I was taged to reveal one interesting fact about myself ny Littomokaa, and that would be: I LOVE any fruity flavored stuff, any fragrance (although I don't really use frangrance), candy, drink, shampoo, or just FRUITS. I love fruits and I'm a fruity girl, haha.
OK, now I'm gonna tag a few other people:
1. the beauty look book
2. Life spice
3. Jess
4. Citrine
5. Blair
Thanks for everyone's love and support. I was nominated for a blogs award my Littomokaa also, thanks girl!
xoxo
Stay pretty and stay tuned!
Love U all~
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Haul + Review again!
Hello everyone, yes, this is the signature Crystal style haul plus review again. I got these items from imomoko about 3 weeks ago and have been trying them out. So here are some of my thoughts, and I hope you guys will enjoy it!
Here are all the items I got.
OK, firt thing I got and I was really excited about is the L'egere Vitamin B12 hand and ginfer treatment cream. Since I love my L'egere BB cream so much, I decided to give it a try.
Color: It is a pink cream with red particles in there.（You're suppose to rub the red particles in your hands.)
Texture: It is really light, not oily at all, and your hands feels supre soft after application.
Price: a little expensive because it is actually smaller than I thought.
Function: It suppose to moisturize dry and chapped hands, relief cold hands and promote nail growth (which I think it's weird, haha^0^)
Result: I think this is a ok product. You all know that I found my true love in the L'occitane hand cream now. The problem with the Vitamin B-12 hand cream is that it is really short-lived. Your hands feels super good after application, but after a while, maybe an hour so, it feels dry again. It does "relief cold", but I actually didn't like that, because it just makes your hands feel buring. Also, if I touch my face, especially around my eyes or lips areas(sensitive areas), it feels burning and very uncomfortable. On the nail growth part, I really have no idea. My nails grow pretty fast anyway, so I don't know if this will truely help. In general, I will DEFINITELY prefer the L'occitane hand cream over this one. I give this a 2/5.（I still LOVE the L'egere BB cream though!!!)
Repurchasing?---Nope.
The next thing I got was the Beautymaker eye makeup remover, since I ran out of my clinique one. It came in a 100ml bottle.
Color: It has two layers, the upper/oil layer is dark blue, and the lower/water layer is light blue.
Texture: This eye makeup remover is definitely not as oily as the clinique one, it is rather refreshing.
Price: About the same price as clinique, but smaller in size than clinique.
Result: I actually had a really good expectation for this product because some bloggers raved about it, but the result was just so-so. This is not as oily, but the result is not as effective as well. The two layers sets so easily that you are just in a hurry getting it out before it sets. Also, it wouldn't take of my mascara even I left it on for 15 seconds. I still have to use Q-tips to remove my mascara, which was really annoying. But one thing I like about this is it is pretty light. However, I think the clinique one works better in terms of result.I give it a 3/5!
Repurchasing?---Nope.
The next thing I got is the bonbon Maxi lip gloss. I actually got the wrong product becasue I thought this is a color lip gloss while it is actually a clear gloss.
Color: clear pink with no shimmer. But it has a REALLY good shine, the shine is actually "multicolored" (Yes, the "shine" is multicolored), but the gloss is actually non-shimmery. Isn't that cool?
Texture: Really smooth, non-drying and non-sticky.
Price: fair price
Function: suppose to volumize and moisturize your lips.
Result: I actually really like this gloss. I use it above a lipstick when I want more shine on the lips, especially on a sunny day, it will reflect multicolored shines under the sun, which is really pretty. My only problem is that it has a brush applicator and it will pink up the color if you use it straight abouve the lipstick. So I would recomment using a lip brush if you have one. (I don't have a lip brush, so I just clean it off a tissue everytime after I use it. I give it a 4.5/5!
Repuchasing?---Probabaly not, becasue most of the time, if I want more shines, I will just use a lipgloss and that is just easier for me. (Haha, I'm lazy.)
OK, now onto the eyelash glue. I really needed it to put on fake eyelahses for performances. (I rarely wear fake lashes though, because I'm really bad at it, haha!)
Conclusion: OK, I am just going to jump in with the conclusion because I don't even think this deserves a review. I HATED this products, I have never purchased something I hated so much. This does not stick, it is really hard to use, and it smells sooooo nasty that I almost vomited after I smelled it. I have to say either mine was severely out of date, or this product is just completely awful!!
PLEASE COMMENT BELOW TO TELL ME WHAT IS THE EYE LASH GLUE YOU WOULD RECOMMENT FOR ME!
