Review on Sebastian Laminates Sheer Conditioner

Range of Products
Laminates Sheer care and styling products feel weightless and create free-flowing styles that are ideal for fine hair. These same products also offer light-weight styling options for those with coarse hair. So you can capture all the brilliance of Laminates, with a lighter approach to classic shine. Infused with the brilliance of Shine Innovation Complex, so you get nothing but soft, sexy styles with radiant shine and movement.

Product Description
Sebastian Laminates Sheer Conditioner Weightless Shine Rinse is a weightless, sensual luminescence for smoothness and soft styles. Infused with the brilliance of Lamines Shine Innovation Complex, Laminates Sheer Conditioner offers natural moisture with beautiful shine. Its color safe and suitable for all hair types.

Infused with a slight citrus and floral fragrance, this conditioner with a milky-white silky texture is quite pleasant to use. After using it every night for the past 1 month, it leaves my hair feeling soft and manageable. 
I used to get knotted ends on my hair quite frequently but after using this conditioner, my knotted ends have improved alot, the knots have been much lesser and my hair have never felt better and tangle-free for so long.
My hair does look slightly shinier than before.
 
The bottle belongs to those squeezable type, one or two squeezes are all you need, to get the cream flowing out. I bought this for $19.90 at Venus at City Square Mall, near Boon Keng.

Ingredients

Review on Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream - Sheer Glowing Skin

Product Description

Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream promotes silky complexion with pearl infused sheer coverage. Contains adenosine & arbutin for anti-wrinkle & whitening efficiencies. SPF for UV protection

After seeing how it gave my sister a flawless and radiant look, I decided to get this when I was in Korea, its such a steal with more than 50% cheaper ( $16 in Korea ) than Singapore stores ( $39.90 in Singapore )

Since I have never use any mineral cream before, I cannot discern the difference between a normal mineral cream and this product. It just seems like a usual liquid foundation to me.

The free sample which I have (Courtesy from Taiwan Etude House, when I bought their items some time back), comes in a tube which oozes out easily and may get messy at times, as it may gives out more than its required.

Thank goodness that the retail size which I bought ( after liking the sample ) is a pump dispenser type which is good for travelling without the messiness. However the pump dispenses more than what I required ( even with just one squirtz ) so it can be quite wasteful.

A little goes a long way and its so affordable so you actually can save money from this tube alone.

As with all BB creams, it offers SPF protection, whitening properties and provides good anti-aging benefits with prolonged usage.

Slightly scented with a floral fragrance, its seems to be more suitable for ladies with fair skin as it made me look brighter and fairer. Thankfully I am on the fair skinned tone and hence it suits me quite well. For my sister, as she is of a darker tone, this BB cream made her looked "whitish" and she have to follow up with her normal compact powder to even out the skin tone.

Recommended for dry skin, I thought it will provide moisture to my skin however, it still feels dry on my skin at times so if my skin is flaking, I will not use it as it would make the flakiness even more obvious.

This cream has a slight pinkish under tone and provides good enough coverage on its own, a better coverage than my own Stila Illuminating liquid foundation.

I have been using it regularly every morning for the past 4 months, either on its own or with my compact powder.

On its own, it blends in well with my skin tone to give good enough coverage and skin tone looks more even. A colleague have also commented that my skin looks better ( when I applied this product ) and radiant. Its good enough to cover small blemishes and light scars.

However, there is not much of oil control perhaps thats why its recommended for dry skin as I still experienced T-zone oilness by mid day which is fine with me, as I can dab the little shine away. Still, it would be a bonus if it can help to keep my shine at bay.

If I used it with my own Estee Lauder brightening compact powder, it provides a flawless finish but somehow, my face looks "whiter", a slight different shade than my neck which I do not really like. Hence I will still use my Stila Illuminating liquid foundation with my powder.

Since I have always been mistaken to be younger than my real age, I cannot comment much on its anti-aging properties or its wrinkle properties.

However, after the 4 months usage, I do notice that my slight pigmentaion on the cheeks did not look any worser so its SPF30 is doing its job well, I would say. My skin did not turn darker but it doesn't appear to be fairer too.

A recent visit to my beautician have also revealed that I have better skin to boot.

Ingredients :

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Review on Dermalogica Multivitamin Hand & Nail Treatment

Product Description 
Dermalogica Multivitamin Hand & Nail Treatment is an intense, non-greasy treatment to protect and repair chapped hands while strengthening the nails against splitting and peeling.

Key Ingredients :
- Provitamin B5 and soothing Algae Extract combined with pure Sweet Almond Oil to help heal dry, rough hands and provide an invisible barrier against environmental damage from weather and sunlight.
- Licorice Extract and Vitamin C help reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation ("age spots"), while SPF15 sunscreens, including Avobenzone, shield the skin from damaging ultraviolet radiation.
- Antioxidant extracts of Ginkgo Biloba and Grape Seed plus Vitamin E neutralise free radical activity, guarding against further damage.

Comes in a tube, its looks and feels like a thick creamy white hand cream but when applied on the hands, its actually quite light and non-greasy. 

It has a very pleasant fragrance which reminds me of oranges and the cream gets absorbed into the skin very easily without leaving a greasy feel. However, it feels abit mild and light for my dehydrated hands and thus needs frequent application especially after washing my hands.

If you just need a hand cream to maintain the condition of your hands, this is a good one to try out.
With so much goodness in a tube, I may just get a second tube but may alternate with a denser hand cream so that I can get the best of both worlds.  

