[Review] Dior Addict Lip Maximizer High Volume Lip Plumper

Hey lovelies! The other day I have gotten my free samples from Dior and can't wait to share my thoughts and experiences of using them with everyone! 

Name: Dior Addict Lip Maximizer High Volume Lip Plumper

Code: 001

Origin: Made in France

It's a small 1ml bottle therefore I can't comment on the appearance of the actual bottle so I will skip to the texture of this lip plumper. 

The texture is heavy and it felt like there's a thick shield protecting your lips. 

The moment I apply it there's a minty flavour but not too strong. I need some time to get use to that scent. 

 Before

After

The little shimmery colour makes my lips looks healthier and juicy. 

After so many direct application on my lips I must say it's quite a good protector! My lips never crack despite the harsh dry weather! 

Overall I love it. Thank you Dior for this cute little gift! 

[Review] My beauty Diary CC cream

Name: CC cream

Brand: My Beauty Diary

nett weight: 30g

Origin: made in Taiwan

I have got this CC cream as a gift. I received it when it first launches but I forgot to give it a review. Surprisingly I found it in my make up bag LOL cause I left most of my cosmetics at Malaysia so I thought I didn't bring it as I hardly uses CC cream. 

This CC cream design is squeezy tube shaped and the design is hygiene from my point of view. In the first few usage, it's easy to control the amount you squeeze out. Sadly, after quarter of the bottle was used it's harder to control the amount you squeeze out. 

The cream is white colour with little rosy colour dots inside the cream. After smudging the cream you could see the little rosy colour dot "exploded" and it would give you a rosy finish at the end. 

Not sure if you can see the sponge was stained with pinkish colour from the CC cream.

Before applying with sponge. 

After applying. Honestly, I can see minimal difference as it does not cover any flaws. It simply gives you a glowy skin effect. 

If I use it in Malaysia, with that amount of humidity it gives you an oily look. Not dewy but oily look by the end of the day. Unless if you dap the oil off during mid-day. 

If I use this in England, it gives me a glowy but not dewy look. Just makes me look rosier and healthier. Unfortunately, it's not hydrating enough for the current winter weather. (maybe my skin is too dry?)

(Please ignore my only-cc-cream-no-make-up-face)

From my opinion, it's good for people with dull-looking, green, yellowish skin. It will definitely make you look healthier but like me, I have patches of redness on my face so I can't use this during hot weather (in Malaysia). 

Okay, so i guess that's it! Sorry folks, i didn't have time to edit the pictures so they are taken like this. There are no edits or photoshop or what-so-ever. That is why I don't like to give review on base make up cause I would need to show my real face with zero filter... #sad

anyhow, hope you find this useful! Cheers!

U.Mi eyeshadow in godness (pink) review

Recently I felt in love with natural make up ever since my boy can't differentiate my real lashes and false lashes... I like it when he thought I was wearing false lashes when I am not (LOL) hahaha!

Hence, eyeshadow plays an important role when it comes to eye makeup and the current trend is natural colours. Basically close to nude colours but I am not a huge fan of way-too-nude colours... I mean what is the point of wearing make up when everyone can't tell the difference? 

So I was finding for a sheer and natural colour that does not looks too obvious and too natural.. (What the... ~(=w=~) 

It was a hard journey... *wind blows* but I found it!! 

Introducing *drum hits*

(no edits and lack of creativity after being zombified by assignments X_X)

Name: Godness

Brand: U.Mi

Ingredients: Mica, carmine, titanium dioxide

nett weight: 2.35g

Origin: made in U.S.A

( I love the name hahaha!)

As usual, let's start from the appearance. It's unattractive, plain and simple. I prefer a princess-looking packaging... 

This is how it looks like when you opened it. There are 3 holes inside but I didn't tear the plastic out is not the powder might over-leaked. Instead, I poked a hole. 

The texture of the powder is smooth and the powder might fly all over your face when you accidentally scooped too much powder onto a brush. (feels like pixie dust LOL)  
Even the brush can sense whether or not you took too much powder, so a little goes a long way.

Unlike other conventional eyeshadows, it is in loose powder form. 

Pros:

• 0% harmful substances since making a baked eyeshadow required chemicals.

