Mieza Everdeen

Assalamualaikum and hello! Sorry for being MIA for so long, I am still trying to cope with and also adjusting to my current life schedule, hehe :p So, this post is dedicated to a product that I have been using for months already. It was tough waiting for the right time to get it actually. When its first version came out, I don't have money to spend on it. When I finally have some extra cash to spend, the product is out of stock everywhere. Finally the second version of packaging surfaced, and I got to buy it. So here it is, the Sweet Recipe Baby Choux by Etude House ^_^ I got myself a tube of the #03 Peach Choux to try, mainly because I think that it suits my skin. 

Etude House Baby Choux Base is a makeup base or primer. It came in three colours which are peach, mint green and purple. Peach Choux is a peach base targeted to brighten sallow or yellow skin (on its international website it said Peach Choux is for dark skin tone with yellow colour). I think this is my second primer after Revlon Photoready primer because truth be told, I am THAT lazy to apply makeup primers except when I wear foundation, which is not every day. 

pic from Sabrina Tajudin

Lets see what I've got to say about this cute Baby Choux Base. It has a very nice fragrant, very sweet yet not too overpowering. The fact that this second version comes in a tube make it more hygienic than its older sister which was in a glass jar. I actually still long for that one in glass jar because the design is cute, and I have an obsession towards makeup/skincare products in jars. I love jar and tub packaging the most! The consistency of this Baby Choux Base is in between a foundation and a BB cream. It is a bit thick but very easily spread. It does not cling to dry patches or settle onto fine lines under my eyes either, prolly due to my habit of using moisturizer before applying any makeup. 

So here are my thoughts after using this peach Baby Choux Base for quite some time. I can say that I love this base because it helps me get a powdery-matte and smooth canvas prior to my makeup application. With a matte foundation and overnight skin treatment, it helps curb my usual oily face look. I experienced this when I used this one lovely pore refining mask at night and the next morning I use this Baby Choux Base before my mattifying foundation. If I follow with a BB cream after this Baby Choux Base, my skin gets oily after 4 hours in Malaysia's hot and humid weather. 

I love the fact that this peach Baby Choux Base makes foundation application easier as it provides me with a smooth canvas. This base contains silicone, one of it being cyclopentasiloxane which is non-comodogenic and could be the reason that makes this base smooth like a dream. I found that during my 'awesome skin' period, wearing this peach Baby Choux Base alone made me admire my skin for a while as it looks like I don't need anymore makeup. That happens after a month of using Egyptian Magic cream, I'm not lying. I said this because I am not a heavy makeup wearer XD this peach Baby Choux Base is also true to its aim, which helps yellow/sallow skin to look better as I have a bit of uneven skin tone and this base has been a good pal to my skin. 

Overall, I really love this peach Baby Choux Base and I recommend it to you all if you don't have any silicone allergy, you have yellow/sallow skin tone and you need a base that helps give you a very smooth canvas. I found some other reviews saying that it clings to their dry patches so you really have to experiment with this Baby Choux Base to see on how it performs. Toodles, see you in my next post!

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Assalamualaikum and hello! I guess the whole world now knows that The Body Shop is having a massive sale. I've seen a number of bloggers updating about it along with the items they bought, I really envy some of them coz there were items I wanted but it wasn't available at the store I went to. But hey, never mind, at least I got something ;) I went to the sale with my mom, she actually didn't have anything on her mind to buy but she then asked me to get a body butter for dad. So, here's what I bought at the store! I took one pair of white bath gloves. It was on 70% discount, so from RM19.90 it was reduced to RM5.95 per pair. Next is a mini (75ml) tube of Strawberry Body Polish. I bought this because I remembered that my previous bottle was given to my youngest sister as she loves strawberry bath items, and she was just a little girl so I won't want to disappoint her, hehe! This was RM19.90 with also 70% off so it was reduced to RM5.95 each. Then there was a mini Shea Body Butter for dad, from RM25 it was reduced for 10% to RM22.50 each, Since I am a member, I received an additional 10% for each items, making the total bill only RM31 ^_^ I went out happily as fast as I can because the outlet was damn crowded. Most of the customers were there to talk, admire the items and caused a massive human congestion inside the small outlet, I can't stand it for long =_='' Not many have a basket on their hands or was holding any items. Sometimes I hope people can be smarter by going to sales with a fixed list of whatever you wanna buy, grab it fast and begone from the site a.s.a.p. But well, apparently not all people can do that. 

