Hello girlfriends and welcome to another episode of Tried and Tested!
Today we will be trying some of the top rated or best-selling products from popular stores like Sephora, Hermo and Shopee.
These are some of Sephora's best-selling products in 2018 in Singapore.
This is the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion.
Now I use their Silver Powder, I told you guys about it a long time ago,
I'm still using it now, I'm super in love with that product,
and this is a drying lotion which you put on your pimple and
it's supposed to heal and dry your zit out super fast.
Here you have the powder at the bottom and this liquid-y thing on top.
And when I look at the bottle like that, my first instinct is that
"ok, we need to shake it", but you're not supposed to shake it,
you're supposed to leave it separated like that, and you just take a Q-tip,
and go all the way to the bottom.
Oh, it comes out like a lotion!
Oh, and it applies like a lotion.
It's very cooling when you put it on. This smells like the medicated oil.
So you're supposed to leave this on your zit and leave it on overnight.
I was expecting chunky bits of powder and it came out so thin.
I don't have a pimple now, so I will save this and hopefully I get a pimple before this episode comes out.
First time in my life I'm hoping for a pimple.
Hello girlfriends, I have good news!
A pimple has arrived!
I can try out the lotion.
And then you sleep on it and we'll see what happens!
I feel like there's a small scabby head that I am so tempted to scratch or squeeze out, but I will not do that.
I need to try for one more night, and hopefully this thing will kind of bloop, fall out.
So I did it for another session and the pimple went down!
The little head came out, so I'm really impressed with this.
I have a feeling that it wouldn't really work with cystic pimples though,
I haven't gotten one so far though, so I haven't been able to try it.
In terms of small pimples, and pimples with heads,
it seems like a very effective solution, so I would give this a 9 out of 10.
But I don't feel like it would be a 10 out of 10 for me,
maybe because the solution is a little bit fussy.
This is a pore primer from Benefit that helps to minimise the appearance of pores as well as fine lines.
It's also another best-seller at Sephora.
Oh so cute! Your secret weapon against pores.
And they have an action figure!
This you can wear alone, you can wear under your makeup,
you can also use it over your makeup to touch up.
This has a kind of paste-y, silicon-y feel.
A lot of the pore primers do this.
I'm going to use it on this area because my pores are the most pronounces\d over here.
Oh it really fills up the pores. It definitely minimise the appearance of my pores as well as my fine lines.
When we were trying to take the close up shot just now,
they couldn't tell whether if it's in focus or not because this kind of puts a blurring filter on your face
and you really can't see the pores so much even in the close up.
So I think overall, I will give this 9 out of 10.
So this is Kat Von D's Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita II and this color is one of Sephora's best-sellers.
This is also the color that a lot of you were directing me to when I was trying to replace Brook Candy.
And I tried it, it's not quite. But it is a very pretty colour!
The texture is very thin and light, and airy, but the color payoff is so good.
In just one pass you you cover the entire lip.
It's very easy to get a precise application. The lipstick doesn't bleed out.
It dries really fast as well.
Even though my lips are dry, and it does settle into some of the lines,
it actually really doesn't look terrible.
I think it's a very flattering shade.
It's neutral, but it's not boring but it's not too bold and out there,
so it's kind of like a nice in between.
Actually there's nothing to not like about this, I will give this a 10 out of 10.
This is the Sephora Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover and this is almost always sold out
because apparently it's very effective and also very affordable.
Oh wow! This really is very good!
The mascara I was using was a water proof mascara and this removed it really fast and very cleanly.
I didn't have to do a lot of clean up around it,
whereas normally I would have to because you rub it off
and it goes there and it goes there and moves everywhere.
This is a very simple eye makeup remover that gets the job done.
It's effective and I really really like this!
So, I mean nothing to not like about this, I would give this a 10 out of 10.
This is one of the top sellers on Hermo, and it is a super gentle cleanser
that is suitable for sensitive skin and also doesn't strip your skin of it's natural oils.
