Showing posts with label affordable. Show all posts
Showing posts with label affordable. Show all posts

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sally Hansen: Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color

Time for Spring time colors!

I bought these nail polishes back in November on Black Friday for like $2.64 (current price $2.49) from Target. I've gotten $2 nail polishes from Daiso before and they were really un-pigmented and you had to put on a few coats to actually see the color properly -__-' so I was pretty hesitant on buying these.

I had my doubts with Sally Hansen nail polishes because I see tons of beauty gurus on youtube raving about O.P.I nail polishes so I was like these are going to suck butt >.< but to my surprise these are actually really good! Plus SUPER AFFORDABLE!!!

I have to warn you all now, I SUPER SUCK at painting my nails lol, I have shaky unsteady hands so I always fuck them up lol, but I just grab a cotton swab and dab it in some nail polish remover and voila! semi-normal! lol

Yep can't color between the lines
This is pre-cotton swabbed nails lol

I usually put on two coats but one will definitely do and it does take some time to dry (at least for me) I always forget to wait for them to dry so I end up knocking things and denting them o_O but I definitely want to get more of these! But I'm going to use up what I have before I purchase new ones because I don't want them to get messed up plus I bought a whole bunch from The Face Shop and Nature Republic I haven't tried yet.

Where Can You Get This Product?

As I mentioned in the Black Friday Haul post I got these at Target but you can get them at any local drugstore with a beauty section really.

In Canada they have them at Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs, Pharmaprix (for those of you in Montreal) its $3.50 here or something. (Target is opening in Canada soon! but I don't expect US prices so I'm still going to buy from the US stores lol)

I'm not sure if they have Sally Hansen products abroad I think they do... somebody let me know!


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Sunday, February 17, 2013

My Beauty Diary: 2-Step Europe Clarifying Pack

I mentioned this purchase a few posts back!
The My Beauty Diary 2-Step Europe Clarifying Pack

I've never used a 2-step sheet mask before (insert derp face here)

What The Mask Does (from sasa): Packed with precious black roses extracts which exude a classic elegance aroma, its lightweight texture carries effective whiten, sooth and moisturize efficacy to mildly purify skin and improve dullness. Mallow extracts from the Alps deeply condition skin, tighten pores, enhance skin defensive power and rejuvenate skin.

What The Gel Does (from sasa): Rose nectar originated from steep cliffs in France, efficiently repair and relieve pressure caused by the surrounding harmful substance on skin. It aids to reconstruct skin’s self-protective layer, enhances whitening efficacy and promotes skin regeneration. While the European white daisies essence effectively doubled its long-lasting and intensive brightening effect.

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When I tried it for the first time, I was like WTF how do I use it? lol because the whole box is in Chinese. I didn't know you can separate the gel and the mask and I didn't know there was a rip at the bottom of the package to get the mask out, so I used scissors to get the mask out instead lol. 
I put one on Steve's mom and was trying to find scissors and he was like "Why are you using scissors? there's a tab at the bottom so you can rip it open" -____-' LOL

I have instructions here for people who are like me.. lol

Tadaaa! 
I guess technically you don't really need to separate it but if you use the mask and don't trash the packet it was in, the extra essence/serum inside gets all over the table lol

What Do I Think Of This Product?

Some of my favorite sheet masks are by My Beauty Diary. Their masks are slightly thinner than the ones I got from Korea so they stick to your skin a lot better. Most of the other sheet masks by My Beauty Diary come in boxes of 10, this box has 8 sheet masks inside.

There's more than enough gel in the packet

The mask and gel has a mild/heavy rose scent so if you're quite sensitive to perfumes then I wouldn't suggest getting it but it smells goooood. I haven't really noticed my pores tightening and whitening but maybe I have to use more of it. Plus it doesn't make me break out or leave a weird residue on my skin.

When you first use it you'll find that it comes with tons of product, the mask is soaked so well that sometimes its runny, so I like to rub it on my neck and chest. There's so much gel that comes in the packet that I put it on in layers, I'll put a layer on my whole face on and then rub it in until it absorbs (facial massage time!) so I'll do that until there's no more gel.

Where To Buy This Product

I bought this at T & T Supermarket at the newly renovated Metrotown location (it seriously looks like watsons or something) for like $15 and I'm sure they sell them at other Asian supermarkets.

You can get this online at Sasa for $13.70 last time I checked but if you only want to get one product you'll have to pay for shipping which is like $20 or something unless you buy $100 worth of stuff to get free shipping unless they've changed it but I haven't really ordered anything from them in a while.

If you don't want to buy like $100 worth of stuff then you can get it on Ebay but its like $16+ whatever it is for shipping.


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Monday, January 14, 2013

JuJu Cosmetics Aquamoist

O.O A post about Japanese products!

I ordered these products like last year from Sasa and used them for quite a while (like 5 months) Juju is SO AFFORDABLE! I was hoping to find some Juju cosmetic products while I was in Hawaii but T_T no luck and there is a place that sells these products in Vancouver but its like seriously double the price -__-' wtf.

Aquamoist Vitamin C Toner

When I first bought this I thought it was just a moisturizing toner then when I actually got it I noticed at the bottom it said whitening lotion and was like wtf? lol.


 The toner is quite watery which I like. I used a hadalabo toner before I switched to this one and I didn't like that it was thicker plus it made my skin oily. This toner I only use at night because I use the Skinfood Peach Sake line during the day so my skin is matte and not oily.

The toner isn't really scented which is nice, I hate it when you use different products and they're scented so it smells weird in the end lol. Anyways it absorbs really well, I haven't really noticed a whitening effect. It doesn't make my skin oily and it keeps my skin moisturized at night. Plus it doesn't make me break out.

I hesitantly bought this product because I wasn't blown away by the quality of the bottle that the hadalabo essence I used had but I thought I would give it a try anyways.

Right off the bat when I received this product I was surprised how well the quality of the bottle was. So much better than the hadalabo one -__-' and for the same price! lol the pump on this bottle is so much better, it doesn't drag the essence out all over the pump so I was super happy with that. Plus the bottle is glass and not plastic.

The consistency of this product is like ... semen LOL! maybe Steve is tricking me haha, but no seriously its sticky its thick lol its not scented and it absorbs really well. I use this only at night too and did notice some dark spots on my face did fade so I would buy this product again but I still want to see what is out there.

Oh.. This cleanser... lol, I bought this because I had heard good things about it and was super excited when I bought this. I've never used a foam cleanser before so I was a little skeptical in using it.

What I like about this product is the packaging, Juju does packaging really well for its affordable prices ^__^


BUT I didn't like this product lol. If you aren't using a something that will help exfoliate your skin when you cleanse then you will think it doesn't do anything which I thought lol and I'm using a silicone wash pad. It does clean well but I thought that it didn't work well for me. My skin got super oily really fast after using this too >.< so I stopped using it after a few washes.

Overall I would buy the toner and the essence again but I really want to try some other products that they also have ^__^

Where Can You Get These Products?

I bought all of these products on Sasa, I know its available here in Vancouver (specifically aberdeen mall in Richmond) but expect to pay double for what you can pay for on Sasa.

Don't forget you can get these products on Ebay but if you are planning on buying a whole bunch of stuff I would suggest buying it all from sasa because you're gonna get tons of random boxes from ebay sellers lol.

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