Mieza Everdeen

Assalamulaikum and hello!

As a skincare freak, I cannot help but envy those Korean actresses with porcelain like skin in numerous commercials. Well, I know that almost all of them are products of plastic surgery but come on, no girl on earth won't want a flawlessly healthy, glowing skin right? I am grateful on the skin colour that God blessed me with, it is a wishful thinking for me to transform my yellow undertone skin to become snow-white like those Korean actresses' skin. However, my aim for clear, supple skin is always on-going and I will not miss to know any little secrets the world can offer to me.

So the first thing that all human beings must know to ensure the well-being of their skin is hydration. Yes, we don't want cracked or peeling skin, neither do we want a greasy face. Know that no matter what skin type you are blessed with, hydration always comes first. CREMORLAB, a new classic in hydration comes with T.E.N values for clear, translucent skin with enhanced firmness. That is why The Butterfly Project Malaysia recently blessed me with the opportunity to meet CREMORLAB and introduce it to you guys ^_^

My fellow Butterflies and I successfully created a girly havoc during the afternoon with CREMORLAB at Muse by Watsons, Sunway Pyramid, hehe! As usual, some of us arrived early (well I arrived 30 minutes early until I got to make friend with the official photographer, uncle definitely was such a nice person!) and we took the opportunity to take pictures first. Muse by Watsons staffs were very helpful to us, attending to every inquiries our chirpy mouth had to ask and they made us feel super welcomed! Oh, it was also the first day of fasting and to my surprise, they too packed a box of treats for fasting Butterflies, how thoughtful :') 

Then came the highlight of the event, where Amanda Gan (Brand Manager for Muse by Watsons) gave her welcome speech and introduced us to CREMORLAB before the spotlight changed to Dr.Koh Chuan Keng (consultant dermatologist from Koh Skin Specialist Clinic) whom shared with us the importance of skin hydration. Dr.Koh first mentioned to us that in order to know whether you're seeing a real dermatologist or not, check out for the list of Malaysia's dermatologists at www.dermatology.org.my and here is the direct link of Dermatologist Directory in Malaysia :) He then began the talk by explaining the skin structure, insults to skin, barrier malfunction (how it happens and how the skin looks), and then the importance of hydration.

• Scrubs are good but people with dry skin do not use scrubs for oily skin as it will contribute to skin dehydration
• Look for hydrating masks that are not oil-based and non-comodogenic
• Use moisturizers that are not oil-based, contains no fragrance and colorant if possible
• Light moisturizer for day time (to prep skin for makeup), heavy (thick, creamy) moisturizer at night
• Avoid makeup on eczema and dry patches
• Use mineral makeup, consider using light powder on blemishes instead of heavy makeup
• Women : min 7 glasses of water daily   |   Men : min 11 glasses of water daily

After that we were then ushered to the stations prepared for us by the staffs there to experience CREMORLAB, skin consultation and makeover. I was assisted by Irene for a makeover, and I really love the outcome of her magical touch! She used T.E.N Cremor Long Lasting Perfect BB on my skin and it looked ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. I am so going to get this babe soon XD then I had a skin consultation session where another staff, Mike, thoroughly explained to us all about our skin condition. I found out that my skin's thickness is medium, I don't have sensitive skin, no pigmentation and the skin on my nose + forehead contain blocked pores. No wonder I always got pimples erupting on these two areas =_=''

Now, allow me to introduce the fabulous new T.E.N Cremorlab products that I got to 'meet' during the event ^_^ The star product introduced to us during the event was the T.E.N Cremor Mineral Treatment Essence, which is best complimented with T.E.N Cremor O2 Bubble Energizing Mask. As for makeup, T.E.N Cremor Long Lasting Perfect BB (SPF50) is going to be your skin's greatest companion as apart from being just makeup, it hydrates well, acts as an anti-ageing factor and also as a whitening agent. I was briefed by the staffs during that event about Cremorlab products. Most of them are equipped with anti-ageing and whitening factors aside from the hydrating factor. The T.E.N water (stands for Thermal water therapy, Eco energy, and Natural Nourishment) comes from a source of thermal water in Geumjin, a region in Korean's Gangwon Province. It exists during the Permian period of the Paleozoic era upon crustal movements. This T.E.N water is rich in minerals, and comes from pristine water sources of 1100 metres underground, which ability to give extreme hydration properties in cosmetics and skincare is undeniable.

