Snail White Cream Review

Hello, 

Today, I would like to write a review about a very hot skin care product in Asia ,which is snail white cream.  I saw a lot of hypes about this product in online, facebook , instagram and even from celebrities. So, I decided to give it ago and bought online from kisssg.com. They are authorized dealer for snail white cream. Beware of fake products elsewhere though.  I bought this cream with promotion S$49.30 ( U.P S$58 ). 

This is the packaging. White plastic bottle with pump. (50 ml ) On the bottle, it says " formulated with snail secretion filtrate--protects skin from future damage. reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve firmness, brightness and rehydrate the skin." Snail white cream is under licence of NAMU LIFE and made in Thailand. 

I like the bottle with pump to come out the cream. Really hygienic and easier to apply. 

As it is made with snail secretion, the cream is a bit sticky and tacky but not too much though. 

You have to pat the cream on your skin to absorb and it takes about 5-7 mins to fully absorb on my skin. As you can see on my hand, when it is absorbed, the cream is not so sticky and greasy.

Normally, I am not a fan of whitening products as they bleach your skin and makes the skin thinner and lead to future damage to your skin. But I read up online about snail white cream and find the ingredients in it. It does have natural ingredients and does not contain hydroquinone which include in most skin lightening products and makes damage to your skin. Below is the snail white ingredients that I find in bebeblanc.com.sg which is also authorized dealer of snail white cream.

As it includes Ginseng and Ginger root in it, the smell is so awful to me. I don't like both ginseng and ginger smell. Yuck!  The smell stays for long when you apply on your face too. I apply snail white cream continually  for two weeks to test out ( mostly at night only ). I noticed some results once I used the cream only for a few days. It makes my face brighten and some of my dark spots on my face reduced. It makes my face so smooth and even out my skin tone too. I was pleased with the results. Not sure about reducing fine lines and firming though.

I only use it at night because as it is a bit sticky cream, I need to wait a few minutes to apply my primer or foundation on top. I prefer light moisturizer for day time under make up.As it contains exfoliation properties, it is best to apply the cream by patting on the skin. I try rubbing the cream on my face and the small white flakes from my face come out .  It appears to exfoliate your dark top layer of skin to renew/provide a lighter skin color.

To sum up, snail white cream appears to do the job for those who want the lighter skin with natural ingredients. But it is better not overuse it like other skin whitening products.  For me, I will only apply at night every other day once I achieved the results that I want.

Hope you enjoy my review. Bye!


<3
Violet

How I keep my long hair healthy~~

I am not a hair professional but I would like to share the tips of keeping my long hair healthy. I have a thick coarse hair since I was young. Taming my hair soft and smooth is always a struggle. But when I grow older and use the right hair products, my hair starts to manage and I am quite satisfied with my current hair condition now. I always dye my hair ( every 6 months ) and straighten yearly.  So, to keep that  ( chemical over used ) hair healthy, I always need to make efforts. Below are the tips that I use to manage my hair.

1. Use sulfate free shampoo and conditioner with natural ingredients
I used to use different kinds of shampoos and conditioners in the market ( you name it ) all my life but they strip my hair after wash and makes my hair dry and dull. But after I found shampoos with more natural ingredients, they change my hair life. Sulfate free shampoos do not make my hair dry or dull and they give my hair color back to life. I am loving Aveeno Active Naturals Nourish + Shine Shampoo and conditioner now. I love it because it has more natural ingredients and do not contain harsh sulfate in it.  Their Pure renewal shampoo is totally sulfate free and I will check out soon. I also love organic shampoo like Avalon nourishing lavender shampoo.
Whatever brand you choose to use, go for the ones with natural ingredients, sulfate free and organic shampoos.





2. Avoid the heat as much as you can
I rarely blow dry my hair unless I am in a hurry after I shampoo. I let my hair dry naturally most of the times. But when I need to blow dry my hair or use straightener/curling tools, i use heat protective spray like Tresemme professional heat tamer protective spray. I spray evenly before I use the heat on my hair. They protect my hair from heat and makes it less frizzy and damaged. If possible, avoiding any heat on the hair is the best.

3. Use leave in conditioner for frizz and tangle free hair
As my hair is quite long now, they always got tangled after I wash my hair. I have to use wide tooth comb and leave in conditioner to solve it. Leave in conditioners are the ones that you use after shampoo on the towel dried hair to keep hair soft and frizz free ( no need to rinse obviously ). It really makes a difference If you have thick and coarse hair like me. I use Tresemme split remedy leave in conditioner- it repairs split ends at the same time while making my hair tangle free.