The last thing I am gonna review is the PA glitter nail poish. I got a pink one before with small sparkles that I LOVE(That one was A119)! So I wanted to try out the big sparkle one.(I got the AA12)
Color: clear with red & pink BIG sparkles( flowers and butterflies)
Texture: super sticky, which I don't like a lot, because it makes it super hard to get the sparkles out of the bottle
Price: pretty cheap
Function: adds shine and sparkles on your nails
Result: First, it was super hard to get the sparkles out of the bottle becasue it was super sticky. Also, it was kind of messy as well. But if you are good at nails (which I am not), it can be really pretty if you arrange the sparkle into a pattern. I do recommend getting a little spoon to get the sparkles out first and stick it on your nails, then apply the glittery coat with the brush. But I would definitely prefer the smaller sparkle one over these, just because it is kind of hard for me to control. 3/5 for this one.
ok, that's all for today. Please comment below and let me know if you like this format better, or if you like me just write the review in a paragraph like I used to. Thanks, xoxo!
Stay pretty and stay tuned! Love U all~
Here are all the items I got.
OK, firt thing I got and I was really excited about is the L'egere Vitamin B12 hand and ginfer treatment cream. Since I love my L'egere BB cream so much, I decided to give it a try.
Color: It is a pink cream with red particles in there.（You're suppose to rub the red particles in your hands.)
Texture: It is really light, not oily at all, and your hands feels supre soft after application.
Price: a little expensive because it is actually smaller than I thought.
Function: It suppose to moisturize dry and chapped hands, relief cold hands and promote nail growth (which I think it's weird, haha^0^)
Result: I think this is a ok product. You all know that I found my true love in the L'occitane hand cream now. The problem with the Vitamin B-12 hand cream is that it is really short-lived. Your hands feels super good after application, but after a while, maybe an hour so, it feels dry again. It does "relief cold", but I actually didn't like that, because it just makes your hands feel buring. Also, if I touch my face, especially around my eyes or lips areas(sensitive areas), it feels burning and very uncomfortable. On the nail growth part, I really have no idea. My nails grow pretty fast anyway, so I don't know if this will truely help. In general, I will DEFINITELY prefer the L'occitane hand cream over this one. I give this a 2/5.（I still LOVE the L'egere BB cream though!!!)
Repurchasing?---Nope.
The next thing I got was the Beautymaker eye makeup remover, since I ran out of my clinique one. It came in a 100ml bottle.
Color: It has two layers, the upper/oil layer is dark blue, and the lower/water layer is light blue.
Texture: This eye makeup remover is definitely not as oily as the clinique one, it is rather refreshing.
Price: About the same price as clinique, but smaller in size than clinique.
Result: I actually had a really good expectation for this product because some bloggers raved about it, but the result was just so-so. This is not as oily, but the result is not as effective as well. The two layers sets so easily that you are just in a hurry getting it out before it sets. Also, it wouldn't take of my mascara even I left it on for 15 seconds. I still have to use Q-tips to remove my mascara, which was really annoying. But one thing I like about this is it is pretty light. However, I think the clinique one works better in terms of result.I give it a 3/5!
Repurchasing?---Nope.
The next thing I got is the bonbon Maxi lip gloss. I actually got the wrong product becasue I thought this is a color lip gloss while it is actually a clear gloss.
Color: clear pink with no shimmer. But it has a REALLY good shine, the shine is actually "multicolored" (Yes, the "shine" is multicolored), but the gloss is actually non-shimmery. Isn't that cool?
Texture: Really smooth, non-drying and non-sticky.
Price: fair price
Function: suppose to volumize and moisturize your lips.
Result: I actually really like this gloss. I use it above a lipstick when I want more shine on the lips, especially on a sunny day, it will reflect multicolored shines under the sun, which is really pretty. My only problem is that it has a brush applicator and it will pink up the color if you use it straight abouve the lipstick. So I would recomment using a lip brush if you have one. (I don't have a lip brush, so I just clean it off a tissue everytime after I use it. I give it a 4.5/5!
Repuchasing?---Probabaly not, becasue most of the time, if I want more shines, I will just use a lipgloss and that is just easier for me. (Haha, I'm lazy.)
OK, now onto the eyelash glue. I really needed it to put on fake eyelahses for performances. (I rarely wear fake lashes though, because I'm really bad at it, haha!)
Conclusion: OK, I am just going to jump in with the conclusion because I don't even think this deserves a review. I HATED this products, I have never purchased something I hated so much. This does not stick, it is really hard to use, and it smells sooooo nasty that I almost vomited after I smelled it. I have to say either mine was severely out of date, or this product is just completely awful!!
