25.9.17

多多都不嫌多的透明質酸:L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Filler HA



作為乾肌,哪有不愛補濕的理由。對於透明質酸在保濕界的盛名亦不用多講,所以我日常都會regularly 補給透明質酸精華,平的貴的也試。有留意美妝品嘅你應該都知透明質酸精華定價其實都幾闊, depends on 分子級數,大小及濃度。某程度上,in general 當然一分錢一分貨啦!

L'Oreal 開架的價錢,不會expect 超高質,應是正正常常maintenance 用,結果也是align expectation 的。 non-sticky, 但感覺到不如廣告所說可penetrate到肌底,反而是像filler 一樣似填平了細紋,我習慣塗厚厚的在額頭。

so far 平平的可一試但未必會回購,quota 可以用來試其他。

Product List:
L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Filler HA 活力緊緻透明質酸 充盈導入精華  $249/15ml

                
     


面膜速遞:ATOCLASSIC Real Tonic Soothing Treatment Mask 舒緩護理面膜(黃連鎮靜面膜)



唔知點解小眾品牌總有種魔力吸引我,今次試嘅ATOCLASSIC 係韓國品牌,打無害孕媽媽可用的旗號。無害品牌嚟講真係算好平,Sheet mask 一盒5片都唔洗$100,精華都係$200零蚊,我諗如果我係孕媽媽嘅話可能會想全包條line,畢竟選擇不多仲要大部分唔平。

最近可能壓力大,塊面好似花面貓,時而泛紅時而出瘡瘡時而腫起來 :( 期間我沒空轉skincare routine ,只make sure 自己冇用好irritating geh skincare step 就算數。敷左一塊ATOCLASSIC mask, 有鎮靜左,冇再發紅。

但除左舒緩,好似真係冇其他額外嘅效果睇到,咁真係望著佢無害又唔貴依一點都算收貸的!

Product List:
ATOCLASSIC Real Tonic Soothing Treatment Mask 舒緩護理面膜(黃連鎮靜面膜)  $90/25ml x 5pcs

                
     



5.6.17

面膜速遞:寶藝保濕冷敷劑 Bonanza Active-Moisture Membraneous

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都說最近少用paper mask,而且cream mask gel mask 一大罐,開封了就想盡快用完。最近密密用寶藝保濕冷敷劑。寶藝已經hit 左多年,相信唔少朋友都識得點玩。當初見咁大罐怕唔好用就遲遲冇入手。有次行街見有細size 的就入手了。我手頭嘅係250g,都用到10次上下。

有朋友說一家要冷藏用,我不知道所以一直以來都是直接室溫敷用。奇怪是保濕效果一般,反而鼻頭粉刺易清左好多。以前有用過Annie's Way,大家都說焗黑頭好work,我試了2 款味道都唔work 之後就對凍膜焗黑頭失望了。所以今次好surprise!朋友說寶藝黑凍膜焗黑頭更出名,我用完手頭這罐要試!

夏天敷gel mask 係爽嘅,不過我expect 補水更顯著。繼續尋覓!

Product List:
Bonanza Active-Moisture Membraneous 寶藝保濕冷敷劑 $190/250g

                
     

SS17 Empties: The Body Shop White Musk Smoky Rose Body Wash


要寫empties 的話大概我只有body wash 可以寫,我嘅consumption speed 太慢了。圖中Body Wash 是一貫The Body Shop 熱賣的White Musk 味道,不覺smoky 到哪去。Gel texture 來說不算乾,但當然不可期望潤。夏天可以用,秋冬就免了。

如果你很愛White Musk 味,這是一款不錯的入手,正又未到好貴好貴。細個家人都冇特別preferrance,所以都是貪平去藥房買澳寶大大樽 (大概會跟媽媽買餸的窮小孩都會知道澳寶是甚麼哈哈)。大個左去行下萬寧會發現好多選擇,貴少少但唔會鞋拾拾。記得有次呀姨發現我地用澳寶,她說我們用澳寶替狗狗沖涼呀! 我笑到傻左哈哈!

呀!突然夜裡跟自己談天的感覺好久未出現過了。工作有點壓力,但這壓力是正面的,因為感覺是有意思的工作,熬過了便會成長。25歲的我要加油!

Product List:
The Body Shop White Musk Smoky Rose Body Wash 白麝香煙燻玫瑰身體沐浴露 $149/250ml

               
     
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4.6.17

面膜速遞:BB Laboratories Moist Cream Mask Pro. 專業修復水潤面膜

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人大左好似冇以前咁常用paper mask,以前貪paper mask 快又平便,撕開撻上塊面15分鐘拎番落黎。但而家好似覺得paper mask 唔係好夠,有時只有補水但就潤澤感不足。budget 多左dd又想對皮膚好dd,而家會揀D 貴少少都OK 嘅 cream mask or gel mask 嚟敷。厚厚一層潤足30分鐘都咪話唔正。

