June Reviews!
June is coming to an end and half of 2010 is almost gone~
It is now winter in Perth with freezing negatives dawn and night.
Have YOU been taking good care of your skin, body and health?
So here are some of the products I am going to review for this month…
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1) Stigma Stippling Brush (SS188)
Left: Stigma SS188 Stippling brush
Right: Stigma SS224 Blending brush
As I have reviewed in one of my older entry, I was having so much problems trying to find the perfect stippling brush in Perth. But I was always left with disappointment.
In this entry, I also talked about receiving the Stigma brushes in the mail and how soft it felt when I received them. Most importantly, it did not shred any hair when I first washed it.
HOWEVER, I was a little disappointed after using it for two times.
The first time I used it, I was very happy with the stippling result it is giving. But the problem was, the hair start shredding when I started washing it. Although it didn’t shred alot but I still feel like it is still not the perfect brush I was hoping for.
But as we all say, we have to pay good money for good quality products. For the price I paid for this, it is considered to be a really good brush. Other than the shredding of hair, it is very soft and easy to use.
I actually bought this from the stigma website and if you visit their website, you will realise that there is actually two stippling brushes of different size that they are selling. I bought the smaller one (SS188) and felt that it was too small for stippling foundation. I haven’t used it with blush but I feel that it would somehow be more suitable for puting on blush than foundation.
One other thing is, I have tried using this brush with foundation and BB cream. I realised that foundation actually works better with the stippling brush due to its watery texture and consistency. With BB cream’s thick and creamy consistency, it was harder for the stippling brush to blend it in the skin.
I guess BB cream works better when blended with fingers.
Overall, I DO recommend the Stigma stippling brush if you are looking for a stippling brush that is not too expensive and you’re not picky with very very good quality of brushes. For me, I will continue using this brush though I did think of purchasing the bigger stippling brush (SS197).
And maybe if I saved up enough money in the future, I will definitely purchase the MAC 187 duo fibre brush ($85).
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2) Skinfood Rice Wash Off Mask
I am someone who likes to change my mask all the time. That’s because I want to try different brands.
I had this mask for a very long time – approximately > 6 months.
I never really treated it as a mask because I usually just massage some on my face and wash it off. This mask contains small exfoliating beads which I love to take advantage of for doing my weekly scrubbing of the dead skin on the surface of my skin.
However, it is now winter in Perth and the skin cells takes longer to generate a new layer of skin. So I tend to use this mask more often than in summer.
Recently, I have changed the routine of how I uses this skin mask/scrub. I would exfoliate this mask on my skin and then leave it on for about 20 minutes before I wash it off.
The results is AWESOME. My skin feels really soft after the scrub. When I put on some moisturiser it will absorb quickly!
Some of the other good things about this rice scrub is that it is VERY affordable, smells great and comes in a big 100g tub which takes yonks to finish. Mine is only halfway and I’ve been using it for 6 months!
This mask is a MUST-BUY and of course you can buy it online as either Sasa or Yes Style (Global or Australia).
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3) BB Cream
So BB Cream has been a big hit in asia but surprisingly alot of people in Australia is still stuck with foundation.
Why why whyyyyyy~ People who doesn’t know what BB cream is, go google it and find out, please!
Those who have NOT start using/buying BB creams… GO GO GO!!!! Go buy one now!
Well… of course you can’t just buy any BB creams. I am going to introduce you two that I use which I really like :]
I started off using Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream (SPF 42+++)
I love the fact that this BB Cream gives a really good coverage and has a high SPF of 42+++ (helps prevent aging!!).
Then, I went on to trying out the Skin79 Triple Function BB Cream.
I was sold to this because it was slightly cheaper than the missha BB cream and was recommended by a good friend of mine, Winnie.
This BB cream has SPF of 25 and has triple function of whitening, anti-aging and wrinkles improvement. However, it has a thicker consistency compared to missha.
While using both of them at the same timeframe, I was actually quite troubled by deciding which one to use on a daily basis. So, I came up with a brillant idea.
See, I love the coverage and SPF 42 of Missha BB cream.
But I also love how easy it was to blend Skin79 BB cream is.
So, I ended up mixing the both of them when I put on my foundation. The combination of the two bb cream is just perfect for my skin tone especially in such a weather like this.
I also like to add some of the Skin 79 BB cream with foundation when I go out at night. I find that with a small content of BB cream in my foundation, it was easier to blend (even with stippling brush) and my complexion turns out more radiant.
I bought my BB creams on ebay from this shop. Go check them out if you’re interested.
I HEART BB CREAMS! :]
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4) Ultra 3 Nail Polish
I have always been a big fan of OPI nail polishes and I’m sure alot of girls out that will agree with me that they are one the best nail polish you can possibly buy.
Interestingly, I spotted a girlfriend of mine wearing this really nice coat of nail polish colour in lab class one day. I complimented on that and asked her if it was an OPI brand. To my surprise, she told me it was actually called Ultra 3 and she got this bottle of nail polish for just $2!
So I asked her where she bought them from and I went on to buy some for myself. I bought 3 bottles are 1 go and was soooo satisfied to only pay $6 in total for all 3 bottles.
One of the colour I bought was called Spring Blossom.
P/S: This is not my photo, I got this from makeupsavvy.co.uk :]
The two other colours I bought was called French Nude and Wild Berry.
Wild berry looks like this…
It looks like it’s black in this photo but in reality, it is actually like a blend of dark purple and grey in one. Awesome colour :]
So other than its wide variety of colours, Ultra 3 nail polish is actually very affordable. This nail polish colour last me for about 1 week (around the same as OPI). I have a base coat and 2 coats of colour on.
So, for girls out there who is broke like me and would love pretty colours on their nails, Ultra 3 is a really good brand to try out. Even if you don’t like it, you wouldn’t be worried about burning a hole in your pocket since it only cost ~$2 for a 13.5mL bottle.
Ultra 3 nail polishes can be purchase from most pharmacies.
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That’s all for this month’s reviews. If you would like me to review any products, do write them in the tagboard and I will try my best to give you my opinion on them (if they’re not too expensive to purchase). Or if you have any disagreements with what I have reviewed, also write down your opinions on my tagboard.
You are also welcomed to leave me a question on formspring :]
