review: nature republic aloe soothing gel

Hello again, today i'm going to review my recent skincare family. The super famous Nature Republic aloe soothing gel. I notice every korean brand will have the same aloe gel product but nature republic is the only one that gets super attention. Perhaps due to its multi function advertising?

i've been running out of my etude collagen cream and i have no intention to repurchase it, meanwhile my skincare product will be coming on next week so i need something to replace it temporary.

I got a rather sensitive skin this lately due to the cheap viva cleansing milk, i somehow borrowed my mom's cleansing milk, it was a local product and super cheap (only Rp 5000) i thought it will do nothing harm on my skin since it was only cleansing milk, but it turned out catastrophe.

I got raging red acnes for a month! Every time one spot has healed the other would appear instantly. It was really ache since the acne is deep within my skin more like swollen parts. I even blame the skinfood product and i swear i will never buy it forever! But i was wrong, it was the damn cleansing milk. Sorry skinfood, i still adore you.

Back to the product, i purchased this gel merely because of the soothing effect. It contains 92% pure aloe vera and the other 8% is chemical things such as alchohol which is quite high and it also contains perfume. Well both of them are well known for drying the skin and none of the alchohol products that i have can satisfy my super dry skin.

This product has a clear transparent gel texture. It cools down my skin upon the first application.

The scent is refreshing, not too strong. You can only smell the scent when you put your nose on it cause once it applied on skin you barely can detect it. The scent is a mixture of faint aloe vera smell and subtle citrus smell.

Now let's test the multi functions claim!
1. Face moisturizer: well it does what it says. It makes my skin moist and soft, but unfortunately the effect doesn't last very long. Only 1-2 hours and it will disappear. So i need to re use it again. Actually this works well for daily moisturizer, when the weather is hot and humid and you need something light on your skin. But my fellow told me that it feels dry on his skin, well because it contains alchohol it dries up so fast and it leaves tightening effect and some people may not like the effect since it can be considered as drying the skin.

2. Body moisturizer: well, i love this function! Since the product came in 300ml jar, it can be used for the whole body. I use this right after the shower and before i apply my face shop body essence. It makes my skin softer and very cool. Haha

3. Face mask: take a huge amount of this product and apply generously all over your face. Wait for 10 minutes then wash off. I found that it is very cooling and soothing for my skin, but actually it leaves no effect other than cooling down my skin.

4. Hair mask: i do not notice any special effect that it has


5. After shave: well i guess this will work for soothing the irritated skin cause by shaving

6. Eyelashes vitamin: this doesn't work


7. Nail and cuticle gel cream: this is a very promising nail and cuticle gel, eventhough the effect will not last long.

8. Swollen eyes: i have no swollen eyes so i don't know how it can soothe swollen eyes. But because of the cooling effect, i guess it will work well

9. Makeup base: i don't know wether this could act as a primer or act as a pore cover since it doesn't do anything as a makeup base. It covers nothing and hide nothing.

Overall, this is a good poduct for soothing the skin but do not really rely on it as your skincare product since it doesn't do much. Will i purchase it again? Maybe since i like the cooling effect during the hot days.

review: holika holika petit bb cream # ouncing

Hey hey hey, do not be fooled by cheap price! I got this bb cream a week ago from one of my student when she went to kuching. Actually i have no intention to purchase it but well my student said it is a good product so let's give it a try..

So this bb cream is called petit bb cream and it comes in 5 variant, bouncy, shimmering , moisture, aqua and clear. At first i have my eye on the shimmering one since i love dewy and shimmering finish, but it was not available.

So the next to nothing is The bouncy type. It contains collagen and caviar extract to maintain skin elasticity and suppleness. It comes in 30ml yellow plastic tube with bouncy writtings all over it. Well actually the price is very cheap it is only 38rm or in indonesia i can found it for Rp75.000 online. Very very cheap for a korean bb cream. The scent smells like artificial flower fruity scent, very strong and i don't like it.

Next, for the performance, it comes in one shade and it has yellow tone. As you know my face tends to have pink tone and i don't fit well with bb cream that has dark shade cream (except brtc).

So when i applied it on my face it turned very white (i have a very light asian skintone and this is 2-3 tone lighter than me almost ghostly) i was very scared it couldn't match my skintone but then it oxidized. Now it is time for concealer, i used etude house surprise essence concealer in no 1, and.. My face is two tone darker than the concealer (i swear it got darken) while actually i had no problem at all with this concealer, usually it always suits my skintone.

Next, the coverage is very terrible! I can still see all my spots and discolorations. It indeed cover some redness but not enough to be called good. And one thing more, it makes my face feel itchy

I've never felt as disappointed as this when it comes to korean cosmetic. Evethough it is cheap, it is still just a waste of money. So i will not recommend it for anyone at all.

Sorry for the rather angry post haha but truly this is such a shame for a holika holika product

But i still need to Thank my student eline who gave me this bb cream since she was so kind

,  thank you

review: etude house dust cut mist

HI all it has been a long time i never write anything from etude house. I'VE been trying many other brands and forgot to buy something from etude.

Well, today i would like to share my opinion on etude house dust cut mist. I bought this product last year and it was a hit.

It claims to block dust and dirt from our face. They even have a small test to try it out by blowing small dust on 2 pink balloons. The one that has been coated by dust cut mist has lesser dust.

So if we spray this mist it should act as a shield on our face. I still remember my first impression one year ago when i used this mist while riding motorcycle. Usually my face will feel sticky due to the dust and dirt out there but    when i used this mist all over my face, i could feel my face less sticky and still feel very fresh even after a whole day out there.

It contains 150 ml and the bottle is bulky so definitely not travel friendly. Etude house states that it also contains bamboo water for moisturizing effect but lol i feel none. Haha

The mist is transparent clear with crisp flower scent. The scent is pretty strong but still tolerable and it quickly disappear after the mist has dried.  the consistency is very runny and can completely dry after 15-30 seconds.

Once it has dried i could feel (and see) my face tightened. Etude house says that this means the mist is working. It kinda building transparent layer on my face. Well i could see something like transparent film on my face.

One thing that i notice is once it combines together with makeup it doesn't work quite well. It can't form the layer nicely. Or maybe i can't feel it since my face has been coated by the skincare regime, base makeup and bb cream?

I prefer to use it at night when i put nothing on my face except toner. I could feel the effect and when i wake up in the morning, my face feels less oily and dirty.

So, is it a good product? Well if you want to protect you face from dirt and dust out there you could try this product

but overall i think this product is just a gimmick, sorry etude house, i still love you but this product is just a nope for me.