November 2016 favorites!

Hello!
With all the revising I almost forgot to make this blog post. Sorry! It's basically the end of the year already, how scary. November have been so good to me. I'm so relieved that everything for my practicum next year is sorted. In case you didn't know, I'm pursuing to be an Early Childhood professional and I'll start my practicum in January ( working with children ages 3-6 years old). I'm thinking of making a personal blog post " about me" type of thing when I know that there are more of you reading my blog.

Speaking of personal , this month's favorite is mainly personal items instead of beauty favorites. But I hope it's still interesting to read!


1. Bella Rozaini eyelashes

My best friend Bella, kindly gave these lashes to me as a gift. I've been running out of lashes for a few months now because I don't have lashes from Indonesia anymore. They are super soft and easy to put on. It has a thin band that I love but it is durable. They look so pretty yet natural. It's not over dramatic. These lashes are affordable as well. Yes when you purchase them it comes with this beautiful box as well.

You can buy them here https://www.instagram.com/p/BM1Nw6Jjmw2/?taken-by=bellarozaini_perfectnose

They are only RM 8 !

2. Duo eyelash glue (black)

I'm not sure if I've talk about this eyelash glue before in a blog post or not but this is a must favorite this month. I started wearing lashes again and honestly my one suggestion on starting of wearing lashes is get an amazing glue. This glue oh my god. Before I'd use an eyelash glue from Indonesia I'm not sure of the brand, it was alright I guess. But this glue even when I sneeze hard, my eyelash was perfectly fine. It did not budge at all.  I sneeze a lot so this is important. I sneeze a lot because I'm allergic to house dust, how weird? I know. I'm not sponsored by Duo eyelash glue but if they want to, please do !

 Okay I'm too scared to show my duo eyelash glue cause its nasty looking. But this is what it looks like.

Price: less than RM30?


3. Coach Sierra satchel in crossgrain leather 

If you know me you'll know that I'm obsessed with bags. I've been looking for a dome shape bag ever since I saw the Gucci mini dome leather bag in black. But gurl, Gucci is pricy. So I had to look for an alternative and fell in love with this one! It's so pretty and structured? I feel like even after a few years the shape will still be this way. I love the crossgrain  leather on it so I don't have to worry about scratching it. It's a bag that's more mature than most of the bags that I have right now.

Sad thing is, it was a bit difficult for me to find this bag. I went to the Coach outlet in Sunway Pyramid and they told me that because it was last year's item they don't have it anymore in the outlet but I manage to find them online. I was thinking of getting the mini or the ' normal' size sierra satchel but decided to get the normal size instead. I figure that the mini would be too small for me. Let me know if you would like to see an updated what's in my bag blog post.


4. Tony Moly - Banana lip balm

How cute is this packaging? Yeah I bought it for the packaging. But, this lip balm is actually so creamy and it smells so good. If you like banana milk though. I love the applicator on it. I don't have to use my finger or put too much product on my lip. I'll just put enough of it and blend it. Tony Moly is always on point with their packaging.

Price: RM 25


I hope November was good to you as it did for me. Are you excited for December and new years? Don't forget the end of year sales! if you have any question feel free to ask me @blogpostsbyrf on Instragam.

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Review on Heimish All Clean balm + What's double cleansing?

Hello! For this blog post I'll be reviewing the Heimish all clean balm and give you an understanding of what double cleansing is and how amazing it is. From being in the AB (Asian Beauty) community I was able to learn so much about skin care . I can finally say that double cleansing (properly ) is a game changer for my skin. I've been wanting to do this blog post mainly for my friends to introduce to them the double cleansing method. This is gonna be a long blog post but please bear with me !

So what's double cleansing? They way I see it is basically having two cleansers. One to breakdown your makeup and another one to clean your face thoroughly. You would want an oil based cleanser as your first cleanser to not only your makeup but also oil-based impurities, including sebum and sunscreen. While your second cleanser can be water based. Whether it's a foam cleanser or a gel cleanser. 

