A review of Heng Fang Skinny Microcara

This is a review a mascara called Heng Fang Skinny Microcare. 

 Heng Fang Skinny Microcara.

 The wand.

The ingredients.

It's made in People's Republic of China (PRC). Let's be honest, what's not made in PRC nowadays? hehe. What I really mean is, this brand is originated  and formulated in PRC hence, the name. The mascara wand is soo tiny that it has 2.5mm brushes. It's a lengthening instead of a volumising mascara. This type of mascara is suitable for people with monolid eyes or hooded eyes like me. People with 'normal' almond eyes, can also use this type of mascara especially on their lower lashes. 

This is a look of a 'normal' eye wearing this mascara.

The lengthening effect.

PROS

EASY TO APPLY

I'm very clumsy when it comes to applying mascara. Most of the time, the ,mascara would get on my lid or around my eyes. Then, I have to clean it up with a cotton bud. The tiny brushes make it easy for this mascara to coat individual lashes. I also get to maneuver the mascara better. It's very easy to use because it doesn't smudge as much as a normal mascara would during application. I like how my lashes turn out using this mascara. Can you see how lifted my lashes are? :D

                      My hooded eye wearing this mascara.                                   View from the side.


WATERPROOF

I like to rub my eyes. So it's a must for me to use only waterproof mascara. And this skinny mascara is. Once it's completely dried, I don't have to worry about anything.

EASY TO REMOVE

Both my current mascara which is L'oreal Curl Impact Collegene Mascara and this new Heng Fang Skinny Microcara are waterproof. The L'oreal Mascara has to be removed with an oil based remover like Virgin Coconut Oil. Other types of removers do not work. The good news is, this Skinny Microcara can be removed with just micellar water.

AFFORDABLE

You all must have known by now that I'm a sucker for dupes and affordable makeups rite. Although it can't be found in the drugstore, this mascara is more on the affordable side. I've seen people marketed this type of mascara for RM 50.00 on facebook. You can find it on facebook. It's called The Orchid Mascara which is the same thing I bet!

CONS

PRODUCT AMOUNT

The only thing that I'm not happy with this mascara is the amount of product I got. Do you notice the wand end is longer than the tube end for this mascara? This is because, this mascara only gives 3 grams of product instead of the usual 8-9 grams of product. I guess it suits the price. 

Mustika Ratu Air Sari Mawar Putih [White Rose Water] as a setting spray

I've been meaning to write about this product since New Year but somehow I couldn't find the time. So without further ado, let's start.

Mustika Ratu is an established beauty brand from Indonesia. This is actually not a new product but it was my first time trying this product. If I'm not mistaken, I bought it for MYR 8.30 for 150ml of product at Mydin Mall. This product also comes in lime scent. Other than water, Mustika Ratu also makes a few cleansing milk. As stated on the bottle, it's refreshing to the skin. It contains aromatic essential white rose oil and Vitamin A, E & F. The composition is aqua, polysorbate 20, PEG-20, Glyceryl Laurate, Tocopherol, Linoleic Acid, Retinyl Palmitate, Alcohol, Rosa Rugosa Flower Oil and Methylparaben. And the smell of it guys, it's sooo pleasant. I really like it.   

At first, I just used it as prescribed, a toner. They also said it can be used to be mixed with facial peeling, scrub and mask which they also produce. I found it sitting on my shelf for a long time since I don't really use a toner in my skin care routine. I'm a bit concern if it would make my skin dry since it has Alcohol in it. 

Later, I got the idea of pouring it into a spray bottle. You can buy the spray bottle at Mr DIY, Daiso or any other similar stores. It's not that expensive. However, choosing the right nozzle is a bit tricky. Some will give you uneven spray out. I also added some 3W Clinic Aloe Vera gel to make it more hydrating.  After you mix them,  make sure you shake them. Now I have a setting spray. yeay. 

It does reduce the powdery appearance of my makeup but I don't think it prolongs the wear of it. At least it doesn't make much difference to me. Perhaps you girls could try it and share with me how it works on you. Cheers.

