August 2012 Favourites

Today I will posting my first monthly favourites post.

Okay I might not do this every month but I'll try my best :)

So in this post I've decided as well as posting my favourite beauty products of the month I will be also sharing with you guys some of my favourite entertainment like favourite drama/book/film and music, not necessarily new songs/ drama but basically my favourtie things of the month.

Also because school has started so I won't be able to post much :( I will be very busy studying but I will try my best :)

I'll start off with beauty products 

Skin79 VIP Gold BB Cream (review here)
might not be best suited for summer for me because this is for dry skin and I have oily, but does have SPF 25 and feels very light on the skin.

Avon Big Glossy Lip Pencil (review here)

Nice sheer natural colour for the summer which doesn't dry out the lips

and finally MUA intense pencil eyeliner in Snow White (review here)

pigmented, creamy and only costs £1!

Favourite Drama of the Month

To the Beautiful You

This is the korean version of Hana Kimi with f(x)'s Sulli and Shinee's Minho.
So far it is very funny, Sulli's acting is very good in my opinion and Minho is so hot!
Lee Hyun Woo is so cute and funny and for those ZE:A fans there's also Hwang Kwang Hee.

Favourite Songs of the Month 

Super Junior - Sexy Free & Single

As you guys may know I am a huge Super Junior fan and I love this song, didn't really like the 'Sexy, Free & and Single, I'm ready too. Bingo!' bit, but now Its grown on me!
Love Yesung's sexy voice and Donghae has so many parts!!
They're my biased you see :)
Not so fond of they're other song spy though, love the chorus but the happy nursery rhyme bits NO.

T-ara - Day by Day

Even though Hwayoung has left the group her rap is awesome, love this song though the dance version of the music video keeps on flashing so be careful if you don't like flashy lights:(
the drama version is also quite cool, check below

Skin79 VIP Gold BB Cream Review

Yay first post of September! Today I will be reviewing my new bb cream , skin79's vip gold bb cream 

it has whitening, UV protection spf 25 PA++, Wrinkle Improvement

My friend got me this from Hong Kong, I was actually hoping she will buy me the hot pink label but maybe I didn't tell her which one I wanted so she bought this one instead? Doesn't matter cos i really like it! :)

From Skin79 North American Site:

BB "CREAM THAT PRESENTS LUXURIOUS SKIN. Ingredients with an abundance of nutrition keep skin resilient and moist and its whitening and wrinkle fighting properties helps maintain clear and resilient skin, while giving the skin a natural and bright look."

From the back of the bottle:

"Whitening/Wrinkle improvement

Ultraviolet rays interception SPF 25 PA ++

KFDA 3 functions certification

It is 3 effects beblesh balm. By Adenosine and Arbutin ingredients  which are effective in whitening, wrinkles improvement cultivate more bright and elastic skin

Intercept ultraviolet rays UV A and UV B at the same time and protect your skin exposed from the sun more thoroughly

Abundant nutrition of Gold and Caviar extract cares skin intensively to make shiny healthy skin"

Directions of use:

 " Use it proper quantity on the area of your face like patting at the last step of skin care"

Wow a lot of engrish there ! 

ingredients

print screen from skin79 website

authorisation  sticker. remember to look out for it!

it has a slightly grey tint to it 

blends into skin nicely 

left: before,                  right: after

I haven't really noticed any whitening to my skin, but than i don't wear makeup everyday, and I'm not really at the stage for wrinkle improvement so I'm not sure about that. For SPF I don't think i have gone any darker - thank goodness I'm already quite tanned! 

I love the scent to this bb cream, I've read some reviews saying it has a floral smell well I think it smells bit like wheat. I really enjoy putting skin on my skin lol  ( it does say it contains rice grain on the skin79 website so maybe its that which makes it smell nice??) 