Putting oil all over my face to remove makeup? uhh.. 
Yes! Using good oils for your skin to remove the bad dirty oil. You can get either a liquid one or a balm type of oil cleanser but it is so important to have an oil cleanser in your makeup routine especially if you wear makeup often. I used to have closed comedones all over my face and was wondering why and how come with any skin care it's not going away? Not until I started double cleansing properly a few months ago. This is because I was not removing my makeup, dirt and all that properly and it was all over my skin within layers and layers. 

My first cleanser: Heimish All clean balm
My second cleanser: Neutrogena oil free acne wash 

Now that I've briefly explain what double cleansing is, lets get on with the review!

This is the first balm cleanser that I've ever tried. I'm loving it. I know for sure that I will repurchase this product. This product works similarly to cleansing oils. The way I use it is to put the balm all over my face and then massage it in. You will be able to see that your makeup just melt right off. Whether it's waterproof mascara or foundation they just melt right off. Mix it with water to lather it even more and then wash it all off. 

The first time of using this product I can feel my face being so clean and soft. I would use a micellar water before using this balm cleanser to remove my makeup and I'd feel as though my face is still not clean even after cleaning it with my foam cleanser. That's probably the cause of my closed comedones. Although I've tried an oil cleanser before I'd prefer using this cleansing balm over a cleansing oil by Hada Labo. I heard that this cleansing balm is better than the famous Banila Co clean it zero. I can't compare to it because I've never tried it myself. 

I've been using it for a month and I'm just going through it half way. But! I wear makeup and use this almost everyday. If you are looking for a cleansing balm or an oil cleanser to try. Give this one a try! 

Price: RM59

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October 2016 favorites!

Hello! The last monthly favorites that I did was in August right when I was back from Indonesia. I'm sorry that I didn't write a September favorites because well there weren't really anything that I truly love from September. This month have been both bitter and sweet. The exhaustion from looking for a place to intern in, being in the last semester for in my DECE. Anyways, lets get on with this month's favorites?


1. Beauty Blender

Yes, the original beauty blender . I've been using my Real Techniques expert face brush to apply my foundation for years now and finally decided to try the famous beauty blender. Now I can understand why this is a must have in your makeup collection. I've been using it almost everyday to apply my foundation and it makes my foundation application so skin like? Like it sits on my skin so nicely. Because you have to use it damp, I love the cooling sensation I get every time I do my foundation now. It's so much easier to blend my foundation . I think blending took the longest out of my makeup routine but now it's definitely my brows and eyes ( eyeshadow, mascara etc) .

Price? RM 99 (Bought it during Sephora black card sale so I got it for 10% off)


2. Bourjois healthy mix serum Gel foundation

If you haven't seen it, I made a mini review of this foundation on the Instagram page for blogpostsbyrf. Here is the link https://www.instagram.com/p/BL56u0GgBCH/?taken-by=blogpostsrf

I think I shouldn't say anything else other than to try this foundation regardless of your skin type because I think it'll work well with any skin type and mine is acne prone and oily !

Price? <RM60


3. Too Faced cocoa powder foundation

This is one of the foundation that I've been wanting to try for ages. Thanks to my lovely boyfriend , Robby he decided to buy it for me because I was in need of a setting powder and I've been talking about it often. I keep it in my bag along with my Real Technique brush for touch ups and to set my makeup. Because my foundation has a light coverage, this powder foundation helps in coverage and to set my foundation. I'm using the shade Medium Tan. My base makeup would look matte but natural throughout the day!

Price? RM137

4. Heimish all clean balm

My first balm (makeup remover ) it's absolutely amazing. I've tried using an oil cleanser and it causes so much acne. Before using this balm I was using a micellar water to remove my makeup and I'd use so much cotton pads. I feel like using a micellar water didn't really remove all of the makeup from my face and it was the cause of my closed comedones. This balm removes all of my makeup off including waterproof mascara. So simply and so easily. I love how soft my skin feels after using this balm. Heimish said that you don't need a second cleanser after using this balm but I feel better using a second cleasner anyway to make sure that my face is all clean Lastly, I love how pretty their packaging is!