4. Always use a hair oil or serum
I always use hair oil on my ends after the hair is dry. I sometimes use coconut / olive oil
( cheaper option ) or some hair serums like the body shop grade seed serum  on the ends to give my hair extra shine.

5. Treat your hair with treatment
I always treat my hair weekly with hair treatment at home. There are a lot of good hair treatments out there and they are very easy to use. I just apply treatment evenly concentrating on ends after shampoo and leave about 10-15 mins and wash. It makes my hair so soft and smooth. I also like to do treatment at hair saloons about every 3 months to keep my hair healthy.

Tip: If you don't want to spend on hair treatment, you can use coconut oil as treatment. What I do is in the night before shampoo tomorrow morning, I apply coconut oil ( more on my ends ) generously , make a braid and sleep. The next morning, I wash my hair and it really makes my hair soft. I don't even need to use conditioner.


These are all the tips that I use to keep my long hair healthy. Hope you enjoy. All the products I mentioned are not sponsored and purely based on my own opinion.

<3
Violet

March Beauty Favorites!!

Hello All,

I am back. March is ending soon and from this month onwards, I will be posting my monthly beauty favorites. :)  For this month,  I am really loving the products I am going to mention below. 

The first product is the body shop Vitamin E face mist. I really like using face mists and they make my face refresh whenever my face feels dry or hot. So, when I run out of my previous skinfood face mist, I bought this lovely face mist. First, I really like this mist because of the rose scent. It is made with rose water. On the bottle, it says can be used for setting your make up also. So, I tried to spray a few times after applying make up and it is really amazing. It makes my make up less caky and lasts longer than usual. I also like to spray this before make up too. Been using this mist for the whole month and I love it. <3

Next is First Aid Beauty (FAB ) eye duty triple remedy eye cream. This product is highly raved by a lot of  youtubers and I have been wanting to try this for long. It is tinted eye cream and have to use with the applicator it has. I love the cooling feeling when I apply this product. As it claims, it really brightens your under eyes instantly. I am not sure for long term effects though. I use this in the morning before my concealer every day now. For people with heavy under eye dark circles, you should try this product. 

Next is the old product of mine. I have this Stila , all you need is love blush for a bout a year now. As you can see, it looks so dirty now. To be honest, I bought this blush online because of cute packaging. ( I post instagram pic when I first got it as below ) It is limited edition product for last year valentines' day.  After I got this, I thought the pigmentation is not so great and kinda forget this blush for a while. Just this month, I rediscover this product and try to use with my Real techniques stippling brush. It works amazing together. By using with this RT brush, I can pick up the pigmentation and I just stir the four colors of blush together and use it. I really like how glowing I look when I have this blush on without being look like a clown. It has a bit of shimmer in it and I don't need to use highlighter with this. I have been wearing this blush almost every day for this month.

When I first got the product <3

Swatch of the blush :)

Next is Benefit infamous hoola bronzer. I have quite a number of bronzers in my collection and I am skipping this for long because of the price tag. But I am really glad that I got it. On the pan, it looks really subtle but when I apply this on my face, it works as contour perfectly for my skin tone. I cannot use most of my bronzers as contour, either they are too orange or dark on my skin. But I really really happy that this works for me. I am obsessed with this benefit hoola right now and I will repurchase this when it runs out. I am also planning to try other benefit box powders since I really like the formula- smooth, easy to blend and long lasting for me. My absolute favorite for this month and sure will be for long time.

Next is Marc Jacobs, Daisy Dream perfume. I don't need to say a lot. Love this floral scent and I feel like summer or spring when I wear this. Although the smell does not last long on me compared to my clinique happy heart perfume, I can always re-spray this since I love the smell. As I bought small size, I carry with me most of the times.  The bottle is so cute. Been wearing this perfume almost everyday for March. :)

That's it guys. Hope you enjoy my March favorites and mini reviews. I can't wait to write more of this monthly favorite posts. 

