Carousels and Couture

TLDR Review:  Buy the Dewy Moisturizer, it is my current holy grail. DON'T buy the Milky Moisturizer, I regretted it. My skin is oily/combination.  When Xiaxue posted an advertorial on the new pink skincare range that Za released, I thought the entire range was soo pretty I wanted them all. But back then I still had a huge stash of moisturizers I was trying to use up, so I resisted the temptation. In the end I finally got the Dewy Moisturizer... And I can't imagine life without it anymore. My skin has never been so good! The Milky Moisturizer on the other hand, was very very disappointing. Za has several moisturizers for different needs. The dewy moisturizer is for greasy skin and the milky moisturizer is for flaky and greasy skin. Not only that, Za also has the Deep Moist Cream and Amino Mineral Refreshing Gel. I stood at Watsons debating to myself because I had no idea which one to get! They're all a pretty shade of pink too, which is nice. I ended up getting...

  For those who don't know, Rachel K is a homegrown cosmetics and skincare company by Miss Universe Rachel Kum. Her products are currently on sale at most Watsons outlets. I have tried the famous CC cream, and it's not bad. Review coming along soon. But this post is dedicated to the Youth Day Cream, which contains something called PhytoCellTec which is a Swiss apple stem cell extract. The apple stem cells penetrate deep into the skin and allows your skin to renew itself. I received a sample of this cream, and I tried it out over several days. Unfortunately, I was not impressed by this. It's an oily product, and made my face very oily. Worse still, I did not think that it absorbs into my skin, so for the rest of the day I could literally feel a layer of this cream on my skin. Most day creams are very absorbent unlike the heavier night creams, but I felt that this product was not absorbent at all. The only good thing I can probably say about this is that it is ligh...

   There are three different packs available for the Etude House Sleeping Pack. Blue (brightening), green (oil control and pore tightening) and pink (moisturizing and firming). I tried out the pink one, as I also had other sleeping masks and wanted to compare. Sleeping masks are fairly straightforward. They are used at night either in place of a night moisturizer or applied after the night moisturizer. It works while you sleep.  The next morning there wouldn't be a greasy feeling, but I felt that it needs at least 9 hours in order to be fully effective. Whenever I wash off the mask before the 9 hours are up, I find that my skin is not as moisturized as it should be. I certainly believe that there are better sleeping masks out there, such as Laneige and Bio-Essence. So for this sleeping pack, while it is fairly cheap (S$22.90), I would not repurchase it since there are brands out there that could give me a much better result.