咁岩見雨僑介紹 BB Laboratories 的mask pack 好似好OK咁就試試啦!其實條video 都好中我pain point,一直我都唔敢用placenta product,有少少過唔到心理關口。但佢講到個mask 其實仲有好多active ingredient like 復活草精華、酵母精華等,成件好似有D說服到自己。實情個mask 又真的只係普普通通白色輕身cream,仲有少少aroma scent (comes from rosemary),唔講都真係唔個裡面有placenta 。成分詳情可以睇Ava 親自介紹,2:57開始。



老實講,我覺得冇咩特別。哈哈哈!沒這麼差喇,就是不特別好也不差,如Ava 所說就是用來簡簡單單的補濕,我會話是nourishment 的。各樣都OK 啦,敷完不會黏膩,這很重要。就是普普通通所以性價比不高。不會大花幾百元買啦,可能搽個靚D 精華打底再on top 加個軟膜都做到嘅效果。

我想應該是expectation management 的問題,可能太信KOL所以expect 有miracle 出現。其實fairly say, 個mask 不差,就是我期望很多。對於BB Lab 還是有信心的,用完這罐會想試massage gel,配合我的24K黃金棒棒用啊!

Product List:
BB Laboratories Moist Cream Mask Pro. 專業修復水潤面膜 $480/175g

              
     
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最愛維他命B3 精華:AMPM Super Triple HA+B3 brightening complex 24hrs三重玻尿酸B3淡斑精華


So frustrated......本來打好了一大篇,竟然偉大的Google auto save 失靈了!枉我仲manual save 左2 次還是hang!我現在只好按捺著少廢話寫重點地review 一下這枝維他命B3吧!

維他命B3 大家最近應該被燒不少,除了長勝將軍透明質酸和馬追其後的維他命B5之外,維他命B3 可說是最近大熱。我看中B3的原因主要是刺激ceramide 生成,作為乾肌的我曾體驗這補足ceramide 的良好潤澤感覺,比起一般補水感,ceramide 給予的是凝潤穩健的感覺。不過市場上少有ceramide product 而且B3 能兼顧的功效亦更廣,我就投入了B3的懷抱。維他命B3 是如何,作用,大家可以參考Erica 這個video,深入簡出,不會太多jargon, 大眾易明。


雖然Erica 講到B3 比B5 厲害,但作為乾肌的真實用家,B3 不足夠給我即時補水效果,我多以B3 + B5/ HA以即時補水。AMPM B3 很好地添加了大中小3分子的HA,而且還有ceramide 和傳明酸。一枝30ml 可用2個月,百零2百元精華算很不錯了。大概用了2 星期左右已有看得見的明亮和補濕感。而且很神加的是出暗瘡時用AMPM B3 竟可以殺瘡但當然不夠Gel Plus 快,但能如此multi-tasking 算很超卓了!市面有好些B3 精華賣點是水油平衡和控油的。

唯一要挑剔AMPM的可能就是不知明B3濃度,市面上賣到貴貴的B3精華都會列明濃度。但就我以效果而然已經讓我回購了。由於在香港比較難找到AMPM的產品,我仍在尋覓相宜的B3精華,下之去台灣要囤AMPM。在香港暫時試了2 枝Synergie Youth Edition B3 sample, 在MiMingMart購物時獲贈的,7% ok 的,就是小貴。朋友說Phyto Lab 不錯,但又是不便宜。

最近在用一個加拿大品牌 (很大的tips,留意beauty news 的你應該都估到),有點想法不過想待用了大半才review,fair enough。

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我是真的很愛AMPM B3 !話時話上圖就只差Estee Lauder 眼霜未review。找天有空快寫一個。

Product List:
AMPM Super Triple HA+B3 brightening complex 24hrs三重玻尿酸B3淡斑精華 TWD$659/30ml

             
     
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3.5.17

治渝系潤手膏:Aesop Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm

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一直以來都討厭黏膩感,所以明知自已乾,而要滋潤都只是買東西回來放在一邊不會用。現在年紀大了,明顯感到不能任性。最近工作雖比起從前少接觸了紙張,可工作間竹冷氣卻是開到太over。肌膚明顯乾了很多,有時甚至飛皮。所以我的hand item 終於不是只有個擺字而且是可以開始consume 了。

今日這條是empty 啦!Aesop Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm 賦活芳香護手霜。我這條是travel size 15ml,袋手袋絕佳!有時換了clutch size 的手拿包都容得下這hand balm。正品最少75ml,放辦公桌上還可以,手袋則免了。

這條叫hand balm 是無誤,有點雪花膏質感,未至於油膏但都是較厚身的膏體。不過很好吸收!當然你不可以拿它跟gel texture 的質感比較,但豐盈的滋潤感使人滿足。作為第一個大力討厭黏感的人話你知:以這滋潤程度絕不膩!另外有relax 的香薰味很舒泰。

Product List:
Aesop Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm $200/75ml

            
     
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1.5.17

目前最愛沐浴露:Out of Africa Shea Butter Body Wash, Lemon Verbena

Vaness Chung(@vanesschung)分享的貼文 於 張貼

其實好想keep著好似youtube empty and favourite haul 咁可以每季都分享用過嘅產品,不過時間實在好有限。盡可能有一件先寫一件吧!香港人呀,何止缺時間更缺空間,有時用完一件產品,拍個照就要把容器給扔了。

