Empties 2H19

2020 is coming soon and Malaysia is not yet a developed country as envisioned by Tun M years ago. I still remember I was still very young when I first heard about this Wawasan 2020, I was very impressed by Tun M speeches and I couldn't imagine how it would be in 2020 then, I was just in primary or lower secondary school that time, what I remembered was that Tun M didn't need notes and he just continued his speech in English and Malay without stopping. I was so young then, it was so impressing and I did believe that Malaysia will become a great developed country by 2020. Now, I feel tired with the current political state of Malaysia. So negative. We all need to work together to make Malaysia a better place. 

Anyway, enough ranting. Time for empties. This is a record for myself.

1. Nivea Vanilla & Almond Oil Infused Body Lotion
As usual, Nivea didn't disappoint me, it is affordable and it works to combat dry skin. However, the smell takes sometimes to get used to. 

2. Clinelle Purifying Toner (Purify, Soothe & Protect)

I don't normally change my moisturizer, but I do change my toner a lot. This is my first Clinelle product. The smell is quite refreshing and non sticky. I tried to spray directly on my face and it was disastrous, my face until neck was all wet, so finally I spray it on cotton pad before apply on face. Overall, a so so product, not so cheap compared to other toners. Can buy if in deep discount.

3. Naruko Rose & Aqua-In Super Hydrating Moisturizer 
This is my staple moisturizer. Well, it is not so expensive and I feel that it is quite good, so, repurchase again and again.

4. Hada Labo Premium Hydrating Cream
Well, I don't like the smell, but it not not oily and quite moisturizing, so have to bear with the smell for first few days. After that, one would get immune with the smell. This cream is full of the Hyaluronic Acid, so I think Hyaluronic Acid smells like this cream. Plus, I bought another Dr Morita High Purity Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizing Facial Cream, both have identical smell. But in my opinion, the Dr Morita's smells better. Hahaha. I don't understand though on the packaging, it is only a 50g cream, but the bottle and box is so big compared to the actual volume.

5. L’Oreal Paris Hydrafresh Hydration + Antiox Active Night Mask-In Jelly
If the box for Hada Labo Hydrating Cream is big, then this L’Oreal Paris Hydrafresh  Night Mask-In Jelly is huge. The volumn is only 50ml, but the box is so much bigger than the bottle. I have to admit that when I was deciding which nigh mask to buy, the big box gave me an illusion that it is cheaper per volume. I didn't notice the actual volume is only 50ml. I just guessed from the box size. Anyway, this is not a bad night mask but I still think Naruko night mask is the best.

6. Special Biomedical Repair Cream 
My second bottle and it didn't solve my chin acne problem like the first one. I think that before I stopped using, there must be around half bottle left, but when I opened yesterday night, only a thin layer left. Anyway, time to throw.

7. Nivea Creme
Very cheap, affordable and versatile cream. Haven't buy a new one, but planning to get one soon.

8. Loshi Moisture Skin Cream - Horse Oil 
A very moisturizing cream. So rich until can use on body, I applied this on my feet to avoid crack feet. So unbelievable, 220g and I finished it.

9. Sukin Hydrating Day Cream with Rose Hip Oil (120ml)
This is quite cheap considering that it is a huge 120ml bottle cream. But the box is smaller than the L’Oreal Paris Hydrafresh  Night Mask-In Jelly, Hahaha. I have no luck with the Sukin night cream, but this day cream is not so bad, it has a pleasant smell, quite moisturizing. But I think I will not repurchase.

10. L'oreal Paris Revitalift Anti-Aging + Firming Aqua Milky Toner
I applied this after the Clinelle toner. I feel that actually this step can be skipped. But since I already bought this, have to finish it up. It is heavier than the Clinelle toner, but not as heavy as the normal moisturizer, cannot be used as moisturizer on its own.

11. Botaneco Garden Organic Chia Seed & Honey Hand Cream
A Guardian Pharmacy house brand. The hand cream from this Botaneco Garden range is really quite good. Initially I thought that this Honey Hand Cream would be too sweet, but no, it is not smelly and non sticky, easy to absorb. I put this in the office, whenever I felt that my hands were dry, I applied this hand cream. And one day, I lost the cap, and it didn't dry up. After one month I think, the cream texture is still the same. A very good hand cream. Now waiting to finish current stock, most likely will repurchase, unless Botaneco Garden comes out with new flavour, then maybe I will change. Hahaha.

Happy new year everyone! May 2020 bring you happiness, peace and prosperity. (sounds like Chinese new year wishes!)

Empties 1H19

I am getting lazier and lazier. Didn't touch this blog for around 6 months. However, I have empty bottles to throw away, so have to do this for my own record.

