Review: Mandom Cleansing Express, Cleansing Gel

I finally finished my 1st bottle of Cleansing Express sebum. Initially, I was thinking whether I should just grab my 2nd bottle. But after reading a review about this being better than the cleansing lotion, I decided to give it a try.

It is a water based gel, without paraben and fragrance, which is good for sensitive skin.

The ingredient:-

Made in Japan, so the quality is assured as most item from Japan are high in quality.

Instead of removing make up using cotton pad for lotion type, for gel type, you need to apply it like how you using your facial cleanser, and rinse it with water upon using.

My experience on using this product? It can remove my face make up like bb cream, powder and blusher very well, however I got some problem in removing eye make up with this gel. It cant remove my Majolica Majorca mascara (just like the lotion), plus I had a bit of problem in removing my eyeliner especially at waterline since Im trying to avoid the gel from getting into my eye, like how we avoid cleanser foam to get into our delicate eye. So most of the time, I will use Cleansing Express Eye Make Up Remover for eye make up.

So whats my opinion for this product compare to the lotion type? Honestly, I prefer the lotion type more over this. I think by using cotton pad, we can get more control on which face area to clean especially for those harder to reach area like eyes.

Overall, this make up remover wasnt that bad, but less convenient than the lotion type. The price however is cheaper by few RM tho. You can get this at Watson, Jusco and SASA outlets.

My ratings: 6/10

Review: Mandom Beauty Cleansing Express Sebum

Actually I bought this quite awhile already. Infact, the bottle already reached the bottom XD. This is a water based make-up remover from Japan. There are 4 types of them, which is for oily skin (green), dry skin (white), anti-aging (orange) and the latest one, for sensitive skin(purple). I bought the green bottle since I have a combination, more to oily skin.

Picture taken from Mandom Beauty website. (the flower pattern are slightly different from the one that I bought)

So, my review about this product?

I love it! 1-2 squirt of this lotion on a cotton pad is just enough to remove make up from my face. You may need 2 cotton pads for thicker make up. And from the description, you can just straight go to bed without cleaning your face after using this. But I still wash my face after using this, just want to make sure my face is really clean, plus its a routine to wash my face before going to bed. However, this make up remove failed in removing my Marjolica Majorca mascara (most stubborn mascara!) . It can remove my Relian Mascara effectively tho. So most of the time, Im using this to clear all make up on my face plus using Mandom Beauty cleansing express Eye Make up Remover for my eye make up.

Plus, its free from alcohol, preservative, oil, fragant, colorant which is very good for sensitive skin.

Overall, this is going to be something that I will repurchase. For Malaysian, you can find this at Watson or Jusco. I forgot the price but I think its around RM28-RM3X something which is affordable for a huge 300ml bottle.

My rating: 7/10 (I wish it can remove my MM mascara)

Ecotools brushes haul.

Yeah, been wanting this brushes since people claims it to be among the softest brushes which never sheds, cheap, and made from synthetic fur which is good for those who sensitive towards real animal fur.

So here it is!!

TADA!!

I bought mine from ebay auction at a very cheap price which is USD12 for BOTH including shipping. I did googled around just incase there are any fake Ecotools product on ebay, but since like there are no complains about it so far. So I guess it is safe? Plus, Ecotools brushes are made from China after all.

Anyway, I love the brushes. Its really soft and I love touching it. The baby kabuki is a bit out of shape though since it got pressed in the packing. But thats alright.

If anyone interested in getting it from ebay, you can get it from this seller. You can choose to buy through "buy it now" at a fix price or through "auction" for cheaper price depends on your luck and sometimes skill, like me..lol. The shipping was fast, which is less than 2 weeks for my case. Or for those lyn shopper or Malaysian buyer, you can buy the brushes from this seller who selling it at RM35 per set (it was RM29.90 initially but the price increased due to high demand) and also no reservation. Well, she cant reserve them for me when I was outstation during Raya back then and even the post office still havent back in operation from holiday. But I guess in business, there is no compromise and time cant wait ( even in certain circumstances)? Lol. But still, she got among the best price for this brushes, even still cant beat the dirt cheap price from ebay.