Full Ingredients :
Water (Aqua), Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, C16-17 Alkyl Benzoate, Di-C12-15 Alkyl Fumarate, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone, Sodium Dihydroxycetyl Phosphate; Extracts Of: Rosa Centifolia Flower, Algae, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (licorice) Root, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf, Vitis Vinifera (grape) Seed, Lupinus Albus Seed, Spirulina Maxima; Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Retinol, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Panthenol, Allantoin, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Methylheptyl Isostearate, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Tetrasodium EDTA, Aminomethyl Propanol, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Limonene, Citrus Grandis (grapefruit) Peel Oil.

Review on Avene Treatment Cream For Localized Redness

Avene's Anti-Redness Cream is a unique localised treatment to help reduce redness caused by broken capillaries.

A new generation anti-redness treatment cream with dual preventive and corrective action on localized redness. Its formula combines complementary active ingredients: Retinaldehyde C.T. to energize cell metabolism, H.M.C. and Dextran Sulfate with decongestant properties. The light green tint partially neutralizes skin redness.

Soothes skin and relieves irritation while increasing it's strength and thickness as well as strengthening blood vessel walls. It is fragrance-free, hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic.

Relieves irritation : Avène Thermal Spring Water is naturally soothing and anti-irritating; it relieves heating sensation

To decongest : Dextran sulfate decongests, softens diffuse redness and prevents the appearance of new red patches

At that time of purchase, I was looking for a product to soothe the redness on my skin as my sensitive skin is quite prone to redness. I always have a good impression of Avene because of its famous Thermal Spring Water widely known to soothe the skin.
That was like almost 2 years back.

Ha, I guess that meant I have been keeping this product for that long. Frankly speaking, I usually used up my skincare products pretty fast, as compared to the average lady because I am quite disciplined when it comes to skincare and uses it religiously as I believe thats the fastest way to see results.

Its only when you use it consistently, you can then see an improvement. The same mantra goes for your studies. Isn't that what your parents usually nag to you about? LOL.

However, when it comes to this product, it took me a very long time to use this up, in fact, I still have about 70% of it remaining in the tube.

At that point in time, I was intent in getting another Avene product but was recommended by the promoter to use this, to soothe the redness on my hormonal chin area. My chin area broke out frequently during that period hence I was not able to follow the 3 months routine as recommended.

I usually used it at night, on the wings of my nose as I got some broken capillaries there and on my chin area as its slightly red and raw due to frequent breakouts on that area.
But because I have breakouts on my chin area on an on-off basis, I usually apply blemish gel only and skipped the treatment cream as I do not like to over-use products on breakout areas since its already inflamed.
Because of this, I was not able to follow the 3 months strictly as recommended in order to see results.

This treatment cream comes in a tube and is green tinted in colour. Its looks creamy but is actually quite light and not that greasy. On red sensitive areas, it helps to reduce the redness due to the green tint and feels abit minty which is good since it can cool down the sensation of heat.

After starting this treatment cream regime, my hormonal chin area did feel and look better but I cannot attribute the results to this product entirely because by then, I have started to visit a beautician, using Dermalogica products and having lesser breakouts on my chin area.

I feel that all of the changes have brought an improvement to my chin area and I am happy with the results however, the broken capillaries on the wings of my nose are still there. Its not that bad but it will still turn red under extreme weather changes.
At times, I still get little white zits at my chin the next morning, if I have applied this product the night before.

If you are keen in getting this product, you might want to follow on a strict 3 months routine and you may be able to see results in a shorter basis.

Key Ingredients:
Retinaldehyde C.T., H.M.C and Dextran Sulfate, Avene Thermal Spring Water All Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Mineral Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Squalane, Propylene Glycol, Glycol Montanate, PEG-40

Direction for Use:
Apply in the evening to problem areas (cheeks and nose) as an intensive skincare program for at least three (3) months. Avoid exposure to the sun, which can aggravate redness.

Get Antirougeurs Day Redness Relief Soothing Cream SPF25 from HERE with free shipping and samples.

Review on Kawae Q10 eye mask

I bought this box (5 sheets) of eye masks from Taiwan at quite an affordable price. Apologies that I have threw away the box in Taiwan as I was trying to save space for all my beauty haul. It was simply filled to the brim with different brands of eye masks and The Beauty Diary facial masks.
My girlfriends were simply horrified with my haul of eye masks. LOL. Do watch out for more eye masks reviews coming your way.

The packaging is pretty cute, kawaii and chirpy. I am actually pretty poor and slow in reading Mandarin but I grabbed this when Q10 seems to be screaming at me from the shelves.
Ingredients like Hyaluronic Acid caught my attention too.

Its packed in a transparent tray with 2 inserts for the eye masks so that its not that messy when I took it out.
However, out of the 5 pieces, 1 piece failed as that pair of eye masks still slipped out from the tray and I need to wringle my fingers into the packaging to pick it up.

Its dripping wet and may drip when I tried to lay them on my undereye area.  However, if you rest in bed while doing the eye masks, I think it should not bother you that much.
And because its so wet, it does not dries up that soon and its still pretty wet after 30minutes.
After removing the eye pads at every session, the area feels sticky too.
However the smell is quite unbearable. It reminds me of glue and its really smelly.

After using the whole box for a week, I hardly see any visible improvement to my undereye area.
My undereye area was hydrated after each night session but it does not last to the next morning.

Refer to my previous post on what Q10 can do to your skin.

Ingredients :