Sexylook Intensive Care Whitening & Sexylook 3D Mask

Well, since I am bored to tears at the moment, I would be writing about some of the facial masks I have purchased from Taiwan. Most girls would already be familiar with My Beauty Diary Series of masks so it will not be taking any space here today.

The first review would be from the Sexylook Intensive Care Black Cotton Mask Series.

Review: Sexylook Intensive Care Whitening

Whitening is germane to me as a naturally fair person so not surprisingly, I picked this pink one out of the rest to brighten and bring the best out of my skin!

Details

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Price: As listed on the site, the price is at NT$299 (about SGD 13) for a box of 5, meaning to say 1 single piece would be SGD 2+. Not that it is expensive but cheaper range of masks like My Beauty Diary, cost about half the price.

Product: The mask has a good and soft texture, which is similar to the leader clinic ones I use regularly.

After using these soft and ultra serum absorbing ones, there are no reasons to go back to ordinary sheet masks. They hold fluids better and contours well on the face.

The serum smells mild and pleasant and there are enough to go about. The mask size sits just perfect for my average sized face.

Apart from that, the packaging is cute and feels quite exquisite.

Effect: I was amazed not only by the brightening effect because it is on par with the moisturizing effect. The obvious zit I had faded away and some redness cause by pimples were also erased. The product does more than what it delivers thus I have no qualms on giving it a 5 star rating!

Overall: ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

Review: Sexylook 3D Mask 

Since I have started on Sexylook I shall end with it too. Another one I would be commenting today is the Sexylook 3D Mask - Pure White Radiance Duo Lifting Mask.

This particular one is not found on Sexylook's site but I got it from the legit cosmetic store in Taiwan.

Before:

After:

I was having an outbreak at the point of time. It might not be obvious in pictures but the pimples (especially on forehead) faded quite visibly.

Price: Either NT$299 or NT$399 (roughly SGD 13 to 18) for about 7 or 10 pieces (?) (... I cannot remember the price, above is a rough gauge.)

Product: This one is of a unique structure because it is suppose to have a lifting effect, which explains the extended wings that reaches the neck. I have to admit the initial draw to the product was due to novelty effect since there isn't a lot of lifting masks around.

I felt the previous black mask have a better texture (in terms of sheet material) but this is not too bad either. Serum wise, this pack more punch. This has a more noticeable smell but it is also quite pleasant.

Effect: Lo and behold! Picture taken on another separate day (the first time I tried) after I am left immersely impressed.

I am not too sure about the lifting effect as that is not my main area of concern but... my skin looks a lot brighter after usage, and definitely more moisturized. That aside, my skin was left refined and taut. I even noticed the pores of my cheeks shrank.

This product has made it to my emergency outbreak rescue team for doing such a great job in taming the zits and improving the overall refineness of the skin.

Overall: ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

Coming up, I have more Sexy Look masks reviews to be done, but bye for now!

Tai Chung and Chiufen, Taiwan

Let's turn back time and take it back to the start on Tai Chung.

We are lucky enough to have Eugene's cousin and his girlfriend, Olivia in Tai Chung. Olivia has been a superb host and I wish we could host better when she visits Singapore! 

(Anyway, Olivia showed us around Taichung in her car so we know nothing about the directions. This post is not intended to be helpful.)

Fourth Credit Union (第四信用合作社)

The facade of the building. Heck, I can't even read the name. Guess what's in store? (More)

How do you like the bank tour?

This place was once a bank but it has been restored into an ice cream parlour, although some of the accents still shows vestige of a bank from another era.

They serve great ice cream at reasonable prices. If you're feeling experimental you could do mooncakes or cheesecake for toppings, as shown above.

They are popular for pineapple tarts too, so if you fancy all dessert goody-goodies in a bowl, just take your pick!

Olivia and I

Miyahara Eye Clinic (宮原眼科)

According to Olivia, the first shop owned by the same owners is the ice cream parlor. However, business is brisk and the owners have expanded into another shop front which is known as Miyahara Eye Clinic. As the name suggested, the pastry shop has taken over a space that used to be an eye clinic. 

The following is a sight to behold. Doesn't it looks like a scene from Harry Potter?

My love for sky high ceiling knows no bounds.

Miyahara Eye Clinic carries much more pastry variety as supposed to Fourth Credit Union. In a way, they are same but diffierent. Perhaps one for chilling and ice cream, another for souvenirs?

The rest of Taichung was on the rush as we only had technically, half a day there. We proceeded to one of the cafe along the quaint private housing area, then went straight up to Feng Jia Night Market.

Having been to about 5 nights markets in the whole of Taiwan, Feng Jia beats the other night markets hands down in terms of scale and variety. We only covered 10% of the whole market due to time limitation.

It is also the place we had our first grass jelly and a carbo-overloaded noodle-in-bun which is worth every mouthful.

Oh oh. Have I forgotten about the shopping? It looks very promising and fantastic!! 

In retrospective, I am totally regretful for not allocating enough time for Feng Jia Night Market and the only thing spared from Feng Jia is probably my wallet.

I shall now present to you the night views of Chiufen:

If you want to see more of Chiufen in the day, please refer to this.

I hope you enjoyed these scraps of my Taiwan trip as much as I did for authentic Taiwanese grass jelly.

I would pull my lazy self together and do some serious Taiwanese masks reviews as well as the other bits and pieces of my trip in time to come.


Till then,
Mic

Kiss Me Heroine Mascara

Hi,

  I am back at work and at the same time chalking up on my makeup reviews because there are so many products I cannot even find time for. Where did all the time go?

I have probably owned more than 50 mascaras (based on a modest estimate) and I can proudly declare it has stayed in my makeup pouches as it did in my makeup routine for the longest time.

The continuation of my support for awesome mascaras come in the form of reviews.

Anyway, choosing between volumizing and lengthening mascaras is a tough call so today I did both for your benefit:


1) Kiss Me Heroine Make Volume and Curl Mascara

Without mascara:

After 1 coat:

After 2 coats:

One last coat:

Price: Less than SGD $20, which is reasonable. (I have gotten this in Japan which is cheaper than in Singapore.)

Product: The texture is more watery as compared to most mascaras I have used. The mascara smells a little funky, but it does not bother much. It coats the lashes quite effortlessly, but application can be messy. The packaging is handy and fits well in my pouch.

Effect: It delivers volume and curl as promised. I have used better mascaras with more volume but this one makes up for it's ability to hold curls. I like the fact that it reapplication is easy as it does not clump much. Removal is fuss-free with my regular Biore makeup wipes.

2) Kiss Me Heroine Make Long and Curl Mascara

Noticed the fibres?

Without mascara:

After 1 coat:

After 2 coats:

All set and done!

Price: Almost similar to the above.

Product: Texture is also watery, but with fibres. I felt that some fragrance is added to the concoction but the funky smell still persist.

Effect: The fibres are great for a lengthening effect but it almost does nothing in terms of voluminizing. My lashes looks spindly after application. The mascara coats well and reapplication is also easy. However, the application is rather messy as it smudges on the eyelids. (Probably it takes too long to dry.) It does it's job in lengthening, but the curling power is negligible.

Overall: ⋆⋆⋆ to ⋆⋆⋆⋆
Both mascaras are affordable and delivers some of the desired effects, I have no issues with removal which some users encountered difficulty with. The effects are subtle and I would prefer mascaras with very noticeable effects. They tend to smudge on the lids and I could not imagine applying them without q-tips to clean up. Apart from that, the mascaras are one of the few which are clump-free even after multiple coats.