So, for those who want to find a good make up brush, yet affordable, get this! Its totally worth it :)

DIY: Lip Scrub

Recently while surfing youtube videos, I came across a beauty guru channel by Michelle Phan and Im seriously hooked! There are many beauty gurus out there, and she isnt the prettiest among them, but somehow her videos are really fun to watch for (well..at least for me). I love the music she used, her words, the way she narrates the videos, her sweet voice, instruction, description, the humor, the randomness or maybe should I say I love almost everything about her videos! Even my sister who not really into make up stuff can watch her video from start to the end. Haha! I know most people who love make ups already know about her, but incase you dont know. you can check out here channel here.

So back to the title, I saw one of her video titled Kissable Lips DIY. In the video, she shows how to get a soft kissable lips by exfoliate the lips using DIY lip scrub. As I think it look easy and fun, so I decided to try it out!

This is the lips before it get scrubbed, I hope it doesnt look gross :(

What you need is pretty simple. A table spoon of sugar, 2 table spoon of honey and a squirt of vaseline. You can buy vaselline from pharmacies like Watson or Guardian. I got mine in 50g tub for RM4++ .

Firstly, put all the stuff in a small container.

Stir it so that you can get a gritty texture like so.

Next, just put it onto your lips like how you apply lip balm, and then just rub it all over your lips using your fingers.

Again, sorry if the teeth look gross >_<

Finally, wipe it off with wash cloth or tissue. And tada...! You get an exfloliated lips. Can see the difference?

I never scrub my lips before, and I think this way is very simple yet fun! And did I tell you that the scrub taste yummy too? Even with vaseline. Lol.

Have fun trying it for those who interested! And you might check Michelle Phan's channel for more fun tutorial.!

Thats all. Thanks for reading ^_^

Lippie Hauls: MyLipStuff and NYX

I think this is my biggest haul so far, just for lip product, at least for someone who not really a make up junkie like me.

So, here it is!

MyLipStuff.com. Its the coolest lip balm merchant in a whole world. You can choose over 400+ flavor for your lipbalms. I bet choosing flavor isnt easy. I myself spent few days just to pick my flavour. lol.

Upside Down Pineapple Cake, Shamrock Shake, Jalapeno Poppers and Twisted Melon.

The packaging is very simple, but thats ok.

All sounds yummy didnt they? Except for the Jalapeno Poppers of course which sounds rather scary. Lol.

And, how it really feels and TASTE on lips?

[Upside Down Pineapple Cake]

Im not a fan of pineapple, but why did I choose this? It because I saw a lot of good reviews on the reviews section, and all of them except 1, gave this 4 stars and above.

And now my opinion. I smell a lot of coconut in this, mix with vanilla or caramel, but cant really sense the pineapple. Honestly, its no as yummy as I thought it could be, but its not that bad. However, I wont repurchase this flavor.

Next....!

[Shamrock Shake]

I never taste the real Shamrock Shake aka minty milkshake, but this lip balms is really really good. Its minty and smells delicious. Have you ever eat Andes chocolate with mint flavor? It smells exactly like that! Just one complain, the minty feeling doesnt last long. But overall, I love this, It's my favourite among others. Might repurchase.

the most interesting one..

[Jalapeno Poppers]

People said "Jalapeno" flavours is good as lip plumpers, as you will feel hot as if you smeared the real jalapeno onto your lips, while "Jalapeno Poppers" is same as Jalapeno, but with addition of cheese flavor. And yes! Its hootttt on my lips and I can feel the tingling burning sensation. Shortly after that, my lip plumped. Cool isnt it. But the only turn off is this balm smell sour. I guess because of the cheese? Not going to repurchase this, or maybe I'll just choose "Jalapeno" next time.

[Twisted Melon]

Actually this is my sis lip balms. She dont know how to choose out of 400++ different flavors, but then she said to me that she want something fruity and minty, and I ended choose this. The melon is there, but sadly, the mint isnt really there. So, thumbs down for this. Not going to repurchase.