1. Palmer's Olive Oil Body Lotion

Frankly, I bought this during sales. It is much more expensive than my usual body lotion. There is another variant, the coconut oil body lotion, but since coconut oil is comedogenic and I have issues with body acne, I just chose this olive oil version with no paraben, no mineral oil, no sulfates, etc. It also contains shea butter, not sure the percentage though. This body lotion is more fluid than the normal Nivea body lotion, the smell is not bad too. I didn't feel stickiness when I applied on my skin. And I didn't feel itchy after that, so I guess this is a good moisturizer. Will definitely buy again if it is on sales.  

Palmer's Olive Oil Body Lotion

Empties for 2017

I have been procrastinating for the past one year. I didn't read much, well, I read, but mostly the online novels. For others, I didn't have the motivation to do. Well, I have been keeping bottles of empties, so I told myself, before I finish typing this blog, I cannot dispose all those bottles, tubes, etc. It's really a burden to the eyes and to wean myself off the online novels.

Empties 2017

Well, below are my empties for 2017.

1. White Formula Super Moist Lotion with Hyaluronic Acid 白白肌ヒアルロン酸高保湿乳液
This is a very heavy moisturizer. Well, this is for normal to dry skin, I just didn't expect that it will be so moisturized. The texture is so creamy. However, I still mixed this with the Cosmoderm Vitamin E Oil, and I have to pat my face quite many times in order for this to be adsorbed. I think that this is a good moisturizer, I didn't experience any dryness on my face when I was still using this. The only thing I don't like about this is the smell, after applied on the face, I could still smell it for quite long. The time for acceptance for the smell was quite long for me.

This Super Moist lotion has 3 kinds of Hyaluronic Acid, macro (Sodium hyaluronate), micro (Hyalo-Oligo) and nano form (Syn-Hycan). I used a lot of products with Hyaluronic Acid lately. For this, although it is a Taiwanese brand, this is made in Korea.

2. Botaneco Garden Organic Trio Oil Body Lotion (Relaxing)
This is a brand from Guardian Pharmacy. And I really like this range, already repurchase a few times. This body lotion contains babassu oil, baobab oil and chufa oil. The smell comes from the essential oil of Lavender and Rosemary. For me, as long as I didn't feel itchy after I applied a body lotion, it is a good body lotion. I didn't feel itchy, so this is a good body lotion with great smell.

Hand Creams from Guardian Pharmacy And Watsons Pharmacy

Hand cream is part of my skin care must-haves. But I will not spend more than RM20 for a tube of hand cream. I used to get the Korean made hand creams, but that also become more expensive in recent years and apart from the packaging, I think it is not tally with the quality.

hand creams from Guardian and Watsons house brand

Then I remembered the blogs from a few Taiwanese bloggers. Quite a number of them recommended Watsons Olive Hand Cream. Many sing praises on the hand cream, claiming it's a good affordable hand cream. So, when I was buying stuffs from Watsons online, I added one "Olive Hand Cream" into my cart to try it out. It's from the range "Naturals by Watsons" and on the packaging, it stated that it's made of certified organic olive oil from Italy. It's free of colourants and Isothiazolinone. It also contains shea butter, grape seed oil, sunflower seed oil, etc. Similar ingredients with most of the hand creams.

Hand Creams (Fascy Moisture Bomb Hand Cream - Milk, NARUKO Peptide Nourishing & Smoothing Hand Cream, Holika Holika The Moment Perfume Hand Cream - Cotton Bebe)

Before I went to Japan, hand cream was something alien to me. However, after I went there and experienced winter, my hands started to dry out, I never had chipped hands though! Touch wood! I started with Nivea Soft and I only applied it when I remembered. Compared to the body lotion that I applied diligently, hand cream was not a must-have for me. Sometimes, I just use the body lotion on my hands.

However, strangely, I started to like applying hand cream on my hands after I came back to Malaysia. Maybe it's due to the scent! Hahaha! So I started to buy and use it. I don't consider myself a hand creams hoarder because currently I only have 3 tubes. I put one in office, and two for rotating use at home. It's not much actually. Hahaha!

All three are affordable hand creams priced less than RM20 each, very tempted to buy the raved L'Occitane hand cream but couldn't justify the price tag. All three are from different brands and my first from each brands.

1. Holika Holika The Moment Perfume Hand Cream - Cotton Bebe 30ml
2. NARUKO Peptide Nourishing & Smoothing Hand Cream 胜肽滋養抗皺護手霜 30g
3. Fascy Moisture Bomb Hand Cream - Milk 80ml

my current hand creams