今次要review的沖涼液是2016冬天的耗用品,就算最凍最凍嗰幾日乾到飛晒皮,用Out of Africa 依枝沐浴露洗完冇考乾不突止仲要潤左。實在嚇死你!應該是因為沐浴露加入Shea Butter,未試過沖涼反而會更滋潤。

幾廿蚊貨仔都Eco-Friendly & Cruelty Free,而且4無對身體無害:
Parabens
Sulfates
Phthalates
Mineral Oil

而且係我最中意嘅馬鞭草味!其實當初是因為verbena才入手, 香港太少verbena 產品了,難免要在外國網站尋覓。大概1年前開始玩iherb,大大話話都訂了幾十次order,so far 未試過太伏的。遲下可以詳談。總之依枝沐浴露係我嘅冬天必備了。打折要大手入貨!

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(按以上連結下單會有額外5%折扣!)


           
     
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21.4.17

估你唔到抗敏之選: Mamonde Rose Water Soothing Gel


用到無嫁喇!依枝野其實都唔細枝,好似有30ml,買travel set 時包在combo裡。記得set combo 都好抵玩!好似有2片paper mask,一枝100ml Rose Water (注意係Rose Water, not hydrosol) 再加圖中Rose Water Soothing Gel 都好似只係幾10蚊唔洗1張紅衫魚。

It's totally gone. I bought it in a combo set and it's not small in size, around 30ml. The combo is very cheap. It's under HKD100 and come with 2 paper masks, 100ml rose water (it's toner with rose essence, not hydrosol) and this rose water soothing gel.

購入時已知道Mamonde 係amorepacific 旗下嘅開架品牌,好抵玩價錢,有make up 有skincare。本來係見咁平諗著平買粗用for body,而且總覺得韓國野多香料,仲要係大Group commercial brand 又平實唔會真係抗敏。

I've known this brand basic background before purchase. It's a drugstore brand under AmorePacific Group. The price range is mostly likely under HKD100 for both cosmetics and skincare items. I thought it's not something at good quality since it's under a giant commercial group at low price. And most of the Korea products are coming with artificial fragrance. I didn't think it can fight against skin irritation.

點知有D嘢就係咁神奇!話說早前做咗面部激光脫毛,乾到一個點。本來已經乾肌,打完laser更係乾到泛紅,唔小心揀嘢搽都會剌激。有日起office 真係乾得太緊要隨手拎咗依枝gel嚟搽,嘩!嗦晒仲即時降紅,冇咗D 吉吉痛同埋feel到皮膚識得嗦番水。之後有不適都係用佢,可以比得上我嘅抗敏好朋友廣源良菜瓜精華露

But! Surprisingly it does it's work well!!! I had a laser hair treatment for face a couple of weeks ago. For dry skin type like me, it's a total disaster. My skin turned red and irritating. I had to select skincare routine with high care. And I couldn't stand with the irritation in office one day, then I grabbed a soothing item near me randomly. The redness is gone and the skin the soothed and quenched. It's really amazing! I kept using it after the first impressive performance till my skin condition resumed. It works as well as my all-time-favourite soothing product: 廣源良菜瓜精華露

Product List:
Mamonde Rose Water Soothing Gel 多功能玫瑰水保濕凝膠 ₩9,900/300ml 

          
     
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19.3.17

Mask Review 面膜速遞:JOSERISTINE Turnaround 15-Minute Paper Mask 15分鐘水晶更新面膜


彩豐行的面膜真是香港本土平價代表。早前家附近開了彩豐行門市,放工順路逛兩逛也就手滑了幾件item。好耐好耐之前早在門市普及時我都有在水貨舖仔買過他家面膜,就是一貫大件夾抵食。當韓流未起,台灣平價面膜風未吹起,彩豐行的面膜就是居家必備了。

Choy Fung Hong is a Hong Kong local brand. They have opened a new store near my home and I've made a little shopping over there. I actually have made purchase a couple of years ago that they have not yet launched their retail store. They provide products at high volume with low price. It's my pick before the trend of K-Beauty and Taiwanese mask trend.

雖然一次過買了數片,不過暫時只有這片要專登拎出嚟講。精華液半啫喱狀不會太黏膩,敷完有即時補水,第二朝起身會有看得見嘅光澤,上妝更貼。成份主要為甘油,天竺葵和依蘭依蘭香薰油,乾肌都滿足。$10/pcs 當然比起韓國台灣D 幾蚊片比貴,但係敷塊速效嘅都只係$10我滿足喇!

I've bought a few pieces of mask but this one is the only one I think is outstanding enough to have a review first. The essence texture is in semi-gel like. It's not sticky but give you instant hydration effect. You can see the natural glow of your skin in the next day and the makeup will be much more wearable. The main ingredient of the mask are Glycerin, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil and Cananga Odorata Flower Oil. Though $10/pcs is more expensive than those cheap in Korea and Taiwan, I rather take this as an effective one. $10 is fair enough.

Product List:
JOSERISTINE Turnaround 15-Minute Paper Mask 15分鐘水晶更新面膜 $10/45g x 1pcs



         
     
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