Assalamualaikum and hello! I'm back after days of silence, hehe :p Do you know that I'm now in my exam week? Yeah I'm done with two papers so far, and I have another 2 papers to kill in 16 days time =_='' And now I decided to flip the table (for exam) and show some love to my dearest blog and of course, beloved readers ^_^ err, I hope there are people who misses me and my rants, haha! 

I'm definitely excited to show my June's Bag of Love, which arrived  last afternoon. It's a sweet treat for me, after 2 days of insufficient sleep and expanding dark circles around my eyes XD 

Here's my June's star!!

I really love the design of June's bag, it really made me get the "going to the beach" feeling with its simplicity, and the laid-back blue and white stripes ^_^ the size is big enough for us girls to put in our essentials, hehe~

Here's Definite Foundation brush, full size. Retailing at RM118 each, it is suitable to be used with liquid foundation and BB creams to ensure a longer lasting application. This is my first ever foundation brush, thank you Bag of Love! The bristles, I believe, are synthetic and they are quite soft but very dense. I can't wait to try it ^_^ 

These cute little babies are Cremorlab Hydration Trial set. The full sized products range from RM69 to RM169. The small pot contains 3ml of fresh water gel, next to it in the white tube is 3ml of aqua essence water fluid. The clear bottle contains 8ml of essence tonic and the last white tube on the right contains 3ml of sun protective with SPF35PA++. Cremorlab is a brand originating from Korea, and it is available at Muse by Watsons, Sunway Pyramid. Based on what is written on its tube, these range claims to offer highly effective hydration, whitening, soothing, refreshing and anti-wrinkle, and suitable for all skin types. 

Who doesn't like perfume vials? In this edition we get to try Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Honeysuckle EDT spray. The full sized item contains 100ml and retails at RM185 each. I did a sniff test and the result is amazing! I really enjoy the freshness that this perfume has to offer ^_^

It is quite unusual for hair mask to come alone in a box isn't it? Presenting its counterpart, Clairol Professional Color Radiance Shampoo! I received a 50ml sized shampoo, and for your info the full sized ones retails at RM43 with 200ml worth of product inside. I'm thinking of what to do with this shampoo since I don't color my hair, hehe ^_~

And lastly, here's what I won from Bag of Love facebook page contest ^_^ Do you know that Bag of Love will give away full sizes of the products in the bag each month? And there will be from 1 to 5 full sizes up for grab, for each product (except for the brush)! You only need to comment your review of that product when Bag of Love asked on their page ^_^ easy right? As for me, my winning comment was for the Burt's Bees Richly Replenishing Cocoa and Cupuacu Butters Body Lotion (April bag) but instead of getting the lotion, they replaced it with this Burt's Bees Sensitive Night Cream, which is something new to me ^_^ I never used any of Burt's Bees facial products and this is the first time I get to try a night cream, yeayy!!

There are also some vouchers in the bag, and I'm happy that finally there is a voucher that I can absolutely benefit from ^_^

So if you ask my verdict for June's Bag of Love, I definitely give it 5 stars! Fyi, I received Bag of Love's April and May edition through The Butterfly Project collaboration with Bag of Love. This June's bag is my own purchase. I am highly satisfied with all three bags' contents, and I'm looking forward to own the upcoming editions from Bag of Love ^_^ I highly recommend you guys to subscribe to Bag of Love because so far, if you subscribe only for 1 month, there is still no delivery charge (some beauty box subscriptions are marking up their prices and charging for delivery if you subscribe only for 1 month). I hope Mi Mi (founder of Bag of Love) will not raise any charges for us subscribers as we are truly deeply madly in love with Bag of Love. From my point of view as a student and a beauty addict, RM39.90 for a month's subscription is affordable, looking at the total worth of products we receive in the bag :) 

If you're my new reader (hello!! welcome to Fiery Phoenix!), I'm glad if you could spare some time and read my previous reviews on Bag of Love. Here is the April edition, and here is the May edition. 

So fret not people, visit Bag of Love facebook page and website to know more and fall in love with them!