<3
Violet

My 25th Birthday Celebration, Outfits and Presents ~

Hello all,

13 February was my birthday and I went out with my bf to celebrate a bit. We first went to Topayoh Buddhist Temple to pray and after that went for my BD lunch at Todai buffet restaurant at MBS. I went there with my friends for dinner before and I love their variety of food /seafood and desserts. So, I went for lunch again with my bf this time. I find that their lunch menu is less than dinner menu and no ice cream also. sob! :(

After lunch, we went for movie date and watched "Unbroken" directed and produced by Angelina Jolie. At first, I thought I would not like it since it is world war II based movie and might be boring. But, I really really enjoyed the movie. It is based on the truth story about an athlete called Louie and how he survived in the sea and prisoner of war camps during world war II. The movie is really interesting, inspiring and beautiful. I recommend it to everyone. <3

BD selife :D

After praying :)

at MBS. My dress is from a shop called KissJane and I really love their dresses. My clutch is from New Look and shoes are from Charles & Keith :)

Todai Restaurant :)

Their seafood are just fresh and yumm :D

Desserts, my favorite part of the meal :)

with love <3

just found out that Todai is a korean restaurant and saw a lot of korean celebrities photos on their wall

Kiss to my favorite Unnie Kim Ha Neul ( korean actress ) 

On 15 February which is today, I went out with my bf, sis and friends for lunch to celebrate my birthday again. We went to "I am Kim "korean BBQ restaurant near School of the Arts. This is my first time there also and I would like to try so yeah.  They got quite a number of meats and vegetables, korean dishes like tobukki, rice cake, gimbap ( sushi ), fried potatoes, sweet potatoes etc. They also got seaweed soup and a few juices to choose. I forgot to take photo of the food. 

I think I am Kim is cheaper than other korean BBQ restaurants like seoul gardens, ssikkek etc. Their meat is nice  ( especially pork belly ) and service is good too. ( manager) One thing that is different from other korean shops is that they have korean boys bands posters on their walls and quite a number of Tvs showing korean boy/girls bands MTVs.Recommend this shop for hang out with your friends. :)

Group photo before eating and ready to eat :D

just a little cakeee :)

ootd. My dress is from Forever 21 :)

Just a little collage photo of what I got for this year birthday. UD Vice 3 palette from my sister, Miss KG by Kurt Geiger navy blue court shoes from my bf, Sephora gift card from my sis thiri and bro sai lyan and Victoria's Secret Ultimate Bombshell essential make up kit from my bestie. :)
I really really love all of them and of course they know my likes and tastes.

I can't describe enough how much I am grateful to be surrounded by them in my life.


<3
Violet

Ciate Paint Pots ( Sugared Almonds )

Hi Everyone,

Today I would like to do a review about Ciate Paint Pots in Sugared Almonds. Last week, I was browsing to buy a new nail polish in Sephora and I found Ciate. Their pretty bottle designs catch my attention and I got it. I just got one color ( Sugared Almonds ) to try since it is a bit pricey ( $20 ).  I love painting my nails since I was young ( about 13 ) and I have so many nail colors ( needless to say ) at my collection. I also love painting other people nails and I used to do it for my friends. hehe I have been wanting to try more high end nail polishes since I always buy korean brands mostly and they don't last long on my nails more than 3 days. So when I was buying Ciate, I really hoped they last long on my nails. 

Let's see what I think. 

How cute is the bottle <3

the color shade in PP044- sugared almonds

In Ciate website, it says sugared almonds is "peach orange nude color that will lighten and uplift any skin tone. A fruity mixture that is very summery. "

As they claim, the color is gorgeous peachy nude color that is good for every day wear to office. The color is very natural and brighten up your skin. I believe it will suit for every skin tone too.

I just put my middle finger with shimmer color and think this is cute

I have been wearing it for a week now and here is what I conclude.

Color pay off

-great. even one coat is enough if you don't like it thick 

Texture and application

- thick and creamy but very easy to apply and the brush is nice. It won't leave your application with some bubbles or streaks

Lasting effect

-I wore this for a week now but the color is still there and it barely chips. I use top coat on top to get shiny results though. Super impressed by this. Definitely better than OPI nail polishes that I tried.

Design

-Needless to say, their bottle is very cute and the flat bottle makes your hold firmer without worrying to drop the bottle.

So to conclude, this Ciate nail paint pot is the best that I have tried before and I think it is worth the price. I will definitely buy new colors from Ciate more in future. :)

Hint- My next post will be my birthday post. So exciting :)

<3

Violet

#GIRLBOSS A book to read!! :)

 Hello everyone,

 You may still not know that I love reading and I love books as much as I love make up and stuff. I used to read a lot when I was younger and I was a bookworm. I don't read a lot when I get older as much as I used to but I still do. Just that I am occupied with job, school and social stuff, I don't have much time to read now ( excuse!! ). But, I always look out for the books that have good reviews ( of my interest ) and collect. I signed up for goodreads last year which is the social platform where the book readers can update which books they are reading, have read or want to read and share among followers. You can write the reviews on the books also. I think it is really cool and you can check it out if you love reading. Well, I came across #GIRLBOSS , which I will review today from the best books of 2014 under business management category on goodreads. So, I thought I will get the book after I read the description and reviews. I also get it because I am studying management degree and this book is about a girl who set up vintage clothing shop online ( ebay ) and becomes a CEO of fastest growing retailer in U.S ( Nasty Gal). Sounds interesting?? Well, lets see what I think about the book.