Cons:

• Inconvenient if you wanna travel cause it might fly all over the place when you open it.

It felt like as if the powder have anti-gravity power... I tried turning the lid but the it still won't fall down... (and yes, it stays on my eyelids strongly too)

Colour wise, it looks amazing. From far it looks like shimmer of pink and slight sliver. If you looked closely you can see a mixture of pink/gold/ violet (the violet does not appear most of the time hahaha) it felt like scooping stars that appeared during twilight and put them on your eyelids without being too pigmented. 

(I am pretty sure you can't see what I have described... sorry my camera is not that good)

It can lasts for 6 hours without sweating or oil (in a air-conditioned room). 

The price is RM88. Why so expensive? 

because it's 100% mineral makeup, so even the most sensitive skin can apply them. #truestory

Here is a short clip of the eyeshadow. 

Yes, I was sponsored for this post. 

Even so, whatever I have written is based on my sincere point of view. 

Hope it helps! 

tata!

Grace

xoxo

U.Mi facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/UMi-Makeup/232332640251847?fref=ts

Daiso eyebrow pencil review

Most of the time, I get really excited when I found some inexpensive and good quality products in the market. Let me introduce you to my favorite eyebrow pencil of all time!

Brand: Daiso

Name: I don't understand cause it's written in Japanese

Origin: Made in Korea

There are 2 shades available, one is dark brown the other is light brown. I brought the dark brown colour one. Did I mention how much I hated sharpening? Thumbs up to those roll-out pencils! 

As you roll it out, you will find the tip of the pencil (unlike other brow pencil) it's not cylinder shaped but it's triangle shape! I love the angle of the pencil, it can catch my brow shape easier than other cylinder shaped pencils. 

There is a brush intact in the other end of the pencil. Which makes it convenient, especially when I need to take it to vacations or even for a touch-up! 

Also, I didn't expect much from a RM5 brow pencil so it's kind of hard to glide on your skin. A little rough but still usable.

From right to left: one stroke, 2 strokes and 3 strokes.

It gives a natural feeling cause it's not as pigmented as some other brow pencils. I like my brow pencils sheer cause I might make mistakes when I am drawing my brows *laughs* I don't want to end like looking like Shin chan... yikes...

I have never did touch-up for my brows when I uses this precious pencil! It stayed on my skin for the entire day! But... If you sweat, it might fade a little if you uses tissue to dap it. It's not waterproof of smudgeproof so it's easy to remove.

As for the price, RM 5 for a product like this is awesome! No complaints at all! *laughs*

Well, I guess that is it! Hope it helps!

Grace

xoxo

ps: I am using this brow pencil not only in this picture but in almost all make up I did LOL 

I love it a lot! 

Christian Dior Cherie Eau De Parfum review

Finally I have time to write this post when I am waiting for bloody LoL to patch...
I have started a new semester, need to catch up with my studies! Yosh! Gambateh ne! 

As promised. here is the perfume review!

Brand: Christian Dior

Series: Miss Dior Cherie

Name: Eau de Parfum

Volume: 50ml

Just to clarify this isn't mine. *laughs* I borrowed this and thought I could make a review from this prestige branded perfume.

The bottle, it's rectangle in shape. 50ml small bottle makes it palm size so it's easy to carry compared to bigger bottles.

Unfortunately, I don't like the cover cause it's square and the corner is sharp... When I woke up in the morning (being all blur) and I found myself being scratched by it several times when it's still brand new LOL... 

Also, the metal gold ribbon kept falling off...

Thus, the spray is easy to control. In my opinion sometimes it spread too wide, as a result my arm got drenched in fragrance.

Next, this smell is mature, OL-type, elegant and not-my-type. It have a strong scent of wood, citrus and small traces of flower. I don't really like the smell of wood though...

The smell can lasts up to 4-5 hours, there was once it lasts for 6 hours when I was in an air-conditioned room all day. Quite impressive.

Nope, not gotta buy a wood scented perfume! haha!

Guess that is it!

Hope it helps!

Tata

Grace xoxo

Etude House Etoinette mirror review

I have tons of compact mirror but this is the most expensive one I have brought so far. Simply because Etoinette series was beautifully design (not to mention all of them were sold in limited quantity). 