Year End Haul

I bought things when I went out a few days ago and i wanna share with you girls.

1. Laneila Eyelid Sticker (MYR 2.30 at MR DIY)
It contains 144 sets of stickers which is a good bargain.This kind of sticker/tape is very famous among Chinese because it can help you achieve double lid. I have obvious uneven eyelids. One is hooded and the other is double lid. Sometimes, when I wear eye makeup I also need to wear this tape as the eye makeup draws attention to my uneven eyelids. Before this, I only use eyelid glue and I felt like it doesn't have enough staying power so I bought this. I tried it once and it's very hard for me to attach it to fold my eyelids. I googled to find a solution and I found out that, there is another kind that is better. The tape would be double sided. I bought the double sided ones at Daiso for MYR 5.30 of course and it's the best! No more eyelid glue for me. Double sided eyelid tape it is =)

2. Dhavina Pumice stone (MYR 3.05 at Mydin Mall, Kubang Kerian)
I never tried using pumice stone but I heard it's good to remove dead skin cells. 

3. Laneila Cleansing Sponge (MYR 3.10 at MR DIY)
This pack of two cleansing sponge is scented. I bought one with carrot scent and I don't like it. That's why I bought a new one with aloe scent. Another scent that they offer is strawberry. Unfortunately, i discovered that it's not the scents induce but the unpleasant smell is actually the sponge itself :(  

4. Hair band (MYR 2.10 at MR DIY)
They offer a lot of affordable hair accessories here as well :)

5. Essence Lipliner in the shade 15 Honey Berry (MYR 5.90 at Watsons)
Very pigmented and glides smoothly on my lips.

6. Essence Longlasting Eye pencil in the shade 25 Say Hi Light (MYR 8.90 at Watsons
Very pigmented and glides smoothly on my waterline

7. Essence Matt Matt Matt Lipstick in the shade Purple Power (MYR 12.90)
 Very pigmented and glides smoothly on my lips. Love it!

wearing Essence Matt Matt Matt Lipstick and Longlasting Eye Pencil (Purple Power)

8. Palladio Velvet Matte Cream Lipcolor in the shade Brocade (retails for MYR 25.90 but I bought this at MYR 20 during Christmas sale at Guardian)
Palladio Beauty is a new cosmetic line available at Guardian. It is a Florida US based brand with a tagline; Botanical & Vitamin Infused Cosmetics. They offer a variety of beautiful colours.

Some of the colours available

It's very pigmented but it does not dry down and its colour transfers. I prefer my matte lipstick to not transfer colour. 

Colour transfer

This is how I look with this lipcolour.

9. Odbo Eyeshadow Pallete in the shade 01 Colour (MYR 15 at Pengkalan Chepa Pasar Malam)
Odbo Cosmetic is by Mega Cosmetic based in Thailand. It has 8 beautiful pigmented colours and i really like it. It provides both matte and shimmer colours. 

The swatches on my hand

Ingredients of the eyeshadows

10. Catrice Allround Concealer Pallete (MYR 17.01 at Guardian)
I'm not sure whether I bought it with discounts or not. Basically these colour correctors do what they are suppose to do. It's not that good but its OK. I find it easier to use using my fingers. Since they are cream colour correctors, the heat on our fingers will melt and pick up the product. 

My Everyday Makeup Look

Slm & Hi girls. Sharing my go to makeup look. Basically, I only use one pigment both for eyeshadow and blush and then grab any mascara and nude lipstick I have. Others are optional.

Here are the products that I used to create this look.

