NEW BUY: Farmacy The Mighties Antioxidant Powered Hydration Kit

Photo credit: Sephora

This set contains 4 mini products:

• Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm that melts makeup, remove impurities and gently exfoliates. This product is an Allurer Best of Beauty award winner.
• Honey Drop Lightweight Moisturizer is a gel-cream product that contains antioxidant honey, hyaluronic acid and cupuacu butter beads to provide long-lasting hydration
• Sleep Tight Firming Night Balm is a lightweight product that tones and firms the skin. It contains plant-based retinoid, blackcurrant seed, balloon vine extract, sunflower oil and acmella flower extract.
• Honey Potion Renewing Antioxidant Hydration Mask is a warming mask that provides intense hydration.

The products in this set are for normal, dry, combination and oily skin type. Since my skin has been on the drier side lately, it needed a boost to my skincare regimen. The product that I am most excited to try is the Honey Potion Renewing Antioxidant Hydration Mask. The Green Clean Cleansing Balm would be a great product to travel it. It would make a good alternative to the usual liquid eye makeup remover.

Once I am done with Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber Gel Mask , Farmacy Honey Potion Mask will be next on my list. Stay tuned for my review of Farmacy products.

REVIEW: Cucumber Gel Mask Extreme De-tox Hydrator

Photo Credit: Peter Thomas Roth

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So this Cucumber Gel Mask Extreme De-tox Hydrator was part of the 6-piece mask kit that I purchased over a year ago. The 6-piece kit retails for USD75 (S$102). So one tube costs USD12.50 (S$17), which is a great deal. Each tub comes with 50 ml of product. This Cucumber Gel Mask is suitable for normal, oily and combination skin types. This ultra-gentle mask is supposed to soothe and hydrate irritated skin. It contains botanical extracts such of cucumber, papaya, aloe vera, chamomile, pineapple, sugar maple, sugar cane, orange, lemon and bilberry. The mask is helps to moisturise and refresh the skin. 

You can use this mask 2-3 times a week, or daily if your skin needs more hydration. Been trying to use it at least once a week for a few months. I refrigerate Cucumber Gel Mask Extreme De-tox Hydrator to give a cool and refreshing treatment. After throughly cleansing my face, I apply a generous layer of Cucumber Gel Mask all over my face. After 10-15 minutes, I wash off this mask and continue the rest of my skincare regimen.  

So what can I say about this Cucumber Gel Mask?
- It has a gel texture that is cooling and refreshing
- This mask works well for my sensitive skin, no new breakouts or redness caused by it
- Cannot tell much about the calming and soothing properties of the mask
- The moisturising strength is rather low and my skin does not feel well-hydrated after use

Overall, I would not repurchase this Cucumber Gel Mask Extreme De-tox Hydrator as it does not do much for my skin that has been more on the drier side recently. I could do without this product as part of my skincare regimen. 

REVIEW: The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%

Photo credit: The Ordinary

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Bought The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% as an alternative acne treatment, specifically for my back acne. Most acne treatment contains Salicylic acid (BHA) and benzoyl peroxide which are not recommended for those who are planning to conceive or are pregnant . This product also has properties such as:

The Ordinary is not readily available in Singapore, so I had to buy it online. It costs S$14 for 30 ml of product, which should lasts 2-3 months. The Ordinary website retails it for USD9.93. This cream-gel brightening formula contains 10% of high-purity Azelaic Acid. Azelaic acid brightens the skin tone while improving skin texture. This product is supposed to help reduce the look of blemishes. 

Overall, this product does help to improve the appearance of blemishes. Though, the result is not immediate. Been using it on and off for over a month, and it does help to improve my back acne. You can use this product twice a day on targeted areas. The only thing I do not like about this product is the scent. It has a distinct sharp scent which becomes apparent when applied to the face, so I only use The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension for my back acne. 

Overall, it is a good product and I would repurchase it. It is an affordable acne treatment, at under $20. Wish it was more readily available in Singapore. 

NEW BUY: Face Wash Haul

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Sephora was having a 20% off this month. Decided to stock up on some face wash as my current The FaceShop RiceWater Bright Cleansing Foam was running low. 

Mario Badescu Enzyme Cleansing Gel 
S$27
236ml
This best-selling cleansing gel contains papaya and grapefruit extracts that exfoliate the skin. It is gentle enough to be used twice daily. Might use this Enzyme Cleansing Gel for my back area as there are some acne scars and pigmentation. 

Drunk Elephant Beste No.9 Jelly Cleanser 
S$46
150ml
This cleanser has been on my wish list for a while. It is expensive compared to other cleansers in the market. Drunk Elephant claims to remove all traces of makeup, pollution, oil and grime without irritating the skin. 

Cannot wait to try these 2 cleansers. Which one should I try first?

REVIEW: Pixi Glow Tonic

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Bought Pixi Glow Tonic almost a year ago, and finally trying it. This award-winning toner by Pixi has rave review online. Reviews mention that Glow Tonic creates a brighter and glowing complexion after use. This gentle exfoliating toner can be used twice a day. It contains 5% Glycolic Acid that exfoliates the skin. This alcohol-free toner contains ingredients such as witch hazel extract and aloe vera to balance and soothe skin.

What are my thoughts? 
After using it for more than three months, my skin has noticed some differences. Even though it contains Glycolic Acid, Pixi Glow Tonic does not irritate my sensitive combination skin. You can use it twice a day. After cleansing, I saturate a cotton pad with Glow Tonic and sweep across the face. You can see visible residues/impurities on the cotton pad. This toner does not dry out my skin. My skin feels balanced after use. It helps to control my breakouts and evens out my skin tone. 

Sephora Singapore sells Pixi Glow Tonic is 3 sizes.
1) 15ml retails for S$9 which is perfect for traveling. 
2) 100ml retails for S$22 for everyday use and,
3) 250ml retails for S$44 for those who really loves it

The one that I am using now is the 100ml version. This bottle can lasts about 3-4 months with daily use. Compared to other toners, it is considered a mid-range priced toner.  Thayer Rose Petal is more affordable @ S$13 for 255 ml of product. Compared to Derma-RX Toner which costs S$46 for 150 ml, Pixi Glow Tonic is more affordable. 


Overall, I am liking Pixi Glow Tonic and would repurchase it. You can purchase it from Sephora Singapore. For those in the USA, you can find it at Target as well.