PLEASE COMMENT BELOW TO TELL ME WHAT IS THE EYE LASH GLUE YOU WOULD RECOMMENT FOR ME!
The last thing I am gonna review is the PA glitter nail poish. I got a pink one before with small sparkles that I LOVE(That one was A119)! So I wanted to try out the big sparkle one.(I got the AA12)
Color: clear with red & pink BIG sparkles( flowers and butterflies)
Texture: super sticky, which I don't like a lot, because it makes it super hard to get the sparkles out of the bottle
Price: pretty cheap
Function: adds shine and sparkles on your nails
Result: First, it was super hard to get the sparkles out of the bottle becasue it was super sticky. Also, it was kind of messy as well. But if you are good at nails (which I am not), it can be really pretty if you arrange the sparkle into a pattern. I do recommend getting a little spoon to get the sparkles out first and stick it on your nails, then apply the glittery coat with the brush. But I would definitely prefer the smaller sparkle one over these, just because it is kind of hard for me to control. 3/5 for this one.
ok, that's all for today. Please comment below and let me know if you like this format better, or if you like me just write the review in a paragraph like I used to. Thanks, xoxo!
Stay pretty and stay tuned! Love U all~
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Masks review---Silk Whitia
Hello everyone, long time no see again. I finally tried enough of my masks to do a review on them. I have never used masks before, because I thought if you start using masks at a really young age, your skin will rely on it and it will start aging faster, but his is COMPLETELY WRONG. Starting using masks at an early age will keep your skin in the best condition and actually delay the process of aging. Today, I'm doing a review on all Silk Whitia masks. All materials in these masks are from France. They are all buy one get one free on sasa.com, so it's of really good prices.
One little note before we start, I am trying to look for a really nice and cheap brush set, if you have any recommentdations, please leave your comment below. Thanks a lot.
Ok, now let's get started. I tried four different kinds of Silk Whitia masks. In general, I like all of them, I think they are of great values.Here are the 4 kinds I got.
My favourite out of the four is the Highly-Concentrated Collagen Milky Mask. As you all know, I have super dry skin on my cheeks, but combination on my T-zone, and this mask has the best balance effect, I think. It moisturize my cheeks while controling the combination T-zone, it also softens my skin and makes it feel super nice and tight. It contains fresh milk extracted, which will help brightens my skin and gives it a nice complexion. Although all the silk whitia masks are great, this one works the best for me! I give it a 6/5!!
Both the Sporalygodll Whitening Slimy Mask and the Anti-Oxidation Whitening Mask have really good whitening effect, but I prefer the Sporalygodll mask, because it has a calming fuction. I have not only dry, but also very sensitive skin, my cheeks always conbtains a little redness, and this mask really helps to calm it down. It controls excessive oil but still very moisturizing. It contains Vitamin C, Aloe Vera Extracted, Sporalygoll Exteacted that will both whitens and smoothens your skin. I have not noticed any slimy effect though, haha. I will give this mask 4.5/5! 0.5 off because it is called "slimy mask" but it does not slim my face.
In comparison, the anti-oxidation mask does not have the calming effect, which is a pity. I have heard a lot of RAVE reviews on the anti-oxidation mask, so I have a really high expectation on it. It is really nice, but not as amazing as I expected. It contains large amount of vitamin C, which suppose to turn dull skin bright. I think it does a fair job, nothing amazing though. Maybe, it is just me, but I think you really need to try the masks to know if they work for you, what worked for others may not work for you. I give this mask a 4/5!
Lastly, I want to review the Whitening and Moisturizing Mask. I think this gives a really good moisturing effect, but the whitening effect is not as obvious. It contains Hyaluronic Acid which will really moisture yout skin. I give this a 4/5 also.
I will be trying more masks later, but for budget reasons, I need to finish using all my current masks before I get more. If you know any masks that really works for dry/combination skin, please let me know, I will be really happy to hear your opinion.
Ok, that's it for today. Stay pretty and stay tuned.
Love U all~
One little note before we start, I am trying to look for a really nice and cheap brush set, if you have any recommentdations, please leave your comment below. Thanks a lot.
Ok, now let's get started. I tried four different kinds of Silk Whitia masks. In general, I like all of them, I think they are of great values.Here are the 4 kinds I got.