Name: Etoinette mirror (Season 1)

Brand: Etude House

Origin: Made in Korea

I asked my friend to buy this for me during her trip to Korea. I like season 1 better because I like pink and copper better than white and silver (season 2). 

The mirror is approximately 9cm, palm size and just the right size to do touch ups and checking. 

 This is how the back side of the mirror look like. I felt like a princess seeing that logo (and the copper colour) *smile*.

Unfortunately, it couldn't stand at all. This picture was taken with a nail polish behind it to support the mirror *laughs*. 

I guess that is it! Hope it helps ;)

Grace

xoxo

p/s: a sneak preview of the next review :D

The Face Shop pet hand cream review

I need hand cream because I do chores (okay, I just want a hand cream and that was obviously an excuse *shys*). 

Name: Lovely Me:ex mini pet perfume hand cream

Brand: The face shop

code: 04 Fruity Floral

Volume: 30ml

Origin: Made in Korea

This is the bottom of the bottle. There are ingredients listed (in English too) underneath. Besides,the bottle is palm size which makes it travel friendly. 

The bottle needs to be turned to open or close.

1) I like this because this is reusable (as in I can replace the hand cream with other lotion)

2) I dislike this because it's not as hygiene compared to those "toothpaste-like" hand cream (dust might get in)

One thing I love about this is the design! It is so cute! Looks like a cat trying to crawl out of a bucket! All my friends complimented the appearance of the bottle.

Meanwhile, the texture of the cream is mild, not creamy and not gel. At first it's creamy when you scoop it out of the bottle but after the application it feels matte and not greasy at all! Even though the feeling is matte, it makes my hand feel silky smooth. 

This is a scented hand cream. I choose this is because of the sweet/elegant smell. The name is called "Fruity Floral" but I only smell the floral.

If you hate fragrance then this is not the one for you. Honestly speaking the smell can make me feel dizzy when I am in a bad mood simply because the scent is as strong as a normal eau de toilette but it is not as long lasting (imagine your hands are drenched in perfume after application). 

Anyhow, I like this because for me it's hand cream + perfume (2 in 1), I don't need to bring my perfume with me during outings. 

I guess that is it! :)
Hope this helps!

Grace
xoxo

Brush ON Block review

There are mainly two reasons why I rarely wear makeup during travels:

1) afraid my contact lens are gotta dry out

2) Reapplying sunblock

Why do I highlight the sunblock part? Well, because it's hard to reapply greasy and creamy sunblock on my face when I have makeup on! 

But then this product came out in the market! *drum rolls*

Brand: Kiss Mineral Makeup

Name: Brush ON Block

Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide- 15%, Zinc Oxide- 12%

SPF: 30 (80 minutes of protection)

Weight: 3.4g

Most special part of this sunblock is that it's in powder form! No more greasy and creamy feeling! *laughs* The mineral powder is suitable any skin type and it's at the bottom of the product. 

It also have a lock. Turn left then it's open, the powder could reach the brush; turn right to lock, the powder wouldn't be wasted when you are not using it. 

This is how it looks like after opening the refill. Yes, it's refillable. So there is no need to repurchase the entire thing. 

The powder is translucent, so it doesn't give a coverage or matte finish. Just natural, it feels like nothing and looks like nothing but it works like a charm!

Also, the powder does not sting my eyes at all!

Now on to the brush! 

There is a mini tube that connect the powder with the brush (I found it hiding inside the brush. Tehee). 

Besides, the bottle itself is durable. I dropped it twice and it still functioning! haha!

There is a plastic that keep the brush in place before closing the cap. 

The brush is synthetic fiber so it's very soft on the face! 

Oh! The best thing about this brush is that it can apply the powder on hard-to-reach places! (Eg: ears) 

I brought it at around RM160+ in selected clinics. Anyhow, they sell it at RM170+ via online, the refill cost about RM130+ in their website. 

It is expensive but definitely worth the prize! 

Here's the link to their website.

This is one of my favorite product! I love it so much!

I guess that's it for now! Hope it helps!

Grace

xoxo