Tuesday 19 January 2016

Pai Skincare: Copaiba Deep Cleanse AHA Mask Review

I LOVE THIS MASK!!! I have tried at least dozens of cleanse masks, there's a few that I like, but from the price point and result wise, this Pai Copaiba AHA mask is definitely my NO.1.



Active ingredients: 
Copaiba Rich in Beta-Caryoplhyllene and regenerative Omegas, this Amazonian active fuels the body’s natural healing processes to prevent and clear the appearance of blemishes.

Pink Pomelo Sensitive skin-friendly fruit AHAs gently reveal new surface cells for an instantly brighter, smoother and healthier-looking complexion.

Full ingredients list: 
Kaolin - China Clay
Glycerin - Vegetable Glycerine
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate - Sustainable Palm Oil Derived Emulsifier
Cetearyl Alcohol - Coconut Derived Emulsifier
Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil* - Kukui Oil
Carapa Guaianensis Seed Oil* - Andiroba Seed Oil
Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract*- Grapefruit Extract
Acacia Senegal Gum - Gum Arabic
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil* - Açai Fruit Oil
Carya Ovata Bark Extract - Hickory Bark Extract
Copaifera Officinalis Resin* - Copaiba Resin
Xantham Gum - Emulsion Stabiliser
Sodium Levulinate - Corn Derived Preservative
Boswellia Neglecta Oil* - Frankincense Oil
Glyceryl Caprylate - Coconut Derived Emulsifier
Sodium Anisate - Basil Derived Preservative
Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil* - May Chang Oil
Tocopherol – Natural Vitamin E
Lactic Acid - pH Stabiliser From Sugar Beet
Citric Acid - From Sugar Cane

Pai Copaiba AHA mask is not only an amazing deep cleansing mask, but also acts as an exfoliating mask softens your skin, removes any dead skin cells and brightens your complexion, non drying, non irritating despite the fact it contains AHA, very easy to wash off, if you have a steam machine, that'd be even better!!


Yes, with the £30 price tag, you may think it's a bit pricy, this little 75ml tube lasted me for over 3 months with 2-3 times a week, think about it, you get a cleanse mask and an exfoliating mask for that price, and you can be sure you are putting clean stuff on your precious skin, I'm already on my second tube!

Have you tried this? What is your favourite cleanse mask? I'd love to hear your opinions or suggestions!
Enjoy! x
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Wednesday 6 January 2016

Guerlain 2015 Winter Fairy Tale Collection: Ors et Merveilles palette

Guerlain 2015 holiday collection includes, 1 face palette, 1 highlighter, 1 bronzer, 1 pressed powder, 2 lipgloss, 1 lipstick and 1 nail polish. This collection has already sold out in most department stores, but you still can buy them on FeelUnique(click here), and best part is, it's 30% off at the moment!! How great is that?


Gloden case with black velvet pouch 
1 blusher brush, 1 sponge applicator 
Ors et Merveilles top tier: flash light 
Ors et Merveilles: top tier close up 
Ors et Merveilles: bottom tier 
Ors et Merveilles: bottom tier close up
eyeshadow palette indoor light 
eyeshadow palette with flaash light 
blush palette indoor lighting 
blush palette with flash light
The powder itself is extremely fine and buttery, it doesn't kick up any dust whatsoever, almost can't detect any powder residual on the skin, doesn't take any effect to blend in, big big big thumbs up! The pale pink in eyeshadow palette doesn't show much on my skin-tone, but I can see it would be a great base shade.  The 4 blusher shades are amazing, take a brush, give it a swirl, it'll create a very gorgeous blushed look.

Hope you enjoyed it. xx




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Saturday 2 January 2016

My 2015 Favourite Toners

If you are like me, love a gentle but effective, packed with good ingredients toner, then this post is for you, keep reading. WARNING: It is a very long post.

We all know toner is very important in our skincare routine, it lifts any leftover grime and prep the skin for whatever you put on your face afterwards, but did you know, repeat this 3-4 times would benefit your skin even more, especially if you have problematic skin!!!  This is a trick I learnt from a Japanese skincare brand, and trust me when I say it is skin changing! 


First, just like what you normally do, use a cotton pad soak with toner to swipe across your face and neck.  This toner is to cleanse and prep, if you can't use acid toner or don't like it, you can use a refreshing or light in texture, non alcohol toner, such as Darphin refreshing toner(available here, and here ); If you prefer acid toner, then REN clarifying toner is great in value and result. 

Here comes the important step, chose a toner is non alcohol, good formula, slightly moisturising/smoothing/whatever the effect you are after,such as HABA pure roots G-Lotion,  Darphin Intral toner, La-Roche-Posay Serozinc(I only use this in summer), take a £1 coin size amount in your palm, quickly spread between both of your palms, then pat into your skin, when it's 80% absorbed, repeat it again, and again! I find it best when you repeat it at least 3 time, if you have the time you can repeat it up to 5 times.  I saw a huge difference in my skin texture within a week. 

So, HABA pure roots G-Lotion, I have to pick it out and give it a special introduction, it is the ULTIMATE toner, in 2014, I have used 4 180ml bottles, and 3 360ml bottles! That's how much I love it! As far as I know, all my friends love it too. A refreshing non-alcohol toner, with bamboo extracts and dead sea minerals, very light-weight, almost water like, it has a very unique softness after it absorbs in, it balances your skin therefore benefits for acne skin and any skin types, removes dead skin cells therefore great as a non-acid double cleanse toner, smoothes any inflammation/irritation therefore great as a toner mask after sun or on red bumpy skin, plumps your skin like you drank 2L of water everyday! HABA suggests you to repeat the pat motion 4-5 times to achieve the best result, and yes, if you don't want to waste your money and then complain it's useless, DO IT! If I have to name one bad thing about it, then it has to be that it's very difficult to get hold of in Europe, only 1 Japanese seller on Amazon,  but I promise you'll love it! I'll drink it if you don't like it. Lol...


Hope you enjoyed it! If you have any more questions, please feel free to comment down below or twitter me, I'm always happy to help. 
Happy New Year!!! Love you all. xx

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