B Collection Nail Polish in Corfu Photos, Review & Swatch

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

I was suppose to come up with a Valentines-inspired manicure, but I've been liking this blue on my nails. Very cheery and springy!

Let me present to you, B Collection's Corfu.

Corfu is just your typical baby blue which actually reminds me alot of Maybelline's Colorama in Party Blue.

It actually looks much lighter in real life... The lighting was messin' with me!

This shade applied a tad streaky and needs at least three average coats to be opaque. The formula was honestly a bit disappointing in my opinion.

What are you wearing on your nails this Valentines?

B Collection Nail Polishes retails for $14.95/11mL, available only at Target in Australia.

Disclaimer: Product was purchased by me.

GlossyBox AU: Valentines Edition!

In my last post, I've spoke to you a bit about the latest beauty product. Today, I'll be reviewing this month's Glossy Box (Valentine's Edition) which actually arrived at my doorstep yesterday in the early morning!

Of course, not having time in the morning, I didn't get to open the box, so I was considering to skip school.. Hahahahaha.. I didn't though! I decided to go home early instead... LOL. Ok. Just kidding.

I seriously never knew how pretty the pink box inside is!! I love these smooth cardboard boxes. I'm considering to subscribe for the cardboard boxes! I kid. They are so pretty though!

The decors in the box was okay. I was expecting it to be more fancy schmancy since it's a special edition box for Valentines.

Opening up to a huge $15 OFF voucher got me excited, until I read 'for purchases over $75'.. Boo!

As for the products, it was pretty exciting as I've already seen what my friend received for her Glossy Box and realised that both boxes are totally filled with different goodies. In fact, Tezza's box is also filled with different goodies? Strange..


I'm a little bit confused about this month's GlossyBox. Purely because everyone got different items in their box, so I'm not too sure how that was decided. Anyhows, this month's box contains:

• A $15 off voucher for ActiveSkin (for purchases over $75)


• A discount voucher for Proactiv's Ultimate System


• Carmex Moisture Plus Hydrating Lip Balm (full size)


• Palmer's Skin Therapy Oil (full size)


• Proactiv Deep Cleansing Wash 60mL


• Face Of Australia Mineral Lip Shine in Beach House (full size)


• Star&Rose Emergency Nail Files

However, for my box, I'm happy with 3 full size items! Especially when they are brands I'm familiar with. As for the two vouchers, I wish I was interested, but too bad they didn't scratch my itch. I personally think this month's box (or my one) was well done though!

These beauty boxes are great if you're looking to try new products from new and undiscovered brands. You might even get lucky and receive some high-end stuff depending on the company's partners! Glossy Box is partnered with brands that everyone are familiar to, so I would really consider them if I had spare moola!

GlossyBox subscriptions are available at GlossyBox AU Official Website for $14.95 per month.


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Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream Photos, Swatches & Review

BB Creams (Blemish Balms) are so in right now, so I expect everyone to know what they are! But, for noobies, in a nutshell, a BB cream is (or claim to be) your coverage product with beneficial skin-caring properties such as brightening, hydrating, anti-aging and has higher SPF (usually around 50+).

My first ever BB cream was Missha's PerfectCover BB Cream which didn't really work for my skin type at the time, but since the craze, I've been wanting to give BB creams a try again!

So that explains how I was super excited when Garnier has launched and introduced their 5-in-1 BB Cream.

Comes in a neat plastic squeeze tube packaging which is both sanitary and travel-friendly. A downfall to the packaging is that, there's no shade labels! Why Garnier, why?

As for the product, this 'BB cream' is not right in many beauty bloggers' books as many believe that it's very different to the traditional BB cream, in which I do agree.

I think this product is much more similar to a tinted moisturiser rather than a BB cream.

The product itself has a thicker consistency (which is perfect for me) and provides a [very] sheer coverage with a very dewy finish. I feel like the coverage is way too sheer to actually even out my skin tone, so that's one claim down. It's also not very transfer-resistant and doesn't last for very long.

I find that my skin also feels quite oily and greasy after wearing this on a 9-5 day and mind you, I don't have any problems with feeling oily when wearing other coverage products.

The BB Cream is available in two shades: Light and Medium. For reference, I'm an NC25~30 and I'd match the shades of these two mixed. Medium is too dark and browny for me and Light is a tad lighter than my natural skin tone. On lazy days, I prefer 'Light' though since it's not noticeably lighter than my skin and actually makes my skin look a tad brighter.

This 'BB cream' is much more similar to a tinted moisturiser than a traditional BB cream. It blends well, but provides very sheer coverage.. so sheer that it will do nothing for your skin-tone. Drier skin will probably bring this product to favour as it will look unforgivably dewy on oilier skin types. Available in two shades with five claims which are meh.

Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB cream retails for $13.95 at Priceline.

Disclaimer: Product were won as prizes from a giveaway.

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Clean&Clear Morning Burst Breakfast Launch

On Tuesday, I attended a morning event by Clean&Clear for their Morning Burst range with Alice! Waking up in the morning is usually tiring and demotivating for me, but I was so excited that morning that it was just *click* and immediately awake!

I was looking forward to the event as it's my second event as a blogger ever!

