Review: Sana Pore Putty

A while back, I saw this on Mitsu's blog, and I really wanted to try it for myself. She said it was the best purchase she had made on that trip to Japan. Wow. That's some big talkin'! ;) So I decided to try it for myself as there was a seller who had it on eBay for about $20 total including shipping. Steep price. But oh well, worth a shot, right?

It arrived in this cute envelope! Taiwan has such cute mailing envelopes. :D


Seller wrapped it pretty well.


Here's mine, unbagged.


The back.


The compact. Reminds me of Sailor Moon a little. ;)


The back. Made in Japan.


This is what it looks like when you open it up.


The pad comes out like so.


The formula.


Closer up image.


Here it is worn, on my skin. I didn't really like the way it looked, sadly. Hope you can still tell by the image, I was trying to get some natural light in my bathroom. :/


Cost: $20.40 from seller meilleurbeauty on eBay.

Pros:
- Long lasting, waterproof.
- Excellent packaging design, comes with a mirror.
- Cute packaging.

Cons:
- Too yellow for my skintone. :(
- Does not give full coverage, unless you apply it over a face primer and blend blend blend blend!!
- Expensive, can only buy it on eBay.


Overall, no, I would not buy this again at all. :( I think it would better suit my friend with yellow-er tones in her skin so I might see if she wants to try a swatch.

Skin79 BB Cream Swatches

Purchased from eBay seller bigclothcraft for $16.90 including shipping. The auction came with both sets. Also came with some Skin79 BB Cleanser samples!

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As you can see this is what the sample sized tubes look like in their boxes.

I did a swatch of each one on my hand below, and the order that the swatches are in corresponds to the order the creams are swatched in.




For some reason even though I rotated the image, it is not cooperating with me. >_<;;
So from TOP to BOTTOM, the swatches correspond with the way I have lined up the bottles above.
The first swatch you see on top is corresponding to the GOLD tube (Super BB) and the bottom swatch corresponds to the SILVER tube (Diamond Pearl BB.)

Have I tried these on my face yet, I am sure is the next question? ;)

Well I have been slowly trying them and I think I have tried *almost* each cream. I actually used to have a tube of the pink Skin79 original BB Cream and I honestly did not like it that much. It had too much of a grey undertone.

Based on the swatch alone on my skin tone, I would say that the two pinkish tubes in the middle look the best on me. ("The Oriental" and "The Prestige.") But nothing about any of these gives me excitement. I did wear the pearl one the other day (silver tube) and I looked SO ridiculous in natural light. @___@; It looked like I had been sweating or had a really greasy/oily face because of all the shine the pearl gave me. I don't think shimmering pearl BB Creams or Foundations or even Tinted Moisturizers (Eyeko Glow Cream, I'm lookin' at you!) look that great on me, sadly. It just causes me to look sweaty, maybe I am using too much? LOL. I guess I could always MIX these BB Creams to get the best result but that's a little crazy, huh? Hehe.

All in all, I wouldn't bother purchasing again, since the point was to try small ones before getting a big one. I have some doubles now, of course, but I might give those to my friends or send them to people who read my blog if you are interested in trying them. Just pay the postage fee and I will send you a tube! ^_^


....Annnnd I leave you with a pic of my makeup from last night! xD Even though a shitty one...my camera and bedroom lighting were a lethal combo... ;___;



I was reading The Hunger Games all freaking day yesterday, practically, and so at night I somehow managed to put the book down and go out with my friends. I wore gyaru even though they aren't gyaru and didn't know what it was probably but hey whatever! It was fun though. :)

Review: Holika Holika Peach Girl BB Cream

Holika Holika Peach Girl BB Cream

Purchased from eBay seller: cosmeticmarket2012 (same place I got my Tony Moly Milk Latte Pack from.)

It cost $13.59 including shipping from Korea and it took about 10 days to get here. Also I got some awesome free samples with my purchase!



As I mentioned before, Holika Holika is one of my favorite brands from Korea because of their innovative products, and super cute packaging. But will the products work? That was my big question. Because even if the products seem new and interesting and the packaging is uber cute, well, the product will be useless to me unless it works!! It will end up in the bottom of my makeup stash...the darkest, deepest reaches... hehe.

So I saw a blog review of Peach Girl BB Cream by Holika Holika and decided I had to try it, as I was running low on my Baviphat BB Cream which I will definitely need to review soon as it's my favorite and most used BB Cream!



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What do I love most about this BB Cream? It's probably the fact that it's a two in one! The cap unscrews and then opens up to reveal a miniature mirror inside, and a lovely peachy pink colored cream blush/lipgloss!



Sorry for the bad lighting, btw.



It's a really lovely color. It has the consistency of Urban Decay Cream blushes, if you've ever tried those before. Here is a swatch of the cream blush on my hand:



And here is a photo of me wearing both the BB Cream and the blush over top of my Tony Moly primer from the last post (the Milk Tea pack.)


Sorry for my derpy face! @____@; my hair was not cooperating that day either lol.

Annnd I decided to compare it to two other BB Creams I have and enjoy:


(L to R: Holika Holika Clearing BB Cream, Baviphat Magic Girls Fresh for Oily Skin BB Cream, and Holika Holika Peach Girl BB Cream.)

