It's Melon Yu at thebeautyandfoodspace | blogger | content creator | glowcare hoarder

Aloha everybody! Here I am now, with another wonderful (and belated XD) product to be review and share with you all. It is the DMC Deep Cleansing Mask . Have you heard of it? For me, initially, I didn't even know it existed until my friend, Ellie recommended me to it earlier this year. When she told me that it's effective in removing black and white heads, I became really curious and wanted to try it as I really don't like to have a strawberry nose. That time, I wanted to buy it from one of my trusted seller, but she hasn't re-stocked yet, so I waited. And few days later, I received this for free for review purpose from Cosme Hut - do check them out too if you are a Perthian like me! ;) I will link their contact details down below. Before I start, I've been getting a FAQ on my opinion of skincare vs makeup. Basically, I pay more attention on taking care of my face instead of makeup. I prefer my face to be clean and smooth. But, I do like to put some light mak...

Hello everybody and happy boxing day! How are we all? Did everybody enjoy the festive season with your loved ones? :) I have been busy with work lately hence with the lack of review posts on here :( Went to Cosme Hut and Perth Fabulous Beauty and picked up the following products! Mind you, I didn't have anything I want on mind, I just got these out of curiosity and because they were on sales XD Here's a brief haul review for y'all :) x Cosme Hut haul~ Left: It's Skin Power 10 Formula Q10 Effector with CoQ10 30mL (Reduced to $11.01 - 15% off) Right: Taiwan Specialized Made By Hand Entirely #217 (reduced price to $5 - not entirely sure what's the original price) Perth Fabulous Beauty haul~ Left:  Meishoku Whitening Eye Cream ($26 reduced to $22.10) Right:  Anessa Perfect Essence Sunscreen SPF50+ ($39 reduced to $33.20) Left: Clio Goodal Premium Snail Tone-up Cream ($65 reduced to $55.30) Right: Freebie :) a chris...

Hello everybody! How are we all? Happy November everybody :) I can't believe it's one more month left of 2015... holy shoot... where has the time gone right? *completely and still is baffled* Anyways, I am doing this short review as a request from one of my subscribers, and since I'm changing my serum soon, I thought to share my opinions why I like/dislike it. Enjoy reading! A little description about this product! Aim: contains moisture and hence, provides moisture to fill the skin This undiluted moisture solution supplies moisture without stickiness "100" in the product's name stands for hyaluronic acids having a concentration of 100%. As a part of the body, hyaluronic acids exist in skin and lips. It is an important constituent of the body that sustains body moisture. This skin friendly natural moisturizing factor makes the skin moist and firm. How to use? After face wash in the morning and evening, I use 2 drops of the produ...

Ever since I was introduced to the world of eyebrow makeup, I was hooked into it! I have always wanted my eyebrows to be drawn straight to look more youthful! *due to the korean influence haha :P* Sometimes it can be really a hassle to get the stubborn brow nicely drawn especially when you are rushing out and running late. Girls, you do understand right? And aloha, I have finally found my solution! :D And I got to admit my life has become so much easier now - no more rushing to go out in the morning, and even better, extra time for my beauty sleep XD All thanks to Clio's Tinted Tattoo Kill Brow! So as the product name suggests, it is an eyebrow tint. So what is an eyebrow tint?  We all know that eyebrow tattoo are currently in trend and many people do actually opt for that to speed up their makeup routine. It gives you pain and sometimes it can make your eyebrows look a little bit unnatural. However, eyebrow tint makes it easier for you *with no pain* to have more natura...

 Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask is simply an awesome clay mask that doesn’t dry on the skin unlike traditional clay masks. You can still move your face and talk while using this bubble clay mask. I adore this mask very much, Korean companies always make high quality skincare products. I highly recommend Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask to all, especially acne proned skin, oily skin, combination skin and even dry skin because it will not dry out or dehydrate your skin. I can now see why it’s so popular in Asia! The results are amazing. I shall leave the pictures describe how in love I'm with using this product! Want to experience the goodness of Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask? PS. Please excuse my bare face haha X) You can get authentic Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask from Fairy Cosme for $20 per tub! Love, Velene xoxo *this is blogged according to my own per...

Hello all! :) A month ago (26th Aug '15), I received this from one of my subscribers (shoutout to Bel - thankyou so much!), it captivated me so much that I promised myself to test it out for a month and share my opinion to you all. I have heard of this "Goodness - Natural Beauty Lab" brand before back then as it was a new line that was introduced to Australia. I wasn't familiar with this line, all I knew was that it's organic branded and animal friendly! When I went to their website , I was surprised that their products are super affordable! The products are all made bio-degradable and their packages are recyclable, but the most important aspect of using their products are that... they give you healthier looking skin with all different kinds of beneficial ingredients added. First impression:  They came in adorable baby orange packaging. The information listed on the packaging is not generic and in fact it's so informative, interesting and so clever. I...

