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Innisfree Eco Eyebrow Pencil #2 Black Review

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This is my first ever eyebrow pencil that I got in the shade black. In the past *ever since I dyed my hair and taught how do eyebrow makeup*, I have been using a variety of brown: from blonde brown to dark brown. So it was interesting to try out how this perform on me. I'm impressed. Read on if you're interested :) I'm pretty sure  you have heard of Innisfree right? :D Let me de-brief you if you don't, it is an eco-friendly Korean skincare and makeup brand focusing on natural ingredients and recycle packaging. The design of their products is simple, neat and nicely reflects the purpose of the brand. Innisfree products are also free from harmful ingredients.  Innisfree Eco Eyebrow Pencil is said to be formulated with green tea extracts. Interesting right? *coming from a green tea lover myself hehe* It is also paraben free, fragrance free, mineral oil free, animal nature material free, talc free and etc. This twistable eyebrow pencil comes in a plastic pencil t...

Banila Co. Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm Review

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Alohaaaa everybody! :) It's a bit saddening that I haven't post on here for a while, been posting away on my personal blog instead! I legitly have so much product reviews to share with you all, but uni has been keeping me busy and now I have 2 weeks study break, supposedly should be "studying", but my brain took it as holiday.... oopsie daisie... :P And here I am, procrastinating... by posting a review! ;) Today's review is based on:  Banila Co. Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm Before I start, here's a little story of cleansing oil and I - our relationship was never really close. Ever since I got my first concealer ( my makeup journey ), that's when I got my first and *so far* the only cleansing oil (from Elianto ), in which I have been using for the past couple of years. I have never really thought of it as a mega important part of my skincare/makeup regime, I treated it basically as a go to oil remover to remove waterproof makeup when I go to par...

Clean eating & raw goodies!

Alohaaa everybody! It has been an extremely long time that I didn't write any post here *how sad* :( Anyways, for this post, I would like to start something anew from my usual posts (far from makeup/beauty products review), as I am going to share my current obsession with clean eating! Here's a little bit of my background about my point of view of clean eating and how I came about to it - To be honest, I wasn't that keen on clean eating before because I initially thought that clean eating involves a diet of salad, no sugar, no salt, no carbohydrates, just proteins. By having no carbohydrates from my point of view are hard, because I am Asian and I grew up with rice, I love my rice and rice is a source of carbs. However, one day during work, in the morning tea time, one of my colleagues brought in raw peanut butter cups, raw snicker bars, raw brownies and raw coconut bites. I immediately fell in love with them. Their appearances are appealing, meaning they look exa...

Etude House CC Cream in #1 Silky Review

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BB cream, CC cream... DD cream?! The trend of BB Creams has now been exceptionally popular worldwide after its success in the asian markets for the past few years. CC Cream was developed to retain all the skincare properties of BB Cream while providing skin correcting makeup. Etude House has two options in their CC Cream line, #01 Silky and #02 Glow. I received the Silky one for free (for review purposes) before exams and now I'm here to share my opinion on my first CC cream ever. The texture is exactly that, silky, smooth, without shimmer or shiny particles. So I guess, we all heard of CC Creams right? :D Let me debrief you all quickly.... CC stands for colour corrector. And it claims to be a mix between skincare and makeup, a more better, in terms of a skincare product, than BB cream, but less coverage/sheerer than BB cream. First impression:  When it comes to Etude House’s products, the packaging is always the first one to capture our attention. And this one is no ex...

Regen Cosmetics 2 Step Synergy Effect Mask [Pore] Review

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Hello peeps! :) How are we all? So I'm back for a review post for y'all to read :) Do youse miss me? JOKES JOKES. Thought I do a quickie one before I leave overseas (for a holiday) soon as I have already finished my exams few days ago! WOOHOO! I hope I did the papers justicee too X) Part of my skincare regime is to slap on a mask at least once or twice a week (eventhough it's very hard to maintain this routine during the semester). Now I've tried plenty of different sorts of masks especially from Korea and Taiwan, but I haven’t quite stumbled upon any mask quite like this one… TA-DA! The Regen Cosmetics 2 Step Synergy Effect Mask for Pore~ [pic: left] I received these masks for free (for review purposes) a month ago. Finally tried these out as of few days ago (after exams) to de-stress my tired face. Have you ever heard of the brand, Regen ? If you are Korean, well this should be very familiar to you. I personally have known Regen for quite a while now. It...

Espoir Pro Intense Cleansing Toner Review

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Well hello hello hello :) Thought I do another (short) review before the agony of studying for exams 24/7! Here comes the product I want to review for you all: This product, Espoir Pro Intense Cleansing Toner  give the best care for any skin condition. It's okay if your skin is either oily, combination or sensitive because this cleansing is good for all skin types. I used this, of course, to clean my makeup. I really like this as it cleans off the makeup (really well!) without the use of water or cleansing foam. Though I only receive a small size, it has worked wonders and I am determined to get this goodie once I finish using my cleansing oil. Have you tried this? What's your thoughts? I will be back (reviewing) soon after my exams! And will do at least few more reviews before I go overseas :D Stay safe and happy everyone! Love, Velene xoxo *I received this product for free for review purposes. All opinions are honest and my own*

Etude House My Lash Serum Review

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Helloooo there! :) Today's review will be about this cute little thing here.. I received this a couple of months ago for free (for review purpose), but I did not use it everyday though, as I sometimes can't be bother or just don't have the time to do that extra step in caring my lashes. But, for the sake of this review, I used it for two weeks straight and hence a review now! :D The reason I was keen to try this product out was because I have really short lashes (typical asian here!).You can barely see it and I hate applying mascara (as I have to apply so many coats and sometimes it just smudges and arghh that frustration, maybe it's just me though... hmm) and in fact, I also have a fear of curling my lashes :( It's really depressing and actually already trying to accept it. And I know there are all these products out there with serum promising but because majorities are out of my budget, I just wouldn't try something if I cannot be sure of. I know that t...