Moisturizer: Virgin Herbs Pelembap Nusantara *this moisturizer get absorbs into my skin really quick!
Primer: AZ cosmetics day cream (for brightening effect)
Under eye concealer: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer
Setting powder: MRC Select Sheer Loose Powder NC25
Eyeshadow and blush: mixed shattered Clinique Blush + The Body Shop Shimmer Waves *if your pallets got shattered, don't throw them away. Use them in their mineral powder form hehe
Mascara: Loreal Curl Impact Collagene Mascara *don't really like the formula. Too waterproof for me and too hard to remove even using Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO). So DO NOT BUY this mascara. For the time being, I'm still using the Loreal mascara since I can't just discard it. It's not cheap OK. It retails for MYR 52.85. The trick with this mascara is to apply it one layer only. I prefer my Maybelline Rocket Volume Express more. I like its silicone wand and it doesn't get clumpy. For my next mascara purchase, I wanna try Essence False Lash Mascara since I've heard good reviews about it.
Eyelash curlers: Watsons lash curler and Revlon Gentle Heat Lash Curler
Eyeliner: Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama gel liner
Lipstick: Silky Girl Moisture Boost Lipcolor Balm in the shade Rose
Highlighter: IN2IT Pearl Powder Bricks
Nose Contour: 3 color pallete eyeshadow (Vodoo City) that I bought in Yubiso. I used the dark brown one.

Maybelline V-Face Blush Contour Review

Recently during Lazada MY Online Revolution, I bought Maybelline V-Face Blush Contour in the shade Peach. It costs me MYR 16.45 which is half of the normal price here for 4g of product. The shipping fee is free of charge. Yeay!

As you can see up there, this tiny pallet comes in V shape where the first from the left is highlighter, the middle one is blush and the last is contour. I notice Maybelline's innovation with the V shape, but I think the pallet is too small which makes it quite hard to pick up the product. I would appreciate if they come out with a bigger pallet. I once accidentally dropped this pallet but product is still intact. It doesn't shatter which is a plus for a clumsy person like me hehe

There's also a brush provided but it's not very smooth. I prefer to use my own brush but I still keep the brush as it can be handy for traveling. 

Of all the pigments, I'm only satisfied with the quality of the blush. It's not that pigmented but it's definitely buildable. It also gives me a natural finish even though I can see a bit of glitter in it. 

The highlighter is not as pigmented as I would like it to be though. It also has glitter in it but it doesn't do much for me. My brush can't even pick it up. I have to use my finger to apply it and still it doesn't show on my face. This highlighter is not going to give you a creamy glow as it's not creamy like most highlighters.

The contour colour doesn't look orangey on the pallet but it turns orangey when I apply it on my face. I think I would use this as an eyeshadow for a transition shade . Even though I won't use the highlighter on my nose and cheekbone, I can always mix it up with the blush or use it on top my my under eye concealer to make it less white. Perhaps the contour colour for the other 2 shades are not as bad as this one. If any of you girls have tried other shades, do let me know ;)

December Haul

🚗🎉 December Haul 💄💃🏻

I don't know why, but I always shop more than usual in December. If US has Black Friday, back in Nz we used to shop on Boxing Day which is a day after Christmas. It's still early December and I think I've shopped a lot! Maybe because it's the school holidays and I'm not that busy compared to other school months. Don't get me wrong. I have tonnes of work to be done but I don't want to do it now hehe. Hence I spend more time online. Or maybe because of the gloomy weather in Kota Bharu so I need to cheer myself up. Or maybe because I'm such a cheapskate that I don't want to pay extra shipping fees to Sibu. Anyway, here are the things I managed to grab and order that I want to share with you girls.

1. Odm DD 100-10- Purple. I don't know why I bought this watch. I saw it on Shocking Deal Promotion on 11 street and quickly added it to my cart. Perhaps because I used to admire this watch when I was studying. It has just arrived today. It's too big for my wrist when I tried it on 😔 It's the original product and it comes with a manual book and a 2 year warranty. The np is RM 309 but I got it for RM61.62 from the deal and 11 street 22% voucher. The seller also provided free shipping.

2. Inspired Huda Beauty Liquid Matte in the shade Famous. I wore this lipstick yesterday and really like this vampy colour. We don't have Sephora in KB and when I searhed for this lipstick on Sephora.my, they still don't have it. I found this at Lazada for RM 12.99 with free shipping. I was feeling adventurous and added it to my cart. I'm quite careful with inspired lipsticks as they tend to give burning sensation on my lips. Luckily this lipstick does not. On the box it says it's made in Germany. The product is 2.5 ml. What O like about this lipstick is to it has a sweet chocolate cake smell to it and it stays on even after eating. However, you have to be careful when applying it since it tends to bleed out of the lip line. You can use a concealer for a perfect line.

