Friday, 13 September 2013

Review: Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream

Hello Princesses!

Today I'm going to be reviewing Missha's Perfect Cover BB Cream in No.13 - Milky Beige.
I bought this BB Cream from the Missha store in Auckland for $40, which is a little expensive, but since it's quite a large size (50ml) I was quite happy to pay the price! It comes with a pump dispenser, which is very hygienic and easy to keep clean.
 Missha's NZ online store  says;
World Best Seller BB Cream Specialized 3-in-1 BB cream with excellent covering plus UV screening, whitening and wrinkle care effect

Multi Function BB Cream
This 3-in 1 BB Cream which evens and whitens skin tone white preventing aging process with advanced covering effect


Perfect Coverage
It covers blemishes effectively while making the skin looks natural and splendid with smooth texture and finish. 


Perfect on you skin
Containing Rosemary extracts and Camomile extracts with skin calming effect, Gatuline RC with skin resilience effect (extracted from beech bud), moisturizing ingredient of hyaluronic acid and ceramide with moisturizing effect, it keeps the skin comfortable and moisturized. 

Excellent UV Screening Effect
SPF 42/PA+++ You don't need to apply sunblock separately.

 Ingredients 
It contains not only ingredients which are certificated from KFDA (Korea Food and Drug Administration) but also many of moisturizing ingredients, soothing ingredients and firming ingredients.

Camomile Extract
  It has anti inflammation and soothing effect, also helps to restoration of skin cell and weakens allergic reaction.
 
Rosemary Extract
  It prevents from skin aging with calming, soothing, anti fungal and anti oxidization.
 
Ceramide
  It is a main ingredient which consists of stratum coreneum and keeps the skin moisturized with moisture holding effect.
 
Hyaluronic Acid
  It is one of NMF(natural moisturizing factor) ingredients which is made by the latest BIO technology. It protects skin from irritations or bacteria and keeps the skin moist while creating thin and transparent barrier on the epidermis.
 
Gatuline RC
  It is extracted from beech bud, promotes metabolism and holding energy effect, so that it is effective for firming and moisturizing effects.

You can see from the swatches that the colour is a little too pink for my yellow skin tone, but it's incredibly pale so it should match my skin more than others. 
The BB Cream doesn't look too pink on my face and is pale enough to match my neck! Yay! ^^ 

Coverage  
Fantastic! It's not too heavy (mask-like) nor too light (tinted moisturizer). If I wore concealer on my blemishes you wouldn't be able to see them at all, but for review purposes I just used the BB Cream. It does have a dewy finish, but when finished with a translucent powder it doesn't look oily, but does maintain the glowy look.  

 
Colour
 It has quite a pink/cool tone on my hand swatch, but not so much on my face. It seems like a pretty neutral colour which is great! No.13 is the palest shade Missha make and it's a good match for me! For once my face doesn't look weirdly tan! ^^ 

  
 
Texture

The texture isn't super thin or super thick and spreads out easily.


Oil Control
Not too bad! It does tend to get a little oily around my nose, but my chin and forehead are just fine. It definitely has a glowy/dewy finish, so be aware that if you don't want to look too dewy you will need a finishing powder.

   Scent  
Very much like sunscreen! Since I quite like the sunscreen scent this doesn't bother me at all.


 
 
Lasting Power
Good! The colour doesn't oxidise too much and it doesn't wear off. Because of the dewy finish it does tend to get a little oily around my nose after 5 hours, but this is easily fixed with blotting paper and translucent powder.


Does it do what's promised?

I'm not quite sure. I haven't seen any whitening of my skin or any of the claimed anti-aging, but it does provide great coverage!



Things I Love
  Good coverage

Decent oil control and lasting power
Easy to apply 

Glowy finish without being too oily
 Pale enough for my skin tone
High SPF and PA+++
Pleasant Scent
 


Things I don't Love
Slightly pink toned

Mid range price (not dirt cheap)
Not available locally 

Final Thoughts   
I absolutely adore my Missha BB Creams! Finally there is a BB Cream that is pale enough for me to wear without looking like I've had an accidental spray tan on my face (I kid you not, someone asked me if I had spray tanned my face once) I love that the finish is glowy without being too oily. I would happily pay $40 for another bottle after I finish this one!

Monday, 9 September 2013

Manicure Monday: Milani Holographic Gradient

Hello Princesses!

This Monday I'm wearing Milani's Holographic polishes; Hi-Res, Cyberspace and HD in a gradient! ^^ 
The gradient looked super sparkly in real life, the flash photography shows off the colours better! 
I'm still pretty much in love with this collection of polishes! :3 Also look at how long my nails are getting! Eeep! This is the longest they've ever been, EVER! I'm incredibly excited because I've always had trouble getting them to grow because they are quite flimsy and tend to just break off. :/

Do you guys have trouble growing your nails too?

