Silkygirl Gentle Eye Make Up Remover

Another whim purchase that proves to be... a whim.

I got this during a visit to Watson.  These days, it's all about getting the essentials and as I was paying for the things that I bought, I paid more than RM20 and was eligible to make a purchase of items at a discounted rate.  As I was browsing the items, I noticed this Silkygirl Eye Make Up Remover and I remembered I was almost done with my L'oreal Eye Make Up Remover.  Hence, without thinking things through, I grabbed this.  I think it was one big bottle cum one small bottle for around RM16 (RP for both is about RM22, me thinks.  Please correct me if I am wrong).

Do I like it?  Well, in all honesty, it does it's job in removing eyeliners but not in the best way.  I tend to have to rub my eyelid quite a few times (I can't help comparing it with my Maybelline and L'oreal Eye Make Up Removers) before the liner comes off.  Mind you, it is Pencil eyeliner, granted it is waterproof.   Things aren't as good especially when I use a eyelid primers.  God forbid if I were to use primer with liquid/ gel eyeliner.  It's a mess!  Not only that, it doesn't do justice in removing my mascara.  I have to hold it against my eye for quite a while to remove them, and even after that, it's a slow rub to get the mascara off my lashes.  

I guess if you tend to use light make up, this might be the thing for you.  However, for the price, I think I might as well revert to either Maybelline or L'oreal Eye Make Up Removers.  

(Uh Oh, I just realise I've never blogged about the Maybelline and L'oreal Eye Make Up Removers!  I'll try to remedy this ASAP)

Binnings for August 2011

There isn't a whole lot of items that I binned for the month of August, but they are still items which I would proudly share here.  Why?  Because these are proofs that I spent my money wisely and they are used to the very last drop.  This is a rather personal to me and it is my ideals.  Even for items which I find is not suited for me, I would either give them to my mom or relatives or even friends rather than throwing them away.

I love beauty items and at the same time, I value wisdom in finance, so this is one way of giving a pat to myself that I've done well and not simply spend eh =D

(Right): Ocean Potion Anti-Aging Sunblock SPF 50 Ultra Light 

Blogging about it here.  Like I said, I like it but if you cannot handle cloying smell, this is a passover for you.

(Left): Kose Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil

I've yet to come to blog about this but in a short update, this is my loved product!  Since it is only available in Hong Kong, I got my friend to buy it for me and they got me two bottles! Whee... will update on this as soon as I could =D

Swisspers Cleansing Eye Make-Up Remover Pads

This was really an unexpected purchase.  I was just walking around whilst waiting to board my bus back from Singapore, when I saw Guardian.  Well, me being me, I cannot resist walking into it! Hehe...

One of the things that really caught my eye is the Swisspers Cleansing Eye Make-Up Remover Pads.  I couldn't resist purchasing it because it was only SGD2 per item.  I ended up grabbing 3 packs of it.  Mind you, I've been using cleansing sheet for the face but not for eye make-up because, it's just not something that I use (and partly I don't do a whole lot of eye make-up).  However, this purchase really did change my habit of removing eye make-up (and my habit of putting on eye make-up, of course, partly it's thanks to Benefit's Creaseless EyeShadow - but that's for another post).

Per Pack contains 30 pieces of eye make-up remover and it suffices for one month's use, if you make up your eye daily.  The size of the pad is rather decent, fitting the size of my palm (I do have quite a small palm) and both sizes can be used for each eye (save a whole lot of cotton along the way!).

I guess the most important thing is, how does it fare?

It works rather decently.  I tend to place it on my eye lids for about 5 to 10 seconds before I wipe off the make up, and that works better because I don't have to keep rubbing my eye lids with it.  This minimises the need to tug your eye lids and therefore, less wrinkles in the long run.

However, the downside of it is that it's not as soft as a cotton.  It can be quite harsh if rubbed on the eye lids too many times (no more than 3 times please).  I tend to use this for lighter eye make-up.  That means I don't use it if I am using mascara because I do find that I need to wipe numerous times to remove mascaras.  This means its a no-no because it is quite painful if rubbed too many times.

Do I like using it?  I do, because I am just lazy like that.  Just pull one out from the package and wipe and I am done =p

Will I re-buy?  I am already contemplating of asking my friend who is coming up from SG to get me a few packs to stock up.  Does that answer you?

Downside of it is that it is not available here.  So it can be quite tricky to buy if one runs out of it.  I've not tried any brands that's available here.  Any recommendation?

Price: SGD2 per pack.

January 2011 Pan Out Session

Like I said earlier, I'm on a mission to finish!  Hehe... so here's some of the stuff that I've binned for the month of January 2011:

Daiso Cleansing Make Up Remover Sheet
Red Earth Perfect Liner
In2It Liquid Eye Liner
Red Earth Lip Gloss
Ianti Green Shimmer Eye Shadow
Sunplay SPF 130
Johnson's Body Care 24H Lasting Moisture Body Lotion (mini size)

Daiso Aloe Vera Facial Scrub - Simple, non-abrasive type of facial scrub.  Don't expect too much out of it. I think my natural mung bean powder paste I use as scrub works better than it.  

