Review: Bio-essence Royal Jelly + ATP Shape V Face Series

I have been generously sponsored to try out the new Bio-essence Royal Jelly + ATP series which is able to enhance cell energy and skin metabolism. This is not all as it can also lift and firm sagging skin which is a huge concern in most women after the age 35. If you interested to find out more, you have to read on. :)

Bio-essence Royal Jelly + ATP Shape V Face series consist of 2 main ingredients: ATP and Royal Jelly.

Do you know Royal Jelly contains proteins and 17 types of amino acids, vitamins,  abundant minerals and traces amounts of carbohydrates and fats. Not only is royal jelly able to nourish the skin, improves skin radiance and texture, it can also disinfect pimples or acne skin.

The 3 products that I will be reviewing here will be:-

1) Deep Exfoliating Gel with Royal Jelly + ATP
2) Radiant Youth Essence with Royal Jelly + ATP
3) Face Lifting Cream with Royal Jelly + ATP

Deep Exfoliating Gel (retailing at $32.90)

It comes in a easy squeeze plastic tube which is very user friendly. After applying and massaging the clear gel on dry skin, you can start to see bits of dead skin forming. I love how my skin feels smoother and cleaner after using the product. :)

Radiant Youth Essence (retailing at $38.90)

For ladies with dry skin, you would really like to pay attention to this product. Radiant Youth Essence is your saviour when you need that immediate moisture to combat your dry skin. Housed in a plastic bottle with pump applicator, it is very easy to pump out the essence for application. The essence is clear, watery and very moisturising. However, I do not think it is suitable for ladies with oily skin as it is has a tinge of oiliness in it that you might not feel that the product has been properly absorbed. However, I have tried it on my neck and love how smooth my neck felt after application.

Face Lifting Cream (retailing at $49.90)

The light cream is easily absorbable after light massaging into the skin and I do not have any sticky after feel. I do notice that my skin looks more shiny after application and would suggest ladies with combination or oily skin to go easy with the amount first.

After using Face Lifting Cream for about 3 weeks, I noticed that the laugh lines at my cheeks does seem to be less obvious. As I do not have any wrinkle issues, I cannot comment on this function. 

If you are interested in trying out these wonderful products, do 'like' Bio-Essence Facebook page here and play the  'Unlock Your Feminine Charm' to win daily prizes. :) Good luck!

Disclosure: The product in this review is sent by the company for my review and consideration. All opinions stated are my own honest views and no compensation is received for this review.

NARS Satin lip pencil in Hyde Park

My very first NARS Satin lip pencil is another steal from Sophia's blogsale and it's none other than Hyde Park. I have to say I wasn't overly excited about it when I decide to purchase it but when I got to try it on, it is a nice surprise. :)

Instead of a lip colour in a typical bullet form, here we have it in a jumbo pencil firm. What I like about pencil form is that it doubles as a lip liner which makes it so easy for you to ensure that colour is applied neatly and uniformly to all corners of your lips. Texture is extremely smooth which makes it easy to apply over your lips. Not only does it not feels dry on my lips, it gives a nice shiny sheen too.

Hyde Park is a cool-toned deep red shade which interestingly looks like a deep berry shade when I applied on my lips.

I love it that Hyde Park is able to instantly perk your look up for the day even with minimum makeup. As you can see below, I have nothing but base makeup, brows, a bit of blush and NARS Satin lip pencil in Hyde Park. I don't look tired or haggard right? :)

Have your tried any lip pencils from NARS yet? Do share with me your favourite shades. :)

Lunasol Cream Cheeks EX05 Rose Pink and EX08A Soft Orange

There was a Kanebo Sale some time back and I was really hoping I could snag some good Lunasol deals during the sale so I braved through the crowd on the 1st day to grab some stuffs. You know the scary part about sale is not about spending the money but spending on things that you might not use because it is cheap? I honestly had this problem but I'm glad I managed to purchase stuffs that I know I would use. Kudos to myself, lol!

This post is dedicated to the 2 cream cheeks that I got during the sale: EX05 Rose Pink and EX08A Soft Orange. For your information, EX08A Soft Orange was not sold individually but was part of the Spring 2011 Set. As my colleague was keen in the eye palette and lip gloss in the set, I let go of the 2 items to her and only kept the cream cheek.

The texture of these cream cheeks are quite creamy and easily blendable. The key to cream blush is always go easy on the application at the beginning. You can build up the colour but you cannot 'build down'.

EX05 Rose Pink is a sweet baby pink shade and EX08A is a burnt orangey shade. Both have a satiny finish which doesn't look flat.

EX05 Pink Rose (left) and EX08A Soft Orange (right)

EX05 Pink Rose (left) and EX08A Soft Orange (right) - heavy swatch

EX05 Pink Rose (left) and EX08A Soft Orange (right) - blended

Lunasol Cream Cheek last approximately 6 hours on me and despite tissue blotting during the day, the shade still stays on (but not as strong as at the beginning of the day), but this is acceptable to me. For ladies who like their blush to stay on strong throughout the day will need touch up.

I'm not sure what is the retail price of Lunasol Cream Cheeks over the counter but I paid $19 for 12g of products which I think is quite a steal. :)

Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer #5

I have never been a die hard fan of highlighters and am still not one yet. For practical reason, I am just too lazy to contour and highlight most of the days. Bottomline, I need something fuss-free! When Giorgio Armani came up with new shades for Fluid Sheer, I decided to choose one that I can double up as a blush and highlighter, so #5 it shall be.

