Skincare Diary | Dry and Irritated Skin

As I've been trying to get rid pigmentations caused by acne scarring, I decided to finally bring out LANEIGE White Plus Renew Spot Ampoule (will try to review later) and use it on those ugly-looking spots on my facial area. The result? It's working for sure but my God, all hell breaks loose when it comes to my moisture level as I have never felt such dryness on my skin and I've only been using the spot treatment ampoule for about a week. There's redness around my cheek and jawline area that I can't just ignore. Thankfully, I have this soothing gel sitting among my beauty stash.

I've tried several soothing gels so far; the famous Nature Republic Aloe Vera Gel, the Bamboo soothing gel and this Fresh Lotus version from THE FACE SHOP. Quite frankly, I love this one the most definitely because I'd prefer its scent. 

So how do I quickly treat the dryness? Cleanse and tone the skin, take rounds of thin cotton pads or those non-woven facial puffs from Watsons, scoop out some or liberally of the gel and apply on the dry and irritated area, and put on those thin puffs on top to seal it from drying out for about 15 to 20 minutes. Wipe off the excess and continue with the rest of your skincare. 

I guess that's all for today and I'll see you guys on the next post!

Beauty Empties 6.0 | December

Salam and hello, my lovely readers! It's been 2 weeks since the started of 2015!! How did you guys celebrated New Year? My parents came to town and I got to spend some time with them before sitting for my finals. 

I'm gathering some materials as I do wanna start doing posts like Monthly Favourites or Beauty Must-Haves as for the past year all I did was doing a number of product reviews and Monthly Beauty Hauls, Empties plus local Korean beauty store promotions. 

But first, let me share the first post of this year with an Empties post of December last year. 

As you probably know, I do Empties post once in 3 months cause that's the usual period of time I used up my skincare items and other beauty products. 

Beauty Empties 5.0 | September

Annyeong! Wah~ Finally I could do an Empties post! hehe only once in 3 months, that's why. I think this quarter of the year, I finished lots of items which is good I guess. But we all know what that means. Making room for new products! hehe

So yeah, first, let's go to body products. 

Beauty Empties 1.0 | November

Hello, beautiful people! Having a lovely weekend?

As I read a fellow beauty blogger +Jannatul Rahamoni post on her November Empties today, I was reluctant to post mine. But she tagged me! LOL Hence, here we are... On my November Empties post. :D

This is the first time I'm doing an Empties post so please bear with me, okay? Hehe :)

For me, I didn't emptied out much of stuffs because one, I live alone. In dormitories but we girls rarely share anything because we have different choice in products.

Pantene Pro-V Silky Smooth Care Shampoo and Conditioner. I didn't know what happened, though I used to use these two like 3 years ago, then I switched to Herbal Essence, then to Head & Shoulder and when I returned to these two, I had terrible dandruff! Maybe because I didn't wear scarf while I was using these two back then but I don't know. Maybe the formula is different now? Sigh. But I still went on and using them until finish and bought different brand.

Review | Maybelline Smooth Clear Collection

Hello, my lovely readers! Finally the week is over and T.G.I.F! Tomorrow is the only day I can relax and do stuffs I want to do like rolling on my bed all day! LOL Haha :D Kidding! I have urban trail tomorrow i.e. walking around KL city and take street photos. 

Anyway, today marks the 14th week since I became a beauty blogger and for the first time ever, I would like to do a makeup review. :)

Like I mentioned in my previous post, I've been using this line since about 10 years ago and only recently the packaging has changed! ...and I am still not sure whether to get the new ones or nor cause I bought other compact powders from another line (Maybelline Mineral Powder Foundation and TheFaceShop Oil Cute Pore Powder Pact) but yeah, since it's so affordable, why not? hehe shopaholic alert! 

Basically, there are 3 items that I have from this Maybelline's Clear Smooth line. 

Review | Watsons Sakura Whitening Cleansing Oil

Hello, lovelies! How's your weekend so far? I hope it's wonderful and as for me, this is the first weekend in 3 weeks that I actually get to spend at least one day, rewarding myself with a little foot spa setup, body scrub and whatnot, done by none other but myself. Well, among one of those things that I keep telling myself that is to always reward yourself after a long hard work.

Anyway, I think about a month ago, after reading one of my favourite beauty blogger review (check it out here) on Rich Cleansing Oil from my favourite cleansing line which is TheFaceShop Rice Water Bright line, I went to Pavilion KL with the intention to buy it but it turned out to be out of stock. 

So I went to Watsons to pick up some toiletries and as per usual, Watsons was offering some items with special prices if you buy stuffs for merely over RM20. One of the items is what I'll be reviewing today, which is Watsons in-house brand, Sakura Whitening Cleansing Oil for Translucent and Radiance.

Product Description:

Specially formulated with water-soluble oil, our Watsons Cleansing Oil Range can easily dissolve makeup from your skin's surface and clean impurities deep down into your pores. 

Botanical Olive and Grape Seed Oils provide added antioxidant and moisturising benefits during the deep cleansing process. 

This mild, non-greasy formula thoroughly cleanses your skin in one easy step and eliminates the need for additional cleansing products. 

It leaves your skin feeling clear, refreshed and hydrated after use.