And honestly, the balm texture itself is good, very moisturize. And the great thing is all the ingredients to make these balmies are natural. So no chemicals added.

And for NYX.

Megashine Lip Gloss in Beige, Megashine Lip Gloss in Smokey Look, and Round lipstick in Indian Pink.

I bought the megashines from other seller from lyn while the Indian Ink was purchased together with the MLS. Im not going to review these for now since I dont have a good lighting source currently to snap swatches.

If anyone wondering how did I get my hand for MLS, actually I joined a US spree handled by someone called Rowena from lyn. She handles several sprees at time, and recently, she just opened a new forum, just for her spree http://forum.malaysianbeautystore.com/.

Anyway, Im going to sleep now since its very late already. Lucky Im on leave tomorrow. Yay~

Good night~

Review: Mandom Beauty Cleansing Express Eye Make Up Remover

Price : Around RM22++ something from Watson
Size : 140ml

Available at other store like Jusco as well.

I was looking for a replacement of my Maybelline Make Up remover which almost finished that time as I accidentally spilled almost half bottle of it on the floor*ouch*. I decided to find other brand since the Maybelline wasnt really effective in removing my Volume cat eye mascara. After looking around, my eye caught on a new standee at Watson with Mandom Cleansing Express range product which I believed just been brought to Malaysia. I saw the eye make up remover and straight away love the packaging (I am sucky for cute packaging). However, since I never heard this brand before, I decided to put it on hold to search for some reviews.

And I found lots of good reviews about this make up remover so few days later I came back and straight grab this to the cashier.

First of all, I really love the printed details on the bottle as it quite cute and has the high quality feeling.

Isnt it pretty?


The bottle tip is like most of other make up remover out there. You need to pour this on cotton pad and start your erasing process.


The product consist of 2 layers of oil, so must shake it well before using.


So, is it work as what other people claims? For me, it works quite well on my eyeliner and eye shadow as I need only 1 - 2 rub before they vanished from my eye. However, I also found out that I still need to put some effort to remove my Maybelline Cat eye mascara. It kinda a bit disappointing as I was hoping to find something which can rub this easily from my lashes. I guess the mascara itself is the type that very hard to remove.

See how dirty is the cotton pad after single wipe.

My eyes was actually cleaned after that except for my eyelashes which still have traces of stubborn mascara.

Of course after that you need to clean your face thoroughly with cleanser.


Overall, I think this product is ok, and I can assure it work better than the Maybelline one. I might consider in repurchasing this, as the price is cheap for 140ml of product and it work except on my mascara. But I believed it will work well in removing other brand of mascara, so hopefully I already change my mascara by the time I repurchase this product.

My rating:
4 out of 5 star on my eyeshadow and eyeliner
3 out of 5 star on my Maybelline cat eye mascara.

Review: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler + Maybelline Cat's Eye Mascara

Everything seems a bit better now so..
Time to back for some review.

I'll go for my eye lash curler first. I bet most girl who into make up stuff will know this. The highly raved eyelash curler that have been mention countlessly in many beauty site and magazines. This is claimed as among the most effective eyelash curler around by many make up artist.

Taken from Sephora:
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Perfectly measured and finely balanced, the new shu uemura Eyelash Curler is designed to ensure superior functionality and performance. The upgraded silicone pad in a new "mushroom" shape provides a protective, stay-put edge for improved safety and optimum curl. The new, patented hinge is specifically engineered to apply the perfect amount of pressure on eyelashes. The calculated shape, size of frame length and ergonomic handles ensure stability and control, while the curved angle suits all eye shapes.
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The retail price? USD19 from US retail online shop or RM55~RM60 from local Shu uemura kiosk, and I know it might sound a bit too much for just an eyelash curler. There is lots of people out there who willing to purchase this with this hefty price and even repurchase it once it is worn out. But I know Im not. Hey! RM60! You kidding me? Im not even working and with that ammount of money, I can splurge on delicious food or pamper myself with other cheaper beauty stuff. I can even bought one album of my favorite j-pop cd. So, RM60 for just a curler is a no no for me which I decided to search for a cheaper deal.