Since some of the items I wanted weren't available at the outlet, I did another haul from their website. I actually browsed through the website first and have a list of what I wanna buy before I went to the mall with my mom. Most of the items I wanted was either out of stock at the outlet, or the SA told me that "we don't have that thing anymore". FYI, I am a miniature addict. I love minis more than actual sized products especially from The Body Shop (I think I only buy miniatures from The Body Shop, hahaha). So I hauled their Peppermint Intensive Foot Rescue, Ginger Sparkle Lip Balm, Cranberry Joy Lip Balm, and Camomile Gentle Eye Makeup Remover. I can see that those lip balms will go to my little sister again, never mind, as long as she feels happy, hehe! I have The Body Shop's Peppermint Smoothing Pumice Foot Scrub but I haven't used it, no wonder my feet looks ugly XD i should start using it!Well, that sums up my Body Shop haul for this time. I am still not satisfied because I couldn't get the Soft Facial Sponge, I didn't know that with my member's discount I can their Lightening Touch concealer for RM9.98 (I think I'm gonna go and get it, with mom, again. Miss Makeup Magpie said it is good), and most importantly, I wish their Tea Tree range is on 70% as well but it doesn't happen except for the mini tea tree oil cleanser, which I don't restock. Hahaha The Body Shop, hear me please! Reduce the price of your Tea Tree range!!

Alright, that's all for now I guess? I'm a bit busy working on a few essays and a research paper. My mind is slightly academic for the time being, but I hope it won't suppress the beauty blogger in me to write useful pieces for my beloved readers. Stay tuned, love you guys!

Thanks for reading and please comment on what items you want me to review next ;) Did you go to the sale as well? Leave me your links, I wanna see what you bought! ^_^

Assalamualaikum and hello! I feel slightly empty and bored, maybe due to the fact that I'm sitting at home doing the boring challenging research paper while waiting for degree life to end this July. Yeah, I have spent 3 years living on my own in Shah Alam and Bandar Utama, I'm used to going out on my own, by my own and all the excitement that these big towns has to offer. Now that I'm in this quiet village in Melaka, nothing like KL/Selangor, I can't go out coz my parents will never allow me to go out randomly unless there is something important to be done, and yeah, sitting at home is making me fat unproductive, lazy and aimless. What a sad introduction XD

Anyways, deep down I'm still the positively cheerful beauty blogger as you all met in my previous posts. Now I feel like sharing the images of the items that have been making my life happier in this quaint settlement. These items were either bought or won in giveaways. Whatever I bought here was during sales (except the Collection Cosmetics products) where I got it for 50% or buy 1 free 1 or promotional prices which are close to 1/3 the normal price. So please don't accuse me of lavish spending, I'm just a little girl who loves pretty things :p
First up! This Etude House haul was made during a buy 1 free 1 promo and Sweeties Club promotion. I can't help but buy the Blending Sleeping Cream due to its unique packaging, it costs RM9.90 each and buy 1 free 1. The Hand Bouquet Rich Butter Hand Cream was also buy 1 free 1, costing RM16.90 each, go get them now till 31st May 2014. I am a sucker for hand creams and I must always have 1 tube in each bags I owned. I simply cannot stand living with dry hands, it irritates me. This Hand Bouquet has been serving me well and I really love the smell of it, totally recommended! As for the Precious Mineral Sun BB Cream, I got it for RM39.90 for Sweeties Club promotion (ending 31st May 2014, go get it). I only have tried 1 BB cream from Etude House, which I bought when I was 18. So I guess now is a good time to try another one from them :)
Have you read my post about the arrival of Collection Cosmetics in Malaysia? They flew all the way from UK so I hope you'll spare some time to get to know them better here ^_^ I bought these two babies, the Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Concealer and Cream Puff Moisturizing Lip Cream because I was curious to see how both of them performs as they're raved by many Western bloggers and vloggers. I have reviewed the lip cream here, make sure you read it and then run as fast as you can to the nearest Watsons to get it okay? The concealer? Wait till I get another shade (Medium) and review both as this one is in Light shade.
My Color Tattoo obsession has not ended, yet. These 5 colours are limited edition shades which are not (and never will be) available in Malaysia up till now. I got them from MySale a month ago, thanks to fellow beauty blogger Sis Nabilah Ismailjee for the combined spree, I love you kakak! My phone camera might do injustice to the colours that I bought, so sad that I don't own a DSLR yet. The colours I bought above are Mossy Green, Blue on By, Test My Teal, Rich Mahogany and Seashore Frost. Do you want a swatch review post?