It can also remove makeup and other oil based residues.
Oh! that smells so good! The smell is like tea tree oil.
It's actually really quite sticky. Oh, that lathers really nicely.
My skin feels so fresh and clean! And not tight at all.
So I did have some light makeup on before I wash my face,
so let's see if there's any of it left.
Yah, that's pretty much gone right?
This is actually meant for sensitive skin, but after one use I kind of feel like it could get very drying over a period of time.
I feel like this is more for oily or combination skin.
This is kind of like a no frills pretty standard solid cleanser. 9 out of 10.
This is one of the top-rated mask pack from Taiwan,
and it's also one of the bestsellers on Hermo.
They've also got a section for the neck area and this thing hooks behind your ears.
That's convenient! That's so great, then you can just walk around doing your stuff.
Ohhhh~!
I think that my face is a bit too big for the Taiwanese.
Or am I supposed to stretch it? Is that the idea?
Ok, I'm not going to put this on because I really don't like things touching my neck
and it just feels very uncomfortable, I find it very ticklish.
When makeup artist try and put powder on my neck, I'm like, stop!
But actually this is a great addition,
because your neck also ages, and actually one of the most obvious signs of aging is on your neck.
I would put cream, but I won't put mask on it.
Because it pulls the mask across my face, this part is very good.
Everything is really sitting on, but then this part here is just totally not even touching,
and when I try and press it down, it will eventually come up.
I can't press down both at the same time.
I have to hold it down.
It does feel a little bit tingly, like ti ti ti ti ti ti ti all over the face.
This does feel quite moisturising.
My skin does feel nice and hydrated.
And interestingly, there is also a bit of a film on my face. It feels a bit sticky.
When I do this I can feel it.
I think it's because it's supposed to have a moisturising as well as a lifting effect.
I don't really know if I saw it lifting lifting, but after it dries,
it feels like it tightens it a little bit.
I think I would give this maybe an 8 out of 10.
I think it's great that it's got these hook things,
but the fact that it can't touch this part of my face and you have to press it down is a bit strange.
This is one of the best-selling products on Shopee.
It's a concealer from a Korean brand called The SAEM.
I think it's pronounced the Sem. Or the same? The sum?
It's very smooth. Now that I've removed all my makeup, I'm going to try out this concealer!
The coverage is pretty solid!
A little of this really goes such a long way.
If you got a lot of spots to cover, actually you don't even need foundation after this
because it spreads it all out and it evens the skin so well.
For the under eye, I have a feeling that it might be a problem over the day
because it's quite sticky and it's quite thick so you might get creases.
It does set quite fast so I would recommend doing it in smaller areas.
I think it blends pretty alright but on dry areas, this is not very suitable.
The parts over here on my lip, I feel like it makes my skin look even drier.
I think I would give this a 9 out of 10 because I feel like if it was just a little bit less sticky,
it would have make it easier to blend out.
But also maybe then it wouldn't have the coverage that it has.
This is a very popular mineral powder that helps with all day oil control,
and it is a best-selling item on Shopee.
It is the Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder.
It's got Jeju natural mineral and natural originated mint. It does smell quite minty.
It actually smells a bit like the medicated powder.
Oh, it's very fine and it's really smooth.
I think having a super light powder for touch up throughout the day is really nice
because you don't end up feeling so cake-y and you don't feel like there's more and more stuff on your face.
This is like air! Oh this is so great!
The texture is incredibly fine.
When I first put it on, I thought it was really great because it absorbs the sebum really fast,
and also it didn't look too matte.
But then after a little while, I still feel like the shine comes out.
But then again, my nose is very stubborn and very shiny.
A lot of things cannot take away the shine.
You know how some translucent powders can still change the color of your skin?
This doesn't do that at all I really like the texture though,
'cause it's really really very fine and after you put it on,
you really don't feel like you powdered your nose.
I'll give it a 6 out of 10. 'cause I really like how natural it looks.
It's just not super heavy duty shine control.
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