Loreal Total Repair Shampoo - A re-buy item for me.  My hair is quite sensitive, as is my skin.  If I use the wrong shampoo, I literally am shedding hair!  Utterly scary to see the amount of hair coming off when I use the wrong product.  With this, I don't, and that is enough to make me want to rebuy it.  Best part of it is, it doesn't trigger a bout of acne spree for my face. Hehe... so this is good.

As for total repair, I don't think it works as much as it claims.  But it does well to keep my hair clean and well maintained for a short while.

Will continue my binning habit for the coming months to make sure that I finish what I used.

So what have you binned thus far?

Hauled my Daiso Make Up Remover

As I mentioned a couple of post before this that I've finished up my cleansing sheet.  So last weekend when a friend of mine came for a visit from Singapore, we dropped by Daiso for a while, as I wanted to top up.  Guess what! I found the 239 Cleansing Sheet (I remember it by the colour of the box). Initially I took a couple of the pink coloured box (236 I think) and when I saw this one, I quickly put back the pink ones and grabbed all the remaining green boxes. There's only 3 left and poof, there it goes onto my hand.

These 3 boxes will last me about 3 months, so that's good buy, very economical given that it's RM5 per box.  I like it cause I don't use heavy make up and this works for me as a cleansing sheet prior to my wash off using my cleansing oil.  I guess that means I triple cleanse? Well, with this wipe, I feel it removes the outer layer of make up that's sitting on top of my skin whereas the cleansing oil helps to remove those left over in the pores. My cleanser helps to do a thorough wash all over =D

Finished! Daiso's Cleansing Make Up Remover Sheet

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I finished this two boxes of cleansing sheet in a span of 2 months.  I would have to say that these two are good purchases.  They are thick enough to allow me to work it on my face, twice the size of , and not harsh on the skin.  However, I don't use them to remove my eye make up because I do rub a fair bit to get rid of my eyeliner, so it can turned harsh.  

I got them for RM5 per box at Daiso, and I'll definitely go and restock when I have the chance.

Mind you, I do double cleanse as my regular routine.

Daiso Make Up Cleansing Wet Tissue

Another round of walking around Daiso can be harmful to my pocket, although the items are at RM5.  The number goes up rather quickly when you start picking a few things along the way.  It's those by the way, oh I think I need it that tends to hit me and before I knew it, I'm paying for them already.

Let me digress, ever since I purchased Biore's cleansing tissue, I find myself wanting to try others!  I know, it's rather weird right, it's as though a button was pressed in me to try to see if there are others.  Well, lo and behold, I saw this paper written stating best selling item and it's none other than Daiso's very own cleansing tissue.  

At RM5 for 30 pieces, I thought it would do no harm in giving it a try.  

What's more, the wrapper had it in English stating that it contains natural herbal extract.  What could be so wrong right?

Well, I'd definitely could never be so wrong ever!  Besides the fact that it is quite a big piece of cleansing wet tissue, I don't have a fair bit of good things to share...

For one, it's thin.  Literally, utterly, obscenely thin.  Look at the picture below and you will understand how thin it is.

Not only it is thin, the material is rather harsh to the skin.   It's ok if you wipe it once, but because it doesn't do too much of a decent job, I'd have to run it over my skin 2 to 3 times to ensure that it's clean.  When you do that, it felt harsher to the skin.  I guess over-rubbing it with harsh materials is definitely a no-no.  I'd only use it on days when I am only having my sunscreen and a layer of compact powder on my face.  So, you can guess how good a job it does eh.

This is definitely not a re-buy.

Review: Eucerin Sensitive Skin Gentle Cleansing Milk

One of the first few cleansing items that I encountered when I started noticing about make up stuff is Cleansing Milk.  My aunt (with whom I stayed for a while), always have this bottle of cleansing milk in the bathroom cabinet.

Then I started doing make up on my own.  I guess cleansing milk was imprinted on my mind and so one day, as I was walking around Caring, I decided to grab this Eucerin Sensitive Skin Gentle Cleansing Milk.

Does it work?

I would say at most times it works.  Because it is milk, it is not harsh to the skin.  Rather, it feels quite milkish, as though you're massaging milk on to your face, minus the smell.  I realised that when using this, it works better when you wipe your face with a tissue after massaging it all over your face.  It does feels cleaner and less sticky.  I usually double cleanse after that so it does not leave much residue on my face.

The downside of this is it does not work as eye make up remover.  You can rub all you want, but it just does not work as well.  I tend to use a separate eye make up remover to do the job.  

