Moonshot Cream Paint LightFit Air Review - Almond Rose, Sweet Mauve, Chilling Coral, Tangerine Breeze, Flower Child

This is from my same Moonshot haul; after my pretty glowing and optimistic review of the Moonshot Air Blusher, here's the one of the Moonshot Cream Paint LightFit Air! I have all the five colours swatched here for your viewing — Almond Rose, Sweet Mauve, Chilling Coral, Tangerine Breeze, Flower Child.

It's one of the most popular lip products in the Moonshot line for people who like a natural, soft matte lip that 'feels like air'. It comes encased in a beautiful, matte translucent container with a standard curved doe foot applicator. Good enough. It only contains 3g of product, which I think is a tinge small especially considering it's not the cheapest at USD$14.

 Here are the swatches of all the colours available. It's a pretty standard range,

501 Almond Rose: It's an MLBB, nude coral beige. There's an interesting orange undertone to this which makes it something different from your usual nude lipsticks.
502 Sweet Mauve: A really feminine rose pink that would work great on all skin tones.
503: Chilling Coral: My favourite! A fresh coral pink that really suits my light-medium skin tone.
504 Tangerine Breeze: A vibrant cool orange that I felt didn't suit me very well, but makes for a good accent.
505 Flower Child: A warm rose plum colour that makes for a great statement lip with most eye looks.

In terms of formulation, I am really impressed! It has that lovely velvet matte finish with very good colour pay off, and it really feels very light on the lips! It feels like I'm wearing nothing at all. It makes it easy to have a full lip colour, but I also like dotting it on my lips and spreading it out for a more subtle wash of colour. Overall, the longevity of the product is decent given the nature of the formulation, lasting a good couple of hours before fading really naturally.

I am a huge fan of this product. I should mention that it reminds me of Colourpop's Ultra Blotted Lip, which I love as well, but quite a bit creamier. Overall, recommend!

Rating: 9.5/10

Repurchase: Would consider for select colours

(The colour I have shown above is 503 Chilling Coral). 

Moonshot Air Blusher Review and Swatches - Soft Peony, Breeze Fig & Dry Coral

Treated myself to a large haul of Moonshot products just a while ago! Wanted to give a quick review on them and my thoughts over the next couple of posts.

For anyone who is unsure, Moonshot is the beauty brand of YG and one of the trendiest brands around town nowadays. Easily available on Sephora and some other major retailers, so it shouldn't be too difficult to get your hands on them. The product I'm reviewing for today is the Moonshot Air Blusher — I have them in all three colours; Soft Peony, Breeze Fig and Dry Coral!

The product information touts the blush as having (1) air effect with clear colour, (2) MMBB effect (My Mood But Better; Korea's version of MLBB haha) and (3) long wearing effect. The packaging comes encased in a pretty standard looking plastic transparent case. Makes it easy to see what product and colour you have, but not incredibly exciting nor groundbreaking. I thought that the cardboard container was prettier haha. But if it works!

I got three colours — Soft Peony, Breeze Fig and Dry Coral. Soft Peony is a very soft pink with blue undertones, so it comes out a bit 'neon' on my light-medium tone skin. I'd imagine it's a great blush for people with very fair skin looking for a girly look. Breeze Fig is a darker, mauvish pink, and one of my personal favourites for that feminine, sexy makeup look. It's also the only blush with a (slight) shimmer as all the others are matte. Dry Coral is a universal coral-brown that would be great for a more natural, tanned look. A pretty standard, must-have inclusion in your make up collection that'll be amazing on all skin tones.

I actually quite like the formulation. It's soft and buttery, and all three colours applied really well on my skin. They're not too pigmented which means my heavy hands can get an even, light application that I appreciate, without making me too clownish. It lasted pretty decently on my skin as well.

Overall, a pretty standard blush that I would recommend!

You can find the review of the Moonshot Cream Paint Lightfit Air here ;)

Repurchase: Perhaps yes for Breeze Fig, partial to the others
Rating: 7.5/10

Too Cool For School Egg Mellow Cream Review

Isn't the packaging adorable? Too Cool For School really gets me with their packaging. Everytime I step into their store, the quirky vibe of the entire space usually gets me leaving with 1-2 products in the bag.

This is a review of the Too Cool For School Egg Mellow Cream, an all-in-one cream that is supposed to literally do it all.. Be your serum, your moisturizer, your neck cream, eye cream, sleeping mask, for all the firming groundbreaking earth-shattering benefits to your skin. Incredients wise, the infusion of collagen fibres and ceramides would likely inject a good amount of moisture.

It's a pretty thick cream, great for dehydrated and dryer skin types. While I can imagine people gettng turned off by the very heavy artificial scent, I don't really mind it that much.

One thing I like about this product is its viscous texture and how it feels like it instantly 'plumps' up the skin surface and fills out the fine lines. While it's a little too thick for me nowadays, will definitely whip this out during the colder winter months, and as a final step to my evening skin care routine. Easily available at Ulta for USD$36, I think it's a pretty good product if you're venturing into Korean skincare!

Senka Perfect Water Cleansing Makeup Remover Review

 We all know and love the Senka Perfect Whip Cleanser? This is a relatively newer product from them, and their foray into the 'micellar' style cleansing water! They say that it is a gentle-on-skin makeup cleansing water made from Japanese Cocoon Micellar Technology (whatever that is) to dissolve makeup, excess sebum and impurities from the skin naturally.

