Shoppingholics.com Lenses Review: EOS, Barbie Eye. Geo

 I'm finally back, yet with another post. I know I have been away for a few months (3?) to be exact, mostly to catch up on my school work, and just in general taking a break from blogging. I am lagging behind with my Youtube videos mostly because in general, I found my videos to be a bit in low quality, as I only have a webcam. So, until I can step up my game with the quality of video recording, I won't be doing them anytime soon.

 I haven't bought any new cosmetics in a long time, because I realized that my makeup has been stacking up with countless eye shadows, blushes, lip glosses, etc. As much as I like to use them all, I only have one set of eyes, 1 set of cheeks, and one mouth. More importantly though, I realized that not every single colour is very flattering on me, and recently, I have been using only one palette which is Lavshuca BE-1 to do my every day makeup, because I found the colours in that palette suits me the most without me putting much effort in my everyday makeup.

I have though, recently been on the search for new pairs of coloured contact lenses, and this time, with prescription. I have seen many bloggers getting their contact lenses from Shoppingholics.com, so I decided to give them a try. I went on their site www.shoppingholics.com and found that they gave out free shipping with orders over $60 US! plus free contact cases and gifts(more gifts, the more pairs you order) ,great!, so I decided to order 3 pairs.

I received my order around 2 weeks from the date that I placed my order which is quite reasonable as I live in Canada, and I realize that the order is coming from Malaysia. They also include a tracking number so you know exactly where your package is.

I was so excited to received my package!

I received the package in a big envelop and they bubble wrapped everything, which was well done.

I unwrapped my stuff and saw that I received 3 lense cases plus some gifts :Osmei soothing eye patch, a compact mirror, lashes, and a dariya hair fastener (used to place your hair out of the way while doing makeup). They even included a thank-you note!

Below are the lenses that I purchased: 

Note：I have been wearing every single pair of lenses for a week now.

Brand: EOS
Style: Adult Gray
Review: These lenses are super comfortable. Aside from the fact that they don't look natural, they're absolutely gorgeous. Though if you have dark brown eyes like me, they look more like violet than gray. Also,  these lenses don't look that great by itself if you're not wearing make-up

Brand: Japan Barbie Eye
Style: Eye Ring Brown
Review: Again, these lenses were comfortable as well, and I was able to go through 10 hours with them on without drying my eyes. These lenses tend to give my eyes the anime eyes effect and the brown matches my eyes perfectly. From afar, its not obvious that you are wearing lenses. however, up close, you are able to the swirls, If you're looking for a semi-natural lenses and have dark brown eyes like me, then I would definitely recommend them. 

Brand: Geo 

Style: Brown Circle Lense
Review： These are by far the most natural looking lenses. Unfortunately, compared to both of these above, they are the most uncomfortable lenses. I wore them for 2 hours and had to take them out and they made my eyes go red. I find that with Geo lenses, some of them might be "defects". I used to only wear Geo lenses but I must admit, some of them are SUPER uncomfortable and they were unwearable. 

Revolon Lip Butters Review

So while in California, I had a chance to stroll down the streets of downtown Mountainview (?) I think by myself. Since I don't have a car or anything, I couldn't really go far. The weather was so warm and lovely, unlike Toronto, where its still snowing. I stepped out in my Liz Lisa dress and felt like it's spring time already =)

 I stopped by the CVS pharmacy to see what they had to offer in there. I decided to pick up 2 lip butters because I've been hearing great things about them and also it was because they had the buy one get 1 1/2 off. I picked up two colours: a bolder one and a light girly colour.

to be honest, I can't really tell the difference between these and lipsticks except for the fact that they're more moisturising. The colours aren't exactly sheer, they have the same pigmentation as lipsticks except they glide on quite well. I suffer from dry lips alot and when I apply lipsticks, often they exaggerate the effects of my lip wrinkles, but these do not. I think I will definitely be purchasing more colours =)

Skin 79 White Reviving Skin Radiance Solution

Skin79 is one of my favourite BBcream brands so far, and 1 month and a half ago, I was browsing online for Korean cosmetics, I came across this bottle of whitening serum on sale:

Sorry for the dark picture, but the whitening serum came in a box(to which I threw out) and in this attractive bottle like this.

So this is what it claims on the back of the bottle:
"Highly concentrated whitening solution containing Flora-WH, Niacinamide, which prevents pigment deposits, brings brightness to the skin from the inside.


