Olay Total Effects Pore Minimizing CC Cream Review

I'm back today with another beauty review! *yay*

It's been an absolute pleasure sharing new products in the market that might just work for you girls. I know I'm very guilty of not being active on my blog, but I do hope that whatever I share here can be of help. Definitely more on the handy and mobile Instagram :P

Recently attended the launch of Olay's new CC Cream - Total Effects Pore Minimizing CC Cream.
(Thank you Sheena for bringing me along!)

Combining 7 benefits in 1 pocket, the Total Effects Pore Minimizing CC Cream is the all-in-one multi-tasker that gives women a seemingly airbrushed finish all in one step! There's CC coverage for tone correction, pore-minimizing benefit, UV protection of SPF 15, and a lightweight / non greasy formula (oil free). It can be used alone or as a primer under make-up!

It's available in two shades: Light & Medium.

Here's a simple experiment that we were guided to do during the event. Liberally spread BB Cream X on the first feather, and Olay Total Effects CC Cream on the second feather.

Brand X (left), Olay Total Effects CC Cream (right)

Swirl both feathers in the water. We did it rather vigorously and after a few seconds, we realised that Brand X stuck very firmly to the feather and wasn't washed away by the water. Olay Total Effects CC Cream however, was 95% washed away with water upon vigorous stirring. It reflected how damaging creams out there may be to our skins, clinging on to our skin and clogging our pores, yikes! Clogged pores are quite a bit of trouble to our skins, especially if we apply make-up on a daily basis.

A swatch of the Light & Medium colors of the Olay CC Cream! It's widely available at beauty stores / pharmacies etc, so do go down to get a proper swatch of it against your skin! ;)

Especially thankful for events who serve us finger food! I was starving!! 

The food at Lewin Terrace was pretty good too, hehe.

My beauty partner in crime, Sheena! :)

I've been using the CC Cream for about 3 weeks now and I must say I do quite like it (plus, I know it's not very damaging for my skin, that's especially comforting!). It's the perfect one-stop product when I do my simple errands because I don't want to wear too much make-up but I do need a simple coverage that's with sunscreen. I'll just have to top it up with concealer and I'l be good to head out.

However, on days where I need extra coverage, I'll dab on a light layer of compact powder, or, brush on some loose powder. The Olay Total Effects CC Cream only gives me a 3 / 10 coverage, and because of my oily skin, the product does make me oil after a few hours, and with a powder product on top of the CC Cream, it lengthens the matte look for another 1 - 2 hours more. -woes for living in a hot & humid climate-

My skintone suits the Light tone better, and I've brushed on a light layer of powder to set my make-up in the pictures below! ;) 

The Olay Total Effects Pore Minimizing CC Cream retails at S$32.50 and widely available in Singapore at Watsons, Guardian. Where you can find beauty products, you'll find Olay! ;)

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Etude House Play 101 Pencils Review (Part II)

I've been using the Etude House's Play 101 Pencils for about a month now, and I love how fun and convenient they can be! One pencil for my eyeliner, eyeshadow, blusher & lipstick! Plus, the wide variety of colors just makes it even more enticing!

Here are the colors I've received from Etude House last month.

Here's a general breakdown of how I use the colors (L-R):

#28 (Pearly beige-pink) - Eyeshadow / Eyeliner

#26 (Pinkish-Coral)  - Blusher / Lipstick

#20 (Hot Pink) - Blusher / Lipstick

#15 (Coral) - Blusher / Lipstick

#50 (Matte Brown) - Eyeliner / Eyeshadow

A simple look I've done up for the day. If you have been following me closely, I often do everyday make-up looks. I don't fancy putting on too much make-up unless it's for an occasion!

I have to draw my eyeliner slightly thicker because of my hidden double eyelids, than just lining the upper lashline. If you have lovely double eyelids (I envy you!), a simple line alone the lashline will suffice!

Next, draw lines on your cheeks, along the area where you usually brush your blush. I find that I had to go back and forth and draw a few more lines for the color to stand out. My favourite blush color to use is #20! The color is absolutely lovely and stands out a lot more. #26 works beautifully too, but I need a lot more lines as it's a neutral pink, but it has shimmers in it too, if you prefer that. 

And lastly, I'd complete the look by wearing #26 on my lips. It's my favourite color to use for the lips because it's such a lovely sweet pink! I'd first wear a layer of lip essence (I use the Ettusais Lip Essence), before drawing on my lip color. The pencil glides on very smoothly and makes putting on my lip color easy. 

 Besides the Etude House Play 101 Pencils, I have the new Olay CC Cream (which I will review in another blog post), and a light dab of compact powder on me. Eyebrows have also been lightly filled in with my trusty Ettusais Eye Pencil, which I've just newly repurchased in Tokyo. One pencil lasts me forever, my holy grail product! :)

Here are close-up shots of my eyes & lips: 

The Etude House Play 101 Pencil retails for $12 at all Etude House stores.
It's truly one of my handy products I'll use for a long time to come. 

Thank you always, Etude House! <3

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Make a bold cut

A few weeks ago, I made a bold move and snipped off my hair to a significantly shorter length. The last time I spotted this length was probably about 3 years ago? I got really bored of my long length, and while most women prefer longer lengths to experiment different hairstyles, my mane was getting quite weighed down by the length and giving me flatter hair.

Plus, after getting parts of my hair bleached during my last visit, has damaged my hair. I take that my fine hair isn't very receptive with bleach! So off those went, and I was left with a lighter and bubbly crop! ;)

Most thankful to Celia from Bloc+ for taking care of my tresses, and making sure it looks perfect before I leave the salon. I feel assured knowing that my hair is in her hands, and no matter how difficult my hair is (fine/thin, you name it), she'll always find a way to make it work. Sporting a lighter crop is Singapore is reallyyyy so much easier!

I couldn't resist OOTD shots with my blowed dry to perfect hair!

Bustier Top: Lace & Ebony

(Sold out in Peach, Indigo left)
Jeggings: Uniqlo
Bag: Michael Kors

My hair looks extremely voluminous from these shots, and I loved it so so much! It's a pity my fine & thin mane makes this look terribly hard to achieve, haha. I can only blow dry it to 50% perfection! :P

Nevertheless, I left Bloc+ a much happier girl, like I always do.

Thank you for such wonderful service!

BLOC+

462 Joo Chiat Road

Singapore 427674

Tel No.: 64400316