And believe me when I say this, my mood was lifted when I stepped into the venue! Everything was just SO into theme. It was so bright and colourful!

A basket of flowers and products were laid out on the table.. gosh! I was honestly in love with the layout and decorations of the place and event.

Introducing two new ranges: Morning Burst Skin Brightening and Morning Burst Shine Control. Each range will consist of a facial cleanser and a exfoliating scrub.

Morning Burst Skin Brightening

Morning Burst Shine Control

Arriving at the venue, Alice and I finally got to meet the sweet Ali and the Clean&Clear team. After finding our way around, we met Jeanice and Katherine. It was my first time meeting them both and they are super adorable and pretty!

Alice, Katherine & Jeanice

Snappin' up some photos!

A few moments later, the Clean&Clear team began their introduction of the upcoming ranges which was very informative and interesting!

All Morning Burst products are designed to suit younger women who struggles to find motivation in the early morning and/or suffering from skin conditions due to lack of sleep. The team explained that the fruity citrus scent in the products will 'invigorate your senses' which will help your skin and senses get ready for the day, hence the name.

The Morning Burst Shine Control and Skin Brightening ranges will be available at Priceline and selected pharmacies soon in March.

Clean&Clear Essentials Moisturiser SPF15 Review

Clean&Clear Essentials Moisturiser was one of the first fewer moisturisers I've purchased when I started taking care of ma' skin and I've wrote about this product in my December Empties post.. How I've been liking it for my combo-oily-dry skin and how I finally finished it to find that it was discontinued!

Fortunately, it's confirmed that the product was just repackaged and renamed with added SPF.

The moisturiser comes in a white bottle with all the information you need to know on the front and back of the bottle. From claims to directions, ingredients to manufacturing details, it can all be found on the packaging.

Topped with a purple cap with a small dispensing hole which is quite sanitary and travel-friendly. However, in my experience, this can get a little messy, but should be forgiveable to most users.

The product itself is just your regular white-coloured moisturising lotion with a extremely fruity scent. I usually don't mind fragrance in my skincare and cosmetics, but I found this to be a bit overwhelming. I could bear with it, but it would be nicer if it was toned down a bit.

Aside from the scent, everything about this moisturiser is perfect for normal to oily and acne-prone skin as it's oil-free, non-greasy, contains salicylic acid (to help prevent pimples) and has SPF 15. I think extremely oily skin types might feel slightly uncomfortable as it's not the most lightweight moisturiser, unless you like to be able to feel it on your skin (I do!).

This moisturiser is extremely easy to blend and sinks right into my skin right after! What I love about this moisturiser is that it leaves my skin feeling so silky and soft throughout the day!

I have to say that this new and improved formula is much better than the older one. The older one was a tad more runny and didn't leave my skin feeling smooth and silky like this one, although it was more lightweight and didn't contain an over-the-top smell.

For your convenience, there's also another version of this moisturiser which doesn't contain SPF so it'll be much more suitable for your night routine as we all know sleeping with SPF is totally necessary. *end sarcasm

Overall

This moisturiser is lightweight, oil-free, contains SPF 15 and salicylic acid, doesn't clog pores, non-greasy and leaves my skin feeling soft and silky throughout the day. A downfall could possibly be the fruity fragrance which can be a little overwhelming for those with fragrance fears. Besides that, it is perfect for all skin types (including acne-prone) except drier skin. If you flare up a tad (like me), you might be able to use this. However, drier skin types should pass to seek for a richer moisturiser which will be much more helpful.

Clean&Clear Essentials Moisturisers (100mL) retails for $7.99 at Priceline.

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Saturday/Sunday Steals #16

Weekend Steals Chapter 16... My oh my.

The weekend's weather has been awesome. Not gloomy and wet like the past few weeks which encourages sellers to gather and open up stalls. I'm such a market-addict now. I go even if there's only one line of stalls on a wet day!

From Saturday markets, I gathered four samples of Laneige Water Sleeping Pack and two My Beauty Diary masks. I'm not exactly sure how much these were as it was purchased in a lot with my mum's clothing and shoe picks.

Also, a toner by Clinique from their set for dry combination skin which I thought I'd try. I've found their Clinque Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion before.. slowly building up the kit here!

On to my favourite Sunday market! Yippee!

Three more B Collection (by Bloom) nail polishes to add to the two I bought (also from the markets) last time! They were $1.50 each which is ridiculously cheap!

Mumbai, Bahamas, Corfu

...And skincare products that are NIB for SO cheap today are the Neutrogena Oil Free Moisturer and Ultra Sheer Daily Face Sunscreen Lotion. I have already tried both of these products: the moisturiser which was recommended by my dermatologist back in 2010 when I was on Roaccutane and the sunscreen lotion which I've finished and said will repurchase! So glad these two products totalled to only $6! You jelly?

Last but not least, this pretty necklace! As you can see, there's no clasp, but I'll work around that! It's so cute! I got this for $1, because there's no clasp. There were other eQUIP necklaces for dirt cheap, $2~$3.

Ah, Sunday markets never fail to impress me. Always lookin' forward to Sundays!

Thank you for reading! Any flea markets addict around here? Or thrifters?