Showing posts with label Shoppingholics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shoppingholics. Show all posts

Monday, September 19, 2011

Sponsored - EOS Adult Blue Circle Lenses

Shoppingholics kindly sponsored me with a pair of the EOS Adult Blue circle lenses for review.
I'm kind of a circle lens n00b, so please bear with me for this review.

Damage:
$20.90
Lens details:
Diameter : 14.0mm
Water Content : 38%
Base Curve : 8.6mm
Life Span : 1 year disposal

Review:
Shoppingholics is a Malaysian based online shop which stocks a large variety of Korean circle lenses and Asian beauty products. EOS, GEO, Candy Magic and Barbie Eye are just some of the brands of circle lenses that they carry. Shipping is extremely prompt; it took less than 2 weeks for my lenses to be delivered. The lenses come in an adorable box securely cushioned in bubble wrap. Shoppingholics also included a cute animal lens case and a pair of hair velcros.
The lenses themselves are slightly thicker than my regular Acuvue Oasys lenses but surprisingly comfortable. I was able to wear these lenses for 6hrs with no irritation.
There was very little to no enlargement of my pupils as these lenses don't have a dark limbal ring.
The colour varies between a dark navy in low lighting to a bright piercing sapphire in strong lighting. Of course, being Asian, there's no way blue lenses would look natural on me, but if you're looking for something striking to wear on a night out, or looking to dress up as a Fremen for Halloween (*gasp* is that a Dune reference?!) then these lenses would do it. Personally I quite like the way I look with these lenses, I just have to make sure I balance it out with the right amount of makeup xD
EOS Adult Blue vs. no lens



Do you like my new, even shorter haircut? xD
FoTD:
Products used:
My skin actually looks like crap right now but the Chanel Matt Lumiere is made out of something miraculous and manages to make me look somewhat acceptable. Lashes used are ES Clear Band lashes in A111 kindly sponsored by KKCenter review of those are coming up soon!
P.S. can someone please tell me whether or not my skin appears unnaturally orange in my photos? On my laptop they appear fine but on my work monitor I look like an oompa loomp. I don't know which one to trust T.T

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sponsored - DHC Lip Cream Review

Artie Beauty kindly sent me the DHC Lip Cream a while back and I'm finally ready to write my review!
Damage:
$8.99 from Artie Beauty
Promises to:
"Blended with emollients, including squalane and aloe, this formula is amazingly smooth-gliding. Free radical neutralizers in olive oil and vitamin E defend against feather line creators and collagen deflators. Lips receive long-lasting moisture, look less rough, and feel undeniably more luscious."
Ingredients:
lanolin oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax/candelilla cera/cire de candelilla, lanolin, beeswax/cera alba/cire d’abeille, stearic acid, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, squalane, pentylene glycol, panax ginseng root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, stearyl glycyrrhetinate
Review:
My lips went through hell this Summer; first they'd burn, then they'd itch, and finally they'd peel - in chunks. Then once the peeling was finally over, it'll start all over again. 
I also ended up with a free trout pout because the skin around my lips got so irritated and swollen from the peeling.
In the end I had to resort to applying 2% hydrocortisone cream to my lips, and while that kept the itching and peeling at bay for as long as I kept applying it, the moment I stopped it'll all come back. 
Burn, itch, peel. Rinse and repeat.
Since hydrocortisone is a steroid hormone and not intended for long term use, I had to look for a safer alternative.
I was quite skeptical about the DHC Lip Cream as I'd tried just about every other lipbalm out there to relieve my peeling lips with no avail, however, it proved me wrong.
The DHC Lip Cream doesn't heal like the hydrocortisone, but it does prevent the vicious cycle from restarting once my lips are healed. On application, it forms a protective barrier against any further loss of moisture and also leaves my lips soft and glossy. 
I especially love how the lip cream comes packaged like that of a sleek lipstick instead of those fiddly plastic tubes that most lipbalms come in. 
While the price is a bit high, this has definitely made HG status for me.
Flakey dry lips:
 After DHC Lip Cream: