Rest of my Taiwan Haul =D

Hi guys!

Greetings from America again! =D I'm finally back lol. School just started so I'm hoping to blog as much as I can before things get too hectic. Anyway! So today I just want to quickly share the rest of the stuff I got from Taiwan!


Naruko-- Tea Tree Oil Out Peeling Gel

This is a pretty nice exfoliating gel, since I can't find the exfoliating gel I used to use anymore--- It's the type of exfoliator that turns the dead/old skin into little flakes that come off as you massage the gel in. It's supposed to be for oily skin but honestly I think all skin types can use it. 


Hmmm not sure what the English name will be for this. 廣源良 菜瓜精華露

It contains extracts of matricaria and cucumber. It's supposed to be cooling and moisturizing and really good for soothing the skin after sun exposure. I didn't purchase this, my cousin gave/recommended it to me lol. Has anyone used this before?


Stiefel Physiogel Lotion

I originally heard about this product from bubzbeauty from a while ago and she raved about how absolutely moisturizing this lotion is (the bottle looks different and the name is slightly different too though). I have to say I am quite surprised at how moisturizing this thing is too! Especially for a lotion. Right now my skin is super, sufferingly dry-- still trying to adjust to the drier climate here in the US as opposed to scorching hot/humid in Taiwan. I've been switching between Physiogel and Embryolisse concentrate which is more like a cream. Both of them are excellent moisturizers if you have dry skin and I would definitely recommend both. This lotion is definitely not for summer or oily skin though. By the way it's a German product and made in Ireland.


FANCL washing powder, toner and lotion

I've been wanting to try FANCL products forever! Main reason for the absolute no use for any preservatives in their products. All their products are only good for 3 months once you open them so you're supposed to use them up within that time frame. And for that reason all their products come in smaller sizes so consumers will be able to finish them. Can't wait to try them!



Burberry Sheer Luminous Fluid Foundation

So apparently Burberry just came out with the "Velvet" long wear fluid foundation =_________________________= Didn't get to try that one out in Taiwan cuz it's part of the fall collection I think. Dammit. LOL. Anyway a review will be coming up soon for this foundation. This is actually my big regretful purchase this summer... lol oh well I will explain it in the review.



Maquillage Perfect Multi Compact

I think this is another regretful purchase unfortunately... but I still need to give it a couple of chances. But so far I honestly think this is a great powder for dry or normal skin. It just doesn't really work on my combination skin. We'll see how it holds up now I'm in the US. There are three shades for this compact foundation-- 11, 22 and 33. Mine is 22 and it's quite light (I'd say around NC20). 22 has more yellow undertone while 11 has more pink tone (so I'd say NW20). 33 is a lot darker, probably for NC30.



AK false lashes in #609

Saw them on a Taiwanese blogger and I thought they looked sooo gorgeous/natural on her. At least they look natural in photography lol. They look so dramatic on me because my eyes are so small lol. They are black stemmed but the band is so thin that they are very comfortable to wear.



Hmmm what do you call this thing? LOL it's supposed to be for hair-plucking XD

It's kind of too weak for my eye brow hair... maybe I'll use it on my mustache? ahahah


Fasio Ultra Curl Lock Mascara Volume (interesting name I know lol)

I love comb mascaras and just wanted to try this cuz there was a sale lol. Although I haven't used this particular mascara before I've used Fasio mascaras before, and from what I can remember, they are mind-blowingly good for curls.



Za mascara base

Again with the sale lol. Just wanted to try something different than Majorlica Majorca primer


Naruko Rose & Botanic HA Aqua Cubic Hydrating Mask

I ADORE this mask! I was gonna get more of these but I ran out of time :T it just feels really nice and moisturizing. I actually brought this onto the plane with me and it felt so good that I didn't want to take the mask off ahaha.


Steaming eye masks??? Is that how it's translated? lol

I read about this on a Taiwanese blog and was intrigued. The eye mask heats up when you put it on and it actually releases steam???? When I took off the mask there was actually moisture on my face lol. It was nice but I won't be repurchasing. I feel like the heat isn't enough so I kept pressing the mask to my eyes so it feels warmer. but then again you wouldn't want to burn your eyes XD


Assortment of masks

I got so many masks lol! I just showed one of each kind I got. I restocked on my favorite My Beauty Diary Arbutin whitening masks =D The lifting sheet mask from Face Q is actually very interesting, maybe I will show it in another post =P


That's all I have! Sorry I'm rushing this post a bit... but I'm so tired and sleepy. Let me know if you want reviews from any of these products? 


Until my next post, hope everyone's doing well!

Other beauty products I got+things I wanted but didn't end up buying in Taiwan =P

Hello beautiful ppl!

Lol the greeting makes me want to sing Christina Aguilera XD you know that song from Burlesque?

"all the beautiful ppl shining like diamonds  ♪ ♪ ♪"

... No...? ... okay XD

Anyway! I haven't been blogging as much as I'd have liked -__- cuz I'm so busy. In fact, so busy that I was so excited when I got off work today that I could finally go home and do dishes and take out trash and actually cook for myself (been eating out >< one of the worst things you can do to your health) LOL. Yeah, pretty insane. So I prob will just be posting intensively over weekends.

Anyway! Here's the part II of products I got from Taiwan. Yeah I know I know I already showed a lot of products in that first post, but of course I ended up purchasing more products after that... so... XD Okay, let me introduce you... the rest of the beauty-related products I got from Taiwan!




Loreal Base Magique Transforming Smoothing Primer


Loreal Touche Magique Highlighter (I had hoped it'd be somewhat like YSL touche eclat but no no no they are completely different!)


