NEW BUY: Drunk Elephant Haul

~AG~
MG and I have been eyeing on Drunk Elephants product for a while. The packaging of their products is simple, and yet it is eye-catching with the colorful top. Drunk Elephants products are frequently raved online for being effective in improving skin clarity and texture. On my recent trip to the States, we decided to buy Drunk Elephant products as it is not available in Singapore. I bought two of their products: C-Firma Day Serum and C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Serum. While, MG chose four products: C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Serum, T.L.C Sukari Babyfacial, Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil and T.L.C Framboos Glycolic Night Serum. Drunk Elephant's products are pricey but we have such high expectations from them.  We cannot wait to empty our current skincare products and try these Drunk Elephants purchases.

C-Firma Day Serum 
US$80 (S$109)
30 ml
Instyle 2017 Best Beauty Buys
This Vitamin C day serum contains 15% l-ascorbic acid, 0.5% ferulic acid and 1% Vitamin E to brighten and firm skin. It also contains fruit enzymes and antioxidant to combat environmental aggressors and free radicals. C-Firma Day Serum is one of Drunk Elephant's best-selling products.

C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Serum 
US$64 (S$88)
15 ml
This Eye Serum contains 8 peptides, 5 forms of Vitamin C and cucumber extract to brighten and firm the eye area. This product has rave reviews to combat dark circles. 

T.L.C Sukari Babyfacial 
US80 (S$109)
50 ml
-- Allure 2017 Best of Beauty Award Winners
-- Instyle 2017 Readers' Choice Beauty Awards
-- Into the Gloss Top 25 Winners 
This award-winning T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial is Drunk Elephant's most famous product. It contains 25% AHA and 2% BHA to resurface skin and improve skin texture. The AHAs and BHAs in Babyfacial are a combination of Glycolic, Tartaric, Lactic, Citric and Salicylic acids. AHAs works on the skin surface while BHAs penetrate into the skin's surface to unclog pores. This product is supposedly a game changer for at-home facial as it smooth skin texture, minimize fine lines and wrinkles, and improve skin clarity.

 

Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil
US$40(S$55)
15ml 
This facial oil nourishes and moisturizes skin to create a more youthful glow. Rich in antioxidants, this pure Marula oil can be easily absorbed into the skin. This good-for-skin oil helps to minimize fine lines, wrinkles, redness and dryness.

T.L.C Framboos Glycolic Night Serum 
US$134 (S$182)
50 ml 
This night serum contains 12% AHA & BHA to gently lift dead skin cells and resurface skin texture. As with chemical exfoliator, this product helps to dramatically diminish fine lines, wrinkles, discoloration, oiliness and visible pores. Seems like a powerful skincare product. This product can be combined with Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil for maximum effectiveness. 

Images courtesy of Drunk Elephant

NEW BUY: Tarte To Go Travel Size Maracuja Oil

Tarte to go travel size maracuja oil

~AG~

My skin has been severely dry due to travel to a dry & cold climate. My combination skin became flakey, especially around the nose and cheeks area. Borrowed MG's Tarte Maracuja Oil and was amazed by it. It works very well to hydrate my skin. Plus, my sensitive skin did not have any adverse reaction to it. No new breakouts or bumps on my face *thumbs up* 

Decided to buy my own bottle of Tarte Maracuja Oil from Sephora Singapore. The mini version comes with 15 ml of product and was S$20.  

Not all oil is created equal. This earth-prescribed treatment oil targets your individual skin concerns and delivers harmony and moisture for firmer, brighter, smoother-looking skin. 

In a 6 week consumer use study:

96% of women saw an overall visible improvement in skin

91% of women saw a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles

94% of women saw a visible improvement in skin texture

94% of women thought skin appeared renewed and rejuvenated.

Formulated without parabens, formulated without mineral oil, formulated without  phthalates, formulated without sodium lauryl sulfates, formulated without gluten

So far, I am loving this face oil, please stay tuned for my in-depth review of this Tarte Maracuja Oil. 

NEW BUY: Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil Face, Body & Hair

~MG~

Bought this multi-purpose dry oil from Nuxe at Watsons. They were having a 20% off promotion + 5% for members. The original price was S$45 but I only paid S$34.20 for it. This dry oil can be used for the face, body and hair. A few years back, I received a sample of this product in my Birchbox but did not try using it. Nuxe's dry oil is a popular product. I have seen it numerous times in beauty stores. This highly-rated product has been given good reviews online by beauty bloggers. The reason why I purchased this product is because I wanted to try using body oil on my legs instead of body lotions. As my legs tend to be quite dry, I find that lotions are not moisturizing enough. I was finally convinced by the relaxing floral scent of the dry oil. It reminded me of spas and massage oils. I will do a review of Nuxe Huile Prodigieuese Dry Oil once I use it long enough.

Huile Prodigieuse is France's leading beauty oil.
This multi-usage dry oil, made using six Precious Plant Oils (Macadamia, Hazelnut, Borage,
Sweet Almond, Camellia and St. John's Wort), nourishes, repairs and softens skin and hair.
It has a unique dry oil texture and a captivating fragrance.

 

Q&A: The Face Shop Argan Oil Mist

It comes in a 80-ml plastic bottle packaging. 

You can see the oil particle on top of the aqueous part.

The nozzle spray

 

1) How long have you used this product?
MG: I starting using it second week of October. It has been nearly two months. I am almost done with this bottle which will lasts me about 2.5 months.

 2) How do I use it?
MG: After I wash my face and apply my SK-II treatment essence, I spray the face mist as my third step. After spraying the mist,  I pat it onto my skin until it is fully absorbed. In addition, I also you use it after I wake up. My skin feels dry after being overnight in an air conditioned room. This mist helps keep my skin feeling refreshed and moisturized.

 3) Where did you buy it?
MG: My sister bought it at a Face Shop store in Seoul, Korea. She told me that it cost between S$15-20.

 4) Would you recommend to me? 
MG: Double Yes! Will definitely repurchase it. If they were to discontinue this product, I will definitely buy many backups.

 5) Will this be in your travel makeup & skincare bag?
MG: 100% Yes if it comes in a smaller version. The current version is too big to put in my everyday to-go makeup bag. With that being said, the plastic packaging makes it much lighter compared to Caudalie Teint Divin Beauty Elixir which comes in a glass bottle. I also do not have to worry about the plastic packaging breaking because it is pretty durable. The non-aerosol nozzle spray makes it plane-friendly.

 6) What is special about this product?
MG: You can see the argan oil floating on top of the liquid part. It smells naturally fresh, not overwhelming. I do not find that it is synthetically fragrant. However, I do find that I need to use two fingers to press down, if not the nozzle will spray unevenly - this is probably because of my small fingers. The spray particle is very fine. You can feel it on your skin for a few seconds then it is absorbed. It does not break you out. My skin feels moisturized after application. I do not feel it leaves a sticky/oil feeling on  my skin.

 7) What would you change about this product?
MG: I want a smaller version for easy traveling. A size which can be carried in my small handbag.

 8) Why did you purchase it?
MG: My sister chose it for me because she knows I like facial oil. Even though I have oily skin, I still love facial oil. Because it makes me happy knowing that my skin is moisturized enough so that my skin would not overproduce oil to compensate for the dryness. My skin can get "mega oily" if the glands detect that my skin is too dry.