Beauty Obsession | Brightening Sheet Masks

If you've been following me since the beginning of my blogging journey here, you'd notice that I'm mainly about trying brightening skincare products; cleansers, toners, serums and whatnot. Of course, I love using sheet masks in my essence/serum/ampoule step hence I present you my current brightening squad.

MBD Style | Summer Sunnies by Warby Parker

Already planned to go somewhere this summer? I bet you do as summertime is just around the corner. I can already see tourists flooding our city area with their shorts and t-shirts just like the rest of us here. As it's always hot and sunny in Malaysia, I'd say sunglasses aren't merely a fashion staple but also a sort of requirement (same goes with high-SPF sunscreens) while we're out in the sun.    

Skincare Diary | PM Cleansing Routine

The first thing I want to do the moment I got home is to remove my makeup but I usually do some stuffs before shower so I use cleansing waters for that. I gotta admit that I've been obsessing with cleansing waters lately and bought bunch of different ones just to try them out. For the past 2 weeks, I've been using B-Lab I Am Sorry Just Cleansing: Cleansing Water for this purpose. This removes my full makeup so well and I do like the coconut smell.

Then I'll use Banila Co. Clean It Zero to really just remove all those gunks that been laying around my face all day or just sitting comfortably in my pores. This baby melts off all of my makeup. Waterproof or not. It's balmy texture turned to oily once you massage it onto your skin. I felt my skin so smooth and soft after rinsing it well.

As I got bunch of samples from LANEIGE, I've discovered the Multi Cleanser among them and been loving it since the first time I used it. It deep cleanses and brightens up but doesn't dry out my skin. Considering to buy a full-sized.

After I rinsed off everything, I finish off with toning my skin with Son&Park Beauty Water. This is just perfect for that last step in cleansing as even after all the 3 steps I usually gone through, I still see some dark pigments on my cotton pads as I swiped my face with them. Hopefully dead skin cells. There's only less than an inch of it left so I'm happy that I've repurchased my backups.

I guess that's all for tonight's cleansing routine, I'll catch you guys on the next one. Annyeong~

Beauty Haul | Innisfree Malaysia

I just came back from a weekend getaway with my roommate in KL and of course, I had to drop by  to Innisfree store in Suria KLCC as I haven't got a chance to go there ever since its opening last year. I do love the layout of the store though I have to say that this is the smallest one compared to other branches. I wonder why they have to open number of branches in KL area and not even a single store here in East counterpart. 

Let's just get to the haul, shall we?

At this point, you probably noticed that I super love Innisfree as a brand. I've tried the sheet masks, skincare, and now I'm using their body products. Back in February, I bought the Orchid Enriched Cream which leads to a purchase of its sister product, Orchid Eye Cream. I've heard lots of great things about this eye skincare product so I'm definitely will be looking forward to try this soon. 

Review | THE FACE SHOP Oil Control Water Cushion SPF50+ PA+++ V205 Dark Beige

This takes me back to 2013 when I first reviewed my first cushion makeup item, a CC Cream from the same brand. Long gone the days when I don't like coverage for my skin. 

When it comes to cushion foundation or base makeup, I always opted for items with sebum control for oily T-zone, medium to full coverage and long wear. Of course, the shade should be natural and doesn't make me look like a ghost. I don't know if 2 tone lighter than your natural skin tone is  trend for you but not moi. 

So today I'll be reviewing a cushion foundation from THE FACE SHOP which is the Oil Control Water Cushion that offers long-lastingness, moisture and coverage at that.

Beauty Empties 12.0 | March

It's the end of the month so I guess it's time for a Empties post. I gotta admit that every time I went through my Empties bin, I felt good. I used to throw out beauty products unfinished but I've been looking forward to this post at the end of every quarter of the year. So without further ado, let's get started!

