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We went to Japan recently so there's not much makeup but lots of photos from Japan! :D

[ZA] Two-Way Foundation

It's J again :D

K and I went to a makeup sale recently/not so recently anymore. We didn't buy much; she bought two items shown at the bottom of her haul post here.

I wanted to buy a powder bb-cream/foundation 'cause a few of our friends and we are going to somewhere hotter and probably quite humid place in July, and I wanted a powder something.
And also, since it's Autumn going into Winter here, matte faces are more in trend than the dewy look of Spring and Summer xD"

[ZA] Two-Way foundation is a Japanese brand of makeup, and is pretty reputable.

 Yup yup. My shade is in 21 and K's is in 23. 

brightens

anti-shine

easy-touch up

has vitamin E for healthy and energized skin

won't clog pores

Pretty sure this is the old packaging? I've seen some reviews online with a pink shiny case.

Ughhh sorry about the lighting ): I really couldn't figure out how to fix it up anymore. 
The second image is more accurate in terms of colour.

Comes with an 'anti-bacterial' sponge (not sure how true that claim is lol)

The powder is quite fine and offers decent coverage

So in the before, I've just put on moisturiser hence the shininess of my face, and on the right I've put on one layer of the foundation, applied with the sponge wet.

Oh yeah. The blur in the background is because I'm wearing pjs and am in the bathroom lol. Sorry ^ ^;

In the picture I've used the foundation without concealer under my eyes. Look at that coverage!

On a day to day basis I've been using this alone (although it says you can apply it over tinted moisturiser/bb-cream or whatever for more coverage), and over concealer under my eyes, to set it.

Can I just say I'm loving this foundation? It doesn't feel too drying (but I do recommend those with drier skin like me to wear a good moisturiser under this first) and I think this would work well for those with normal to slightly oily skin. If you have rather oily skin I'd suggest using an oil-controlling something underneath first.

Its coverage is pretty amazing; it's good enough that I don't feel self-conscious going without concealer under my eyes. Pretty impressive o;

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Pros:

☺ Good coverage. Medium to full I reckon?

☺ Decent oil control; lasts pretty well even when it was sweltering in Japan, although I did use a mattifying lotion underneath.

☺ Two methods of application; wet for dry skin and dry for oil skin

☺ Doesn’t feel heavy on skin

Cons:

☹ Not sure where to buy a refill

☹ Clings a little so if you have flaking skin, exfoliate

Overall: 4.75/5  I like this a lot! If only I could find out where to buy the refill ><
I bought this for $12NZD at a sale. Can't direct you where to buy this sorry!

[TONY MOLY] I'm Real Seaweed Aqua Moisture Lotion (Part 2)

 It's me again <3 cc:
And no it's not because I'm very free in terms of time but I'm being a very bad girl and just fudgeling. I'll be regretting this in a week. :D

This is a review of the TonyMoly I'm Real Seaweed Aqua Moisture Lotion, but just the packaging. I've done a review of this product here. Originally I was going to add this to the end but I realised this was going to get way too long so. Here's part 2?

The packaging design is pretty similar to the sample package, clean and simple.

It tells you what stuff it does/doesn't contain. 

Check out my product review page to see what it is.

It comes sealed if you can see in the left picture. A quick pull and it'll open up. Word of warning, lotion might come flying out and splatter around, as you can see from the lotion on my hand.
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Pros:

☺ Sturdy plastic bottle; don’t worry about dropping it!

☺ Cap isn’t metal. Since I keep it in the bathroom, the last thing I want is rusting metal near my skincare stuff, thanks.

☺ The opening isn’t as big as I feared in my previous review. It’s actually pretty decent at controlling the amount that comes out

Cons:

☹ Kind of big and heavy/bulky for travel (but it’s 200ml so what do you really expect? xD”) 

Overall: 4.95/5 
Lovin' it :D

Review of the actual lotion here.
Finally bought it in my recent haul here.

J's Second Mini cosmetic.Jolse Haul

It's J again! I bought another few things off cosmetic.jolse again, and I thought I'd do another review of it since it's the first time I've qualified for a free tracking number! (it's $50 to qualify, and yes that's a lot for me lol ;c)

I bought 5 things again this time, so I guess that's another mini haul?

My order was marked as shipped on the 12th of May, and arrived in NZ on the 21st (10 days again!), delivered to my house on the 22nd (BUT OF ALL DAYS MY HOME HAD TO BE EMPTY :C so I had to drive out to pick it up at the offices).

But yeah. My beloved package: 

So much bubble wrap as always! I love how they padded the box so my individually wrapped items would roll around in the box. Plus, with the semester's finals coming up I need that bubble wrap for stress relief haha.

And for my loot:

The stuff I bought:

1. [It's Skin] Power 10 Formula Syn-Ake: I bought this one for my mom, so if she notices any improvement I'll give it a quick review.

2. [It's Skin] Power 10 Formula VC: supposed to brighten/even out skin tone, and since I have a little uneveness/old scars around my mouth I wanted to give it a try. And I also realised I was getting older and it was about time I upgraded my skincare regime ^ ^; I'll review it in about three weeks time and see if I look more "luminous" :D

3. [INNISFREE] Glossy Lip Lacquer 5: I've been wanting to get a darker lip colour for a while and since I was getting a haul/doing retail therapy (ASSIGNMENTS ARE STRESSFUL PLEASE DON'T JUDGE ME ;c) I decided to grab one of these. Review will come eventually lol.

4. [Missha] Real Moist 24 Hand Cream Argan Oil: I've seen this a few times and I was about $2 short of $50 (free tracking no.) so I thought wtheck why not. I always wondered if the price was for real because it was always listed at $2??? But then my receipt came through and it was still that price :D  And then afterwards, i checked the site again and they changed it to $7+ LOL. So I guess it was mis-priced afterall. I like it so far, but I'll give a proper review soon.