Application is really easy as it comes with a pump applicator for you to dispense the product on your hand before you apply.

Fluid Sheer #5 is a peachy shade with subtle gold shimmers which is hardly visible. I tried to take a macro shot of the fluid and I hope you can see the gold shimmers in it.

I personally like the versatility of Fluid Sheer #5 because it is good enough to be a blush and / or highlighter. The peachy tone just gives you that glow that you want on a tired day.

As the texture of Fluid Sheer is very light and watery, you want to go easy with the application at the beginning so that you do not spread to areas that you do not want. Colour intensity is buildable however, my preference is to layer with a powder blush should I want my blush to stand out better.

I'm not sure if DFS Scotts is carrying Fluid Sheer but I got it from Nordstrom.com and it's retailing at USD59.00

YSL Creme de Blush in 4 Bright Coral and 5 Fuchsia Temptation

This is another post on Project Swap with Jacq and I have for you YSL Creme de Blush in 4 Bright Coral and 5 Fuchsia Temptation. :)

YSL Creme de Blush comes in cute little square pot like the following with the usual gold casing of YSL. The pot is quite small so for ladies who keep long fingernails, there is a high chance your nails will 'scratch' the products.

Both 4 Bright Coral (right) and 5 Fuchsia Temptation (left) are bright neon shades that honestly look scary on the pot. That was my fear when I first saw it as well. :)

The beauty of these 2 shades come out upon swatching and blending ...........

5 Fuchsia Temptation (left) and 4 Bright Coral (right)

Upon blending, the bright shades soften and becomes a nice stain-like look. It's lovely. These cream blush are not oily and extremely easy to blend. Because the texture is so smooth and blendable, you want to go easy with the quantity that you apply and start building from there.

YSL Creme de Blush last approximately 6 hours on my combination skin before the tissue blotting habit of mine starts to fade the blush. Non-issue for me since blusher generally last only 4 hours on me.

Do you have any love for these cute YSL Creme de Blush? Do recommend as I am highly tempted to get 1 pot myself. :)

Review: Hada Labo Whitening Lotion (NEW nano formula)

Hada Labo lovers out there who love their products will be thrilled to know that Hada Labo Whitening range has a new nano formula for its Whitening Lotion. Let's just cut the chase and see what is Hada Labo Whitening Lotion with new nano formula is all about!

For busy ladies out there who wants speed in application of whitening products, you will be happy to know that Hada Labo Whitening Lotion provides moisture, brightening and natural fairness in just 1 bottle. In addition, it is also free of fragrance, oil, colour and alcohol which makes it perfect for anyone with sensitive skin.

The 3 main ingredients in Hada Labo Whitening Lotion are:-

1) Natural Bearberry (Arbutin) that fades brown spots and blemishes. It can help to prevent future spots with regular use, thereby giving an even toned natural fairness

2) Triple Hyaluronic acid formula which hydrates your skin from surface to deep within. Skin becomes smoother to reflect light better

3) Vitamin C which increases the glow of your skin

Hada Labo Whitening Lotion is extremely light and watery which really makes your skin feels properly moistened. It spreads very quickly over the skin surface and gets absorbed very easily as well. The skin surface does not feels sticky after application at all.

As the time frame for usage is less than a month, it's hard to assess the whitening effect so this post is really a inital-feel review.

Hada Labo Whitening Lotion is retailing at $22.90 at Watsons, Guardian Pharmacy, Sasa and major supermarkets and departmental stores. if you would like to try out a sample before committing to a full-sized bottle, you will be glad to know that you can visit hadalabo.com.sg for free samples. :)

Disclosure: The product in this review is sent by the company for my review and consideration. All opinions stated are my own honest views and no compensation is received for this review.

Review: Mentholatum Deep Moist

For one reason or another, I have always been plagued with chapped lips and I can't seem to find a lip balm that I am happy with the texture of taste. When I was sponsored with Mentholatum Deep Moist for review, I immediately say yes and hope it would be something I like. :)

Mentholatum Deep Moist is enriched with the following ingredients:-

1) Hyaluronic acid (premium ingredient that forms a smooth, moisture locking shield for softer, smoother lips.  It can hold 1000X its weight in water, or 6 litres of water with just 1g!)

2) Shea Butter (heals the skin, and gives a soft, pleasant texture to the lip balm)

3) Jojoba oil (provides pro-longed, whole day hydration to the lips)

Other than the ingredients above, another success of Deep Moist is its ergonomic packaging design (oval shaped tube) which seems to fit to the corner of the lips better than the standard roundish tube.

After using Mentholatum Deep Moist for close to 2 weeks, my lips are not as dry as before but the essence is consistency in application. There was 1 day that my lips were extremely chapped that I felt slight pain on my lower lips. I applied Mentholatum Deep Moist liberally over my chapped lips and head off to bed in my air-conditioned room. I woke up with soft, moistened lips once again the next morning!

With regards to the ergonomic oval shaped tube of lip balm, I was actually not so used to the shape as I prefer the usual roundish tube. Nonetheless, it is not difficult to apply this balm and reach all corners of my lips with the product.

Mentholatum Deep Moist is easily available in Guardian Pharmacy and Watson's so do head over if you are interested to try it out. :)

Disclosure: The product in this review is sent by the company for my review and consideration. All opinions stated are my own honest views and no compensation is received for this review.