[Review] Skin Food Black Sugar Cleansing Oil

Living in Hawaii has made it hard to get a lot of skin care products that I want. Sadly, Hawaii does not have a branch of Skin Food (yet). So recently, I bought a cleansing oil from Skin Food on eBay (from here).

Personally I am not a big fan of using cleansing oils to remove makeup and this was no exception. While cleansing oils do remove makeup faster and more effortless than other forms of makeup remover (water or tissue), it makes my skin feel incredibly greasy. While I dislike using the cleansing oils because I find it hard to completely remove all the excessive oils from my skin, my primary concern is how irritated my eyes get when I try to remove my eye makeup. 

I recommend using a cotton pad to put the cleansing oil on

Skin Food's Black Sugar Cleansing Oil removes all my makeup effortlessly. However, whenever I try to remove my eye makeup (which primarily consists of eyeliner and sometimes mascara), I feel like it gets into my eyes because they get irritated afterwards. I do use the cleansing oil every so often when I decide to wear BB creams or concealers. It removes the skin makeup so fast. I just don't really recommend using it around the eye area - especially if your eyes are sensitive towards irritants. 

After removing some BB cream

Rating 6/10

Pros: Removes makeup quickly and effortlessly, great with removing BB creams and foundation

Cons: Irritates the eye when removing eye makeup

Thanks for tuning in and see you soon! :)

- J

[Review] Nature Republic Magic Remover For Mascara

Hi Cuties~ how are your Summer break going so far? I am back (after few weeks) with another review, this time I would be reviewing Nature Republic's Magic Remover For Mascara!!! In this hot weather, you would of course, have something to take off your mascara at the end of the day!! I would recommend this product if you love to wear mascara that are strong and hard to take off! I had to finally review this because I am currently on my third bottle of this mascara remover and I am loving it! The line Magic Remover provide a variety of make up removing products for the whole face and even point make up such as the eyes and lips. Here is a picture of how the product looks like~

Below is a picture of myself using the remover. I removed my makeup on the left side of the eye only.

PRO:

• You don't need a lot to take off mascara, can put some on a cotton pad and it will take off mascara on both sides.
• Could take off even gel and liquid eyeliner and even eyeshadows! (I love it because I put it on a cotton pad and I take all my eye makeup off all in one go!)
• One bottle could last about 3-4 months depending on how often you put on makeup.

CON:

• If you put too much oil on the cotton pad, it will go in your eyes and might sting a bit.
• You have to shake it before using it or the oils wouldn't mix, and it won't be as strong to take off makeup!

COST:

•  Around $5.90 in Hawaii

PHOENIX \m/ UPDATE:

F(x)'s Pinocchio Dance Cover

Sistar's So Cool Dance Cover

U-Kiss' Take Me Away Vocal Cover

Have a great day! see you again Cuties~
~Stephanie

[Review] Nature Republic Botanical Hyper Liner #2 Brown

Hi guys! Sorry I haven't been updating the site for a while. I was swamped with school work and all that. So today, I'm going to be doing a review on Nature Republic's Botanical Hyper Eyeliner.

I don't have the packaging but this is how the liner looks. The Hyper Eyeliner is one of my all time favorite eyeliner. The eyeliner looks like a thin brush and has a fine tip. The eyeliner that is in picture is in the color, brown. I've had the black color eyeliner as well and they both work really well.  The black color is more bold. I felt like the brown color offer a more subtle and natural look in comparison to the black color. 

My eyeliner actually last me about 6 months to my surprise - it worked very well until it ran out. Because the eyeliner has a super fine tip, it was easy to create thin lines as well as thick lines. One of the major reasons this eyeliner is one of my favorites is that it is very versatile. As a pen style eyeliner, it was easy to create sharp ends when I put on the eyeliner. Alongside that, the eyeliner is long lasting even though it is not water proof. For the most part, when I put on the eyeliner, it would last the entire day - even in the humidity of Hawaii. The only thing is, if I were to rub my eyes, the eyeliner would rub off.

Rating: 9/10
Pros: versatile, long lasting, can create thin lines
Cons: comes off if rubbing eyes

Thanks for tuning in and see you next time!

- J