Price? RM 59


5. Maybelline baby skin instant pore eraser primer

Primer oh primer. The other primer that I've tried other than this is the Benefit porefessional. I wouldn't say that this is a dupe to the Benefit porefessional. But it works pretty well as a primer from the drugstore. Every time that I use this primer my foundation looks so smooth. It is easy to apply and it's light weight too. I hate it when I can feel it on my skin that I'm using a bunch of product.

Price? RM29


So glad I can put out this month's favorites for you guys. I've been so lazy lately and it is not okay. Feel free to ask me to do a full review on any of these products!

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Empties review: Loreal Mat magique BB essence SPF50 +PA +++

Hello! How's everyone?
As you can see I'm trying to improve my blog design again. It is honestly not easy to do it and I'm still trying to figure it out. I'm sorry that I didn't make a blog post for my September favorites because I didn't want to post a September favorites in the month of October and I just didn't have time to write one. Although I have a mini September favorites up in the Blogpostsrf instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/blogpostsrf/). I'm doing my first empties review blog post. I've finished the Loreal Mat magique BB essence today and I thought I can write a good review about the product.

Soo lets get on with the review!

R2- ROSE VANILLA

I've seen this in Malaysia a few months ago but somehow I can't find it anymore and it's upsetting because this is one of the best BB cream I've tried. I bought this in Indonesia in Matahari. I've realised that I have an acne-prone skin so I have to be really careful when trying out a new product. This bb cream didn't break me out at all. It claims to be the ' First powder in-essence BB infused with Volcanic perlite. It is a matte finish BB cream. Every time that I use this BB cream I didn't have to use a setting powder. Packaging wise, it is super pretty and it feels expensive? I'm not sure if it really is a glass bottle or not but it sure feels like one.

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The only thing that I dislike about this BB cream is that it dries out super quickly so you have to blend it in pretty fast. Don't try this if your skin is dry it will not be pretty. One day when I was in Indonesia and I was on acne treatment my skin was so dry and I insist on using this BB cream and it was awful. It's also liquidy? That's why it can be a mess when you try to put it on your face.hand, beauty blender or brush. But I can live pass the flaws that this BB cream has because I truly love this BB cream. Please let me know if I can purchase this BB cream in Malaysia. I'd say give it a try if you have normal/combination-oily/oily skin.


Price: IDR 150 000 / RM 47

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Review - FAKE Kylie lip kit and liquid lipstick!

Hello!

This is somewhat of an exciting review right? Yes you saw the title. I'll be doing a review of the fake Kylie lip kit and liquid lipstick. I bought this a few days ago from one of the shop in Shah Alam. I would like to put a disclaimer that if you are planning to purchase a fake Kylie lip kit/ liquid lipstick please use it at your own risk. Honestly, I have no idea where it's from and what it's made out of. But a friend of mine have been using it for a while now and she seems okay. Now let's get on with the review!

There was 3 different kind of Kylie liquid lipstick there which is her birthday edition packaging ( the gold one), the original Kylie lip kit and the Kylie liquid lipstick packaging if you buy them individually ( the white one). I don't own the original Kylie lip kit/liquid lipstick so I will not be comparing them to each other and I'll just do a review based on what I have.


Lets start with the packaging!

Okay the packaging is super pretty. Both of the box is pretty spot on like they did really well copying the original Kylie lip kit/liquid lipstick! I'm loving the gold liquid lipstick packaging it's super pretty. Sadly they don't feel expensive at all. You can tell that it's cheaply made because of the plastic. Especially the lip liner , something about the packaging is weird to me. I don't think you can see it from the picture but when you touch it is like it's just weird?

Product wise, this is interesting. I bought the Kylie lip kit in the colour Dolce K and the invidual liquid lipstick in True brown K.

True brown K

Dolce K

As you can see the one in True brown K is more opaque than the Dolce K. Both of them including the lip liner has this sweet scent to it. It can be overwhelming for some people. Lets talk about the consistency. OMG it is one of the worst liquid lipstick I've ever tried. It is sticky and super drying. It is long lasting, super long lasting actually. To the point that even oil makeup remover couldn't melt it. Then I started wondering, what the hell is it made out of?


Overall, I wouldn't recommend this to you unless it's for collection? since the packaging is pretty. But please don't use it daily . I think it can really harm your lips.


