New Skincare Gift Set- Biotherm Aquasource Series

Hello Everyone!

Christmas is around the corner Yayyy and that means gifts and a lot of shopping!! :D Last week, I followed my bf for his Christmas gift shopping for his mom. We went to Sephora and I helped him choose some skin care sets for his mom. Wow, a lot of nice and affordable gift sets @ Sephora. I love Christmas. :D 

Btw, my skin had been really dry lately and was showing up badly. I asked the BA from Sephora for recommendation and she showed me this Biotherm Aquasource moisturizer. It says 48 hours continuous hydration. They have the Christmas gift set right now ( include cleanser and toner )with the price about the same as moisturizer alone. I have been using the toner from this series ,which I also got as a gift from my bestie last time and I  love it. So, I  decided to try this moisturizer since it is a great deal. My bf got me this set  as a gift. <3 Thank you bae.  I got a gift for my mom too since 22 December is her birthday and SKII stempower got the kit set which include essence and mask. Quite worth it to buy now. :)

present for me and Mom :)

Inside the box is the lovely pouch :)

I open the box and this is what I got. The cleanser and toner is good for travel size and moisturizer is full size. I have been using this toner as you can see from my previous skin care post. So,I won't write long about it. The cleanser is okay. Gentle foam formula which cleanse your skin but not make it dry after wash. I prefer my body shop seaweed cleanser though. 

50ml cleanser, 50 ml moisturizer, 100 ml toning lotion

I am pretty excited for the moisturizer since this is their best selling product and has a lot of good reviews. It is gel formula and I like the feel of it when I try to apply on my face. The smell is lovely ( may not be for those who does not like to have smell in their products ) and  the color of the cream is my favorite color, mint green. When I apply it, it absorbs really well and fast  instead of sitting on my face and  not sticky or greasy like others. It hydrates my face really well too. I find that it is really great to use in the morning before I apply make up. Hydrates my skin and  makes my face less oily throughout the day either. I prefer to use more thick cream type on my face at night though. So far, I am pretty satisfied with this moisturizer and I believe Biotherm makes good products. I would like to try out  other products like essence and serum from Biotherm too in the future. Have you tried any Biotherm products and which one is your favourite?

gel formula cream with mint green color

Bye guys. Just a quick review for my new skin care product. :)

 <3 

Violet 

Estee Lauder Double Wear Light Foundation Review

Hello, 

Today I would like to share my reviews for Estee Lauder Double Wear Light Foundation. Honestly, this is my first high-end foundation. I have been using drugstore foundations like Loreal and Revlon. But now I want the foundation that gives me the coverage longer without needing to touch up often. My previous l'oreal lumi magique foundation gives a nice coverage and glow when I put on but after a few hours later, my T zones start to be oily. At the end of the day, it oxidizes. My face becomes separate from my make up if you know what I mean :P So, I search online for good high end foundations and find Estee Lauder has quite good reviews. They have two types, double wear and double wear light foundation but I decide to give a try to light one . Okay. Lets get started.

This foundation is only SPF 10 . So make sure you put on sun screen before that also 

I bought it at Isetan and this 30ml tube costs sgd $58. ( holy sh**t!!)

My shade is intensity 2.5 . They got quite a number of shades to try on.  

My face before foundation. I put on moisturizer and primer

I will show you the color of foundation. I pour so much. Oops!!

I just use my make up blender ( sponge ) to apply on my face. I find it easier to apply evenly using sponge than my flat foundation brush. You wanna see the results after foundation? Here you go!!

with foundation

I find that the foundation matches into my skin beautifully without looking like I put on too much make up. It gives a semi matte finish for your face. I love the natural finishing look of this foundation. You need to put  a bit more to give you more coverage and still need to apply concealer for your dark circle eyes and blemishes if have any. 

My full face make up before go out :)

Update: I wear it to go out for a long day. I left home at 11 am and comes back home about 10 pm and sees that my make up is still there. As the name goes, it stays on your face very long time ( about 11 hours ) without oxidization. I check my face time to time during the day and amazingly, my T zones never gets oily. I don't need to touch up!!! Wow

BUT, my dry and combination skin reacts to this make up. ( Note: My skin type is dry seriously around mouth area and beside my eye brows but  oily on Tzone )

 My face got dry patches around my mouth and is peeling off so bad :S Only that area is reacting to this make up though. I wore this foundation for two days and it happened on both days. Not sure it is because the weather is quite cold these days. I need to apply more moisture on that area next time and see how it goes. So for dry skin types, this foundation may not be so suitable.  For oily skin types, this foundation will work best for you without giving too much shine. :)

Update: I mixed my Clinique dramatically different lotion ( 1 pump ) ,about the same amount with the foundation together and tried to apply on my face. The dry patches around my mouth are less and not so visible. So, I guess I need to mix my moisturizer lotion with foundation when I want for long wearing result yet not drying on my skin.

Hope you enjoy my review. See you soon :)

<3 Violet