3. L'Oréal Paris Mat Magique 12 Hour Bright Mat Foundation. I have my eye on this foundation for quite some time because I really admire matte foundation look. The Youtubers really recommend tis kind of foundation as it can absorb oil from your skin. As a teacher, I don't work in air conditioned room so I really want to try this foundation for my T zone. I bought this at Watsons for RM30.01 using a RM 5 voucher that I got. I'm not sure of the np though because it might be on sale the day I bought it.

4. Egg Laundry Board. Basically this is a laundry board for your makeup brushes. I've been looking for this product for quite some time because I don't want to clean my makeup brushes on my hand. I managed to buy it at Daiso Aeon Mall KB. We still don't have Daiso in Sibu. It was supposed yo be opened at Wisma Sanyan this year but I think it was cancelled. The price is obviously RM5.30 and it's a very useful little product.

5. Beauty Blender. This is the cheapest beauty blender in town! I bought this for only RM 5 at Yubiso. Even MRDIY sells it at RM5.30. The local ones like QuPuteh and Sweet V cost RM 10 each.  This is the only one left at the store the other day. I hope Yubiso will update their stock.

6. Highlighters. I found myself having no working highlighters in my pencil case. I bought these 3 for RM 5 at Yubiso. They so cool since they have 2 tips; one is fine and the other is broad.  I think I need to buy more to stock up. There are plenty of colours to choose from but i only choose neon colours. If you are looking for cheap quality highlighters, you better go to Yubiso.

7. IN2IT Sheer Natural SCS01 Pimple and Blemish Concealer. I bought this product because it's a concealer with salicylic acid specifically for acne. It's a pencil concealer made in Germany with 0.28g of product. As much as I'm attracted with the uniqueness of this product, I don't really recommend it to you guys. It doesn't really conceal anything for me and it tends to rub off right after you apply it.

8. Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water. I didn't bring back my Maybelline Micellar Water for fear I would not pass the immigration check point or even if I could, it could spill in my luggage. So I bought a new one from Garnier. By far this is the cheapest micellar water on the market (RM9.90 for 125ml) and the quality is on par with the more expensive ones from Maybelline or L'Ore'al.

9. Aloe Vera and Snail Mucus Soothing Gel by 3W Clinic that I got from 11 Street for RM29 with free shipping. The normal price stated is RM 99. I never tried snail mucus but I always have aloe vera soothing gel at home since I have sensitive skin. Before this I got the one from d'Herbs. This is my first time trying 3W Clinic product. This is not the famous one from Nature's Republic  though. I saw many cheap Nature's Republic ones (RM15) in shops but I don't know whether they are genuine or not. I don't really go for famous products because sometimes those products don't deserve the hype. It's made in Korea and this 3W Clinic seller displayed the original imported product certificate. I've tried the aloe vera soothing gel and it's absorbed OK. The smell is nice is nice as well.

10. This is a memo shaped water bottle that I got from Kaison. This water bottle is very compact and I can even shove it into my handbag. I used to have a bottle that's similar to this but it cracked when it slipped from my hand. That one was RM 19.90 and this one is RM13.90. This one is better as it has a rubberised feel to it, some graphic and a hole for you to hold your bottle. Because of the hole, the volume would be less specifically 380 ml compared to the usual 420 ml.

11. Lanella Brushes from MR DIY. These brushes are super affordable as they are only RM5 for a set! Those who are looking for makeup brushes better grab these.

12. 20 synthetic makeup brushes set. I bought these brushes on Shopee from China. The hair is soft and it doesn't fall off when you use the brushes. The price of the brushes is cheaper than the shipping fee. I paid RM10.80 for the brushes and RM11.80 for shipping.

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