Yeayyy, now my previously bought Wonder Pore White Clay Clear mask [review here] has a happy family ^_^

 That's all for now, thanks for reading!

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Assalamualaikum and hello!

How often do you pamper your skin with mask? I am currently disciplining myself to incorporate mask session into my facial care routine since I have tonnes of masks to finish. Since I have oily skin, I do not only need to find sheet masks with properties that suit my skin, but I too have the privilege to try clay masks! I'd like to share with you my review on a wonderful clay mask I bought from Etude House, which is Wonder Pore White Clay Clear. Quite a mouthful name for a clay mask, I know :p But this stuff is good!

They have been so thoughtful in including a spatula along with the clay mask. I love it coz we don't have to dip our fingers inside the product (unless you lost the spatula and don't have any others to be used). Plus point to Etude House for the concern towards cleanliness of product ;) God knows what nasty bacteria clings on our hands even after we washed it. 

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Assalamualaikum and hello!

Today I'll be doing a simple review on Etude House Dear Girls Oil Control Pact. I bought this Oil Control Pact from Etude House on its last day of Buy 1 Free 1 Malaysia Day Sale last September. The other item I got for myself was a jar of clay mask, which will be reviewed soon ^_~ 

Being an oily-faced girl is quite a problem to me. Yeah who loves shiny face right? My face gets oily very fast, and it is a necessity for me to bring oil blotting paper wherever I go. So far, I am still unable to find BB creams, CC creams or foundations that REALLY helps in controlling the oil secretion on my face, no matter how they claim that the product has oil control properties =_=''

So buying this Oil Control Pact was kinda suicidal to me at first coz I've never known about its existence, never read any review of it and never seen any of my friends using it. But as I need to buy another 1 item for the B1F1 and I don't need another BB or CC cream, I decided on this one instead. 

The size of this powder is very small and compact. It fits my small palm perfectly. The compact's surface is matte, with Korean language descriptions on its back. 

Inside the case, there's a round mirror, like all normal compact powder, and a sponge is also included so you don't have to find a different sponge. 

The product is in the form of white powder, but upon application it will not make you extra whiter or whatsoever, it is just the same as any translucent powder. It does not contain any shimmery particles too.

The smell of this Oil Control Pact is very sweet. I kinda love the fragrant so much, it makes me happy ^_^ The total product on the pan is 8grams. 

Moving up to its performance, Dear Girls Oil Control Pact really lives up to its claim of controlling oil secretion on face. When I have it on my usual CC cream or foundation, I found my face getting oily 1 to 2 hours later than usual. There is some oiliness sometimes, but I can say, around 70% reduced than the normal oiliness.  

This product does not give me any irritation or breakouts too. The need for reapplying is only when I get sweaty. If I were to stay in air-conditioned atmosphere for the whole day, then I don't find the need to reapply. The only drawback of this product I think so far is the hefty price tag, for a student's budget. 8g worth of product with price of RM50+, I think it is quite expensive. However, the fifty plus price is only at Etude House Outlets. You can get it around RM30+ at online sellers, but then you'll have to be wary of its originality. If you want to buy Etude House products online, try Hnc Unifirst. 

Overall, I give this product 4.5/5 star :)

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