[HAUL] Sasa & SK-II Skincare Products

My Dad recently went back to Hong Kong. While he was there, he purchased few skincare products for my mom and me.  My mom has been using SK-II (a luxury high-end Japanese brand) products for over a year, I noticed that her face seems brighter and has less dark spots now.  However I don't see a significant improvement on her wrinkles and fine lines.  But she said she likes using SK-II products, so Daddy repurchased more SK-II products for Mommy. The sad part is that he only got me one item from sasa. And it isn't organic. Sighhhh. Sorry about the lighting, my canon DSLR ran out of battery.

HERE ARE ALL OF SK-II STUFF:

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence "Holy Water" Limited Edition Bottle:

Skin Signature Moisturizing Cream: 

SK-II Signs Eye Cream:

SK-II Skin Signature 3D Redefining Mask:

ALL SK-II SAMPLES:

SK-II Facial Treatment Mask Sample:

SK-II Facial Treatment Repair C Sample:

HERE IS THE ONLY ITEM MY DAD PURCHASED FOR ME, there are a lot of good reviews on this, i am excited to try this out even though it isn't natural/organic. 

DR.G TROUBLE CARE Spot Repairing Serum:

That's the end of my haul :)

Almay TLC (Truly Lasting Color) Foundation spf 15

Recently, Ulta had a 40% off sale on most almay, revlon and nyx products so I decided to go take a look with my friends since she had a 20% off coupon that was mailed to her. I was looking for a nice foundation and I had my eyes on the Almay Clear Complexion, hoping that it would help me clear up my acne while giving me good coverage. But unfortunately, they didn't have my color so I was forced to pick the Almay TLC foundation that did have my shade which was 280 Warm.


Claims: 

• Last up to 16 hours 
• Will not slip or rub off in heat 
• Contains Green tea, lemon extract and vitamin E to help protect and brighten the skin.
• Hypoallergenic (will not clog pores)
• Oil-free

My Opinions:

• AWESOME STAYING POWER
• waterproof and does not wash off with soap
• Light to Medium coverage 
• Clogs pores and made me break out
• Very thick consistency
• Turns orange when oxidized
• Hard to blend (worst than revlon colorstay)

Conclusion: 

      

     I've only tried this foundation for a few days and about 3-4 hours on each day and I have to say that I dislike this foundation very much!!! It has a very thick consistency for a foundation that only offers light to medium coverage that doesn't even cover my acne scars. The color is a bit too light for my skin and not to mention that it turns orange after drying. Although, I dislike this foundation I cannot believe how well this foundation stands with water and soap because IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT RUB OFF!!!

after the water is rubbed away by my fingers

after being washed with water and soap then dried

Retail: $12.99 (Price depends on what area you live in ;D)
Rating: 3 out of 5


So did this product also break you out when you tried it? Would you recommend this to your friend? Please tell in the comment section below whether you liked this product or not. ;D

[REVIEW] Badger SPF 15 Lip Balm Stick

I absolutely adore the brand badger due to its promise to use only natural ingredients.  I did a review on one of their sunscreens before; I am not excited or disappointed about the sunscreen. It’s an okay sunscreen for everyday use, you just gotta blend blend blend well.  

I am a person that never really takes care my lips. Until one day I was going out with my friends, and they all carried lip balms with them.  And that’s when I realized I need a lip balm that I could carry outside with me.  So I decided to pick up the badger spf 15 unscented lip balm.  I mean since i need a lip balm why not buy one that has spf in it. But i was pretty disappointed about this product :/

BRAND/PRODUCT: Badger SPF 15 Unscented Lip Balm Stick

PRICE & AMOUNT: $3.49/.15 oz

SPF LEVEL: SPF15

ORGANIC & CRUELTY FREE:YES!

INGREDIENTS:

Active Sunscreen Ingredient: Non-Nano, Uncoated Zinc Oxide 11%
Other Ingredients: *Olea Europaea (Extra Virgin Olive) Oil, *Cera Alba (Beeswax), *Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil,* Ricinus Communis (Castor) Oil, *Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Butter, *Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), and CO₂ Extract of *Hippophae Rhamnoides (Seabuckthorn).
* = Certified Organic

PACKAGING: Typical lip balm twist up tube

TASTE/SMELL:
Taste and smell like ZINC OXIDE! Strong herbal/zinc oxide scent.  But when you applied this to your lips, the scent is not noticeable.

APPLICATION/TEXTURE:

Just my SMEXY lips!

my lips with lipbalm

after rubbing with my finger

Everytime when I applied this lip balm to my lips, it left a white coating on my lips even with a thin application.  Then I tried to rub the products in with my finger, but it still left a white cast on my lips. 

PERFORMANCE:

white coating sinks into lines on my lip

can you see it?

I have a really funny story to tell. I applied this lip balm before going to school. Then my lips felt a little bit dry, so I reapplied again after I got to school.  Then I went to one of my classes, and this boy stared at me and asked me if i was sick. I was like: “What? Why?” Then he was pointing to my lips. So I ran to the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror, I realized how noticeable the white cast was on my lips that it made me looked sick. And the weird thing was that the white coating somehow sinks into lines on my lips making me looked like I have dry chapped lips.  I guess this is more of a sunscreen for our lips, it will provide you sun protection, but i would definitely not consider this as a lip balm that will moisturize our lips.

WHERE TO PURCHASE:

• http://www.badgerbalm.com/p-373-spf-15-unscented-lip-balm-stick.aspx
• Vitamin Shoppe
• FORCES OF NATURE
• Wholefoods Market   

RATING: 2/5 BAD