My favourite out of the four is the Highly-Concentrated Collagen Milky Mask. As you all know, I have super dry skin on my cheeks, but combination on my T-zone, and this mask has the best balance effect, I think. It moisturize my cheeks while controling the combination T-zone, it also softens my skin and makes it feel super nice and tight. It contains fresh milk extracted, which will help brightens my skin and gives it a nice complexion. Although all the silk whitia masks are great, this one works the best for me! I give it a 6/5!!
Both the Sporalygodll Whitening Slimy Mask and the Anti-Oxidation Whitening Mask have really good whitening effect, but I prefer the Sporalygodll mask, because it has a calming fuction. I have not only dry, but also very sensitive skin, my cheeks always conbtains a little redness, and this mask really helps to calm it down. It controls excessive oil but still very moisturizing. It contains Vitamin C, Aloe Vera Extracted, Sporalygoll Exteacted that will both whitens and smoothens your skin. I have not noticed any slimy effect though, haha. I will give this mask 4.5/5! 0.5 off because it is called "slimy mask" but it does not slim my face.
In comparison, the anti-oxidation mask does not have the calming effect, which is a pity. I have heard a lot of RAVE reviews on the anti-oxidation mask, so I have a really high expectation on it. It is really nice, but not as amazing as I expected. It contains large amount of vitamin C, which suppose to turn dull skin bright. I think it does a fair job, nothing amazing though. Maybe, it is just me, but I think you really need to try the masks to know if they work for you, what worked for others may not work for you. I give this mask a 4/5!
Lastly, I want to review the Whitening and Moisturizing Mask. I think this gives a really good moisturing effect, but the whitening effect is not as obvious. It contains Hyaluronic Acid which will really moisture yout skin. I give this a 4/5 also.
I will be trying more masks later, but for budget reasons, I need to finish using all my current masks before I get more. If you know any masks that really works for dry/combination skin, please let me know, I will be really happy to hear your opinion.
Ok, that's it for today. Stay pretty and stay tuned.
Love U all~
Friday, March 5, 2010
First Lush haul and L'occitane hand cream!
Hello pretty, long time no see. I have been really busy with school. I know, i just never stop, haha. I went to San Francisco for a Model United Nations conference this past weekend, and I was the delegate of Morocco. Please comment below if you've been there and tell your friends who are from Morocco to talk to me! Haha, I had a great experience and s.f. is such a beautiful city~ I will post some pictures at the end of this post.
Ok, so I got these things about two weeks ago, right before I went to S.F. I haven't try all of them, so I will only review three items and review the rest after I have tried all of them. Here we go!
I have never used Lush before, but since I have heard lots of good things about it, I decided to try it out. It is super expensive for just soap though. However, I didn't regret, because I can't live without it now.
Ok, first I am going to talk about the L'occitane hand cream. I was introduced to this product by a guy friend. I know, isn't that weird, but I was just talking to him about how my hand has been chapped for a million times this winter and he told me his mom use this amazing hand from L'occitane. So I went to the store and found it. The SA was soooo mice, apparently she has the same name as me,"Crystal"! So although I only bought one product, she still gave me so samples, which is really nice. It has a tin package, which is the style of this brand. I have tried this handcream for about two weeks now, and it serious change the texture of my skin. I consider my hands not managable and I have tries a trillion of handcreams and non of them worked for me. But this one did, it is non greasy, very moistourizing, and it LASTS!!! For most handcreams, they fade after you wash your hands, but this one actually change the texture of my skin. So even after I wash my hand, my hand still stay soft and moisturized. I will definitely repurchase this, maybe for my entire life untill I find a more amazing on. I give this a 10/5!!!!!Biggist thumb up for this year, up to now!
Ok, now onto the Lush stuff. In case you don't know about Lush. Lush is a French cosmetics company that handmake almost all their products, and all ingridents are from natural, so it's really good for sensitive skin (someone like ME!^0^) I got three different types of body wash and a therapy bar.
First is the "Honey I wash my kids" soap. I got a big bar, and just had them cut into two small pieces for me so it's east to carry. I have tried this a couple of times and I noticed that this soap is not drying at all like other soaps. It is very creamy, and it actually has a layer of honey on top. So it leaves your skin with this light candy scent and great texture. It makes your skin feels smooth and soft like babies. I love this soap a lot! 5/5 for this one!
She gave me this as a sample. It is the soap "Porridge". I haven't tried this yet, but it has a oatmeal scent, also a very light scent. I will review it after I try it.