It comes in a 300ml bottle with a pump dispenser; it usually takes about 1-2 pumps to cover a cotton pad piece, and takes me about 2-3 soaked cotton pieces to remove my make up each time. Pricing is also on the lower side, and comparable to the drugstore micellar waters (like Garnier Micellar Water).

I've been using this on and off for the past month and I have to say — it's really not made for heavy duty makeup. With my heavier, waterproof eyeliners and mascara, it does not remove it well at all. How I've been using it, however, is to remove lighter makeup or as a finisher 'cleansing wipe' to ensure there is zero residues left.

With all being said, I do think it is a really nice, gentle cleanser with great moisturising properties. The brand touts it to have Natural Silk Essence Complex and Double Hyaluronic Acids to help moisturise the skin after, and I like that I don't have to rinse it off.

I don't think I'll repurchase this product just because it does not have a place in my beauty routine per say, but I recommend it for girls who wear lighter makeup and are looking for a gentle, affordable formula for everyday use!

Luna Multiful Sun Stick - Stick Sunscreen Review

I'm always on the lookout for fun beauty products that can add to my beauty regime! So this time, I'm sharing with you all my thoughts for the Luna Multiful Sun Stick — a stick sunscreen that touts itself as not just a sunscreen, but also a primer and make up base!

I've been exercising a lot more recently before work, so having multi-purpose, easy to use, good products that I can easily pop into my gym bag has been an important consideration point as of late. So when I chanced upon this product, I couldn't wait to try it and see if it was as good as they made it sound. And alas...

I love it!

It has slight correcting effect (aka Korean-speak for brightening the skin tone while giving a bit of coverage) without being sticky. I have found zero problems using it under my powder makeup. I'm not 100% sure if that's what it's meant to be, but it does remind me a little of a stick version of a CC-cream; with tone-up for the skin and slight coverage for blemishes.

The best thing about the product is it's compact, easy to use packaging. Unlike gooey gels or liquids, I can easily top this on my skin throughout the day to ensure that my skin is protected the whole time (did you know that you are supposed to top up your sun screen once every 3-4 hours!?). 

A win for me.

3CE Mood Recipe Multi Eye Colour Palette in #OVERTAKE — Review

Today I'll be doing a review of a palette that I've been lusting over for quite a while (finally bit the gun and bought it!) — the 3CE Mood Recipe Multi Eye Colour Palette! 

I don't own a lot of produces from 3CE, or the beauty line of Stylenanda, but they're definitely known for trendy products in sleek packaging. The colour that I decided to go for is #OVERTAKE — it just feels like the perfect all-in-1 sort of colours with brownish/reddish neutrals and a good mix of finishes. 

Packaging did strike me as oh-so-pretty with the millennial pink! Whilst I do think that the clear cover means easier view of the colours, it did feel overall a little plasticky and flimsy. The packaging is nothing much to shout about.

The eyeshadow palette itself is made up of 3 mattes, 2 satins, 2 shimmers and 1 glitter, with a good range of lighter browns to darker bronzes. I felt that the colours itself made for a great basic range — everyday casual matte browns, to smokier, glittery eye looks. 

But overall... I was a little disappointed. While I wasn't expecting the buttery pigmented quality of your American eyeshadow palettes (like Anastasia or UD), it didn't feel like it matched up to the USD$38 price tag (I did think it's pretty steep for what it is). I'm still keeping this palette though, because I am absolutely in love with the matte, deep reddish brown (8) topped off with the glittery gold (7). 

Honest thoughts? For the price, you'd probably do better with another.  

Clio Micro Fine Oil Control Fix Mist Review

I am back! It's been a while since I did up a post and I thought I'll come back with a review of one of my favourite product finds recently... It's been a crazy whirlwind for my personal life nowadays, with my upcoming marriage planning and transitioning into a new job role. However, now that all is more settled, I have all intentions to get back into blogging more, perhaps with a stronger beauty slant so stay tuned!

Anyway, this is a product I found by chance in the drugstore — the Clio Oil Micro Fine Oil Control Fix Mist. For everyone who knows me, my face alone is worth the invasion of most countries (unlimited production of natural oils and all). Doesn't help that I am living in such a humid area as well. Any and all products that tout oil control will usually turn my head!

This product is not so much a 'fixing spray' unlike what you might think — it's a spray that 'fixes' your makeup. In other words, use it instead of a powder compact or blotting sheets! Sure, you might use it as a setting spray (like the UD Setting Sprays) but definitely, it is revolutionary as a replacement for regular blotting powders.

So instead of caking on layers upon layers of powder, just spritz your face with a cooling spray (after giving the bottle a good shake to mix the residue and liquid), and see your face mattify significantly!

I should frankly mention though — the spray nozzle is absolutely horrendous. It does more of a sad, ugly spit, rather than the elegant fine spray you might expect. But, eh, I can deal with that.

So as I was saying, it's a great fixing spray! I find myself reaching for a couple ugly spits on the face mid day when I get the oiliest, and it mattifies my face really well. I found that using it after my makeup in the morning helps a little in keeping the oil away a little longer.

Highly, highly recommend!

Repurchase: Yes!
Rating: 8/10 (terrible nozzle, and not easy to purchase outside of Korea)