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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Pores Begone!: BRTC Enzyme Refining Face Wash Review

This review's been due for so so long! But as you guys know, I've been busy with my class assessments and photo shoots and barely had time to write at all.
So, this review kept getting delayed for more than a month! >.< 
Although I am really sorry about that, all that time gave me a chance to thoroughly try out this product and give it a detailed review. ^_^
Especially since we've had the craziest weather here, from cold and dry to hot and humid, I got to try this cleanser out in both climates. 
The product of course is BRTC's Enzyme Refining face wash, a mild cleanser for hyper sensitive and irritated skin.
Thank you BRTC for sending me this product for review. :D


About BRTC:
BRTC stands for Bio Remedies Therapeutic Cosmetics. It is a Korean company certified by the KFDA and is compliant with FDA rules. They say that they are Korea’s premium brand of botanical skincare and medical grade of BB Creams.  I can totally see why. Their innovative Science meets Nature ingredients have really blown me away.


BRTC Enzyme Refining Face wash is great for:


Ingredients:


Price:
$29 for 40g

Packaging:
A simple white flip top bottle in a blue cardboard box. Like other BRTC products the packaging is quite serious looking and professional unlike most Korean brands that go for the cute look. 


Smell and Texture:

The cleanser is not a liquid, rather a white powder with orange and blue granules. At first I was fascinated at how much it looked like detergent! >.<
But eventually you get used to the feel of it. And no it is not like detergent at all! LOL!
All you have to do to get it working is mix with water and create a foam, the granules do dissolve. Which you can then apply and wash off or clean off with a sponge.
Be careful that you don't get any water in the bottle, you will ruin it because it activates with water!


The smell is sweet and a bit medicinal but quite pleasant. It wears off after a while, so that's good for sensitive noses.


Efficiacy:
My skin's gone through a lot recently because of crazy weather and crazy schedules. It's gone from dry to oily in a day but because I've been using the Enzyme wash everyday, at least I haven't had any break outs!



Effect on Pores (Immediate)

On oily skin
On a normal Mumbai day, my skin gets so oily, you could fry an egg on my face but thanks to BRTC's Enzyme Refining face wash, it has been MUCH better!
Not only is my skin less shiny, pores are much smaller and my skin remains oil free for longer!
Plus, I haven't seen a break-out for a long long time! *knocks on wood* 
My pores are always big and gaping, the face wash won't permanently zap them into oblivion but at least I can have well behaved pores for a while!

On dry skin
My skin is a bit sensitive and goes red easily, this becomes much worse when it's dry.
The face wash didn't help me much during my dry skin days. It did do everything it said on the box, from oil control to controlling blemishes but because of the oil control my skin got even drier. I needed quite a bit of moisturiser!
EDIT: For dry skin, BRTC suggests using the cleanser only 1-3 days in a week, this will help it not get drier but you will still see results! So if you have dry skin, you don't need to be afraid of using it. :)
 Overall:
So I would say, on dry skin be cautious while using this product, you might make your skin drier. But if you have oily skin, this cleanser is great! 
If you have oily skin with big pores, you'll want to try out the BRTC Golden Caviar BB cream after you use the face wash, it really helps in making the pores look non existent! ^_^

Overall, the Enzyme Refining Face Wash is a great cleanser! Especially for oily skin. The price seems a bit steep but I've used it for over a month and barely used up any. Beside no pimples is always a win win! >w<

Would you try the BRTC Enzyme Refining Face Wash? Share your thoughts! ^_^
Thanks for reading!


Product sent for review. My opinion is honest and my own.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Two Face Mall's Buying Service: Bringing Korea to you!

It is difficult to ignore the Korean takeover the world is facing right now am I right? My phone's Samsung, I use a lot of Korean makeup, especially BB cream and I just ate a bowl of Korean ramyun and I'm listening to Kpop as I type this out! 

And of course how could I forget this:



I'm sure you, like me have picked up K-fever too! I'm sure all us girls go ogle at all the makeup Etude House  has to offer online and check out G-Market for cute dresses and shoes! Not to mention the Kpop! My sister and I are constantly looking up places to buy Kpop albums and merchandise.

The only problem is, you never find anything in one place! And when you really want something, it turns out that everyone wanted the same thing and now it's out of stock. Grr... 
Lucky for us, online shopping store, Two Face Mall has started a buying service! You can ask for anything you want, as long it's Korean and the owner, Taisoon will find it for you and send it over!


So, what is Two Face Mall? Well, Two Face Mall is a Korean cosmetics store that gives you great offers on the products available like 5$ off on registering, a free Skinfood lipbalm as free gift and even free shipping that's registered! They've recently ventured into creating a buying service that makes it easy for us to order anything Korean that we want all in one place! ^_^

Even Yuchun doesn't believe it! Lol!

How to use the Buying Service
Step 1:
Write your details on the site board, give details like your name, address, product you want etc and send!

Step 2: 
The store will check prices and shipping and let you know about them.

Step 3:
If you agree to the price, send it over the store's Paypal account.

Step 4:
The store confirms your order and send your products over!

Easy as that! ^_^


There are so many perks of shopping from Two Face Mall!
You get everything you want from one place, even things that may be sold out online or not even in stores, except locally in Korea!
You can buy anything you want! Cosmetics (duh! XD), food, fashion, technology, K-pop, ANYTHING! Well, as long it's Korean. ;)
You pay by Paypal so you know the transaction is safe! If you don't have Paypal, they also accept bank transfers. 

So what are you waiting for? Check out Two Face Mall and their buying service and go crazy K-Shopping! ^_^

Check out my reviews on Two Face Mall here and here.



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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Pretty Polish Review: Innisfree Glitter Polish "107- Libra"

Hey everyone, I am so sorry for being a bum and not updating more often! My sister's writing an important paper for college and needs the computer most of the time. >.< 
So, I thought I would do a short review since I got a little time between her working and me being an obsessed viewer of 2 Broke Girls. Lol! ave you watched that show? EPIC! XD

Anyway, I'm reviewing a polish that I recently got in my Korea Depart haul! It's by a brand known for being natural and caring of the environment, named after Yeat's famous poem etc etc.. It's called Innisfree. 
Recently my nails have been breaking a lot and I haven't been wearing much polish but this polish is. so. pretty. I had to use it as soon as I could! Check it out!
It's from the Starsign range, I believe this one is 107 "Libra."


Price:  
$2.34 at Korea Depart

Packaging:
This is one of those typical cylindrical bottles,  like the cap because it has a matte finish rather than glossy, so no finger prints! Yay! And the label looks like it's been made out of recycled paper, very cute and rustic!

Performance:
This baby lasts well over 4 days with no chips with a good top coat. I find that glitter polishes don't last long without it anyway. -__- They tend to snag on things.

Btw, my nails have a bit of tip wear because I took the pics on Day 4! Sorry about that. >.>

Swatch:
The glitters are stunning and literally glow in the light! There are multi-glitters, hexagons, round, stripes, you name it! They are predominately blue or green but there are also gold, orange, and my favourite, the pretty purple squares! ^_^


The polish goes on smooth and isn't gloopy (so far.) I always have problems with glitter polish going gloopy on the brush!
I'm wearing 2 coats over a Miss Claire polish in E58, I applied Jordana's Quick shine top coat on it after.


Hope you enjoyed my short-short review! Definitely try this polish if you love glitters, it's cheap and absolutely stunning!

I will try to do more reviews like this one for a while till the PC is more free! >.<
Till then, do check out my latest giveaway!

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