What I like :

• feels light on the skin, doesn't feel like I'm wearing makeup
• looks natural
• doesn't look cakey
• brightens my complexion
• covers pores on face quite well
• nice scent
• very moisturising, doesn't dry skin out
• easy to apply - just use your fingers!
• blends easily
• the packaging is very sleek
• doesn't go on my glasses

What I don't like:

• oil control not very good, but then this is for dry skin and i have oily skin so its the wrong bb cream for me
• doesn't cover the pores on my nose as well, sinks into them a bit
• doesn't cover spots 
• the pump can be a bit unhygienic as some of the product is till there after you pump it out, I saw a fake one on a blog and it can a cover over it , that would make it more hygienic, shame the real one doesn't have it lol 
• not very travel friendly, its definitely more of a on your dressing table kind of bb cream cos of its packaging   
• can't see how much there is in the bottle :(
• would have to either buy online or in Asia

Will I buy this again?

Yes! but I want to try the hot pink one before I buy this one again because that one has sebum control which is more suited for oily skin.

dermal green tea collagen essence mask

i love this mask

I love this sheet mask, my favourite from dermal so far, the mask smells so nice! And it fits my face very well, my skin felt very soft afterwards and even the next morning. Definitely do recommend this one and if a do get a chance I will purchase this one again (my auntie bought me this) rating 5/5

dermal potato collagen essence mask

This was actually the first dermal mask I tried but my phone didn't upload the post properly:( compared to the ginseng mask which I reviewed earlier this was not very good, there was a smell to it, not bad but not really potatoes either, do potatoes have a smell? Anyway this didn't do anything to my skin. No brightening firming whatsoever. It felt a bit weird when I first put it on, I was going to take it off but then it was ok. So overall this was not a very good mask at all. I do not recommend it. Like the ginseng mask there was no excess essence in the packet. Im going to give this a 2/5

red ginseng collagen essence mask by Dermal

So my aunite got some dermal masks for me when she was in korea. This is the second mask i tried the other one is the potato one which i will do a review on:)

what this mask features from dermal:
 "1. It is a simple sheet type essence mask offering your skin direct nutrition and after using, it is possible for you to go out without washing your face.
 2. Compared to other masks, you can feel the difference immediately when using dermal collagen essence mask only once and it includes a high quality mask sheet which sticks to your face very well. 3. It contains red ginseng extract which is very effective for skin revitalisation thus it keeps your tired and troubled skin smooth and elastic. Also, the red ginseng extracts is effective for cleaning and moisturising effects thus keeps your skin clean and soft.
4. Vitamin E and collagen - it provides your tired skin nutrition and makes your skin healthy and bright.
5. When your put mask sheet on your face, it makes you feel cool and keeps your tired skin elastic."

Lol its just basically repaeting itself! and quite a bit of konglish

What I think...
I definitely prefer this to the potato mask, it does stick better to skin. But the smell well its quite strong not as strong as etude house honey wash off pack but the ginseng is still strong which i guess its good cos its meant to be a ginseng mask but i personally hate the smell of ginseng.
When i took off the mask i could actually see the effects of it my skin felt more mosturised and soft.
Since I only used it once im not so sure about the elastic property. It also says on the pakaging that it is 20g+3g essence but what i found was there was no remaing essence in the packet after i took the mask out so i'm wondering what the mask with 20g of essence will be like, would the mask be really dry??

Rating 4/5 1 less cos i don't like smell and no essence left in the pack!

jigott bb cream review

so this is my first proper blog post yay! so what am i gonna be doing it on i hear you ask well... have you heard of bb creams? they're basically all function foundation\tinted moisturer with things like whitening, spf, wrinkle improvement and help with acne. they were formulated by German doctors for their patients after laser treatment and was later developed into the bb cream we know today by south Korean cosmetic companies. skin79 being the most famous brand of all, but today im going to talk about my first bb cream. my aunt got me this in Hong Kong it's called jigott anti blemish bb cream. it's got Paris on the box but it's covered in Korean lol.
so let's talk about the product, the box is very pretty! but when you squeeze out the product it's very yellow but very light texture. it's easy to blend but coverage is bad iv just kinda even out my skin tone that's bout it and even applying second layer it looks cakey:(