Directions: After using softener, evenly spread a moderate amount on entire face and allow to absorb"


I have been using this serum for over a month now, and I absolutely love it! I can already see the whitening difference (even though on the camera, it shows up as my face more whiter than the rest of my body, LOL).

After rubbing it into the skin, the serum leaves a freshly scent like you just took a shower. Moreover, there is a slight cooling sensation that lasts for a few minutes. I have added this serum into my daily morning routine. Sometimes, I also use this instead of a moisture and it really does the job =D

Absolute Total Diamond Skin 79 BBcream Review

So far, Skin79 has been my favourite BBcream brand ever, and recently, I've decided to spend a little more on the Diamond Version of this bbcream. To me, this one feels no different than my already favourite, Super+ bbcream also by Skin79.However, I can feel that it gives a more thicker coverage than the Super+ Bbcream, and it feels like it has the same coverage as the Missha BBcream. Moreover, I feel that this cream gives a better coverage than most foundations. Again, it gives a rather dewy finish and sort of feels oilly, so moisturiser is not needed. The only difference that is labelled is that this one has a better SPF37 PA++ whereas the other one only has a SPF25PA++. 

The shade is slightly lighter than my hand

 And this is how it looks like when used as a foundation: (I only use the bbcream + translucent powder to set, and used NO concealers)

Notice the imperfections on my forehead? It does a good job at covering it

I think this is the bbcream that I would use during my bad skin days. It is quite expensive when it is bought at pmall (around $30-$40). Fortunately, I got this from ebay which was only around $15. I think I have just found my second favourite bbcream =)

My Beauty Diary Eye Mask Review

Recently, I've visited T&T to buy some My Beauty Diary masks, and came across My beauty Diary Eye Masks! They were around the same price as 1 box of masks (10) $7.99, but the eye masks only came in 7 per pack, so they were kind of expensive.

cute packaging!

So what these masks are are vitimin C enriched Eye masks, and they have the special design that covers the top, bottom and the side of the eye.

When taken out of the package, it looks like this:

kind of like fishes with a big mouth =D

This is how it looks on the eyes:

pretty scary, LOL

I love this mask the first time I tried it, after 20 minutes, my dark circles seem less visible as well as those fine wrinkles under my eyes (which I have alot of)

Bliss Make Over Your Mani Review

 Yesterday, I stopped by Winners again (my FAV place for discounted beauty products). And I picked up this

Yes! The original price for this was $54.00 CAD and I got it or only $30.00 CAD. It is also avaliable at Sephora for the original price. 

So what this essentially is is a hand recovery set. It makes your rough hands super soft! The package contains:

Hand Cream

and gloves 

The gloves are even coated with vitimin infused gel-lining!

The best thing about this is that the gloves can be worn alone for 20 minutes OR with the intensive hand cream to achieve the hand softening effect. 

So, first. here is what my hands looked like before: (notice all the cracks and peels)

After applying a small amount of the hand cream on both of my hands and then I slip on the gloves for 20 minutes. The results:

The cracks and peels are alot less noticeable and my hands feel super soft! Its recommended that you use this treatment twice a week to treat your hands =). 

Shiseido Eyelash Curler Review

II have recently heard alot of raves going on about the Shu Uemura eyelash curler. I was in the New York City for the weekend and wanted to head to Sephora (they have a Sephora on every corner!) to pick up one. Since they are much cheaper there ($19 USD compared to $30 CAD). It around 9pm and was walking around near the Times Square and I finally found a Sephora. Unfortunately, they were out of the Shu Uemura eyelash curlers so I just picked up the closest thing to it, which is the Shiseido Eyelash Curler. I went online and saw many beauty gurus were bloging about the difference the two.  Since I've never had the chance to try the Shu Uemura Curler myself, I don't know its performance. However after trying otu the Shiseido curler, I loved it!!

The Package came with the curler itself and an extra replacement rubber band. the curler is flatter than most of the eyelash curlers which fits the Asian eyeshape really well. Another thing about the curler is that instead of plain metal coloured, its in black which gives a more of a professional tool feeling.

I usually wear false eyelashes since its really to hold a curl on my lashes. But with these curlers, they really curl my lashes! In these pictures, I have curled my lashes and have the Benefit Badgal Brown Mascara

Ofcourse, the curl doesn't give you the effect of false lashes (that's the mascara's job) but nonetheless, its a really good natural effect. Overall, I'm really happy with the performance of the eyelash curler =)