20 to25 (MAC foundation shade range). This product will not suit anyone darker than NC30.The texture of this product is very light and fluid which is great for summer. As far as lasting power goes, I did not wear it long enough to know staying power of the product. I will need to wear it more to give a better review of it.
Coverage is light to medium which brightened my undereye area nicely. It is buildable but I won't count on trying to build it up to anything heavier than a medium coverage. It didn't cover my dark circles completely but I am actually quite OK with that for my summer day makeup.
All in all, a decent product and it's worth trying it out. You basically get a treatment and concealer in one with a convenient package with roller ball design!!!!

***A side note: Garnier also launched a BB cream along with this BB Eye Roll-on, which I might give it a go.

Follow-up for “First mini haul and review of Lioele Water Drop BB Cream”

I remembered from my first blog entry, I said it gave my skin a matte finish which is a plus for my combination skin in the hot summery weather, and I would test it out over the summer. After purchasing Lioele Water Drop BB Cream for almost 6 months, I guess it is only fair to do a follow up review of this product.

 The initial application of the product was nice and light with a gorgeous matte finish. This might only work under the hot humid weather of the summer in Asia because it does not create any shine over the face. Its light and sheer texture will work best under the sweat blazing heat in summer. However during fall and winter, this may not be an ideal choice of BB cream. Due to the light and sheer formulation of the product, the BB cream failed to hydrate my skin after an hour of application. It gave me fine lines because it not only did not moisturize my skin, it in fact dried out my skin.  I got dry patches on my chin and it increased the appearance of fine lines. Like most BB creams, Lioele Water Drop BB Cream’s color has the typical grayish tint and did not match my skin perfectly. A colored powder over the BB cream was needed to create a natural coloration, which adds an extra step to a supposedly convenient one step product and it is kind of pointless.

I am not saying this product doesn’t work; it just does not work well for me because it did not match my skin tone. Its formulation just was not hydrating enough for me. I will not recommend this product for people with dry to combination skin unless you are prepared to give your skin extra hydration prior to application, which in my context is not worth it to go that extra miles for this BB cream. I rather use a moisturizing bb cream because bb cream is supposed to be a quick one step product.

Brief Review: The Body Shop Limited Collection For Eyes

The Body Shop recently launched the “ Brush with Fashion” Collection and  it is a collaboration with London College of Fashion. I had the pleasure to purchase the Limited Collection For Eyes Palette in 01 Boho Beauty. The palette contains 4 neutral shades of eye shadows, one mini brown eyeliner and a cruelty-free synthetic small eye shadow brush.

The 4 shades of eye color (2.4g or 0.08 oz per eyeshadow) are:

• 01 new nude = light nude shade with some shimmer
• 02 vintage apricot = a matte warm medium peach
• 03 boho brown = a matte medium latte brown
• 04 haute chocolate = a matte medium dark warm reddish brown

Eye definer khol liner (0.5 g or 0.02 oz) in 02 rich brown

Each eye shadow weights 2.4 g which is heavier than a MAC shadow (1.5g). From the looks of the product, 01 new nude has some shimmers while the 3 other shades looked completely matte. However when applied on to the lid, all 4 shades applied to be matte. The product is not extremely pigmented and gives a nice sheer matte finish, but the product is buildable and can be layered to achieve a neutral smoky result. The texture of the products is soft and creamy, which means powders will loosen up as you dip the brush into the product. Overall, they blend effortlessly and give a smooth soft finish.

This palette is much more affordable than department store brands. It costs 199 HKD which is only a little bit more than one MAC shadow.  I will probably get another as backup.

First mini haul and review of Lioele Water Drop BB Cream

There has been quite a bit of reviews on YouTube on Lioele’s products, and today I finally jumped onto the Lioele bandwagon. As I was waiting for my girlfriend to arrive and I stopped by colormix, where I remembered spotting the Lioele BB creams in the shop a few months ago and my shopper-must-haul gene kicked in and had to go in and get it right there and then.

So....The HAUL:
- Lioele Water Drop BB Cream SPF 27 PA++ 50ml
- Lioele Triple Beyond Solution BB cream SPF30 pa++ (Sample size)
- Lioele Blooming Pop in Pinky Tint
- Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss in Raspberry (Sample size)
- Clinique Moisture Surge Face Spray (Sample size)
- Shu Uemura White Recovery EX + Brightening Cleansing Oil Advanced Formula (50ml, Sample size)

(Side notes about the mini haul:
It seemed like a lot of items but damage to my wallet ain’t that bad at all. The sample size products ranged from a little under HK$ 20 to HK$ 40 per item. The cheapest one was Lioele Triple Beyond Solution BB cream sample at HK$ 18.The most expensive one was Shu Uemura White Recovery EX + Brightening Cleansing Oil sample at HK$ 45. Considering the quality of Shu Uemura’s Cleansing Oil and my pleasant past experience with its original formula, I think HK$45 was well worth it and was a total steal.)

When I got home, the first item I tested out was Lioele Water Drop BB Cream. Since I could not and still cannot read Korean, I cannot give you the official description written on the package. So here is the description on http://www.prettyandcute.com/:

“ Lioele Water Drop BB Cream
Size : 50ml
Water capture system provides increased hydration when compared to W/O Type BB Cream on the market and has a feel of soft moisturizing cream when applied. Water droplets form upon application, making skin feel cool and moist with a light wear allowing for no stickiness.

Contains various plant extracts to keep skin moist and healthy, Providing a natural color.

- Water Droplet Moisture Supply
- Provides natural Skin Glow, rather than by adding pearl
- Cool relief of Reddened Skin
- Simultaneous blocking of UVA and UVB”

Now my immediate review of the product:
Right out from the tube, it has a light cream like texture, and as I rubbed the product onto my skin, water droplets began to appear and it felt really light and has an almost watery like feeling without making the product runny.

Coverage-wise, it is definitely a light to light medium coverage BB cream and will work as an on-the-go product to even out skin tone and for covering very minor tiny imperfections.
The product gave my skin a matte finish and did not give any form of glow to my skin like the description provide from www.prettyandcute.com, which can be a plus for my combination skin in the hot summery weather. I will really need to test out the lasting power in a hot sunny day.

Overall, it is an ok product. I will continue to use it over this summer for an update product review.

One side note:

I know there are similar Water Drop BB Cream out there. Like L'egere Water Drop Shiny Pearl BB Cream, which I believe was the first one I saw in the market at where I live. I was really excited to try out L'egere Water Drop Shiny Pearl BB Cream when I spotted it in Watson's almost a year ago. However this thought quickly disappeared when I swatched it, it was darker than the usual BB Cream (almost a little muddy), as soon as the water drop disappeared and it became glittery after blending and the coverage was too sheer. Final verdict? I would NOT recommend it at all!


As for my next haul wish list:
- Lioele Cushion Touch Blusher
- Lioele Silky Highlighter BB Touch
- Lioele Blooming Pop in Orange Tint, Cherry Tint