The cover of the book is the photo of the author, Sophia Amoruso who is also a founder and CEO of Nasty Gal vintage clothing. 

A little view of the book back cover. I got the book at Kinokuniya and it sells $37.40.

Well, I have not finished the book yet but almost there. I am really enjoying the reading and I love love the book. As I said before, the book is about a girl who set up vintage clothing shop called Nasty Gal on ebay and becomes a CEO of successful business of her own brand. She not only writes about the journey of her online shop , difficulties , success and her life experiences, but also gives you lessons in hunting jobs, writing cover letters and setting up a business. What I really love about the book is that she put some of her favorite quotes in every chapter of her book and relates her thoughts and experiences to it. She also put the portraits of girl bosses from successful businesses in her book.

As the title #GIRLBOSS goes, she focuses on girls who want to be her own #girlboss. She says she is a feminist but a modern feminist. I really think even the dudes can read the book and enjoy. Well, if you are a girl, I am sure you will like the book especially if you want to be your own girl boss like me or if you dream to do a fashion business. I learnt a lot from the book and enjoyed my reading so far. 

love this quote 

Love all these cartoons <3

So to wrap up, I really  recommend #GIRLBOSS to those who wants to check out a cool book in your free time or who loves to read inspiring stuff like me. Tumbs up for Sophia!! 

Hope you all enjoyed my review. I will write about books if I find some more cool books in future. Stay tune!! :)

<3
Violet

My affordable but good buys ($30 and less)

Hello,

It is Saturday again. I am surprised how much each week had gone by so fast. pheww 

Today, I am sharing my affordable but good buys  ( $30 and less ). Well, the foundation is retailed at S$30.90 but I got it under 20% promotion. So, I include in the list. :P I like to find and buy good affordable make up time to time. Who does not like it? So, I will be sharing the products that I got under budget but good in my future posts.

What I got in this year, January is L'oreal true match foundation in shade G3, Etude house V-line slim maker in No 2, Innisfree no sebum mineral powder and Maybelline blush studio blush em in no. 2.

 I will talk about Loreal True Match Foundation first. I got it in shade G3- Golden Beige. They got quite a number of shades to match your skin. It says super blendable liquid foundation and contains hyaluronic acid that makes your skin hydrated all day. I really like this foundation. It matches my skin quite well and like it says, it is easily blendable. The finish is like more matte finish than my other L'oreal lucent magique  foundation which gives me a lot of shine. It has light to medium coverage and most important thing is it lasts long on your skin. Worth the price. I am currently using this foundation 

almost every day. 

shade G3- Golden beige

Next is Innisfree no-sebum mineral powder. The packaging is really small and that's why you can carry with you everywhere unlike other powders. It is translucent powder which absorbs all the sebum from your face. You can apply all over your face or just the areas that you want to control shine. I prefer to use on my T-zone as setting powder. It gives you natural yet matte finish and I really am impressed by this. It really absorbs sebum and I don't even need to use blotting paper to control my T-zone oil throughout the day. Love this too.

Next is Etude house V-line slim maker which includes bronzer and highlighter. They have 2 shades and I got in No.2 Sun pink/Cherry brown. The bronzer is really subtle and it gives you natural contour. I really love this highlighter - gorgeous pinky white color that really looks good on my skin. It gives natural glow look and lasts long on my face. I really like this product and  that makes me wanna get their other shade 01 which has gold color highlighter.

Swatches of Etude house V-line slim maker in shade 2

Final product of my budget buy is Maybelline studio blush blush em blusher in shade 2- I am so energetic. I am blush lover and love to get all blushes although I got tons of colors. :P They have 4 or 5 different shades and this shade is orange/peach color combination. The packaging is so small and it is travel friendly. It is smooth, pigmented and gives you natural color on the face. Good quality for its really affordable price.

See the swatches :)

That is about it for now, guys. Bye. See you again next week.

<3
Violet