For makeup remover, I ran out of my favourite cleansing water which is the THE FACE SHOP Rice Water Bright Cleansing Water. This is probably my third bottle but I don't even know why I haven't done a review on this yet. Coming soon, I promise!

That Etude House Milky You Cleansing Foam is so gentle and I've been using it almost every morning. It's great but I'd love trying out new cleansers so I won't be buying this any time soon.

I finished my ninth round of Korean skincare and this time it's the simple 3-step Chia Seed Sebum Control line from THE FACE SHOP. I finished the Fresh Cleansing Foam I think in mid February and been using the travel size for it ever since. It's a good simple cleanser that doesn't irritate or dry out my skin or anything so I probably will be repurchasing in the future. Here's the review. 

Along with that I also finished the toner i.e. Moisture Water. It's a huge 300ml bottle with a push-down cap which I adore and I finished it within 8 months I think. When it comes to sebum-controlling toner, I think I'd prefer this over Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner as this still give me some moisture while balancing my normal to oily skin. I've reviewed it here. I finished the Moisture Cream few days ago and currently on tub number 2. I do like the gel texture and it absorbed into my skin rather quickly. After finishing this one, I do noticed that my skin is not as oily as before and I probably gonna repurchase the repackaged version in the future. here's the review.

Beauty Community | #MYABFoolsGiftExchange2017

I'm back with another update on what's going on on my Instagram recently! I finally received my gift from my secret gifter. I can't wait to open this on 1st of April; yes! that's the rule. LOL

I'm letting you guys know that currently I'm joining a skincare community for Asian Beauty (mostly K-beauty though) here in Malaysia. It's free and interactions are mainly happening on Instagram through liking photos, leaving comments and of course we DM each other as well. it's a lot of fun talking to other K-beauty enthusiasts especially now that I'm currently based here in KK, Sabah. Nothing much going on when it comes to beauty here. 

Still, stay tuned for more updates or you can check out my feed! My Instagram handle is @myraprettylittlethings. Until next time, annyeong~

Skincare Diary | Morning Routine

I think I'm on a skincare diet these days as I've been using less than 10 skincare products in a single routine. Anyway, let's get on it!

Current morning cleanser, LANEIGE Brightening Sparkling Water Whipping Cleanser. As this contains AHA mixture of orange, lemon, bilberry, sugar cane and sugar maple, it's imperative to put on a strong physical sunscreen for the rest of the day.

Skincare Diary | Night Routine

I have been thinking to go back to my original intention of starting this blog i.e. to document my beauty journey so I came up with this "skincare diary" section where I'll be writing down my skincare routine of the day or night. It's like #OOTD whereas this will be #SCROTD? That's awkward. Let's just do #skincareroutineoftheday. Huh?

Anyway, let's get onto the tonight's routine.

For pre-cleanser, I'm still loving that Banila Co. Clean It Zero; a cleansing balm to remove my makeup. The scent is nice and it does remove all my makeup though it sometimes stings my eyes. T__T Onto the second cleanser, I just finished my THE FACE SHOP Chia Seed Fresh Cleansing Foam and currently using the travel-sized sister. Then, I use Son&Park Beauty Water as my last step. I've been loving it as it helps in getting  rid of my dead skin cells effectively thanks to its Willow Bark Extract and Papaya Fruit Water. I'm about to finish the 500ml jumbo bottle and will repurchase soon.

Beauty Haul | Althea Box No. 13 Vitamin

If you're familiar with Althea Korea then you would know that they have curated themed Beauty Boxes which usually sold out within short period as a single box usually contains 5 to 7 full-sized beauty products and some with deluxe samples with a price of RM100 to RM130. So when they launched a Vitamin-themed Beauty Box, it took me merely seconds putting an order for it. 

Basically, there are 7 full-sized products included in this Beauty Box and just look at all of the products! So yellow, orange and bright! There are facial cleanser, mask, skincare booster, moisturiser, facial mist, lip mask and a body cleanser that are rich in vitamins.