Nature Republic Moist Steam Cream Review

Steam creams were very popular back in 2013. I believe they are called 'steam creams' because of the process in which they are produced where the shea butter is supposedly melted into the cream. Nature Republic has three types in their Steam Cream line, all made from African shea butter:

1. Fresh Steam Cream (for oily skin)

2. Moist Steam Cream (for normal to dry skin)

3. Ultra Steam Cream (for extremely dry skin)

I purchased the Moist Steam Cream version to try out. I got it for 69HKD from Bonjour when I was in Hong Kong early 2015. 

NARUKO Raw Job's Tears Supercritical CO2 Pore Minimizing & Brightening Night Gelly

NARUKO is a highly regarded Taiwanese brand produced by Niuer, a beauty and skincare expert. I knew I had to pick up something by NARUKO when I went to Taiwan in early 2015 (wow, that was a year ago!). I decided to pick up a Night Gelly.

The Raw Job's Tears line is supposed to minimise pores and brighten the complexion. The night gelly is essentially a sleeping pack.

What they say: Hydrates, softens, minimizes pores and brightens skin tone.

Directions: With the included spatula, retrieve two pea-sized amount and apply evenly over the face each evening. No rinsing necessary.

Skin types: For all skin types, especially for the skin with uneven complexion and visible pores.

Contents: 60g

Cost: approximately 15-20AUD

Nature Republic Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel Review

The Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel by Nature Republic has been reviewed to death. It is also extremely popular due to its great value and multi-purpose function. I'll give you my quick two cents on how I feel about this gel. I feel a lot of things. I've finished using four tubs (and nooooo, I initially wanted to try this product before EXO started advertising for them).

Mizon Acence Mark-X Blemish After Cream Review

Mizon products are affordable and usually perform well. I purchased this particular Blemish After Cream in an attempt to fade my hyperpigmentation scars. I love that this cream contains propolis and has a pleasant scent. 

How to use: Dab on your blemishes or scars that you wish to fade.

Contents: 30ml

Cost: 23,000 won (buy this Rose Rose Shop! It's only around 6USD with free shipping on Mizon products)

This cream is a pale yellow colour with some tiny, grainy bits throughout. It doesn't feel tingly or numbing on the face (you know how some acne treatments feel like that?). I saw some brightening effects of this on my scars, but I didn't find that it did that much for my active problems. I used up three tubes of this stuff before I decided to try using AHA which I am still using. 

I think that this is a good alternative for people who can't tolerate acids. The effects are there but emerge slowly. I would categorise this as a gentle acne treatment. Hurray for propolis.

☆☆☆/ 5

CIRACLE OST C20 Original Pure Vitamin C20 Serum Review

Continuing the trend of what I said in my Laneige post... this OST vitamin C serum now has a new family member and the entire brand had a name change. *hang head in shame* Don't worry, I used my bottle up in 2013 and had kept notes on my thoughts.

I decided to purchase a vitamin c serum to help lighten the hyperpigmentation on my face. As you can see, the dropper is packaged separately.

This is the old packaging. The new packaging says 'C20'.

A replenishing facial treatment infused with vitamin C.

Etude House Baking Powder Pore BB Deep Cleansing Foam Review

Finally a review post hurray! This cleansing foam is a cult favourite and is specially designed to remove BB cream. 

What they say: Baking powder is used as an active ingredient to deeply cleanse makeup and residual. Ideal for bb cream removal.

Contents: 150ml

Cost: 9.80USD (from the official Etude House website)

ibuybeauti Haul and Review

I'm pretty sure this is the last of my backlog hauls. This was the first time I purchased from ibuybeauti and I had a good experience with them. I had been lusting after Innisfree lipsticks for so long. I gave one to my mum for her birthday in 2014 and she really liked it. Ever since then, I had been keeping an eye out for the Creammellow lipsticks. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to swatch them in store in Hong Kong or Singapore when I went in early 2015.

Thesis pressure and stress was building up... so I thought I'd treat myself to some lipsticks in September 2015. ibuybeauti  has some good deals and carries products that other stores do not.

Ordered: 9/9/15

Shipped: 12/9/15

Received: 1/10/15