If you have been reading my blog, you would have known that the primer I use is VDL Lumilayer Primer - I admit it's great for a nightout but not too great during the day because it has a very shiny base so I will end up looking like a vampire in the daylight if I use VDL as my base for my entire face. And for that, I have limited its use to just apply on my nose bridge for a more defined nose look. When Anna from Fairy Cosme  introduce me to this primer from Japan, I got hooked into the fact that (1) popular among asians, (2) moisturising and has sun protection properties and (3) matte base I have been using this for almost a month now and here I am, to share my opinion with you all :) There's 2 lines from Primavista Ange:  (a) Primavista Ange Long Keep Base UV (25ml, SPF 25, PA++) (b) Primavista Ange Moisture Keep Base UV (25ml, SPF 15, PA++) So as you can see, the one I got recommended was mainly for hydrating purpose. It is designed to even out t...

Hello my loves! How are we all? The basis of this blog is dedicated to food and beauty and so far I've been focusing too much on beauty and haven't done any food review yet! So this post shall be on fooooooooood! Hmmmmmm♥ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today I had an early birthday celebration with my pharmily! Eventhough not all could make it due to work and other reasons, but luckily there were some who came♥ We lunched at  Brotzeit   in the railway lane at 140. Note: 140 is located on the corner of William and Murray Street Mall, Perth. For those who have never heard of this restaurant, it is a hotspot of the German cuisine! It is "one of the world’s leading franchised German concept casual dining restaurant" and this is the first branch restaurant open in Australia, Perth being the first! WOOHOO! *like finally for once that Perth gets to open a restaurant first of its n...

Aloha everybody! How are we all? I just had my 3rd exam today *like legitly, why did my uni decide to schedule my exam for the first time ever on a Saturday morning... like really?!* So yea, woohooo, 2 more exams to go! Cannot wait for the holidays to come.... literally I just want to: catch up on my sleep, go food-hunting with my baes and watch all the episodes of dramas I missed this semester *such is the life of a pharmacy student* Anyways, I went to the city, in particular, Northbridge, there's an asian cosmetics store that was opened recently and they're having their grand opening sale, me being the omg-asian-cosmetics-fan, I was like, "Hmm interesting.. let's go check it out!" This new shop is called, " Fairy Cosme " situated at Northbridge - I will leave all their contact details below if you are interested. Here's the list of the products I bought! Ramosu Carestory Hyaluronic Acid Solution 100 ($40) Berrisom My Lip Ti...

Hello my lovelies! How are you all doing? :D Done my test and finished my assignment for this week and before I plunge into more (stu)dying for the last week of uni, I decided to do a short review for you all to read! The only dislike (beside dark eye circles that can't be avoided) feature that I don't like on my face is blackheads, which they *luckily* predominantly appear on my nose as my T-zone does get oily during the day. It's only recently that I've started using the DMC deep cleansing mask, so I was quite interested and intrigued when Ellie introduced me to buy this product too. I read some reviews online that this kit actually work, so I thought to myself, "Why not? Let's give it a try!" First impression: So this is the 3-Step Kit is from the Pig-nose (cute name right?) Clear Blackhead line that Holika Holika has! This 3-step kit contains 3 nose strips that: 1. Opens pores 2. Removes blackheads 3. Minimises pores The instructions on t...

Here’s a review of Laneige Power Essential Skin Refiner  which I made for Absolute Beauty. I’m quite the sucker for beauty products but not every item is to my liking. But this, however, such a popular Korean skincare brand, has stumbled across my view, and got me faithful! Ever since I've started using this few days ago, I'm already hooked! If you are keen to know the wonder of this product, please read on. For those who don't know what this brand is, Laneige is a popular facial care and cosmetics brand located in Korea. This brand prides itself in using the science of water to produce their best-selling products. Laneige means “snow” in French and is the result of intense research into hydration technology. First impression: The packaging is pretty standard Laneige packaging. Simple yet chic! They’re not made of glass, but plastic, which is really handy as they’re already quite heavy! The caption on the clear bottle says: “Soothing skin refiner with detoxify...

It has been a while since I did a snack review.... tonight's the night I shall share my opinion of a famous Japanese treat called Tokyo Banana Original  :) Fun fact of the day... Do you know Tokyo Banana expires within 12 days? But it must be consumed within 7 days (in order to taste the original flavour) so you can't keep it too long! *sad* Japan is very well known country with their wide varieties of snacks, in which all of them are very yummy!  If you are not into Japanese snacks, haven't been to Japan at all or have no idea what this is... Tokyo Banana is just a soft plain sponge cake filled with banana custard cream. It's a famous Japanese snack and you can only purchase them in Japan or through online (for more deets, message me)!  It is seriously a MUST HAVE food souvenir when you visit Japan.  From their website, it is said that they come in boxes of 4, 8 ,12 and 16. As you can see, I got the package of 8. Besides the fact that...

Apparently this is ranked #1 in Japan so I thought to myself, ooh let's try this! It then prompted me to ask the owner at Perth Fabulous Beauty about it, the price ($79) I admit, initially threw me off. I felt hesitant because I asked myself, would I take this bet to try this out if in case it doesn't work out at the end? So after a night's thought, I went to the shop..... and bought it! I have been using this little magic for a week now.. and so far, here are my thoughts. You must be wondering what is this product about right? Well Takami Skin Peel proves to soften and beautify skin. It is said to be that the fluid feels exactly like water with no artificial flavour or any added fragrance. It is also said to "solve a variety of skin problems, such as pores, blackheads, acne, fat particles, etc.." "And if you persist using it everyday, you will certainly see the effects." And just from that rough translation, it felt like I need to try this prod...