Friday, 6 September 2013

Review: Rose Rose Shop

Hello Princesses!

 Today I'm going to be talking about my shopping experience at Rose Rose Shop! I found out about Rose Rose Shop over at the Asian Beauty Boards, and when I checked it out, I just couldn't believe the prices. They're the lowest priced Korean Beauty products I've ever seen! ^^ 

I felt like the website was very easy to navigate, and very simple to add items to your cart without having them disappear (pet hate). However, I did find that most of the products came with absolutely terrible descriptions! While this has nothing to do with Rose Rose Shop as a store, it's still worth mentioning that you might need to google the products to see how they work! 

The one thing that I do find slightly strange is having to ask for the samples. It's only a little awkward.

My package cost $12.28 to ship (tracking included) and arrived within 2 weeks. Yay!
Everything breakable was wrapped securely within bubble wrap and containers.
The samples were grouped neatly together, and the free samples in their own little baggies.
The items were bubbled wrapped in order of sizes and shapes. A little bit like bubble wrapped tetris ^^
Here is a complete list of everything I bought and the prices! ^^
R025 Gold Plated Use Swarovski Crystal Cute Small Heart Gold Ring ($4.00)
Etude House - Lucy Darking Nails Shimmering No.7 Rosy Pink ($2.50)
Etude House - Ice Cream Nails No.PK001 Strawberry ($1.60)
Etude House - Sweet Nail Sticker No.2 Pure Ribbon ($1.60)
Etude House - Sweet Dot Stick ($1.60)
Etude House - Sweet Recipe Candy Stick No.01 Strawberry Candy ($3.60)
TonyMoly Petite Bunny Gloss Bar No.03 Juicy Apple ($3.92)
Etude House - Etoinette Crustal Shine Lips NoPPK.002 ($10.40)
Etude House - Sweet Recipe Cupcake All Over Colour NoOR202 Peach Sugar Cake ($5.20)
TonyMoly - BabyDoll Pot Concealer No01 Light Beige ($3.20)
Missha Signature Complexion Coordinating BB Cream Beige Samples - 10pcs ($3.00)
Missha Signature Complexion Coordinating BB Cream White Samples - 10pcs ($3.00)
TonyMoly - Luminous Pure Aura CC Cream Samples - 10pcs ($3.00)
TonyMoly - Luminous Live Aura CC Cream Samples - 10pcs ($3.00)
Etude House - Precious Mineral BB Cram Cotton Fit No13 Natural Beige Samples - 10pcs ($3.00)
Skin Food - Red Orange Jelly BB Spf20 Pa ++ No1 Samples - 10pcs ($3.00)
Missha All Around Safe Block Soft Finish Sun Milk Samples - 10pcs ($3.00)
Skin Food - Fold Kiwi Woterproof Sun Cream Spf50 Pa+++ Samples - 10pcs ($3.00)
Skin Food Omija Whitening Cream Samples - 10pcs ($2.40)
Skin Food Omija Whitening Emulsion Samples -10pcs ($2.40)
Skin Food - Omija Whitening Tea Toner Samples - 10pcs ($2.40)
Etude House Oblique Shadow Brush ($2.80)
Etude House - Concealer Eyeliner Brush ($2.00)
Etude House - Eye Contour Brush ($2.80)
 Etude House - Oblique Line Brush ($2.00)
It's Skin - Pore Mask Sheet ($1.20)

 (Yeah I went a little crazy)

Here are the free samples! Since I bought something from the It's Skin promotion, I qualified for another set of free samples - which were all the same. 
Here is everything I bought! ^^ All up it cost me around $100NZD including the shipping, which I think is more than reasonable considering the amount I bought and the quality products that they are!

What I love
Very cheap
Good Quality
Cheap, Safe Shipping
Fantastic range of samples and products
Easy to use website 
Very friendly response to questions
 
What I don't love
Strange translations for products
Feels a little awkward asking for samples

I hope this store review was useful for you guys! Let me know if you've ordered before or are planning to in the near future!

Monday, 2 September 2013

Manicure Monday: Red Velvet Cupcakes

Hello Princesses!

This Monday I'm wearing some super cute Red Velvet Cupcake nails! :D
 I used Zoya's Pixie Dust Chyna for the cupcakes! Layering Chyna over a black base gives it a super cute dark sparkling effect which reminds me of delicious red velvet cupcakes! ♥
I think Red Velvet Cupcakes are my favorite kind of cupcakes! ^^
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