Product Review : CandyDoll Liquid Foundation in #1

Hooray for CandyDoll! Awhile ago, CandyDoll came out with a new liquid foundation that comes in 3 shades. Being a huge CandyDoll fan, I had to lay my fatty hands on the product!

Got it in shade 1!

The back! Okay I'm not going to be gushing about packaging anymore because we all already know how kawaii CandyDoll products are!

Do not be fooled by the shade of the foundation here. The bottle makes it look a little wonky!

No ingredients list... Sorry about that!

Instead of your usual squeeze tube/pump, this one comes with a dropper like opening. So I advise one to drip about 6 drops and go back for more if it isn't sufficient.

This foundation is one with very strong yellow undertones. It is ever so slightly too yellow for me but that can be corrected with a lil bit of purple loose powder!

That's the swatch! In reality it's a little more yellow than orange.

L - Before / R - After

Coverage test! Okay if you're not happy with the coverage of this, scroll down a little further.

L - Before / R - After

Please ignore the difference in lighting, the after picture was taken when it was about to rain already so it's somewhat darker and less warm. I had a few zits and redness that day because it was nearing that time of the month. Can you see the vast difference?!

Initially when I saw that the foundation had a really watery / runny texture, my expectations fell. I thought it would be a really sheer foundation. To my greatest pleasure, this performed like my Lancome Teint Miracle! Lightweight, perfect coverage and beautiful finish. This finishes semi matte so you don't look like some plastic mannequin. In fact though all my pimples/scars/undereye circles are covered nearly completely, I feel nothing on my skin! I also did not detect any scent.

Oil control wise, I'd say my face starts to shine in about 3 hours so I recommend setting this with your favorite oil control powder! I do have to say, because this foundation doesn't contain shimmers like the Lancome Teint Miracle, it will emphasize dry skin. So you have to make sure your skin's nicely pampered and moisturized before applying this.

In short, I will DEFINITELY buy this again once I've run out. This costs $38.90 and is a lot cheaper than my other favorite foundation that costs about $60-70. And I swear, Japanese stuff are really of great quality. I love this as much as my other CandyDoll face stuff and all of them are my absolute favorites!

You can get this from BlingAlways for only$38.90 and a bottle will last you a really long time. Also if you want to sheer this out, you can always just add a lil moisturizer to it and mix it up! I get my eyeliners, face powders, blushers and stuff from BlingAlways and I've loved them all :) She was an absolute dear to deliver this to my home!


Texture: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Super lightweight~)
Coverage: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (It's a miracle in a bottle too!)
Oil Control: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (Average for most people, below average for those with EXTREMELY oily skin.)
Overall: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (Definitely repurchasing! One of my only two favorite foundations!)

Cheers,
Chiharu ❤

Disclaimer : This product was sent to me for reviewing purposes. This does not affect the honesty of my review in any way. Review is based on my own personal experience with the product and may vary with individuals!

Product Review : Amazing Cosmetics Amazing Concealer

Okay, I admit I've been a little slow with posting. I really wanted to win the Ginvera Bloggers Contest not just for myself, I wanted to give the tickets to my parents too because they've been supporting me. One of the best things that could happen was for them to be able to go on a holiday. So I was indeed pretty bummed when Domokie didn't win. But it's alright now. I've gotten over it and I was really touched by Qian Hui's comment!

So here's me back with a product review, inspired by Qian Hui!

Today's product is something amazing. Literally. It really is amazing, BECAUSE IT'S FROM AMAZING COSMETICS.

And even more amazingly...

It's called the AMAZING CONCEALER! Add them together and you'll get AMAZING Cosmetics AMAZING Concealer!!! Extremely amazing right?

Okay but seriously I think I overused the word amazing.

Their claim is pretty daring won't you agree? They're supposedly the world's best concealer. So does it live up to it's claim? Continue reading to find out ;)

Here's the ingredients before I forget. Those with sensitive eyes might want to check if they're allergic to anything in the list before they purchase.

Here's the product itself. Comes in a squeeze tube and I agree that makes it more hygienic than using a jar kinda concealer like the MAC one because we don't have to stick our fingers in to gouge the product out.

Here's the part I hate. The tube might not look very small and it claims to contain 6ml of product. I can't really measure but all I know is... My tube is BN and I bought it from Sephora. The first time I used it, I squeezed all the way past half a tube and NOTHING came out. NOTHING and mind you, it's BN. It's also a little hard to control the amount to squeeze out because more than half the tube was empty and I couldn't really gauge! I  felt somewhat cheated because the fact that I had to actually squeeze more than half a tube before product started coming out.

Moving on.

Here's the opening. It's sooooo dirty because it's so hard to control the amount coming out! I always squirt out too much because I get irritated with first squishing half the tube.

Here's a swatch of it. My shade is light golden. And that doesn't make sense because firstly, my camera made the color of the concealer look cooler. It's actually very peachy. Peachy =/= light golden right? But thankfully they had testers so I bought this shade intentionally to use on my super dark eye circles. I've been getting very little sleep so I decided to try out this supposedly amazing concealer.

L - Without / R - With concealer

Here's the coverage test. There's my naked mole and here's the plus point of this concealer. The coverage is EXCELLENT. You really only need an extremely tiny bit and despite the full coverage it gives, it's very blendable and spreadable. Which leads to my complaint of squirting out too much product because I only need a tiny dot but it's hard to get just that amount out. If you squirt too much product out, I advice you to just wipe it away instead of trying to use it all. This is a really full coverage concealer and trying to use the extra amount would definitely lead to the targeted area being cakey.

Also, if you first try this just on your hands, you might be a little alarmed because it's very thick and gooey in texture, sticky to be precise. The problem went away on my dark eye circles though. Just set it with a little powder to prevent it from sliding and you should be fine.

I know how everyone says a little goes a long way and a small tube can last you forever. However, I still feel cheated that about half of my BN tube was empty. It's a little too extreme. I personally wouldn't repurchase unless I have another voucher from Sephora. The smaller tube retails for $42 and I had a $40 voucher so I only topped up $2 for it. Unless my next tube is 100% guaranteed to be at least 3/4 full, I wouldn't fork out $42 for it. Unless you're really rich and have the extra cash to spare OR that you seriously need an extremely pigmented concealer, don't get this.

Texture: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (A little on the sticky side but it's fine after setting)
Coverage: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Definitely amazing)
Lasting Power: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (It lasts for a long time but well, nothing's forever on oily skin)
Overall: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (It's a great product, except for it being half empty when it's BN!!! And a little pricey.)

Cheers,
Chiharu ❤

Disclaimer : I bought this myself with a $40 Sephora voucher and topped up with $2. The voucher was not sponsored. I spent enough $$$ and it hit the amount required to exchange for a voucher.