Some LYN seller are selling this for only RM40++ but, nah.. I want to get it for cheaper price so there you go..ebay shopping. Bidding can start from USD0.99 but of course it is impossible to win at such price. If you are lucky, you might won at USD5 which is seldom happened. After have been outbid for at least 6 times, finally I won this at USD7, including registered shipping from Hong Kong which is a steal. And if you worry about this item being authentic or not, I do think it is original. In fact I never heard any complain so far from people who bought from ebay saying it is fake what so ever. I also read somewhere that this curler actually can be bought at low price in Hong Kong and Japan.

So hows the result on me?

I got an average set of thin eyelash with average length. I always bought cheap curler from local drugstore before and I always hate the L shape as the result. With this curler, I can say that the result is satisfying and it easier to use this compare to other lash curler. I believe it might work better for people with long lashes.

This is how my bare eyelash before curling.
The after


It is recommended that the eyelash is coated with mascara after curling to avoid any damage. So Im using my Maybelline Cat's eye mascara as this is my only mascara at the moment. Honestly I hate this mascara. It do volume but not so much on lengthening. It clumps a lot and very hard to remove. The only good thing is I can guarantee that this mascara wont smudge at all. I bought this after the SA told me that it is on sale, and without thinking much I grab it and now i regret.


Anyway, this is how it look like with mascara.

before and after

Overall I love the curler. Ohya, it came with another extra rubber pad as the replacement once the existing one is worn out. Take note that Shu uemura never sell the pad separately you might need to repurchase whole curler once both pad already worn out and according to them it is recommended to replace the curler after few months of usage. But I guess this will stay with me for year since I seldom wear make up. If I need to repurchase again, it would be from ebay again. Anyway I heard elf 1 dolar eyelash curler can deliver the same result as this. Maybe I should try that too next time since 1 dolar is really a steal.

And for the mascara. I wont ever repurchase again. I just hate the clumps. You really need a lash brush if you want to use this. It clumps everywhere for me. However I still give you some face as you never smudge me at all.


I still give u face for not smudging.

Review: Shahnaz Hussain Kajal Eyeliner

I was searching for a good but cheap eyeliner as a replacement for my Silkygirl auto pencil eyeliner which is suck as it keeps breaking. So finally I came across this on LYN.


The reviews from others were quite good, same goes for the reviews from MUA. Even Lolipop26, one of famous youtube makeup guru review also made a video about this thing and gives it a good rate. I also love the reviews about it is good for people who like to do tightline.

So, what about my review?
I bought this from ebay India since the price is cheaper compared to LYN, and they used registered mail to ship the item which is quite good. It came with a cheap looking black stick with a small mirror.

It looks like lipstick packaging. A "cone" will appear after I twisted it out. The cone texture is creamy black.

Its quite tricky to wear this actually! The "original" way from middle eastern is by put it in the inner corner of the eye, close your eye and glide it between your tightline and water line. It feels like Im poking my precious eye (seriously).A good hand control is necessary!

OUCH!! Nah..its not painful. Just feel uncomfortable. Poking our eye is never been comfortable right?

1st layer

2nd layer. I know my make up skill suck.

I used normal drawing slowly method for the right eye.

Tada!!
(Ohya, I never wear any base wadsoever for both eye. Its completely bare face!)

It creates a smudgy effect which is very good for those who like smokey eye.

The downside? It smudge a LOT after awhile. I keep worrying whether I already become a panda when wearing this and always want to check my eye which is quite annoying. Ish!

Without any base or "supporter", it will smudge in no time. Yucks~

However, the smudging problem can me minimized by taping some loose powder on the area or layer it with black eyeshadow or other black gel eyeliner at the outer rim of the eye.

Overall, this might be a good product but smudging too easily is a bit turn off. It probably wont suit people with too oily face (especially eye area) people who always had watery eyes. Some people claims that it wont smudge even they need to wet their eye as contact lens user, so I guess it depends on person.

I'll just rate this 2/5. I wish it doesnt smudged easily.