Beauty: Moisturise Your Lips with Mentholatum Lip Crayon Lip Balm!

If you're looking for something between a lip balm and lip stick, I have a great product to introduce to you girls. I've had the privilege to try out a new product in the market, Mentholatum's NEW Lip Crayon Lip Balm which enhances and beautifies your lips, while moisturising and nourishing it at the same time. How awesome is that? A two-in-one function, I can save time and I don't have to do double work anymore, by applying lip balm first and then adding on my lip colour after that.

It is suitable for everyday wear, I actually use it when I head to work because the air-conditioned environment can dry up my lips, leaving it chapped. This product is ultra-moisturizing as it is infused with Argon Oil and Meadowfoam Seed Oil to hydrate, protect and nourish your lips even after long hours of application.

I like how it is shaped like a crayon, so easy to glide and apply on my lips. Here are some application tips to achieve your desired colour; one glide is usually quite light and sheer, so if you want it to be more vibrant, you may need to apply with two to three glides.

If you want a more plumped-up look, layer more of the product at the center of your bottom lip area.

Designed to enhance your overall makeup look, the Mentholatum's NEW Lip Crayon Lip Balm comes with four gorgeous shades to suit different skin tone. 

My fave shade is No.1!

Enhance your overall makeup look today with this new rave product! The Mentholatum Lip Crayon Lip Balm is fragrance free and available at all leading pharmacies/hypermarket at RM 19.90 (3g).

Beauty: A Concept Christmas Edition "Make Your Concept" Black Set

My favourite season of the year, Christmas is here again! What better way to celebrate it than to look amazing during this festive season with A Concept "Make Your Concept" Black Set!

I prefer to go for bright and cheery makeup during Christmas and this special Christmas set from A Concept features a couple of products, which is useful for me to create that light and youthful look. The Christmas Edition "Make Your Concept" Black Set comes with the All-In-One Brightening A:Cushion Compact, a lip and cheek stick and a lipstick plus a refill for the cushion too.

The All-In-One Brightening A:Cushion Compact looks great and the color #23 seems right for my skin tone. 

It blends easily and has a very mild fragrance. It covers light imperfections and brightens up my skin immediately. If you are looking to get more coverage, you can tap the puff on the cushion a couple of times before applying.

One thing for sure, is that it doesn't give me the cakey foundation look after application. I'd recommend it because it comes with whitening, anti-wrinkle and UV protection features too. 

Guess what? My favourite part of the cushion compact is that it has a unique feature, whereby you can keep the lipstick or lip and cheek stick that comes together in the compact. Pretty interesting and convenient, for girls on the go like myself.

With this, it's so simple, after using the lipstick, just twist it till you hear a 'click' and just insert it inside the respective compartment, as shown in the video.

A:Red Orange lipstick is a red lipstick but with a slight orange tint. I like the colour very much, because it's not too harsh when I apply it on my lips. 

The application is pretty easy and smooth, because the lipstick is rounded at the top. The staying power of the lipstick lasts pretty long, I applied it and went to an event. After several hours, I checked my lips and it wasn't dry, it still looked great after a long time. 

The Lip & Cheek in Coral has double usage, you may use it as a blusher or use it just like a normal lipstick. The Coral shade has an orange undertone too and is quite easy to blend on my cheeks. It gives off a subtle and dewy look after application. I like how natural it feels and looks, even in pictures.

Overall, I could get my makeup done with this set pretty quickly. With these three products, I can achieve a natural, simple girly look for dates and events this Christmas. I pop the cushion compact in my bag because its so convenient to do minor touch-ups during the day with it.

This A Concept Christmas Edition "Make Your Concept" Black Set is a perfect gift for your loved ones this festive season. Get it today at http://my.althea.kr/make-your-concept-black-set :)

Beauty: Mentholatum Introduces New J-Beauty Makeup Series: SUGAO!

I've recently seen and heard about the latest makeup series, launched by Mentholatum in leading pharmacies, SUGAO! The brand denotes bare, natural concept for young women to experience soft and easy to apply makeup which suits all skin types. 

SUGAO aims to boost natural beauty through their makeup products, and enhance the vibrant and energetic side of female through its young and modern product designs. I love their packaging and their product really attracts me.

Here are the products I decided to try out:

FROM LEFT (Sugao Lip Tint, Sugao Air Fit CC Cream, Sugao Cheek and Lip)

SUGAO Air Fit CC Cream Pink Bright Moist (01 Pure Natural) // RM 69.90

I find that the texture is really nice, almost like a souffle fluffy texture which spreads pretty evenly on my face. It has a silky, dewy finish that brightens up my complexion. You only need to squeeze a little of the product and apply it evenly on the entire face.

Coverage is light and can be used for your daily makeup regime. It doubles as a makeup base as well and I like how it blurs out my visible pores, fine lines and rough uneven skin tone. It is comfortable for long wearing hours and keeps my skin hydrated throughout the day, without feeling oily.

SUGAO Lip Tint in Apricot Pink // RM 45.90

 The applicator is soft and has the right angle for easier application of the product on your lips. I love my lip tints and I have invested a lot in lip tints previously. However, so far, I have never found any product which I particularly liked until I tried this SUGAO lip tint.

The colour was a little too orange initially, but I find that after you apply it for a few minutes, it turns into a soft pretty pink. It moisturises my lips and I like it that it is non sticky at all!

It doesn't smudge as long as you don't use a tissue to wipe the product away. I find that I only need to reapply once after a whole day out when I use this long lasting lip tint. 

SUGAO Cheek & Lip Active Orange  // RM 59.90

I'm not a big fan of blushers and I usually don't put anything on my cheeks in my normal makeup regime. I decided to try this out because this product comes with a 2-in-1 hybrid formula which apparently blends easily, just by using fingertips.

Personally, I like its light texture and how it is not too bright on my cheeks. To create a cute and lovely look, I only used minimal of this product and blended it in circular motion around both cheeks area.

Love the final look after trying out all the products!

The SUGAO makeup range is now available at selected Watsons outlet.

Beauty: Onsaemeein Velvet Moist Lip Tint Review

So, I've been a little late in exploring this Korean beauty trend of gradation lips and lip tints. I always love the lips they do on K-pop stars which looks so natural and sweet. I tried to achieve the gradation look a few times with my lipsticks, but somehow it doesn't feel right. 

Actually, I have been to a few pharmacies in Malaysia to find these lip tints but they are always so pricey. 

So, I decided to try out some of the lip tints available on Althea website and I chose this particular one, Onsaemeein Velvet Moist Lip Tint because the pictures and description was rather convincing haha. Plus, it's on offer at the moment, only RM 22.00!

So after much consideration, I got the one in #02 Berry Red because I prefer something in the between of pink and red for that sweet, girl next door look.

So, I took a few shot of what the product looks like:

It comes in a cute bottle, nothing fancy and the size is perfect to toss into my everyday makeup bag.

I like the colour, its very pretty and highly pigmented as well. It's very striking and similar to what I expected it to be.

The no fuss brush applicator is perfect as you just need to dab the tint at the inside of your lips.

I applied it to the whole lips for this because I wanted to show you guys how pretty the colour is. I will be trying out the gradation lips technique with this soon enough, once I've mastered it.

All in all, I really like this product. Perhaps, its because its the first lip tint I've purchased so far. 

I've decided to list out some pros and cons of this lip tint.

Pros

1. Vivid colour with just 1 application

2. Lasts quite long (it doesn't go away when I eat unlike my other lipsticks)

3. Don't really need to re-apply

4. Non-sticky

Cons

None at the moment