Swatches:

As you can see the Peach Girl creams is a bit lighter...maybe I should have tried 02? The Baviphat cream is my all time favorite, and I think the Clearing one is my second favorite.

Anyyyway! To sum things up... here is what I like and do not like about the BB Cream and Blush:

BB Cream
- very spreadable, smooth, great texture
- too light for my skin! it comes in two shades, 01 and 02, and I decided to get 01 because the swatches I saw online of the 02 looked too dark for me.
- smells nice! (but again not good for those who are sensitive to smells. it's kind of a mild artificial perfumey peach smell ...I personally prefer the smell of the Baviphat BB Cream better.)
- when it dries/oxidizes it has a very odd matte/powdery feel to it even if I am not using a setting powder over top of it. so yeah... kinda...weird. @___@;
- not as spreadable unless you use a primer underneath

Cheek/Lip Cream:
- love the little mirror it comes with and the fact that it's built into the cap for portability
- kind of greasy and hard to apply, had to use fingers
- long lasting, especially if you set it with powder!
- also has a nice scent
- gorgeous, gorgeous color! looks great on my fair skin and would look good on other types of skin tone too
- even though it claims you can use it on your lips, I tried it and looked really nasty and clumpy, so I would avoid using it on your lips!!
- it's build-able so you can go sheer or darker depending on how much you apply!

All in all, I'd give the BB Cream 3.5/5 stars, and the blush 4/5 stars. I doubt I'd buy it again mostly because I have so many other BB Creams I would like to cross of my list of trying, but this one isn't bad, it probably won't be my go-to cream except for in the wintertime when I am already uber pale or when I need to look lighter. (?!)

Thanks for reading and I hope this review was useful to someone! :)
More reviews to come soon!!!

***Disclaimer: I never receive products from companies to review. All of the products you see on my blog are 100% purchased by me, the cosmetic maniac for my own personal reviewing pleasure and satisfaction, hehe. If a company does send me something, I will note that on the review. ;) These opinions are mine and mine only, no one has paid me to say things!***

Number One Hair Product!! (that you can't live without!)

Wow, I am really a bad blogger...I keep neglecting my poor blog! ;___;

The reason why is mostly because I recently started an internship!! YAY! It's at an aerospace company in the county and it's a really long drive just to get to work each morning! So I have to get up super duper early just to drive there and by the end of the day I am totally exhausted. =___=;;

But I have time now for a quick update so here we go!

I've done a lot lately...sold some stuff, bought some stuff, lost some weight (<3!), etc... I bought two new lolita dresses and I sold a whole lot of my old sweet stuff. I got some vintage dresses from shops in a town called Columbia, MO which is where my roommate is from (but we live in St. Louis city together.) It's about a 2 hr drive to get there plus or minus, but she goes home every so often to see her mom! ^^ We explored town (more like I explored town) and snagged some cute dresses. I am too tired to take and upload pics now but that will come later, I promise! For now, I was wondering, readers... what is your Number One Hair Product? As in your ABSOLUTE favorite? Can't leave home without it? Need it in order to have a "good" hair day? Well for ME.... mine is definitely, hands-down a product by the company Kenra called Silkening Shine Gloss!

It is AMAZING. Seriously. You apply a little dab to slightly damp-ish hair and rub it in, then use your hair dryer as normal. The heat activates the formula and makes your hair suuuper soft, glossy (without being greasy!) and it smells AMAZING. Functional and delightfully good smelling at the same time. What more could you ask for? :D

My second favorite is probably R&B by LUSH!

It smells positively delicious too and leaves your hair so soft but you have to be careful not to use too much or it will make your hair heavy and gunky and oily! >_<;; it's pretty good for dry hair though...dry or damaged...but mine is oily and damaged which sucks because it's already so greasy if I don't wash it enough. @__@;; Random side note. I have never tried "BB Cream" before so I decided to snag a bottle of this stuff cheap on eBay:

I will do a review once I get it and try it for a week or two. Like I said, oily oily skin and hair for me, so I tried to find a BB Cream meant for oily skin. What say you all? Tried BB Creams? Like them? Love them? Hate them? Indifferent? Seems like a really overly hyped product IMHO but I guess I can't judge till I try! :3 Nyah!

Oh and bonus: I snagged some perfume for cheap, click read more to see! (This post is long enough as is!) ;____;




J'Adore by Christian Dior:
(and yes I know this bottle isn't the 3.4 oz one but I was lazy and googling, haha.)

$39.10 shipped on eBay!
Original price for 3.4oz on Sephora.com is $98. I saved $58.90!! xD


and


Dolce & Gabbana rose the one

$46 shipped on eBay!! Original price on Sephora.com is $95 for 2.5 oz. I saved $49!! :D


And I got both bottles in the mail today, with free samples, even. :D From US sellers. They weren't shady at all or anything and the perfume is legit. The Dior one was slightly used but it still had like 95% of the perfume remaining. The D&G one was totally new in box, even sealed with the wrapping paper and D&G sticker. Totally authentic.

Conclusion. eBay = win. xD

If you're looking to get pricey perfumes at half the cost or even better...check the eBay! :o)

That's all for now, thanks for tuning in to my ramblings! :]