Price: RM 7-15
It varies depending on the online shop.

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First Impression review of the Kind to skin micellar cleansing water by Simple

Hello!

Yes, my blog is under construction again. I'm improving it but it is not easy at all. I feel like the previous theme is a bit too childish and I'm going to stick to this theme. Hopefully. Anyways! Today I'm giving you guys/girls a first impression/review of the Kind to Skin micellar cleansing water by Simple.

I was looking for a drugstore makeup remover to replace the Wardah makeup remover that I've been using. I was looking for something that's gentle on the skin and stumbled upon this. It says that Simple is a sensitive skin experts. Sounds amazing. Cleanses and removes makeup is what they claim to be.

My thoughts? So far I love this makeup remover except that it doesn't really removes mascara . I mean it does but you have to put a lot of pressure on your eyes. I love how light it is . It's literally like water. It removes my BB cream/foundation so well. It doesn't have any weird perfumy smell. It didn't break me out so far. It's super affordable too!

You can get this at Watson or Guardian so it's easy to find if you are planning to purchase it. I know that this is a short review but I didn't want to write a long and boring review .

Price: RM18

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August 2016 favorites!

Hello!
I was not able to post any blog post while I was in Indonesia throughout August for my semester break since I wanted to spend the whole time I was there with my family. My apologies!

Everytime that I go back to Indonesia I'd explore and purchase more of Indonesian makeup brand. I've been loving Wardah hence why this month's favorite is full of Wardah products and a little bit of Dior. Lets get on with the favorites then!


1. Wardah Makeup Remover with Jojoba oil

By now I'm pretty sure my skin is super sensitive to alcohol, this Wardah makeup remover is super gentle on my skin and didn't break me out since it does not contain any alcohol. It says that it contains Jojoba oil that's supposed to help with skin hydration. It removes my makeup even the eye makeup quiet easily. It is super affordable as well it's around RM10.

2. Wardah Intense matte lipstick in Mauve Mellow

While I was in Indonesia, I found out that Wardah came out with new matte lipstick so I had to try them out! I bought the Intense matte lipstick in the colour Mauve Mellow and Choco Town. I've been wearing Mauve Mellow on my lips almost everyday since I got it. I feel like its the perfect everyday nude.

The consistency of the lipstick itself is buttery and easy to apply. It is long lasting as well. The only down side is that it's not super matte? It's still a bit glossy in my opinion.

Price: RM15

3. Wardah Eyexpert optimim hi-black liner

I've been looking for a good affordable eyeliner for quiet sometime now and I've heard good reviews about this eyeliner. Indonesia is as humid as Malaysia and this eyeliner stayed on throughout the day. I'd wear it for around 5 hours and it stayed put. It is super easy to apply. I've been getting  a lot of compliments on my eyeliner because of this product! Mind you, I'm not good at all when it comes to drawing my eyeliner.

Price: RM20

4. Inez colour contour blush in Amber Peach

Oh my this blush is super duper pigmented and that's why I love it! You don't need a lot of product at all for the blush to show on your skin. I've been using this blush as a blush and a bronzer as well since the colour is workable as a blush for me.

Price: RM14

5. Dior lip glow in Pink

Well, this is probably the most expensive lip balm I have. The packaging is super pretty and I'm a sucker for packaging. Other than the packaging I love how this lip balm leaves a pink tint on my lips even after the sheen rubs off. This is Ranya's birthday gift for me this year so thanks sissy!

Sephora US price: RM132

6. Makeup case/Organiser

I never thought that I'd need a makeup case like this ever but while I was in Indonesia I couldn't fit all of my makeup into my usual Victoria Secret makeup bag that I always use and decided to purchase a makeup case. I've seen an acrylic from Sephora but it is slightly too small for the price. I bought mine in one of the mall in Yogyakarta ( I forgot the name hahaha ).

I can't believe even this is actually too small for all of my makeup collection but it is perfect for my everyday makeup items!

Price: RM103

This months favorite is full of makeup items and I love it! Would you like to see an Indonesian makeup haul or a review of one of the Wardah Products?

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