I will re-purchase a different cleansing milk just to test them out and see what's the difference.  But in overall, will I rely on it solely?  The answer would be no.  This works well for those who does not do heavy make up, maybe just basic foundation and powder, otherwise, it's better to use cleansing oil to really remove all the make up on the face.

Review: Kose Softymo Cleansing Oil - Speedy and White

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A couple of months back a friend of mine was in HK for business.  He was bored and started chatting with me on MSN when suddenly he just said this, "you want me to help you anything or not?" I went blur for a minute because come on, usually guys DO NOT offer (usually ya!) to help you shop okay.  So, after confirming with him a couple of times, I asked him to help me get Kose Softymo Cleansing Oil! I wanted to buy all 3, but he only managed to find like 2 of them for me.  But still, thanks E for your help. I've been reading about it on ParisB's blog and couldn't wait to get my hands on them!

Currently I am using the Kose Softymo White Cleansing Oil.  Some information from Sasa's website:

Kose SOFTYMO White Cleansing Oil is an oil type make-up remover that can remove old keratins and make-up quickly. Orange oil and rice bran oil help to emboss heavy make-up like stubborn water-proof mascara, and remove all your make-up. It contains job's tears ingredient to keep moisture in your skin, so you will not feel a stiff or dry skin after use.

So, how did it fair?

First off, I've never used any cleansing oil before because I seldom make up.  I bought a cleansing milk before and it lasted me ages.  But these days, I love to do eye make up and tone up my skin with powder and blusher, so a good make up remover is needed.

I've seen been using this on and off.  On and off because sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.  So read on.


Likings:
I love the fact that it comes with a lock.  Makes me even consider wanting to bring it along with me for travels because I don't have to worry about spilling.  But I didn't given that it's quite a big bottle, at 230ml.

Secondly, I just need 2 pumps for my whole face.  The texture is light, not like those oily and sticky kind.  I think it is just slight thicker from water, so you could imagine it.  First contact with the skin, it's not the weird oil feeling, but rather a nice smooth feeling when you slather it onto your face.  What I do is I made sure I give my face a good slow rub to make sure it gets too all my face's nooks and corners to remove the make up.  Once I'm satisfied, or it's not so smooth to rub my face anymore, I emulsify it with water.  Same thing, I make sure I emulsify my oily face with lots of water to rid of the oil.

I practice double cleansing (like many others!) to ensure that no residues are left behind on my skin.  Even then, I don't feel my skin is squeaky clean; which means it's not too drying kind of feeling.

What's more, given that it's less than RM20 (HKD45) for 230ml, it's good bargain!


Turn offs:
Maybe it's just me, but I find that it doesn't remove my waterproof mascara very well.  Or maybe I don't massage the area long enough...

That aside, everytime I use it on my eyes area, my eyes will be blurry after the washing session.  I guess the oil kinda went into my eyes.  Well, for one, it doesn't irritate my eyes.  No stinging whatsoever, just slight blurry-ness that goes off after a short while.

All in all, I think it's quite a good buy.  Unfortunately, this is a product that's only available in Hong Kong.  So, don't miss out on it and do get your hands on it if you are in Hong Kong alright!  There's one more I want to try too! Their Deep Cleansing Oil... Hope I'll have the chance to grab it =p

Will review the Speed Cleansing Oil much later.....

Eye Make Up Remover from Stage

After my Maybelline eye and lip make up remover finished, I've been using Stage's After Party Eye Make Up Remover.  Before I get started with Stage, I gotta say this; Maybelline Eye and Lip Make Up Remover is such a darling and I have yet to come across anything that works as well as it does.  So, forgive me if I were to make some comparisons along the way eh?  

First off, I got this make up remover during Stage's promotion. It was going for RM18!  How can one miss out on such offers!! (sucker for them....sadly...).  And I love the name of it: After Party.  It really does make you go jiggy with it and then have some fun right after that... haha... well, at least, it does that for me.  Some of the ingredients listed if you are interested:

So how does it fair? 

In all honesty, it does not do as well as Maybelline.  Although it's written there Waterproof Eye Make Up Remover, and the SA mentioning that it's good for waterproof mascara and what not, it doesn't work very well.  I've tried removing my Maybelline Waterproof mascara, and I can still see residues on my lashes even after running the pad over it for like 5 to 6 times.  Sigh, sometimes I just give up and leave it as it is because my eyes were kinda hurting after rubbing it so many times.  

However, it fairs well when removing eye shadows.  So there, a plus point for it.  I just need to rub it like twice and it's clean.  I guess it just doesn't work very well on mascara.

Will I re-buy?  I would have to say no.  I tend to wear mascara on and off and I don't have a lot of patience to slowly remove my make up, so I'll have to give this a pass.  

I bought other Stage products which I kinda like, so... to be shared in another entry ... hehe

P/S:  Stage Cosmetics is a Malaysia brand and I dare say that they are doing quite well.  I love the fact that they have positioned themselves nicely in the market.  Bravo Stage, do keep it up.