Singapore Haul

aka THE Birthday Haul. This is my first time I'm having my birthday as a beauty blogger, and the fact that I was spending it in Singapore did not help in keeping my wallet safe from the damage. Hello Sephora! Sasa! Watson's! ION Orchard and Takashimaya!

random fact: I used to gift myself with gadgets, then purses and now cosmetics. eeeep! As lurvey would say, "I wonder what's next?" should I say DIAMONDS and see if he would faint? hahaha! :P

first up, skincare from FANCL! Lovely Stellar swore by FANCL products for keeping her skin clear and healthy during one of her HK trips. I was curious, so I had to get me some FANCL to try!

2 bottles of Tense Up EX Collagen drinks as GWP, FANCL rest eye gel, light lotion, milky lotion, washing powder and the foaming ball. I also got a free lifetime membership card for spending a certain amount. I think it was for purchases amounting to S$100 and up.

Harper's Bazaar Singapore Beauty Look Book SS2010 Scans 2/3

Part 2: BODY, LASHES, HAIR

Pantene Pro-V Extra Damage Care Deep Repair Hair Mask

Whew! That was a mouthful huh? How are you lovelies?  I've been busy the past few days working and running errands, plus I'm getting occasional migraines now even without looking at bright lights. :( Oh no, is it because of the bottled Starbucks i've been chugging? *sigh* but aside from that I'm great as always! :)

 Today I'm going to share with you my thoughts on Pantene's Extra Damage Care Deep Repair Hair Mask, yes, its a hair treatment and it claims to prevent split ends and will repair damaged hair strand by strand. 

I bought it because I felt like I needed to take extra good care of my hair especially now that I've been experimenting with DIY hair dyes. Its only Php 199 (approx. $4.50) in our local supermarkets and drugstores. I use it 2-3 times a week, replacing my conditioner at those times. I leave it on for about 5 minutes then I rinse it off.

the pop-top lid is very convenient, its so much easier to get the product unlike screw top jars.

sorry for the blurry photo! :/

Here are my thoughts,

Pro's:

♥ It made my hair smoother, silkier, shinier and well moisturized - leading to less hair fall (which is another concern of mine)

♥ It does not make my scalp itchy.

♥ It does not weigh my hair down.

♥ I will have to update you if it will help keep the actual color of my hair longer.

♥ The pop-top lid is very efficient.

♥ Price is very affordable, I will repurchase SOON as it is LE. (hoarding time!) :P

Con's

☛ Limited Edition, might run out soon and will be difficult to find again.

☛ It will be nice if they had this in a bigger container.

That's it for now, just a quick post today as I'm off to run some errands again. Is it already summer where you are? If it is, load up on the sunscreen! Let us all avoid premature aging and the BIG C! Stay gorge!

♡,

G

ps. does anyone know how to avoid spam in your cbox? please enlighten me. TIA! :)

Review: Asience Moisture Balance Shampoo & Conditioner

The summer heat is almost over here in the Philippines as rain already started to make its random downpours for the past 2 weeks, but the warmth and humidity is still a frienemy for our hair and scalp, which lead me to purchase a new pair of Kao Asience Moisture Balance Shampoo & Conditioner. If you have been following my blog for a while you might know that I adore japanese products, from skincare to point makeup; heck even their junk food! Hello Pocky? That's another story. ;)

Kao Asience Moisture Balance Shampoo & Conditioner

Ingredients include: Water, ammonium laureth sulfate, alcohol, glycol distearate, lauramidopropyl betaine, dimethicone, myristyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamide mea, isodecyl glyceryl ether, malic acid, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, glycine soja(soybean protein), panax ginseng root extract, camellia japonica seed oil, hydrolyzed conchiolin protein, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-7, laureth-4, laureth-16, sodium benzoate, butylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, toluene sulfonic acid, potassium hydroxide, caramel, fragrance

Meant for normal to oily  asian hair, the shampoo cleans the hair and scalp very thoroughly without making it feel like its been stripped off its natural oils (moisture balance - check!), rather leaving the hair refreshingly dirt and oil free. Followed by the conditioner, it makes the hair smoother (of course), shinier and smelling like sweet flowers (sorry, I suck at describing scents). It makes my hair feel lighter too which I like very much because its more manageable when its lighter.

If you sniff it straight from the bottle, the fragrance might be overwhelming for the senses, but for me it just means that my hair will smell great after I use it (I love it when my hair smells good!) and it did not disappoint, if you're like me, who involuntarily sniffs your own hair (weird, random fact!), you will love this as the scent can linger the whole day. :)

Only downside is I still have to go to our local chinatown to get it, which means its not very accessible. Price is Php550 (approx. $12)  per  530ml bottle. Also, I'm still alternating between 4 types of shampoo/conditioner (a clarifying shampoo included) to maximize product potential and prevent product build up.

I hope you're all having a good week so far! Stay gorge! ;)

♡,

G