K-Palette Real Lasting Eyeliner. Which I will use when I run out of my Dolly Wink liquid liner.


Majolica Majorca mascara and primer of course! Must buy when I go back. LOL. By the way this primer saves my DW Long Mascara! Which I kind of stopped using cuz I got tired of having to curl my lashes AGAIN after applying mascara. This baby solves the problem ^-^



Kiss Me lengthening and curling mascara. Very excited to try this ^_^ will get to it when I'm through with MJ and DW mascaras.


I didn't buy this, but my cousin is a huge fan of this eyelash glue and insisted I should own one lol! Plus it's the limited pink edition... XD Not sure what brand it is.


Biotherm White D-TOX correcting base. Got mine in green you alllll know whyyy... I have a lot of redness on my face. I use a lot less foundation when I use this base ^_^ still need to wear it more; haven't been wearing foundations still cuz my face is still recovering from breaking out so I'm still wearing BB creams.


Biotherm Aquasource Eye cream. To be honest I don't think it's worth the money... I thought my last eye cream (Kiehls, the avacado one!) worked much better. I might even go back to buying Kiehls after I'm done with this tube.


I also got a lot of samples from Biotherm (they only give out samples if you purchase over a certain amount =_= since I purchased Mother's Day's presents there as well, I qualified! lol)


CONI gel exfoliator. Works exactly like the blue one except even better. It's like a higher grade of the blue one cuz it contains gold foils lol.


Got a BUNCH of these little jars to store my samples =D I hate opening up sample packets and not being able to use them up in one go and have to paper clip them. Haha.


My Beauty Diary masks! Not sure why I got them cuz now I'm a believer and regular user of natural yogurt masks. lol. By the way I'm trying out Bubbi's chocolate mask tonight! it's sitting in my fridge now I'm so excited! XD


I feel like a lot of ppl are gonna freak out seeing that I buy these products? LOL. But anyway, I've gotten questions in the past asking me if my double folds are natural? The answer is yes, they are (to be honest I found this an interesting question... If I'd had surgery or created the fold... I wouldn't have little folds like these are you freaking kidding me LMAO!!!) But I also have answered honestly that sometimes I do have problems with my folds... for example... when I'm really tired, or when I cried the night before. Hahaha. you know, just when my lids get puffy, sometimes my folds will move to different places. This is when I use these things to fix them so they're back to normal. I use the glue if I'm going out (pretty invisible on me) and the tape if I'm staying home. I don't use the whole tape, I cut it in 3 cuz that's enough to put my lid back in place. I will leave it on for a couple of hours and take it off and my fold will be good to go. lol. So since I use these to "fix" my folds instead of "creating" folds, please don't ask me questions about how I create natural folds cuz I honestly don't know >.< But anyway, you don't even really need this specific glue. Any eye lash glue would do. I just like the brush applicator that comes with it :P


Jealousness eye brow pencil. This was my new favorite thing to do my eyebrow! "Was" my favorite until I got my hair colored and now the color is completely off *sob* I don't normally say some product lasts all day long, but this brow pencil does! and so much easier to use than my Anastasia brow powder in my opinion lol.

Last thing... I got... a book =D

It's a makeup book written by 小凱老師. If you watch Taiwanese variety show 女人我最大 then you will know who I'm talking about. I don't even know why I bought this, cuz everything in the book is pretty basic (you can pretty much get everything on youtube) and I've even read the entire book while I was sitting at the bookstore flipping through it. To be honest I feel like this is more of a product promotional book rather than an instructional book, cuz for each look it used completely different sets of products (mostly high-end too). But I get it anyway cuz this book is so beautiful >_< I guess it's like a collection thing XD








You're supposed to be able to cut the pages and mix and match looks you desire! But of course I can't bring myself to do it lol


My favorite look =) So Christina Aguilera. lol!

I might have left out some stuff here and there, but it's okay these are the more exciting ones =P

And... I'm not done yet XD hahaha. Now I want to tell you guys the products I REALLY wanted, but didn't end up getting for various reasons:

1. Clinique Age Defense BB Cream

- I thought this BB cream was pretty unique cuz it gives a matte finish. Matte finish! What BB cream does that?! Usually BB creams give very shiny dewy finish. Plus it blends into my skin really well. I didn't end up buying it cuz I still have my SKIN79 BB creams which work really well... So... I'm gonna finish that, and hopefully get to this product next year? XD

2. FANCL Washing Powder

- My skin just feels so amazing and fresh after using this cleanser. Too bad I already bought the Hado Labo cleanser which is gonna last me for a year =( Will definitely buy this next time.

3. Jill Stuart #1 Baby Blush

- This blush is $1300 TWD (about $45 USD) even more expensive than the JS foundation! WTF Where is the justice?!?!?!?!!! Maybe it's because it comes with a brush. I'd rather just buy the blush without the brush to save money -_- But anyway this blush palette is just gorgeous. But I just cannot spend $45 on a blush. So I'm just gonna drool after it for the rest of my life. XD


By the way guys... I'm officially on a shopping ban  >_< I bought way too much in Taiwan. I haven't got into my shoes haul! O_O so... yeah...UNLESS there's 15 or 20% off at Sephora (LMAO), or I have gift cards or run out of essentials (will be using up all the samples first!), then I can buy. Otherwise I'm not purchasing anything or I will die like a pudding that has fallen 40 stories!!!! >_<

Okay now I'm really done. Hehe off to shower and test out the chocolate mask =D

Have a great weekend guys ^_~

<3 Frances