5. [TonyMoly] Seaweed moist lotion: Yes I actually forked out some money to buy the full bottle xD I liked it that much. I'll update my sample review a little to accommodate what I think of the full size/packaging. Check it out here and here (the second link is only for the packaging; the first one is for the actual lotion).
Also, my twinsie K bought it in her recent haul here c:

YAYYY I've been so keen to try out TONYMOLY's bcdation for ages, as well as the Etude House Choux Base thingy, and I got a sample of them! :D I'll do reviews for them too at some point I think.

And here are the samples I don't really care about lol. I have too many blotting sheet packs and WAY too many of those lioele bb cream samples ><


So a little extra review:

For the first time I finally qualified for the $50 = free tracking number. They don't send you the number though, so I was super confused.

1. You have to go find it under your orders, click on the ID which should look like #(numbers).
2. Then under the print invoice, change the tab to shipment information where you'll find your tracking number. (#numbers and letters)
3. Again, they don't supply you with the website to track your shipment. This is the website I used: http://www.17track.net/index_en.shtml
4. In the second box from the top (track international express), paste your tracking number and click track.
5. Voila! Hopefully you succeeded. c:

So quick summary, all in all, 

Pros:

☺ Quick processing

☺ Quick shipping

☺ Loads of freebies (includes free tracking no. if you spend enough)

☺ Free international shipping

☺ Prices are fairly competitive

☺ They do not skimp out on bubble-wrap at all

Cons:

☹ The only ‘negative’ was the tracking number conundrum, which isn’t really an issue; it just confused me how I wasn’t informed what or where my tracking number was/where to track it. (I think that if you pay for tracking they’ll tell you, but I wouldn’t know since I’m a cheapo LOL)

Not sponsored. I can dream for one day though, right? :D 

[Innisfree] Mineral Stick Concealer in #3 True Beige

So I saw that J made a cute signature thing so I had to make one too XD My hair turned out too light though cause I forgot to turn off flux x_x

Aaanyway, enjoy the review!

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Nice and simple packaging

Swatch - #3 True Beige

Top: eye circlessss, Bottom: with one layer of concealer

Yeah I can still see my eye circles but far away it looks fine. I didn't want to cake another layer on xD 

Another thing to note is that when I swatch the concealer it has a kind of red undertone but when I apply it to my yellowy skin and blend it out I don't really see it o_o Strange, huh?

Pros:

✓✓ Pretty good coverage

✓ Not liquid, so spillage won't occur

Cons:

✗ Texture is kind of thick so it's sorta hard to apply (maybe would be better in hot weather?) 

     >> People with dry skin probably won't like this

✗ Lid is quite loose so might fall off sometimes

Overall: 7.5/10

I like that it has good coverage (you could definitely go full coverage with this) but I think I prefer my concealers more creamy. This will definitely be good in summer though!

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I got this for USD$9.98 on cosmetic.jolse.com. It's slightly cheaper on ebay by a couple cents. I think the price is average; I don't regret buying it for that price or anything.

Things to look forward to!

Hey everybody, it's J here! K and I are pretty swamped with assignments and tests that every university students get swamped with so the blog might be a little slow again for a while...

But in the meantime, here's some things to look forward to!
 -K's review of Skinfood's Egg Pore Facial Cleanser. K says she really likes it so I'm looking forward to her review!
-J's review on the ZA Two-Way Foundation...
-and a haul! Another teeny tiny one, but more than three things so...

Look forward to it! :D

[Skinfood] Salmon Dark Circle Concealer Cream

By J

So on my quest to find the concealer for my circles I decided to give this a try. 
Its salmon-y peachy colour is supposed to cancel out the blue/purple tones.

Its description is:

"A dark circle concealer cream with salmon oil that effectively conceals dark circles while promoting brighter, softer skin. The highly concentrated formula applies like a second skin and stays put without clumping, no matter how many layers you apply."

I've been using this alone, over bb-cream, under everyday minerals loose powder foundation and also under my new ZA two way foundation (that I'll review soon!). It works pretty well I guess; take a look at the pictures and decide for yourself c:

Oh and, there are two shades; as usual I bought the lighter one (salmon blooming).

 Once you start using this, the colour underneath is peachier and lighter.

Oh and, when you first open it up it has these moisture spots or something sitting at the top. Some bloggers reckon it's salmon oil; I'm not really sure but it doesn't affect the product.

It doesn't smell or anything, and you can really pack it on. Only downside is if you do that and you don't powder it, or you rub it, you'll leave like a huge empty spot XD

Sorry about the photo qualities; I had to try and fix the lighting on photoshop and there's only so much that can be done before things start going south :c
And I hadn't done my eyebrows so they were looking a little bedraggled so I cropped them out lol :D

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Pros:
J Its creaminess is really good for dry undereyes, and I haven't noticed much creasing for me. I've also used this for brightening around my mouth, and it doesn't accentuate the dry skin around my mouth.
J The packaging is really solid and it pretty cute
J I've been using this for about 4 months and I've still got more than half
J Medium coverage; does a good job at making me look less punched

Cons:
L For my broke-ass cheapo student budget this was a little expensive. It's $10.98usd on jolse and Oh wow searching this up on ebay I found I totally got ripped. You can get it off ebay for $5.66-$8.33usd
L It's not full coverage, especially if you've got really dark circles. If you're looking to fully conceal, this is the wrong product
L It will move around if you don't set it, and you touch it

Overall: 3.5/5  I like it well enough I guess, but I don't love it. I saw this review for a concealer that's supposedly a good duper for the NARS creamy concealer, and I want to give that a try when the concealers I have right now start running low.

Bought from cosmetic.jolse, but you can find it cheaper on ebay.