The last body wash is the Ocean Salt. The SA recommended this to me because I have problem with my skin being really rough, and I have these bumpy things on my arm and my leg, so she recommended this to me as a exfoliator. I have been using this a lot recently and I absolutely love it. It may feel a little too rough on your body, but it is a EXFOLITOR, and you'll be suprised at the amazing result. You can also use this on your face, but it is a bit too rough on your face. The only thing is that it contains ocean salt, so it you have a cut on your hands or on your body, you probably don't want to use it, because it is definitely going to hurt. I give this product 5/5~!!! (+1 if you like the ocean scent)
The final product I got from Lush is the therapy bar. As you all know, I have super dry skin, so I really need a good moisturizer for my body. The therapy bar is actually a SOLID body butter. You can just rub it on your body after shower, like a soap. It is super longlasting and great for people who travel a lot, because it is not a liquid, so you can actually carry this with you in your carry-on luggage. I brought this with me on my CA trip last week. It works really well. The only thing I don't like is the scent. It is a bit too strong for me, I can still smell it after a night of sleep, so I might need to try some other scent. I give this a 3.5/5!
That is all for this post. I'm sorry this is getting super long again. I will try to talk less and make the posts shorter each time, but I just can't stop talking, haha! Ok, please leave me your thoughts and maybe share with me what you like from Lush for me to try next time.
Stay pretty and Love U all~~
Ok, so I got these things about two weeks ago, right before I went to S.F. I haven't try all of them, so I will only review three items and review the rest after I have tried all of them. Here we go!
I have never used Lush before, but since I have heard lots of good things about it, I decided to try it out. It is super expensive for just soap though. However, I didn't regret, because I can't live without it now.
Ok, first I am going to talk about the L'occitane hand cream. I was introduced to this product by a guy friend. I know, isn't that weird, but I was just talking to him about how my hand has been chapped for a million times this winter and he told me his mom use this amazing hand from L'occitane. So I went to the store and found it. The SA was soooo mice, apparently she has the same name as me,"Crystal"! So although I only bought one product, she still gave me so samples, which is really nice. It has a tin package, which is the style of this brand. I have tried this handcream for about two weeks now, and it serious change the texture of my skin. I consider my hands not managable and I have tries a trillion of handcreams and non of them worked for me. But this one did, it is non greasy, very moistourizing, and it LASTS!!! For most handcreams, they fade after you wash your hands, but this one actually change the texture of my skin. So even after I wash my hand, my hand still stay soft and moisturized. I will definitely repurchase this, maybe for my entire life untill I find a more amazing on. I give this a 10/5!!!!!Biggist thumb up for this year, up to now!
Ok, now onto the Lush stuff. In case you don't know about Lush. Lush is a French cosmetics company that handmake almost all their products, and all ingridents are from natural, so it's really good for sensitive skin (someone like ME!^0^) I got three different types of body wash and a therapy bar.
First is the "Honey I wash my kids" soap. I got a big bar, and just had them cut into two small pieces for me so it's east to carry. I have tried this a couple of times and I noticed that this soap is not drying at all like other soaps. It is very creamy, and it actually has a layer of honey on top. So it leaves your skin with this light candy scent and great texture. It makes your skin feels smooth and soft like babies. I love this soap a lot! 5/5 for this one!
She gave me this as a sample. It is the soap "Porridge". I haven't tried this yet, but it has a oatmeal scent, also a very light scent. I will review it after I try it.
The last body wash is the Ocean Salt. The SA recommended this to me because I have problem with my skin being really rough, and I have these bumpy things on my arm and my leg, so she recommended this to me as a exfoliator. I have been using this a lot recently and I absolutely love it. It may feel a little too rough on your body, but it is a EXFOLITOR, and you'll be suprised at the amazing result. You can also use this on your face, but it is a bit too rough on your face. The only thing is that it contains ocean salt, so it you have a cut on your hands or on your body, you probably don't want to use it, because it is definitely going to hurt. I give this product 5/5~!!! (+1 if you like the ocean scent)
The final product I got from Lush is the therapy bar. As you all know, I have super dry skin, so I really need a good moisturizer for my body. The therapy bar is actually a SOLID body butter. You can just rub it on your body after shower, like a soap. It is super longlasting and great for people who travel a lot, because it is not a liquid, so you can actually carry this with you in your carry-on luggage. I brought this with me on my CA trip last week. It works really well. The only thing I don't like is the scent. It is a bit too strong for me, I can still smell it after a night of sleep, so I might need to try some other scent. I give this a 3.5/5!
That is all for this post. I'm sorry this is getting super long again. I will try to talk less and make the posts shorter each time, but I just can't stop talking, haha! Ok, please leave me your thoughts and maybe share with me what you like from Lush for me to try next time.
Stay pretty and Love U all~~
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